Sex, Society, and the Making of Pornography: The Pornographic Object of Knowledge (Escoffier Jeffrey)(Paperback)

Sex, Society, and the Making of Pornography: The Pornographic Object of Knowledge (Escoffier Jeffrey)(Paperback)

Hardcore pornographic films combine fantasy and real sex to create a unique genre of entertainment. Pornographic films are also historical documents that give us access to the sexual behavior and eroticism of different historical periods. This book shows how the making of pornographic films is a

Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality Since 1800 (Weeks Jeffrey)(Paperback)

A pioneering study which has become an established classic in its field, Sex, Politics and Society provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to the present. These changes are firmly located in the wider context of British social, political

Knowledge Workers in the Information Society (McKercher Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

Knowledge Workers in the Information Society addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. These knowledge workers include journalists, broadcasters, librarians, filmmakers and animators, government workers, and

Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud (Laqueur Thomas)(Paperback)

This is a book about the making and unmaking of sex over the centuries. It tells the astonishing story of sex in the West from the ancients to the moderns in a precise account of developments in reproductive anatomy and physiology. We cannot fail to recognize the players in Thomas Laqueur's

The University and the Global Knowledge Society (Frank David John)(Paperback)

How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society

The World of Indicators: The Making of Governmental Knowledge Through Quantification (Rottenburg Richard)(Paperback)

The twenty-first century has seen a further dramatic increase in the use of quantitative knowledge for governing social life after its explosion in the 1980s. Indicators and rankings play an increasing role in the way governmental and non-governmental organizations distribute attention, make

The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art (Buskirk Martha)(Paperback)

An exploration of transformations in the nature of the art object and artistic authorship in the last four decades.In this book, Martha Buskirk addresses the interesting fact that since the early 1960s, almost anything can and has been called art. Among other practices, contemporary artists have

Earth (Cohen Jeffrey Jerome)(Paperback)

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In Earth, a planetary scientist and a literary humanist explore what happens when we think of the Earth as an object viewable from space. As a 'blue marble,' 'a blue pale dot,' or, as Chaucer

Discriminating Sex: White Leisure and the Making of the American Oriental (Sueyoshi Amy)(Paperback)

Freewheeling sexuality and gender experimentation defined the social and moral landscape of 1890s San Francisco. Middle class whites crafting titillating narratives on topics such as high divorce rates, mannish women, and extramarital sex centered Chinese and Japanese immigrants in particular. Amy

The Color of Kink: Black Women, Bdsm, and Pornography (Cruz Ariane)(Paperback)

Escoffier: A Guide To Modern Cookery: Edition II of II (Escoffier Auguste)(Paperback)

Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile) of the original edition of 1907 with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. For print technical reasons, took place the division into two editions. Edition I is from chapter I to XVI with 534 pages and edition II is from chapter XVII to

A History of Political Thought: Property, Labor, and Commerce from Plato to Piketty (Bercuson Jeffrey)(Paperback)

A History of Political Thought analyses market society by surveying the ideas of its most perceptive, thought-provoking observers - critics and defenders - from ancient Greece to the present

Object-Oriented Philosophy: The Noumenon's New Clothes (Wolfendale Peter)(Paperback)

A remarkably clear explication of the tenets of Object-Oriented Philosophy and an acute critique of the movement's ramifications for philosophy today.How does the patience and rigour of philosophical explanation fare when confronted with an irrepressible desire to commune with the object and to

Future Esoteric, 2: The Unseen Realms (Olsen Brad)(Paperback)

Examining the flaws of mainstream society, this collection of conspiracy theory, esoteric knowledge, and fringe subjects seeks to present solutions to current social, economic, and environmental world issues. This book encourages the exploration and integration of modern science with ancient

The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility (Ortlund Ray)(Paperback)

How to Fight Pornography through Honest Community Pastor Ray Ortlund calls pornography the 'wallpaper of the world'--so widespread that it can't be avoided. No man is free from exposure to it. So how can every man fight to get his dignity back? How can men band together to stop playing defense and

The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way (Phillips Michael)(Paperback)

Winner of the American Horticulture Society Book Award 'Phillip's first-hand knowledge anchors this innovative and highly readable book in practical wisdom that both beginner and long-time fruit growers will find invaluable.'--Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Garden Many people want to grow fruit on

Story of the Eye (Bataille Georges)(Paperback / softback)

A pornographic fantasy in which the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of

Making It Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (Yost Jeffrey R.)(Pevná vazba)

The evolution of the multi-billion-dollar computer services industry, from consulting and programming to data analytics and cloud computing, with case studies of important companies.The computer services industry has worldwide annual revenues of nearly a trillion dollars and employs millions of

The Age of Sustainable Development (Sachs Jeffrey D.)(Paperback)

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent

Sex Object: A Memoir (Valenti Jessica)(Paperback)

New York Times Bestseller'Sharp and prescient... The appeal of Valenti's memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it...Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.'

Pimp State - Sex, Money and the Future of Equality (Banyard Kat)(Paperback / softback)

Never before have prostitution, strip clubs and pornography been as profitable, widely used or embedded in mainstream culture as they are today. How society should respond to the rise of the sex trade is shaping up to be one of the twenty-first century's big questions. Should it be legal to pay for

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge (McGonigle Dee)(Paperback)

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, Fifth Edition is a foundational text for teaching nursing students the core concepts of knowledge management while providing an understanding of the technology tools and applications where a certain level of proficiency is required. A practical

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment (Rudolf Steiner)(Paperback)

An Unabridged Edition To Include: How Is Knowledge of the High Worlds Attained? - The Stages of Initiation - Initiation - Some Practical Aspects - The Conditions of Esoteric Training - Some Results of Initiation - The Transformation of Dream Life - The Continuity of Consciousness - The Splitting of

The Method of Hope: Anthropology, Philosophy, and Fijian Knowledge (Miyazaki Hirokazu)(Paperback)

The Method of Hope examines the relationship between hope and knowledge by investigating how hope is produced in various forms of knowledge--Fijian, philosophical, anthropological. The book discusses the hope entailed in a wide range of Fijian knowledge practices such as archival research, gift