1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990001678580203316

Titolo

The Oxford handbook of linguistic analysis / edited by Bernd Heine and Heiko Narrog

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

978-0-19-954400-4

Descrizione fisica

XXVIII, 1016 p. ; 26 cm

Collana

Oxford handbooks in linguistics

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Linguistica

Collocazione

IV.2. 2230

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451808103321

Autore

Varner Gary R

Titolo

The Mythic Forest, the Green Man and the Spirit of Nature [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Publishing, 2007

ISBN

1-281-39562-5

9786611395629

0-87586-436-8

0-87586-435-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

398'.368216--dc22

398/.368216

Soggetti

Green Man (Tale)

Green Man (Tale) - History and criticism

Trees - Folklore

Sacred groves

Tree worship

Nature worship

Folklore

Anthropology

Social Sciences



Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Nature of the Problem; Part One; The Spirit of Nature; Part Two; The Green Man; Afterword; Appendix A; An Analysis of the Elements in the Green Man Motif; About the Author; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this world tour of folklore and ancient art, Varner examines the images we give to the spirit of nature and explores this important aspect of human perception.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910597898503321

Autore

Shlapentokh Vladimir

Titolo

Feudal America : elements of the Middle Ages in contemporary society / / Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pa. : , : Penn State University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-271-05365-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 170 pages)

Disciplina

306.0973

Soggetti

United States Social conditions 21st century

United States Economic conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Do Americans live in a liberal capitalist society, where evenhanded competition rules the day, or a society in which big money, private security, and personal relations determine key social outcomes? Vladimir Shlapentokh and Joshua Woods argue that the answer to these



questions cannot be found among the conventional models used to describe the nation. Offering a new analytical tool, the authors present a provocative explanation of the nature of contemporary society by comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies. Their feudal model emphasizes five elements: the weakness of the state and its inability to protect its territory, guarantee the security of its citizens, and enforce laws; conflicts and collusions between and within organizations that involve corruption and other forms of illegal or semilegal actions; the dominance of personal relations in political and economic life; the prevalence of an elitist ideology; and the use of private agents and organizations for the provision of safety and security. Feudal America urges readers to suspend their forward-thinking and futurist orientations, question linear notions of social and historical progression, and look for explanations of contemporary social problems in medieval European history.