Commodities of one type or other have been produced, transferred and consumed in the economic life of humanity through every epoch of its development and forms of sociocultural organization, but are pervasive in the varieties of capitalism dominating contemporary world economies. Even labor, a necessary element in all forms of commodity production, has itself been commoditized. Embodying three kinds of potentially realizable value – use, exchange, and symbolic – commodities reflect and aff...

Commodities of one type or other have been produced, transferred and consumed in the economic life of humanity through every epoch of its development and forms of sociocultural organization, but are pervasive in the varieties of capitalism dominating contemporary world economies. Even labor, a necessary element in all forms of commodity production, has itself been commoditized. Embodying three kinds of potentially realizable value – use, exchange, and symbolic – commodities reflect and aff...

In the Valley of Oaxaca in Mexico’s Southern Highland region, three facets of sociocultural life have been interconnected and interactive from colonial times to the present: first, community land as a space to live and work; second, a civil-religious system managed by reciprocity and market activity wherein obligations of citizenship, office, and festive sponsorships are met by expenditures of labor-time and money; and third, livelihood. In this book, noted Oaxacan scholar Scott Cook draws...

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New York in the late 1950s. A city, and a world, on the cusp of change . . .Maggie Gleason is looking toward the future. Part of a midcentury wave of young women seeking new lives in New York City, Maggie works for legendary Port Authority public relations maven Lee K. Jaffe -- affectionately known to her loyal staff as Mrs. J. Having left Cleveland, Maggie has come to believe that she can write any story for herself that she imagines.Pauline Moreau is running from the past...

Disasters in Australia and New Zealand brings together a collection of essays on the history of disasters in both countries. Leading experts provide a timely interrogation of long-held assumptions about the impacts of bushfires, floods, cyclones and earthquakes, exploring the blurred line between nature and culture, asking what are the anthropogenic causes of ‘natural’ disasters? How have disasters been remembered or forgotten? And how have societies over generations responded to ...

Meet Rule Eddie and his Rule Ladies. Rule Eddie is the scourge of the underworld, a man with murder and casino games on his mind, and he wants nothing more than to destroy the VSS. Join us as the girls learn of his nefarious plans for world domination and, as the stakes get even higher than before, will an agent meet their maker?

Things continue to heat up for the VSS. All fronts are under attack by Rule Eddie's gang and the going is getting rougher by the minute. Will V be for Victory or Vengeance as the end of the world gets closer and closer. All signs point to maybe!

"The man is sin, wrapped in work boots and a blue collar."BlakeI finally had my baby girl back home, but she came with a little baggage in the shape of her best friend. I could deal with that for some more time with my daughter. The only problem is Bay's not exactly what I'd expected. I'd been through hell and back with my ex, but even that didn't compare to the turmoil that girl causes me. My stomach aches every time she's in the room with...

Bumble Boogie Ragtime for Easiest Piano Booklet GSimplified Ragtime Melodies for Beginner and Novice Pianists by SilverTonalities!Ragtime or “Ragged” Rhythm is the concept and technic of “Syncopation” applied by placing an accent on the weak beat of a measure creating this well known style that is “Ragtime” made famous between the years 1897 to 1918Booklet G includes:Cubanola Glide by Harry von TilzerThe Entertainer by Scott JoplinRose Leaf Rag...

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Culling the Masses questions the widely held view that in the long run democracy and racism cannot coexist. David Scott FitzGerald and David Cook-Martín show that democracies were the first countries in the Americas to select immigrants by race, and undemocratic states the first to outlaw discrimination. Through analysis of legal records from twenty-two countries between 1790 and 2010, the authors present a history of the rise and fall of racial selection in the Western Hemisphere...