Postmodern EducationThe first book to offer a systematic look at the significance of postmodernist ideas for education.
“In Postmodern Education Aronowitz and Giroux are architects of the imagination, presenting essays of political, social, and cultural criticism aimed at altering the ways we understand the existing social order and act to change the conditions of our lives.” --Afterimage
Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural HistoryTexas changed enormously in the twentieth century, and much of that transformation was a direct product of social and cultural events. Standard histories of Texas traditionally focus on political, military, and economic topics, with emphasis on the nineteenth century.
For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is embedded in our genes, existing as an innate and instinctual part of us. In this bold and provocative study, linguist Daniel Everett argues that, like other tools, language was invented by humans and can be reinvented or lost.
The Languages of Business: An International Perspective
The nine exploratory contributions to this compilation have one more characteristic in common. All of them end with a section of Practical Tips in which the authors present some of the more important cultural or business features that the practitioner has to take into account.