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Flavor of the month [[electronic resource] ] : why smart people fall for fads / / Joel Best
| Flavor of the month [[electronic resource] ] : why smart people fall for fads / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social institutions
Fads - Social aspects Diffusion of innovations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academia trends
american culture anthropology business management business creative thinking creativity criminal justice critical thinking decision making emerging fads fad cycle fads healthcare innovation institutional fads media medicine new ideas nonfiction open classrooms pedagogy fads perfectibility pop culture popular culture progress psychology purging quality circles reinvention short term popularity social criticism social sciences sociology surging trends |
| ISBN |
1-282-35891-X
9786612358913 0-520-93235-8 1-59875-926-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Illusion Of Diffusion -- 2. Why We Embrace Novelties: Conditions That Foster Institutional Fads -- 3. The Fad Cycle: Emerging -- 4. The Fad Cycle: Surging -- 5. The Fad Cycle: Purging -- 6. Fad Dynamics -- 7. Becoming Fad-Proof -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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Flesh wounds : the culture of cosmetic surgery / / Virginia L. Blum
| Flesh wounds : the culture of cosmetic surgery / / Virginia L. Blum |
| Autore | Blum Virginia L. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 356 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 617.9/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgery, Plastic - Social aspects
Surgery, Plastic - Psychological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american identity anthropology beauty icons beauty ideals celebrity contemporary culture cosmetic surgery cultural analysis cultural criticism cultural practices elective surgery ethnographers ethnography feminism gender studies interviews modern society nonfiction account patients and doctors philosophical plastic surgeons plastic surgery psychology social conditions sociology youthful ideals |
| ISBN |
0-520-24473-7
1-4175-1057-9 0-520-93873-9 1-59734-616-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery. |
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Blum Virginia L. <1956->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
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Flesh wounds : the culture of cosmetic surgery / / Virginia L. Blum
| Flesh wounds : the culture of cosmetic surgery / / Virginia L. Blum |
| Autore | Blum Virginia L. <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 356 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 617.9/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgery, Plastic - Social aspects
Surgery, Plastic - Psychological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american identity anthropology beauty icons beauty ideals celebrity contemporary culture cosmetic surgery cultural analysis cultural criticism cultural practices elective surgery ethnographers ethnography feminism gender studies interviews modern society nonfiction account patients and doctors philosophical plastic surgeons plastic surgery psychology social conditions sociology youthful ideals |
| ISBN |
0-520-24473-7
1-4175-1057-9 0-520-93873-9 1-59734-616-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery. |
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Blum Virginia L. <1956->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
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Football, culture and power / / edited by David J. Leonard, Kimberly B. George, Wade Davis
| Football, culture and power / / edited by David J. Leonard, Kimberly B. George, Wade Davis |
| Autore | Modiano Charles |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 pages) |
| Disciplina |
796.332
306.483 |
| Collana | Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society |
| Soggetto topico | Football - Social aspects - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
NFL
american culture american football David Leonard football institutions football management football policy institutions of power Kimberly George national football league soccer soccer management soccer policy Wade Davis |
| ISBN |
1-317-41088-2
1-315-68501-9 1-317-41089-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Football's history and reach / Russ Crawford -- 2. Look away : on the racial, sexual, and cultural politics of the NFL / C. Richard King -- 3. Ballers without blackness : the suppression of Black cultural agency in the NFL / Drew D. Brown -- 4. Derlictum ex nihilo : origins and beginnings in The blind side / Jared Sexton -- 5. God-fans of the gridiron : Madden, fantasy, football, and simulation / Nichoals Ware -- 6. "4th and g(l)o(b)al" : origins, evolution and implications of a globalized NFL / Jorge E. Moraga -- 7. Fabled futures : migration and mobility for Samoans in American Football / Fa'Anofo Lisaclaire (Lisa) Uperesa -- 8. Everybody's all-Americans : high school football and teh US military / Michael L. Butterworth -- 9. Gender, violence, and brain injury in and out of the NFL : what counts as harm? / Daniel R. Morrison and Monica J. Casper -- 10. A societal mirror and a force for change : the NFL and its response to domestic violence / Jessica Luther -- 11. In dialogue : on sports, sports activism, sexual freedom, and other types of liberation -- 12. Michael Sam and sport of queer failure / Jeffrey Q. Mccune Jr. -- 13. "U Mad Bro?" NFL player use of social media in contentous conversation / Phillip Lamarr Cunningham -- 14. The NFL, activism, and #BlackLivesMatter / Charles Modiano -- 15. A feminist football fan : on the psychic life of spectatorship / Kimberly B. George. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831873803321 |
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Modiano Charles
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| Taylor & Francis, 2018 | ||
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The fractious nation? : unity and division in contemporary American life / / Jonathan Rieder, Stephen Steinlight
| The fractious nation? : unity and division in contemporary American life / / Jonathan Rieder, Stephen Steinlight |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973.931 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, American - Social aspects - United States
Political culture - United States Citizenship - United States Social conflict - United States Cultural pluralism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american life american society americans anthology christianity contemporary america cultural conflict cultural issues democracy ethnic pluralism immigration restrictions modern history national division national identity nonfiction party politics political correctness political life racial conflicts racial pluralism september 11 social inequality textbooks tribalism united states unity and division us constitution |
| ISBN |
9786612359637
1-282-35963-0 0-520-93691-4 1-4175-2558-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Fractious Nation? -- Chapter 1. Getting a Fix on Fragmentation: "Breakdown" as Estimation Error, Rhetorical Strategy, and Organizational Accomplishment -- Chapter 2. The Fetish of Difference -- Chapter 3. Fragments or Ties? The Defense of Difference -- Chapter 4. The Myth of Culture War: The Disparity between Private Opinion and Public Politics -- Chapter 5. America's Jews: Highly Fragmented, Insufficiently Disputatious -- Chapter 6. Once Again, Strangers on Our Shores -- Chapter 7. Expelling Newcomers: The Eclipse of Constitutional Community -- Chapter 8. The United States in the World Community: The Limits of National Sovereignty -- Chapter 9. "Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?": Narrowing the Enduring Divisions of Race -- Chapter 10. The Ambivalence of Citizenship: African-American Intellectuals in Search of Community -- Chapter 11. Social Provision and Civic Community: Beyond Fragmentation -- Chapter 12. Stable Fragmentation in Multicultural America -- Chapter 13. The Moral Compassion of True Conservatism -- Chapter 14. Shaking Off the Past: Third Ways, Fourth Ways, and the Urgency of Politics -- Epilogue. Into the Unknown: Unity and Conflict after September 11, 2001 -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449864303321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003] | ||
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From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein
| From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein |
| Autore | Klein Kerwin Lee <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 901 |
| Soggetto topico |
Historiography - United States - Methodology
Historiography - United States - History Linguistic change - United States - History History Religion Discourse analysis Social change - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
academia academic vocabulary american culture american politics american society changing contexts cultural historians cultural landscape essay collection historians historical perspective history humanities language shifts linguistic changes linguistic landscape marginalized peoples nonfiction essays north america perspective shifts philosophy of history political landscape post marxism semantics theoretical concepts theoretical perspective theory |
| ISBN |
1-283-27755-7
9786613277558 0-520-94829-7 |
| Classificazione | 15.02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise and Fall of Historiography -- 2. From Philosophy to Theory -- 3. Going Native: History, Language, and Culture -- 4. Postmodernism and the People without History -- 5. On the Emergence of Memory in Historical Discourse -- 6. Remembrance and the Christian Right -- Afterword: History and Theory in Our Time -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791976203321 |
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Klein Kerwin Lee <1961->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein
| From history to theory [[electronic resource] /] / Kerwin Lee Klein |
| Autore | Klein Kerwin Lee <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 901 |
| Soggetto topico |
Historiography - United States - Methodology
Historiography - United States - History Linguistic change - United States - History History Religion Discourse analysis Social change - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
academia academic vocabulary american culture american politics american society changing contexts cultural historians cultural landscape essay collection historians historical perspective history humanities language shifts linguistic changes linguistic landscape marginalized peoples nonfiction essays north america perspective shifts philosophy of history political landscape post marxism semantics theoretical concepts theoretical perspective theory |
| ISBN |
1-283-27755-7
9786613277558 0-520-94829-7 |
| Classificazione | 15.02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise and Fall of Historiography -- 2. From Philosophy to Theory -- 3. Going Native: History, Language, and Culture -- 4. Postmodernism and the People without History -- 5. On the Emergence of Memory in Historical Discourse -- 6. Remembrance and the Christian Right -- Afterword: History and Theory in Our Time -- Notes -- Index |
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Klein Kerwin Lee <1961->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
| From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 201.763320973 |
| Soggetto topico |
United States - Religion
United States -- Religion Violence - Religious aspects Violence -- Religious aspects Violence - United States Violence -- United States Violence - Religious aspects - United States Violence |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american experience american history christianity cultural history formative moments jeremiad jihad law enforcement modern history order and meaning political history religion and culture religious historians religious history religious identities religious institutions religious rituals religious texts religious violence revolution secession terrorism united states violent history war |
| ISBN |
1-280-49193-0
9786613587169 0-520-95153-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America -- 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way -- 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film -- 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War -- 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" -- 5. American Providence, American Violence -- 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence -- 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White -- 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults -- 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History -- 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech -- 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism -- 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War -- 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint -- 14. Enemies Near and Far. The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse -- 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790109903321 |
| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012] | ||
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From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel
| From Jeremiad to Jihad : Religion, Violence, and America / / John D. Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina | 201.763320973 |
| Soggetto topico |
United States - Religion
United States -- Religion Violence - Religious aspects Violence -- Religious aspects Violence - United States Violence -- United States Violence - Religious aspects - United States Violence |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american experience american history christianity cultural history formative moments jeremiad jihad law enforcement modern history order and meaning political history religion and culture religious historians religious history religious identities religious institutions religious rituals religious texts religious violence revolution secession terrorism united states violent history war |
| ISBN |
1-280-49193-0
9786613587169 0-520-95153-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America -- 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way -- 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film -- 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War -- 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" -- 5. American Providence, American Violence -- 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence -- 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White -- 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults -- 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History -- 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech -- 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism -- 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War -- 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint -- 14. Enemies Near and Far. The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse -- 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808375003321 |
| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2012] | ||
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Frontier figures [[electronic resource] ] : American music and the mythology of the American West / / Beth E. Levy
| Frontier figures [[electronic resource] ] : American music and the mythology of the American West / / Beth E. Levy |
| Autore | Levy Beth E (Beth Ellen), <1972-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
| Disciplina | 781.5/9 |
| Collana | California studies in 20th-century music |
| Soggetto topico |
Music - United States - 20th century - History and criticism
Legends - West (U.S.) - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aaron copland
american culture book club books books about music composers books for music lovers books for reluctant readers career culture and music discussion books easy to read engaging evolution of american music gifts for friends history how to become a musician how was music created learning about american music history music books music evolution page turner performing arts politics in the music world the wild west theater vacation reads what was the wild west |
| ISBN |
0-520-95202-2
1-280-11656-0 9786613520852 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Course of Empire -- Part One. Arthur Farwell's West -- Part Two. Western Encounters: Charles Wakefield Cadman and Others -- Part Three. American Pastorals -- Part Four. Roy Harris: Provincial Cowboy, White Hope -- Part Five. Aaron Copland: From Orient to Occident -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | American music and the mythology of the American West |
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Levy Beth E (Beth Ellen), <1972->
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