This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account fo ...more on ebook "Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Ob..."

every fall, marching bands take to the field in a uniquely American ritual. From the stands, it looks easy. You don't see them sweat. For millions of kids, band is more than a show. It's a r ...more on ebook "American Band..."

What does it mean when a band is judged by how hard they pray rather than how hard they rock? Would Jesus buy "Jesus junk" or wear "witness wear"? What do Christian skate parks, raves, a ...more on ebook "Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the P..."

Laura Penny is thirty and tired of being put on hold. A teaching fellow at the University of King’s College, she lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
From the Hardcover edition ...more on ebook "Your Call Is Important to Us..."

The Devil is alive and well and living in America, Andrei Codrescu tells us, and with good reason. Nowhere else in the world -- not even in Codrescu's native Transylvania -- is he taken quit ...more on ebook "The Devil Never Sleeps..."

This book uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the walking boot, the car and the TV remote control to question some of the fundamental dichotomies through which we make sense of ...more on ebook "Reconnecting culture, technology an..."

The Virtual embodied is intended to inform and provoke. It juxtaposes cutting-edge theories, polemics and creative practices to uncover the implications of why, how and where human actions, ...more on ebook "The Virtual Embodied..."