The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century - Eric Hobsbawm,

Failure of prediction, failure of communism, end of imperialism, failure of free-market capitalism, fascism. Hosbawm uses statistics to paint a broad picture of a society at a particular time, alongside the arts and the poular culture.


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College Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know

How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded some eye-opening results. The findings suggest changes ranging from simple adjustments in service and resources to modifying the physical layout of the library. In this book Duke and Asher, two anthropological researchers involved with the project since the beginning,

Education Reconfigured: Culture, Encounter, and Change

Martin’s new educational paradigm reveals that education is too important to be left solely to the professionals; that it is one of the great forces in human society and, as such, deserves the attention and demands the vigilance of every thoughtful person.

When Grace Metalious's debut novel about the dark underside of a small, respectable New England town was published in 1956, it quickly soared to the top of the bestseller lists. A landmark in twentieth-century American popular culture, Peyton Place spawned a successful feature film and a long-running television series-the first prime-time soap opera.

English Matters nr 34 May-June 2012

A Polish bimonthly magazine for the learners of English at upper intermediate and advanced levels (B2-C1). Each issue features additional audio tracks. Every article is followed by a word list. The magazine tackles such topics as travelling, language issues, culture corner, famous people and lifestyle, sport, and eco-problems. The main theme of this edition is taboo in America.