A useful introduction to the study of tourism that applies semiotics and cultural theory to deal with some of our most iconic tourist destinations from the Taj Mahal to Las Vegas, and from the Eiffel Tower to Antarctica.
This brief, student-friendly introduction to the study of semiotics uses lively examples from 28 iconic locations in the United States, such as Coney Island, Las Vegas, the World Trade Center, and the Grand Canyon.
This brief, student-friendly introduction to the study of semiotics uses lively examples from 28 iconic locations in the United States, such as Coney Island, Las Vegas, the World Trade Center, and the Grand Canyon.
Organized by theoretical model (semiotic, Marxist, psychoanalytic, gender, postmodernist), Berger pulls together the most succinct, meaningful passages of the key theorists of our time for those wanting to distill cultural theory to its essence.
This book offers a semiotically informed ethnographic study of contemporary culture in Rajasthan and in India generally
The Genius of the Jewish Joke focuses on what is distinctive and unusual about Jewish jokes and Jewish humor
In 1946, William Bullitt, the first U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, U.S
The Victorian era is rightly associated with the industrial revolution in Britain and the ascendancy of a materialist, commercially-oriented middle class
In 1946, William Bullitt, the first U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, U.S
This book offers a semiotically informed ethnographic study of contemporary culture in Rajasthan and in India generally
This book focuses on what is distinctive and unusual about Jewish jokes and Jewish humor. The book makes a "radical" suggestion about the origin of Jewish humor, namely,... Læs mere
Just as a distinctive literary voice or style is marked by the ease with which it can be parodied, so too can specific aspects of humor be unique