Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (Audiobook)How did Americans become the most voracious consumers in the world? This book unmasks the transformation of a frugal nation into one made up of the world's most notorious spendthrifts. Shell offers a historical perspective that spans the various steps of this transition at all levels of the economy from department stores to supermarkets. Lorna Raver is an apt narrator for this title because her voice has the mature quality of one who may have seen some of the events she recounts. She explains with gusto the growth of the discount market in the U.S.
A primary school coursebook for the learners aged 12 at lower intermediate level (A2+). Contains 10 theme units, 5 culture corners, 10 revision sections and a wordlist.
Law, City and King - Legal Culture, Municipal Politics and State Formation in Early Modern Dijon
An in-depth examination of political activities in early modern France that opens up new perspectives on the local workings of the French state and the experiences of those who participated in it.
Food Culture in the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa
The similar cuisines of the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa stem from ancient cultures and variable climates, ranging from Mediterranean to desert. The major monotheistic religions developed in the Middle East, and students and other readers will learn how religous strictures on food and drink continue to play an important role in eating habits there today for Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Most of the population in the regions is Arab, and therefore the emphasis in this volume is mainly on the Arab Muslim food cultures.
The Culture of Cloth in Early Modern England - Textual Constructions of a National Identity
Through its exploration of the intersections between the culture of the wool broadcloth industry and the imaginative literature of the early modern period, this study contributes to the expanding field of material studies in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The author argues that it is impossible to comprehend the development of emerging English nationalism during that time period, without considering the culture of the cloth industry. She shows that, reaching far beyond its status as a commodity of production and exchange, that industry was also a locus for organizing sentiments of national solidarity across social and economic divisions.
