The Most Beautiful Job in the World, Giulia Mensitieri
Автор: Boo, Katherine (staff Writer, New Yorker, Y) Название: Behind the beautiful forevers ISBN: 1846274516 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846274510 Издательство: Faber Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture Barry Hallen Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. "This contrasts with any suggestion that in Yoruba or, more generally, African society, moral thinking manifests nothing much more than a supine acquiescence in long established communal values. . . . Hallen renders a great service to African philosophy." —Kwasi Wiredu In Yoruba culture, morality and moral values are intimately linked to aesthetics. The purest expression of beauty, at least for human beings, is to possess good moral character. But how is moral character judged? How do actions, and especially words, reveal good moral character in a culture that is still significantly based on oral tradition? In this original and intimate look at Yoruba culture, Barry Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun—the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers, individuals justly reputed to be well versed in Yoruba thought and expression—what it means to be good and beautiful. Posed as an outsider wanting to gain understanding of how to speak Yoruba correctly, Hallen engages the onisegun and has them explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and the philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal a striking and profound depiction of Yoruba aesthetic and ethical thought. The detailed interpretations of everyday language that Hallen supplies challenge prevailing Western views that African thought is nothing more than acquiescence to long-established religious or communal values. The philosophy of ordinary language reveals that moral reflection is indeed individual and that evaluations of action and character take place on the basis of clearly and logically delineated criteria. With the onisegun as his guides, Hallen identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture through everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Barry Hallen has taught philosophy at the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) in Nigeria. He is a Fellow at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University and Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Morehouse College. He is coauthor (with J. Olubi Sodipo) of Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy. Contents Ordinary Language and African Philosophy Moral Epistemology Me, My Self, and My Destiny The Good and the Bad The Beautiful Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations Glossary of Yoruba Terms
Автор: Alexander Hilary Название: Leopard: Fashion`s Most Powerful Print ISBN: 1786273241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786273246 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2579.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Written by Hilary Alexander, with quotes by Donatella Versace, Diane von Furstenberg and Claudia Schiffer
Автор: Davis, Mark Название: Consumer Culture and Society ISBN: 0415528836 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415528832 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 3826.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Davis, Mark Название: Consumer Culture and Society ISBN: 0415528828 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415528825 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 14546.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Yallop, Collin Название: Australian Aboriginal Languages ISBN: 0233973095 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780233973098 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 3062.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Seth Garfield Название: Guarana: How Brazil Embraced the World`s Most Caffeine-Rich Plant ISBN: 1469671263 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469671260 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12415.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this sweeping chronicle of guarana—a glossy-leaved Amazonian vine packed with more caffeine than any other plant—Seth Garfield develops a wide-ranging approach to the history of Brazil itself. The story begins with guarana as the pre-Columbian cultivar of the Satere-Mawe people in the Lower Amazon region, where it figured centrally in the Indigenous nation's origin stories, dietary regimes, and communal ceremonies. During subsequent centuries of Portuguese colonialism and Brazilian rule, guarana was reformulated by settlers, scientists, folklorists, food technologists, and marketers. Whether in search of pleasure, profits, professional distinction, or patriotic markers, promoters imparted new meanings and uses to guarana. Today, it is the namesake ingredient of a multibillion-dollar soft drink industry and a beloved national symbol.
Guarana's journey elucidates human impacts on Amazonian ecosystems; the circulation of knowledge, goods, and power; and the promise of modernity in Latin America's largest nation. For Garfield, the beverage's cross-cultural history reveals not only the structuring of inequalities in Brazil but also the mythmaking and ordering of social practices that constitute so-called traditional and modern societies.
Автор: Seth Garfield Название: Guarana: How Brazil Embraced the World`s Most Caffeine-Rich Plant ISBN: 1469671271 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469671277 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4383.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this sweeping chronicle of guarana—a glossy-leaved Amazonian vine packed with more caffeine than any other plant—Seth Garfield develops a wide-ranging approach to the history of Brazil itself. The story begins with guarana as the pre-Columbian cultivar of the Satere-Mawe people in the Lower Amazon region, where it figured centrally in the Indigenous nation's origin stories, dietary regimes, and communal ceremonies. During subsequent centuries of Portuguese colonialism and Brazilian rule, guarana was reformulated by settlers, scientists, folklorists, food technologists, and marketers. Whether in search of pleasure, profits, professional distinction, or patriotic markers, promoters imparted new meanings and uses to guarana. Today, it is the namesake ingredient of a multibillion-dollar soft drink industry and a beloved national symbol.
Guarana's journey elucidates human impacts on Amazonian ecosystems; the circulation of knowledge, goods, and power; and the promise of modernity in Latin America's largest nation. For Garfield, the beverage's cross-cultural history reveals not only the structuring of inequalities in Brazil but also the mythmaking and ordering of social practices that constitute so-called traditional and modern societies.
Автор: Young, Caroline Название: Fashionquake ISBN: 0711267448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780711267442 Издательство: Quarto Рейтинг: Цена: 1886.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: FashionQuake presents fashion`s most disruptive, rebellious and ground-breaking moments. This is what happens when fashion designers take tradition and rip it up.
Описание: While overall rates of poverty have changed somewhat during this period, the geography of counties where affluence and poverty rates are the highest have also shifted as economic fortunes wax and wane.
Автор: Hamermesh Daniel S. Название: Spending Time: The Most Valuable Resource ISBN: 0190853832 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190853839 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2691.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The world is facing an energy crisis. As the finite supply of fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil upon which we depend dwindle - indeed, some scientists predict that oil could run out within the next 45 years - humanity must look to renewable sources of energy to generate power. But how efficient and sustainable are alternative energy sources such as wind, wave and solar power? And is it safe to continue using nuclear power? Can we as individuals make a difference? This book looks at our current use of energy and at what the future is likely to hold. The information comes from a variety of sources, including government reports and statistics, newspapers and magazine articles, surveys and polls, academic research and literature from charities and lobby groups; articles have been tailored to an 11 to 14 age group. Additionally, at the end of each chapter are two pages of activities relating to the articles and issues raised in that chapter.
Описание: Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize A landmark and collectible volume-beautifully produced in duotone-that canonizes Frederick Douglass through historic photography.
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