"American Ethnic Building Traditions Blend Memory and Experience in Varying Proportions." Dell Upton Which ethnic groups introduced the log cabin as a lasting symbol of the American frontier Who helped turn the front porch into an American institution Which immigrants built saunas to recall Old Wo..
Design Writing Research is a highly acclaimed critical study of graphic design and typography. Profusely illustrated and beautifully produced, it makes a vital contribution to design studies and is an invaluable source for anyone interested in the art and history of books, letter forms, symbols, adv..
In contemporary western societies the fat body has become a focus of stigmatizing discourses and practices aimed at disciplining, regulating and containing it. Despite the fact that in many western countries fat bodies outnumber those that are thin, fat people are still socially marginalized and tre..
Applying the principles of human-centered design to real-world health care challenges, from drug packaging to early detection of breast cancer.This book makes a case for applying the principles of design thinking to real-world health care challenges. As health care systems around the globe struggle ..
Stuck with a boring topic There is hope. In fact, there are 52 ways for you to makeyour next presentation interesting. This book is for presenters who want to have more fun with their material, who want to connect with their audience, who want to be heard. Author: Whitehouse, Geni Publisher: Upton ..
Maya Angelou's five-volume autobiography transcends the autobiographical tradition, enriching it with contemporary experience, African American vision, and female sensibility. With these five books, Angelou has created a work of epic scope that covers a quarter century of American and African Americ..
The Second Edition of Medicine as Culture provides a broad overview of the way medicine is experienced, perceived and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of health and illness, Deborah Lupton directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health car..
In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the..
Long hidden in the shadows of Jan van Eyck and Roger van der Weyden, Petrus Christus was one of the crucial painters active in the complex development of Flemish painting during a period of remarkable vitality and attainment. In Bruges, as elsewhere in the fifteenth century, the majestic spirit of h..
Reading Skills for Success is a guide to advanced reading skills that can be used in conjunction with any freshman-level text. It is an excellent sequel to Reader's Choice.Students using this book will develop their text-based processing skills by developing better understanding of word-level clues ..
For 20 years Joe Upton traveled the Alaska coast, catching fish, taking photos, collecting stories, and making maps. This easy to use large format book includes detailed anecdote-rich maps of Alaska and the Inside Passage and information on the ports and important elements of Alaska cruising, plus l..
`This addition to a growing number of texts which approach emotions and emotionality from a social constructionist perspective is well written, scholarly, accessible and interesting.... There is both breadth and depth to this work. - Feminism and PsychologyThis broad-ranging and accessible book bri..
In this reappraisal of public health and health promotion in contemporary societies, Deborah Lupton explores public health and health promotion using contemporary sociocultural and political theory, particularly that building on Foucault s writings on subjectivity, embodiment and power relations. Th..
This dramatic expose of the Chicago meat-packing industry prompted an investigation by Theodore Roosevelt which culminated in the pure-food legislation of 1906. Author: Upton Sinclair Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc. Binding: audioCD Language: English ISBN-10: 0786165782 ISBN-13: 9780786165780..
With a critical introduction addressing the wide range of issues raised by the text, this edition of The Jungle is coupled with illuminating documents to show why the novel stands as a classic of twentieth-century American literature and social protest. Author: Sinclair, Upton Publisher: Bedford/St...