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In William Morris' 'News from Nowhere', the reader is transported to a utopian society set in the future where capitalism has been replaced by a communal way of life. Written in a poetic and imagina……続きを見る

A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing cultureーnow revised and updated Perfect for business, pleasure, or armchair travelers, China A to Z explains the customs, culture……続きを見る

Awe-inspiring tales from the ages for all ages told as if by the fireside with a grandmother or grandfather sharing secret pearls from heart to heart. See from their eyes, a life led by mysteries, b……続きを見る

* Illustrated * Author Biography * Interactive Table of Contents * Free Audiobook Download A Modest Proposal [ Illustrated ] [ Free Audiobooks Download ] A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Ch……続きを見る

Challenging conventional understandings of time and memory, Christopher T. Nelson examines how contemporary Okinawans have contested, appropriated, and transformed the burdens and possibilities of t……続きを見る

There is no superstition stronger in Ireland then a belief in the curative power of the sacred wells that are scattered over the country. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back t……続きを見る

The indispensable guide to everything we knew and loved before modern life got in the way. This gorgeous and beautifully illustrated countryside miscellany is the perfect purchase for anyone wanting……続きを見る

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal……続きを見る

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do. Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why ……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1841 edition by John Murray, London. Asahel Grant (1807-1844) was a doctor, he supposed that this ancient Christian sect were descendants of the ten “lost tribes” of Isr……続きを見る

Drawing attention to domestic space as the critical juncture between the global and the local, Home Away from Home is an innovative ethnography of the daily lives of middle-class Japanese housewives……続きを見る

Cultural Studies, Education, and Youth: Beyond Schools, edited by Benjamin Frymer, Matthew Carlin, and John Broughton, addresses the new cultural landscapes which increasingly "educate" our youth. W……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Digitized replica of 1913 edition by Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London. This is an illustrated edition. This is a witness account to many interesting and almost unknown sides of li……続きを見る

Austria : Containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of that Empire The population of the Austrian dominions is composed of different races, each having ……続きを見る

Naked we come into the world, but we are extraordinarily unlucky if naked we leave it. It is a human reaction to cover the dead with textiles. This volume presents the results of new and ground-brea……続きを見る

A practical and accessible guide to an ancient but rapidly changing cultureーnow revised and updated Perfect for business, pleasure, or armchair travelers, China A to Z explains the customs, culture……続きを見る

I felt, intuitively, that luck exists. It’s like capitalism: For better or for worse, and whether you believe in it or not, luck is inescapable. ーfrom As Luck Would Have It While cowriting the book……続きを見る

This book pulls together experts in the fields of economics and Russian culture, all participants in the Samuel P. Huntington Memorial Symposium on Culture, Cultural Change and Economic Development,……続きを見る

Dichos, or proverbs, offer a daily source of strength and inspiration in Spanish-speaking households all over the world. In this book about growing up in Manila with a Filipina grandmother, Maria Pa……続きを見る

One glaring lacuna in studies of Haitian Vodou is the scarcity of works exploring the connection between the religion and its main roots, traditional Yoruba religion. Discussions of Vodou very often……続きを見る

Since the dawn of time fire has been the source of awe, respect and reverence. In this unusual book find how fire was used in the rituals and beliefs of many different cultures. Many of the earliest……続きを見る

The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Muslims in Western societies. There are hu……続きを見る

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked a……続きを見る

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked a……続きを見る

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked a……続きを見る

A treasure trove of age-old customs and time-honoured advice, as well as intriguing old wives’ tales. A combination of folklore and traditional advice, Old Wives' Lore illuminates the history behind……続きを見る

The Gypsi people are an ethnic group with origins in South Asia. Now officially called the Romani people are a widely dispersed ethnic group with the largest concentrated populations in Europe espec……続きを見る

A COUNTRY WITHOUT BORDERS, POEMS AND STORIES OF KASHMIR is the debut collection of Lalita Pandit Hogan, an expatriate Kashmiri scholar and poet who shares with readers the loss of identity and home,……続きを見る

If, as they say, we all come out of Africa, then somewhere in Kenyas Rift Valley we first learned to live as human beings and we quickly learned to quarrel, too. Migration patterns within Kenya are ……続きを見る

William Still's 'The Underground Railroad (Complete Collection)' is a literary masterpiece that provides a unique insight into the struggles of African Americans seeking freedom during the era of sl……続きを見る