Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422358399
Star-Spangled Manners
Judith Martin
Star Spangled Manners In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette For A Change
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Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette (For a Change)
Judith Martin
Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393342161
Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette (For a Change) by Judith Martin Pdf
"Wonderfully wicked....A bracingly sensible guide to living peaceably together."—Francine Prose, Elle In this "wryly perceptive, historically informed" (BookPage) new book, America's leading expert on civility reminds her Gentle Readers that when the Founding Fathers created a revolution in the name of individual liberty and equality, they also took a stand against hierarchical European etiquette in favor of simplicity over ceremony, and personal dignity over obsequiousness to our rulers. Hailed by George Will as "The National Bureau of Standards," Judith Martin, who has "made etiquette writing an exercise in wit" (Book), recounts here how Americans fashioned this etiquette of egalitarian respect—a fascinating story that spans from the misunderstood origins of our table manners to the much overlooked legacy of African slaves to etiquette.
Sex and Manners
Cas Wouters
Author : Cas Wouters
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412933872
Sex and Manners by Cas Wouters Pdf
`This is a highly original and in many ways brilliant text. It is a model of how historical/process sociological research ought to be conducted and written-up. The author′s subtle blending of theory and data is outstanding′ - Eric Dunning, Professor of Sociology, University of Leicester `Wouters has written a book both broad in scope and deep in analytic reach. Exploring changes in courtship norms over the last century in English, Dutch , German and American books of manners, he discovers changes which confirm the theory of informalization. Relations between the sexes are, he shows us, less regulated from outside and more from inside. This change calls – paradoxically – for both an emancipation of emotion and an ever sharper cultural eye on ways of managing emotion. The book carries Elias′s classic, The Civilizing Process one giant step further. An important contribution and a fascinating read′ - Arlie Russell Hochschild, University of California This dazzling book examines changes in American, Dutch, English and German manners, regarding the changing relationships between men and women. From the disappearance of rules for chaperonage and the rise of new codes for courting, dates, public dances and the work place, it shows how women have become their own chaperone by gaining the rights to pay for themselves, to have a job and be a sexual subject. This original and thought-provoking book: · provides empirical evidence showing how younger generations removed their courting from under parental wings and how the balance of power between the sexes shifted in women′s favour; · monitors changes in codes regarding sexuality by focusing on the balance between the desire for sexual gratification and the longing for enduring intimacy; · documents the balance of controls over sexual impulses and emotions shifting from external social controls to internal ones; · compares nationally different trends, particularly between the USA and Europe, focusing on the American dating system and its resulting double standards; · argues that the initial greater freedom of American women has turned into a deficit. Cas Wouters teaches Sociology at Utrecht University
Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium
Judith Martin
Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780671722289
Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium by Judith Martin Pdf
Advice on social, business and personal etiquette.
Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History
Roderick Floud,Santhi Hejeebu,David Mitch
Author : Roderick Floud,Santhi Hejeebu,David Mitch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226429618
Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History by Roderick Floud,Santhi Hejeebu,David Mitch Pdf
Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors that simply do not exist. What is needed for a more cogent understanding of the long history of capitalist growth is a more realistic, human-centered approach that can take account of the role of nonmaterial values and beliefs, an approach convincingly articulated by Deirdre McCloskey in her landmark trilogy of books on the moral and ethical basis of modern economic life. With Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History, Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu, and David Mitch have brought together a distinguished group of scholars in economics, economic history, political science, philosophy, gender studies, and communications who synthesize and build on McCloskey’s work. The essays in this volume illustrate the ways in which the humanistic approach to economics that McCloskey pioneered can open up new vistas for the study of economic history and cultivate rich synergies with a wide range of disciplines. The contributors show how values and beliefs become embedded in the language of economics and shape economic outcomes. Chapters on methodology are accompanied by case studies discussing particular episodes in economic history.
Queens of Academe
Karen W. Tice
Author : Karen W. Tice
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199842803
Queens of Academe by Karen W. Tice Pdf
Higher education is an unlikely venue for showcasing ideals of femininity, yet campus beauty pageants have increased in popularity in a cultural marketplace conjoining personal empowerment with beauty and style. Karen Tice examines the desires and racial and political agendas that propel students onto collegiate catwalks.
Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-millennium
Judith Martin
Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : OCLC:1150790726
Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-millennium by Judith Martin Pdf
The Taste for Civilization
Janet A. Flammang
Author : Janet A. Flammang
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780252076732
The Taste for Civilization by Janet A. Flammang Pdf
This book explores the idea that table activities--the mealtime rituals of food preparation, serving, and dining--lay the foundation for a proper education on the value of civility, the importance of the common good, and what it means to be a good citizen. The arts of conversation and diplomatic speech are learned and practiced at tables, and a political history of food practices recasts thoughtfulness and generosity as virtues that enhance civil society and democracy. In our industrialized and profit-centered culture, however, foodwork is devalued and civility is eroding. Looking at the field of American civility, Janet A. Flammang addresses the gendered responsibilities for foodwork's civilizing functions and argues that any formulation of "civil society" must consider food practices and the household. To allow space for practicing civility, generosity, and thoughtfulness through everyday foodwork, Americans must challenge the norms of unbridled consumerism, work-life balance, and domesticity and caregiving. Connecting political theory with the quotidian activities of the dinner table, Flammang discusses practical ideas from the "delicious revolution" and Slow Food movement to illustrate how civic activities are linked to foodwork, and she points to farmers' markets and gardens in communities, schools, and jails as sites for strengthening civil society and degendering foodwork.
Old World, New World
Kathleen Burk
Author : Kathleen Burk
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0802144292
Old World, New World by Kathleen Burk Pdf
A history of the relationship between Great Britain and the United States ranges from the establishment of the first English colony in the New World to the present day, examining both nations in terms of what connected them and what drove them apart.
Disputing the Subject of Sex
Cris Mayo
Author : Cris Mayo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 0742526593
Disputing the Subject of Sex by Cris Mayo Pdf
Sexuality remains a hotly debated subject, nowhere more so than in education. This perceptive and balanced book shows that discussions of sexuality and schooling can be simultaneously polarizing and democratizing. Disputing the Subject of Sex examines controversies over sex, AIDS, and gay-inclusive multicultural education, which offer especially fruitful opportunities to explore instances when community membership, schooling, and sexuality have collided. Rather than choosing sides, this book uses case studies, interviews with queer youth, and analysis of curricular texts to help readers understand how power dynamics play out in educational controversies and how they can guide us to new ideas about students' abilities to learn and relate ethically to one another about the subject of sex.
The Inside Text
R. Harper,L. Palen,A. Taylor
Author : R. Harper,L. Palen,A. Taylor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1402030592
The Inside Text by R. Harper,L. Palen,A. Taylor Pdf
SMS or Text is one of the most popular forms of messaging. Yet, despite its immense popularity, SMS has remained unexamined by science. Not only that, but the commercial organisations, who have been forced to offer SMS by a demanding public, have had very little idea why it has been successful. Indeed, they have, until very recently, planned to replace SMS with other messaging services such as MMS. This book is the first to bring together scientific studies into the values that ‘texting’ provides, examining both cultural variation in countries as different as the Philippines and Germany, as well as the differences between SMS and other communications channels like Instant Messaging and the traditional letter. It presents usability and design research which explores how SMS will evolve and what is likely to be the pattern of person-to-person messaging in the future. In short, The Inside Text is a fundamental resource for anyone interested in mobile communications at the start of the 21st Century.
Public Library Core Collection
John Greenfieldt,Patrice Bartell
Author : John Greenfieldt,Patrice Bartell
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
Page : 1880 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0824210948
Public Library Core Collection by John Greenfieldt,Patrice Bartell Pdf
Wilson's Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (13th Edition, 2008) recommends reference and nonfiction books for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 9,000 books (over 6,500 titles are new to this edition), plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and media specialists. Acquisitions librarians, reference librarians and cataloguers can all use this reliable guide to building and maintaining a well-rounded collection of the most highly recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults. All titles are selected by librarians, editors, advisors, and nominators-all of them experts in public library services. The collection is a valuable tool for collection development and maintenance, reader's advisory, weeding your collection, and curriculum support. Richly enhanced records provide a wealth of useful information. All entries include complete bibliographic data as well as price, subject headings, annotations, grade level, Dewey classification, cover art, and quotations from reviews. Many entries also list awards, best-book lists, and starred reviews. Save Time: Efficiently organised and includes ""Starred"" titles Save Money: Allocate your resources to the best materials available Stay Relevant: Discover the best in important, contemporary categories Complete Coverage: Includes recommendations on periodicals and electronic resources, too Four-Year Subscription This Core Collection was originally sold as a four-year subscription. The core edition, published in 2008, delivers a library-bound volume with an extensive, selective list of recommended books. From 2009 to 2011 Wilson published extensive paperback supplements to the 2008 edition. A new cycle of materials will begin in 2012. However, the 2008 to 2011 materials are currently available. Buyers of them will receive all these materials immediately. All four years are only $420. Uniquely Valuable There is nothing quite like Wilson Core Collections. The accumulated expertise of our selectors, and the unquestioned reputation of these collections, is invaluable. Wilson Core Collections are universally recognised as impartial and expert aids to collection development that assist and reinforce the judgement of librarians everywhere. Selection to a Wilson Core Collection is strong support to any challenged purchase. Contemporary Relevance This Core Collection includes broad updates in the areas of crafts; terrorism, and international security; environment and global warming; diseases and medicine; and religion, plus other contemporary topics that keep the library's collection as current as today's headlines. Other Key Features Classified Catalogue - A list arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification, with complete cataloguing information for each book. Author, Title, Subject and Analytical Index - An in-depth key to the information in Classified Catalogue-including author and title analytics for works contained in anthologies and collections. Richly enhanced records provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, descriptive annotations, grade level, Dewey classification, evaluative quotations from a review, when available. Listing works published in the United States, or published in Canada or the United Kingdom and distributed in the United States, Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction features extensive revisions in the areas of health, science and technology, personal finance, sports, cooking and gardening, and handicrafts. Biography, poetry and literary criticism continue to receive comprehensive treatment. Reference works in all subject fields are included.
Elle
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fashion
ISBN : IND:30000087833889
Elle by Anonim Pdf
Human Resources 05/06
Fred H. Maidment
Author : Fred H. Maidment
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0073102121
Human Resources 05/06 by Fred H. Maidment Pdf
Contains articles from the public press. This reader includes readings such as: Can You Interview for Integrity?, Merging Compensation Strategies, and Learning from our Overseas Counterparts. It is supported by a student website.
The New York Times Index
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2236 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Indexes
ISBN : UCD:31175029284224