“Once upon a time...”Magical words that herald the promise of a story – afairytale, a myth, a legend, or a family story. We makesense of our existence from the stories we've listenedto, watched on fil
This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history
The changes wrought by industrialization in the nineteenth century were heralded by many as the inevitable march of progress. Yet a fair share of critics opposed the encroachment of modernity into eve
Recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the protests, strikes, and violent struggles that formed the political and cultural backdrop of 1968 across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Susana
Recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the protests, strikes, and violent struggles that formed the political and cultural backdrop of 1968 across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Susana
The idea of family is not easily defined and is in a constant state of change. In order to create a more manageable environment for human service practitioners, Diversity in Family Constellations pres
Chisholm (English, U. of Alberta) examines recent experiments in queer city writing through Walter Benjamin's dialectical optics on metropolitan culture. She discusses the dialectics of seeing in the
A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the starsTo those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods
A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the constellationsThis artful and accessible introduction to constellations equips readers with the information they need to locate, name, and exp
"This highly original and challenging book defies every easy form of classification. Ostensibly about early polities, its penetrating and erudite asides extend with equal facility into contemporary po
Ever looked up and longed to know more about the constellations that inhabit the night sky? This is the perfect guide to discovering the stars and their stories. Written in the Stars leads you throug
In a world of cities, suburbanisation is the most visible and pervasive phenomenon. Global sprawl engulfs us but it does so in remarkably differentiated ways. While the single-family home subdivisions
Ancient Greeks believed that the stars told stories of their gods and goddesses. These shapes now tell us a lot more about how our world works. Find squares, rectangles, parallelograms, and other poly
