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A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England
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Strong Woman.,Moondancer. |
See http://www.bauuinstitute.com/Publishing/NewEnglandNative.html |
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Looking West?
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Moya Flynn,Elena Omel'Chenko,Ul'Iana Bliudina,Elena Starkova,Hilary Pilkington |
"Looking West? engages theories of cultural globalization to chart how post-Soviet Russia's opening up to the West has been reflected in the cultural practices of its young people.".
"The younger ge… |
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Taliesin
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Matthews, John,John Matthews,Caitlín Matthews,Caitlin Matthews |
xv, 357 pages ; 23 cm |
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Captain America and the crusade against evil
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John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett |
"Arguing that the superhero is the antidemocratic counterpart of the classical "monomyth" described by Joseph Campbell, the authors show that the American version of the monomyth derives from tales o… |
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Constant battles
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Steven A. LeBlanc,Steven LeBlanc,Katherine E. Register,Steven A. LeBlanc |
With armed conflict in the Persian Gulf now upon us, Harvard archaeologist Steven LeBlanc takes a long-term view of the nature and roots of war, presenting a controversial thesis: The notion of the "… |
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Into the heart
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Good, Kenneth.,Kenneth Good,David Chanoff |
This is an absorbing, thrilling account of an American anthropologist’s foray into the heart of the Amazon, where for twelve years he lived among the Yanomama, learned their language, was accepted in… |
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The culture of Al Jazeera
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Sofiane Sahraoui,Mohamed Zayani |
"This volume takes a look at the Al Jazeera Satellite Channel, a pan-Arab satellite broadcaster known for its programming, graphic visuals and anti-western broadcasting. Focusing on critical success … |
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The parish behind God's back
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Sharon Bohn Gmelch,George Gmelch |
"Comprehensive ethnographic portrait of contemporary rural Barbados focuses on patterns of work, gender relations and life cycle, community, and religion in St. Lucy Parish. Recurring theme throughou… |
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The Hako
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Alice C. Fletcher,James R. Murie |
"One of the more complex and widespread rituals practiced by Native American groups focused on the calumet, a sacred pipe with a feathered shaft. The Calumet Ceremony was a powerful ritual through wh… |
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The Puerto Ricans
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Sandra Stotsky,Jerome J. Aliotta |
Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Puerto Ricans, their place in American society, and the problems they face as an ethnic group in North America. |
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The Canela
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Jean Crocker,Jean G. Crocker,William H. Crocker |
"This text is a case study of one people, the Canela, which traces changes through time, a group uniquely held together by social and sexual bonds, and reveals the ethnographer's fieldwork practices.… |
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Typecasting
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Elizabeth Ewen,Stuart Ewen |
"In this work of popular history, Ewen & Ewen expose the pivotal developments that have made stereotypes a persistent, common language. Moving across centuries and continents in thirty eloquent vigne… |
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Leaving Mother Lake
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Christine Mathieu,Yang Erche Namu,Yang Erche Namu |
The haunting memoir of a girl growing up in the Moso country in the Himalayas--a unique matrilineal society. But even in this land of women, familial tension is eternal. Namu is a strong-willed daugh… |
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