reliant on U.S. exports. Technological innovation and the growth of American businesses during the 1920s created new‚ popular consumer goods. Additionally‚ American music‚ literature‚ film‚ and advertising all influenced broader Western culture in the interwar
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.................. Course Eng.405:2oth Century Fiction Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim (SM) The Title of Lord Jim Orientalism idea Compare and contrast between ‘Lord Jim’ and ‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ Medius res Bildungsroman Modernity and Conrad Jim as an accidental hero Racism in the text Idea of colonial aspect Appearance and Reality Narrative technique of Conrad Use of metaphor‚ symbol and similes The Patna episode Historical Background Role of Artist Individualism
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Eun-Ah Lee Professor L. Tromly ENGL 1200 A01 5 April 2013 The Effect of Supernatural Aspects on the Victorian Society Bram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ presents an interesting perspective on death and illness in the Victorian period. This can be viewed as a creativity on Stoker ’s part‚ or as a form of religious or social commentary on his changing era. There are several flaws presented throughout the novel as the plot unfolds‚ which are: characters in the novel dismiss the old traditional belief of
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Luxury consumer behavior in Mainland China: What exists behind the facade of new wealth? By Pierre Xiao LU China recently became the world’s second largest market for luxury goods with an annual increase of more than 30% in 2010‚ even surpassing Japan. Further estimates predict that China will become the largest upscale product and consumer goods market in the world. How does a country with an average GDP per capita of $3‚800 USD‚ and classified behind 105 in the world ranking possess such a strong
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networking and social media‚ meaning that the way we communicate is now much more interactive. Media and indeed other aspects of culture have been affected by the movement known as postmodernism‚ which is a concept that was formed as a reaction to modernism; postmodern work has multiple meanings and several possible interpretations. This however not many people are aware of‚ because its initiation was gradual‚ but it has far reaching implications especially in the world of media. There are those who
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What is meant by ’the public sphere ’? Why have feminists‚ in particular‚ found the concept problematic? Hauser (1998) denotes that a public sphere is a discursive space‚ in social life‚ where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify social problems. The public sphere differs from the certified economy; it is an area for declamation and deliberating rather than procurement and marketing. In media and sociology there are numerous definitions of a public sphere‚ yet Habermas primarily
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Bibliography: Tullock‚ G. (1965) The Politics of Bureucracy‚ University Press of America: New York. Turner‚ B. (ed.) (1990) Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity‚ Sage: London. Turner‚ B. (1990a) Periodization and Politics in the Postmodern‚ in Turner‚ B. (ed.) (1990). Udehn‚ L. (1996) The Limits of Public Choice‚ Routledge: London. Underwood‚ J. (1980) ‘Town Planners in Search of a Role’
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for many people over the 19th and 20th centuries. Ultimately‚ the colonial system would be responsible for the creation of a need to assimilate leaving the indigenous people in the middle of an identity crisis where there was much strife between modernity and traditionalism. Identity was a very important thing in the eyes of the colonized peoples for various reasons. They viewed identity as the one thing that separates them from everyone else making them feel a sense of pride in being different.
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Interpreting Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj is not rejection of the liberative contribution of modernity. Rather his effort can be interpreted as an attempt to integrate these positive elements with a liberating re-interpretation of tradition. With his critique from within the tradition‚ Gandhi becomes the great synthesizer of contraries within and across traditions. GANDHI’s Hind Swaraj (HS) is surely a foundational text for any understanding of the man and his mission. In dialogue
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Introduction This essay discusses and provides a critical analysis of George Simmel’s (1858-1918) concept of culture and further discussed with a critical analysis on Modern and Money Culture. Simmel was a leading early twentieth century European-German scholar who had an apparent and solid influence on sociology in the United States. Although Simmel is classically labelled as a sociologist‚ the depth and breadth of his interest such as philosophy‚ sociology‚ socio-psychology‚ aesthetics‚ cultural
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