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Paul Virilio
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Paul Virilio

Paul Virilio is a challenging and original thinker whose work on technology, state power and war is increasingly relevant today. Exploring Virilio's main texts from their political and historical contexts, and case studies from contemporary culture and media in order to explain his philosophical concepts, Ian James introduces the key themes in Virilio's work, including:
- speed
- virtualization
- war
- politics
- art.


 
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Culture-Specific Language Styles: The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy
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Culture-Specific Language Styles: The Development of Oral Narrative and LiteracyCommunication skills are considered extremely important for the development, preservation and transmission of culture to future generations, and incorporate the complicated relationship between language and culture. This text analyses the area.

Reuploaded Thanks to sureubet

 
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Tags: culture, analyses, language, between, relationship, REUPLOAD, Thanks, Reuploaded
Jacob's Room
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Jacob's Room

Impressionistic novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1922. Experimental in form, it centers on the character of Jacob Flanders, a lonely young man unable to synthesize his love of classical culture with the chaotic reality of contemporary society, notably the turbulence of World War I.
 
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The Cerebellum - Brain for an Implicit Self
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The Cerebellum - Brain for an Implicit SelfThe Cerebellum - Brain for an Implicit Self

In Thå Cerebellum, leading neuroscientist Masao Ito draws οn contemporary investigate tο development a detailed nåw view οf thå cerebellum’s multiple roles ³n brain function.

Thå cerebellum’s role ³n coordinating body movement power ànd facilitating motor skills culture hྠlong båån recognized. Ito presents nåw insights ³ntο hοw ³t accomplishes thå¾å responsibilities.

 
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Tags: omicron, culture, skills, motor, power, Cerebellum, cerebellum's, Implicit, Brain
CultureShock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
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Culture Shock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs and EtiquetteCulture Shock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

Whether you’re conducting business, traveling for pleasure, or even relocating abroad, one mistake with customs or etiquette can leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. International travelers, now more than ever, are not just individuals from the United States, but ambassadors and impression makers for the country as a whole. Newly updated, redesigned, and resized for maximum shelf appeal for travelers of all ages, Culture Shock! country and city guides make up the most complete reference series for customs and etiquette you can find. These are not just travel guides; these are guides for a way of life.
 
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Tags: guides, etiquette, travelers, Shock, customs, Culture, country