The Anthropologist as Writer: Genres and Contexts in the Twenty-First Century (Wulff Helena)(Paperback)

The Anthropologist as Writer: Genres and Contexts in the Twenty-First Century (Wulff Helena)(Paperback)

Writing is crucial to anthropology, but which genres are anthropologists expected to master in the 21st century? This book explores how anthropological writing shapes the intellectual content of the discipline and academic careers. First, chapters identify the different writing genres and contexts

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Archer Neil)(Paperback)

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings

Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts, Second Edition (Carbonell Bettina Messias)(Paperback)

Updated to reflect the latest developments in twenty-first century museum scholarship, the new Second Edition of Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts presents a comprehensive collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture and philosophy. Unique in its deep range of

Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century (Jenkinson Keith A.)(Paperback)

Keith A. Jenkinson looks at the story of Stagecoach in the twenty-first century, with a array of rare and previously unpublished

Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century (Krieg Andreas)(Paperback)

This book explores the emerging phenomenon of 'surrogate warfare' in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of war is that it is fought en masse by one military versus the other state's military. But the reality today is that both state and non-state actors are increasingly looking to

Falsehood and Fallacy: How to Think, Read, and Write in the Twenty-First Century (Kilcrease Bethany)(Paperback)

The Photograph as Contemporary Art (Cotton Charlotte)(Paperback)

In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology was first invented, the art world has fully embraced it as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting and sculpture. The Photograph as Contemporary Art

The Sonic Episteme: Acoustic Resonance, Neoliberalism, and Biopolitics (James Robin)(Paperback)

In The Sonic Episteme Robin James examines how twenty-first-century conceptions of sound as acoustic resonance shape notions of the social world, personhood, and materiality in ways that support white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Drawing on fields ranging from philosophy and sound studies to

Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 (MacKenzie Noella)(Paperback)

As the world comes to grips with what it means to be literate in the twenty-first century, Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 provides practitioners with the skills and knowledge they need to support young children effectively as they learn to write. Interweaving theory and

He, She and It (Piercy Marge)(Paperback / softback)

In the middle of the twenty-first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman's marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Le Guin Ursula K.)(Paperback)

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft. Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this

The Twenty-First Century Performance Reader (Brayshaw Teresa)(Paperback)

The Twenty-First Century Performance Reader combines extracts from over 70 international practitioners, companies, collectives and makers from the fields of Dance, Theatre, Music, Live and Performance Art, and Activism to form an essential sourcebook for students, researchers and practitioners

The Ecological Rift: Capitalism's War on the Earth (Foster John Bellamy)(Paperback)

Humanity in the twenty-first century is facing what might be described as its ultimate environmental catastrophe: the destruction of the climate that has nurtured human civilization and with it the basis of life on earth as we know it. All ecosystems on the planet are now in decline. Enormous rifts

Macroeconomics for Professionals (Lipschitz Leslie)(Paperback)

Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of

The Rule of All (Saunders Ashley)(Paperback)

As America's twenty-first-century revolution reaches its endgame, twin sisters must outrun, and outlive, the Common enemy.Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas's tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and

Merchants of Culture - The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century (Thompson John B.)(Paperback / softback)

The Age of Football - The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century (Goldblatt David)(Pevná vazba)

The critically acclaimed global story of football in the twenty-first

Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (Davie Grace)(Paperback)

Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's society. Describes and explains the

Trans Kids: Being Gendered in the Twenty-First Century (Meadow Tey)(Paperback)

Trans Kids is a trenchant ethnographic and interview-based study of the first generation of families affirming and facilitating gender nonconformity in children. Earlier generations of parents sent such children for psychiatric treatment aimed at a cure, but today, many parents agree to call their

Rebooting Clausewitz - 'On War' in the Twenty-First Century (Coker Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western

The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism (Ebner Julia)(Paperback)

The early twenty-first century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalisation and a concurrent rise in far right extremism. This book explores the interaction between the 'new' far right and Islamist extremists and considers the consequences for the global terror threat. Julia Ebner argues

Chinese Martial Arts (Lorge Peter a.)(Paperback)

In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China and essential for the smooth functioning of society. Individuals who were adept in

Teaching Victorian Literature in the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to Pedagogy (Cadwallader Jen)(Paperback)

This edited collection offers undergraduate Literature instructors a guide to the pedagogy and teaching of Victorian literature in liberal arts

The Membranes (Heinrich Ari Larissa)(Paperback)

It is the late twenty-first century, and Momo is the most celebrated dermal care technician in all of T City. Humanity has migrated to domes at the bottom of the sea to escape devastating climate change. The world is dominated by powerful media conglomerates and runs on exploited cyborg labor. Momo