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The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Presenting the first comprehensive art historical study of some magnificent Mesoamerican murals, this book demonstrates how generations of ancient Mexican artists, patrons, and audiences created a powerful statement of communal identity that still capture
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The Monterrey Elite and the Mexican State, 1880–1940 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The first major historical study of the "Grupo Monterrey," the business elite that transformed Monterrey into a premier industrial center, the "Pittsburgh" of Mexico.
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The Masks of Tragedy: Essays on Six Greek Dramas (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In exploring the characters and the situations of the plays he has chosen, the author transports his reader to the world of fifth-century B.C. Greece, and establishes the relevance of that world to our own experience.
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Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion: For Those Unborn (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In this ethnography of Baniwa religion, Robin M. Wright explores the myths of creation and how they have been embodied in religious movements and social action—particularly in a widespread conversion to evangelical Christianity.
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The Director and Other Stories from Morocco (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Offers fiction intended for both Western and Middle Eastern readers. The stories in this volume deal with issues both traditional and modern, including... Læs mere
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Sex, Death, and Sacrifice in Moche Religion and Visual Culture (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Moche people who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately 100 and 800 AD created the most elaborate system of iconographic... Læs mere
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The Modern Israeli and Palestinian Diasporas: A Comparative Approach (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The collected essays cover such topics as the experiences of Palestinian exiles within Israel, today’s Israeli diaspora, Israeli Jews... Læs mere
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Bordering on War: A Social and Political History of Khuzestan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A study of transnational identity, migration, and state loyalties told through the history of Iran’s Khuzestan province. This book examines... Læs mere
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Finding Caspicara: Double Identities, Hidden Figures, and the Commerce of Sculpture in Colonial Quito (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
An examination of sculpture and authorship in eighteenth-century Quito that documents Caspicara as a participant in the innovative artistic production of the city’s workshops and its widespread commerce of polychrome sculptures.
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Playing the Percentages: How Film Distribution Made the Hollywood Studio System (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A history of film distribution in the United States from the 1910s to the 1930s, concentrating on booking, circuiting, and packaging marketing practices.
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Building Antebellum New Orleans: Free People of Color and Their Influence (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines the architectural activities and influence of gens de couleur libres—free people of color—in a city where the mixed-race... Læs mere
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The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This history sheds new light on Egypt’s involvement in World War I by telling the story of the Egyptian Labor Corps and how the treatment of these primarily rural workers influenced the 1919 Egyptian Revolution.
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