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Swept From the Sea $7.48 Based on the Joseph Conrad story “Amy Foster,” this swirlingly romantic melodrama tells the story of a Polish sailor (Vincent Perez) shipwrecked and washed ashore on the English coast in the 19th century. Found by a servant girl, Amy (Rachel Weisz), who is a village outcast, he is considered retarded because no one can understand what he says. But slowly, through Amy’s love and the doctor’s tutela… |
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Mississippi Masala $6.89 Mira Nair, the Indian director, scored an international art-house hit with her feature debut, Salaam Bombay!, a tale of life in the streets of seething urban India. Her next film was a surprising turnabout: Mississippi Masala is a cultural study and a love story set in the rural American south. The love story comes courtesy of Denzel Washington, as a rug cleaner, and Sarita Choudhury (from Nair’s … |
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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl $4.98 ASSUME THE POSITION WITH MR WUHL – DVD Movie… |
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Mexico Geography & Culture Activity Placemat $7.88 Learn Mexico’s 31 states and capitals and common Spanish phrases and counting on the back side. Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Educational Products of 2007 Award |
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Spanish Words Wrap-up Keys Learning Words covers things at home and school, body parts, clothing, food, people and travel… |
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The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs $6.75 *The Culture Clash is special. Written in Jean’s inimitably informal yet precise lecture style, the book races along on par with a good thriller. *The Culture Clash depicts dogs as they really are – stripped of their Hollywood fluff, with their loveable ‘can I eat it, chew it, urinate on it, what’s in it for me’ philosophy. Jean’s tremendous affection for dogs shines through at all times, as does … |
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An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers: Communication and Culture, Third Edition (Yale Language) $46.00 Now in its third edition, this widely used textbook is designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish. It provides the necessary language and vocabulary to facilitate better communication between health care providers and the growing Spanish-speaking community. This classroom text uses readings, exercises, and interactive activities such as challenging and enjoyable improvisa… |
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¡Arriba!: Comunicación y cultura Student Edition (5th Edition) $40.99 Wake up to the new, 5th edition of ¡Arriba! Built on a balance of solid grammar and communication skills, the eclectic, balanced approach of ¡Arriba! gives you the broad foundation that you need to learn Spanish. Culture frames and infuses every chapter giving you a doorway into the cultures of the Spanish speaking world. Rich in pedagogy and supported by carefully integrated supplementary mater… |
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Culture of Class (Hardcover) $142.66 In an innovative cultural history of Argentine movies and radio in the decades before Peronism, Matthew B. Karush demonstrates that competition with Hollywood cinema and jazz music shaped Argentina’s domestic cultural production in crucial ways. Argentine producers tried to elevate their offerings to appeal to consumers seduced by North American modernity. At the same time, the transnational marketplace encouraged these producers to compete by marketing “authentic” Argentine culture. Domestic filmmakers, radio and recording entrepreneurs, lyricists, musicians, actors, and screenwriters borrowed heavily from a rich tradition of popular melodrama. Although the resulting mass culture trafficked in conformism and consumerist titillation, it also disseminated versions of national identity that celebrated the virtue and dignity of the poor, while denigrating the wealthy as greedy and mean-spirited. This anti-elitism has been overlooked by historians, who have depicted the radio and the cinema as instruments of social cohesion and middle-class formation. Analyzing tango and folk songs, film comedies and dramas, radio soap operas, and other genres, Karush argues that the Argentine culture industries generated polarizing images and narratives that provided much of the discursive raw material from which Juan and Eva Perón built their mass movement. |
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Culture of Class (Paperback) $49.29 In an innovative cultural history of Argentine movies and radio in the decades before Peronism, Matthew B. Karush demonstrates that competition with Hollywood cinema and jazz music shaped Argentina’s domestic cultural production in crucial ways. Argentine producers tried to elevate their offerings to appeal to consumers seduced by North American modernity. At the same time, the transnational marketplace encouraged these producers to compete by marketing “authentic” Argentine culture. Domestic filmmakers, radio and recording entrepreneurs, lyricists, musicians, actors, and screenwriters borrowed heavily from a rich tradition of popular melodrama. Although the resulting mass culture trafficked in conformism and consumerist titillation, it also disseminated versions of national identity that celebrated the virtue and dignity of the poor, while denigrating the wealthy as greedy and mean-spirited. This anti-elitism has been overlooked by historians, who have depicted the radio and the cinema as instruments of social cohesion and middle-class formation. Analyzing tango and folk songs, film comedies and dramas, radio soap operas, and other genres, Karush argues that the Argentine culture industries generated polarizing images and narratives that provided much of the discursive raw material from which Juan and Eva Perón built their mass movement. |