Modified Bodies, Material Selves: Beauty Ideals in Post-Reform Shanghai, Julie E. Starr
Автор: Mathison Julie Название: Believe ISBN: 1735003700 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735003702 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Full of humor and wonder, BELIEVE explores the power and limits of the imagination - and how love both breaks and heals our hearts. This quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and resilience will keep you guessing until the end.
Автор: Mathison Julie Название: Vasilisa ISBN: 1735003735 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735003733 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Three witches, two children, one ogre -- and nowhere to run.
It's 1919, but in Edenfall, Pennsylvania, the Great War is not over -- not for Vasilisa, at least. Papa is presumed dead on the fields of Flanders, Mama is being courted by an absolute ogre, and now Babka, her beloved grandma, has had a bad spell. Or has she fallen under one? Only the Old Tales, the Russian fables Vasilisa was raised on, offer any comfort or counsel.
But what if they are more than child's tales?
Enter Ivan, who jumps a train for Edenfall at midnight and finds Vasilisa in a real fix. Old Rus is calling from across time and both worlds, and if they heed the call, they might both get what they want. It won't be easy. Three witches, two children, one ogre - they're outnumbered and outclassed. Baba Yaga and Old Koschei are after the same thing -- and each other -- and the children are caught in the crosshairs. Vasilisa has a secret weapon, in the humblest of guises, but will the meek truly inherit the earth? Or will the mighty prevail? One thing is certain: it's a fairy tale of their own making, a tale whose happy ending is ever in doubt.
Thin body, white skin, and big eyes. Such beauty ideals are ubiquitous across Shanghai, where salons and weight-loss clinics offering an array of products and treatment options beckon city dwellers with promises of a "better life." Set against the backdrop of China's post-reform era, Modified Bodies, Material Selves compares the radically different attitudes of middle-class Chinese and Western women living in Shanghai toward the pursuit of beauty. Through comparative ethnography, anthropologist Julie E. Starr parses how experiences of bodies and embodied identities, and the politics ascribed to them, are culturally produced for both groups of women. With a focus on the ways in which late capitalism interacts with different bodies, Starr joins an ongoing conversation about the impact of recent economic reforms on social life in China.
Bringing together theories of embodiment, the politics of appearance, and the bodily nature of selfhood in the twenty-first century, Modified Bodies, Material Selves contributes fresh insights to current debates in anthropology, women’s and gender studies, and East Asian studies.
Автор: Mathison Julie Название: Believe ISBN: 1735003727 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735003726 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
A quirky, heartfelt middle-grade novel about grief and the resilience of the human spirit. Full of humor and wonder, Believe explores the power and limits of the imagination - and how love both breaks and heals our hearts.
Eleven-year-old Melanie knows she's special. She's never been bored. She understands the secret language of old houses and makes jewels out of broken glass. Her imagination can do anything -- except make friends. It's 1980, and life as a fifth grader at Buckminster Experimental School is lonely at best, when she's not dodging Karen, the school bully. Then, Melanie meets Sabrina, who looks like a TV star and acts like a spy, and who doesn't care what anyone thinks. She teaches Melanie how to believe in herself, and soon Melanie starts living her dreams. She even lands the lead in Peter Pan
If only she could share it all with Mom. Missing her mom is like trying to breathe with one lung. It's bad. Sabrina thinks they can track her down, and Melanie wants to believe, but sometimes it's easier to pretend. Her new life feels like a house of cards, until one day it all comes crashing down and she finds herself with no choice but to face the truth... and let go.
"A riveting story of loss and friendship. Mathison's characters, young and old, are so well realized that they live on in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. "
-- Margaret J. Anderson, author of Searching for Shona.
Автор: Starr Julie K. Название: The Quintet Approach: Pangolin Guild ISBN: 0692463526 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692463529 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On the Oregon coast, a group of five young adults eventually converge by chance and design in order to plan and execute a project for the Paunder Avian Academy, a unique private junior college. Following the developments of students over two years, the story builds into that of a family moving towards a common end: the mission to bring about a positive impact in the world.Experience the joys and tragedies, the fears and hopes, the laughter and the tears, the love and the loneliness of these young people as they go forth into this bold new adventure. Their journeys lead them to a new level of consciousness, and to each other. But will the guild last long enough to make their project a reality?
Автор: Mathison Julie Название: Vasilisa ISBN: 1735003743 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735003740 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Three witches, two children, one ogre -- and nowhere to run.
It's 1919, but in Edenfall, Pennsylvania, the Great War is not over -- not for Vasilisa, at least. Papa is presumed dead on the fields of Flanders, Mama is being courted by an absolute ogre, and now Babka, her beloved grandma, has had a bad spell. Or has she fallen under one? Only the Old Tales, the Russian fables Vasilisa was raised on, offer any comfort or counsel.
But what if they are more than child's tales?
Enter Ivan, who jumps a train for Edenfall at midnight and finds Vasilisa in a real fix. Old Rus is calling from across time and both worlds, and if they heed the call, they might both get what they want. It won't be easy. Three witches, two children, one ogre - they're outnumbered and outclassed. Baba Yaga and Old Koschei are after the same thing -- and each other -- and the children are caught in the crosshairs. Vasilisa has a secret weapon, in the humblest of guises, but will the meek truly inherit the earth? Or will the mighty prevail? One thing is certain: it's a fairy tale of their own making, a tale whose happy ending is ever in doubt.
Автор: Starr, Julie Название: Mentoring manual ISBN: 1292374217 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781292374215 Издательство: Pearson Education Рейтинг: Цена: 2058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: NVI Simplificada, Nuevo Testamento consiste en una traduccion de las Sagradas Escrituras elaborada por un grupo de expertos biblistas que representan a una docena de paises de habla espanola, y que pertenecen a un buen numero de denominaciones cristianas evangelicas. La traduccion se hizo directamente de los textos hebreos, arameos y griegos en sus mejores ediciones disponibles. Se aprovecho, en buena medida, el trabajo de investigacion y exegesis que antes efectuaron los traductores de la New International Version, traduccion de la Biblia al ingles, ampliamente conocida
Автор: Starr, Julie Название: Coaching manual ISBN: 1292374241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781292374246 Издательство: Pearson Education Рейтинг: Цена: 2470.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Demonstratives with their pointing gestures are amongst the first words that children learn, and they have fascinated theorists by the combination of slender semantic content and the practical force in communication. This book is for researchers and students in linguistics, philosophy and psychology interested in demonstratives, a key anchor tying language to the world.
Описание: During more than a century of colonial rule over Algeria, the French state shaped and reshaped the meaning and practice of Muslim law by regulating it and circumscribing it to the domain of family law, while applying the French Civil Code to appropriate the property of Algerians. In Sex, Law, and Sovereignty in French Algeria, 1830-1930, Judith...
