The Rhetoric of Empire

The Rhetoric of EmpireBy:"David Spurr"Published on 1993 by Duke University PressThe white man's burden, darkest Africa, the seduction of the primitive: such phrases were widespread in the language Western empires used to talk about their colonial enterprises. How this language itself served imperial purposes--and how it survives today in writing about the Third World--are the subject of David Spurr's book, a revealing account of the rhetorical strategies that have defined Western thinking about...

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Vagabonding

VagabondingBy:"Rolf Potts"Published on 2003 by Random House Digital, Inc.A complete guide to the vagabond approach to travel espouses taking time off from one's normal routine--for weeks to years--to discover the wonders of the world for oneself, explaining how to plan and prepare for travel, simplify one's lifestyle and adapt to life on the road, handle travel adversity, and finally, reassimilate to ordinary life. Original. 15,000 first printing.This Book was ranked 25 by Google Books for keyword...

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Berlin Metropolis

Berlin MetropolisBy:"Emily D. Bilski","Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)"Published on 1999 by Univ of California PressBerlin Metropolis: Jews and the New Culture, 1890-1918 vividly documents the diverse ways that Jewish artists, intellectuals, and cultural impresarios participated in this burst of creativity and promoted the emergence of modernism in Berlin and on the international scene.\This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword cultur...

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Culture and Psychiatric Diagnosis

Culture and Psychiatric DiagnosisBy:"Juan E. Mezzich"Published on 2002-10-01 by American Psychiatric PubThe United States will no longer have a Caucasian majority in the second half of the 21st century. Evidence shows that misdiagnosis of mental disorders occurs more frequently in minority populations. Thus, the domestic and international utility of DSM-IV and its companions will depend on their suitability for use with various cultures. A key feature of this volume is the collaboration of cultural...

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Travels in the Interior of North America

Travels in the Interior of North AmericaBy:"Maximilian Wied (Prinz von)"Published on 1843 by This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword trave...

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The World of Quantum Culture

The World of Quantum CultureBy:"Manuel J. Caro"Published on 2002-01-01 by Greenwood Publishing GroupThis edited collection is the first to explore the implications of \This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword cultur...

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AIDS TV

AIDS TVBy:"Alexandra Juhasz","Catherine Gund"Published on 1995-01-01 by Duke University PressCamcorder AIDS activism is a prime example of a new form of political expression—an outburst of committed, low-budget, community-produced, political video work made possible by new accessible technologies. As Alexandra Juhasz looks at this phenomenon—why and how video has become the medium for so much AIDS activism—she also tries to make sense of the bigger picture: How is this work different from mainstream...

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Allen, Beacon and Banning Taster Collection

Allen, Beacon and Banning Taster CollectionBy:"Louise Allen","Elizabeth Beacon","Lynna Banning"Published on 2014-08-01 by Mills & BoonBeguiled By Her Betrayer — Louise Allen Lord Quintus Bredon Deverall is supposed to be whisking young widow, Cleo Valsac, away from her father's dusty camp and back to England — to her aristocratic grandfather and a respectable husband. Cleo can't help but feel comforted by Quin's protective presence. But she has no idea of this wounded stranger's true identity...or...

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The Taster

The TasterBy:"Geneviève Billette"Published on 2008 by The taste of technology allows him to forget the fearsome flavour of art he bit into as a child. In this world, no trace of humanity is tolerated and all works of art have long since been banished to a sealed vault. But Sasha, their elderly keeper, intends to end this general amnesia. He pushes Nils to discover the taste of love, hoping to breach the hearts and minds that have become hardened to life, its violence, and excess.This Book was ranked...

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Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability

Food Security, Nutrition and SustainabilityBy:"Geoffrey Lawrence","Kristen Lyons","Tabatha Wallington"Published on 2013 by EarthscanPublisher's description: As the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular concern in the context of climate change, 'peak oil', biofuels, and land grabs by wealthy nations....

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Culture of Fear

Culture of FearBy:"Frank Furedi"Published on 2002-04-30 by A&C BlackFear has become an ever-expanding part of life in the West in the twenty-first century. We live in terror of disease, abuse, stranger danger, environmental devastation and terrorist onslaught. We are bombarded with reports of new concerns for our safety and that of our children, and urged to take greater precautions and seek more protection. But compared to the past, or to the developing world, people in contemporary Western...

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Educvin

EducvinBy:"Jean-Claude Buffin"Published on 2002 by This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword taste...

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The Beer-taster's Log

The Beer-taster's LogBy:"James Donald Robertson"Published on 1996 by Storey BooksA guide to international beers includes ratings, descriptions of flavor, color, and body; details about alcohol content; names, locations, and histories of breweries; and explanations of beer stylesThis Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword taste...

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Travels in China

Travels in ChinaBy:"Sir John Barrow"Published on 1804 by This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword trave...

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Deconstructing Travel

Deconstructing TravelBy:"Arthur Asa Berger"Published on 2004 by Rowman AltamiraArthur Asa Berger's Deconstructing Travel is an engaging look into why people travel, examining travel and tourism as a cultural phenomenon through social, cultural, psychological, and economic forces. Starting off with classical expeditions in mythology, history, and literatures, Berger explores the role of travel in contemporary lives, from university travel-abroad programs to package tours and family vacations.This...

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Management of Technology

Management of TechnologyBy:"H. Lowe"Published on 1995-10-31 by Springer Science & Business MediaThis Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword technolog...

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The Ethics of Reality TV

The Ethics of Reality TVBy:"Wendy N. Wyatt","Kristie Bunton"Published on 2012-05-10 by Bloomsbury Publishing USAReality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre Is it ethical? has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way. Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV,...

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American Science Fiction Tv

American Science Fiction TvBy:"Jan Johnson-Smith"Published on 2005 by I.B.TaurisFrom Star Trek to Farscape and Stargate SG-1, and the epic series Babylon 5, Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals in the 1960s, this vibrant and perplexing genre set about developing the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Looking at the sense of wonder that infuses science fiction, she traces the genre back to the heroic journeys of the Classical epic as well as to the notion...

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Food in the Ancient World

Food in the Ancient WorldBy:"Joan Pilsbury Alcock"Published on 2006 by Greenwood Publishing GroupThe ways of life of four great ancient civilizations-- Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Celtic--are illuminated here through their foodways. As these cultures moved toward settled agriculture, a time of experimentation and learning began. Cities emerged, and with them consumer societies that needed to be supplied. \This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword foo...

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Writing Culture

Writing CultureBy:"James Clifford","George E. Marcus"Published on 1986 by Univ of California Press\This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword cultur...

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What is technology? An inaugural lecture

What is technology? An inaugural lectureBy:"George Wilson"Published on 1855 by This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword technolog...

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Mobile Technology for Children

Mobile Technology for ChildrenBy:"Allison Druin"Published on 2009-03-16 by Morgan KaufmannChildren are one of the largest new user groups of mobile technology -- from phones to micro-laptops to electronic toys. These products are both lauded and criticized, especially when it comes to their role in education and learning. The need has never been greater to understand how these technologies are being designed and to evaluate their impact worldwide. Mobile Technology for Children brings together...

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Gay TV and Straight America

Gay TV and Straight AmericaBy:"Ron Becker"Published on 2006 by Rutgers University PressAfter decades of silence on the subject of homosexuality, television in the 1990s saw a striking increase in programming that incorporated and, in many cases, centered on gay material. In shows including Friends, Seinfeld, Party of Five, Homicide, Suddenly Susan, The Commish, Ellen, Will & Grace, and others, gay characters were introduced, references to homosexuality became commonplace, and issues of gay...

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The Oxford Companion to Food

The Oxford Companion to FoodBy:"Alan Davidson"Published on 2014-08-11 by Oxford University Press, USACovers such topics as plant products, cooking terms, national and regional cuisines, food preservation, food science, diet, and cookbooks and their authors.This Book was ranked 23 by Google Books for keyword foo...

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American Mixed Race

American Mixed RaceBy:"Naomi Zack"Published on 1995-01-01 by Rowman & LittlefieldThis exciting multidisciplinary collection brings together twenty-two original essays by scholars on the cutting edge of racial theory, who address both the American concept of race and the specific problems experienced by those who do not fit neatly into the boxes society requires them to check.This Book was ranked 20 by Google Books for keyword cultur...

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