The modalities of nostalgia
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Nostalgia is a response to the experience of loss endemic in modernity and late modernity, but it has numerous manifestations, and it cannot have a singular or absolute definition. Its meaning and significance are multiple, and therefore, should be seen as accommodating progressive, even utopian impulses, as well as regressive stances and melancholic attitudes.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006
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Haut Couturier
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French decorator Robert Couturier's style combines traditional European elegance with the stark functionalism of the present. His design for the Supper Club in Manhattan and his East River apartment reveal this unique brand of eclecticism.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1992
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How to negotiate your way into almost anything
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Women need to learn negotiating techniques to use in the workplace and the marketplace. Successful negotiating involves making a reasonable demand, not appearing too eager and being willing to leave a situation.
Publication Name: Mademoiselle
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-9394
Year: 1992
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