Culture and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the Bicultural Experience in the United States

The yearning to remember who we are is not easily detected in the qualitative dimensions of focus groups and ethnographic research methods; nor is it easily measured in standard quantified scientific inquiry. It is deeply rooted, obscured by layer upon layer of human efforts to survive the impact of historical amnesia induced by the dominant policies and practices of advanced capitalism and postmodern culture.

Lower intermediate (A2-B1)
Focussed points of the magazine are an illustrated comic strip dictionary and an article of discussion that present the theme and the grammar contained in each issue. Large poster photographs and extensive articles allow knowledge of the most interesting elements of the culture.
Completing learning and enjoyment are the fun psychological tests, comics and current events.

Encyclopedia of Pasta (California Studies in Food and Culture)

Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinatipasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known.

Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition (Literature, Culture, Theory)

Narrative features such as frames, digressions, or authorial intrusions have traditionally been viewed as distractions from or anomalies in the narrative proper.

Renowned for their monumental architecture and rich visual culture, the Moche inhabited the north coast of Peru during the Early Intermediate Period (AD 100-800). Archaeological discoveries over the past century and the dissemination ofMoche artifacts to museums around the world have given rise to a widespread and continually increasing fascination with this complex culture , which expressed its beliefs about the human and supernatural worlds through finely crafted ceramic and metal objects of striking realism and visual sophistication.