The Dutch saying, "a Jan Steen household," originated in the seventeenth century, and has come to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. The paintings of Steen, along with those of other Dutch and Flemish genre painters, are the direct inspiration behind the layered, domestic scenes of Julie Blackmon's photographic work. Raised as ...(展开全部)

The Dutch saying, "a Jan Steen household," originated in the seventeenth century, and has come to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. The paintings of Steen, along with those of other Dutch and Flemish genre painters, are the direct inspiration behind the layered, domestic scenes of Julie Blackmon's photographic work. Raised as ...(展开全部)

Servants of Globalization offers a groundbreaking study of migrant Filipino domestic workers who leave their own families behind to do the caretaking work of the global economy. Since its initial publication, the book has informed countless students and scholars and set the research agenda on labor migration and transnational families. With this second edition, Rhacel Salazar P...(展开全部)

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Table of Contents List of contributors Foreword: The mirror of technology / Marilyn Strathern Acknowledgements Introduction / Roger Silverstone, Eric Hirsch 1 Pt. I Conceptual and thematic issues 1 Information and communication technologies and the moral economy of the household / Roger Silverstone, Eric Hirsch, David Morley 15 2 The circuit of technology: gender, identity and ...(展开全部)

This unabridged reprint of rare classic reviews the origins and development of basic forms and methods of constructing Chinese domestic furnishings -- from the selection of wood to its processing, cutting, joining, ornamentation, and final polishing. Over 160 superb plates include photographs and drawings of tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, cupboards, and wardrobes.

Table of Contents List of contributors Foreword: The mirror of technology / Marilyn Strathern Acknowledgements Introduction / Roger Silverstone, Eric Hirsch 1 Pt. I Conceptual and thematic issues 1 Information and communication technologies and the moral economy of the household / Roger Silverstone, Eric Hirsch, David Morley 15 2 The circuit of technology: gender, identity and ...(展开全部)