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  • Psychology of Revolution
    Gustave Lebon
    The present age is not merely an epoch of discovery; it is also a period of revision of the various elements of knowledge. Having recognised that there are no phenomena of which the first cause is still accessible, science has resumed the examination of her ancient certitudes, and has proved their fragility. To-day she sees her ancient principles vanishing one by one. ...
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    27,92 €

  • Fei Xiaotong Studies, Vol. II, Chinese edition
    The year 2016 was a significant year for honouring Professor Fei Xiaotong (1910–2005), because it was the 80th anniversary of his fieldwork in Kaixiangong Village.Fei Xiaotong Studies (Volume 2) consists of articles by authors from the UK, Japan, USA, Germany, China and Hong Kong. The main articles focus on Fei Xiaotong and related studies, with China in comparative perspective...
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    73,94 €

  • CHINA THROUGH AMERICAN EYES
    Wenxian Zhang / ZHANG WENXIAN
    Cultural understanding between the United States and China has been a long and complex process. The period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century is not only a critical era in modern Chinese history, but also the peak time of illustrated news reporting in the United States. Besides images from newspapers and journals, this collection also contains pictur...
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    159,39 €

  • Growing Up in Transit
    Danau Tanu
    In this compelling study of the children of serial migrants, Danau Tanu argues that the international schools they attend promote an ideology of being "international" that is Eurocentric. Despite the cosmopolitan rhetoric, hierarchies of race, culture and class shape popularity, friendships and romance on campus. By going back to high school for a year, Tanu befriended transnat...
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    184,05 €

  • 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 €

  • Indigenous Women’s Resilience, Leadership and Social Change
    This book provides an in-depth exploration of women’s resilience, leadership and empowerment through Indigenous knowledge and their crucial roles in various socio-cultural contexts across the world. It challenges the conventional narrative, highlighting the strength and resilience of Indigenous women in their communities that are historically marginalized. By interconnecting kn...
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    205,95 €

  • Weaving and Wearing Identity
    This book examines questions surrounding body adornments and its link to identity in archaeology, looking at theoretical and interpretive frameworks that are relevant to the study of different categories of personal ornaments. Identity is a crucial topic in archaeology where its concept is investigated through the study of many categories of material culture. As self-representa...
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    182,62 €

  • 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 €

  • Christianity, Colonialism and Indigenous History in French Polynesia
    Mai Misaki
    In an increasingly modernised French Polynesian society, some Christians have been tackling contemporary social issues and repatriate traditional indigenous values . Pursuing the past in the present means grappling with ongoing existential issues as an indigenous people, such as the dismantling of the kinship community, the decline of domestic agriculture and the loss of indige...
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    184,30 €

  • 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 €

  • An Anthropology of Deep Time
    Richard D. G. Irvine
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    121,85 €

  • 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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    28,75 €

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

  • The Behavioral Ecology of Food
    Elic M. Weitzel / Natalie D. Munro
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    84,41 €

  • The Haunted Present
    Emerging from the shadows of empire and memory, this groundbreaking study reveals how contemporary Eastern European film and television use neo-noir to confront unresolved trauma, power, and injustice in the post-Soviet world.This collection explores for the first time the pervasive presence of neo-noir film and TV series (including releases on widely popular streaming channels...
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    90,96 €

  • 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 €

  • Visual Perception of Urban Place
    Mainak Ghosh / Sanjib Nag / Satyaki Roy
    This book critically examines the methodology of visual perception of urban places. Based on systematic study of different parameters derived from investigative research and on empirical analysis of Kolkata as a case, it discusses generic issues of urban design in relation with visual communication design. ...
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    270,14 €

  • 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 €


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