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UNINA9910459199003321 |
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Titolo |
Putting folklore to use / / Michael Owen Jones, editor |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1994 |
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©1994 |
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0-8131-3193-6 |
1-322-59550-X |
0-8131-4770-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Publication of the American Folklore Society. New series |
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Applied folklore - United States |
Folklore - United States - Research |
Electronic books. |
United States Social life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Applying Folklore Studies: An Introduction; Part I. Promoting Learning, Problem Solving, and Cultural Conservation; 1. How Can Acting Like a Fieldworker Enrich Pluralistic Education?; 2. Folklore in Museums: Issues and Applications; 3. Aiding the Homeless: The Use of Narratives in Diagnosis and Intervention; 4. Folklife, Cultural Conservation, and Environmental Planning; Part II. Improving the Quality of Life; 5. Folklore and Medicine; 6. Democratizing Art Therapy; 7. Designing Public Spaces for People's Symbolic Uses |
8. A Folklorist's Approach to Organizational Behavior (OB) and Organization Development (OD)9. Moving Toward Responsible Tourism: A Role for Folklore; Part III. Enhancing Identity and Community; 10. Serving the Public: An Assessment of Work in Public Sector Folklore; 11. Promoting Self-Worth among the Aging; 12. Reflecting and Creating an Occupation's Image; 13. Helping Craftsmen and Communities Survive: Folklore and Economic Development; About the Authors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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<P>Essays by thirteen folklorists explore applications in such areas as museums, aiding the homeless, environmental planning, art therapy, designing public spaces, organizing development, tourism, the public sector, aging, and creating an occupation's image.""</P> |
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UNINA9910785465703321 |
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Autore |
Schweid Richard <1946-> |
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Eel [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Schweid |
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London, : Reaktion, c2009 |
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1-282-79612-7 |
9786612796128 |
1-86189-747-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Eel Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Eel Question; 2 Endangered Eel; 3 Classical Eel; 4 Puritans and Victorians; 5 Sniggling; 6 Cultured Eel, Cultural Eel; Timeline of the Eel; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
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When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don't let the appearance fool you-the eel has been one of the world's favorite foods si |
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