The automobile has always been as much about style as engineering, not simply a means of transportation but a status symbol meant to impress others and project the success of its owner. Car Design is a comprehensive collection of photographs from European, Japanese, and American automobile advertising campaigns of the last fifty years. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 color and black and white photos of distinctively designed automobiles, this compendium can be viewed as a decade-by-decade chronicle of consumer culture since World War II or as an amusing look at car culture for enthusiasts.
Homer Simpson Goes to Washington - American Politics through Popular Culture
This book offers a wide-ranging set of essays that document the vitality of American popular culture and its continuing relevance to our understanding of American politics. Looking at everything from movies and television to popular music and folk songs, the contributors explore the intersection of and the interaction between culture and politics in the modern American media.
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington - Dissent through American Popular Culture
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores the transformative power that enables popular culture to influence political agendas, frame the consciousness of audiences, and create profound shifts in values and ideals.
The Mirror Effect - How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America
Informed and provocative, with the warm and empathetic perspective that has won Dr. Drew Pinsky legions of fans, The Mirror Effect raises important questions about our changing culture—and provides insights for parents, young people, and anyone who wonders what celebrity culture is doing to America.
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А.Л. Бурак - Translating Culture: Words - 2010
Учебный курс по переводу с русского языка на английский и обратно. Основное внимание уделяется передаче семантике слов. Включает краткие теоретические сведения о переводческих приемах, типичные переводческие ошибки и способы их избежания. Книга также включает множество упражнений на закрепление рассмотренного материала по письменному переводу. Некоторые упражнения автор рекомендует и для занятий по устному переводу.
Представленная книга является вторым переизданием двухтомника автора по переводу.
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