The Cultural History Reader

EASYREADS are a range of full-colour, non-fiction graded readers; the subjects cover art, history, science, geography, biography and cultural studi...

This book offers the reader a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to Brazilian history. Combining a didactic approach with insightful histo...

DescriptionIn this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and national identity, the late Shahrokh Meskoob, one of Iran's leading intellectua...

Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic Afr...

Reducere. Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by ...

Reducere. The Mexico Reader is a vivid introduction to muchos Mexicos--the many Mexicos, or the many varied histories and cultures that comprise contemporary...

A beautifully illustrated and compelling cultural history for the beekeeper and general reader

Reducere. Disability as Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence reveals why disability is a cultural experience, rather than merely a medical status. Conce...

DescriptionZimbabwe's Cultural Heritage won first prize in the Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Awards in 2006 for Non-fiction: Humanities and ...

Reducere. DescriptionSpanning more than six decades of Sudan's post-independence history, this collection features work by some of Sudan's most renowned mode...

Reducere. This new collection of essays surveys the history of dance in an innovative and wide-ranging fashion. Editors Dils and Albright address the current...

Reducere. Whereas the history of workers and labor movements has been widely researched, the history of work has been rather neglected by comparison. This vo...

From Miss Lou to Bob Marley and Usain Bolt to Kamala Harris, Jamaica has had an outsized reach in global mainstream culture. Yet many of its most i...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Tobe Hooper's low-budget slasher film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, opened in theaters in 1974, it was met in equal measure with di...

Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the hist...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Noel MalcolmThis updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimed Bosnia: A Short History provides the reader with the mo...

DescriptionGreece is a nation with a rich and ancient history dating back further than 2000 BCE This long history has created strong cultural roots...

DescriptionThis is the first reader to gather primary sources from influential theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in one place, pr...

Reducere. In the period of decolonization that followed World War II, a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a sustained assault on Orientalis...

A beautiful, quirky, illustrated edition of Phaidon's compelling bestseller, celebrating the book's 25th anniversaryThis concise and fast-paced int...

Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural int...

DescriptionIn Timelines, John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format. Using concise, insightful, and ...

Reducere. Featuring more than 100 readings from a wide range of sources and writers, The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader has established itself as the #1 reader o...

Showing the cultural and institutional processes that have brought the notion of the 'consumer' to life, this book guides the reader on a comprehen...

Suitable for students of art history as well as those seeking an understanding of art and of the cultural and historical context in which it is mad...

Reducere. This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will readers understand the lively and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Surv...

Trauma has become a catchword of our time and a central category in contemporary theory and criticism. In this illuminating and accessible volume, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Charles ChasteenBorn in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cu...

With groundbreaking contributions by Marshall McLuhan, Oliver Sacks, Italo Calvino and Alain Corbin, among others, Empire of the Senses overturns l...

Reducere. Caribbean Cultural Thought: From Plantation to Diaspora presents a critical appraisal of the range of issues and themes that have been pivotal in t...

This edition of Joseph Jacobs English Fairy Tales has been carefully reformatted with all the original illustrations.The 43 included tales cover bo...

Reducere. This survey is a synthesis of the economic, social, cultural, and political history of the Atlantic slave trade, providing the general reader with ...

Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succ...

Reducere. Newtown has a rich heritage that is abundant with historic charm. Its three-century-long growth is founded on deep agricultural roots with a notabl...

Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis gem is more than just a cookbook. Walk through history with Pomp and Sustenance author Mary Taylor Simeti as she shares the secrets...

DescriptionMedieval Philosophy: A Multicultural Reader comprises a comparative, multicultural reading of the four main traditions of the medieval p...

Reducere. Picking up where the widely praised Bookshops: A Reader's History left off, Against Amazon explores the increasing pressures of Amazon and other ne...

Reducere. The Afrocentric School, a Blueprint is a handbook that guides the prospective educationist, parent, student, and reader to understand African cultu...

The Noh Plays of Japan is the most respected collection of Noh plays in English. The classic Japanese plays can be read for their great literary me...

Reducere. An abridged edition of the bestselling book An Introduction to the Old Testament, this rich guide makes Old Testament scholarship accessible to the...

Reducere. DescriptionGenealogy research should go beyond finding documents and filling in charts. This book outlines a simple process that will aid your rese...

This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. I...

Reducere. DescriptionWritten in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, African American Theater will shine a bright new light on the culture which has hist...

Reducere. This updated and expanded edition of The History of Spain offers an in-depth examination of Europe's fifth largest economy, providing important cov...

This Sporting Life offers an important view of England's cultural history through its sporting pursuits, carrying the reader to a match or a hunt o...

Reducere. DescriptionDecolonizing the Caribbean Record: An Archives Reader is a compendium of forty essays by archivists and academics within and outside of ...

Reducere. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. It has more inhabitants than either Russia or Japan, and its national language, Bengali, ra...

Reducere. Alaska is home to more than two hundred federally recognized tribes. Yet the long histories and diverse cultures of Alaska's first peoples are ofte...

Reducere. Awards🏆Finalist (2013) - National Book Critics Circle Award - (Poetry)Contributor(s): Author: Carmen Gimenez SmithNational Book Critics Circle Awar...

DescriptionA collection of primary documents that explore the many facets of the American military from the colonial period to the present The seco...

An ideal reader for courses in Greek history, Greek civilization, and Western civilization, this comprehensive collection of more than 180 historic...

Originally settled by James Demint in 1801, Springfield, Ohio, boasts a history marked by rich agrarian roots and striking industrial advances. The...

Today Syria is a country known for all the wrong reasons: civil war, vicious sectarianism, and major humanitarian crisis. But how did this once ric...

Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 42 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 322Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 178 x 253 x 31C...

In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to li...

Reducere. DescriptionThis reader brings together 78 primary documents that capture the diversity of experiences of Americans who lived through World War II, ...

Reducere. There is a current revival of Black Consciousness, as political and student movements around the world - as well as academics and campaigners worki...

Reducere. This book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism. Each chapter presents an interesting home-spu...

Contributor(s): Author: Thomas R. MartinIn this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilizati...

Reducere. This book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism. Black and white illustrated chapters present ...

Reducere. The southern Appalachians encompass one of the most beautiful, biologically diverse, and historically important regions of North America. In the wi...

Reducere. The Judith Butler Reader is a collection of writings that span her impressive career and trace her intellectual history. Judith Butler, author of i...

Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, through diaries...

Reducere. DescriptionCritical Multiculturalism and Intersectionality in a Complex World guides the reader through a process of critical self-reflection that ...

Reducere. Din Din cuprins / From Summary: ◊ Un continent imaginar: Timisoara – Richmond / An Imaginary Continent: Timisoara – Richmond ◊ O scriitoare 'meta-e...

Reducere. These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and ...

Reducere. With 160 color photographs that invite the reader to step over the threshold, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive m...

Reducere. he Coastal Atlas of Ireland is a celebration of Ireland's coastal and marine spaces. Drawing on written contributions from over 100 authors from ac...

Reducere. Join sibling Chihuahuas Bella and Harry as they travel to Rome with their family and see the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain and other sites...