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It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context the ways in which hair participates in construction of the female identity.
A must-have for librarians, teachers, broadcasters, event planners, and advertisers, this is the directory that Americans have come to rely on for special events, holidays, ethnic celebrations, anniversaries, birthdays, fairs and festivals, historic events, and traditional and whimsical observances of all kinds. Extensively indexed by state and by category, entries include direct-access phone numbers, addresses, attendance figures, and websites (where available). A Free companion CD-ROM is available with every book. The essential book for the millennium!
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Cartas, entrevistas e trechos inéditos oferecem visão única de uma das maiores escritoras da atualidade. Elena Ferrante, voz extraordinária que provocou grande comoção na literatura contemporânea, tornou-se um fenômeno mundial. O sucesso de crítica e de público se reflete em artigos publicados em importantes jornais e revistas, como The New York Times, The New Yorker e The Paris Review. Ao longo das últimas duas décadas, o “mistério Ferrante” habita a imprensa e a mente dos leitores, mas, afinal, quem é essa escritora? Nas páginas de Frantumaglia, a própria Elena Ferrante explica sua escolha de permanecer afastada da mídia, permitindo que seus livros tenham vidas autôno...
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Make your studies interactive with "Through the Global Lens: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, Second Edition." Companion Website(TM) -- In tandem with the text, students can now take full advantage of the Internet to enrich their study of the social sciences. Features of the Website include chapter objectives, study questions, links to "The New York Times" and the "USA Today Census 2000" in addition to other links on the Web that can reinforce and enhance the content of each chapter. Use of the site is free to all students and faculty. Simply visit the Website at http: //www.prenhall.com/strada A Prentice Hall Guide to Evaluating Online Resources (available for Sociology, Anthropology...
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