Social And Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Social Sciences

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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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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Hasia R Diner
Opening Doors

"The extraordinary untold story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America. Popular belief holds that the various ethnic groups that emigrated to the United States …

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Erik Peterson
The Shortest History of Eugenics

The Shortest History Series

For the last two centuries, groups of influential men have, in the professed interest of fiscal responsibility, crime reduction, and outright racism, attempted to control who was allowed to bear children.…

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Allison J Pugh
The Last Human Job

"With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring …

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Matthew Worley
Zerox Machine

A visual history of the artists, fans, and fanzines of widely influential British punk. Zerox Machine is an immersive journey through the vibrant history of British punk and its associated fanzines from …

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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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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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Mohamed Abdou
Islam and Anarchism

A nuanced and highly original anarchistic interpretation of Islam, and Islamic interpretation of anarchism

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Koryŏsa

"Among all the Korean dynasties, the Koryæo dynasty (918-1392) was the first to have contact with the Western world. It was from these interactions that the current appellation of "Korea" was derived from…

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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 with br…

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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 with br…

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Tom Soloway Pinkson
The Shamanic Wisdom of the Huichol

SHAMANISM / INDIGENOUS CULTURES "Pinkson is one of those rare individuals who walks his talk, whose life is built on helping others, loving and forgiving, and a determination to trust and listen to the in…

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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 Koreans living in Japan a…

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Marjolein Oele
Beyond Elemental Loss

Offers an important and innovative contribution to environmental philosophy by investigating loss in times of anthropogenic climate change through the elements of water, fire, air, and earth.

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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 Koreans living in Japan a…

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Jeanette Bronee
The Self-Care Mindset

PRAISE FOR THE SELF-CARE MINDSET "This is a generous and profound book, a book worth sharing. It will stick with you for years to come." -Seth Godin, Author, The Practice "The Self-Care Mindset is a wond…

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Joy M Giguere
Pleasure Grounds of Death

Revealing how landscapes dedicated to the perpetual care of the dead mirrored the transformations and conflicts of the nineteenth century in American society

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Amélie Barras
Faith in Rights

"Faith in Rights explores why and how Christian non-governmental organizations conduct human rights work at the United Nations. The book interrogates the idea that the secular and the religious are distin…

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