The Fine Line

The Fine Line
Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 219
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780226981598
ISBN-13 : 0226981592
Rating : 4/5 (592 Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis The Fine Line by : Eviatar Zerubavel

Download or read book The Fine Line written by Eviatar Zerubavel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear line can be drawn to separate one time or object or concept from another, and presents witty and provocative counterexamples in defense of ambiguity and anomaly.


The Fine Line Related Books

The Fine Line
Language: en
Pages: 219

The Fine Line

Authors: Eviatar Zerubavel
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-10 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear
Beauty and the Book
Language: en
Pages: 350

Beauty and the Book

Authors: Megan Benton
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

After World War I, the US was flooded with newspapers, magazines, radio stations and movies. Many feared serious books would disappear altogether. The concern c
Create Distinction
Language: en
Pages: 265

Create Distinction

Authors: Scott McKain
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-05 - Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Have you taken your business from good to great, only to find that “great” still isn’t cutting it? Are you making all the right moves in your career and s
Washing the Brain – Metaphor and Hidden Ideology
Language: en
Pages: 451

Washing the Brain – Metaphor and Hidden Ideology

Authors: Andrew Goatly
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-17 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Contemporary metaphor theory has recently begun to address the relation between metaphor, culture and ideology. In this wide-ranging book, Andrew Goatly, using
The Distinction of Human Being
Language: en
Pages: 712

The Distinction of Human Being

Authors: Thomas Kruger Caplan
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-28 - Publisher: Vernon Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Perhaps we are never done with thought, nor should be. If this is indeed the case, then Kant may have been right after all in supposing that folks will never lo