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  • Travels in South America, during the Years 1819-20-21

    Containing an Account of the Present State of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile. Vol. 1.

    by Alexander Caldcleugh ...
    Series series Elibron Classics
    Elibron Classics. Replica of 1825 edition by John Murray, London.This edition comes with maps available as a free download. This edition contains illustrations.This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately.The Author has endeavoured to collect every fact which relates to the government, the resources and the prospects of the countries which he visited. This is a very interesting sketch of ... Read more

    $10.41 CAD

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  • Myths of the Norsemen

    by H.A. Guerber ...
    Series series Signature Editions
    Epic tales of heroism and adventure from Norse mythology, by noted scholar of myth and folklore H. A. Guerber, now repackaged for Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series.Over the centuries, Northern mythology has exerted much influence on Western customs, language, and literature. Its principal theme of the perpetual struggle of the beneficent forces of nature against the injurious, and ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • British Goblins

    by Wirt Sikes ...
    British Goblinsby Wirt SikesDespite the title, this book is actually a study of Welsh fairy folklore.In a certain sense Wales may be spoken of as the cradle of fairy legend. It is not now disputed that from the Welsh were borrowed many of the first subjects of composition in the literature of all the cultivated peoples of Europe. In the ground it covers, while this volume deals especially with ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD

  • In Praise of Nepotism

    by Adam Bellow ...
    A wide-ranging, surprising, and eloquently argued book that offers a pragmatic and erudite look at the innate human inclination toward nepotism—from ancient Chinese clans to families like the Gores, Kennedys, and Bushes. • “Fascinating and well-researched.” —Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker and Steve JobsNepotism is one of those social habits we all claim ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • No Accident, Comrade

    Chance and Design in Cold War American Narratives

    by Steven Belletto ...
    No Accident, Comrade argues that chance became a complex yet conflicted cultural signifier during the Cold War, when a range of thinkers--politicians, novelists, historians, biologists, sociologists, and others--contended that totalitarianism denied the very existence and operation of chance in the world. They claimed that the USSR perpetrated a vast fiction on its population, a fiction amplified ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Mammoth Book of Superstition

    From Rabbits' Feet to Friday the 13th

    by Roy Bainton ...
    Series Book 495 - Mammoth Books
    Rather than providing a dictionary of superstitions, of which there are already numerous excellent, exhaustive and, in many cases, academic works which list superstitions from A to Z, Bainton gives us an entertaining flight over the terrain, landing from time to time in more thought-provoking areas. He offers an overview of humanity's often illogical and irrational persistence in seeking good luck ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Rationalization of Miracles

    by Paolo Parigi ...
    During the Counter-Reformation in southern Europe, Catholic Church officials developed rules to legitimize miracles performed by candidates to sainthood. The Rationalization of Miracles uncovers a tacit understanding between central religious officials and local religious activists. Each group had a vested interest in declaring miracles: Catholic Church leaders sought legitimacy in the wake of the ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Menswear Revolution

    The Transformation of Contemporary Men’s Fashion

    by Jay McCauley Bowstead ...
    In recent years, menswear has moved decisively center stage. Menswear Revolution investigates the transformation of men's fashion through the lens of shifting masculinities, examining how its increasing diversity has created new ways for men to explore and express their identities. Harnessing sustained market growth and creative dynamism on the runway, ground-breaking designers from Raf Simons and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Religious Life of Dress

    Global Fashion and Faith

    by Lynne Hume ...
    Series series Dress, Body, Culture
    From clothing to the painted and scarified nude body, through overt, public display or esoteric symbols known only to the initiated, dress can convey information about beliefs, faith, identity, power, agency, resistance, and fashion. Taking a 'senses' approach, Hume's engaging account takes into consideration the look, smell, feel, touch and sound of religious apparel, the 'smells and bells' of ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Wartime Fashion

    From Haute Couture to Homemade, 1939-1945

    by Geraldine Howell ...
    A comprehensive analysis of Second World War dress practice and appearance, this study places dress at the forefront of a complex series of cultural chain reactions.As lives were changed by the conditions of war, dress continued to reflect important visual narratives regarding class, gender and taste that would impact significantly on public consciousness of equality, fairness and morale. Using ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Getting Saved in America

    Taiwanese Immigration and Religious Experience

    by Carolyn Chen ...
    What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Global Families

    A History of Asian International Adoption in America

    by Catherine Ceniza Choy ...
    Series Book 8 - Nation of Nations
    In the last fifty years, transnational adoption—specifically, the adoption of Asian children—has exploded in popularity as an alternative path to family making. Despite the cultural acceptance of this practice, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the factors that allowed Asian international adoption to flourish. In Global Families, Catherine Ceniza Choy unearths the little-known ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD