Product Description: First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Bringing together new theory and critical perspectives on a broad range of topics in animal ethics, this book examines the implications of recent developments in the various fields that bear upon animal ethics. Showcasing a new generation of thinkers, it exposes some important shortcomings in existing animal rights theory.

How do parents and children care for each other when they are separated because of migration? The way in which transnational families maintain long-distance relationships has been revolutionised by the emergence of new media such as email, instant messaging, social networking sites, webcam and texting. A migrant mother can now call and text her left-behind children several times a day, peruse social networking sites and leave the webcam for 12 hours achieving a sense of co-presence. Drawing on a long-term ethnographic study of prolonged separation between migrant mothers and their children who remain in the Philippines, this book develops groundbreaking theory for understanding both new media and the nature of mediated relationships. It brings together the perspectives of both the mothers and children and shows how the very nature of family relationships is changing. New media, understood as an emerging environment of polymedia, have become integral to the way family relationships are enacted and experienced. The theory of polymedia extends beyond the poignant case study and is developed as a major contribution for understanding the interconnections between digital media and interpersonal relationships.

Product Description: This exciting journal brings together research in textiles in an innovative and distinctive academic forum, and will be of interest to all those who share a multifaceted view of textiles within an expanded field. Representing a dynamic and wide-ranging set of critical practices, it provides a platform for points of departure between art and craft; gender and identity; cloth, body, and architecture; labor and technology; techno-design and practice -- all situated within the broader contexts of material and visual culture...read more

Product Description: Nacida en una aldea agrícola de una zona rural de España, una mujer se enfrenta desde su niñez a las duras realidades de la vida. Forzada a separarse de sus padres que emigran a Venezuela en busca de un futuro mejor y trabajo, la niña pasa su infancia con sus abuelos maternos hasta que logra reunirse con sus padres e iniciar un largo viaje que comenzará en America del Sur y la llevará hasta los Estados Unidos donde buscará alcanzar el Sueño Americano...read more

Product Description: Born in a farming village in rural Spain, a young girl is faced with the harsh realities of life at an early age. Forced to be separated from her parents continents away she is raised by her grandparents as if one of their own. After years of being exiled from her family she is suddenly ripped away from the only life she had ever known...read more

Product Description: “Silver thread of mercy, Weave thou in my life A tapestry of virtue And destiny fulfilled.” Silver Thread and Other Poems explores the mysteries of time, nature, God, and family from a faith-based perspective. Speaking from the heart, the author showcases timeless values in language that will resonate with young and old...read more

Product Description: Few modern innovations have spread quite so quickly as the cell phone. This technology has transformed communication throughout the world. Mobile telecommunications have had a dramatic effect in many regions, but perhaps nowhere more than for low-income populations in countries such as Jamaica, where in the last few years many people have moved from no phone to cell phone...read more

A strategic guide for prospective restaurateurs covers such topics as creating a business plan, selecting a location, buying equipment and furnishings, hiring a chef, planning menus, complying with current laws, and utilizing technology. Simultaneous.

Product Description: In recent years, there has been a spate of books theorizing fashion. Few, however, take on board the artefactual nature of cloth. In contrast, costume historians have looked closely at garments, but have shown less concern with how clothing is informed by social structures...read more

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