Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0816610649 ISBN 13: 9780816610648
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Rorty seeks to tie philosophys past to its future by connecting what he sees as the positive (and neglected) contributions of the American pragmatic philosophers to contemporary European developments. What emerges from his explorations is a revivified version of pragmatism that offers new hope for the future of philosophy.Rortys dazzling tour through the history of modern philosophy, and his critical account of its present state (the best general introduction in print), is actually an argument that what we consider perennial problems--mind and body, consciousness and objects, the foundations of knowledge, the fact/value distinction--are merely the dead-ends this picture leads us into. Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIt can immediately be said that Consequences of Pragmatism must be read by both those who believe that they agree and those who believe that they disagree with Richard Rorty. [He] is far and away the most provocative philosophical writer working in North America today, and Consequences of Pragmatism should make this claim even stronger.The Review of MetaphysicsPhilosophy, for Rorty, is a form of writing, a literary genre, closer to literary criticism than anything else, a criticism which takes for one of its major concerns the texts of the past recognized as philosophical: it interprets interpretations. If anyone doubts the continued vigor and continuing relevance of American pragmatism, the doubts can be laid to rest by reading this book. Religious Studies Review.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 0816651272 ISBN 13: 9780816651276
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. A Call for Heresy discovers unexpected common ground in one of the most inflammatory issues of the twenty-first century: the deepening conflict between the Islamic world and the United States. Moving beyond simplistic answers, Anouar Majid argues that the Islamic world and the United States are both in precipitous states of decline because, in each, religious, political, and economic orthodoxies have silenced the voices of their most creative thinkers-the visionary nonconformists, radicals, and revolutionaries who are often dismissed, or even punished, as heretics.The United States and contemporary Islam share far more than partisans on either side admit, Majid provocatively argues, and this clash of civilizations is in reality a clash of competing fundamentalisms. Illustrating this point, he draws surprising parallels between the histories and cultures of Islam and the United States and their shortsighted suppression of heresy (zandaqa, in Arabic), from Muslim poets and philosophers like Ibn Rushd (known in the West as Averros) to the freethinker Thomas Paine, and from Abu Bakr Razi and Al-Farabi to Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. He finds bitter irony in the fact that Islamic culture is now at war with a nation whose ideals are losing ground to the reactionary forces that have long condemned Islam to stagnation.The solution, Majid concludes, is a long-overdue revival of dissent. Heresy is no longer a contrarians luxury, for only through encouraging an engaged and progressive intellectual tradition can the nations reverse their decline and finally work together for global justice and the common good of humanity.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816638616 ISBN 13: 9780816638611
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint. Originally published in 1945, Prater Violet is a stingingly satirical novel about the film industry. It centers around the production of the vacuous fictional melodrama Prater Violet, set in nineteenth-century Vienna, providing ironic counterpoint to tragic events as Hitler annexes the real Vienna of the 1930s. The novel features the vivid portraits of imperious, passionate, and witty Austrian director Friedrich Bergmann and his disciple, a genial young screenwriter - the fictionalized Christopher Isherwood.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0816634963 ISBN 13: 9780816634965
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. Rudy Luoma (illustratore). First Edition. Recipes for savory and authentic morsels from the north country, now in paperback!Food is the heart of a Scandinavian home: scrumptious pies, delicate pastries, millions of cookies, and, of course, savory breads. Each country-Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland-has its specialty and no one goes hungry. In this mouthwatering collection, Beatrice Ojakangas calls on her own Scandinavian heritage and wide-ranging knowledge of baking to produce the definitive cookbook for this rich cultural heritage.Because Ojakangas stresses ease of preparation, even novice bakers will be able to make filled Danish pastries, Christmas buttermilk rye bread, or a few dozen pepparkakor, better known as gingersnaps. This handy reference highlights Scandinavian traditions too. There are recipes for sweet breads to be served with morning, afternoon, and evening coffee; for trays upon trays of cookies to serve as holiday or everyday treats; and for savory meat-and-vegetable pies.The Great Scandinavian Baking Book will warm your heart and fill your stomach.Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including Great Whole Grain Breads (1993) and The Finnish Cookbook (1989). Her articles have appeared in Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Cooking Light, Cuisine, and Redbook, and she has appeared on televisions Baking with Julia Child. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816638640 ISBN 13: 9780816638642
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint. "My Guru and His Disciple is a sweetly modest and honest portrait of Isherwoods spiritual instructor, Swami Prabhavananda, the Hindu priest who guided Isherwood for some thirty years. It is also a book about the often amusing and sometimes painful counterpoint between worldliness and holiness in Isherwoods own life. Sexual sprees, all-night drinking bouts, a fast car ride with Greta Garbo, script-writing conferences at M-G-M, and intellectual sparring sessions with Bertolt Brecht alternated with nights of fasting at the Vedanta Center and a six-month period of celibacy and sobriety. Seldom has a single man been endowed with such strong drives toward both sensuality and spirituality, abandon and discipline. . . . In these pages, Isherwood has reinvented the spirit of devotion for the modern reader." Edmund White, New York Times Book Review"This book is a humbling tribute to someone who revealed to Isherwood inner grounds for spiritual awareness." Alan Hollinghurst, New StatesmanA major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) is the author of Down There on a Visit, Lions and Shadows, A Meeting by the River, The Memorial, Prater Violet, A Single Man, and The World in the Evening, all available from the University of Minnesota Press.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0816629552 ISBN 13: 9780816629558
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Living for Change is a sweeping account of the life of an untraditional radical from the end of the thirties, through the cold war, the civil rights era, and the rise of Black Power, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panthers to the present efforts to rebuild our urban communities. This fascinating autobiography traces the story of a woman who transcended class and racial boundaries to pursue her passionate belief in a better society.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0816633355 ISBN 13: 9780816633357
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Book by Abu-Lughod, Janet L.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0816650667 ISBN 13: 9780816650668
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Street gangs mirror the inhuman ambitions and greed of societys trendsetters and deities even as they fight to the death over scraps from the table of the international drug trade. But John Hagedorn, characteristically, also finds hope in the contradictory values of outlaw youth-selflessness, solidarity, and love amid cupidity and directionless rage-and he maintains the hope that a culture of resistance will ultimately prevail over the forces of self-destruction. Whether one shares his optimism or not, he makes a compelling case that the future of the world will be determined on the streets of our cities. -Mike Davis, from the ForewordA World of Gangs is an illuminating journey around the cultures, lives, tragedies, and dreams of millions of rebellious youth around the planet. It is an indispensable work to understand the world we live in and essential reading for students of cities and communities. -Manuel CastellsFor the more than a billion people who now live in urban slums, gangs are ubiquitous features of daily life. Though still most closely associated with American cities, gangs are an entrenched, worldwide phenomenon that play a significant role in a wide range of activities, from drug dealing to extortion to religious and political violence. In A World of Gangs, John Hagedorn explores this international proliferation of the urban gang as a consequence of the ravages of globalization.Looking closely at gang formation in three world cities-Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, and Capetown-he discovers that some gangs have institutionalized as a strategy to confront a hopeless cycle of poverty, racism, and oppression. In particular, Hagedorn reveals, the nihilistic appeal of gangsta rap and its street ethic of survival by any means necessary provides vital insights into the ideology and persistence of gangs around the world. This groundbreaking work concludes on a hopeful note. Proposing ways in which gangs might be encouraged to overcome their violent tendencies, Hagedorn appeals to community leaders to use the urgency, outrage, and resistance common to both gang life and hip-hop in order to bring gangs into broader movements for social justice.John M. Hagedorn is associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is editor of Gangs in the Global City and author of the highly influential People and Folks: Gangs, Crime, and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City.MacArthur fellow Mike Davis is the author of many books, including Planet of Slums and, most recently, Budas Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0816621268 ISBN 13: 9780816621262
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. In a postmodern society, can we still speak meaningfully of a public sphere? The contributors address this question by presenting the public sphere and the public/private opposition as a truly interdisciplinary field of inquiry. Among the issues discussed are Jesse Helms's censorship campaign and the televised Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas Senate hearings.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 081666689X ISBN 13: 9780816666898
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Printing. Memory of Trees is a multigenerational story of Gayla Martys family farm near Rush City, Minnesota. Cleared from woodlands by her great-grandfather Jacob in the 1880s, the farm passed to her father, Gordon, and his brother, Gaylon. Hewing to a conservative Swedish Baptist faith, the two brothers worked the farm, raising their families in side-by-side houses.As the years go by, the families grow-and slowly grow apart. Uncle Gaylon, more doctrinaire in his faith, rails against the permissiveness of Gaylas parents. Financial tensions arise as well when the farm economy weakens and none of the children is willing or able to take over. Gayla is encouraged to leave for college, international travel, and city life, but the farm remains essential to her sense of self, even after the family decides to sell the land.When Gaylon has an accident on a tractor, Gayla becomes driven to reconnect with him and to find out why she and her uncle-once so close but now estranged-were the only two members of the family who had resisted selling the land. Guided by vivid images of the farms many beautiful trees, she pores over sacred and classical works as well as layers of her own memory to understand the forces that have transformed the American landscape and culture in the last half of the twentieth century. Beneath the belief in land as a giver of life and blessing, she discovers a powerful anxiety born of human uprootedness and loss. Movingly written, Memory of Trees will resonate for many with attachments to small towns or farms, whether they continue to work the land or, like so many, have left for a different life.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816630879 ISBN 13: 9780816630875
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. Practical, comprehensive, and packed with information-the indispensable guide and resource for prairie gardeningWhy have home gardeners, professional horticulturists, and landscape preservationists increasingly been attracted to prairie plants? The beauty and hardiness of these flowers, grasses, trees, and shrubs, along with their easy maintenance and environmental friendliness, have spurred a surge of interest in prairie gardens. Whether you are considering adding these plants to a more conventional landscape or intending to "go native" all the way, Gardening with Prairie Plants is the most comprehensive resource and guide available.Award-winning gardening author and landscape designer Sally Wasowski provides accessible, practical information on every aspect of prairie gardening:Getting started: how to plan and install small and large landscapesWorking with your space: how to adapt prairie landscapes to suburban neighborhoods or modest city lotsPlanning your plants: how to find the right plants for your yard, with comprehensive listings for more than three hundred species, charts addressing soil and light conditions, range maps, and color photographsChoosing flowers: how to select recommended flowers, listed by season, to ensure continuous bloom and to attract a variety of birds and butterfliesLavishly illustrated with stunning photographs by Andy Wasowski, Gardening with Prairie Plants includes thorough descriptions of plants native to most of North America-from New York to Colorado, and from Texas north to Minnesota and the western provinces of Canada. If you want to create a landscape of maximum beauty with minimum upkeep, Gardening with Prairie Plants tells you everything you need to know to begin and to develop a beautiful, earth-friendly prairie garden.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1994
ISBN 10: 0816623791 ISBN 13: 9780816623792
Da: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Book by Warrior, Robert Allen.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 081664876X ISBN 13: 9780816648764
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Since they were first established in the 1880s, childrens summer camps have touched the lives of millions of people. Although the camping experience has a special place in the popular imagination, few scholars have given serious thought to this peculiarly American phenomenon. Why were summer camps created? What concerns and ideals motivated their founders? Whom did they serve? How did they change over time? What factors influenced their design?To answer these and many other questions, Abigail A. Van Slyck trains an informed eye on the most visible and evocative aspect of camp life: its landscape and architecture. She argues that summer camps delivered much more than a simple encounter with the natural world. Instead, she suggests, camps provided a man-made version of wilderness, shaped by middle-class anxieties about gender roles, class tensions, race relations, and modernity and its impact on the lives of children. Following a fascinating history of summer camps and a wide-ranging overview of the factors that led to their creation, Van Slyck examines the intersections of the natural landscape with human-built forms and social activities. In particular, she addresses changing attitudes toward such subjects as childrens health, sanitation, play, relationships between the sexes, Native American culture, and evolving ideas about childhood. Generously illustrated with period photographs, maps, plans, and promotional images of camps throughout North America, A Manufactured Wilderness is the first book to offer a thorough consideration of the summer camp environment.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0816640165 ISBN 13: 9780816640164
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. In 1929 and 1934, southern textile mill hands, about 400,000 of them, created one of the largest united labor mobilizations in U.S. history. They faced remarkable opposition by management and the state, but the workers wrote, sang, and played songs informed by their own convictions and subcultures, finding a voice on the streets and especially on t.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1983
ISBN 10: 0816612250 ISBN 13: 9780816612253
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. 58083rd. Analyzes the expression and repression of desire in Western culture and tells how to avoid fascism in one's life.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0816639094 ISBN 13: 9780816639090
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Tukufu Zuberi offers a concise account of the historical connections between the development of the idea of race and the birth of social statistics. Zuberi describes the ways race-differentiated data is misinterpreted in the social sciences and asks searching questions about the ways racial statistics are used. He argues that statistical analysis can and must be deracialized, and that this deracialization is essential to the goal of achieving social justice for all.
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0816620776 ISBN 13: 9780816620777
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Book by Kennedy, Adrienne.
Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816637083 ISBN 13: 9780816637089
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0816656231 ISBN 13: 9780816656233
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0816654565 ISBN 13: 9780816654567
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0816633509 ISBN 13: 9780816633500
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0816621233 ISBN 13: 9780816621231
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0816628424 ISBN 13: 9780816628421
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816631751 ISBN 13: 9780816631759
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0816646759 ISBN 13: 9780816646753
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0816640068 ISBN 13: 9780816640065
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0941702073 ISBN 13: 9780941702072
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0816679169 ISBN 13: 9780816679164
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 0816656045 ISBN 13: 9780816656042
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Editore: Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0816636214 ISBN 13: 9780816636211
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