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The Dynamics of Modern Asian Design

"Focusing on the late 20th century onward, this book brings to light the ways in which design as a material form has underscored cultural, social and economic changes across Asia. Authors provide a d…

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The Dynamics of Modern Asian Design

Focusing on the late 20th century onward, this book explores how design in material form has underscored cultural, social and economic changes across Asia.

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Charles E Apekaum,
Autobiography of a Kiowa Indian

Anthropologist Benjamin R. Kracht presents one of the few Kiowa autobiographies in publication---the life narrative of Charles E. Apekaum of the Kiowa Nation of Oklahoma, whose services as a translator we…

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The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism

From the rise of populist leaders and the threat of democratic backsliding to polarizing culture wars and the return of great power competition, the backlash against the political, economic, and social li…

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Savoring Care

Rethinking life with type 2 diabetes, Savoring Care flips the script on how people with this chronic illness foster wellness, emphasizing care and community by sharing resources, food, stories, and suppor…

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Lisa K Sabbahy
Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt

Providing an indispensable resource for students and scholars studying the history of women in Ancient Egypt, this book provides a readable and scholarly view of every aspect of the life of women in ancie…

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Heritage and Its Missions

Explores how heritage discourses and local publics interact at Catholic mission sites in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and the Southern ConeInterdisciplinary in scope and classed under …

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Sumit Paul-Choudhury
The Bright Side

A reassuring look at the philosophy, psychology, and practice of optimism, and why being optimistic is a moral obligation--even in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges. Scrolling through our da…

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Violence and Postcolonial Marginalities in South Asian Literature

An exploration of the multifaceted dimensions of violence represented in the literature of South Asia.

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Alistair Moffat
The North Sea

The North Sea, a maritime highway and the edge of a nation of islanders with a proud sea-faring past. Running from Kent and the Rhine estuary to the Norwegian coast and the tip of the Shetland islands, it…

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Syrians in the Shadow of War

Gripping accounts of how ordinary Syrians strove to survive the hardships that preceded the Assad regime's collapseActivists striving in the shadow of Syria's police state; widows launching small business…

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Heritage and Its Missions

Explores how heritage discourses and local publics interact at Catholic mission sites in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and the Southern ConeInterdisciplinary in scope and classed under …

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A Cultural History of Insects in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Insects in the Medieval Age covers the period from 500 to 1300, a time when the uses and value of insect products greatly increased. Silk, in particular, created economies and led to…

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Aihe Wang
Painting Into Being

Painting into Being is the first in-depth study of underground art during China's Cultural Revolution, focusing on the Wuming (No Name) Painting Group from 1972 to 1981. Aihe Wang interweaves history, the…

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Christine Sargent
Making Down Syndrome

Making Down Syndrome: Motherhood and Kinship Futures in Urban Jordan draws on ethnographic research conducted primarily in Jordan's capital city of Amman to explore how the label and identity of Down synd…

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Ideology, Post-Ideology and Anti-Ideology in Latin America

The Latin American political landscape has already changed substantially in the 21st century. This book offers an approach to the Latin American political panorama that makes room for a post-ideological p…

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Alessandro Baricco,
Hegels Seele oder Die Kühe von Wisconsin

Hegel zufolge soll Musik die Seele erheben. In Wisconsin stieg bei Kühen die Milchproduktion signifikant an, als sie Symphonien hörten. Klassische Musik tut also einfach gut. Allerdings: Beethovens Ode an…

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Daniella Gandolfo
A Day in the Hole

A single day in a semilegal market in Lima, Peru, reveals a social world that defies conventional economic logic.In the heart of Lima's historic center, the markets of El Hueco ("The Hole") and …

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Curare

Curare wurde 1978 von der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnologie und Medizin (bis 2018 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin) begründet. Sie bietet ein internationales und interdisziplinares Forum für die wissenschaft…

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Bart J Wilson
Meaningful Economics

Economics has a problem--the discipline cannot distinguish the causes of human action from the consequences of human action. Economists deal with matters of fact, not with feelings and morals. They model …

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