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  • Indigenous Knowledge
    Sarah Johnson
    The third volume in the reader series, ’Themes in Environmental History’.Comprising essays selected from our journals, Environment and History and Environmental Values, these inexpensive paperbacks address important aspects of environmental history, by means of theoretical essays and case studies. Indigenous Knowledge investigates how indigenous peoples from various cultures in...
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    38,83 €

  • Race Relations at the Margins
    Jeff Forret
    "Forret... has deepened our understanding of the complexity of relations between slaves and poor whites." -- Georgia Historical QuarterlyCovering a broad geographic scope from Virginia to South Carolina between 1820 and 1860, Jeff Forret scrutinizes relations among rural poor whites and slaves, a subject previously unexplored and certainly under-reported. Forret's findings ...
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    44,45 €

  • Soils and Societies
    Described in Nature as ’a delight for the soil aficionado’, this multi-authored collection examines the complex interrelations between societies in different parts of the world and the soils they relied on from the perspectives of geomorphology, archaeology, pedology and history. The geographical spread includes Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, Australia, India and Easter Island. F...
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    50,36 €

  • Investigating Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Identities
    Edited by H. L. Cobb, F. Coward, L. Grimshaw and S. Price.This volume stems from sessions at the 2004 Theoretical Archaeology Conference at Glasgow University, entitled "Hunter-Gatherers in Early Prehistory" and "Hunting for Meaning: Interpretive Approaches to the Mesolithic". The sessions came about as a response to a continuing lack of appreciation of new developments in theo...
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    60,70 €

  • Cypriana
    'A restoration of Justina’s place in the Cyprianic pantheon.' -JHDSAINT CYPRIAN of Antioch and (to a far lesser extent) SAINT JUSTINA of Antioch have experienced a resurgence of interest in the English-speaking world. It has been remarked that they stand at a crossroads of the so-called Old and New Worlds, forming an intermediary nexus of Christian thaumaturgy and older pagan m...
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    51,75 €

  • Localism in the Mass Age
    In the United States the conventional left/right distinction has become increasingly irrelevant, if not harmful. The reigning political, cultural, and economic visions of both the Democrats and the Republicans have reached obvious dead ends. Liberalism, with its hostility to any limits, is collapsing. So-called Conservatism has abandoned all pretense of conserving anything at a...
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    26,75 €

  • Cultural Influences and International Students
    Kruti S. Chaliawala
    Navigating the intricate landscape of U.S. higher education can be profoundly challenging for international students. This groundbreaking work offers a vital, dual perspective, interweaving deeply personal lived experiences with rigorous academic research to illuminate the multifaceted journey of cultural and academic adaptation.Beyond the author’s compelling narrative in the p...
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    55,87 €

  • Grace or Money
    Justin Pack
    Justin Pack’s Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed is a provocative and timely exploration of two fundamentally different ways of understanding the world: the divine 'order of grace' and the human-made 'order of money.' Drawing from scripture, anthropology, and philosophy, Pack challenges the modern assumption that scarcity is natural, arguing inst...
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    22,45 €

  • Why We Hurt
    John Dishwasher
    Across eons our ancestors evolved to behave in one way. But through recent millennia we humans have been trained to behave in a different way. The disconnect between how we evolved to behave and how we are now trained to behave creates a break within us, a rift. When we feel empty or vulnerable, or just somehow wrong inside, we are feeling that rift. This short book describes h...
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    6,33 €

  • Luminous
    CARL SAFINA / Kike Calvo
    In Luminous: A Field Guide for Visual Explorers and Storytellers,award-winning photographer and visual storyteller Kike Calvo-Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and The Explorers Club,and a National Geographic Certified Educator-invites readersinto the mindset of a photographic explorer: someone who movesslowly, listens deeply, and photographs with intention.Bridging phot...
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    40,72 €

  • The Behavioral Ecology of Food
    Elic M. Weitzel / Natalie D. Munro
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    27,41 €

  • BEYOND CONVICTION
    Eric Danso Ampofo
    Why do people believe so strongly - and think so little?Across politics, religion, culture, and social movements, humanity is driven by conviction. Yet history shows that some of the greatest harm has been done by people who were completely certain they were right. Beyond Conviction examines how beliefs are formed, how they become distorted, and why sincerity and passion are no...
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    22,27 €

  • The Evolution of the Dragon
    G. Elliot Smith
    The Evolution of the Dragon (1919) is a landmark work of early anthropology and comparative mythology by G. Elliot Smith-an ambitious investigation into how one of humanity’s most enduring symbols, the dragon, took shape and traveled across cultures.Why do distant civilizations share strikingly similar myths, rituals, and sacred imagery? Smith approaches this question through a...
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    19,83 €

  • The Ordinary Signs
    Livia Hartley
    The Ordinary Signs explores how people across history have understood meaning in the small moments of everyday life.Long before systems of prediction or formal belief, people paid attention to timing, interruption, repetition, sound, weather, movement, and silence. These ordinary experiences were not dismissed as random. They were treated as part of a living world that responde...
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    17,78 €

  • The Ordinary Signs
    Livia Hartley
    The Ordinary Signs explores how people across history have understood meaning in the small moments of everyday life.Long before systems of prediction or formal belief, people paid attention to timing, interruption, repetition, sound, weather, movement, and silence. These ordinary experiences were not dismissed as random. They were treated as part of a living world that responde...
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    13,25 €

  • Women And Economics (Illustrated)
    Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 original illustrations, visually enhancing the themes and ideas discussed.Includes a Comprehensive Summary: Helps readers understand the core concepts and discussions.Character List: Although the book is non-fiction, this edition provides a breakdown of societal roles and archetypes discussed, aiding in comprehension.Author Biography: Learn abou...
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    24,97 €

  • Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt
    Lisa K. Sabbahy
    Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of women in Ancient Egypt, this book provides areadable and scholarly view of every aspect of the life of women in ancient Egypt.Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt focuses on the life of women in ancient Egypt, while also putting forth a vast array of information about ancient Egyptians in gene...
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    38,31 €

  • Daily Life of Women in Ancient Rome
    Sara Elise Phang
    Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of Roman women and gender, this book provides an invaluable introduction to the social, economic, and legal status of women in ancient Rome.Daily Life of Women in Ancient Rome is an invaluable introduction to the lives of women in the late Roman Republic and first three centuries of the Roman Emp...
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    37,61 €

  • Daily Life of Women in Chaucer’s England
    Jennifer C. Edwards
    Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of medieval women and gender, this book provides a comprehensive depiction of women’s lives in the 14th and 15th centuries.The late medieval period in England was one rich with opportunities for women, who played fundamental roles in family businesses as well as in the peasant community and econo...
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    37,78 €

  • Conceptualising China through translation
    James St André
    This monograph provides an innovative methodology for investigating how China has been conceptualised historically by tracing the development of four key cultural terms (filial piety, face, fengshui, and guanxi) between English and Chinese. It addresses how specific ideas about what constitutes the uniqueness of Chinese culture influence the ways users of these concepts think a...
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    44,20 €

  • The loneliness room
    Sean Redmond
    This remarkably unique book takes the conceit of the loneliness room to show how everyday artistic practice opens up loneliness to new definitions and new understandings. Refusing to pathologise loneliness, the book draws on the creative submissions supplied by its participants to demonstrate that being lonely can mean different things to different people in differing contexts....
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    44,32 €

  • The anthropology of ambiguity
    This volume puts ambiguity and its generative power at the centre of analytical attention. Rather than being cast negatively as a source of confusion, bewilderment or as a dangerous portent, ambiguity is held as the source of the dynamic between knowledge and experience and of certainty amid uncertainty. It positions human life between the realms of mystery and mastery where am...
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    54,08 €

  • Families of Europa
    Lochlainn Seabrook
    Discover the Living Foundations of European Culture Through Family, Tradition, and Visual History.Families of Europa: A Visual Journey Through the Traditional Cultures of Old Europe by bestselling author-artist and award-winning historian Lochlainn Seabrook, is a richly illustrated exploration of Europe’s foundational ethnic families as they existed before the full impact of mo...
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    23,54 €

  • The Origins of Early Christian Ireland
    Harold Mytum
    First published in 1992, this book (now with a new preface by the author) explains changes in the period up to AD 800 in Ireland. External stimuli, most notably from Irish settlers in western Britain acted as catalysts which transformed a relatively moribund Iron Age culture into one of extraordinary vigour. ...
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    56,51 €

  • Fertility Optimization
    AI Lab for Book-Lovers
    The future of humanity is being rewritten, not in a lab, but in the very blueprint of life itself.In a world grappling with declining birth rates and the profound desire for parenthood, a silent revolution is unfolding. Traditional fertility methods, often emotionally and financially taxing, are facing an unprecedented challenger: Artificial Intelligence. 'Fertility Optimizatio...
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    28,46 €

  • Laugh Lines
    Matthew Petchinsky
    Laugh Lines: The History of April Fools’ Day is a deep, engaging exploration of humanity’s long-standing relationship with playful deception, surprise, and shared laughter. Far more than a collection of pranks, this book traces how foolery evolved from ancient social bonding rituals into a global cultural tradition that continues to adapt in the modern age.Moving across eras-fr...
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    9,32 €

  • Ancient Harappans Speak!
    V.P.(Ponmuthu) p Shanmugham
    This author’s research work on Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) extents the current researches with an innovative approach and enables consistently reading more than 2800 (of the >4000) seals as a language and obtain insights from these readings. This bilingual full research is published separately (ISBN: 979-8-9940362-6-6). This collection of articles (also published separately...
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    8,52 €

  • Cultural Diversity
    Cultural Diversity: American Ideals, Institutions, and Lived Experiences explores the rich and complex fabric of the demographic and cultural landscape of America. This anthology offers a critical view into the various dimensions and shifts in American cultural diversity across time.The book progresses from foundational concepts of diversity and historical contexts to current i...
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    123,20 €

  • Society by MCXI
    Society by MCXI isn’t a magazine you scroll past - it’s one you sit with.Built at the intersection of culture, ambition, and lived experience, Society documents the moments that shape us when the cameras are off and the algorithms aren’t watching. It’s not about hype cycles or manufactured virality. It’s about presence. Influence. The quiet weight of stories that actually happe...
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    12,49 €

  • Mysteries and Dreams
    Oceania has been the source of mysteries and dreams from the first contact with Europe onwards, both for Indigenous Oceanians and outsiders. ’Mysteries and Dreams: The French in Oceania’ is a collection of cross-disciplinary essays that explore the mysteries, allures and questionings raised by Indigenous Oceanians and French people about their mutually different worldviews, as ...
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    94,32 €


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