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  • From Foraging to Farming in the Andesby Tom D. Dillehay

    Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 75.00

    This book proposes a new and more complex model for understanding the transition from hunting and gathering to cultivation. more...

  • The Gutenberg Revolutionby John Man

    Transworld 2010; US$ 12.00

    In 1450, all Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a discovery waiting to happen. Born in 1400 in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg struggled against a background... more...

  • History from Thingsby Stephen Lubar; David W. Kingery

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 19.95

       History from Things explores the many ways objects?defined broadly to range from Chippendale tables and Italian Renaissance pottery to seventeenth-century parks and a New England cemetery?can reconstruct and help reinterpret the past. Eighteen essays describe how to ?read? artifacts, how to ?listen to? landscapes and locations, and how to apply... more...

  • The Admonishment of Vegetarian Great Auntby Saskia Eleonora Wieringa

    Amsterdam University Press 2007; US$ 10.50

    Great Aunt Reflections on Sexual and Gender Multiplicity and Culture Inaugural Lecture delivered on the appointment to the chair of Gender and Women's Same-Sex Relations Cross-culturally at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences more...

  • Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychologyby Pittu D Laungani

    SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 74.00

    This unique textbook eloquently introduces students to international perspectives on cross-cultural psychology (both Eastern and Western cultures), adopting a truly accessible narrative approach throughout. The main thrust of the book?s content is to discuss the framework of culture, family structure, health, and bereavement. Intercultural interaction?and... more...

  • Trendwende zur Reurbanisierung in Leipzig?by Claudia Wiegandt

    Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 52.40

    Hauptbeschreibung Die ostdeutsche Siedlungsentwicklung wurde nach der Wiedervereinigung vor allem durch die Bevölkerungsabwanderung in die Alten Bundesländer, die nachholende Suburbanisierung und einem Einbruch der Geburtenraten infolge des demographischen Wandels geprägt. Dabei gelten sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten als ein Auslöser räumlicher Wanderungsbewegungen,... more...

  • Freunde und Verwandteby Kerstin Seidel

    Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 36.95

    Hauptbeschreibung Auch im Mittelalter waren verwandtschaftliche und freundschaftliche Beziehungen wichtige Bezugspunkte im Leben. Kerstin Seidel stellt in einem Vergleich der beiden Beziehungsformen dar, wie sich diese ergänzten, durchdrangen und miteinander konkurrierten. Am Beispiel des spätmittelalterlichen Köln veranschaulicht sie, dass Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen... more...

  • Vom Ritual zum Theaterby Victor Turner; Erika Fischer-Lichte; Sylvia M. Schomburg-Scherff

    Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 18.47

    Hauptbeschreibung Victor Turner hat in diesem erstmals 1982 erschienenen Buch Maßstäbe für die Anwendung ethnologischer, an »fremden Kulturen« gewonnener Erkenntnisse gesetzt. Er hat die Rituale, Symbole und Interaktionsformen der Industriegesellschaft dem ethnologischen Blick ausgesetzt und dabei ihre Theatralität und ihre Spielstrukturen erforscht:... more...

  • Dreaming Down Heavenby Gini Gentry

    John Hunt Publishing 2010; US$ 9.99

    Dreaming Down Heaven mixes magic with wisdom and a perfect pinch of humor to serve up the reluctant spiritual quest of Gigi Lenox-a once together woman in major crisis. Imagine Carrie Bradshaw meets Carlos Castaneda over cosmic Cosmopolitans. more...

  • Traditional Knowledge in Policy and Practiceby Suneetha M. Subramanian; Balakrishna Pisupati

    United Nations University Press 2010; US$ 38.00

    Traditional knowledge (TK) has contributed immensely to shaping development and human well-being. Its influence spans a variety of sectors, including agriculture, health, education and governance. However, in today’s world, TK is increasingly underrepresented or under-utilized. Further, while the applicability of TK to human and environmental... more...