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Modernity in Latin America is defined above all by its multi-layered, kaleidoscope quality. This collection explores the labyrinth of Latin America modernity, the blending of external cultures to local, the adding of new traditions to old and the union of high cultures with more popular ones.

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This volume poses fundamental questions about the function and relevance of the public sphere, both politically and practically.

Brasilia, Caracas, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro ... cities synonymous with some of the most innovative and progressive architecture of the past century.

Rangan appraises the grassroots social resistance within its cultural context to scrutinize the myths surrounding indigenous 'tree huggers'.

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This book is a brief introduction to the study of society, which may be read without any previous knowledge of the social sciences.Each chapter addresses a fundamental question about people in their various arrangements. The book begins by asking: what do people need from one another, what do they need to survive and how do these needs make them dependent upon others? Subsequent chapters deal with the ties that bind people, the expectations th...

Anglo-America has possessed neither a uniform imperialist vocation, nor the consistent capacity to impose it.

From Wonder Bowls to Ice-Tup molds to Party Susans, Tupperware has become an icon of suburban living. Tracing the fortunes of Earl Tupper's polyethylene containers from early design to global distribution, Alison J. Clarke explains how Tupperware tapped into potent commercial and social forces, becoming a prevailing symbol of late twentieth-century consumer culture.Invented by Earl Tupper in the 1940s to promote thrift and cleanliness, the pas...

This book is a brief introduction to the study of society, which may be read without any previous knowledge of the social sciences.Each chapter addresses a fundamental question about people in their various arrangements. The book begins by asking: what do people need from one another, what do they need to survive and how do these needs make them dependent upon others? Subsequent chapters deal with the ties that bind people, the expectations th...

KEBRA NAGAST Lost for centuries, the KEBRA NAGAST (The Glory of Kings) is a truly majestic unveiling of ancient secrets. These pages were excised by royal decree from the authorized 1611 King James version of the Bible. Originally recorded in the ancient Ethiopian language (Ge'ez) by anonymous scribes, The Red Sea Press, Inc. and Kingston Publishers now bring you a complete, accurate modern English translation of this long suppressed account. ...

A resounding response to contemporary Marxist theories of the state.

In Heaven Is Not My Home, author and scholar Paul Marshall asserts that God is not seeking to destroy the earth, but to restore it to its original splendor. In this thought-provoking book, he shows us how the redemption of all things should shape the way we look at every aspect of our lives.