Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Beyond culture Beyond culture Edward Twitchell Hall,Edward T. Hall TABLE OF CONTENTS: The paradox of culture -- Man as extension -- Consistency and life -- Hidden culture -- Rhythm and body movement -- Context and meaning -- Contexts, high and low -- Why context? --… OL1622239W
Culture and dignity Culture and dignity Laura Nader "In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship betwe… OL16626967W
Visions of England Visions of England Roy Strong What does it mean to be English? For centuries, Englishness was synonymous with Britishness, informed first by the political dominance of the English monarchs over the British Isles -- reaching it… OL17606255W
Europe dancing Europe dancing Andrée Grau,Stephanie Jordan Europe Dancing examines the theatre dance cultures that have developed in Europe since the Second World War. Nine countries are represented in this unique collaboration between European dance scholar… OL18205354W
Culture's consequences Culture's consequences Geert H. Hofstede,Geert Hofstede "This important book is based on a monumental study of the sales subsidiaries of a major multinational corporation which operates in 39 countries in the world. Since, in all countries, the respondent… OL1835301W
Culture in special education Culture in special education Maya Kalyanpur,Beth Harry "With personal anecdotes, case examples, and detailed theoretical discussions, this research-based book brings to light the potential impact of imbedded and often unrecognized cultural assumptions th… OL21182975W
Urban planning and cultural identity Urban planning and cultural identity William J. V. Neill Urban Planning and Cultural Identity reviews the intense spatiality of conflict over identity construction in three cities where culture and place identity are not just post-modernist playthings but … OL3001914W
Cultural identity and social liberation in Latin American thought Cultural identity and social liberation in Latin American thought Ofelia Schutte "El libro tiene dos grandes temas: la identidad cultural, sobre la que se expresan opiniones balanceadas entre los extremos posibles, y la 'liberación social', entendida en general como liberación … OL4273279W
Exits from the labyrinth Exits from the labyrinth Claudio Lomnitz-Adler "Scholarly contribution to the understanding of national culture. First part studies cultural production and ideology in Morelos and in the Huasteca Potosina. Second part focuses on history of legiti… OL822976W
American Born Chinese American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format. OL8994750W