Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
American aloha American aloha Heather A. Diamond xv, 261 p. ; 24 cm OL11790619W
Folklore and folklife Folklore and folklife Richard Mercer Dorson Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife. OL1231203W
Folklore Folklore Thomas A. Green "From anecdotes, boasts, and children's stories to urban tall tales, vampires, and Xerox-lore, this superb scholarly dictionary illuminates the historical and contemporary form, figures, and fields o… OL16064539W
Stigmas of the Tamil stage Stigmas of the Tamil stage Susan Seizer This is a feminist and performance studies-oriented ethnography of the on- and offstage lives of a group of traveling artists in southern India and their complex relation to their deviant status in t… OL20545766W
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living Timothy L. Gall Provides information on 500 cultures of the world, covering twenty different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language, and religion. "These volumes will explain how Rwandans, Mayans, a… OL2956089W
The Power of Gold The Power of Gold Peter L. Bernstein Incorporating myth, history and contemporary investigation, Bernstein tells the story of how human beings have become intoxicated, obsessed, enriched, impoverished, humbled and proud for the sake of … OL3294012W