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A History of Modern Burma
Burma has lived under military rule for nearly half a century. The results of its 1990 elections were never recognized by the ruling junta and Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's pro-democracy movement, was denied her victory. She has been under housearrest ever since. Now an economic satellite a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-blind Society
White Americans, abetted by neo-conservative writers of all hues, generally believe that racial discrimination is a thing of the past and that any racial inequalities that undeniably persist-in wages, family income, access to housing or health care-can be attributed to African Americans cultural and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Unwatchable
by J. Hoberman • Jonathan Rosenbaum • Boris Groys • Susie Bright • Vivian Sobchack • W.J.T. Mitchell • Noel Carroll • Bill Nichols • Jonathan Crary • Stefano Harney • Jan Olsson • Barbara Hammer • B. Ruby Rich • Fred Moten • Mattias Frey • Abigail De Kosnik • E. Ann Kaplan • Jeffrey Sconce • Meghan Sutherland • Michael Boyce Gillespie • Christophe Wall-Romana • Jennifer Malkowski • Asbjørn Grønstad • Jack Halberstam • Jared Sexton • Rebecca Schneider • Frances Guerin • Peter Geimer • Alexandra Juhasz • Julian Hanich • Samuel England • Mauro Resmini • Katariina Kyrölä • Erika Balsom • Kenneth Berger • Alex Bush • Alec Butler • Mel Chen • Lynne Joyrich • Nathan Lee • Akira Lippit • Brandy Monk-Payton • Danielle Peers • Raul Perez • Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Philipp Stiasny • Bennet Togler • Leshu Torchin • Alok Vaid-Menon • Meir Wigoder • Emily Wills • Federico Windhausen • Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa • Genevieve Yue • Alenka Zupancic • Poulomi SahaWe all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Winter Tourism: Trends and Challenges
by Michael Hall • Murray B. Rutherford • Jerry Vaske • Umberto Martini • Linda Lundmark • Thomas Bausch • Mike Peters • Alexandra Jiricka-Pürrer • Cameron Owens • Marius Mayer • Alison M. Gill • Emmanuelle George • Bruno Abegg • Raija Komppula • Coralie Achin • Emma Alegria • Wolfgang Arlt • Þorvardur Árnason • Mikolaj Bielanski • Dorothee Bohn • Philippe Bourdeau • Federica Buffa • Tatiana Chekalina • John Daigle • Cecilia De Bernardi • Sandra De Urioste-Stone • O. Cenk Demiroglu • Rainer Flaig • Peter Fredman • Barbara Haller Rupf • Joanna Hibner • Claudia Hödl • Lydia Horne • Leandra Jänicke • Hubert Job • Milosz Jodlowski • Hope Kohtala • Felix Kraus • Serena Lonardi • Markus Mailer • Luca Mariotti • Aubrey D. Miller • Nina Mostegl • Gero Nischik • Caroline Noblet • Joe Pavelka • Alexander Plaikner • Laura Rickard • Reto Rupf • Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir • Katrin Schillo • Johannes Schmid • Iain Stewart-Patterson • Magnus Strömgren • Karolina Taczanowska • Rainer Unger • Ilse Van Ipenburg • Johannes T. Welling • Tomas Zwijacz-KozicaWinter tourism has seen increased levels of investment in recent times, in an effort to reduce economic risk, address environmental concerns and adapt to the effects of global warming. New ski destinations are developing and merging with traditional ones to increase spatial distribution, while many ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019