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Traces the progressive redrawing of the boundaries between human beings and things as represented in cinema through commodity culture, objectification, and technological supplementation.

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This is a response to the need for up-to-date information about three major challenges posed by urbanization: buildings, transportation, and land use. The goal is to convert chaos to order, to make cities workable, to bar bad development, to encourage the building of necessary facilities, and to improve land use.

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This pioneer study presents a quantitative analysis of the civilian elite in Mamluk Cairo. Using information about 4,631 individuals drawn from two fifteenth-century biographical dictionaries, Carl Petry explores the geographic origins of the civilian elite (the 'ulama') and the distribution of their residences and places of work in Cairo. Origina

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Demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by meanings and philosophies. This book includes everything ranging from tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair, unpicking the multiple functions of a dress. It is aimed at those interested in the meaning of what we wear.

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What we wear is a vehicle for the expression of politics, gender and identity, placing clothing at the root of a complex set of messages. This book shows how semiotics can provide a convincing template for understanding dress in a range of contexts and is a useful reading for anyone interested in the meaning of what we wear.

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Traces the evolution of urban development codes and standards, examines their effect on city planning and design, and proposes alternatives that will encourage innovation.

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By synthesizing empirical research and theoretical insights from sociology, critical migration studies, postcolonial and decolonial theory, and more, this edited collection offers a comprehensive critique of human hierarchies and the dehumanization they produce.

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Daniel H. Krymkowski documents the extent and causes of African American underrepresentation in the cultural realms of golf, hiking, hunting and fishing, water and winter sports, classical music, art, ballet, and theater. He argues racial-ethnic inequality in these areas is extensive and results mainly from historic and contemporary discrimination.

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A 1976 forecast that predicts a radically altered social structure, within thirty to fifty years, by which a more sophisticated technology is employed to harness science toward more instrumental purposes.

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A critical, quantitative look at the future supply and demand of surgical specialists that may foretell rationing of surgical services.

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Far from being the bucolic paradise that is often imagined, the rural areas of this country are afflicted with chronic economic hardship, severe forms of alienation, and the lack of a foundation for community development or for the enhancement of economic, social, and educational opportunities for rural people.

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Looks into the clamor over livestock and meat, showing consumers how they can be healthy and humane carnivores. This book educates readers about the lives of the animals, and supports their choice to eat meat.

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A book that details the life stories of 36 courageous Australian women, who broke down the barriers of prejudice. Featuring heroines such as Mary Penfold, the co-founder of Penfold Wines; Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of family planning and others; this book examines the lives of women who have influenced thousands of people.

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The Complexity and Progression of Black Representation in Film and Television examines the complexities of race, representation, Black masculinity, sexuality, class, and color in American cinema and television.