Eleven Women and Thirteen Men
Title | Eleven Women and Thirteen Men PDF eBook |
Author | Martha Wintermute |
Publisher | |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | American fiction |
ISBN |
Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece
Title | Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece PDF eBook |
Author | Claude Calame |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780742515253 |
In this groundbreaking work, Claude Calame argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry are more than literary texts; rather, they functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, Calame reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs, demonstrating their function in an aesthetic education that permitted the young girls to achieve the stature of womanhood and to be integrated into the adult civic community. This first English edition includes an updated bibliography.
Annual Report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts
Title | Annual Report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts PDF eBook |
Author | Massachusetts. State Board of Charity |
Publisher | |
Pages | 782 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Charities |
ISBN |
Good Humor, Bad Taste
Title | Good Humor, Bad Taste PDF eBook |
Author | Giselinde Kuipers |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9783110186154 |
"Good Humor, Bad Taste is the first extensive sociological study of the relationship between humor and social background. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, the book explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, social class, and national differences in the Netherlands and the United States. The exploration of social differences in sense of humor starts off from one specific, and not very prestigious, humorous genre: the joke. Good Humor, Bad Taste explains why jokes are good humor to some, bad taste to others."--BOOK JACKET.
Latin America's Radical Left
Title | Latin America's Radical Left PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Ellner |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2014-03-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1442229500 |
This timely book explores the unique challenges facing the left in Latin America today. The contributors offer clear and comprehensive assessments of the difficult conditions and conflicting forces that have brought to power the current leftist regimes in Latin American and the Caribbean and are shaping their development. Avoiding the widely accepted but simplistic dichotomy of “good” and “bad” left or democratic and antidemocratic left, the book first sets the theoretical and historical context for understanding the rise of the left in the region. It then provides case studies of the radical left in power in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador and its influence in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Cuba. Thematic chapters consider social and labor movements and debates over problems arising from the democratic transition to socialism. The book points to concrete circumstances in which theoretical issues related to reform and change have played out in nations where the left is in power. These include prioritization of social over economic objectives, the role of the state in the democratic road to socialism, and ecological as opposed to developmentalist strategies. Finally, the book examines the opposition to radical governments in power coming not only from the right but also from movements to their left. With its balanced and thorough assessment, this study will provide readers with a deep and nuanced understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. Contributions by: Marc Becker, Roger Burbach, George Ciccariello-Maher, Héctor M. Cruz-Feliciano, Steve Ellner, Federico Fuentes, Marcel Nelson, Hector Perla Jr., Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, Thomas Purcell, Diana Raby, William I. Robinson, and Kevin Young
Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Title | Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Employee fringe benefits |
ISBN |
The Grimsby Book of Days
Title | The Grimsby Book of Days PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Wood |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2014-11-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750957433 |
Taking you through the year day by day, The Grimsby Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Grimsby’s archives and covering the social, political, religious, agricultural, criminal, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.