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| | Newton: A Very Short IntroductionThis Very Short Introduction uses Newton's own unpublished writings to provide fascinating insight into the man who kept the Royal Society under his thumb, was Head of the Mint, and whose contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. The author begins with the legends surrounding... | | Ludics: Play as Humanistic Inquiry
This book establishes play as a mode of humanistic inquiry with a profound effect on art, culture and society. Play is treated as a dynamic and relational modality where relationships of all kinds are forged and inquisitive interdisciplinary engagement is embraced. Play cultivates reflection, connection, and creativity, offering new... |
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End-of-Life Communication in the ICU: A Global Perspective
The world is composed of multiple, diverse populations of different race,
culture, and religion. Increasingly, these populations are mixing and intermingling,
both physically with faster and cheaper air travel, and mentally via
communication systems, including the Internet. Knowledge of other countries,
cultures, and continents... | | Ancient Religions
Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean: itinerant charismatic practitioners journeying from place to place peddled their skills as healers, purifiers, cursers, and initiators; and vessels decorated with illustrations of myths traveled with them.... | | |
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Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body
This book has been several years in the making, and I must thank all those who have worked
on the project over that time. My greatest gratitude is of course to the contributors, to those
who have been with the project from the first, and those who joined later, when others had
fallen away. To all of them I owe more than it is ... | | Alcohol: A Social and Cultural History
This book examines our relationship with alcohol and examines how drink has evolved in its functions and uses from the late Middle Ages to the present day in the West. This book discusses a range of issues, including domestic versus recreational use, the history of alcoholism, and the relationship between alcohol and violence, religion,... | | The Internet: An Ethnographic ApproachAn examination of Internet culture and consumption. The Internet is increasingly shaping, and being shaped by, users' lives. From cybercafes to businesses, from middle class houses to squatters settlements, the authors have gathered material on subjects as varied as personal relations, commerce, sex and religion. Websites are also analyzed as new... |
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