Homer - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Marilyn Monroe wore some of the most iconic dresses in cinema history, and many of them were designed by one man - William Travilla. Marilyn's Style focuses on the striking dresses that Travilla cre……続きを見る

This one-stop reference work is a governors’ hall of fameーa compendium of information about the 51 men who have held the chief executive post since the opening of the Kansas Territory in 1854. Usin……続きを見る

In the remote mountains of Oaxaca, the Beatniks have arrived. María Sabina, the renowned Mazatec healer, spends her days in the small town of Huautla de Jiménez selling produce at the market and for……続きを見る

«In this insightful book, Stephanie Homer interrogates how different genre conventions (memoir, autobiographical fiction and novels) influence the representation of the Kindertransport. Her theoreti……続きを見る

How the failure to protect incarcerated people from infections has led to preventable outbreaksーand how public health professionals can make a difference. In late 2019, Dennis Oya's persistent coug……続きを見る

L’Iliade et l’Odyssée st sans nul doute l’un des livres les plus connus et les plus lus depuis l’antiquité. Nos enfances n’ont-elles pas été bercées par ces légendes ? Ne connaissons-nous pas l’hist……続きを見る

For over two decades, political communication research has hailed the potentially reinvigorating effect of social media on democracy. Social media was expected to provide new opportunities for peopl……続きを見る

La muerte domina el mundo antiguo, es el acontecimiento seminal que brilla con luz metafísica y permanece fijo en su imagen cruda, perfecta, inexorable. Es el mundo perdido de los héroes, la arena p……続きを見る

Desde la huida de la isla encantada de Calipso hasta la conmovedora llegada a Ítaca, la historia narrada en la Odisea se desarrolla a lo largo de cuarenta y un días. Y este largo viaje, sin duda el ……続きを見る

De la fuite de l'île enchantée de Calypso à l'émouvante arrivée à Ithaque, l'histoire racontée dans l'Odyssée se déroule en quarante et un jours. Et ce long voyage, certainement le plus célèbre de n……続きを見る

Este libro aborda un grupo de emprendimientos y de asociatividades que surgen como alternativas de desarrollo para la reincorporación a la vida civil de las personas que pertenecieron al grupo insur……続きを見る

An inspiration to countless designers and the stomping ground of fashion's in-crowd, London is the capital of subculture. From Mary Quant to Alexander McQueen, from punks to goths, and from Twiggy t……続きを見る

"Give me time and I'll give you a revolution" – Alexander McQueen Ever since its creation in 1992, the House of Alexander McQueen has been synonymous with drama, risk-taking and cutting-edge innovat……続きを見る

"It's a fabulous thing to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour" - Hubert de Givenchy Ever since Audrey Hepburn stood outside Tiffany's, croissant in hand, Givenchy……続きを見る

Este libro nos invita a reflexionar, desde una perspectiva local, sobre una problemática mundial: el modo como los Estados generaron políticas públicas para paliar los efectos de la pandemia por el ……続きを見る

"Good fashion is evolution, not revolution" – Pierre Balmain One of the original big Parisian couture houses, alongside the likes of Dior and Chanel, Pierre Balmain reigned supreme over the 1950s fa……続きを見る

Amid the numerous challenges the United States faces, possibly the greatest of all is overcoming the tremendous swamp of corruption that lines the streets and chambers of Washington D.C. With pointe……続きを見る

Neste volume, Homero Santiago reconstrói, de maneira rigorosa e cativante, a história filosófica da concepção do amor e do desejo, partindo de uma pergunta cuja resposta não é nada óbvia: amor e des……続きを見る

"Conversation Skills" is a comprehensive guide to improving your communication skills and mastering the art of conversation. Through practical tips and exercises, this book teaches you how to engage……続きを見る

Disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s. Rooted in rockabilly, rhythm and blues, country and western, gospel, and pop, the genre was popularized by performers like Elvis ……続きを見る

En främmande människa liknar en eld som glöder tyst under askan. Så länge askan existerar kan ingen njuta av eldens värme och färg. I antologin "Det glöder under askan" grävs unga romers tysta histo……続きを見る

In this book, Sean Homer addresses Slavoj Žižek’s work in a specific political conjuncture, his political interventions in the Balkans. The charge of inconsistency and contradiction is frequently le……続きを見る

In the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, several polls show that at least 48% of all Americans, and an even greater number worldwide, do not believe the U.S. government's ……続きを見る

Science and technology are responsible for almost every advance in our modern quality of life. Yet science isn't just about laboratories, telescopes and particle accelerators. Public policy exerts a……続きを見る

David Riesman’s The Lonely Crowd: A Study in the Changing American Character is one of the best-known books in the history of sociology – holding a mirror up to contemporary America and showing the ……続きを見る

Shining a light on the deadly health consequences of incarceration. Finalist in the PROSE Award for Best Book in Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology by the Association of American Publishers Ka……続きを見る

Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he ……続きを見る

In the summer of 1977, drug smuggling was rampant in the southern Arizona desert. Using horses, smugglers made a massive profit, as these horse trains were much more difficult to detectuntil the Uni……続きを見る

The Lord's Resistance Army is Africa's most persistent and notorious 'terrorist' group. Led by the mysterious Joseph Kony, it has committed a series of horrific human rights abuses, including massac……続きを見る

Nicias is not a historian, he is an eyewitness and a survivor, and while the book is written in the context of his personal experiences, knowledge and conjectures of the events of the time, Nicias’……続きを見る