Cultural studies Books
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Aristophanes and His Theatre of the Absurd
Book SynopsisAristophanes, the Athenian comic dramatist, remains popular despite historical changes in attitude and belief. Placing the plays in their total civic, religious and dramatic context, this account explores their significance for contemporary audiences, and their continuing appeal. Separate chapters address aspects of his work and world, and attempt to outline the playwright's own opinions at a time of intense political debate. With original texts quoted in translation, this comprehensive and lively study provides students with an invaluable insight into the plays and their place in classical Athens.
£23.21
Rivers Oram Press Dialogues in the Diaspora: Essays and
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Rivers Oram Press A Split Second of Paradise: Live Art,
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Rivers Oram Press Radical Subcultures: Issue 18
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Rivers Oram Press Youth Politics, Youth Cultures
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Rivers Oram Press Empires, Ruins and Networks: The Transcultural
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of Islam in the Sahel: Between
Book Synopsis‘Ideologies need enemies to thrive, religion does not’. Using the Sahel as a source of five comparative case studies, this volume aims to engage in the painstaking task of disentangling Islam from the political ideologies that have issued from its theologies to fight for governmental power and the transformation of society. While these ideologies tap into sources of religious legitimacy, the author shows that they are fundamentally secular or temporal enterprises, defined by confrontation with other political ideologies–both progressive and liberal–within the arena of nation states. Their objectives are the same as these other ideologies, i.e., to harness political power for changing national societies, and they resort to various methods of persuasion, until they break down into violence.The two driving questions of the book are, whence come these ideologies, and why do they–sometimes–result in violence? Ideologies of Salafi radicalism are at work in the five countries of the Sahel region, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, (Northern) Nigeria and Senegal, but violence has broken out only in Mali and Northern Nigeria. Using a theoretical framework of ideological development and methods of historical analysis, Idrissa traces the emergence of Salafi radicalism in each of these countries as a spark ignited by the shock between concurrent processes of Islamization and colonization in the 1940s. However, while the spark eventually ignited a blaze in Mali and Nigeria, it has only led to milder political heat in Niger and Senegal and has had no burning effect at all in Burkina Faso. By meticulously examining the development of Salafi radicalism ideologies over time in connection with developments in national politics in each of the countries, Idrissa arrives at compelling conclusions about these divergent outcomes. Given the many similarities between the countries studied, these divergences show, in particular, that history, the behaviour of state leaders and national sociologies matter–against assumptions of ‘natural’ contradictions between religion (Islam) and secularism or democracy. This volume offers a new perspective in discussions on ideology, which remains–as is shown here–the independent variable of many key contemporary political processes, either hidden in plain sight or disguised in a religious garb. Table of ContentsForeword1 Introduction 2 Burkina: Secrets of Quiescence 3 Niger: Ebbing Frontier of Radicalism 4 Senegal: Sufi Country 5 Mali: On the Edge 6 Nigeria: Breakdowns7 Conclusion
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John Murray Press The Gilded Chalet: Travels through Literary
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1816 paparazzi trained their telescopes on Byron and the Shelleys across Lake Geneva. Mary Shelley babysat and wrote Frankenstein. Byron dieted and penned The Prisoner of Chillon. His doctor, Polidori, was dreaming up The Vampyre. Together they put Switzerland on the map.From Rousseau to Nabokov, le Carré to Conan Doyle, Hemingway to Hesse to Highsmith, Switzerland has always provided a refuge for writers as an escape from world wars, oppression, tuberculosis... or marriage. For Swiss writers from the country was like a gilded prison. The Romantics, the utopians and other spiritual seekers viewed Switzerland as a land of milk and honey, as nature's paradise. In the twentieth century, spying in neutral Switzerland spawned the finest espionage and crime fiction.Part detective work, part treasure chest, The Gilded Chalet takes you on a grand tour of the birthplace of our best-loved stories, revealing how Switzerland became the landscape of our imagination.Trade ReviewWith a sharp eye for detail and a historian's capacious knowledge, Padraig Rooney has written a superbly amusing guide to all the writers who've been drawn to or emerged from Switzerland. This is a book that should be stuffed into every stocking - the perfect Christmas gift! -- Edmund White, author of 'Our Young Man' and 'The Flâneur'Constantly engaging… and highly entertaining. Rooney is almost casually brilliant on Joyce, Nabokov and Mann, but revelatory on such as Durrenmatt and Frisch. He shows a deftness of touch but can, too, be powerful. A love letter to reading that does not shy away from the sins of reality. * The Herald *An enjoyable wander around literary Switzerland. The Gilded Chalet tracks the snow prints, shattered booze-glasses and missed spy drops of the likes of Rousseau, Byron, Hemingway and le Carré, sniffing the air of inspiration they found in the hills, huts and bars. * Wanderlust *A gossipy feel [with a] touch of Clive James in its humour. What has Switzerland ever done for us? Quite a bit. * Irish Mail on Sunday *'A lively and entertaining tour of literary Switzerland. Rooney has an eye for a telling anecdote. Informative and full of surprises, not least the portrait of Switzerland as a hotbed of literature and revolution.’ * The Tablet *A fascinating look behind the scenery at how Switzerland has influenced and affected some of the greatest authors and some of my favourite books. -- Diccon Bewes, author of Swiss WatchingPRAISE FOR PADRAIG ROONEY: There is a mastery in his handling of prose-rhythm which I find exciting. It is in order for an ageing writer, in a valediction to Irish readers, to essay a prophecy about Irish letters. Mr. Rooney will be a credit to them. -- Anthony BurgessA fascinating account of how Switzerland has always provided something of a refuge for writers - from war, oppression, tuberculosis and even marriage - as well as an inspiration to them too. * The Bookseller *Rooney's thoroughly absorbing book bundles up all of Switzerland's "gilded ambiguities" into a dazzling package that is part road trip, part reading list, part memoir, and part historical exposé. [It] makes one want to pick up old favourites and seek out new literary discoveries. It is a book for those who love to travel, whether in the mind or on the road. It [is] easy to tear through the volume in a few voracious sittings. * Times Literary Supplement *The Gilded Chalet entertains, informs and whets the appetite for more. And there are more discoveries in Rooney's tasty assortment of literary bonbons. * Portland Book Review *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Ideas
Book SynopsisAs geography has been influenced by such themes as postcolonial studies, feminism and psychoanalysis, so students have had to engage with ideas and concepts from outside the traditional boundaries of their subject. This text provides students with an aid to understanding the complexities and subtleties of these new ideas. It presents short essays exploring the key concepts in cultural geography and are written by leading practitioners. The essays range from questions that have recently emerged to more established ideas that warrant critical examination. The book should be useful to students of cultural geography and related disciplines.
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Hansib Publications Limited India: Definitions And Clarifications
Book SynopsisA comprehensive, absorbing and essential story of India, published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Indian independence.
£13.49
Hansib Publications Limited Dyslexia From A Cultural Perspective
Book SynopsisThe first ever examination of dyslexia from a cultural perspective.
£12.34
Hansib Publications Limited India: Definitions And Clarifications
Book SynopsisA comprehensive, absorbing and essential story of India, published to coincide with India's 60th anniversary of independence.
£25.50
John Murray Press American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural
Book SynopsisThis classic study was originally written by Edward Stewart in 1972 and has become a seminal work in the field of intercultural relations. In this edition, Stewart and Milton J. Bennett have greatly expanded the analysis of American cultural patterns by introducing new cross-cultural comparisons and drawing on recent reseach on value systems, perception psychology, cultural anthropology, and intercultural communication. Beginning with a discussion of the issues relative to contact between people of different cultures, the authors examine the nature of cultural assumptions and values as a framework for cross-cultural analysis. They then analyze the human perceptual process, consider the influence of language on culture, and discuss nonverbal behavior. Central to the book is an analysis of American culture constructed along four dimentions: form of activity, form of social relations, perceptions of the world, and perception of the self. American cultural traits are isolated out, analyzed, and compared with parallel characteristics of other cultures. Finally, the cultural dimentions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction are examined.
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John Murray Press The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox
Book SynopsisBased on over thirty years of conversations and interactions with Americans and Asians, Korean American Eun Kim presents American virtues and vices from an Asian perspective, using the ancient Asian concepts of yin and yang, which coexist in everything and complete each other to maintain cosmic harmony. In this way, Kim draws us to look at the yang (light) mirror of American vices and the yin (dark) mirror or American virtues. Examples of the virtues she discusses are generosity, competitive spirit, openness, and volunteerism. Some of the vices she explores are insistence on rights, refusal to grow up, arrogance, and tolerance of violence. In her fifty entries, the author describes and illustrates an American value and provides an Asian perspective on it as well as what she believes to be the dangers and opportunities inherent to each value. She uses personal experience, anecdotes and quotes from Asians and Americans both famous and unknown, historical background, general wisdom, and proverbs to enrich her writing. Eun Kim straddles two cultures, her Asian homeland and her adopted country, the United States. This is a highly personal and readable book, with insights that may make the American reader squirm uncomfortably in one paragraph and glow with pride in the next.Trade ReviewFor those Americans who wish to follow the adage, 'Know thyself, this straightforward book can be a guide. -- Deena Levine & AssociatesSince September 11, we've read a lot of articles that analyze 'Why They Hate Us. But, even though there's no denying many people around the world do hate America, a 'love-hate' attitude actually is more prevalent, argues Eun Y. Kim. There are plenty of practical reasons to read this book. Americans do business around the world and welcome millions of visitors and immigrants each year. But it's also just plain fun to see ourselves through the eyes of others. -- Mike Revzin, Journal ConstitutionA thoughtful and enlightening book based on a cross-cultural odyssey and enriched with social consciousness. Harnessing the concepts of yin and yang, the author has deciphered the fascinating kaleidoscope of American culture. The book will benefit cross-cultural trainers, diplomats, international business leaders, and the global reading public. -- Dr. DaChang Cong, Head of American Studies Program, University of Texas at Dallas
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. Slow Bicycle Race
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Puncture Publications Kill All Your Darlings: Pieces, 1990-2005
Book SynopsisThe first collection of essays by groundbreaking cultural critic Luc Sante, described by William Gibson as having Burning passion, and a prose style to die for.''
£17.09
Portsea Press Making It Home: Europe and the Politics of
Book SynopsisThere exists in Europe today a sense of cultural insecurity which economic prosperity alone cannot satisfy. This book discusses the forces that have shaped this sense and argues that cultural problems need cultural solutions.
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Dedalus Ltd Decadent Handbook, The: for the Modern Libertine
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Modern Humanities Research Association The Paths of Symbolic Knowledge: Occasional
Book SynopsisVolume 2 of a collection of occasional papers on the Paths of Symbolic Knowledge in Cassirer and Cultural-theory Studies, presented at the University of Glasgow''s Centre for Intercultural Studies.
£40.08
Clarus Press Ltd Timor-Leste: Challenges for Justice and Human
Book SynopsisTimor-Leste has had a troubled history and faces an uncertain future. Having experienced colonisation for centuries followed by the Indonesian occupation, with all its abuses of human rights, Timor-Leste emerged as an independent state, based on the rule of law and on respect for human rights. The last few years have shown that no society is simple and that the complex influences of the past continue to shape political, social and cultural realities. This book seeks to examine contemporary challenges for justice and human rights in the shadow of the past. It approaches the task from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, conscious of the need to integrate insights not only of scholars immersed in human rights, international criminal justice and customary law, but of others whose backgrounds are in international relations, history, anthropology, demography, sociology, geography and ecologyTable of ContentsJustice Systems in Historical and Cultural Perspective 1. Rod Nixon, Non-State Actors as Agents of Order: Suco Justice and Dispute Resolution Systems in East Timor 2. Laura Grenfell, Harnessing Local Law in the Post-Conflict State: The Case of Timor-Leste 3. James T. Thomson, Justice in East Timor: Super-Naturally-Based Local Enforcement Systems Focusing on Renewable Natural Resources. The Indonesian Occupation and Its Aftermath 4. Sarah Staveteig, How Many Persons in East Timor went 'Missing' During the Indonesian Occupation?: Results from Indirect Estimates 5. Dominik Zaum, Building the Rule of Law after Conflict: UNTAET and Judicial Institution Building in East Timor 6.Clinton Fernandes, The Continuity of Australian Foreign Policy towards East Timor 7. Simon Philpott, Postcolonial Troubles: The Politics of Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste 8.William Binchy, The Constitution of Timor-Leste in Comparative Perspective International Law and Human Rights 9. Gernot Biehler, Current International Law Influences in the Government of Timor-Leste 10. Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto, East Timor's Tortured March to Statehood: The Triangle of Self-Determination, International Norms and Realpolitik 11. Clive Symmons, Denial of Self-Determination and Utilisation of Natural Resources by an Illegal Occupier of Territory: the Role of Non-Recognition in such Instances in the Light of the East Timor Case and the Situation in Western Sahara 12. Fernand de Varennes, Timor-Leste's Language Policy: Does It Breach International Law? Gender 13. Carolyn Graydon, Time to get Serious about Women's Rights in Timor-Leste: Wrestling Change from the Grassroots Up 14. Susan Harris Rimmer, Beloved Madam: The Indonesian ad hoc Human Rights Court Impunity, Truth and Reconciliation 15. Guy Cumes, Impunity, Truth and the Rule of Law: The Political Compromise of Accountability and Justice for Human Rights Atrocities in East Timor 16. Joseph Nevins, Truth, Justice and Reconciliation for East Timor in a World of Lions and Mice 17. Jeff Kingston, Human Rights, Justice and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste 18. Spencer Zifcak, Combining Community Reconciliation and Local Justice: A Modest Proposal for Reform
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Hansib Publications Limited Black Deaths In Police Custody And Human Rights:
Book SynopsisAn insight into black deaths in police custody and institutionalised racism in Britain.
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Hansib Publications Limited What Being Black Is And What Being Black Isn't
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Hansib Publications Limited Thinking Outside The Box: On Race, Faith and Life
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Re-contextualising East Central European History:
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the developments in research, national-historical narratives, and geographies of East Central Europe. It explores the emergence of specific discursive practices, architectures of ethnic identity, and the eventual juxtaposition during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Table of ContentsPart I: Religion and Education 1. Clerical Agency and the Politics of Scriptural Translation: The 'Canonization' of the Gagauz Language in Southern Bessarabia 2. Between Loyalty, Tradition and Change: The Karlovci Gymnasium in the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, 1917–1929 Part II: Minorities 3. More Hungarian Hungarians, More Human Humans': Social and National Discourse on Hungarian Minorities in the Interwar Period 4. Pursuing the Fascist Promise: The Transylvanian Saxon 'Self-Help' from Genesis to Empowerment, 1922–1935 5. Nationalizing the Moldavian Csangos: Clericalism and Ethnic Mobilization in World War II Romania and Hungary Part III: Language and Literature 6. Writing from Within': Jewish Romanian Writers on Jewish Life in Interwar Romania 7. Ukrainian Galicia at the Crossroads: The 'Ruthenian Alphabet War' of 1834 Part IV: Tradition and Memory 8. Folk-lingerie' and Other New Traditions: Górale Cultural Entrepreneurialism on the Margins of Poland 9. How to Tell the Story of Your Grandparents?: Ethical Dilemmas of Postmemory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Remembering Aldo Moro: The Cultural Legacy of the
Book SynopsisThis book presents important position statements by scholars who have made contribution to the understanding of the social and political mechanisms underlying Aldo Moro's targeting and death. It covers Giuseppina Mecchia's exploration of philosophical understandings of the Moro kidnap and murder.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Remembering Aldo Moro Prelude: 'A Long Preparation for Dying'? The Life of Aldo Moro, 1916–1978 Part I: Modes of Emplotment 1. Aldo Moro and the Tragic Afterlife of a Melodrama 2. Lost Leaders: The Deaths of James Cook and Aldo Moro Compared Part II: Tropes, Language, and Trauma 3. Doxa, Orthodox, Paradox, Heterodox, Oxymoron: Aldo Moro's Lettere dalla prigione del popolo 4. oro as Figure of Speech: The Displaced Confessions of the Women of the Brigate Rosse 6. Moro, Morucci, Moretti: Oxymoron and the Prison of Political Language Part III: The Body of Moro 7. Moro's Body between Enlightenment and Postmodernism: Terror, Murder, and Meaning in Jean Baudrillard and Leonardo Sciascia 8. Unbury that Body: The Tragic Palinode of a Generation in Marco Baliani's Corpo di stato Part IV: Mediating Moro 9. Imago Moro: Medi-a-(c)tion on Aldo Moro 10. Locations of Moro: The Kidnap in the Cinema 11. Fictions: The Moro Affaire in Primetime Drama
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Carpet Bombing Culture Made in Britain: Look back Leap forward. A
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Association for Scottish Literary Studies Roots and Fruits of Scottish Culture: Scottish
Book SynopsisScotland''s culture is vigorous and vibrant, energised by questions of history and identity, by interpretations of the past and by the possibilities for the future. At this key moment, earlier identities are being re-examined and re-presented, and personal and cultural histories are being redefined and reconsidered in contemporary life and literature. It is these themes of re-examination, re-presentation, redefinition and reconsideration that the eleven essays in this volume explore. Together, they show how the multifarious roots embedded in contemporary Scottish life and letters bear fruit - often in surprising ways - and how the re-creation and reimagination of Scottish culture, its identities and its tropes, are being developed by a range of leading Scottish writers.
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Medina Publishing Ltd Discovering Qatar
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GINGKO Javanmardi: The Ethics and Practice of Persianate
Book SynopsisJavanmardi is one of those Persian terms that is heard frequently in discussions associated with Persian identity, and yet its precise meaning, conveying all the nuances inherent within it, is so difficult to comprehend. A number of equivalents have been offered, including chivalry and manliness, and while these terms are not incorrect, javanmardi transcends them. The concept encompasses character traits of generosity, selflessness, hospitality, bravery, courage, honesty, truthfulness and justice - and yet there are occasions when the exact opposite of these is required for one to be a javanmard. At times it would seem that being a javanmard is about knowing and doing the right thing, although this is not an adequate definition at all. The present collection is the product of a three-year project, financed by the British Institute of Persian Studies on the theme of `Javanmardi in the Persianate world'. The articles in this volume represent the sheer range, influence and importance that the concept has had in contributing and creating Persianate identities over the past one hundred and fifty years. A conscious decision was taken to make the contributions as wide-ranging as possible. Rather than focus, for example, on medieval Sufi manifestations of javanmardi, both medieval and modern studies were encouraged, as were literary, artistic, archaeological and sociological studies among others. The opening essays examine the concept's origin in medieval history and legends throughout a geographical background that spans from modern Iran to Turkey, Armenia and Bosnia, among both Muslim and Christian communities. Subsequent articles explore modern implications of javanmardi within such contexts as sportsmanship, political heroism, gender fluidity, cinematic representations and the advent of digitalisation.
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GINGKO The Phoenix Mosque and the Persians of Medieval
Book SynopsisIn the early 1250s Mongke Khan, grandson and successor of the mighty Mongol emperor, Genghis Khan, sent out his youngerbrothers Qubilai and Hulegu to consolidate his grip on power. Hulegu was welcomed into Iran while his older brother, Qubilai, continued to erode the power of the Song emperors of southern China. In 1276 he finally forced their submission and peacefully occupied their capital, Hangzhou. The city enjoyed a revival as the cultural capital of a united China and was soon filled with traders, adventurers, artists, entrepreneurs, and artisans from throughout the great Mongol Empire includinga prosperous, influential and seemingly welcome community of Persians. In 1281, one of their number, Al al-Din, built thePhoenix Mosque in the heart of the city where it still stands today. This study of the mosque and the Ju-jing Yuan cemetery,today as a lake-side public park, casts light on an important and transformative period in Chinese history, and perhaps themost important period in Chinese Islamic history. The book is published in the Persian Studies Series of the British Instituteof Persian Studies.
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The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus Tasting Spain: A Culinary Tour
Book SynopsisWhether it is in Madrid's cafe s or in Barcelona's fish markets, van den Brinks takes you on a trip through Spain where tasting and smelling are the key occupations. You will see the shop windows in Madrid displaying pig's trotters, the famous Serrano ham, or typical Spanish sweet cakes. You will taste crispy pig's ears but also a rich chickpeas soup. You will smell the strong coffee and the damping tortilla when breakfasting out of doors. With historical background and personal memories and associations van den Brink put down a lively description of Spain, its culture and traditions both in the city and the countryside. This story focuses on enjoying various Spanish dishes in both exquisite restaurants and more commonplace settings.
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Dedalus Ltd A The Dedalus Book of Absinthe
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Hansib Publications Limited Guyana: History And Literature
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Hansib Publications Limited Children Of Watooka: A Story of British Guiana
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Hansib Publications Limited Fathering A Nation: Barbados And The Legacy Of
Book SynopsisA tribute to Errol Walton Barrow who gave Barbadians their indepedence.
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Cinder House Know Your Place: Essays on the Working Class by
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Hansib Publications Grounding Voices
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Hermits United Les Assassins de Confucius
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John Murray Press The Art of Coming Home
Book SynopsisExpecting that the home will be the way it was when you left? Are you instead shocked to discover that both you and home have changed? The Art of Coming Home offers the solid advice you need to reduce the stress of making the transition home. Leave-taking, the honeymoon stage, reverse culture shock, and eventual readjustment - The Art of Coming Home lays out the four stages of the reentry process and details practical strategies for dealing with the challenges you will face each step of the way. Veteran trainer, consultant, and world adventurer Craig Storti sketches the workplace challenges faced by returning business executives as well as the reentry issues of spouses, younger children, and teenagers. He also addresses in detail the special issues faced by exchange students, international volunteers, military personnel and their families, and missionaries and their children.Whether you are a recent returnee or are just now thinking of moving abroad, The Art of Coming Home sets itself apart as it brings the process of returning home right to the heart of the overseas experience.Trade ReviewA masterful, credible overview of the reentry process. Corporations, government bureaus, the military, and missionary groups would be wise to purchase a copy of Craig's book for each expatriate family. -- Clyde Austin, Professor, Abilene Christian University
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John Murray Press Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf
Book SynopsisFinland, Cultural Lone Wolf is the story of an accomplished nation and her extraordinary people. Pursuing a "Lone Wolf" policy, Finland raised itself from a struggling, war-battered state in 1945 to one of the most developed countries in the world. The exponential rise of Nokia from tire and timbers to leading the world's telecommunication industry is indicative of the Finns and their characteristic business style. These remarkable people speak a language unique in its origins and have kept their cultural identity intact despite the influences of powerful neighbors, Sweden and Russia. Uniquely qualified to write about Finalnd, best-selling author Richard Lewis traces the fascinating Finnish origins, as well as her history, geography, values and culture. His extensive experience with Finnish business provides him with keen insight on leadership style, negotiation strategies and the uniquely Finnish suomi-kuva (Finland image). And Lewis shines when describing Finnish humor, complete with hilarious jokes and stories. Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf shows a nation and a writer at their best.Trade ReviewLewis attributes Finnish achievements in the last century to the culture rather than to political or business prowess. -- Nancy J. Adler, Ph.D., McGill University, Montreal, Canada * Reference & Research Book News *Richard Lewis brings his extensive knowledge of Finland to a wide audience, capturing the mystery and setting the context for its continued success. Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf is a book of many insights—about Finland and the world beyond. * Matthew Kirk, British Ambassador to Finland *
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John Murray Press From Nyet to Da: Understanding the New Russia
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the Cold War and perestroika, the New Russia is finding its place in the global world. No longer a superpower, but still a nation with great influence, Russia remains an enigmatic and mysterious land. Like earlier editions, the new fourth edition of From Nyet to Da illuminates the dynamics of traditional Russian culture in the framework of contemporary events, such as the March 2008 elections and the Georgian conflict. With a new preface, and updates and revisions throughout, From Nyet to Da enlightens readers about virtually every aspect of Russian life, covering social and interpersonal skills as well as the underlying cultural assumptions and values of the Russian people.Trade ReviewYale Richmond has assembled a remarkable series of insights, based on decades of intimate personal work with Russians. His intelligence and wit, combined with knowledge drawn from many different fields, will be extraordinarily useful to anyone seeking work, negotiations or any kind of productive, sympathetic contact with the enormous and profound culture that is Russia. He also knows how to tell a fascinating story. -- Marshall I. Goldman, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard UniversityFrom Nyet to Da usefully sums up age-old assessments of Russian character in lively and anecdote-filled prose; these are the basis for practical suggestions meant for student, businessperson and tourist alike. -- Irwin Weil, Professor of Russian and Russian Literature, Northwestern UniversityFull of sage advice. -- David Engerman, Associate Professor of History, Brandeis University * Blair A. Ruble, Director, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars *
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Feral House,U.S. Poop Culture: How America is Shaped by its
Book SynopsisA tongue-in-cheek and unexpectedly revealing exploration of human behaviour.
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Feral House,U.S. Tales Of Times Square
Book SynopsisThe classic account of the sleazy days gone by of New York City's Times Square, before Disney and megatourism wiped it clean.
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John Murray Press Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters
Book SynopsisUpdated with a new introduction and chapterHow much culture lurks in common conversation? According to Craig Storti, so much that many of our most common, seemingly innocent exchanges-in social settings, on the job, in the world of business-are cultural minefields waiting to explode. These explosions-cultural misunderstandings-can cause confusion, irritation, even alienation. At the workplace and in the world of business these explosions undermine communication, threaten important relationships, and cost a great deal of time and money; away from work, they strain, even endanger, personal relations. Cross-Cultural Dialogues is a collection of brief conversation (4-8 lines) between an American and someone from another country and culture. Short as each dialogue is, it has buried within it at least one, and usually several breaches of cultural norms which the reader is challenged to figure out. And a challenge it is: the exchanges are so brief and innocuous that even the wariest among us are sandbagged by the dialogue's hidden subtleties. Ten cultures are represented by the non-Americans in the dialogues: Arab/Middle Eastern, British, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean/European, and Russian, and the dialogues are grouped according to the setting in which they occur: social, workplace, and business. Whether you're a learner, trainer, educator, or an armchair interculturalist, you'll enjoy solving these cultural riddles-and increase your cultural awareness in the bargain.
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David Zwirner Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art
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Actes Sud Kharmohra: Art under fire in Afghanistan
Book SynopsisFor forty years, life in Afghanistan has been shaped by wars, the destruction of heritage, terrorist attacks, everyday fears and hopes, and migrations. In 2001, the Taliban government was overthrown by an international coalition bringing hopes of stability and reconstruction. The intervention did not however bring total peace. In this period of optimism, a number of international creation programs were set up as young Afghan artists returned from exile. Artists in the country - either self-taught having grown up under a Taliban regime that banned images, or trained during their exile - had no heritage to take on and no classical rules to break: anything seemed possible. Kharmohra is named after a gland taken from a donkey's neck that, on drying, becomes as hard as stone and is said to bring happiness by making the owner's most secret dreams come true. The metaphor is used to show how contemporary Afghan art is a long way from the romantic expectations with which Westerners often approach the country. The artists explore a wide variety of forms and media to express the horror of terrorism and the omnipresent shadow of death looming over the hostile urban environment. The works stand as an often humorous testimony to the peace that was promised but never delivered and the bitter illusions this fostered. All express a spirit of revolt against the most oppressive traditional forces that repress women and homosexuals as well as the Hazara ethnic group. Through their artistic practices, the artists show how salvation, however slight, is achievable.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Curating Islamic Art Worldwide: From Malacca to
Book SynopsisThis volume gives voice to cultural institutions working with collections of Islamic art and material culture globally, including many from outside Western Europe and North America. The contributions inform a vibrant, ongoing global conversation around curatorship in this field, one that embraces the responsibilities, challenges and opportunities for those engaged in it. Contributors—including art historians, curators and education specialists—discuss curatorial methodologies in theoretical and practical terms, present new exhibitions of Islamic art and culture, and explore the role of educational and engagement practices related to Islamic collections and Muslim audiences. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Objects, Storytelling, Memory and Living Histories: Curating Islamic Art Empathically in an Era of Trauma and Displacement 2. Labelling Islam: Structuring Ideas in Islamic Galleries 3. Not Malacca but Marege: Islamic Art in Australia (Or, ‘What Have the Umayyads Ever Done for Us?’) 4. From Mosque to Museum: the Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures, Be’er Sheva, Israel 5. Display of the Sacred Relics Gallery in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul (TİEM) 6. In Pursuit of Islamic Art in Mosco 7. Representing the Bangsamoro in an Exhibition of Ethnography at the National Museum of the Philippines 8. Displaying the Cultures of Islam at the British Museum: The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World 9. Islamic Art and Saudi Arabia: Reconnecting Communities with Collections 10. Exploring World Faiths in Museum Collections 11. Curating Islamic Art in the Central United States: New Approaches to Collections, Installations and Audience Engagement
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Palgrave Macmillan Creole Cultures Vol. 2
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