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Invited Guest: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Southern Poetry Invited Guest: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Southern Poetry
by David Rigsbee

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Mencken's stinging characterization of the American South as "the Sahara of the Bozart" reflects an understandable frustration with the narrow view of the canon of southern literature. With its focus on novelists, it largely ignores the works of all but... (read more)

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Minds of the West: Ethnocultural Evolution in the Rural Middle West, 1830-1917 Minds of the West: Ethnocultural Evolution in the Rural Middle West, 1830-1917
by Jon Gjerde

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"Turning multiple identities into complementary ones, one of our best historians of immigration returns assimilation to center stage. In this gem of a book, John Gjerde greatly enriches our vision of the American whole without ever sacrificing its parts".... (read more)

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Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt
by Joyce Tyldesley

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The definitive book that recounts the full history of the colorful queens of Egypt. This fascinating saga spans 3,000 years of Egyptian queenship from Early Dynastic times until the suicide of Cleopatra in 30 BC. Starting with the unique role enjoyed by... (read more)

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Civilization of the American Indian #218: Stories That Make the World: Oral Literature of the Indian Peoples of the Inland Northwest Civilization of the American Indian #218: Stories That Make the World: Oral Literature of the Indian Peoples of the Inland Northwest
by Rodney Frey

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By using verse form and visual clues indicating pauses, intonations, and gestures, anthropologist Rodney Frey permits readers to hear the oral literature of narrators from the Coeur d'Alene, Crow, Klikitat, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Sanpoil, and Wasco people... (read more)

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Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness
by Ian Tattersall

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Offering wisdom gleaned from fossil remains, primate behavior, prehistoric art, and archaeology, Tattersall presents a stunning picture of human evolution.... (read more)

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The Tenacity of Ethnicity: A Siberian Saga in Global Perspective The Tenacity of Ethnicity: A Siberian Saga in Global Perspective
by Marjorie Man Balzer

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Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer combines extensive field research with historical inquiry to produce a dramatic study of a minority people in Russia, the Khanty (Ostiak) of Northwest Siberia. Although First Nations, indigenous peoples, have often been victims... (read more)

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California Series in Public Anthropology #12: Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It California Series in Public Anthropology #12: Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
by Rob Borofsky

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Yanomami raises questions central to the field of anthropology--questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. Using the Yanomami controversy--one of anthropology'... (read more)

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Community and Society Community and Society
by Ferdinand Tonnies

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One of the first major studies of sociology, this book explores the clash between small-scale neighborhood-based communities and the large-scale competitive market society. It considers all aspects of life -- political, economic, legal, family, religion... (read more)

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International Bibliography of Anthropology International Bibliography of Anthropology
by Routledge

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First published in 1952, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences is a classic reference series for students, researchers, and librarians in the social sciences worldwide. Including annual volumes covering the fields of Anthropology... (read more)

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Scenes from the High Desert: Julian Steward's Life and Theory Scenes from the High Desert: Julian Steward's Life and Theory
by Virginia Kerns

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-405) and index.... (read more)

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Growing Up in New Guinea (Perennial Classics) Growing Up in New Guinea (Perennial Classics)
by Margaret Mead

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Chapter OneIntroduction The way in which each human infant is transformed into the finished adult, into the complicated individual version of his city and his century is one of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded. Whether one wishes... (read more)

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Rereading Cultural Anthro-P Rereading Cultural Anthro-P
by George E. Marcus

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During its first six years (1986-1991), the journal Cultural Anthropology provided a unique forum for registering the lively traffic between anthropology and the emergent arena of cultural studies. The nineteen essays collected in Rereading Cultural... (read more)

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Across Boundaries Belief Across Boundaries Belief
by Maxine K Weisgrau

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In this collection of anthropological writings drawn from many different world areas, contemporary theoretical issues and conflicts in the anthropological study of religion are explored and illustrated. The editors present these anthropological writings... (read more)

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Language & Human Nature Language & Human Nature
by Mark Halpern

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Language & Human Nature shows how faults in language usage, far from being merely irritants to pedants and esthetes, are often both causes and effects of serious public problems, and explores the strange role that linguistics plays in this turbulent... (read more)

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Bastard Tongues: A Trailblazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages Bastard Tongues: A Trailblazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World's Lowliest Languages
by Derek Bickerton

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Why Do Isolated Creole Languages Tend to Have Similar Grammatical Structures?   Bastard Tongues is an exciting, firsthand story of scientific discovery in an area of research close to the heart of what it means to be human—what language is... (read more)

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Oriens Volume 36 Oriens Volume 36
by R Sellheim

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Volume 36 of Oriens is a priceless collection of articles for Franz Rosenthal by a great number of his many friends, colleagues and former students. <BR>With contributions by Franz Rosenthal, Hans Hinrich Biesterfeldt (Bochum), Joshua Blau... (read more)

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Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors: Indigenous Models for International Development (Part of the Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity and Change Ser (Cultural Survival Series in Ethnicity and Change Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors: Indigenous Models for International Development (Part of the Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity and Change Ser (Cultural Survival Series in Ethnicity and Change
by Richard Reed

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The Guarani of Paraguay have survived over four centuries of contact with the commercial system, while keeping in tact their traditions of leadership, religion and kinship.  This concise ethnography examines how the Guarani have adapted over time... (read more)

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The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, 2nd Edition The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, 2nd Edition
by William Thompson

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In this book, William Irwin Thompson explores the nature of myth. Acknowledging the persuasive power of myth to create and inform culture, he weaves the human ability to create life with and communicate through symbols with myths based on male and female... (read more)

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Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural
by Pamela A Moro

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This comparative reader takes an anthropological approach to the study of religious beliefs, both strange and familiar. The engaging articles on all key issues related to the anthropology of religion grab the attention of students, while giving them an... (read more)

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Blazing the Trail: Way Marks in the Exploration of Symbols (Anthropology of Form & Meaning) Blazing the Trail: Way Marks in the Exploration of Symbols (Anthropology of Form & Meaning)
by Victor Witter Turner

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Victor Turner (1920-1983) stands as one of the leading anthropologists of the twentieth century, known especially for his work on the process of ritual. This new collection of Turner's writings gathers seven late pieces that reflect his thoughts on such... (read more)

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