A Spectrum Book

From the Back Cover: Why do golden ages produce golden theater? What made theater great in the age of Pericles, the centuries of the Renaissance in Italy, Spain, and Elizabethan England, the Baroque of France, the era of the industrial revolution in Europe? Golden Ages of the Theater traces 2,500 years of play going, play acting, and play reading. It follows theater history from earliest beginnings to the present to show how the physical theater and its plays serve as a reflection of the culture of the time. In these pages you will encounter the most significant personages in theater history-the actors, directors, authors, designers, and technicians who have made contributions of lasting importance to the theater. A special series of "time charts"--Locating the chief playwrights chronologically-lends continuity and clarity to this lively history of drama and the stage.

Learn how to detect the subtle "put-downs," insults and other verbal blows that almost everyone uses--parents and children, husbands and wives. teachers and students, and friends and lovers. Most of us are under verbal attack every day and often don't even realize it. In this book you'll learn the skills you need to respond to all types of verbal attack. Specific strategies for your defense include: twelve rules of clear, effective interaction; recognition of five verbal modes--the Placator, Blamer, Distractor, Computer, and Leveler; tone of voice--make yours bolder and more assertive; alternative scripts--better approaches to common confrontation; body language--how it supports what you say; and in special chapters directed to both men and women, the author explains how women have long been the verbal victims of men and what both sexes can do to break this destructive pattern.--From publisher description. Obscenities, ethnic and sexist epithets, cutting jokes, subtle put-downs -- whether shouted, said with a smile, or sent via e-mail -- are all verbal abuse. For many it is the everyday language of doing business. Suzette Haden Elgin, nationally recognized linguistics expert and author, applies her acclaimed techniques for combating verbal violence to common on-the-job situations. Forceful yet nonthreatening, her proven strategies will empower workers of every level to recognize verbal abuse, gently defuse it, and replace it with courteous and effective communication. Citing examples grabbed from the headlines, Dr. Elgin reveals the cost of demeaning and destructive language to any business. Step by step, she shows how to identify, and conquer the verbal toxins at the root of workplace hostility and tension. Readers will learn how to avoid "malpractice of the mouth" and sexual harassment; communicate sensitively and clearly with non-native English speakers; come across as strong, straightforward, and truthful; and take complete control of any verbal confrontation -- calmly. Workout sections throughout the book provide plenty of opportunities for practice. With a look at communication skills crucial for e-mail, voice mail, and the Internet, as well as the special challenges facing home-based and virtual businesses, The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work is the definitive guide to effective and humane communication on the job. -- Description from (Oct. 28, 2011).

Contemporary documents examine the rise of mass culture in America during the 1920's.

"This text is an invaluable tool for teaching students about how power operates in U.S. society. Its author argues that the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant figures in the U.S. Their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses dominate the federal government in Washington, while their real estate, construction, and land development companies dominate most local governments. By providing empirical evidence for his argument, William C. Domhoff encourages students to think critically about the power structure in American society and its implications for our democracy."--Jacket.

Using varied sources, recalls the horrors of Indian slavery, enforced acculturation and the devastating impact of tobacco and disease. Includes chapters on the settlers views of Indians (positive and negative), United States policy, race mixture.

Examines the culture, history, and society of the Pueblos.

La sociedad establece los medios para categorizar a las personas y a sus atributos corrientes y naturales. Al encontrarnos frente a un extraño, las primeras apariencias nos permiten prever en qué categoría se halla y cuál es su «identidad social». Este puede mostrar ser dueño de un atributo que lo diferencie de los demás y lo convierta en alguien menos apetecible. Dejamos de verlo entonces como una persona total y corriente para reducirlo a un ser inficionado y menospreciado. Un atributo de esa índole es un estigma, en especial cuando produce en los demás un descrédito amplio. La familiaridad de Goffman con el trasmundo de los «desviados», ya puesta de manifiesto en Internados, sumada a su desmenuzamiento del juego social tal como se nos dio a conocer en La presentación de la persona en la vida cotidiana, confluyen en esta tercera obra de no menores dotes que presenta nuestra editorial, un estudio psicosocial de los «anormales», de los que portan la marca diferenciadora del estigma.