In 1990, John Major hailed 'the classless society'; in 1997, New Labour announced that 'we're all middle class now', yet we live in an age where food banks, pay day lenders and zero-hour contracts proliferate: it's clear that class matters. Foregrounding the economic nature of class, Split challenges the idea that class can be reduced to the cultural. From precarious labor to r...(展开全部)

This new exciting book includes more than 170 previously unseen ‘ghost signs’ that have been fortunately captured by photography over t he past six to seven years through the cracks of the rapid urban regeneration in Shanghai. It is produced by The Type and three local photographers who have been tracking the ghost signs throughout Shanghai — Colleague Dong, Jiayu Shi and Jianw...(展开全部)

A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists....(展开全部)

Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies. What unites the topics is not a preoccupation with a common object of explanation, but rather a common explanatory factor: class. Four broad themes are explored: class structure and its ...(展开全部)

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina. "Every single person has something unique to them which is impossible to re-create, without exception." ―John Smith, acting coach From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso’s Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together und...(展开全部)

Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies. What unites the topics is not a preoccupation with a common object of explanation, but rather a common explanatory factor: class. Four broad themes are explored: class structure and its ...(展开全部)

The United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos continues to inform the nation’s collective identity. In reality, however, absolute equality is elusive. The gap between rich and poor has widened in recent decades, and the United States has the highest level of economic inequality of any developed country. Social class and other differ...(展开全部)

著者 迈克尔·霍华德（Michael Howard，1923—2019），演员、戏剧导演、表演教师，70多年来一直是美国戏剧界的顶梁柱之一。20世纪40年代在纽约的邻里剧院跟随桑福德·迈斯纳学习，50年代在李·斯特拉斯伯格的私人课堂和演员工作室学习，表演生涯中曾与克利福德·奥德茨和乌塔·哈根等杰出剧作家、导演和演员合作，后转向导演和教学。他是亚特兰大联盟剧院的首任艺术总监，曾在茱莉亚学院和耶鲁大学戏剧学院任教。1953年在纽约创办了迈克尔·霍华德表演工作室，执教50余年，获得了广泛的国际认可。 译者 张越，男，80后，工学学士，戏剧与影视学硕士，喜欢电影和戏剧。现居北京。

The Class 56 heavy freight locos were first introduced in the late 1970s. The first batch was built in Romania, followed by a second batch built in the UK. Featured here are photos from 1980 to 2017 t

A powerful study of the women's movement in the U.S. from abolitionist days to the present that demonstrates how it has always been hampered by the racist and classist biases of its leaders.