Browsing by Subject "Civilization"

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    • 21 lessons for the 21st century 

      Harari, Yuval Noah (Spiegel & Grau, 2018)

    • American cultural studies : an introduction to American culture 

      Campbell, Neil; Kean, Alasdair (Routledge, 2015)
      Exploring the central themes in modern American cultural studies and discussing how these themes can be interpreted, American Cultural Studies offers a wide-ranging overview of different aspects of American cultural life ...

    • American ways : an introduction to American culture 

      Datesman, Maryanne Kearny; Crandall, Jo Ann; Kearny, Edward N. (Longman, 2005)
      This work focuses on the traditional values that have attracted people to the United States for well over 200 years and traces the effects of these values on American life.

    • American ways : an introduction to American culture 

      Datesman, Maryanne Kearny; Crandall, JoAnn; Kearny , Edward N. (Pearson, 2014)
      As the cultural diversity of the United States continues to increase, the issues surrounding multiculturalism continue to be of great importance. With updates throughout and a fresh, new design, the Fourth Edition of ...

    • Art in history/history in art : studies in seventeenth-century Dutch culture 

      Freedberg, David; Vries, Jan de (Getty Publications, 1991)
      This book considers the potential for a reciprocally illuminating relationship between art history and history in light of recent methodological developments in both fields. The volume opens with contributions from a ...

    • Asian popular culture : the global (dis)continuity 

      Fung, Anthony Y. H. (editor) (Routledge, 2013)
      "Examines two seemingly contradictory and yet parallel processes in the circulation of Asian popular culture: the interconnectedness between Asian popular culture and western culture in an era of cultural globalization, ...

    • Between past and future : eight exercises in political thought 

      Arendt, Hannah; Kohn, Jerome (introduction) (Penguin Books, 2006)
      Hannah Arendt’s insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the ...

    • Between past and future : six exercises in political thought 

      Arendt, Hannah (The Viking Press, 1961)
      Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute a major contribution to political philosophy. In this book she describes the perplexing crises which modern society ...

    • Britain in close-up : an in-depth study of contemporary Britain 

      McDowall, David (Longman, 2008)
      This full-colour study of contemporary Britain examines aspects of British society from government and politics, to culture and style.

    • British culture : an introduction 

      Christopher, David P. (Routledge, 2015)
      This third edition of British culture is the complete introduction to culture and the arts in Britain today. Extensively illustrated and offering a wider range of topics than ever before, David P. Christopher identifies ...

    • Keywords for American cultural studies 

      Burgett, Bruce (editor); Hendler, Glenn (editor) (New York University, 2007)
      This book offers these features and more to its readers, providing indispensable meditations on terms and concepts used in cultural studies, American studies, and beyond. Collaborative in design and execution, Keywords for ...

    • Routledge handbook of East Asian popular culture 

      Iwabuchi, Koichi (editor); Tsai, Eva (editor); Berry, Chris (editor) (Routledge, 2017)
      As East Asian popular culture becomes a global force, it is increasingly important for us to understand the characteristics of contemporary East Asian popular culture, and in particular its transnational nature. In this ...

    • Sapiens : a brief history of humankind 

      Harari, Yuval Noah (Harper, 2014)
      "From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding ...

    • Spotlight on the USA 

      Falk, Randee (Oxford University Press, 1993)

    • The U.S.A. customs and institutions 

      Tiersky, Ethel; Tiersky, Martin (Longman, 2001)
      The U.S.A. improves students¿ reading comprehension while also providing a useful overview of American culture and traditions. With an increased emphasis on the reading-writing connection, this edition has been revised ...