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A compilation of articles on the cinematic period from 1919 to 1945. Many treat such early film-makers as Mary Ellen Bute and Theodore Huff and... Læs mere
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Flinders Petrie has been called the ""Father of Modern Egyptology"" and was one of the pioneers of modern archaeology. Here Drower, a student of his in the 1930s,... Læs mere
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This text documents Ethiopian agricultural practices since the early 19th century by examining travel narratives, agricultural surveys and... Læs mere
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Franz Boas, the founding figure of anthropology in America, came to the United States from Germany... Læs mere
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Franz Boas, the founding figure of anthropology in America, came to the United States from Germany... Læs mere
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This text shows how the shamans, during their night-long performances, create the worlds of words in which shamans exist. It analyzes texts that the shamans use to diagnose and treat afflictions that trouble their clients.
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Explores ideas about human physical appearance expressed in French novels of the 18th/19th centuries (by Lavater, Marivaux,... Læs mere
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Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time.
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A study of the ecological and economic impact of desertification along the southern edge of the western Sahara. A... Læs mere
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This text explores taboos against eating certain kinds of flesh from a historical and cultural perspective. New research on the use and avoidance of flesh foods, from antiquity to the present day, is integrated in this edition.
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In this work, Norman Roth traces the chain of events that led to mass conversions of Spanish Jews to Christianity in the 14th and 15th centuries, the rise of animosity against them, the establishment of the Inquisition, and, finally, the 1492 Expulsion of the Jews from Spain.
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The aim of this text is to demonstrate how advertising can better serve its audience. It points out that advertising is full of legal falsity,... Læs mere