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  • Speech Play and Verbal Art

    by Joel Sherzer ...
    Puns, jokes, proverbs, riddles, play languages, verbal dueling, parallelism, metaphor, grammatical stretching and manipulation in poetry and song— people around the world enjoy these forms of speech play and verbal artistry which form an intrinsic part of the fabric of their lives. Verbal playfulness is not a frivolous pursuit. Often indicative of people's deepest values and worldview, speech play ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians

    by Joel Sherzer ...
    Series series LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
    The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a string of island and mainland villages stretching along the Caribbean coast. It is here that Joel Sherzer lived ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Adoring the Saints

    Fiestas in Central Mexico

    by Yolanda Lastra, Joel Sherzer, Dina Sherzer ...
    Series series The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere
    Mexico is famous for spectacular fiestas that embody its heart and soul. An expression of the cult of the saint, patron saint fiestas are the centerpiece of Mexican popular religion and of great importance to the lives and cultures of people and communities. These fiestas have their own language, objects, belief systems, and practices. They link Mexico's past and present, its indigenous and ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines (Online Audio included)

    by Joi Barrios ...
    This is a straightforward and user-friendly guide to the Tagalog language.Tagalog for Beginners is the book to help you learn Tagalog (Filipino) on your own, efficiently and accurately—whether you're traveling to the Philippines for a vacation or a business trip, or you have ties to the sizeable Tagalog-speaking community in the U.S., or you're merely a language lover.From the fascinating history ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Definitive Antonio Carlos Jobim Collection (Songbook)

    by Antonio Carlos Jobim ...
    (P/V/G Composer Collection). This Grammy-winning bossa nova proponent has been hailed as the "Gershwin of Brazil." This collection assembles 47 of his very best, including many favorites previously unavailable in print! Features: Agua De Beber (Water to Drink) * Antigua * Bonita * Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voce) * The Girl from Impanema * One Note Samba * Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Free 25 Language Phrasebook: German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Croatian, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Malay, And Tha

    by MobileReference ...
    FREE 25 Language Phrasebook: German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Croatian, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Malay, and Thai. Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrasesLearn how to say Hello, How are you, Please, Thank you and much more in 25 languages! ... Read more

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  • Maya or Mestizo?

    Nationalism, Modernity, and its Discontents

    by Ronald Loewe ...
    Series series Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
    The Maya of the Yucatán have long been drawn into the Mexican state's attempt to create modern Mexican citizens (mestizos). At the same time, they have contended with globalization pressures, first with hemp production and more recently with increased tourism and the fast-growing influence of American-based evangelical Protestantism. Despite these pressures to turn Maya into mestizo, the citizens ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • The Language Hoax

    by John H. McWhorter ...
    Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life

    by Dennis Tedlock ...
    Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation is not only the most important text in the native language of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan Gods in the darkness of a primeval sea and ends with the radiant splendor of the Mayan Lords who founded the Quiché Kingdom in the Guatemalan highlands. Originally written in Mayan ... Read more

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  • Myth of Quetzalcoatl

    Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World

    by Alfredo López Austin ...
    Translated by Russ Davidson ...
    The Myth of Quetzalcoatl is a translation of Alfredo López Austin’s 1973 book Hombre-Dios: Religión y politica en el mundo náhuatl. Despite its pervasive and lasting influence on the study of Mesoamerican history, religion in general, and the Quetzalcoatl myth in particular, this work has not been available in English until now.The importance of Hombre-Dios and its status as a classic arise from ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Narratology

    Introduction to the Theory of Narrative

    by Mieke Bal ...
    Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has become the international classic and comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts. Narratology is a systematic account of narrative techniques, methods, their transmission, and reception, in which Bal distills years of study of the ways in which we understand both literary and non-literary works. In this ... Read more

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  • New Zealand: Te Reo - an introduction into Maori language

    by Urban Napflin ...
    Short Maori language course for New Zealand travellers and newcomers who would like to understand or even speak some sentences in Te Reo Maori and learn more about the underlying Maori culture.E-book sections:Introduction - History and related languages - The alphabet - Pronounciation - What makes learning Te Reo easier - What makes learning Te Reo difficult - Visiting a marae - Pōwhiri - ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD