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Sex and Unisex
Fashion, Feminism, and the Sexual Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
Notorious as much for its fashion as for its music, the 1960s and 1970s produced provocative fashion trends that reflected the rising wave of gender politics and the sexual revolution. In an era when gender stereotypes were questioned and dismantled, and when the feminist and gay rights movements...
Atlanta Pop in the '50s, '60s & '70s
The Magic of Bill Lowery
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
In the second half of the twentieth century, Atlanta became a pop music capital of the country. Former DJ Bill Lowery attracted a galaxy of talent and created an empire of music publishing, production and promotion. In 1956, the Lowery Music Company had its first million copy-selling hit single with...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
In the age of ubiquitous media and globalization, the entertainment industry has changed dramatically to accommodate a more comprehensive and diverse audience. As such, research into the influence of culture on entertainment and the media is necessary in order to facilitate further developments in the...
by Slavoj Žižek
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 29, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 29, 2018
Marx, Lacan, Kant, Hegel, Hitchcock, Herzog, entre muchos otros, aparecen entrelazados en La permanencia en lo negativo, un libro que hasta el momento no estaba traducido al castellano. "La principal característica del capitalismo consiste en su desequilibrio estructural inherente, su carácter antagónico...
Implied Nowhere
Absence in Folklore Studies
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2019
In Implied Nowhere: Absence in Folklore Studies, authors Shelley Ingram, Willow G. Mullins, and Todd Richardson talk about things folklorists don’t usually talk about. They ponder the tacit aspects of folklore and folklore studies, looking into the unarticulated expectations placed upon people whenever...
The Comics of Charles Schulz
The Good Grief of Modern Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
With contributions by Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T. Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr., Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag, Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael Tisserand
The Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the...
Revisioning Activism
Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Many forms of activism live within the margins of conventional strategies such as marching, speaking out, and fighting for one's political representatives. This book of essays highlights, celebrates, and broadens the vision of activism to include the intersection between people and the social and...
Artes da Fala
Colóquio de Portel
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Decorreu nos dias 27, 28 e 29 de Junho de 1996, na vila de Portel, o colóquio intitulado Artes da Fala e subordinado ao tema da oralidade a sul do rio Tejo numa perspectiva antropológica. Organizado pela Câmara Municipal de Portel e pelo Centro de Tradições Populares Portuguesas (Universidade...
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We Are What We Sell: How Advertising Shapes American Life. . . And Always Has [3 volumes]
How Advertising Shapes American Life. . . and Always Has
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
In the United States, advertising has carved out an essential place in American culture, and advertising messages undoubtedly play a significant role in determining how people interpret the world around them. This three-volume set examines the myriad ways that advertising has influenced many aspects...
by Nicolae Sfetcu
Language: Romanian
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: Romanian
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Crăciunul este un festival anual de comemorare a nașterii lui Isus Hristos, datat în general la 25 decembrie ca o sărbătoare religioasă şi culturală celebrată de miliarde de oameni din întreaga lume. Sărbătoare centrală a anului liturgic creștin, Crăciunul închide sezonul Advent și...
33 revoluciones por minuto
Historia de la canción protesta
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Una historia detallada de la canción protesta, uno de los géneros musicales que mejor han definido el siglo XX. Para Lynskey, la obra fundacional de este género es "Strange Fruit" que Billie Holiday interpretó por primera vez en 1939. En esa canción se reunían la calidad musical y la denuncia...
Commando
Autobiografía de Johnny Ramone
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 1, 2013
"Es como si te recibiera en su casa" observa su colega Tommy, un inocente comentario que podría entenderse también como advertencia, porque este libro es una confesión visceral in artículo mortis y a quemarropa. John Cummings, alias JOHNNY RAMONE (1948-2004), pasará a la historia de la música...
Citizen Keane
The Big Lies Behind the Big Eyes
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Teary, big-eyed orphans and a multitude of trashy knockoffs epitomized American kitsch art as they clogged thrift stores for decades.When Adam Parfrey tracked down Walter Keane-the credited artist of the weepy waifs, for a San Diego Reader cover story in 1992-he discovered some shocking facts....
Destruction Was My Beatrice
Dada and the Unmaking of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
In 1916, as World War I raged around them, a group of bohemians gathered at a small nightclub in Zurich, Switzerland for a series of bizarre performances. Three readers simultaneously recited a poem in three languages; a monocle-wearing teenager performed a spell from New Zealand; another young man...