Watt - Social & Cultural Studies 1

A fascinating study of one of the great Native American tribes and their attempt to preserve their independence during the 19th century. The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century ble……続きを見る

Tourists see the fantasy. Noi Thawattana lived the reality. In the neon haze of Bangkok's nightlife, the truth is rarely unspoken. Western men arrive with "beer goggles" and cultural ignorance, seei……続きを見る

Since their inception, the United Nations Climate Change Conferencesーor Conference of the Parties (COPs)ーhave shaped the global response to climate change. These high-stakes gatherings bring toget……続きを見る

Shocking, witty and eccentric, the designs of Elsa Schiaparelli are among the most innovative and influential in the history of fashion. Black gloves with golden fingernails, buttons shaped like lip……続きを見る

– Texte intégral – Nouvelle traduction – « Il existe certaines lois qui régissent le processus d’acquisition de la richesse. L’art de la prospérité ne dépend ni de l’environnement, ni d’un don, ni d……続きを見る

- Texte intégral – Nouvelle traduction - « Vous pouvez œuvrer à la réalisation d’une société encore en évolution, plutôt qu’à la rénovation d’une société en déclin, et vous pouvez travailler avec un……続きを見る

- Texte intégral – Nouvelle traduction - « Toute pensée entretenue en permanence par une personne tend à créer l’état correspondant dans son corps. » Extrait du livre, cette phrase illustre la subst……続きを見る

Le 8 mars 2014, Ghyslain Wattrelos a perdu Laurence, sa femme, Ambre et Hadrien, leurs enfants de 13 et 17 ans, dans la disparition du vol MH370 de la Malaysia Airlines. Que s’est-il passé cette nui……続きを見る

David Harrington Watt's Antifundamentalism in Modern America gives us a pathbreaking account of the role that the fear of fundamentalism has playedーand continues to playーin American culture. Funda……続きを見る

True crime is a huge cultural industry: media organisations use crime stories to push sales and clicks. Yet behind this phenomenon lies the real-life victims and a disconnect between the representat……続きを見る

Shannon Watts was a stay-at-home mom folding laundry when news of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary flashed across the television screen. In one moment, she went from outraged to engaged ……続きを見る

The neon lights hide a cage. To the tourist, Thailand's red-light districts look like a party. The girls are smiling, the music is loud, and the alcohol flows freely. If you ask a bargirl if she is ……続きを見る

The 1993 CIA World Factbook stands as a comprehensive compendium of essential information on the world's nations, providing meticulously curated data on demographics, economics, geography, and gover……続きを見る

A fierce exposé of the resistance to believing Black people and its devastating effects throughout American history. From Reconstruction to Redemption, from the enactment of landmark civil rights le……続きを見る

Reconstruction is one of the most complex, overlooked, and misunderstood periods of American history. The thirteen essays in this volume address the multiple struggles to make good on President Abra……続きを見る

These twelve original essays by geographers and anthropologists offer a deep critical understanding of Allan Pred’s pathbreaking and eclectic cultural Marxist approach, with a focus on his concept o……続きを見る

The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations……続きを見る

Royce Mahawatte critically compares the frightening, startling and melodramatic moments in George Eliot's fiction with excerpts from Gothic and sensation novels and in doing so argues that suspensef……続きを見る

How did a nice, liberal Jewish boy from the Bronx come to be called a conservative? Ben J. Wattenberg has been at the center of American ideas and events since 1966, when he became a speechwriter fo……続きを見る

A smart and thought-provoking memoir, history, and cultural critique about the turmoil and complexity of female friendship Our culture today is inundated with narratives about the strength of female……続きを見る

With New Orleans Suite, Eric Porter and Lewis Watts join the post-Katrina conversation about New Orleans and its changing cultural scene. Using both visual evidence and the written word, Watts and P……続きを見る

This book understands the postracial as a genreーlike the zombie apocalypseーthat signals a disturbance in society that is felt as terrifying and exciting. The postracial is repetitive and reproduce……続きを見る

This book is a long-overdue contribution to the history of Black feminist activism in the UK. It provides unique insights into both historical and contemporary issues that impact Black women, their ……続きを見る

This book contains conversations with nineteen African American classical musicians currently performingーor who have previously performedーin America’s major symphony orchestras. Each chapter focus……続きを見る

Watts takes readers into a medieval world where magic, holy relics, angels and demons, visions, and fearsome mythological creatures were an accepted reality. No one can deny the enduring power of me……続きを見る

In Shakespeare Our Contemporary (1964), Polish critic Jan Kott defines one purpose of scholarship in the humanities that summarises the chief aim of this project: ‘The writing of history and, above ……続きを見る

Interest in true crime as a form of popular entertainment has sky-rocketed in recent years. Drawing on this current popularity and its significance in the context of digital culture, Gender, True Cr……続きを見る

'We live,' according to Adam Kotsko, 'in an awkward age.' While this condition may present some challenges, it may also help us to be more attuned to awkwardness in other ages. This book pairs medie……続きを見る

Clinical forensic psychology is defined by the application of clinical psychology – assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation – in legal contexts. The term captures the integration of clini……続きを見る

Publicado pela primeira vez em 1910, a obra que ensina práticas que podem ser aplica das na vida de qualquer pessoa para alcançar o sucesso, A ciência de ficar rico, escrita pelo estadunidense Walla……続きを見る