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| € 19.24 A best-of collection of essays by a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Regional advertising. € 22.90 For more than thirty years John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South--watching over it, providing commentary upon it. He is the author...
€ 42.44 € 36.07 Mr. Goodrich presents forms of worship practices by the several nations of the known world, from the earliest records to the present time,... € 31.71 € 26.95 This work represents forty years' observation by Mr. Nassau of native customs and superstitions in West Africa. In his studies of the...
€ 7.70 € 6.54 Published in 1832, the book presents a lively portrait of early 19th-century America as observed by a woman of rare intelligence and keen... € 46.53 "[The author] displays not only acute observation of the content of gift-giving but also sensitivity to ambiguities of motives on the part...
€ 170.83 main goals of the volume is to apply a broad, critical gaze to Japanese tea culture while avoiding the ponderous discourse common in many... € 132.39 This volume examines the commensal politics of early states and empires and offers a comparative perspective on how food and feasting have...
€ 78.30 This volume examines the commensal politics of early states and empires and offers a comparative perspective on how food and feasting have... € 15.66 Originally published in 1884, this collection of notes and anecdotes has been gleaned from many sources. Not only novels and plays, old...
€ 31.52 This anthropological study explores one of the major manifestations of Chinese popular tradition: the celebration of lunar the New Year. It... € 20.71 "[The author] displays not only acute observation of the content of gift-giving but also sensitivity to ambiguities of motives on the part...
€ 26.59 This book, first published by OUP, is a classic of culinary history; with his discussion of the revolution that took place in American... € 58.14 This dual-site ethnography follows the celebration of Carnival from Trinidad to North America, where immigrant Trinidadian-Americans loyally...
€ 21.01 € 17.86 The contents of this edition all pertain to interesting customs observed by the Chinese, and to special days of the year. The bulk of the... € 167.55 This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are...
€ 58.59 This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are... € 84.54 This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The...
€ 30.20 At Home Among Strangers presents an engrossing portrait of the Deaf community as a complex, nationwide social network that offers unique... € 12.32 Modern-day readers are certain to be amused as well as charmed by this child-sized facsimile edition of the Shakers' 1844 "Juvenile Guide,...
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