The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America, Paperback - Michael T. Taussig

Reducere. In this classic book, Michael Taussig explores the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners i...

Travelogue exploring Irish roots and connections in South America - travels through Buenos Aires, Valparaiso, Santiago, Asuncion and Santa Cruz. Re...

A compelling, escapist, wildlife lover's adventure in South America - an incredible account of exploration, conservation and self-discovery set in ...

Reducere. Ancient Scripts in South America is about the history of writing in South America. This is the first book to discuss and explain the long history o...

Explore the unknown in this thrilling adventure that has readers solving real-world problems! The Locators are on the job! Two kids solving problem...

Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in th...

Traces the socioeconomic and environmental changes taking place in the Gran Chaco, a biodiverse region at the intersection of Argentina, Bolivia, B...

DescriptionOriginally published in Portuguese in 1994 as Negros da Terra, this field-defining work by the late historian John M. Monteiro has been ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael T. KeeneThe Erie Canal delivered people to important places for important reasons, like Susan Cady Stanton and Lucr...

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Essays, short stories, a few bad poems. Real life subject matter. A significant portion of the book has been published, in PG-13 form, in other pla...

Reducere. From the Bahamas to Heathrow airport, to the rain soaked streets of London the dead have ceased dying.This is inconvenient for a number of reasons ...

Reducere. An incredible variety of climates and biomes span the territory of South America. As a result, the continent contains some of the greatest biodiver...

Publisher: BookLife PublishingAuthor(s): Shalini VallepurNumber of pages: 24Collection: Where on Earth?Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 238 x 437 ...

Reducere. Over the past thirty years, visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig has crafted a highly distinctive body of work. Playful, enthralling, and whip-...

Originally published: 1993. With new preface.

A Buzzfeed Best Book of June! Sparks fly when a runaway heiress bargains with a devilish rogue to escape a marriage of convenience. No one would gu...

Reducere. In the early 1970s, César Alvarez enlists in the navy to escape a life of crime; while the decision saves him from the streets, it also lands him a...

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A timely look into how abstract art in South America aimed to envision a better societyPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Megan A. Sullivan...

I Swear I Saw This records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig's reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of travels...

Reducere. In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England-both in alliance with Native American tribes-...

"It is the contemporary elixir from which all manner of being emerges, the metamorphic sublime, an alchemist's dream." So begins Palma Africana, th...

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Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White's sleepy, seaside town... until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet's...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPER'Wildly inventive, Turton's tale ...

Reducere. Award NameMinnesota Book AwardAward categoryFictionWhen pop diva Sheila Lews dies under puzzling circumstances, Clarisse Dufresne is approached by ...

Reducere. What happens when the stories we've been told fail us? In ten provocative and unsettling tales, Pedro Ponce grapples with the human instinct to cre...

Reducere. An intensive study of demonology, the devil and demons. Includes the history of demonology and demons, the spiritual warfare with demons, demon obs...

Uncover Earth's iconic landmarks and habitats, and the plants and animals that live there

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Lonely Planet's South America is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await y...

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Reducere. Jabez Stone seeks help from the lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain he has made with the Devil.

Reducere. "What happens when the devil attacks your strength and shapes it into a weakness? J.D. "Danny" McCabe maintained a loving relationship with his wif...