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Against Culture: Development, Politics, and Religion in Indian Alaskaby Kirk DombrowskiISBN 0803266324 (0-8032-6632-4)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Back on the Road: A Journey to Latin Americaby Ernesto Guevara, Richard Gott, Patrick Camiller, Alberto GranadoISBN 0802139426 (0-8021-3942-6)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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The Basque History of the Worldby Mark KurlanskyISBN 0802713491 (0-8027-1349-1)
Hardcover, Walker & Company
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Beginnings: The Story of Origins, of Mankind, Life, the Earth, the Universeby Isaac AsimovISBN 0802710034 (0-8027-1003-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie Peopleby G. B. Grinnell, Thedis Berthelson CroweISBN 0803271093 (0-8032-7109-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People'Book summary:This collection of powerful stories reveals the complex and wondrous world of the Blackfoot nation in the nineteenth century. The thirty tales transcribed by George Bird Grinnell provide an intimate look into Blackfoot culture and philosophy and remind us of tribal values to be upheld and taught. Classic tales of adventure speak of deeds accomplished, and cultural heroes roam across an arresting Native landscape of legend and history. Ancient stories, captured in oral tradition, cast the shadow of the Blackfoot people far into the past and provide foundation and meaning for their lives in the present. The final section of this book is an insightful overview of the history and culture of the Blackfoot Nation. First published in 1892, Blackfoot Lodge Tales is based on George Bird Grinnells personal interactions with the Blackfoot people.A member of the Blackfeet Tribe and a historian, Thedis Berthelson Crowe provides an indigenous perspective of the Blackfoot Lodge Tales in her new introduction to this edition. Her great-great grandfather, William Russell, served as the Blackfoot interpreter for Grinnell.[via]More editions of Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People:
By Cheyenne Campfiresby George Bird GrinnellISBN 0803257465 (0-8032-5746-5)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian Worldby Thomas E. Emerson, Timothy R. PauketatISBN 0803287658 (0-8032-8765-8)
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Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian Worldby Timothy R. Pauketat, Thomas E. EmersonISBN 0803237081 (0-8032-3708-1)
Hardcover, University of Nebraska Press
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Cherokee Women: Gender and Culture Change, 1700-1835by Theda PerdueISBN 0803287607 (0-8032-8760-7)
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The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Ways of Lifeby George B. GrinnellISBN 0803257716 (0-8032-5771-6)
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Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nationsby Sidney Verba, Gabriel A. AlmondISBN 0803935587 (0-8039-3558-7)
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Coming To Shore: Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions, And Visionsby Marie Mauze, Michael E. Harkin, Sergei KanISBN 0803282966 (0-8032-8296-6)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Creating Ethnicity: The Process of Ethnogenesisby Eugeen E. RoosensISBN 0803934238 (0-8039-3423-8)
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Creeds, Society and Human Rights: A Study in Three Culturesby Max StackhouseISBN 0802835996 (0-8028-3599-6)
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A Deceptive Clarityby Aaron J. ElkinsISBN 0802756662 (0-8027-5666-2)
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The Destruction of California Indians: A Collection of Documents from the Period 1847 to 1865 in Which Are Described Some of the Things That Happeneby Robert Fleming HeizerISBN 0803272626 (0-8032-7262-6)
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Early Man and the Cosmos: Explorations in Astroarchaeologyby Evan HadinghamISBN 0802707459 (0-8027-0745-9)
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Essentials of Gross Anatomyby Jack T. SternISBN 0803681534 (0-8036-8153-4)
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Ethnography in Organizationsby Helen B. SchwartzmanISBN 0803943784 (0-8039-4378-4)
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Ethnography: Step by Stepby David M. FettermanISBN 0803928904 (0-8039-2890-4)
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Experiencing Fieldwork: An Inside View of Qualitative Researchby William B. Shaffir, Robert A. StebbinsISBN 0803936451 (0-8039-3645-1)
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Eyewitness at Wounded Kneeby Richard E. Jensen, John E. Carter, R. Eli PaulISBN 080321409X (0-8032-1409-X)
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The Fall and Sin: What We Have Become As Sinnersby Marguerite ShusterISBN 0802809944 (0-8028-0994-4)
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The Firmament of Timeby Loren C. EiseleyISBN 0803267398 (0-8032-6739-8)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Firmament of Time'Book summary:The quest to understand humankind's place in the universe is an old one, perhaps as old as the human species itself. That quest is tinged with science, but also with magic, for, writes the paleontologist Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), a human being "is both pragmatist and mystic. He has been so since the beginning, and it may well be that the quality of his inquiring and perceptive intellect will cause him to remain so till the end."
In this lively, literate set of essays, originally delivered in 1959 as a lecture series at the University of Cincinnati, Eiseley traces the history of science, giving special attention to the 18th and 19th centuries, which witnessed the rise of a kind of scientific inquiry that crossed narrow disciplines. Building on the ideas of Newton and Laplace, for instance, the Scottish scientist James Hutton developed the foundations of historical geology; Hutton's doctoral work had not been in physics but physiology, and his dissertation concerned the circulation of the blood, from which he evidently hit on the idea of considering the earth as a living organism. Eiseley moves on to discuss trends in evolutionary thought, putting in good words for such neglected figures as Jean Lamarck, a "much maligned thinker [who] glimpsed ecological change and adjustment before Darwin." Eiseley's explorations end with an admonition that our scientific understanding may well have outpaced our moral evolution, leading to the danger that "we have created an unbearable last idol for our worship"--namely, ourselves. His wise words remain compelling reading today. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Fools Crowby Thomas E. Mails, Dallas Chief Eagle, Fools CrowISBN 0803281749 (0-8032-8174-9)
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The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890by James MooneyISBN 0803281773 (0-8032-8177-3)
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A History of the World in 6 Glassesby Tom StandageISBN 0802715524 (0-8027-1552-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of the World in 6 Glasses'Book summary:From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human historyThroughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again. [via]
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The History Of The World In Six Glassesby Tom StandageISBN 0802714471 (0-8027-1447-1)
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.
For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again.More editions of The History Of The World In Six Glasses:
The Human Person in Science and Theologyby Willem B. Drees, Niels Henrik Gregersen, Ulf GormanISBN 0802838936 (0-8028-3893-6)
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Imaginary Social Worldsby John L. CaugheyISBN 0803214219 (0-8032-1421-9)
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In the Beginning...: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fallby Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Boniface RamseyISBN 0802841066 (0-8028-4106-6)
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While the stories of the worlds creation and the fall of humankind have often been subjected to reductionism of one sort or another literalists treat the Bible as a science textbook whereas rationalists divorce God from creation Ratzinger presents a rich, balanced Catholic understanding of these early biblical writings and attests to their enduring vitality.
Beginning each homily with a text selected from the first three chapters of Genesis, Ratzinger discusses, in turn, God the creator, the meaning of the biblical creation accounts, the creation of human beings, and sin and salvation; in the appendix he unpacks the beneficial consequences of faith in creation.
Expertly translated from German, these reflections set out a reasonable and biblical approach to creation. In the Beginning . . . also serves as an excellent homiletic resource for priests and pastors. [via]More editions of In the Beginning...: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall:
Indian Boyhoodby E.L. Blumenschein, Charles Alexander EastmanISBN 0803267193 (0-8032-6719-3)
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Invisible Pyramidby Loren Eiseley, Walter FerroISBN 080326738X (0-8032-6738-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Invisible Pyramid'Book summary:In July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon, a feat millions of earthbound observers cheered. Loren Eiseley, an ecologist and conservationist, saw little cause for celebration in the astronauts' arrival, however. In a series of lectures delivered at the University of Washington later in 1969 and collected in this slender volume, Eiseley took the occasion of the lunar landing to consider how far humans had to go in understanding their own small corner of the universe, their home planet, much less what he called the "cosmic prison" of space. Likening humans to the microscopic phagocytes that dwell within our bodies, he grumpily remarks, "We know only a little more extended reality than the hypothetical creature below us. Above us may lie realms it is beyond our power to grasp." Science, he suggests, would be better put to examining that which lies immediately before us, although he allows that the quest to explore space is so firmly rooted in Western technological culture that it was unlikely to be abandoned simply because of his urging. Eiseley's opinion continues to be influential among certain environmentalists, and these graceful essays show why that should be so. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Irregular Connections: A History of Anthropology and Sexualityby Harriet Lyons, Andrew P. LyonsISBN 080328036X (0-8032-8036-X)
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Karl Barth's Anthropology in Light of Modern Thoughtby Daniel J. PriceISBN 0802847269 (0-8028-4726-9)
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Kokopelli: The Making of an Iconby Ekkehart MalotkiISBN 0803232136 (0-8032-3213-6)
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Lakota Societyby James R. Walker, Raymond J. DemallieISBN 0803297378 (0-8032-9737-8)
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Life Among the Apachesby John Carey CremonyISBN 0803263120 (0-8032-6312-0)
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Life in Common: An Essay in General Anthropologyby Tzvetan Todorov, Lucy Golsan, Katherine GolsanISBN 0803294441 (0-8032-9444-1)
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Loon: Memory, Meaning, And Reality In A Northern Dene Communityby Henry S. SharpISBN 0803242921 (0-8032-4292-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Loon: Memory, Meaning, And Reality In A Northern Dene Community'Book summary:In August 1975 at Foxholm Lake on the reserve of the Chipewyan, a Northern Dene people, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the anthropologist Henry S. Sharp and two members of the Mission Band encountered a loon. Loons are prized for their meat and skin, so the two Chipewyan triedthirty timesto kill it. The loon, in a brazen display of power, thwarted these attempts and in doing so revealed itself to be a "spirit." In this book, Sharp embarks on a narrative exploration of the Chipewyan culture that examines the nature of a reality within which wild animals are both persons and spirits. In an unforgettable journey through the symbolic universe and daily life of the Chipewyan of Mission, his work uses the context and meaning of the loon encounter to show how spirits are an actual and almost omnipresent aspect of life.To explain how the Chipewyan create and order the shared reality of their culture, Sharp develops a series of analytical metaphors that draw heavily on quantum mechanics. His central premise: reality is an indeterminate phenomenon created through the sharing of meaning between cultural beings. In support of this argument, Sharp examines such topics as the nature of time, power, gender, animals, memory, gossip, magical death, and the construction of meaning. Creatively argued and evocatively written, his work presents a compelling picture of one people engaged in the human struggle to create meaning.[via]More editions of Loon: Memory, Meaning, And Reality In A Northern Dene Community:
The Lost Universe: Pawnee Life and Cultureby Gene WeltfishISBN 0803258712 (0-8032-5871-2)
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Maasaw: Profile of a Hopi Godby Ekkehart Malotki, Michael Lomatuway'MaISBN 0803231180 (0-8032-3118-0)
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The Medicine Men: Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healingby Thomas H. LewisISBN 0803279396 (0-8032-7939-6)
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Mormon Countryby Wallace Earle StegnerISBN 0803293054 (0-8032-9305-4)
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Mormon Countryby Wallace StegnerISBN 0803291256 (0-8032-9125-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mormon Country'Book summary:Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their "lovely Deseret," a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Illinois and Missouri, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Like the land they settled, the Mormons' habits stood in stark contrast to the frenzied recklessness of the American West. Opposed to the often prodigal individualism of the West, Mormons lived in closely knitsome say ironcladcommunities. The story of Mormon country is one of self-sacrifice and labor spent in the search for an ideal in the most forbidding territory of the American West.[via]More editions of Mormon Country:
My Life on the Plainsby George Armstrong Custer, Milo M. QuaifeISBN 0803250428 (0-8032-5042-8)
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Mythology of the Blackfoot Indiansby Clark Wissler, D. C. Duvall, Alice B. KehoeISBN 0803297629 (0-8032-9762-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians'Book summary:Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians, originally published in 1908 by the American Museum of Natural History, introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. Included are tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Narratives about Raven, Grasshopper, and Whirlwind-Boy account for conditions in humanity and nature. Many of the stories in the concluding grouplike The Lost Children and The Ghost-Woman were tales told to Blackfoot children.Clark Wissler notes that these narratives were collected very early in the twentieth century from the Piegans in Montana and from the North Piegans, Bloods, and Northern Blackfoot in Canada. Most were translated by D. C. Duvall and revised for Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler.[via]More editions of Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians:
Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indiansby Douglas R. ParksISBN 080323712X (0-8032-3712-X)
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The Narrative of Cabeza De Vacaby Rolena Adorno, Patrick Charles Pautz, Alvar Nunez Cabeza De VacaISBN 080326416X (0-8032-6416-X)
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Natives and Academics: Researching and Writing About American Indiansby Devon A. MihesuahISBN 0803282435 (0-8032-8243-5)
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The Night Countryby Loren C. Eiseley, Leonard Everett FisherISBN 0803267355 (0-8032-6735-5)
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Nine Visits to the Mythworld: Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanasby Ghandl, Robert BringhurstISBN 0803213166 (0-8032-1316-6)
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The Ojibwa Womanby Ruth LandesISBN 0803279698 (0-8032-7969-8)
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Ojibway Ceremoniesby Johnston, David BeyerISBN 0803275730 (0-8032-7573-0)
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Old Indian Legendsby Zitkala-Sa, Agnes M. Picotte, Angel DeCoraISBN 0803299036 (0-8032-9903-6)
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The Omaha Tribeby Alice FletcherISBN 0803257562 (0-8032-5756-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Omaha Tribe'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
The Omaha Tribeby Francis LA Flesche, Alice FletcherISBN 0803268769 (0-8032-6876-9)
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On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518by Gerhard O. Forde, Martin Disputatio Heidelbergae Habita LutherISBN 080284345X (0-8028-4345-X)
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On Being Human: Essays in Theological Anthropologyby Ray S. AndersonISBN 0802819265 (0-8028-1926-5)
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On Thinking the Human: Resolutions of Difficult Notionsby Robert W. JensonISBN 0802821146 (0-8028-2114-6)
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One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis And Clarkby Colin G. CallowayISBN 0803264658 (0-8032-6465-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis And Clark'Book summary:This magnificent, sweeping work traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Emphasizing conflict and change, One Vast Winter Count offers a new look at the early history of the region by blending ethnohistory, colonial history, and frontier history. Drawing on a wide range of oral and archival sources from across the West, Colin G. Calloway offers an unparalleled glimpse at the lives of generations of Native peoples in a western land soon to be overrun.[via]More editions of One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis And Clark:
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The Only Land They Knew: American Indians in the Old Southby Wright, J. Leitch (James Leitch)ISBN 0803298056 (0-8032-9805-6)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Participant Observation: A Methododology for Human Studiesby Danny L. JorgensenISBN 0803928777 (0-8039-2877-7)
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Pictorial Pilgrims Progressby John BunyanISBN 0802400191 (0-8024-0019-1)
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The Pilgrim's Progressby John BunyanISBN 0802400124 (0-8024-0012-4)
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Poet and Peasant Through Peasant Eyesby Kenneth E. BaileyISBN 0802819478 (0-8028-1947-8)
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Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeastby Peter H. Wood, Gregory A. Waselkov, M. Thomas HatleyISBN 0803297270 (0-8032-9727-0)
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Rockdale: The Growth Of An American Village In The Early Industrial Revolutionby Anthony F. C. Wallace, Robert HowardISBN 0803298536 (0-8032-9853-6)
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Ruth Landes: A Life in Anthropologyby Sally Cooper ColeISBN 0803215223 (0-8032-1522-3)
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Saharaby Sheila Hirtle, Marc De VilliersISBN 0802776787 (0-8027-7678-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sahara'Book summary:[via]In the parched and seemingly lifeless heart of the Sahara desert, earthworms find enough moisture to survive. Four major mountain ranges interrupt the flow of dunes and gravel plains, and at certain times waterfalls cascade from their peaks. Even the sand amazes: massive dunes can appear almost overnight, and be gone just as quickly. We think we know the Sahara, the largest and most austere desert on Earthyet it is full of surprises, as Marq de Villiers reveals in his brilliant and evocative biography of the land and its people.
If you traveled across the United States from Boston to San Diego, you still wouldnt have crossed the Sahara, writes de Villiers, painting a vivid picture of this most extraordinary place. He charts the course of Atlantic hurricanes, many of which are born in the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad, and offers a fascinating disquisition on the physics of windblown sand and the formation of dunes. He chronicles the formation of the massive aquifers that lie beneath the desert, some filled with water that pre-dates the appearance of modern man on Earth. He marvels at the jagged mountains and at ancient cave paintings deep in the desert, which reveal that the Sahara was a verdant grassland 10,000 years agoa cycle that has been repeated several times.
Woven through de Villierss story is a chronicle of the deserts nations and people: the Berbers and Arabs of the north; its black African south, whose ancestors peopled the greatest empires of Old Africa; and the extraordinary nomadsthe Moors, the Tuareg (the famous blue men ), and the Tubuwho call the desert home today. Illuminated by the eloquent written testimonies of past travelers, Sahara is a glittering geographic tour conveying the majesty, mystery, and abundance of life in what the outside world thinks of as the Great Emptiness.More editions of Sahara:
Sahara: A Natural Historyby Marq De Villiers, Sheila HirtleISBN 0802713726 (0-8027-1372-6)
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Salt: A World Historyby Mark KurlanskyISBN 0802713734 (0-8027-1373-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Salt: A World History'Book summary:[via]Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take salt for granted, a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads, a word used casually in expressions ("salt of the earth," take it with a grain of salt") without appreciating their deeper meaning. However, as Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates in his world- encompassing new book, saltthe only rock we eathas shaped civilization from the very beginning. Its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind.Until about 100 years ago, when modern chemistry and geology revealed how prevalent it is, salt was one of the most sought-after commodities, and no wonder, for without it humans and animals could not live. Salt has often been considered so valuable that it served as currency, and it is still exchanged as such in places today. Demand for salt established the earliest trade routes, across unknown oceans and the remotest of deserts: the city of Jericho was founded almost 10,000 years ago as a salt trading center. Because of its worth, salt has provoked and financed some wars, and been a strategic element in others, such as the American Revolution and the Civil War. Salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia and have also inspired revolution (Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India); indeed, salt has been central to the age-old debate about the rights of government to tax and control economies.
The story of salt encompasses fields as disparate as engineering, religion, and food, all of which Kurlansky richly explores. Few endeavors have inspired more ingenuity than salt making, from the natural gas furnaces of ancient China to the drilling techniques that led to the age of petroleum, and salt revenues have funded some of the greatest public works in history, including the Erie Canal, and even cities (Syracuse, New York). Salt's ability to preserve and to sustain life has made it a metaphorical symbol in all religions. Just as significantly, salt has shaped the history of foods like cheese, sauerkraut, olives, and more, and Kurlansky, an award-winning food writer, conveys how they have in turn molded civilization and eating habits the world over.
Salt is veined with colorful characters, from Li Bing, the Chinese bureaucrat who built the world's first dam in 250 BC, to Pattillo Higgins and Anthony Lucas who, ignoring the advice of geologists, drilled an east Texas salt dome in 1901 and discovered an oil reserve so large it gave birth to the age of petroleum. From the sinking salt towns of Cheshire in England to the celebrated salt mine on Avery Island in Louisiana; from the remotest islands in the Caribbean where roads are made of salt to rural Sichaun province, where the last home-made soya sauce is made, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.More editions of Salt: A World History:
Secrets of the Ice Age: A Reappraisal of Prehistoric Manby Evans HadinghamISBN 0802771920 (0-8027-7192-0)
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Secrets of the Ice Age: The World of the Cave Artistsby Evan HadinghamISBN 080270624X (0-8027-0624-X)
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Seneca Myths and Folk Talesby Arthur C ParkerISBN 0803287232 (0-8032-8723-2)
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The Sexual Life of Catherine M.by Catherine Millet, Adriana HunterISBN 0802139868 (0-8021-3986-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sexual Life of Catherine M.'Book summary:A publishing sensation upon its original publication in France, Catherine Millets The Sexual Life of Catherine M is one of the most sexually explicit books ever written by a woman. Ostensibly a semi-autobiographical account of the sexual life of the author, the editor of an influential Parisian art magazine, the book is a frank and detailed account of Millets development from an awkward, guilt-ridden Catholic teenager to sophisticated Parisian intellectual and enthusiastic member of the singles bars, orgies and public sex spaces of Paris.
The book has no sequential narrative. Instead, it offers a frank and extremely graphic celebration of the pursuit and gratification of sex. Millet praises the virtues of anonymous sex, admitting that "I can account for forty-nine men whose sexual organs have penetrated mine and to whom I can attribute a name or, at least, in a few cases, an identity. But I cannot put a number on those that blur into anonymity". Nevertheless, she proceeds to offer page after page of exhausting descriptions of sexual couplings in groups in houses, car parks, offices, toilets, museums--the list and the permutations are endless, as are Millets descriptions of her own sexual organs and her ability to perform oral sex. Millet wants to celebrate the personal freedom and physical pleasure that casual, anonymous sex offers a woman, but this is never fully explored beyond her assertion that "the certainty that I could have sexual relations in any situation with any willing party" was "the lungfuls of fresh air you inhale as you walk to the end of the pier". Much of the books language is equally prosaic. Ultimately, this is a book about sexual fantasy, but as Millet herself admits, "sexual fantasies are far too personal for them ever really to be shared". Millet is too busy describing the literal nuts and bolts, the grunts and bumps of (resolutely heterosexual) sex to produce eroticism on a par with her obvious models, Pauline Reages Story of O and Georges Batailles Story of the Eye, which leaves The Sexual Life of Catherine M feeling rather naughty, but strangely dated.--Jerry Brotton [via]
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Sinby G.C. Berkouwer, Philip C. HoltropISBN 0802848230 (0-8028-4823-0)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sin'Book summary:In this series rooted in the normative significance of Scripture, noted Dutch theologian G. C. Berkouwer examines great doctrines of the Reformed faith, developing and defending Reformed theology through interaction with a wide range of theologies and the [via]
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Sketches of Jewish Social Lifeby A. EdersheimISBN 0802881327 (0-8028-8132-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sketches of Jewish Social Life'Book summary:For the first time since it originally appeared, this classic work has been newly typeset in an easy-to-read modern typeface, making reading, studying, consulting easier than ever before.
The most relevant citations of Scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of Philo and Josephus are supplied to complement Edersheim's masterful assessment of the writings of Jesus' day. This makes bland references come alive, in many cases shedding invaluable light on difficult passages or capturing the deep devotion. Edersheim brings to the task of understanding the world of Jesus and his disciples.
The scenes portrayed by Edersheim's hand come alive in the more than 50 carefully selected illustrations, maps, photos, and drawings. Enhanced both aesthetically and practically, this edition of "Sketches of Jewish Social Life" has no rival.
Edersheim's notes remain indispensable for unlocking the mysteries of the ancient world. Always sensitive to the priority of God's Word, Edersheim takes the reader back to the Bible time and again to show the authority behind his writing. Readers know they will receive reliable primary and secondary resources in these helpful notes. [via]
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The Social Life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territoryby Julie CruikshankISBN 0803264097 (0-8032-6409-7)
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Southeastern Ceremonial Complex: Artifacts and Analysis/the Cottonlandia Conferenceby Patricia GallowayISBN 0803221312 (0-8032-2131-2)
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Systematic Theologyby Wolfhart PannenbergISBN 0802836569 (0-8028-3656-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Systematic Theology'Book summary:Widely regarded as the foremost theologian in the world today, Wolfhart Pannenberg here unfolds his long-awaited systematic theology, for which his many previous (primarily methodological) writings have laid the groundwork. Volume 2 of Pannenberg's magnum opus moves beyond the highly touted discussion of systematic prolegomena and theology proper in Volume 1 to commanding, comprehensive statements concerning creation, the nature of man, Christology, and salvation. Throughout, Pannenberg brings to bear the vast command of historical and exegetical knowledge and philosophical argumentation for which he is well known. [via]
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Theology for the Community of Godby Stanley J. GrenzISBN 0802847552 (0-8028-4755-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Theology for the Community of God'Book summary:This proven systematic theology represents the very best in evangelical theology. Stanley Grenz presents the traditional themes of Christian doctrine--God, humankind, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the church, and the last things--all within an emphasis on Gods central program for creation, namely, the establishment of community. Masterfully blending biblical, historical, and contemporary concerns, Grenzs respected work provides a coherent vision of the faith that is both intellectually satisfying and expressible in Christian living. [via]
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Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Regionby Melvin R. Gilmore, Bellamy Parks JansenISBN 0803270348 (0-8032-7034-8)
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Ways of Knowing: Experience, Knowledge, and Power Among the Dene Thaby Jean-Guy GouletISBN 0803270747 (0-8032-7074-7)
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Writing Up Qualitative Researchby Harry F. WolcottISBN 0803937938 (0-8039-3793-8)
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Zuñi : Selected Writings of Frank Hamilton Cushingby Frank H. Cushing, Jesse Green, Fred EgganISBN 0803270070 (0-8032-7007-0)
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Zu~Ni: Selected Writings of Frank Hamilton Cushingby Frank Hamilton CushingISBN 0803221002 (0-8032-2100-2)
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