1117 títulos para "University Of Pennsylvania Press"

Ceramics

Rawson, Philip S.

Ceramics Philip Rawson. Foreword by Wayne Higby "A moving book based on the knowledge of facts together with their overtones and resonances. . . . Its method is valid for an appreciation of art in all its branches."--Stella Kramrisch "With the unassuming title of Ceramics, Rawson has presented a v...

Foundations in Sociolinguistics

Hymes, Dell H.

Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe

"Here is an excellent collection of texts illustrative of the struggle between medieval sects and ecclesiatical authorities in medieval Europe. . . . Excellent bibliographical essays complement chapter introductions, making this volume unusually valuable

The Folkstories of Children

Sutton-Smith, Brian

The Folkstories of Children Brian Sutton-Smith "Will delight . . . the reader with the changing blend of fantasy, memory, and the conventions of literary form."--Contemporary Psychology What prompts children to tell stories? What does the word "story" mean to a child at two or five years of age? T...

Power and Persuasion

Brandes, Stanley

In "Power and Persuasion" Stanley Brandes demonstrates how the annual fiesta cycle reflects political dependency of local communities on the nation-state, helps maintain formal authority, and perpetuates behavioral norms and social values. The main focus of Brandes's analysis is Tzintzuntan, in rura...

Renaissance Culture and the Everyday

Renaissance Culture and the Everyday Edited by Patricia Fumerton and Simon Hunt "A lively and illuminating collection of essays that extends the recent trend away from a concentration on structures of state power and religious authority and toward the domestic, the local, and the ordinary. But the...

Profit Theory and Capitalism

Obrinsky, Mark

The pursuit of profit by business motivates the capitalist economic system. Understanding profits, therefore, especially the source of profits, is essential to an understanding of capitalism. Mark Obrinsky claims that there has never been an adequate profit theory in mainstream economics. To find th...

Categorical Imperative

Paton, Herbert J.

""The great merit of Paton's book is that it sets aside altogether the conventional criticisms of Kant's ethics and calls upon the reader to study Kant's own statements.""--H. Barker, Mind ""A memorable volume, which comes as near a classical exposit

Languages and Their Speakers

Shopen, Timothy

Philosophical Profiles

Bernstein, Richard J.

Philosophical Profiles brings together ten important essays by Richard Berstein. Each focuses on the work of a thinker or group of thinkers at the center of contemporary developments in philosophy, including Hannah Arendt, John Dewey, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jurgen Habermas, G.W.F. Hegel, Alasdair MacIn...

Language in the Inner City

Labov, William

Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. "...

Strategic Interaction

Goffman, Erving

"The broad topic is communication directed specifically to situations like espionage and to situations like international politics. . . . Goffman deals with the topic descriptively, draws on a wide variety of sources, and uses analogy to demonstrate, clarify, and explain."--Choice This book deals w...