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Deconstructing the English Passive
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Deconstructing the English PassiveDeconstructing the English Passive presents an analysis of the form and function of the passive construction in English. The book examines the structural ingredients of the passive and emphasizes the notion of an implicit argument, which sets the passive apart from other constructions with non-agentive subjects. The theoretical analysis is supported with corpus data, including a case study of the passive in academic writing.
 
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Tags: passive, English, Deconstructing, analysis, Passive
Deconstructing Disney
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Deconstructing DisneyDeconstructing Disney

This book is a sharply focused deconstruction of the political culture — and the cultural politics — of the Disney canon in the years since the emergence of the so-called New World Order. Eleanor Byrne and Martin McQuillan offer a critical encounter with Disney which alternates between readings of individual texts and wider thematic concerns such as race, gender and sexuality, the broader context of American contemporary culture, and the global ambitions and insularity of the last great superpower. The movies discussed include The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Pocohontas, Snow White, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Hercules and Mulan.
 
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Tags: Disney, culture, insularity, ambitions, great, Deconstructing, global
Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites
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Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I SitesDeconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites

The Olduvai Bed I archaeological sites, dating back to almost 2 million years, have been at the epicenter of the debate on how early humans behaved. This book presents a new analytical approach which, after having been applied to these sites, has produced unexpected results: the association of stone tools and faunal remains at most Olduvai Bed I sites is accidental and not related to hominid behavior. Only at one site, FLK Zinj, is this association intentional. Through careful taphonomic analysis of this site, coupled with detailed experimental work, it is possible to rule out the hypothesis that hominids were passive scavengers. 
 
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Tags: sites, Olduvai, association, intentional, Through, Deconstructing, Sites
Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book
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Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the BookPlaying with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book

The content encompasses a wide range of techniques and step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts into unique, upcycled objects. The book combines in equal measure bookbinding, woodworking, paper crafting, origami, and textile and decorative arts techniques, along with a healthy dose of experimentation and fun.The beautiful high-end presentation and stunning photography make this book a delightful, must-have volume for any book-loving artist or art-loving book collector.In these pages,.
 
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Tags: techniques, loving, photography, delightful, volume, loving, Playing, Reimagining, Deconstructing, Books