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Cultural History and the Anthropocene

This open access collection is a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and contributions of cultural history to contemporary and cross-disciplinary discussions of the Anthropocene.

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Monuments and Memory

This volume examines many different public monuments, exploring the cultural factors behind their creation, their messages and evolving meanings, and the role of such markers in conveying the memory of hi…

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Lars Behrisch
Democracy's Double Helix

Where does our modern democracy come from? It is a composite of two very different things: a medieval tradition of political participation, pluralistic but highly elitist; and the notion of individual equ…

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Joseph M Odùmósù,
Book of Healing

The first book-length study of Yorùbá therapeutics, encompassing thousands of remedies for more than 160 different ailments, Ìwé Ìwòsàn (Book of Healing) was originally published in 1910 by Ìjẹ̀bú healer,…

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Tamim Ansary
The Invention of Yesterday

In this "terrific" (San Francisco Chronicle) book, an award-winning author tells the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual AgeTraveling across millennia and cul…

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Paul Koudounaris
Faithful Unto Death

The remarkable stories of beloved pets--from the famous and unusual to the everyday--memorialized at burial sites around the world, accompanied by a rich selection of archival photos and the author's evoc…

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Gazi Mizanur Rahman
In the Malay World

"Based on various archival and non-archival records, oral testimonies and travel accounts, some of which are used for the first time, this book explores the historical migration of Bengalis and their…

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The Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies

Focusing on small-scale societies in saltwater environments, this volume explores the development of seafaring technology and examines how watercraft have served as groundbreaking innovations throughout h…

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John Blair
Killing the Dead

A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millennia---and why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account…

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Jeff Hobbs
Seeking Shelter

"In the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, Jeff Hobbs masterfully explores America's housing crisis through the real-life story of Evelyn. This is Hobbs's first book since The Short and Tragic…

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The Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies

Focusing on small-scale societies in saltwater environments, this volume explores the development of seafaring technology and examines how watercraft have served as groundbreaking innovations throughout h…

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John Parker
In My Time of Dying

"Why do people die and where do they go when they are dead? How should the dead be buried and mourned in order to ensure that they continue to work for the benefit of the living? How have perceptions…

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Dress as Biography

An exploration of the ways dress and dressed appearance have been used to express identity.

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A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Sport in the Medieval Age covers the period 600 to 1450. Lacking any viable ancient models, sport evolved into two distinct forms, divided by class. Male and female aristocrats hunte…

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Dress as Biography

An exploration of the ways dress and dressed appearance have been used to express identity.

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Jeff Hobbs
Seeking Shelter

In the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a "moving, real-life saga" (The New Yorker ) that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family togeth…

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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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Chuck Schumer
Antisemitism in America

"Senator Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish-American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism. When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a…

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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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Caitlin Blackwell Baines
How to Build a Haunted House

A cultural history of the phenomenon of the 'haunted house' as seen through art, architecture, and ghost stories.What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particu…

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