Catálogo de libros: Estudios culturales

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  • Romancing Through Italy
    Robert James Connors
    Romancing Through Italy is an intimate cultural journey that reveals not just the places, but the people and mysteries of an ancient land. In these true stories, discover the humor, beauty, heroes, friends, and misadventures of traveling through Italy. Emperors and cave-dwellers, elderly goat-herds and ghost towns come to life in visits to the hidden corners of the cradle of mo...
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    22,20 €

  • Global Perspectives on Media Events in Contemporary Society
    Andrew Fox
    Media events have been described as broadcasts that involve an engaged audience viewing the same event simultaneously; though this definition is still relevant, the way media outlets interact with and react to their audiences has greatly changed. This is in part due to the emergence of social media platforms which allow a participatory audience, something that genre-specific te...
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    216,65 €

  • Studies In Structural Sociology
    Frank W Young
    This collection of articles and essays embodies a new approach to sociology based on the original meaning of the word. Its central concept is 'community,' which is defined to cover units as small as the household and as large as the nation-state. Individuals are a special case of community. So defined, communities account for almost all the independent social organization of th...
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    18,65 €

  • Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation
    Online education has the potential to utilize cutting-edge technologies in order to bring together learners, e-facilitators, and e-contents. The Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality discusses the potential for transformative models to liberate online education. With a focus on the societal, social, political, economi...
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    348,20 €

  • Post-Revolutionary Cuban Spanish
    Jesus Nez Romay / Jesus Nunez Romay / Jesus Nzqez Romay
    Because the first socialist revolution in the Americas took place in Cuba, this country has also seen the rise of new terms and the introduction of new, very specific meanings for old terms, adopted as required to express new realities. How can these neologisms be rendered in English, when no English-speaking country has as yet carried out a Marxist-Leninist social revolution a...
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    11,00 €

  • The Moon Year - A Record of Chinese Customs and Festivals
    Igor Mitrophanow / Juliet Bredon
    The Moon Year is a facinating recording the mysterious and somewhat elusive traditions of the Chinese. Juliet Bredon and Igor Mitrophanow trace their way through the intimate life of Chinese religion, superstitions, philosophies, customs, and society. Only after a year’s residence in China are the authors able to gather an intimate perspective on this age-old civilization that ...
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    22,63 €

  • Schizophrenic America
    Anni Damgaard
    Schizophrenic America explores a fundamental conflict in the United States between what we believe to be our inalienable rights and what we experience in every-day-life. This conflict induces a schism in our minds, leading to a 'cultural schizophrenia' in America. This book facilitates the process of reflection. It is a layman’s guide to cultural awareness, written for young a...
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    17,00 €

  • How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm
    Mei-Ling Hopgood
    A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there’s more than one way to diaper a baby. Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan-now living in Buenos Aires-was shocked that Argentine parents allow their children to stay up until all hours of the night. Could there really be soc...
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    13,53 €

  • War Memory and Popular Culture
    This collection of essays investigates such diverse vehicles for war commemoration as poems, battlefield tours, souvenirs, books, films, architectural structures, comics, websites, and video games. Drawing on essayists from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel and the United States, this work explores the evolution from traditional to contemporary forms of war commemorat...
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    42,91 €

  • Sexual politics in revolutionary England
    Sam Fullerton / Samuel Fullerton
    This book explores the sudden emergence of graphic sex-talk in English print culture during the events of the English Revolution (1640-60) and argues for the long-term significance of that development for the political culture of late Stuart England and beyond. ...
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    157,04 €

  • El comunismo en la revolucion anticristiana
    Julio Meinvielle
    El presente libro quiere determinar con precisión qué sitio ocupa el comunismo en la Revolución anticristiana. Pero ello no es posible si no se determina, a su vez, el significado y alcance de la misma Revolución anticristiana. La Revolución anticristiana no puede ser caracterizada en toda su significación si no se fija el carácter necesariamente cristiano que ha de revestir el...
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    7,06 €

  • Conto: Sabiá, Percevejo, Bacalhau, Ratão E Esculápia: Histórias, Memórias, Filosofias E Psicanálises
    Duarte M. B.
    As portas da escuridão serão abertas.A vida, a Existência e o Viver são repletos de mistérios. Pessoas se encontram e se desencontram durante a jornada da vida, em seus caminhos e trajetórias. Sorrimos e choramos. Mas tudo faz parte do movimento e do fluir da Vida. Sabiá, Percevejo, Bacalhau e Ratão estavam em busca de algo perdido, talvez já encontrado e ainda não compreendido...
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    8,76 €

  • The Philosophy of Silence in Different Cultures
    Megan Dennis
    'The Philosophy of Silence in Different Cultures' explores the concept of silence, examining its various forms, historical perspectives, and cultural significance across Eastern, Western, and Indigenous cultures. With insights into the role of silence in spirituality, art, education, and everyday life, this thought-provoking book seeks to foster a deeper understanding of oursel...
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    83,53 €

  • Manifesto Pró-liberdade
    Joel Santos Ferreira
    Especificando, essa equivocada analise de eventos se manifesta quando, curiosamente, aqueles que produzem empregos e renda por meios de seus esforços e capacidades são marginalizadas por políticos, movimentos sociais, sindicatos e boa parte de intelectuais. A caça às bruxas acontece em algumas salas de aula em que professores com ligação partidária afirmam que esses trabalhador...
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    9,99 €

  • The Handshake
    Kevin B DiBacco
    'The Handshake Around the World' is a captivating exploration of one of the most universal and significant gestures in human interaction: the handshake. This book takes readers on a fascinating journey through the diverse customs, traditions, and meanings surrounding handshakes across various cultures worldwide.Author Kevin B. DiBacco delves deep into the origins and evolution ...
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    7,06 €

  • Sociabilidade E Solidariedade Na Construção Do Lugar De Uma Comunidade Rural De Ituiutaba
    Natália Caroline Silva Nery E Anderson Pereira Portuguez
    Este livro traz um estudo sobre a sociabilidade e as relações solidárias que dão identidade a uma comunidade rural localizada em Ituiutaba, MG.A obra é resultado de pesquisas realizadas em uma das comunidades rurais mais importantes do município e parte dos pressupostos do humanismo para balizar uma análise geográfica do lugar.Sociabilidade e solidariedade são tomadas como cate...
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    12,65 €

  • Rejected & Blessed
    Anderea Morara
    Rejected & Blessed is Anderea Morara’s second novel. His first novel, The Sting (EAEP, 2011), has been adopted by many secondary schools as a crucial reader. Rejected & Blessed is set in East Africa, but cast in a global context with the primary purpose of highlighting the human aspects of the continuous cultural transformation from the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial ...
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    38,34 €

  • Love Spells - A Grimoire of Ancient Charms, Lore, and Ceremonies
    Gemma Seaton
    Love Spells celebrates the ancient art of love magic in a collection of authentic traditions used throughout the ages to invoke love, practice divination, and heal broken hearts.A carefully curated grimoire of traditional magic and ancient knowledge, Love Spells features many charms, folkloric rituals, and ceremonies that have been passed down through generations. Discover meth...
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    27,76 €

  • Adaptation and resilience in the performing arts
    Eight teams share their research about live performing arts during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting on digital innovations and analogue adaptations in dance and theatre, accessibility and community-building, and on how the pandemic impacted on artists and companies. ...
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    71,25 €

  • Love Spells - A Grimoire of Ancient Charms, Lore, and Ceremonies
    Gemma Seaton
    Love Spells celebrates the ancient art of love magic in a collection of authentic traditions used throughout the ages to invoke love, practice divination, and heal broken hearts.A carefully curated grimoire of traditional magic and ancient knowledge, Love Spells features many charms, folkloric rituals, and ceremonies that have been passed down through generations. Discover meth...
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    35,63 €

  • Argentina and Her People of To-day
    Nevin O. Winter
    'The Spaniards who first visited the coast of Argentina, and sailed up the broad and imposing river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean, were so impressed with the outlook and prospects, that they named the country Argentina, which means silvery or silver-like, and bestowed upon the majestic stream the name Rio de La Plata, which means river of silver. When their prospectors f...
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    17,73 €

  • Arte Piaga
    Rafael Hera Regina Nolêto
    A Arte Piaga é, em sua essência, uma arte folclórica, ligada à identidade regional e às questões da espiritualidade politeísta, produzida de maneira consciente sob a luz destes fundamentos. Nesta obra, somos convidados a uma melhor compreensão do movimento artístico piaga, bem como apreciar parte de sua produção. ...
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    28,81 €

  • Unsaying the Commonplace
    Although he was a man rooted in and engaged with nineteenth-century British culture, George MacDonald was no friend of Victorian convention. As this volume demonstrates, he was part of a tradition of counter-cultural writers, teachers, theologians, and reformers (including S. T. Coleridge, F. D. Maurice, A. J. Scott, and Charles Kingsley)-figures who stood up to injustice, fou...
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    26,29 €

  • Apontamentos Genealógicos De Lagoa De Pedras
    Johnathan Wesley Da Trindade Silva
    A Historiografia tradicional registra os grandes acontecimentos do mundo, do país e, com menor frequência, das unidades que compõem esses últimos, sejam estados, províncias ou qualquer outra unidade político-administrativa pela qual se dividam os Estados Nacionais. Mas o que dizer da História das pequenas cidades e das famílias que as construíram? Suas memórias, seus feitos, su...
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    11,39 €

  • Não Há Mais Para Onde Fugir
    Lino Porto
    Os textos que o autor reuniu para este volume foram extraídos de seus diários e agendas, escritos entre 1996 e 2016. São pequenos ensaios, quase crônicas, fragmentos de observações de seu dia a dia, os quais acabaram por compor não apenas um retrato de sua geração, mas um painel da decadência cultural do Brasil e do Ocidente. São anotações sobre costumes, da invasão lenta e não...
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    9,84 €

  • Do Dead People Watch You Shower?
    Concetta Bertoldi
    Medium Concetta Bertoldi answers all your questions about life after life. . . from the irreverent: (If the dead are always with us, do they have a XXX view of my bedroom?). . . to the poignant: (Will my deceased father be with me when I walk down the aisle on my wedding day?) . . . to the heartfelt: (When loved ones leave this life too early or under tragic circumstances, are ...
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    13,60 €

  • Os Primeiros Cemitérios Da Vila De São Bento
    Henrique Fendrich
    A obra conta a história dos primeiros cemitérios da vila de São Bento do Sul/SC, entendida como a área central da cidade. O primeiro cemitério católico da vila ficava no local da atual Praça do Centenário, mas o autor cogita a possibilidade de ter havido outro cemitério, de orientação luterana, na mesma região. Além de resgatar detalhes da história desses cemitérios e ilustrar ...
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    18,10 €

  • When to Rob a Bank
    Steven D. Levitt
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    18,68 €

  • Mulheres Poderosas
    Carujo
    Este livro é uma jornada fascinante pelas histórias de mulheres que moldaram o curso do Planeta.As narrativas biográficas revelam a força transformadora do poder feminino.Somos impelidos a reconhecer a importância das mulheres na construção da História Universal.Leitura essencial para você conhecer a verdadeira face da História e o papel das mulheres na construção do mundo em q...
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    13,52 €

  • Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea
    Yong-Chool Ha
    Examines how primary social ties fueled economic growthSouth Korea’s rapid industrialization occurred with the rise of powerful chaebǒl (family-owned business conglomerates) that controlled vast swaths of the nation’s economy. Leader Park Chung Hee’s sense of backwardness and urgency led him to rely on familial, school, and regional ties to expedite the economic transformation....
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    134,50 €


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