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Faith in Heritage

Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China

by Robert J Shepherd ...

Series series Heritage, Tourism, and Community
Using the example of China’s Wutai Shan—recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park—Robert J. Shepherd analyzes Chinese applications of western notions of heritage management within a non-western framework. What does the concept of world heritage mean for a site practically unheard of outside of China, visited almost exclusively by Buddhist religious pilgrims? What ... Read more

$61.99 USD

Using the example of China’s Wutai Shan—recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park—Robert J. Shepherd analyzes Chinese applications of western notions of heritage management within a non-western framework. What does the concept of world heritage mean for a site practically unheard of outside of China, visited almost exclusively by Buddhist religious pilgrims? What
... Read more
Heritage Management, Tourism, and Governance in China

Managing the Past to Serve the Present

by Larry Yu, Robert J. Shepherd ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China. On the one hand, state-supported ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China. On the one hand, state-supported
... Read more
The Living Mountain

by Nan Shepherd, Jenny Odell ...

“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical ... Read more

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“In a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous. The mountain, Shepherd tells us, is ‘a corrective of glib assessment.’ So is its book.” —The New York Times Book Review**An internationally bestselling classic on the power of the natural world—“part memoir, part field notebook, part lyrical
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Thalia Book Club: Catch 22 - 50th Anniversary with Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols

by Joseph Heller ...

Narrated by Lesley Stahl, Christopher Buckley, Mike Nichols, Robert Gottlieb, Scott Shepherd ...

Series series Thalia Book Club
Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols. They revisit his classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and beauracracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by ... Read more

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An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols. They revisit his classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and beauracracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by
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In the Cairngorms

by Nan Shepherd ...

First published in 1934, In The Cairngorms is Nan Shepherd's only book of poems. It took her twenty-five years to write these forty-six poems. Each is possessed of a fierce intensity; together, they offer glimpses into what she once called the burning heart of life'. Shepherd's lifelong acquaintance with the Scottish mountains was a spiritual as well as a geographical exploration: in the ... Read more

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First published in 1934, In The Cairngorms is Nan Shepherd's only book of poems. It took her twenty-five years to write these forty-six poems. Each is possessed of a fierce intensity; together, they offer glimpses into what she once called the burning heart of life'. Shepherd's lifelong acquaintance with the Scottish mountains was a spiritual as well as a geographical exploration: in the
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The People's Dynasty

Culture and Society in Modern China

by Robert Shepherd ...

Narrated by Robert Shepherd ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

The state-directed opening of the Chinese economy in 1979 led to a number of radical transformations within Chinese society, but Western understanding of these changes is often limited by erroneous assumptions. Offering a clear picture of the vast economic and social forces of modern-day China, Professor Robert J. Shepherd addresses U.S. investment in China, China's startling economic growth, ... Read more

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The state-directed opening of the Chinese economy in 1979 led to a number of radical transformations within Chinese society, but Western understanding of these changes is often limited by erroneous assumptions. Offering a clear picture of the vast economic and social forces of modern-day China, Professor Robert J. Shepherd addresses U.S. investment in China, China's startling economic growth,
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Cosmopolitanism and Tourism

Rethinking Theory and Practice

by Robert Shepherd, Adam Kaul, Ben Feinberg, Sarah E. Edwards, Rebecca L. Nelson, David Geary, Alex Jong-Seok Lee, Cherubim Quizon, Clare A. Sammells, Noel B. Salazar0 ...

Series series The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet a fundamental value of a cosmopolitan outlook—namely, to not only to be “at home in the world” but ... Read more

$97.19 USD

Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet a fundamental value of a cosmopolitan outlook—namely, to not only to be “at home in the world” but
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What I Believe

by Robert L. Jr. Shepherd ...

If asked, many in America would say that we live in a new age of enlightenment and in a global world society? A world and age whereby many souls are seeking their own paths to the eternal and abundant life; and there's no longer a need for the Judeo Christian Bible as the moral road map to chart the way to heaven and glory. "There's many ways to God", the New Agers of today proudly preach and ... Read more

$3.99 USD

If asked, many in America would say that we live in a new age of enlightenment and in a global world society? A world and age whereby many souls are seeking their own paths to the eternal and abundant life; and there's no longer a need for the Judeo Christian Bible as the moral road map to chart the way to heaven and glory. "There's many ways to God", the New Agers of today proudly preach and
... Read more
Footbinding as Fashion

Ethnicity, Labor, and Status in Traditional China

by John Robert Shepherd ...

Previous studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function. By analyzing the popularity of footbinding in different places and times, Footbinding as Fashion investigates the claim that early Qing (1644–1911) attempts by Manchu rulers to ban footbinding made it a symbol of anti-Manchu sentiment and Han ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Previous studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function. By analyzing the popularity of footbinding in different places and times, Footbinding as Fashion investigates the claim that early Qing (1644–1911) attempts by Manchu rulers to ban footbinding made it a symbol of anti-Manchu sentiment and Han
... Read more
Beyond Illiberalism

Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World

by Robert Shepherd ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
Arguing that there has never been a consensus on which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism: Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in nineteenth-century liberalism and post-World War II social democratic principles.This book contends that human rights are conceived, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Arguing that there has never been a consensus on which rights all people are entitled, Beyond Illiberalism: Rights, Rhetoric, and Reality in a Pluralistic World traces how the concept of human rights is tied to a global project rooted in colonialism and grounded in nineteenth-century liberalism and post-World War II social democratic principles.This book contends that human rights are conceived,
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Reflections

Conversations with Politicians Volume II

by Peter Hennessy, Robert Shepherd ...

Accompanying the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 program, Reflections features interviews with twelve of Britain’s most influential political figures from the last twenty years. Presented by Peter Hennessy, one of the UK’s most renowned historians, each interview not only offers an honest and frank assessment of a political career, but also acts as a biography filled with fresh insights and moments of new ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Accompanying the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 program, Reflections features interviews with twelve of Britain’s most influential political figures from the last twenty years. Presented by Peter Hennessy, one of the UK’s most renowned historians, each interview not only offers an honest and frank assessment of a political career, but also acts as a biography filled with fresh insights and moments of new
... Read more
Harlequin Romance July 2014 Bundle

An Anthology

by Michelle Douglas, Alison Roberts, Jennifer Faye, Kandy Shepherd ...

Harlequin Romance brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin Romance bundle includes Her Irresistible Protector by Michelle Douglas, The Maverick Millionaire by Alison Roberts, The Return of the Rebel by Jennifer Faye and The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner by Kandy Shepherd.Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Harlequin Romance brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin Romance bundle includes Her Irresistible Protector by Michelle Douglas, The Maverick Millionaire by Alison Roberts, The Return of the Rebel by Jennifer Faye and The Tycoon and the Wedding Planner by Kandy Shepherd.Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from
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