Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal “superstition”, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how ……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
At its heart, Kairos is about change and choosing to find our commonalities, the principles and values shared across cultures and traditions, and building friendships on that common ground rather th……続きを見る
Fondée en 1950 par Eugénie Droz, la collection des Travaux d'Humanisme et Renaissance a réuni, en soixante-cinq ans, plus de 550 titres. Elle s'est imposée comme la collection la plus importante au ……続きを見る
Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, this is the second edition of Eugenia Paulicelli's classic text.
In Fashion under Fascism, Paulicelli explo……続きを見る
Come una pittoresca sceneggiatura teatrale, A’ Carcara narra le vicende reali del capostipite della famiglia Torchia e dei suoi discendenti nella cittadina jonica di Crotone. Un racconto dalla grand……続きを見る
They've been referred to as the quintessential silent sales force, but they are so much more than fancy clothes hangers. Mannequins breathe life, emotion, and animation into retail environments acro……続きを見る
The foods Kentuckians love to eat todayーbiscuits and gravy, country ham and eggs, soup beans and cornbread, fried chicken and shucky beans, and fried apple pie and boiled custardーall were staples ……続きを見る
Merchants of Style explores the accelerating convergence of art and fashion, looking at the interplay of artists and designers – and the role of institutions, both public and commercial – that has b……続きを見る
"Alder's Indian incarnation began with a...run of the gauntlet...he was adopted into a Mingo tribe...he became accustomed to his rugged life." Dayton Daily News, Dec. 25, 1960
The stories of those w……続きを見る
The next book in the successful Style Me Vintage series is designed to inspire re-enactors and all those vintage aficionados who admire the classic looks of the 1940s. This beautiful and accessible ……続きを見る
Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal “superstition”, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how ……続きを見る
Extrait : "On chercherait peut-être vainement dans les poésies nationales du Béarn et de la Bigorre, à part quelques récits d'histoire effacés, d'autres peintures que celles de la vie pastorale, d'a……続きを見る
From the Narmer palette to funerary preparations to pyramids, Steen Bergendorff draws on anthropological insights to provide new interpretations of accepted truths about Ancient Egypt. Bergendorff t……続きを見る
Il libro nasce dai ricordi di una Napoli che mi sono stati tramandati attraverso le foto del fotografo Sommer che nell'800 aveva lo studio fotografico in Piazza Vittoria a Napoli. Questo tedesco sta……続きを見る
Die Geschichte des Körpers im Neoliberalismus – wie Fitness zur Signatur der Moderne wurde. Wer nicht fit ist, ist irgendwie außen vor. Und wer dick ist, erst recht. Unsere Körper sind unser Kapital……続きを見る
Understanding America's Gun Culture focuses on building understanding of some of the issues associated with U.S. gun culture and the contemporary debate about the availability and use of guns. This ……続きを見る
El hombre mediocre es un libro del sociólogo y médico italo-argentino José Ingenieros, publicado en el año 1913. La obra trata sobre la naturaleza del hombre, oponiendo dos tipos de personalidades: ……続きを見る
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, have succeeded in uncove……続きを見る
This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately. Replica of 1892 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London and New York. Oversize maps are available as a free download.
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Misunderstood: one thing foreigners never want to be! But Africans and Westerners, interpreting the world through different cultural lenses, misunderstand each other with alarming regularity. This i……続きを見る
Between Urban Topographies and Political Spaces: Threshold Experiences uses the term “threshold” as a means to understand the relationship between Self and Other, as well as relationships between di……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
