Kyoto. A Cultural and Literary History, Paperback - John Dougill

A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive...

Kyoto, the ancient former capital of Japan, breathes history and mystery. Its temples, gardens and palaces are testimony to many centuries of arist...

Reducere. This fascinating selection of Kyoto-specific literature takes readers through twelve centuries of cultural heritage, from ancient Heian beginnings ...

Forever linked in the public mind with the Pol Pot tyranny, Phnom Penh only became Cambodia's permanent capital in 1866. This book presents the cul...

This revisionary account of the 900-year-long history of a major poetic tradition sheds new light on poems from Beowulf to Piers Plowman and Sir Ga...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Ross HamiltonIllustration(s): 6 halftonesNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

Reducere. A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820 explores the idea that strong linkages exist in the histories of Africa, Europe, and North and ...

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Reducere. Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of ...

Identity Crises, Violence and Trauma. A Cultural and Psychoanalytical Approach to Post-War and Contemporary British Drama - Laura Monica Toma

The Oxford Textbook of the Newborn: A Cultural and Medical History provides readers with an accessible exploration of the natural lifecycle of a ne...

Drawing on a range of popular Gothic and Victorian novels, poems and short stories, this book provides the first full length study of representatio...

Reducere. This book focuses on the key ideas of the most important modern psychologists. Nineteen classic "great ideas" in psychology are critically assessed...

Publisher: Zone BooksAuthor(s): Timothy HamptonNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedescopera ...

Since the mid-1950s, the psychoactive compound DMT has attracted the attention of experimentalists and prohibitionists, scientists and artists, alc...

This ground-breaking book, now in paperback, is the first comprehensive history of horror fiction to take readers from the first Gothic novel in 17...

The publication of Cultural Studies 1983 is a touchstone event in the history of Cultural Studies and a testament to Stuart Hall's unparalleled con...

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Reducere. How can literary critics write about poetry and poets in critical terms without betraying them? This question is probably the most difficult of mod...

This expanded second edition of the successful The Middle East Unveiled, updates the valuable cultural and practical information contained in the b...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Cultur...

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Say "body modifications" and most people think of tattoos and piercings. They associate these mainly with the urban primitives of the 1980s to toda...

Reducere. African-American Art: A Visual and Cultural History offers a current and comprehensive history that contextualizes black artists within the framewo...

An engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to these remarkable insects. Drawing on her experiences as a natural history instructor, dragonfl...

Reducere. Examines the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender, ethnicity, conformity/non-comfority, authority, and power throughout hi...

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit--or time travel, taking you back to that life-changin...

DescriptionJapan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which ...

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This book offers a historically rich and nuanced introduction to the concept of sustainability that could not be of more pressing importance for th...

A cultural history of the Scottish HighlandsPublisher: Signal Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew BeattieNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2014Dimension...

Reducere. Hailed as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, this vibrant portrait of 1930s culture masterfully explore...

Reducere. Although Illinois saw no dramatic witch trials, witchcraft has been a part of Illinois history and culture from French exploration to the present d...

Reducere. In this work Terrie offers an assessment of the roles that the Adirondacks have played in American history. He brings to life the scientists and sc...

Ugly as sin, the ugly duckling--or maybe you fell out of the ugly tree? Let's face it, we've all used the word "ugly" to describe someone we've see...

Reducere. "The ordinary tortilla was an extraordinary bond between the human and divine. . . . From birthdays to religious ceremonies, the people of Mesoamer...

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DescriptionPerched above the confluence of two great rivers, the Sava and Danube, Belgrade has been home to many civilizations: Celts, Romans, Byza...

Reducere. Hailed by critics on both sides of the Atlantic, The Bloodless Revolution is a comprehensive history of vegetarianism, draw ing] the different stra...

Reducere. The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its historyPropelled into the...

Reducere. Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exp...

Reducere. Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one....

Reducere. DescriptionThere is no more compelling nor more spiritual city than New Orleans. The city's Roman Catholic roots and its blended French, Spanish, C...

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Publisher: Manchester University PressAuthor(s): Andrew SmithNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 232 x 162 x 12Cover type: Paperb...