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“daniel selden”

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  • The Cultural Career of Coolness

    Discourses and Practices of Affect Control in European Antiquity, the United States, and Japan

    by Catherine Newmark, Sophia Frese, Paul Roquet, Michael Kinski, Daniel Selden, Jim McGuigan, Jens Heise, Aviad E. Raz, Joel Dinerstein ...
    Cool is a word of American English that has been integrated into the vocabulary of numerous languages around the globe. Today it is a term most often used in advertising trendy commodities, or, more generally, in promoting urban lifestyles in our postmodern age. But what is the history of the term “cool?" When has coolness come to be associated with certain modes of contemporary self-fashioning? ... Read more

    $129.59 USD

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  • Ubud, Bali (Indonesia) Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    by Shawn English ...
    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Ubud, a town in central Bali, that is far removed from the drunken bikini scene in Kuta, and is regarded as the cultural centre of Bali. It is famous as an arts and crafts hub, and much of the town and nearby villages seems to consist of artists' workshops and galleries. There are some remarkable architectural and other sights to be found, and a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Video Night in Kathmandu

    And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East

    by Pico Iyer ...
    Series series Vintage Departures
    Mohawk hair-cuts in Bali, yuppies in Hong Kong and Rambo rip-offs in the movie houses of Bombay are just a few of the jarring images that Iyer brings back from the Far East. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Getting To Know Phuket

    by Neil Ray ...
    Getting to Know Phucket Thailand’s top tropical island in the Andaman Sea has been voted Best in the World as a holiday destination over many years and in many magazines. The beaches have drawn awards after awards from the travelling public who see Phuket as the ideal place to enjoy a holiday of sand, sea and clear blue waters. Mix that with an interior which still has some pristine rainforest, ... Read more

    $2.05 USD

  • Let's Explore Japan (Most Famous Attractions in Japan)

    Japan Travel Guide

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Explore the World Books
    Sakura and sushi are only two things about Japan that the world knows about. There are so many more to love about the country, and this book will give you a glimpse of what those other reasons are. Picture books not only make learning fun but also encourages self-awareness. They provide the opportunity for children to associate with the world. Order your copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Balinese Architecture Discover Indonesia

    by Julian Davison, Bruce Granquist ...
    Series series Discover Asia
    Balinese Architecture is a step-by-step guide to the intricacies of Balinese architecture.Traditional Balinese don't live in houses in the conventional sense of the word. Instead, they divide their daily activities between a number a different pavilions which are situated within a family compound that is secluded from the outside world b a high wall Although these living arrangements may seem at ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges (Illustrated)

    by Norman Collie ...
    At some future date, how many years hence who can tell? all the wild places on the earth will have been explored. The Cape to Cairo railway will have brought the various sources of the Nile within a few days' travel of England; the endless fields of barren ice that surround the poles will have yielded up their secrets; whilst the vast and trackless fastnesses of that stupendous range of mountains ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Translation in Modern Japan

    Edited by Indra Levy ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    The role of translation in the formation of modern Japanese identities has become one of the most exciting new fields of inquiry in Japanese studies. This book marks the first attempt to establish the contours of this new field, bringing together seminal works of Japanese scholarship and criticism with cutting-edge English-language scholarship.Collectively, the contributors to this book address ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Practical Ethics for Our Time

    by Eiji Uehiro ...
    Translated by Carl Becker ...
    A scathing critique of the global consumer culture that's bound to cause controversy among Western readers, Practical Ethics for Our Time argues that Japan's future success as a nation depends upon the ability of its citizens to uphold traditional family values and to fashion new, environmentally sustainable patterns in their daily lives.Mr. Uehiro's argument is not unfamiliar. He posits that ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Dawn That Never Comes

    Shimazaki Toson and Japanese Nationalism

    by Michael Bourdaghs ...
    Series series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
    A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, The Dawn That Never Comes offers the most detailed reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's most influential poets and novelists, Shimazaki Toson (1872–1943). It also reveals how Toson's works influenced the production of a fluid, shifting form of national imagination that has characterized twentieth-century Japan.Analyzing ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Korean for Tourists

    by Chris Backe ...
    Order a beer, ask for a discount, and get around Korea easier – learn a few basics and have an even better time.This language guide is your way to leapfrog other tourists and know what's really going on. They're written to be read quickly (like on the plane!) and be a reference guide once you've arrived. Each major section is linked to other major sections, making them only a tap away.A few ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spirit of Tea Making

    A Simple Guide to Enjoying Taiwanese Tea

    by Margaret Ledoux ...
    After years of travelling through Asia, Margaret Ledoux shares her experience of tea tasting.Taiwan, home to the finest quality oolong teas. Often known as 'grand cru' these teas are savoured and prized as if they were the best of wines.Margaret travelled extensively throughout Asia and has lived for extended periods in South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.It is in Taiwan that she discovered ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus