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Enacting Others: Politics of Identity in Eleanor Antin, Nikki S. Lee, Adrian Piper, and Anna Deavere Smith

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Report copyright infringementby Cherise Smith (Author)The artists Adrian Piper, Eleanor Antin, Anna Deavere Smith, and Nikki S. Lee have all crossed racial, ethnic, gender, and class boundaries in works that they have conceived and performed. Cherise Smith analyzes their complex engagements with issues of identity through close readings of a significant performance, or series of performances, by each artist. She examines Piper's public embodiment of the Mythic Being, a working-class black man...

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis Spence (Author) Number of Pages: 186 Dimensions: 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 13, 2011

African Ecomedia: Network Forms, Planetary Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Cajetan Iheka (Author)In African Ecomedia, Cajetan Iheka examines the ecological footprint of media in Africa alongside the representation of environmental issues in visual culture. Iheka shows how, through visual media such as film, photography, and sculpture, African artists deliver a unique perspective on the socioecological costs of media production, from mineral and oil extraction to the politics of animal conservation. Among other works, he examines Piete...

A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest

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Report copyright infringementby Alex Patterson (Author)This is the first specifically designed key to the interpretation of American rock art. Interest in the subject has grown significantly among professional archaeologists and informed lay persons in recent years, but the purpose and meaning that the intriguing symbols had for their creators remain a mystery. Although the significance of the symbols will never be known for certain, educated guesses can be made. The "Field Guide" brings toge...

Infrastructure Development - Theory, Practice and Policy: Sustainability and Resilience

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Report copyright infringementby Rachna Gangwar (Editor), Astha Agarwalla (Editor), Sandhya Sreekumar (Editor)This compendium presents the papers presented in the conference 'Infrastructure Development Theory, Practice, and Policy' held on 29th and 30th April, 2021. It brings together the select papers from the conference and other contributions from experts and researchers. The compendium puts together the research under various themes, and we hope that the theoretical findings will impact th...

Design and Disability: 10 Tales of Accessible Design

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Report copyright infringementby Natalie Kane (Editor), Reuben Liebeskind (Editor)This visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity, making the point that inclusive design is better for all This visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity, acknowledging the significant contributions of disabled individuals and communities to design and making the point that, simply put, inclusive design is better for all. Covering ten projects across fields including fashion, community practices, social ...

Designs Upon the Land: Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages

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Report copyright infringementby Oliver Creighton (Author)A wide-ranging and accessibly written account of designed medieval landscapes. The phrase "designed landscape" is generally associated with the great parks and gardens of the post-medieval period, with grand country houses surrounded by parkland, such as Chatsworth and Longleat. However, recent research hasmade it clear that its origins lie much further back than that, in the middle ages, and numerous examples have been identified. This...

Cities Interrupted: Visual Culture and Urban Space

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Report copyright infringementby Shirley Jordan (Editor), Christoph Lindner (Editor)Cities Interrupted explores the potential of visual culture - in the form of photography, film, performance, architecture, urban design, and mixed media - to strategically interrupt processes of globalization in contemporary urban spaces. Looking at cities such as Amsterdam, Beijing, Doha, London, New York, and Paris, the book brings together original essays to reveal how the concept of 'interruption' in global...

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Report copyright infringementby Ebenezer Howard (Author)Garden Cities of Tomorrow is a book written by Ebenezer Howard in 1902. The book is a treatise on urban planning and architecture, with a focus on the creation of self-sufficient, sustainable communities. Howard's vision was to create ""garden cities"" that would provide a high quality of life for residents while also promoting social and environmental sustainability. The book outlines Howard's ideas for the design and construction of th...

It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know about Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told) - Hardcover

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by Karen Tang (Author)An inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health--including period problems, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal and urinary conditions, and overall wellbeing--from leading expert and fierce advocate Dr. Karen Tang Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic issues in their lifetime? Yet these conditions are overwhelmingly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. The root causes for these issues...

Beyond Cop Cities: Dismantling State and Corporate-Funded Armies and Prisons - Paperback

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by Joy James (Editor) Since 1997, the US Department of Defense has transferred more than $7.2bn in military equipment to law enforcement agencies. Furthermore, the DOD is legally required to make various equipment items available to local police and school police departments, from flashlights and sandbags to grenade launchers and armored vehicles. This militarisation has, unsurprisingly, been shown to impact Black communities unjustly and is associated with increased killings by police. No wo...

Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity - Hardcover

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by Soo Jin Lee (Author), Linda Yoon (Author)An essential resource that addresses the unique experiences of trauma, healing, and mental health in Asian and Asian American communities. Coauthors Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon are professional therapists who witnessed firsthand how mental health issues often went unaddressed not only in their own immigrant families, but in Asian and Asian American communities. Where I Belong shows us how the cycle of trauma can play out in our relationships, placing...

Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell - Paperback

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by Marta Russell (Author), Keith Rosenthal (Editor)This book comprises a collection of groundbreaking writings by Marta Russell on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.Author BiographyKeith Rosenthal is a socialist writer and activist. He is a frequent contributor to the International Socialist Review magazine on the topics of disability, capitalism, and revolution. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 06, 2019

The Kapalikas and Kalamukhas: Two Lost Saivite Sects - Hardcover

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by David Lorenzen (Author)This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972. Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Dat...

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - Paperback

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by David Brooks (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success happens, told through the lives of one composite American couple, Harold and Erica. Drawing on a wealth of current research from numerous disciplines, Broo...

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals - Paperback

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by Luisah Teish (Author)A refreshed edition of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals--updated with a note from the author sharing the changes that have occurred in the 30 years since its original publication. "A book of startling remembrances, revelations, directives, and imperatives, filled with the mysticism, wisdom, and common sense of the African religion of the Mother. It should be read with the same open-minded love with which it was written."--Ali...

Patrimonialization on the Ruins of Empire: Islamic Heritage and the Modern State in Post-Ottoman Europe

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Report copyright infringementby Maximilian Hartmuth (Editor), Ayse Dilsiz Hartmuth (Editor)After the failed Siege of Vienna of 1683, the Ottoman Empire gradually withdrew from Europe. Even so, monumental reminders of its former presence survived across the continent. The contributors to this volume show that the various successor states adopted substantially different approaches towards their Ottoman architectural inheritance. Even within the same countries, different policies appear to have ...

A Communications Theory of Urban Growth - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Richard L. Meier (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important...

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Report copyright infringementby Chef Ct (Author)Savor the Flavors: A Beginner's Guide to Cigars is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to dive into the flavorful and relaxing world of premium cigars. A culinary-trained chef and cigar enthusiast, this guide offers a unique and approachable perspective for newcomers. Chef CT walks you through an actual premium cigar smoking experience, as he helps you to savor the flavors of a premium cigar, from explaining different flavor profiles o...

White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society - Paperback

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by Kalwant Bhopal (Author)Why and how do those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised? Despite claims that we now live in a post-racial society, race continues to disadvantage those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Kalwant Bhopal explores how neoliberal policy making has increased rather than decreased discrimination faced by those from non-white backgrounds. She also shows how certain types of whiteness are not privileged; Gypsies and Travellers, fo...

Studies in Freemasonry and the Compagnonnage - Paperback

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by Rene Guenon (Author), James Richard Wetmore (Editor), Henry Fohr (Translator)Ren Gu non (1886-1951) was one of the great luminaries of the twentieth century, whose critique of the modern world has stood fast against the shifting sands of intellectual fashion. His extensive writings, now finally available in English, are a providential treasure-trove for the modern seeker: while pointing ceaselessly to the perennial wisdom found in past cultures ranging from the Shamanistic to the Indian a...

The Crisis of the Modern World - Paperback

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by Rene Guenon (Author), Arthur Osborne (Translator), James Richard Wetmore (Editor)Critique of the modern world from the point of view of traditional metaphysics, with special reference to the Oriental doctrine of cosmic cycles. Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.36 x 9.14 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 01, 2001

Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977 - Paperback

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by Michel Foucault (Author)Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the Clinic; prisons in Discipline and Punish; and schools and families in The History of Sexuality. But the general reader as well as the specialist is apt to miss the consistent purposes that lay behind these difficult ind...

The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated): Who Survives When Disaster Strikes--And Why - Paperback

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by Amanda Ripley (Author)Unlock the secrets of survival with this riveting expedition into the science of disaster--now revised and updated to address the pandemic, the role of social media in disaster response, and more--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Kids in the World "The thinking person's manual for getting out alive."--NPR's "Book Tour" "A must read . . . We need books like this to help us understand the world in which we live."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author ...

Democracy!: A Positive Primer on People Power. Discover What Defines a Democracy and Why Your Voice Matters. - Hardcover

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by Philip Bunting (Author)What you say (and how you say it) has the power to change the world. Democracy gives you that power. Democracy is people power. But does democracy really matter? How does it work? And what exactly is democracy, anyway?! Get set to speak up and learn how you can create positive change in your corner of the world. Democracy! is full of fascinating and engaging information about elections, voting and political systems, and provides young readers with easily digestible ...

Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State - Hardcover

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by Byron Tau (Author)You are being surveilled right now. This sweeping exposé reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home. "A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in the digital age."--Kirkus Reviews "That evening, I was given a glimpse inside a hidden world. . . . An entirely new kind of surveillanc...

Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living - Paperback

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by H. L. T. Quan (Author)'Phenomenal ... Offers us possibilities for rescuing the concept of democracy from its fatal entanglement with racial, heteropatriarchal capitalism' -- Angela Y. Davis 'Embraces the unruliness of collective struggle, and recognizes freedom not as a destination but practice--an abolitionist, feminist, anticapitalist, antiracist, radically inclusive practice' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams 'A compelling and inspiring book that belongs in our movements an...

Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming - Hardcover

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by Liz Carlisle (Author), Ricardo Salvador (Foreword by)A powerful movement is happening in farming today--farmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change. For one woman, that's meant learning her tribe's history to help bring back the buffalo. For another, it's meant preserving forest purchased by her great-great-uncle, among the first wave of African Americans to buy land. Others are rejecting monoculture to grow corn, beans, and squash the way farmers in Mexico have done ...

Death in a Nutshell: An Anthropology Whodunit - Paperback

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by Roxanne Varzi (Author)Alex is on the verge of dismissal from her anthropology doctoral program when her luck turns, and she lands a fellowship with a dioramist at the Museum of the Rockies. Only problem is, Alex hasn't a clue about dioramas or dinosaurs, and, as she will soon find out, she's not the only one faking it in this frozen landscape.From New York City to Yellowstone National Park, we follow Alex, a whip-smart graduate student with dyslexia and ADHD-- a Margaret Mead cum Ms. Marpl...

An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture - Hardcover

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by Gavin Blair (Author), Alexander Bennett (Foreword by)The ultimate visual guide to Samurai history and culture! The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. They ruled Japan for centuries, finally uniting the nation after a prolonged period of brutal war and bloodshed. Though famed for their loyalty, honor, and chivalry, they could also be treacherous, bloodthirsty, and merciless. This book tells the story of their rise and eventual demise throu...

History Smashers: The American Revolution - Paperback

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by Kate Messner (Author), Justin Greenwood (Illustrator)Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the Revolutionary War with beloved educator/author Kate Messner. The fun mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels make this perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution.RIGHT? WRONG! Paul Revere m...

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It - Paperback

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by Robert B. Reich (Author)From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, comes an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change "Reich has an almost unmatched ability to make insightful observations about the nation’s inequities, and in The System, he observes that the question is no longer Democrat versus Republican or left versus right, but 'democracy ve...