An animated reflection on the capacity of things to inspire and astonish.
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Uses the revolution in geoscientinsts' beliefs about the earth to examine questions such as, How does scientific knowledge develop and change? This book also explores how well different perspectives help us to understand revolutionary change in science.
Features twenty Black residents of a small Ohio River town who tell the stories of their lives. Here, black men and women of Madison... Læs mere
In these essays, Wood engages Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida to demonstrate how repetition can preserve sameness and how creativity can interrupt time.
Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this... Læs mere
People of African descent in the New World (the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean) share a common set of experiences:... Læs mere
Assesses the direction and impact of African philosophy as well as its future role.
Set in Rainbow Bottom along the Wabash River, this book tells of the lives of a dissipated Irishman, Jimmy Malone, his long-suffering wife Mary, and Jimmy's boyhood friend and... Læs mere
19th-century RussiaOs classic cookbook, superbly translated and introduced.
Discusses role of ohistoriesO in cultural studies.