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In the decade since Writing for the Fashion Business was first published, the Internet and social media have upended the field of journalism and the fashion world, revolutionizing both industries an……続きを見る

Collected on the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia, this volume preserves the poetic voice of the Haida people through their traditional songs. Recorded by ethnologist John R……続きを見る

How are we placed on Earth? What is our relationship to the world around us, and howWalking in the Land of Many Gods envisions a new way of thinking about the world, one grounded in a moral imaginat……続きを見る

Amidst the flood of studies on cultural icons as ordering elements of societies and role models, sports icons have been neglected in scholarship despite their significance in the US. Even less atten……続きを見る

The triumphal march of the automobile and its connection with American culture have often been acknowledged in scholarship. By contrast, the culture-specific, value-oriented advertising strategies o……続きを見る

Patlo and bogadi are essential elements in traditional marriages in Botswana. Through interviews, research and personal anecdotes, this book aims to demystify the processes, outlining the different ……続きを見る

"... I have not had the privilege of attending schools, so it is very hard for me to tell my story with the pen; but perhaps I may be able to give my readers, young and old, some pleasure and help t……続きを見る

The book describes the 5 South Indian states of the Indian sub-continent aided by pictures and illustrations. Information about cuisine, traditions, dances, architecture, language and special featur……続きを見る

Learn about how we organise our society in The Sociology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about……続きを見る

In "Anthropophagy," Charles W. Darling delves into the intricate relationship between culture, identity, and the metaphorical consumption of ideas. The book is characterized by its rich, evocative p……続きを見る

Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban captures a snapshot of the events, protests, and movements that disrupt a city’s existing rhythms across cultures and nationalities and compels u……続きを見る

An exploration of how gift exchange serves as a critical component in the preservation and perpetuation of one Native American tribe. Upon winning the CMA Book Award, Wedding Clothes and the Osage C……続きを見る

An award-winning writer explores the patchwork American cultural history of grieving the departed. One family inters their matriarch's ashes on the floor of the ocean. Another holds a memorial weeni……続きを見る

Dwelling in the highland areas of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Peninsular Malaysia are hundreds of “peoples”. Togethe……続きを見る

A Modest Proposal written by Jonathan Swift.This book will tell you about economy troubles by selling children as food for rich guys. 続きを見る

Indigenous Epistemology problematizes the self-reflexive inquiry between two researchers engaged in transnational collaboration that asserts experiential pedagogy as a tool to decolonize research me……続きを見る

In "Tobacco and Alcohol," John Fiske provides an incisive exploration of the social, economic, and moral implications of tobacco and alcohol consumption in the late 19th century America. Employing a……続きを見る

Rock art images around the world are often difficult for us to decipher as modern viewers. Based on authentic records of the beliefs, rituals and daily life of the nineteenth-century San peoples, an……続きを見る

Dating, commitment, kids, and family--it's all hard work, and when you come from different religious backgrounds it's even harder. Jon, a Catholic writer, and Michal, a Reconstructionist rabbi, live……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

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

The usual wide range of approaches to garments and fabrics appears in this tenth volume. Three chapters focus on practical matters: a description of the medieval vestments surviving at Castel Sant'E……続きを見る

The word doyennes signifies the various expressions of female, feminine, and feminist aspects of contemporary literature in India, through multiple theoretical frameworks. Contemporary Women’s Writi……続きを見る