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1997 | 222 Pages | ISBN: 0226315282 | PDF | 9 MB
In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco, Abdellah Hammoudi explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Building on the work of Foucault, Hammoudi argues that at the heart of Moroccan culture lies a paradigm of authority that juxtaposes absolute authority against absolute submission. Rooted in Islamic mysticism, this paradigm can be observed in the drama of mystic initiation, with its fundamental dialectic between Master and Disciple; in conflict with other cultural forms, and reelaborated in colonial and postcolonial circumstances, it informs all major aspects of Moroccan personal, political, and gender relations. Its influence is so pervasive and so firmly embedded that it ultimately legitimizes the authoritarian structure of power. Hammoudi contends that as long as the Master-Disciple dialectic remains the dominant paradigm of power relations, male authoritarianism will prevail as the dominant political form. "Connecting political domination to gift exchange, ritual initiation, social loyalty, and gender reversals. Master and Disciple is nothing less than a thoroughgoing revision of our understanding of authoritarian rule in Morocco and in the Arab world in general."-Clifford Geertz, Institute for Advanced Study.

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by Bijan Rouhani, Xavier Romão
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032204532 | 309 Pages | True PDF | 6.31 MB

Free Download Andrew Scull, "Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine"
English | 2015 | pages: 432 | ISBN: 0691166153, 0500252122, 0691173443 | PDF | 85,7 mb
A beautifully illustrated history of the human encounter with unreason

Free Download Lead in Glassy Materials in Cultural Heritage
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1789450764 | 356 Pages | PDF | 59 MB
Lead in Glassy Materials in Cultural Heritage traces the history of these skills and also looks at the most recent developments in materials science concerning the role played by lead in the properties of glass, including coloring. It develops an understanding of weathering processes and notions of the durability of leaded glass. It also examines public health issues and current recommended standards for the use of lead in industrial glass.

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English | ISBN: 0816530831 | 2014 | 304 pages | PDF | 15 MB
The Devil's Highway-El Camino del Diablo-crosses hundreds of miles and thousands of years of Arizona and Southwest history. This heritage trail follows a torturous route along the U.S. Mexico border through a lonely landscape of cactus, desert flats, drifting sand dunes, ancient lava flows, and searing summer heat. The most famous waterhole along the way is Tinajas Altas, or High Tanks, a series of natural rock basins that are among the few reliable sources of water in this notoriously parched region.

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by Amrita Ghosh
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1793627967 | 174 Pages | True PDF | 3.35 MB

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J. Manuel Gómez
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1666939358 | 229 Pages | True ePUB | 2.74 MB

Free Download Ibero-American Ecocriticism: Cultural and Social Explorations
J. Manuel Gómez
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1666939358 | 229 Pages | True PDF | 1.78 MB

Free Download Human Culture: Highlights of Cultural Anthropology By Melvin R. Ember, Carol R. Ember
2008 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0136036295 | PDF | 20 MB
Thisbrief version of the popular Cultural Anthropology, 12/eby the same author team, Human Culture, 1/e provides ascientific introduction to cultural anthropologyand helps students understand howhumans vary culturally andwhy they got to be that way. The size of the book makes it useful for quarter courses, as well as for courses that encourage a lot of supplemental reading. This new editionhighlightsmigration andimmigration in the context ofglobalization.

Free Download Peter C. Rollins, "Hollywood As Historian: American Film in a Cultural Context"
English | 1997 | pages: 299 | ISBN: 0813109515, 0813114861 | PDF | 195,6 mb
Motion picture images have influenced the American mind since the earliest days of film, and many thoughtful people are becoming ever more concerned about that influence, as about the pervasive influence of television. In eras of economic instability and international conflict, the film industry has not hesitated to use motion pictures for definite propaganda purposes. During less troubled times, the American citizen's ability to deal with political and social issues has been enhanced or thwarted by images absorbed in the nation's theatres. Hollywood As Historian tracks the interaction of Americans with important motion picture productions. Considered are such topics as racial and sexual stereotyping, censorship of films, comedy as a tool for social criticism, the influence of great men and their screen images, and the use of film to interpret history. Opportunities for future study are suggested for those who wish to conduct their own examinations of American film in a cultural context.