Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The legacy of Edward W. Said The legacy of Edward W. Said William V. Spanos With the untimely death of Edward W. Said in 2003, various academic and public intellectuals worldwide have begun to reassess the writings of this powerful oppositional intellectual. Figures on the n… OL15287142W
A child in Palestine A child in Palestine Nājī ʻAlī Naji al-Ali grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in the south Lebanese city of Sidon, where his gift for drawing was discovered by the Palestinian poet Ghassan Kanafani in the lat… OL15313413W
Open conversations Open conversations Carr, David "This book offers a way for cultural institutions to reimagine their work as provocative educators and community advocates, address the public need for conversations in safe and fair places, and rene… OL15991768W
Literature, social consciousness, and polity Literature, social consciousness, and polity Lothar Lutze,Iqbal Narain Papers presented at the 8th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, held at Talberg, Sweden, in 1983. OL17997340W
Degeneration and Revolution Degeneration and Revolution Robert Heynen "In Degeneration and Revolution : Radical Cultural Politics and the Body in Weimar Germany Robert Heynen explores the impact of conceptions of degeneration, exemplified by eugenics and social hygiene… OL20231602W
Bill and Hillary Bill and Hillary Darwin Porter,Danforth Prince "Traces the couple's political debut in an Ozarkian backwater, their raucous occupancy of Arkansas' Governor's Mansion, and their trek toward and their eventual two-term occupancy of the White House.… OL27111973W
Brazil Brazil Ronald M. Schneider "Country study intended for use in undergraduate courses on Latin American politics. Also includes chapters on economy, social problems, and culture and the arts. Lacks a unifying framework and is h… OL2958111W
La resistencia cultural La resistencia cultural Ward, Thomas Prefacio 1 Introducción 8 1. Del romanticismo al pluralismo: ideologías rioplatenses 22 1.1 Sarmiento en contra de la naturaleza 24 1.1.1 Civilización y barbarie: una idea ilustrada 24… OL2974086W
Race of angels Race of angels John Waters U2's place in rock culture is already secure, but still the world celebrates them as an "Irish band." In this book, Irish journalist and friend of U2, John Waters, attempts to pinpoint the Irish cult… OL3047441W
Egypt's Culture Wars Egypt's Culture Wars Samia Mehrez "This work presents original research on cultural politics and battles in Egypt at the turn of the twenty-first century. It deconstructs the boundaries between "high" and "low" culture, drawing on co… OL3663376W
Primo Levi and the Politics of Survival Primo Levi and the Politics of Survival Frederic D. Homer "At the age of twenty-five, Primo Levi was sent to Hell. Levi, an Italian chemist from Turin, was one of many swept up in the Holocaust of World War II and sent to die in the German concentration cam… OL4961807W
A Union of Diversity A Union of Diversity Peter A. Kraus The European Union's motto 'United in Diversity' contrasts with the cultural standardization entailed in the formation of nation-states and the forging of political identities in Europe. So what does… OL9396766W