Overcoming modernity, 

Автор: Stark Rodney
Название: How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
ISBN: 161017139X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610171397
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures—and why we all should be thankful it did.Modernity developed only in the West—in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap.The question is, Why?Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping look at Western civilization.Taking readers on a thrilling journey from ancient Greece to the present, Stark challenges much of the received wisdom about Western history. How the West Won shows, for example:Why the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilizationWhy the “Dark Ages” never happenedWhy the Crusades had nothing to do with grabbing loot or attacking the Muslim world unprovokedWhy there was no “Scientific Revolution” in the seventeenth centuryWhy scholars’ recent efforts to dismiss the importance of battles are ridiculous: had the Greeks lost at the Battle of Marathon, we probably would never have heard of Plato or AristotleStark also debunks absurd fabrications that have flourished in the past few decades: that the Greeks stole their culture from Africa; that the West’s “discoveries” were copied from the Chinese and Muslims; that Europe became rich by plundering the non-Western world.This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity—and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures.

Автор: Parkins Ilya
Название: Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli
ISBN: 0857853279 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857853271
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Through a highly original and detailed analysis of the memoirs, interviews and other life writings of Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli, this book explores changing notions of femininity in the early decades of the twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is key reading for scholars and students of fashion, gender studies, cultural studies and history.

Автор: Thompson, Emily
Название: The soundscape of modernity: architectural accoustics and the culture of listening in America
ISBN: 0262701065 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262701068
Издательство: MIT Press
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Описание: A vibrant history of acoustical technology and aural culture in early-twentieth-century America.

Автор: Mehran Kamrava
Название: The new voices of Islam :
ISBN: 0520250990 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520250994
Издательство: Wiley
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Цена: 60960.00 T
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Описание: Aims to bring together the writings of 13 of the renowned Muslim thinkers. This book presents their essays which include overviews of Islam, its core principles, and the relationship between Islam, democracy, and civil rights; and works by feminist intellectuals. It also places the life of each thinker in national and historical context.

Автор: Darius Cooper
Название: The Cinema of Satyajit Ray
ISBN: 0521629802 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521629805
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Darius Cooper`s study of Ray is the first to examine his rich and varied work from a social and historical perspective. The most comprehensive treatment of Ray`s work, The Cinema of Satyajit Ray makes accessible the oeuvre of one of the most prolific and creative filmmakers of the twentieth century.

Автор: Sucher, Kathryn (san Jose State University, Professor Emerita) Safaii-waite, Seanne (university Of Idaho, Associate Professor Emerita And University O
Название: Teacher`s guide to successful professional learning networks: overcoming challenges and improving student outcomes
ISBN: 0367641585 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367641580
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book presents a critical reading of Kristapurana, the first South Asian retelling of the Bible.

Автор: Sucher, Kathryn (san Jose State University, Professor Emerita) Safaii-waite, Seanne (university Of Idaho, Associate Professor Emerita And University O
Название: Teacher`s guide to successful professional learning networks: overcoming challenges and improving student outcomes
ISBN: 036769669X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367696696
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Using performance as both an object and a lens, this volume explores the politics and aesthetics of migration control, border security, and refugee resistance.

Автор: Tanaka, Hitoshi
Название: Historical Narratives of East Asia in the 21st Century
ISBN: 0367818701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367818708
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Автор: Tanaka, Hitoshi
Название: Historical Narratives of East Asia in the 21st Century
ISBN: 1032172746 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032172743
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Автор: Dixon Michael R.
Название: L.I.F.E. Ministries: A Biblical Approach to Overcoming Addictions
ISBN: 1098344227 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781098344221
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Цена: 37170.00 T
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Описание: Literature has always played a central role in creating and disseminating culturally specific notions of citizenship, nationhood, and belonging. In this study, Kathy-Ann Tan investigates metaphors, configurations, parameters, and articulations of US and Canadian citizenship that are enacted, renegotiated, and revised in modern literary texts, particularly during periods of emergence and crisis.

Автор: Barak Kushner, Sherzod Muminov
Название: Overcoming Empire in Post-Imperial East Asia: Repatriation, Redress and Rebuilding
ISBN: 1350253014 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350253018
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: When Emperor Hirohito announced defeat in a radio broadcast on 15th August 1945, Japan was not merely a nation; it was a colossal empire stretching from the tip of Alaska to the fringes of Australia grown out of a colonial ideology that continued to pervade East Asian society for years after the end of the Second World War. In Overcoming Empire in Post-Imperial East Asia: Repatriation, Redress and Rebuilding, Barak Kushner and Sherzod Muminov bring together an international team of leading scholars to explore the post-imperial history of the region. From international aid to postwar cinema to chemical warfare, these essays all focus on the aftermath of Japan’s aggressive warfare and the new international strategies which Japan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea utilised following the end of the war and the collapse of Japan’s empire. The result is a nuanced analysis of the transformation of postwar national identities, colonial politics, and the reordering of society in East Asia. With its innovative comparative and transnational perspective, this book is essential reading for scholars of modern East Asian history, the cold war, and the history of decolonisation.

Автор: Sucher, Kathryn (san Jose State University, Professor Emerita) Safaii-waite, Seanne (university Of Idaho, Associate Professor Emerita And University O
Название: Teacher`s guide to successful professional learning networks: overcoming challenges and improving student outcomes
ISBN: 036769770X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367697709
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book studies the hill of Uisneach, arguably best defined as a sacred hill at the center of Ireland, possibly the sacred hill of the center of Ireland. It explores the medieval documents connected with the hill and compares them with archeological data, modern Irish folklore and 21st-century tradition.