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Finally! The much anticipated sequel to Cinema Symbolism is here! Cinema Symbolism 2: More Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies explores the hidden symbolism and esoteric imagery in such movies as Crimson Peak, the Harry Potter Saga, The Chronicles of...

A vast collection of superior world wide Tattoos Inspired by the one and only Madonna!These are her most devoted, passionate and creative super fans!Book about Art, Ink & one Madonna!I present you, Madonna’s loyal, devoted, hard core fans who...

Tombe Bworo was one of the greatest of the famous men of the Ma'di tribe. It is said that when Tombe was spotted from afar approaching a village, word would spread quickly of his coming and mothers would frantically remove their children from the scene...

Know what academic freedom is? Or what it's come to mean? What's affirmative about affirmative action these days? Think you're up on the problem of sexual harassment on campus? Or know how much the university depends on part-time faculty? Academic...

Since nearly the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, activists have signaled the inadequacy of prevention strategies and drug protocols that have been developed from research done primarily on men. The latest C.D.C. figures prove they were right; for the...

PC Wars: Politics and Theory in the Academy addresses the very issue of political correctness and the current skirmishes in the culture wars. It includes statements from many of our leading contemporary public intellectuals, including Joan Wallach...

Shopping Around investigates the issues of contemporary popular narrative, feminine pleasure, and consumer culture, viewing the permutations of the feminine subject as a textual construction evolved through everyday life. A wide spectrum of texts are...

Rock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it captured the ears of the nation, rock and roll was...

This is Barthes' seminal text reimagined in a contemporary context by contemporary academics. Through a revisiting of Mythologies, a key text in cultural and media studies, this volume explores the value these disciplines can add to an understanding of...

The image of surfing is everywhere in American popular culture - films, novels, television shows, magazines, newspaper articles, music, and especially advertisements. In this book, Kristin Lawler examines the surfer, one of the most significant and...

In Mobility, Space and Culture, Peter Merriman draws upon theoretical and empirical work from across the social sciences and humanities to provide a critical evaluation of the relationship between 'mobility' and 'place'/'site', reformulating places as in...

The Amoy-dialect film industry emerged in the 1950s, producing cheap, b-grade films in Hong Kong for direct export to the theatres of Manila Chinatown, southern Taiwan and Singapore. Films made in Amoy dialect - a dialect of Chinese - reflected a...

Films about education provide many of the most popular interpretations of what teaching and learning mean in schools. An analysis of this medium reveals much about the historical, cultural, political, and philosophical dimensions of education. Timely and...

This book looks at social representations of romantic love as portrayed in films and interpreted by their audiences, using cinema as a means for analysing the state of romantic love today, and the touchpoints and disconnects between its representation on...

This volume represents the current state of research on picture books and other adjacent hybrid forms of　visual/verbal texts such as comics, graphic novels, and book apps, with a particular focus on texts produced for and　about young people. When Perry...

Traditionally gnawa musicians in Morocco played for all-night ceremonies where communities gathered to invite spirits to heal mental, physical, and social ills untreatable by other means. Now gnawa music can be heard on the streets of Marrakech, at...

'TV Nation' enjoyed a brief but memorable tenure on NBC, and now, with the publication of "Adventures In TV Nation," those who bemoan Michael Moore's absence from the airwaves can revisit the show "TV Guide" called "as compelling and provocative as it is...

Historia Fori Romani, Restituta, Illustrata, Et Aucta Corollariis, Et Praetermissis est opus Francisci Pollet, quod anno 1676 editum est. In hoc libro, auctor historiam Fori Romani recenset et illustrat, additis corollariis et praetermissis. Pollet...

The Seamy Side: A Story Of The True Condition Of Things Theatrical (1906) is a book written by an anonymous author who spent twenty years in the theatrical industry. The book provides a detailed and candid account of the behind-the-scenes workings of the...

The Pace That Kills: A Chronicle is a novel written by Edgar Saltus and published in 1889. The book is a social commentary on the fast-paced lifestyle of the wealthy elite in New York City during the late 19th century. The story follows a young man named...

At supermarkets across the nation, customers waiting in line--mostly female--flip through magazines displayed at the checkout stand. What we find on those magazine racks are countless images of food and, in particular, women: moms preparing lunch for the...

THIS ISSUE: The Power of Starling Questward • Timespace Holograms • Exclusive New Beam Updates • Seven Caves to a New You • Telepathic Hit List • Find Your Twin Galaxy • Ask E-Pa. Welcome Interdimensional Shifters, Secret...

Vince Locker's life is tragic. His comedy act for the LaughCom competition has just bombed, ruining any chance of the cash prize he desperately needed. His life is in tatters; abandoned by his father as a child, an estranged wife, Jessica, who he seems...

Can it be that you only have 5 years left to live?    Studies show only 1 hour daily is free to do what you want to do, and the rest you must do: Sleep, work, eat, email. On average, only 12% of our lifetime is actually free. Sound nice? No,...

Counterfactual thinking has become an established method to evaluate decisions in a range of disciplines, including history, psychology and literature. Elke Reinhuber argues it also has valuable applications in the fine arts and popular media. A...

This book showcases contemporary US set design by engaging designers with one another, pairing dialogue and imagery from varied experiences and practices. Within these pages, we witness an expansion of traditional theatrical set design, evolving fluidly...

This book critically examines the larger world of astrology in India, its ubiquity and relationship with religion, caste, gender, class and aspirations.It looks at astrology through an empirical and phenomenological lens, analyzing different...

Heritage and Festivals in Europe critically investigates the purpose, reach and effects of heritage festivals. Providing a comprehensive and detailed analysis of comparatively selected aspects of intangible cultural heritage, the volume demonstrates how...

A field guide to the new American Roots movement, United States of Americana is a vivid, fascinating, and comprehensive survey of how and why young urban Americans are finding inspiration in the cultural traditions of an earlier time in many areas of...

What is emo? For starters it's a form of melodic, confessional, or EMOtional punk rock. But emo is more than a genre of music-it's the defining counterculture movement of the '00s. EVERYBODY HURTS is a reference book for emo, tracing its angsty roots all...

No matter what your station in society, everybody has to go sometime. Even the wealthy, powerful, and world-renowned must ultimately meet their Maker--though some have departed this life more ignobly than they might have wished. From Mozart to rock and...

To die, kick the bucket, to meet your Maker, dead as a doornail, get whacked, smoked, bite the dust, sleep with the fishes, go six feet under--whatever death is called, it's going to happen. In 1789 Ben Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing is certain...

The number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias delivers another bombshell--this time aimed at . . .100 People Who Are Screwing Up AmericaNo preaching. No pontificating. Just some uncommon sense about the things that have made this country...

This book weaves together a rich tapestry on football fandom in Zimbabwe. Based on empirical research focusing on the different dimensions of fan practices and experiences, the book is the result of multiple fieldwork processes with fans in Zimbabwe...

Happy Art : l'aperitivo "che non c'è ". Uno staff di artisti prende parte ad una serata diversa : pittura dal vivo ,manualità, poesia, musica, degustazioni, libri ed arte in genere, dove gli invitati hanno modo di scrivere le loro poesie, emozioni e...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Fahren Sie, werter Leser, ein Dieselfahrzeug? Dann wissen Sie über die neue, ab 2005 gültige...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,7, Universität Augsburg (Lehrstuhl für Soziologie / Techniksoziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Computer ist heute für uns ein gängiges Arbeitsmittel, wie...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportsoziologie, Note: 1, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (Institut für Sportwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Kindheit und Sport, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Thema...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Soziologie des Internet, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Aufgabe der vorliegenden...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportsoziologie, Note: 1,3, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Institut für Sportwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Abschlussarbeit, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Leistungssport in...

ایرانیان و همۀ مردم سرزمین هایی که در حوزۀ فرهنگ ایرانی زندگی می کنند شب آغاز فصل زمستان را در یک دور فصلی از دور کیهانی طبیعت در زمان گردش فصل پاییز به فصل زمستان جشن می گرفته و می گیرند. نقش و تأثیر این فراگشت طبیعی در حیات اجتماعی و اقتصادی مردم با...

लगभग सभी जानते हैं कि शून्य का आविष्कार भारत में हुआ था; लेकिन हम में से बहुत कम लोग जानते हैं कि बीजगणित और त्रिकोणमिति की उत्पत्ति भी भारत में हुई थी। भारत के युवाओं को लगता है कि भारत के मुकाबले में ऐसा कुछ नहीं है जिस पर हमें गर्व हो। लेकिन .... ऐसा...

Almost everyone knows that zero was invented in India; but very few of us know that Algebra and Trigonometry was also originated in India.The youngsters of India think that there is nothing in India bout which we could be proud of. But.... it's not so...

Learn the secrets of tie-dyeing and  create your own beautiful fabrics.  Tie-dyeing is an ancient art form that was highly developed in the Africa and Asia over a thousand years ago.  This user-friendly book will show you how to...