Автор: Judd Walter S., Judd Graham A. Название: Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien`s Legendarium ISBN: 0190276312 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190276317 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5701.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien`s universe, complete with the etymology of the plant`s name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien`s work, a description of the plant`s distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print.
Описание: Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe themselves to be on an equal intellectual footing with doctors and diplomats. All voices, even the most ridiculous, demand to be taken with equal seriousness, and any claim to the contrary is dismissed as undemocratic elitism. Tom Nichols' The Death of Expertise shows how this rejection of experts has occurred: the openness of the internet, the emergence of a customer satisfaction model in higher education, and the transformation of the news industry into a 24-hour entertainment machine, among other reasons. Paradoxically, the increasingly democratic dissemination of information, rather than producing an educated public, has instead created an army of ill-informed and angry citizens who denounce intellectual achievement. When ordinary citizens believe that no one knows more than anyone else, democratic institutions themselves are in danger of falling either to populism or to technocracy or, in the worst case, a combination of both. An update to the 2017breakout hit, the paperback edition of The Death of Expertise provides a new foreword to cover the alarming exacerbation of these trends in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election. Judging from events on the ground since it first published, The Death of Expertise issues a warning about the stability and survival of modern democracy in the Information Age that is even more important today.
Автор: Couldry, Nick Название: Why voice matters ISBN: 1848606621 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848606623 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 6651.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An impassioned manifesto for how `voice` might be used to counter neo-liberal ideologies in the future, from a star name in the field of media, communication and cultural studies
Автор: Edited by Roger Friedland Название: Matters of culture ISBN: 0521795451 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521795456 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7128.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Matters of Culture, first published in 2004, is an introduction to some of the best theorizing in cultural sociology, focusing in particular on questions of power, the sacred and cultural production. Contains a major theoretical introduction that lays out the internal structure of the field and contributions from leading academics.
Автор: Billings Dwight B., Kingsolver Ann E. Название: Appalachia in Regional Context: Place Matters ISBN: 0813179130 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813179131 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 5346.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. This concept especially holds true in Appalachian studies -- a field that brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around the region to contest misappropriations of resources and power and to combat stereotypes of isolation and intolerance. In Appalachia in Regional Context: Place Matters, Dwight B. Billings and Ann E. Kingsolver assemble scholars and artists from a variety of disciplines to broaden the conversation and challenge the binary opposition between regionalism and globalism. In addition to theoretical explorations of place, some of the case studies examine foodways, depictions of gendered and racialized Appalachian identity in popular culture, the experiences of rural LGBTQ youth, and the pitfalls and promises of teaching regional studies. Drawing on ideas from cultural anthropology, sociology, and a variety of other fields, and interleaved with poems by bell hooks, this volume furthers the examination of new perspectives on one of America's most compelling and misunderstood regions.
Автор: Wilson M., Johnson K. Название: Rhys Matters: New Critical Perspectives ISBN: 1349460273 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349460274 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rhys Matters, the first collection of essays focusing on Rhys`s writing in over twenty years, encounters her oeuvre from multiple disciplinary perspectives and appreciates the interventions in modernism, postcolonial studies, Caribbean studies, and women`s and gender studies.
Автор: Swinbank, Vicki A. Название: Women`s food matters ISBN: 3030703983 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030703981 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book presents a wide-ranging, interdiscplinary and comprehensive feminist analysis of women`s central role in many aspects of the world`s food systems and cultures. This central role is examined through a range of lenses, namely cross-cultural, intergenerational, and socially diverse.
Автор: Packer, Jeremy Название: Communication Matters ISBN: 0415782244 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415782241 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Frenk Julio, Hoffman Steven Название: To save humanity from hell: what matters most for a healthy future ISBN: 0190221542 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190221546 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3958.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell." --Dag Hammarskjцld, United Nations Secretary-General 1953-1961 The turn of the 21st century was an objective low point in the history of human health: AIDS was scourging Africa, millions of women died each year in child birth, and billions suffered under malnourishment and poverty. In response, the United Nations launched its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an ambitious charter that since 2000 has measurably reduced the worldwide burdens of poverty, hunger, and disease. With the MDGs set to expire in 2015, continued progress on these fronts is anything but certain. In addition to the persisting threats of the 20th century, globalization has sped the development of new threats--pandemics, climate change, chronic disease--that now threaten rich and poor countries equally. "To Save Humanity" is a collection of short, honest essays on what single issue matters most for the future of global health. Authored by the world's leading voices from science, politics, and social advocacy, this collection is both a primer on the major issues of our time and a potential blueprint for post-2015 health and development. This unparalleled collection will provide illuminating and thought-provoking reading for anyone invested in our collective future and well-being.
Автор: Garsten Название: Market Matters ISBN: 1403917574 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403917577 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16769.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the age of globalization, people employ markets to solve problems, create capital, achieve political objectives, question economic processes and delineate moral values. This title examines cultural processes in modern markets, based on case studies from around the world.
Автор: Leitch, Vincent Название: Theory Matters ISBN: 0415967171 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415967174 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Harrison, Sarah K. Название: Waste matters ISBN: 1138187062 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138187061 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Focusing on work by Patrick Chamoiseau, Chris Abani, Dinaw Mengestu, Suketu Mehta and Vik Muniz, Waste Matters argues that contemporary literature and film offer an insightful and timely response to these questions through their formal and thematic revaluation of `urban waste`, both physical and metaphorical.
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