wired - Customs & Traditions 2

Producto de años de investigación y debate, "Costumbres en común" describe la compleja cultura de la que surgieron las instituciones de la clase trabajadora en Inglaterra, una serie de tradiciones y……続きを見る

Originally published in 1901, 'What a Young Wife Ought to Know' is a vintage guide for young married women written by Emma F. Angell Drake. It includes guidance on all manner of subjects including h……続きを見る

A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on lan……続きを見る

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre Immense pays. Immenses ressources. Immenses défis. Pour le visiteur, condamné à ne découvrir qu’une infime partie de ce territoir……続きを見る

In 'Mixed Grill' by W. Pett Ridge, the reader is introduced to a collection of humorous and satirical short stories that reflect the everyday lives of working-class individuals in early 20th century……続きを見る

In Edward Spencer's work 'The Flowing Bowl,' readers are taken on a literary journey through the history and cultural significance of cocktails in modern society. Spencer's exquisite prose captures ……続きを見る

Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World surveys the ways in which people from the time of Luther and Columbus to that of Thomas Jefferson used Christian ideas and institutions to regula……続きを見る

Design-Build provides everything you need to know about how to embark on a design-build project within a studio or professional practice setting. Design-build models have increased across academic p……続きを見る

Using case studies, such as the use of candlelight and energy saving lightbulbs in Denmark, this book unravels light’s place at the heart of social life. In contrast to common perception of light as……続きを見る

Los virreyes de España gobernaron por tres siglos, los más vastos y ricos territorios, hasta que, habiéndose declarado independientes las colonias inglesas en 1783, siguieron su ejemplo las de Españ……続きを見る

The Museum’s Borders demonstrates that museum practices are deeply entangled in border making, patrol, mitigation and erasure, and that the border lens offers a new tool for deconstructing and recon……続きを見る

‘A must read for all wildlife lovers’ Dominic Dyer Foxes, buzzards, crows, badgers, weasels, seals, kites – Britain and Ireland’s predators are impressive and diverse and they capture our collective……続きを見る

Less than ten years after the establishment of the colony of South Australia in 1845, Edward John Eyre published his treatise "An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State o……続きを見る

Das bringt Ihnen die 3. Auflage: Sie unterstützen den Klimaschutz, erhalten schnell kompakte Informationen und Checklisten von Experten (Übersicht und Pressestimmen in der Buchvorschau) sowie in der……続きを見る

In 'Equitable Villages in America' by William Pare, the author explores the concept of creating balanced and just communities in the United States. Pare delves into the social and economic factors t……続きを見る

In "western" cultures, some people have chosen a dreadlock hairstyle, despite many in mainstream society looking at it in a negative light. This book deals with contradictions surrounding the hairst……続きを見る

Have you ever imagined that fabulous qualities could be hidden behind the moody exterior of the French? No? Then you have not discovered their full beauty. It will be revealed to you in this highly ……続きを見る

This richly illustrated book documents indigenous knowledge and uses of San material culture and artefacts collected a century ago, as described by KhoiSan elders to the authors. 続きを見る

Forensic science provides information and data behind the circumstances of a particular death, but it is culture that provides death with meaning. With this in mind, Rite, Flesh, and Stone proposes ……続きを見る

Humans are unique in their ability to create systematic accounts of the world – theories based on guiding cosmological principles. This book is about the role of cognition in creating cosmologies, a……続きを見る

In Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises, edited by John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji and Rotimi Omosulu, readers are offered essays which explore the historiogenesis and ont……続きを見る

“With no jargon and no nonsense, Bailey, Kevin, and Kai lay out simple, practical steps for helping people come together in meaningful and powerful ways.” ーDave Isay, founder of StoryCorps and winn……続きを見る

The Vanishing Indian Upper Class is a story necessary to the life, the times and the action as told and provides a basic narrative tension by what I refer to as an ethnographic excavation, because i……続きを見る

This book itemize the familial, cultural, religious, and historical themes in a unique life story. The book is distinctive in that it continues the life story as a sociological genre, and as a metho……続きを見る

The Vanishing Indian Upper Class is a story necessary to the life, the times and the action as told and provides a basic narrative tension by what I refer to as an ethnographic excavation, because i……続きを見る

The New Death brings together scholars who are intrigued by today’s rapidly changing death practices and attitudes. New and different ways of treating the body and memorializing the dead are prolife……続きを見る

Edith Elmer Wood's 'An Oberland Châlet' is a captivating novel that takes readers on a journey through the picturesque landscapes of the Swiss Oberland. The book is written in a descriptive and imme……続きを見る

"As a stylist, Mr. Hudson has few if any living equals." -Galsworthy, Nobel Prize author "Almost mystic." -The Yale Review "He takes his place among the immortals ... nobody who has once fallen unde……続きを見る

"Robinson, a historian with the South Dakota Historical Society, collected data for a history of the Lakota not long after the Wounded Knee massacre." -From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee (1997) "Well……続きを見る

Das Buch ist ein aktueller Beitrag zur Debatte um postkoloniale Perspektiven in der Kunstwissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die DAK’ART-Biennale, an der sich ein gängiges identitätspolitisches Dilemma z……続きを見る