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A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century

Looks at the revolution of botanical study and the evolution of the new science of biology in the period from 1800 to 1920, a time of astonishing growth in industrialization, urbanization, migration, popu…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Looks at the history and meanings of plants in the period from 1650-1800, a time of global exploration and the discovery of new species of plants and their potential uses.

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Scott W Aalgaard
Homesick Blues

Homesick Blues explores how artists, fans, amateur practitioners, and others have used music to tell stories of everyday life in Japan from the late 1940s to 2018, a practice that author Scott Aalgaard ca…

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Joel J Miller
The Idea Machine

Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new one- they are true tools for thinking. In Tools of Endless Invention, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked fact…

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Franziska Reiffen
The Social Life of the Mall

Urban Studies

Paseo La Estación, a mall in Buenos Aires, is as much a place of transit as a place of encounter, where long-term residents and newcomers, people with and without jobs, homeowners and those without housin…

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Maya Mayblin
Vote of Faith

"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation …

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A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity

Examines the uses and meanings of plants from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE, from the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to the practice of agriculture in Mesopotamia and elsewhere.

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Jane Custance Baker
Fear and Clothing: Dress in English Detective Fiction Between the First and Second World Wars

Through analyzing dress in detective fiction, Fear and Clothing reveals a cultural history of identity affected by the social upheaval caused by war. In-depth analysis of interwar publications by a compre…

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Nick Bano
Against Landlords

The controversial case for why building more housing will not solve the housing problem

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The Revelatory Power of Mimetic Theory

A one-of-a-kind overview of the lasting impact of mimetic theory and the extent of its interdisciplinary applications, a century after René Girard's birth.

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Yuria Celidwen
Flourishing Kin

A first-of-its-kind book that updates the Western paradigm of mental wellness with Indigenous wisdom for collective, sustainable happinessHow do we cultivate happiness? When facing the monumental challeng…

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Emily Mendenhall
Invisible Illness

"As a sleuth and storyteller, Emily Mendenhall looks behind the curtain at the little-known backstory of how the medical community has, for far too long, delegitimized 'invisible' diseases that have …

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Maya Mayblin
Vote of Faith

"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation …

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Difficult Attachments

Anthropologists have long considered kinship as the basis for social solidarity. But, what about when it is not? What about instances when kinship is characterized by neglect, violence, negative affect, o…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era

Unravels the cultural history of plants from 500-1400, when ancient uses and meanings of plants were preserved but overlaid with new developments in agriculture, landscapes, medicines, eating habits and a…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern Era

Covering the period from 1400 to 1650, this volume looks at how Renaissance learning and exploration irrevocably changed both our botanical knowledge and human impact on plants.

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Nicholas L Caverly
Demolishing Detroit

"Innovative field work reveals how infrastructural systems - buildings, laws, algorithms, excavators, regulations, toxins - maintain white supremacy within the urban landscape. For decades, Detroit r…

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Hwaji Shin
Being Korean, Becoming Japanese?

"In Japan the number of "Special Permanent Residents"-most of whom are of Korean descent, the so-called "Zainichi"-is declining according to government statistics. Does this mean …

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D J Huppatz
Designing Retail Experience in the 21st Century

"This book provides a critical survey of design and retail experience in the 21st century. D. J. Huppatz analyses how corporations design experiences, how we interact with them, and how they align wi…

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D J Huppatz
Designing Retail Experience in the 21st Century

"This book provides a critical survey of design and retail experience in the 21st century. D. J. Huppatz analyses how corporations design experiences, how we interact with them, and how they align wi…

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