Contemporary History of Cantonese Migrants in Yokohama Chinatown: A Case Study of Shatenki and the XIE Family (Wong Yee Lam Elim)(Pevná vazba)

Contemporary History of Cantonese Migrants in Yokohama Chinatown: A Case Study of Shatenki and the XIE Family (Wong Yee Lam Elim)(Pevná vazba)

This book vividly portrays the past, current, and future development of Yokohama Chinatown through the context of its Cantonese residents, grounded through a family history. It is useful for both academic and non- academic readers who are interested in migration history, transformation of urban

American by Birth: Wong Kim Ark and the Battle for Citizenship (Nackenoff Carl)(Pevná vazba)

American by Birth explores the history and legacy of Wong Kim Ark and the 1898 Supreme Court case that bears his name, which established the automatic citizenship of individuals born within the geographic boundaries of the United States. In the late nineteenth century, much like the present, the

Case Study Houses (Smith Elizabeth A. T.)(Pevná vazba)

The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the

New Media and China's Social Development (Xie Yungeng)(Pevná vazba)

Addresses the developmental history of and trends in new media in China Demonstrates how new media profoundly influences media ecology and all aspects of society Illustrates how new media is facilitating social development and transformation in China

100 Years, 100 Artworks: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art (Berecz Agnes)(Pevná vazba)

This dazzling book showcases the history of modern and contemporary art using one hundred of the most significant art works--one per year--of the past 100 years. Starting with Marcel Duchamp's 1919 whimsical, brilliant L.H.O.O.Q., this compendium offers a year-by-year tour oficonic paintings,

The Squid Cinema from Hell: Kinoteuthis Infernalis and the Emergence of Chthulumedia (Brown William)(Pevná vazba)

A philosophical study of cephalopods in cinema and contemporary mediaOffers up a 'posthuman' understanding of film and media, charting the historical relationships between cephalopods and cinema, especially in the digital ageDraws on work by authors such as Vil m Flusser, Donna J. Haraway, Graham

Outbreak in the Village: A Family Doctor's Lifetime Study of Whooping Cough (Jenkinson Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

Outbreak in the Village is a fascinating account of the personal and professional journey of Dr. Doug Jenkinson, physician and researcher. Over the course of four decades in practice, Jenkinson traces the reemergence of whooping cough in the developed world, using his practice in the idyllic

An Infinite History: The Story of a Family in France Over Three Centuries (Rothschild Emma)(Pevná vazba)

An innovative history of deep social and economic changes in France, told through the story of a single extended family across five generationsMarie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angoul me in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 (Smith Elizabeth A. T.)(Pevná vazba)

The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern

A Global History of Early Modern Violence (Wilson Peter H.)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first broad study of large-scale violence and the methods of its restraint in the early modern world. Its case studies range from the early 1500s to the 1830s, taking in African slave raiders, Dutch merchants, Burmese bandits, Kurdish highwaymen, Mughal warriors, Spanish colonial

The Semantics of Case (Kagan Olga)(Pevná vazba)

The phenomenon of case has long been a central topic of study in linguistics. While the majority of the literature so far has been on the syntax of case, semantics also has a crucial role to play in how case operates. This book investigates the relationship between semantics and case-marking in the

Gold Mountain, Big City: Ken Cathcart's 1947 Illustrated Map of San Francisco's Chinatown (Schein Jim)(Pevná vazba)

The unique character of San Francisco's Chinatown is revealed in a historical map and fascinating photographs This colorful and celebratory time capsule of San Francisco's Chinatown--the largest Chinese community outside of Asia--shares the stories of the unique businesses, culture, and people

On the Brink: Language, Time, History, and Politics (Hamacher Werner)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays by one of the foremost figures in contemporary theory takes as its theme the edge or limit between language, time, history, and politics. These are essays that are all on the brink, the very extreme at which one can no longer define where one is located, neither on the

Satire and Politics: The Interplay of Heritage and Practice (Milner Davis Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

A lively contemporary study combining in-depth scholarship with a focus on popular comedy and satireSuccessfully integrates numerous cross-cultural and trans-disciplinary perspectives on comedy and humour studiesOffers new research informed by practitioner perspectives and interviews with

Miracles and Revelation (Lawton John)(Pevná vazba)

A study of the role of miracles in the Bible and of the way in which changing concepts of faith and of revelation have altered the understanding of the

Morale and Discipline in the Royal Navy During the First World War (Rowe Laura)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first detailed study of the social history of the Royal Navy during and immediately after the First World War. Laura Rowe uses the experiences of men who fought at sea to shed new light on the relationship between discipline, leadership, and the strength of the

The Unnatural History Museum (Wynd Viktor)(Pevná vazba)

Viktor Wynd, master of the contemporary Wunderkabinett, is back with a collection of artifacts and curiosities that are more bizarre and wonderful than ever. For over a decade, from a tiny storefront in east London, the artist Viktor Wynd has been reinventing the cabinet of curiosities for the 21st

Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters (Wetmore Jr Kevin J.)(Pevná vazba)

Spanning myth, history, and contemporary culture, a terrifying and illuminating excavation of the meaning of cannibalism. Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror when we eat ourselves. From Grendel to medieval Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean, and from the Ghuls of

Family Business - An Intimate History of John Lewis and the Partnership (Glendinning Victoria)(Pevná vazba)

Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art (Sargent Antwaun)(Pevná vazba)

What's new, now and next from contemporary Black artistsThis book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of curators who are on the cutting edge of contemporary art. As mission-driven collectors, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D

The Royal Family Operations Manual: The History, Dominions, Protocol, Residences, Households, Pomp and Circumstance of the British Royals (Jobson Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Family of the United Kingdom is one of the most instantly recognized institutions in the world. Since the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1952, it has undergone a huge amount of cultural and social change, but over the course of many decades the Royal Family has

China in One Village: The Story of One Town and the Changing World (Hong Liang)(Pevná vazba)

A global future in the history of a single village After a decade away from her ancestral family village, during which she became a writer and literary scholar in Beijing, Liang Hong started visiting her rural hometown in landlocked Henan Province. What she found was an extended family riven by the

The Museum Age in Austria-Hungary (Rampley Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

A critical study of the history of public art museums in Austria-Hungary, examining their place in the wider history of European museums and collecting, their role as public institutions, and their involvement in the complex cultural politics of the Habsburg

A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown Edmiston in Central Africa (Hill Kimberly D.)(Pevná vazba)

In this vital transnational study, Kimberly D. Hill critically analyzes the colonial history of central Africa through the perspective of two African American missionaries: Alonzo Edmiston and Althea Brown Edmiston. The pair met and fell in love while working as a part of the American Presbyterian