Globalization and American Popular Culture, Fourth Edition (Crothers Lane)(Pevná vazba)

Globalization and Culture: Global Mlange, Fourth Edition (Nederveen Pieterse Jan)(Paperback)

Now updated with new chapters on culture and populism, this book argues that we are witnessing the formation of a global melange culture through processes of cultural mixing. Its historically deep and geographically wide approach to globalization is essential reading as we face the increasing

Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture (Twitchell James B.)(Pevná vazba)

In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be

Mirror Images: Popular Culture and Education (Steinberg Shirley R.)(Pevná vazba)

Mirror Images: Popular Culture and Education is the first international and multidisciplinary effort to coalesce knowledge on education and popular culture studied as broad phenomena and not as a collection of case studies. In this volume, popular culture has been thematically treated as it appears

Law and Popular Culture: International Perspectives (Asimow Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Commentators have noted the extraordinary impact of popular culture on legal practice, courtroom proceedings, police departments, and government as a whole, and it is no exaggeration to say that most people derive their basic understanding of law from cultural products. Movies, television programs,

Cultures and / Of Globalization (Axford Barry)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the ways in which study of culture as the realm of meaning and identity can inform current debates about globalization and thus afford greater understanding of emergent globalities. By drawing on a range of disciplinary and sub-disciplinary expertise from across the social

An Introduction to Numerical Methods: A Matlab(r) Approach, Fourth Edition (Kharab Abdelwahab)(Pevná vazba)

Previous editions of this popular textbook offered an accessible and practical introduction to numerical analysis. An Introduction to Numerical Methods: A MATLAB(R) Approach, Fourth Edition continues to present a wide range of useful and important algorithms for scientific and engineering

Gender and Popular Culture (Milestone Katie)(Paperback)

This fully updated second edition of Gender and Popular Culture examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of cultural forms - including popular music, social media, television and magazines - to illustrate how

Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture (Brown T.)(Paperback)

Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to

Child Development, Fourth Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Davies Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this trusted text and professional resource provides a developmental framework for clinical practice. The authors examine how children's trajectories are shaped by transactions among family relationships, brain development, and the social environment

The Amazing Spider-Man - Stan Lee, Jason Reynolds, Steve Ditko, Ben Saunders

It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and

National Geographic Kids Encyclopedia of American Indian History and Culture: Stories, Timelines, Maps, and More (O'Brien Cynthia)(Pevná vazba)

Cultures and Societies in a Changing World (Griswold Wendy)(Paperback)

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. Through this book, students will gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas,

Andy Warhol (Ketner Joseph D.)(Pevná vazba)

The 'Prince of Pop' Andy Warhol redefined the boundaries between high art and popular culture, from his paintings and prints of Campbell's Soup cans, Brillo boxes, dollar bills to his multiple portraits of such stars as Marilyn Monroe and Elivs Presley. This book explores is

Steels: Microstructure and Properties (Bhadeshia Harry)(Pevná vazba)

Steels: Structure and Properties, Fourth Edition is an essential text and reference, providing indispensable foundational content for researchers, metallurgists, and engineers in industry and academia. The book provides inspiring content for undergraduates, yet has a depth that makes it useful to

History of Interior Design, Fourth edition (Pile John)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction to Machine Learning, Fourth Edition (Alpaydin Ethem)(Pevná vazba)

A substantially revised fourth edition of a comprehensive textbook, including new coverage of recent advances in deep learning and neural networks.The goal of machine learning is to program computers to use example data or past experience to solve a given problem. Machine learning underlies such

A Student's Guide to Culture (Stonestreet John)(Paperback)

The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to readers ages 15-25 who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and

Girl Culture (Greenfield Lauren)(Pevná vazba)

Revealing and insightful, Lauren Greenfield's classic monograph on the lives of American girls is back in print. Greenfield's award-winning photographs capture the ways in which girls are affected by American popular culture. With an eye for both the common and the eccentric, she visits girls of

Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, Fourth Edition (Ljungqvist Lars)(Pevná vazba)

The substantially revised fourth edition of a widely used text, offering both an introduction to recursive methods and advanced material, mixing tools and sample applications.Recursive methods provide powerful ways to pose and solve problems in dynamic macroeconomics. Recursive Macroeconomic Theory

Apocalypse in American Literature and Culture (Hay John)(Pevná vazba)

The idea of America has always encouraged apocalyptic visions. The 'American Dream' has not only imagined the prospect of material prosperity; it has also imagined the end of the world. 'Final forecasts' constitute one of America's oldest literary genres, extending from the eschatological theology

Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture (Roberts Robin)(Paperback)

The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the

Contemporary Mexican Politics, Fourth Edition (Edmonds-Poli Emily)(Pevná vazba)

This comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico's political, economic, and social development and examines the most important policy issues facing the country today. Readers will find this widely praised book continues to be the most current and accessible work available on

Globalization on the Margins: Education and Post-Socialist Transformations in Central Asia (2nd Edition) (HC) (Silova Iveta)(Pevná vazba)

Reflecting on almost three decades of postsocialist transformations, the second edition of Globalization on the Margins explores continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with a particular focus on the developments that took

Calculations for a Level Chemistry Fourth Edition (Ramsden Eileen)(Paperback)

The third edition of this popular and comprehensive guide provides thorough expert explanations, worked examples and plenty of practice in chemistry