American English(es)
Linguistic and Socio-cultural Perspectives
American English is plural, shaped by diverse ethnic groups. Using multiple points of view, this book tackles key language debates: minority vs hegemonic varieties, the Spanish vs English controversy, and the increasing exposure of slang in public contexts.
American English is plural, shaped by diverse ethnic groups. Using multiple points of view, this book tackles key language debates: minority vs hegemonic varieties, the Spanish vs English controversy, and the increasing exposure of slang in public contexts.
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American Gold in Post-Second World War Taiwan
The Forgotten Free China
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China's currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan's economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China’s currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan’s economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
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American Literary-Political Engagements
From Poe to James
From Poe to James, 19th-century authors confronted their era's most urgent political questions. This book reveals how they transformed debates on democracy, social justice, and law into powerful and enduring works of literary art.
From Poe to James, 19th-century authors confronted their era’s most urgent political questions. This book reveals how they transformed debates on democracy, social justice, and law into powerful and enduring works of literary art.
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American Modernism
Cultural Transactions
This book explores American literary modernism as a by-product of cultural transactions between the United States and Europe. Eminent scholars re-examine the works of Wharton, Pound, and Eliot, viewing American literature in a broad international context.
This book explores American literary modernism as a by-product of cultural transactions between the United States and Europe. Eminent scholars re-examine the works of Wharton, Pound, and Eliot, viewing American literature in a broad international context.
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American Multiculturalism in Context
Views from at Home and Abroad
This text brings together the reflections of a group of experts who met with the leading African American writer Ishmael Reed in 2015. It reports on Reed’s thoughts from the meeting, and looks at the concept “multiculturalism” in the United States, Europe and elsewhere.
This text brings together the reflections of a group of experts who met with the leading African American writer Ishmael Reed in 2015. It reports on Reed’s thoughts from the meeting, and looks at the concept “multiculturalism” in the United States, Europe and elsewhere.
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American Museums and the Persuasive Impulse
Architectural Form and Space as Social Influence
More than just collections, museums are powerful engines of persuasion. This book reveals how their contents and displays influence visitors as effectively as any speech or advertisement, uncovering their profound cultural roles and power.
More than just collections, museums are powerful engines of persuasion. This book reveals how their contents and displays influence visitors as effectively as any speech or advertisement, uncovering their profound cultural roles and power.
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American Policy Discourses on China
Implications from the Past and Predictions for the Future
This book’s compelling analysis examines the narratives surrounding US-China relations from early American perspectives to the present, revealing enduring perceptions of China that continue to significantly influence policy in the world's most important bilateral relationship.
This book’s compelling analysis examines the narratives surrounding US-China relations from early American perspectives to the present, revealing enduring perceptions of China that continue to significantly influence policy in the world’s most important bilateral relationship.
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American Popular Culture
Historical and Pedagogical Perspectives
"A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations." Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon's uplifting and downgrading possibilities.
“A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations.” Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon’s uplifting and downgrading possibilities.
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A must-read for owning or leasing real estate in the US. This guide covers the step-by-step buying process, answers common questions, and includes material on leasing. Learn the language of the business with a summary of important terms, a glossary, and review questions.
A must-read for owning or leasing real estate in the US. This guide covers the step-by-step buying process, answers common questions, and includes material on leasing. Learn the language of the business with a summary of important terms, a glossary, and review questions.
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Picart gives a critical legal analysis of how American self-radicalizing terrorists become what they are. She illustrates, through cutting-edge studies on terrorism, how the internet allows a self-activating terrorist to first self-radicalize with an organized terrorist network.
Picart gives a critical legal analysis of how American self-radicalizing terrorists become what they are. She illustrates, through cutting-edge studies on terrorism, how the internet allows a self-activating terrorist to first self-radicalize with an organized terrorist network.
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Kassis describes American perceptions of the Nordic countries which contributed to the construction of the 19th-century American national identity. He explores how Nordic unity and the Americanisation of Northern Europe link to Americans’ utopian reflection on Nordic societies.
Kassis describes American perceptions of the Nordic countries which contributed to the construction of the 19th-century American national identity. He explores how Nordic unity and the Americanisation of Northern Europe link to Americans’ utopian reflection on Nordic societies.
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American Turkish Encounters
Politics and Culture, 1830-1989
Turkish-American relations go beyond strategic issues. This book explores the rich social, cultural, and intellectual dimensions of this critical encounter since the Cold War, offering original perspectives for specialists and general readers alike.
Turkish-American relations go beyond strategic issues. This book explores the rich social, cultural, and intellectual dimensions of this critical encounter since the Cold War, offering original perspectives for specialists and general readers alike.
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American Wind Music
Its Origin and the Instrumental Tutors
The transitions that occurred in everyday life after the new “America” was created after the Revolutionary War are reflected in the type of wind music local groups were performing. Kolman traces the development of these new compositions found in available Instrumental Tutors.
The transitions that occurred in everyday life after the new “America” was created after the Revolutionary War are reflected in the type of wind music local groups were performing. Kolman traces the development of these new compositions found in available Instrumental Tutors.
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This collection studies processes of creating voices of the past to analyze and to juxtapose, discussing the educational community viewed through feminist theory. It explores facets of language to focus on metaphorical grammatical constructions, specific with form and function.
This collection studies processes of creating voices of the past to analyze and to juxtapose, discussing the educational community viewed through feminist theory. It explores facets of language to focus on metaphorical grammatical constructions, specific with form and function.
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Americanization of History
Conflation of Time and Culture in Film and Television
This collection of essays explores how history and literature are translated into film. From Walt Disney to the Wild West, mobsters to vampire slayers, these articles analyze how movies and TV reflect the time and place of their own creation.
This collection of essays explores how history and literature are translated into film. From Walt Disney to the Wild West, mobsters to vampire slayers, these articles analyze how movies and TV reflect the time and place of their own creation.
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An [Un]Likely Alliance
Thinking Environment[s] with Deleuze/Guattari
This study explores 'environment' and 'ecology' in the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari. It is a call to think complexity, evading dualisms like nature vs. culture to conceptualize a radical, non-anthropocentric ecoscience.
This study explores ‘environment’ and ‘ecology’ in the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari. It is a call to think complexity, evading dualisms like nature vs. culture to conceptualize a radical, non-anthropocentric ecoscience.
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An Alternative Medical Perspective on Ancient History
The Plague of Sumer
Based on Sumerian tablets and ancient DNA, this book reveals the world’s first pandemic. Historians have many theories for the demise of the Sumer and Indus Valley civilisations, but none ever proposed an infectious disease. This book rewrites ancient history.
Based on Sumerian tablets and ancient DNA, this book reveals the world’s first pandemic. Historians have many theories for the demise of the Sumer and Indus Valley civilisations, but none ever proposed an infectious disease. This book rewrites ancient history.
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An American Voltaire
Essays in Memory of J. Patrick Lee
This collection of essays honors Voltaire scholar J. Patrick Lee. It includes seventeen essays by prominent international scholars on French eighteenth-century studies, covering topics from Voltaire and censorship to satire, opera, art, and the Enlightenment.
This collection of essays honors Voltaire scholar J. Patrick Lee. It includes seventeen essays by prominent international scholars on French eighteenth-century studies, covering topics from Voltaire and censorship to satire, opera, art, and the Enlightenment.
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The African democratic project is challenged by a rise in unconstitutional government changes. This book explores the causes and methods—from military takeovers to election manipulation—examining the African Union's flawed legal response and offering suggestions for the future.
The African democratic project is challenged by a rise in unconstitutional government changes. This book explores the causes and methods—from military takeovers to election manipulation—examining the African Union’s flawed legal response and offering suggestions for the future.
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Jacob Bryant was an eminent scholar and “the outstanding figure among mythagogues.” His work, “An Analysis of Antient Mythology,” is regarded as one of the most in-depth Classical works on Ancient Greece and the ancient world.
Jacob Bryant was an eminent scholar and “the outstanding figure among mythagogues.” His work, “An Analysis of Antient Mythology,” is regarded as one of the most in-depth Classical works on Ancient Greece and the ancient world.
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