Author: Laura C. Nelson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: excess, measured
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2000-11-15
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0231116179
ISBN-13: 9780231116176
This insightful analysis of the ways in which South Korean economic development strategies have reshaped the country´s national identity gives specific attention to the manner in which women, as the primary agents of consumption, have been affected by this transformation. Past scholarship on the culture of nationalism has largely focused on the ways in which institutions utilize memory and "history" to construct national identity. In a provocative departure, Laura C. Nelson challenges these assumptions with regard to South Korea, arguing that its identity has been as much tied to notions of t
Author: Stephen F. Estill
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Keywords: steps, measured
Number of Pages: 54
Published: 2009-01-30
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1434992020
ISBN-13: 9781434992024
Measured Steps is a book about my life and the experiences I have lived through, good and bad. It leans heavily into the music part of my life. Also, it contains my philosophies on life and how I have lived. So if you are into light and funny reading, you may enjoy it.
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: earth, measured, librarian
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 1994-09-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0316515264
ISBN-13: 9780316515269
A colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe’s circumference.
Author: Jessica J. Mudry
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: america, nutrition, meals, measured
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2009-02-05
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0791493814
ISBN-13: 9780791493816
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
Author: Jessica J. Mudry
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: america, nutrition, meals, measured
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2010-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0791493822
ISBN-13: 9780791493823
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
Author: Kurt Brown
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Keywords: science, poetry, word, measured
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2001-04-16
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0820322873
ISBN-13: 9780820322872
Essays of discovery on the curious relationship - and fascinating debate - between science and poetry Though the interests of science and art frequently seem to inhabit opposite poles, The Measured Word assembles a brilliant anthology of twelve essays that illumine the historic - and evolving - relationships between the poetic and scientific imaginations. Assembling the writings of leading contemporary poets, essayists, and thinkers, Kurt Brown highlights ways in which poets use scientific discoveries and mathematical ideas to their artistic advantage - and offers insight on the recently appar
Author: Ian Johnston
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: music, second, physics, interplay, tones, measured
Number of Pages: 420
Published: 2002-03-01
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0750307625
ISBN-13: 9780750307628
There has always been a close connection between physics and music. From the great days of ancient Greek science, ideas and speculations have passed backward and forward between natural philosophers (physicists) and musical theorists. Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music, Second Edition explores the story of that relationship in an entertaining and user-friendly way. The book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the physics involved in every stage of the music making process: from the very earliest experiments on vibrating strings and primitive sound makers to the la
