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9 produkter
The Raging Erie
Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
Inbunden, 2024
888 kr
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The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the …
The Raging Erie
Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
Häftad, 2024
219 kr
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The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the …
Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of Hope
Häftad, 2013
384 kr
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The historical and literary antecedents of the President's campaign rhetoric can be traced to the utopian traditions of the Western world. The "rhetoric of hope" is a form of political discourse characterized by a forward-looking vision of social progress brought about by collective effort and …
Palace of Ashes
China and the Decline of American Higher Education
Inbunden, 2016
379 kr
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In addition to possessing the world's largest economies, China and the United States have extensive higher education systems comparable in size. By juxtaposing their long and distinctive educational traditions, Palace of Ashes offers compelling evidence that American colleges and universities are …
«Between Noble and Humble»
Cao Xueqin and the «Dream of the Red Chamber»- Edited by Ronald R. Gray and Mark S. Ferrara- Translated by Liangmei Bao and Kyongsook Park
Av Mark S. Ferrara, Ronald Gray m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1248 kr
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Between Noble and Humble: Cao Xueqin and the Dream of the Red Chamber (曹雪芹新传, literally New Biography of Cao Xueqin) is a translation of a scholarly work by the famous mainland Chinese critic Zhou Ruchang. Written for the Western reader, it historicizes the life and times of the Chinese novelist …
Living the Food-Allergic Life
Häftad, 2023
261 kr
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If you had an allergy so severe that accidentally eating a forbidden food could kill you in minutes--how would it change your life, and your relationship to food? For people with food-induced anaphylaxis, the severest form of allergic response, simply eating in restaurants, accepting invitations to …
New Seeds of Profit
Business Heroes, Corporate Villains, and the Future of American Capitalism
Inbunden, 2019
1204 kr
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When Captain Christopher Newport and his crew landed on the muddy banks of the James River in 1607, after four months at sea, they aimed to establish a new colony not for God, or the greater good of humanity—but for the sake of profit. The Pilgrims who settled in Cape Cod in 1620 as agents of …
Sacred Bliss
A Spiritual History of Cannabis
Häftad, 2018
317 kr
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One of the most important relationships that human beings have with plants is changing our consciousness—consider the plants that give us coffee, tea, chocolate, and nicotine. Sacred Bliss challenges traditional attitudes about cannabis by tracing its essential role in the spiritual and curative …
American Community
Radical Experiments in Intentional Living
Inbunden, 2019
366 kr
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Mainstream notions of the "American Dream" usually revolve around the ownership of private property, a house of one's own. Yet for the past 400 years, a large number of Americans have dared to dream bigger and bolder, choosing to live in intentional communities that pooled resources, and they …
