In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life, Paperback - James Deetz

History is recorded in many ways. According toauthor James Deetz, the past can be seen most fullyby studying the small things so often forgotten.Ob...

Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonpla...

Reducere. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography In this critically acclaimed true crime tale of "welfare queen" Linda Taylor, a Sl...

Reducere. During the post-emancipation through to the 21st century, the descendants of slaves had established on the small Grenadine island of Carriacou, the...

A fun, cute and inspirational gift book about taking the time to enjoy the everyday and finding happiness in the little things.

The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture: An Archaeology of the Early Dynastic Temple - Jean M. Evans

"A well written, informed, and at times exciting account" (Choice) of the field of Egyptology, part two of Thompson's bestselling monumental histor...

Reducere. In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of ``Aunt Jemima`` and other historical and fictional black cooks can be fo...

Reducere. Delmore Schwartz was only twenty-four in 1938 when his first book, In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, was published. and received praise from T. S. ...

Uncovering the insect logic that informs contemporary media technologies and the network society.

A critical examination and exploration of developments in archaeology inspired by John Barrett.Illustrations: B/wEditor(s): Roger C.P. Doonan

Reducere. Two centuries before the daring exploits of Navy SEALs and Marine Raiders captured the public imagination, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps were alre...

Reducere. The bestselling book that launched meth back into the nation's consciousness. Based on Reding's four years of reporting in the agricultural town of...

Reducere. This book is a continuation of Giorgio Agamben's investigation of political theory, which began with the highly influential volume Homo Sacer: Sove...

"Examines the philosophic-historical conditions of literary theory"--

Reaching back to early experiments with digital writing in the mainframe era and then moving through the personal computer and Internet revolutions...

Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIALPublis...

Contributor(s): Author: Jason ThompsonThe discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cul...

Frederick Douglass was a key figure in helping to secure the abolition of slavery in America - discover his Narrative this Black History Month. A p...

A powerful and innovative argument that explores the complexity of the human relationship with material things, demonstrating how humans and societ...

Formative Britain presents an account of the peoples occupying the island of Britain between 400 and 1100 AD, whose ideas continue to set the polit...

Reducere. Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern Ch...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. God's Free-Man is a historical presentation guided by God that delineates the capture of Harry and Kate Freeman, who were the co-founders of the ci...

This volume is an archaeological exploration of the conflict landscapes encountered by volunteers of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civi...

Reducere. There are many legacies within American history that have been inadvertently forgotten. The book pays homage to one such forgotten legacy--the role...

This volume explores the changing process of evaluating objects during the period of Japan's rapid modernization.Publisher: Getty Trust Publication...

DescriptionLike other groups with dangerous occupations, mariners have developed a close-knit culture bound by loss and memory. Death regularly dis...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Jacob GabouryIllustration(s): 133 black and white photos, 20 colour plateNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2...

Reducere. Sound evokes memories and has the power to transport us to a different time and place. Reflecting on his childhood and adolescence in the 1950's in...