An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining housing, even doing business—all such tasks call for the skillful and strategic giving of gifts and cultivating of obligation, indebtedness, and reciprocity. Mayfair Mei-hui Yang's close scrutiny of this phenomenon serves as a window to view facets of a much broader and more complex cultural, historical, and political formation. Using rich and varied ethnographic examples of guanxi stemming from her fieldwork in China in the 1980s and 1990s, the author shows how this "gift economy" operates in the larger context of the socialist state redistributive economy.
Автор: H Christie, Robert Название: Banquets of the nations; eighty-six dinners characteristic and typical each of its own country ISBN: 9353924510 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789353924515 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 41290.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
This is a book not only for lovers of food but also for those with an appetite for adventure and a thirst for the discovery of exciting gastronomic delights.
Russian history presents us with a rich tapestry of extravagant ceremony, characterized not only by the magnificent grandeur of individual courtly feasts but also by successive generations of nobility actively vying with each other to surpass the splendour created by their predecessors. Russian hospitality has always exuded a special vitality and sense of warm-hearted sociability. In Old Russia there was also a significant link between hospitality and the teachings of the Orthodox Church.
The political and social history of Russia has seen some very violent changes. The more shocking the political events of a country, the more brutal the cultural changes can be. At times, the differences between the past and the present are so extreme that one is faced with completely different worlds. Despite dramatic and often heart-breaking upheavals, we do surely have a duty to remember those distant roots that helped to nourish the present.
"Modern society contemptuously dismisses and sneers at the former way of life and deliberately breaks any connection with the past, which would always have been held to be so dear at the time." These words of writer, historian and theatre critic Yevgeny Opochinin were published in 1909 before the full horror of the revolutionary upheaval. The relevance of such remarks is surely as valid now as then.
Throughout history, special events have been an important way of imparting tradition from one generation to another, and symbolic meanings can still be found, if one knows the stories from the past. One just has to know where to look.
So, it is time to raise a toast in memory of bygone custom and tradition and to celebrate that great warm-hearted generosity of the Russian people
An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining housing, even doing business—all such tasks call for the skillful and strategic giving of gifts and cultivating of obligation, indebtedness, and reciprocity. Mayfair Mei-hui Yang's close scrutiny of this phenomenon serves as a window to view facets of a much broader and more complex cultural, historical, and political formation. Using rich and varied ethnographic examples of guanxi stemming from her fieldwork in China in the 1980s and 1990s, the author shows how this "gift economy" operates in the larger context of the socialist state redistributive economy.
Автор: Masori Sandi Название: The DIY Balloon Bible Themes & Dreams: How to Decorate for Galas, Anniversaries, Banquets & Other Themed Events ISBN: 1981311041 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781981311040 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Are you looking for a way to decorate an upcoming Gala, Bar Mitzvah, School Event, Anniversary, Quinceanera, Wedding, or just a random themed party just because? In this book, Sandi Masori, "America's Top Balloon Expert", shows how to make more than 40 different designs covering 9 different popular party themes. The designs in this book are up to date, tried and true designs that Sandi actually sells to her event clients. These are the most popular designs for galas, anniversaries, milestone birthdays, school events, Bar Mitzvahs, Quinceaneras, weddings and more Amaze your friends and wow your relatives. In addition to step by step instructions and photos, there is a link to a video for each recipe, so if you learn better by watching, you're covered there too And did we mention that most of these designs are air-filled? That's right, most of them don't require any helium Instead they use frames (that you can build- it's in the book), and common air. Be the hit of every party and have fun at the same time. Get your kids or friends involved and make a party out of making the party IMPORTANT: Please note that the paperback is in black and white. Kindle version is full color, but due to costs, it's not possible to print the paperback in color at this time. The corresponding videos are also full color. Author Sandi Masori, has been in the balloon industry since 1994 and began making educational videos for the industry in 2002. She's authored 5 best-selling books on balloons and has made numerous local, national and international tv appearances talking about balloons and showing what can be done with them. When she's not decorating events with her local balloon company, Balloon Utopia, she's either writing the next book, recording how- to videos at You Tube, or hanging out with her kids.
Автор: Company South of England Oyster Название: Oysters and Their Cultivation ISBN: 1973992159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781973992158 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 8030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Smith, Dennis E. Название: From symposium to eucharist ISBN: 0800634896 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780800634896 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 56790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Provides all the necessary information for newcomers to the profession to get a movie made. Topics include finding a project, breaking down a script, creating a production board, casting, budgeting, scouting locations, scheduling, dealing with actors, establishing set protocol, marketing, and many others. Throughout, real-life examples vividly illustrate the subject at hand.
Автор: Lissarrague Francois Название: The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual ISBN: 0691633266 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691633268 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 79200.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, poetry, music, games, flirtation, and other elements that formed the complex structure of the banquet itself. A close reading of the objects handled by drinkers in the images reveals various metaphors, particularly that of wine as sea, all expressing a wide range of attitudes toward an ambiguous substance that brings cheer but may also cause harm.
Not only does this work offer an anthropological view of ancient Greece, but it explores a precise iconographic system. In so doing it will encourage and enrich further reflection on the role of the image in a given culture. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Автор: Williams Isla Название: Banquet Management ISBN: 1635497264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781635497267 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 126600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: James Nathaniel Holland, Holland Название: Roman Banquet of Trimalchio ISBN: 1727631714 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781727631715 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 26550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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