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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England Strong Woman.,Moondancer. See http://www.bauuinstitute.com/Publishing/NewEnglandNative.html OL15297410W
Looking West? Looking West? 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… OL18208577W
Taliesin Taliesin Matthews, John,John Matthews,Caitlín Matthews,Caitlin Matthews xv, 357 pages ; 23 cm OL1848200W
Captain America and the crusade against evil Captain America and the crusade against evil 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… OL1945166W
Constant battles Constant battles 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 "… OL1971300W
Into the heart Into the heart 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… OL2066740W
The culture of Al Jazeera The culture of Al Jazeera 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 … OL2693761W
The parish behind God's back The parish behind God's back 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… OL2696638W
The Hako The Hako 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… OL3294978W
The Puerto Ricans The Puerto Ricans 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. OL3751573W
The Canela The Canela 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.… OL3971330W
Typecasting Typecasting 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… OL5099398W
Leaving Mother Lake Leaving Mother Lake 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… OL9253098W