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Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century
Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
The sixteen chapters of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century are papers from the Fourth Annual Conference on American and European Values / International Conference on Josiah Royce, held at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Opole, Poland in June 2008. The presentation of diverse perspectives,...
Honigflocken mit Milch
Erotischer Roman
Language: German
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Frisch getrennt von ihrem Verlobten wacht die eher introvertierte Lucy, nach einer durchfeierten Nacht mit ihren Freundinnen, in einem fremden Bett auf.
Ihr Schädel dröhnt und die Erinnerungen sind verschwommen bis kaum noch vorhanden.
Was ist letzte Nacht passiert?
Und wer ist der Kerl, der sich...
Crossing Borders
Essays on Literature, Culture, and Society in Honor of Amritjit Singh
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Crossing Borders is a gathering of twenty original, interdisciplinary essays on the paradigm of borders in African American literature, multi-ethnic U.S. studies, and South Asian studies. These essays by established and mid-career scholars from around the globe employ a variety of approaches to the...
Reading Asian Art and Artifacts
Windows to Asia on American College Campuses
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
This book begins with the understanding that, in addition to its aesthetic qualities, Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a 'visible language' with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. Asian art and artifacts are understood in their...
by Marina Herbrik, Inge Holtbuer, Joachim Frank
Language: German
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Das schönste Weihnachtsgeschenk: eine vorgelesene Geschichte Kinder spielen draußen im Schnee. Die Häuser sind geschmückt, und in der Luft hängt der Duft von frischen Plätzchen. Die Weihnachtszeit ist da! Nun beginnt das gemütliche Beisammensein. Alle warten gespannt auf das Christkind. Ob...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
by Arun K. Tiwari; Dr. B. Anand; Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
To write on this facinating but complex subject I teamed up with my friend Dr. B. Anand who provided scientific ground to various fragments of my curious imagination. I acknowledge Dr. B. Anand as the real author of this book, my being crafting the worlds around.I am also greatful to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul...
Political Culture and Media Genre
Beyond the News
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Exploring the forms and meanings of mediated politics beyond the news cycle, this book encompasses genres drawn from television, radio, the press and the internet, assessing their individual and collective contribution to contemporary political culture through textual analysis and thematic review.
by Oluwakemi Abiodun Adesina, Mike Adeyeye, Joseph Kingsley Adjei
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
The democratization process which bolstered a culture of periodic elections has also fostered election-related violent conflicts. As democratic transitions gained currency in the new millennium, orderly transitions through the ballot boxes began replacing military coups but deaths and destructions...
China
A Geographical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
China has become a superpower, exerting significant influence globally. This accessible text integrates thematic and regional coverage to provide a panoramic view of China--its physical geography; population, including ethnic diversity; urban development; agriculture and land use; transportation networks;...
by James K. Feibleman, Paul G. Morrison, Andrew J. Reck
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The year 1959 has been called The Centennial Year in view of the anniversary of the publication of The Origin of SPecies and the centenary of the births of many who later contributed much to the philosophy of the recent past, such as Samuel Alexander, Henri Bergson, John Dewey and Edmund Husser!'...
Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan
Communicative Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the...
by Kenneth Grahame, George Macdonald, Ernest Bramah Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
The Classic Fantasy Collection brings together 20 of the greatest fantasy novels ever written.
Featuring:
Phantastes, by George MacDonald
The Water-Babies, by Charles Kingsley
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
Lilith, by George...
Van Gogh among the Philosophers
Painting, Thinking, Being
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
This volume brings Continental philosophical interpretations of Van Gogh into dialogue with one another to explore how for Van Gogh, art places human beings in their world, and yet in other ways displaces them, not allowing them to belong to that world.