Behind the Bears Ears: Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred Landscape, Paperback - R. E. Burrillo

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Trade paperback. Illustrated throughout, this is an entertaining and practical guide to reading the British landscape, drawing attention to how hum...

If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presen...

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Reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from acclaimed writer and artist Amanda ThomsonPublisher: Canongate BooksAuthor(s): Ama...

Bears and Pandas are wild creatures that frequently capture the human imagination. This guide offers an insight into the lives of these shy, potent...

Reducere. In The Granite Landscape Tom Wessels synthesizes history, geology, biology, and personal narrative to enhance our understanding and appreciation of...

Connect with the magic of the southern land, its seasons, animals, plants and spirits.Publisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Julie BrettNumber o...

The Edgar Cayce readings offer fascinating advice for the use of gems and stones for a variety of life issues and enhancements, such as healing, ps...

With its catalogue of hit songs, iconic characters, memorable quotes and familiar scenes, 'Grease' is truly a behemoth of US and global popular cul...

This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation in critical areas in the Ame...

David Hey was one of the leading local historians of our age and the author of a number of highly regarded books on the practice of local history. ...

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Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Denise Von GlahnNumber of pages: 384Collection: Music in American LifePublication date: 2021Dimen...

Museum Representations of Chinese Diasporas is the first book to analyse the recent upsurge in museums on Chinese diasporas in China. Examining her...

New Histories of the Andaman Islands: Landscape, Place and Identity in the Bay of Bengal, 1790–2012 - Clare Anderson, Madhumita Mazumdar, Vishvajit Pa

The first in a new series under the Pagan Portals banner, which explores the rituals associated with sacred landscapes, and how to recognise the ty...

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David Hey was one of the leading local historians of our age and the author of a number of highly regarded books on the practice of local history. ...

For better or worse, E.P. Thompson's monumental book The Making of the English Working Class has played an essential role in shaping the intellectu...

Goto examines the significance of constellations in the daily life of farmers, fishermen, sailors, priests and the ruling classes throughout Japan'...

DescriptionBringing together the work of over twenty international scholars from various disciplines, Cultural Histories of the Material World prov...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Edwina (Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, UK) AttleeIllustration(s): 55 bw illusNumber of pages:...

This survey aimed to gain greater understanding of the past and present of Wadi Bani Kharus (Oman) through its tangible and intangible cultural her...

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Shortlisted for the The Great Outdoors Awards - Outdoor Book of the Year 2020Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020...

DescriptionThe Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amu...

The Tudor dynasty's rise and fall and rise again in the years before the Battle of Bosworth

Reducere. In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing expose of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even ...

This book illustrates how fusion-fission cycles actually constitute what we call "culture." Providing specific case studies, including cultural shi...

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Traces the history of religion and examines the explosion in religious violence in light of ongoing cultural transformation.

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Open a Bible and put your finger down on any verse selected at random. In all likelihood, whatever translation you're using will quite reasonably c...

Reducere. Winner, 2020 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay An impassioned call for recognizing and preserving the ecological wonders of...

How to reveal the secrets hiding behind your own front door

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Features a study in the pathology of cultural criticism. By analyzing the thought and influence of three leading critics of modern Germany, It demo...

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He leads you through the maze of interpretation that has historically surrounded understanding of slaves, women and homosexuals, and he evaluates v...

Reducere. About the AuthorNathaniel G. Chapman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Arkansas Tech University. H...

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Publisher: Addicus BooksAuthor(s): Michael RobertsNumber of pages: 350Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softb...

The Hebrides of Scotland - around 500 diverse islands - form the north-western Atlantic fringe of Europe. This book surveys the cultural landscape ...

The book demonstrates that cultural jobs are the preserve of the most privileged, a 'creative class' in society, and always have been: there was no...

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