Tag: Cultural

Accounting for Cultural Heritage Management Resilience, Sustainability and Accountability


Free Download Accounting for Cultural Heritage Management: Resilience, Sustainability and Accountability by Michela Magliacani , Valentina Toscano
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 210 Pages | ISBN : 3031382560 | 19 MB
The transformative role of culture, its ability to create value for the benefit of current and future generations, is widely recognized by academics of many disciplines, professionals and policymakers. Notwithstanding, how culture can be a driving force for economic growth, a source of welfare and tools for social inclusion, still deserves to be investigated at various levels, starting with local communities. This book attempts to explain the relevance of accounting knowledge for managing cultural heritage by sustainable, resilient, accountable organizations, regardless of their public or private institutional form.

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What We Sow On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0C74TGYH8 | 2023 | 13 hours and 23 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 387 MB
Author: Jennifer Jewell
Narrator: Jennifer Jewell

An insightful, personal, and timely exploration into the wonderful world of seeds. In What We Sow, Jennifer Jewell brings listeners on an insightful year-long journey exploring the outsize impact one of nature’s smallest manifestations-the simple seed. She examines our skewed notions where "organic" seeds are grown and sourced, reveals how giant multinational agribusiness has refined and patented the genomes of seeds we rely on for staples like corn and soy, and highlights the efforts of activists working to regain legal access to heirloom seeds that were stolen from Indigenous peoples and people of color.

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Understanding Russia A Cultural History


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English | 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07H5PX7LM | MP3@64 kbps | ~12:56:00 + PDF | 411 Mb
From the earliest recorded history of the Russian state, its people have sought to define their place in the world. And while many of us look to make sense of Russia through its political history, in many ways a real grasp of this awe-inspiring country comes from looking closely at its cultural achievements.
The 24 lectures of Understanding Russia: A Cultural History survey hundreds of years of Russian culture, from the world of Ivan the Terrible to the dawn of the Soviet Union to the post-war tensions of Putin’s Russia. Blending history with cultural studies, they are designed to bring you closer than ever before to the Russian people – not just the authoritarian rulers like Peter the Great, the Romanovs, and Stalin but the everyday men and women who sought their own meaning in the poetry of Pushkin, the comfort of early folk tales, the faith of medieval iconography, the avant-garde films of Eisenstein, and more.

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Glitter and Concrete A Cultural History of Drag in New York City [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BX4PRS1S | 2023 | 12 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 348 MB
Author: Elyssa Maxx Goodman
Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Natalie Duke

An intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz Age to Drag Race, in queer liberation and urban life. From the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city-as an art form, a community and a mode of liberation-has never before been fully chronicled.

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No Meat Required The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BNLWXZN6 | 2023 | 7 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 399 MB
Author: Alicia Kennedy
Narrator: Stina Nielsen

A culinary and cultural history of plant-based eating in the United States that delves into the subcultures and politics that have defined alternative food. The vegan diet used to be associated only with eccentric hippies and tofu-loving activists who shop at co-ops and live on compounds. We’ve come a long way since then. Now, fine-dining restaurants like Eleven Madison Park cater to chic upscale clientele with a plant-based menu, and Impossible Whoppers are available at Burger King. But can plant-based food keep its historical anti-capitalist energies if it goes mainstream? And does it need to? In No Meat Required, author Alicia Kennedy chronicles the fascinating history of plant-based eating in the United States, from the early experiments in tempeh production undertaken by the Farm commune in the 70s to the vegan punk cafes and anarchist zines of the 90s to the chefs and food writers seeking to decolonize vegetarian food today.

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