Peoples & Cultures Books

Nick Knight - 0521549418 - 9780521549417 - Used - Cambridge University Press -... Nick Knight - 0521549418 - 9780521549417 - Used - Cambridge University Press - 2004 - Paperback more

Many people dream of someday buying a small quaint place in the country, to ow... Many people dream of someday buying a small quaint place in the country, to own two cows and watch the birds, in the words of Texas ranchwoman Amanda Spenrath Geistweidt. But only a few are cut out for the unrelenting work that makes a family ranching... more

Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations o... Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations of the Kiowa from the earliest recorded sources to the present, Kiowa Ethnogeography is the most in-depth study of its kind in the realm of Plains Indian tribal analysis.... more

London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late... London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War: its fin-de-siecle buildings and dark streets infamous for sex, crime, political disloyalty, and ethnic diversity became a... more

Aldis Purs - 1861898967 - 9781861898968 - Used - Reaktion Books Ltd. (UK) - 20... Aldis Purs - 1861898967 - 9781861898968 - Used - Reaktion Books Ltd. (UK) - 2012 - Paperback more

John F. Chuchiak - 1421403862 - 9781421403861 - Used - Hopkins Fulfillment Ser... John F. Chuchiak - 1421403862 - 9781421403861 - Used - Hopkins Fulfillment Services - 2012 - Paperback more

With nostalgia for the end of rural childhoods as a post-Civil War America mov... With nostalgia for the end of rural childhoods as a post-Civil War America moved to cities, this celebration of freedom grasps the idyllic, carefree lives of barefoot boys as they move quickly toward the responsibilities of manhood. Homer's boys held... more

Holding love at bay is just as difficult today as it was in this idyllic, 19th... Holding love at bay is just as difficult today as it was in this idyllic, 19th century depiction of a beautiful maiden wrestling the persistent Cupid. French artist Bouguereau was considered to be one of the greatest painters of his time and today,... more

With nostalgia for the end of rural childhoods as a post-Civil War America mov... With nostalgia for the end of rural childhoods as a post-Civil War America moved to cities, this celebration of freedom grasps the idyllic, carefree lives of barefoot boys as they move quickly toward the responsibilities of manhood. Homer's boys held... more

This story of a slave's unrequited love for the woman who possessed him is set... This story of a slave's unrequited love for the woman who possessed him is set in 19th-century colonial Cuba. It is the only known feminist and abolitionist novel published during the 19th century in Spain or its colonies. Sab is a pioneer novel in... more

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One of Literature's Great Illustrated Volumes...For 500 years, the larger-than... One of Literature's Great Illustrated Volumes...For 500 years, the larger-than-life adventures of the two giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel, have delighted the world. And never were these adventures more spectacularly brought to life than in the great... more

The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the en... The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases. The Russian command structure was hopelessly confused, their generals old and... more

It is possible to walk from any village in France to another without ever boar... It is possible to walk from any village in France to another without ever boarding a car, train, or bus. This is a guide to the more than 110,000 miles of well-marked and maintained off-road footpaths and to the gracious accommodations, wonderful... more

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. more

Dutch society's behavioral eccentricities are unveiled in this insider's guide... Dutch society's behavioral eccentricities are unveiled in this insider's guide to Holland and its people. For business people and sightseers making a long or brief visit to Holland, Dutch society might be difficult to navigate without this examination... more

Between the 1870s and 1950s collectors vigorously pursued the artifacts of Nat... Between the 1870s and 1950s collectors vigorously pursued the artifacts of Native American groups. Setting out to preserve what they thought was a vanishing culture, they amassed ethnographic and archaeological collections amounting to well over one... more

In Chikasha Stories, Volume One: Shared Spirit, premier Chickasaw storyteller ... In Chikasha Stories, Volume One: Shared Spirit, premier Chickasaw storyteller and tribal elder Glenda Galvan tells traditional stories drawn from the tribe's oral traditions. Illustrating the tales are original artworks by award-winning Chickasaw... more