wired - Customs & Traditions 4

This book serves as an insightful ethnographic introduction to the language and oral traditions of the Inugguit, a sub-group of the Inuit who live in north-west Greenland. A unique work, it encompas……続きを見る

¿Cómo se manifiesta la ironía? ¿Qué recursos lingüísticos permiten identificarla? ¿Cómo se traduce la ironía? ¿Su traducción es determinada por la lengua a la que se traduce, en este caso el francés……続きを見る

Computerspiele wie «Dragon Age: Inquisition», «Guild Wars 2» oder «Star Wars: The Old Republic» versprechen ihrem Publikum großartige, nachgerade «epische» Inhalte. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie sie das er……続きを見る

Le sociologue américain Harvey Sacks (1935-1975) a apporté une contribution décisive au développement de l’ethnométhodologie en fondant l’analyse de conversation et l’analyse des catégorisations. Il……続きを見る

This book analyses the ways of conceptualising and interpreting the interaction between physical and metaphysical worlds in Polish folklore. A linguistic and anthropological analysis offered in this……続きを見る

Populärkultur war und ist ein zentraler Teil der Jugendkultur, zunehmend auch der Kinderkultur. Zugleich partizipieren Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und -medien an der global, in multimedialen Bezugss……続きを見る

Das Buch ist ein aktueller Beitrag zur Debatte um postkoloniale Perspektiven in der Kunstwissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die DAK’ART-Biennale, an der sich ein gängiges identitätspolitisches Dilemma z……続きを見る

Discourses about food, especially on social media, affect the dietary choices of many people on a daily basis all over the world. In recognition of this phenomenon, the selection of 25 ethnological ……続きを見る

Public deliberation depends on how skillful communicators are in establishing their version of what is known to be publicly acceptable. This volume provides rhetorical analyses of institutional webs……続きを見る

The main purpose of the book is to create a model of the presidential election campaign in South Korea. The research questions included both those regarding the content of the campaign itself and, m……続きを見る

This book studies the different roles that jazz played in Poland in the course of the 20th century, from its implementation in the 1920s, through World War II to the Third Polish Republic. The autho……続きを見る

This encyclopedia aims to provide a ready reference to various aspects of American culture. The time frame is from the colonial period to the end of the 20th century. The areas covered are fine arts……続きを見る

It is the premise of this volume that the rising importance of creativity in modern culture is related to dramatic changes in communication. In the last decades we have witnessed a revolutionary cha……続きを見る

Dichos, or proverbs, offer a daily source of strength and inspiration in Spanish-speaking households all over the world. In this book about growing up in Manila with a Filipina grandmother, Maria Pa……続きを見る