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

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

Bertoia: The Metalworker (Twitchell Beverly H.)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of the rich and varied work of Italian-born American artist, designer, and master of metal, Harry Bertoia From chapel altarpieces and bronze fountains, to wire chairs and silver brooches, Harry Bertoia's creative output was varied in the extreme. This book explores all aspects of the

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

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Meacham Jon)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern

The Art of the Japanese Garden: History / Culture / Design (Young David)(Pevná vazba)

**Winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award** Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included elements such as ponds, streams,

The Golden Bowl (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

The wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his shy daughter, Maggie, live in Europe, closely tied through their love of art and their mutual admiration. Maggie's future seems assured when she becomes the wife of a charming, though impoverished, Italian prince. But when Adam marries his daughter's

In the City (James Holly)(Pevná vazba)

Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film (Serrano Carmen A.)(Pevná vazba)

Traces how Gothic imagination from the literature and culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and twentieth-century US and European film has impacted Latin American literature and film culture. Serrano argues that the Gothic has provided a way to critique issues including colonization,

The Shaken and the Stirred: The Year's Work in Cocktail Culture (Schneider Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

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

Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture (Ruderman Judith)(Paperback)

In Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture Judith Ruderman takes on the fraught question of who passes for Jewish in American literature and culture. In today's contemporary political climate, religious and racial identities are being reconceived as responses to culture and

Recovering Hispanic Religious (Kanellos Nicolas)(Pevná vazba)

The primary role played by religion in the development of the Spanish nation in the Iberian Peninsula and its subsequent role in the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas has been well studied. Similarly, Hispanics around the world and in the United States have been characterized in

Majlis: Cultures in Dialogue(Pevná vazba)

Crude Britannia: How Oil Shaped a Nation (Marriott James)(Pevná vazba)

Taking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames Estuary and London, this is the story of Britain's oil-soaked past, present and future. Travelling the country, the authors discover how the financial power and political muscle of an industry built the

Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious Politics in India (Ray Avishek)(Pevná vazba)

From the shaping of identities and belongings through to current reconfigurations of nation, governance and state under a Hindu-Right dispensation, this book tracks the sentiments and structures that sustain the nation and nationalism in India. Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious

Ethiopia - Culture Smart!, 126: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Culture Smart!)(Paperback)

Set in Africa, but not wholly African; an isolated nation, yet receptive to the outside world; hierarchical and conservative, yet innovative and desirous of modernity; conformist as a people, and fiercely independent as individuals--the Ethiopian identity defies definition. Ethiopia exists

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in

Gentlemen Revolutionaries: Power and Justice in the New American Republic (Cutterham Tom)(Pevná vazba)

In the years between the Revolutionary War and the drafting of the Constitution, American gentlemen--the merchants, lawyers, planters, and landowners who comprised the independent republic's elite--worked hard to maintain their positions of power. Gentlemen Revolutionaries shows how their struggles

End of the Patriarchy (Falk Gerhard)(Pevná vazba)

This book reviews the achievements of American women in the American economy, education, government, religion, the military, law enforcement, and communications. The author predicts the feminization of American life with particular reference to changes in the American family and the ever increasing

Native American Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (Gill Sam)(Pevná vazba)

The mythology and folk tales of the native, indigenous and First Nation tribes are many and varied, ranging from those of the Iroquois in the Northeast, and the Blackfoot and Cheyenne of the Great Plains, to the Cherokee of the Southeast, and the Navajo and Apache of the Southwest, among countless

The Scrum Culture: Introducing Agile Methods in Organizations (Maximini Dominik)(Pevná vazba)

Part I: the Scrum Culture.- Part II: The Theory of Introducing Scrum.- Part III: The Practical Appication of Kotter's Principles.- Part IV: Case Study.- Part V: The Scientific Part of the Scrum Culture.- Part VI: Additional Information

American Literature in Transition, 1930-1940 (Takayoshi Ichiro)(Pevná vazba)

American Literature in Transition, 1930-1940 situates the major themes and aspects of the Depression era's key literary activities in the long arc of literary history. This is an excellent resource for undergraduate, graduate students, and scholars interested in American literary culture of the

Building the Nation: Missed Opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan (Gregg Heather Selma)(Pevná vazba)

Building the Nation draws from foreign-policy reports and interviews with U.S. military officers to investigate recent U.S.-led efforts to 'nation-build' in Iraq and Afghanistan. Heather Selma Gregg argues that efforts to nation-build in both countries mistakenly focused more on what should be

In the Arena: A History of American Presidential Hopefuls (Shea Peter)(Pevná vazba)

In the Arena profiles 34 American leaders who captured their party's nomination for the presidency, but never reached the Oval Office. Author Peter Shea tells of the rise, early career, campaign and later achievements of historical giants like Aaron Burr and Henry Clay, up through modern candidates