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  • Folktales of England

    by Richard M. Dorson ...
    Series series Folktales of the World
    "The most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques."— Journal of American FolkloreTales of unnatural beings, curses, and ghosts, tall tales, shaggy dog stories—this collection from a renowned British folklorist offers a wide historical range, as well as commentaries. If wonder tales are not as abundant ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Folk Legends of Japan

    by Richard M. Dorson ...
    Delightfully illustrated, this collection of Japanese myths and fairy tales presents readers with a rich folk tradition.Folk Legends of Japan contains of over one hundred Japanese folk legends. These have been selected by a distinguished American folklorist, drawn from expert Japanese transcriptions of oral legends, and carefully translated in such a way as to bring out the charming, unadorned, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Folktales Told Around the World

    by Richard M. Dorson ...
    A compendium of global folktales drawn from oral traditions by experts—a must-have volume for folklore scholars.Recorded by expect collectors, the majority of the stories included in Richard M. Dorson's Folktales Told Around the World are published here for the first time. With tales from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania, this collection is unlike those ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Negro Folktales

    by Richard M. Dorson ...
    Series series African American
    A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected during the mid-twentieth century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, and saints.The first part of the book provides a setting for the fables, in which folklorist Richard M. Dorson ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Delivering Distinctive Value in Emerging Economies

    Efficient and Sustainably Responsible Perspectives from Management Researchers and Practitioners

    Edited by Thomas Anning-Dorson, Sheena Lovia Boateng, Richard Boateng ...
    The idea behind editing this book is to present a contemporary reference that tells the story of how businesses and institutions in emerging economies are circumventing or can better circumvent institutional voids in order to create distinct value for consumers and develop resilient and sustainable economies. For this book, we gathered 24 contributions (or chapters) on new directions and ... Read more

    $122.99 CAD

  • Empowering Women in the Digital Economy

    A Quest for Meaningful Connectivity and Access in Developing Countries

    Edited by Sheena Lovia Boateng, Richard Boateng, Thomas Anning-Dorson ...
    This book presents multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities and best practices necessary for empowering women in the digital economy in developing countries. The book explores the components of connectivity that matter most to women. It also helps decision-makers and policymakers to adopt the policies needed to empower women in using digital platforms and developing (and taking up) careers ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • Oral History

    An Interdisciplinary Anthology

    by Allan Nevins, Louis Starr, Ronald J. Grele, Alice Hoffman, Barbara Tuchman, William Cutler III, William Moss, Jan Vansina, Ruth Finnegan, David Lance, Saul Benison, Peter Friedlander, Amelia Fry, Lynwood Montell, Larry Danielson, Gary Okihiro, Sherna Gluck, Linda Shopes, Tamara Hareven, Alex Haley, Richard Dorson, Charles Joyner, Sidney Mintz, David Dunaway, Eugenia Meyer, Paul Thompson, Karen Hartewig, Daniel Voldman, Alessandro Portelli, Dora Schwarztein ...
    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for scholars of ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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    by Library of Congress ...
    First-Hand Accounts of Slavery in America. With active Table of contents. Hundreds of former slaves were interviewed during the depression as part of the WPA project sponsored by the Library of Congress. This file includes all parts dealing with former slaves in Florida. Other files, published separately, focus on other southern states. In all, there are some two thousand narratives from the ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • International Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises

    Edited by Niina Nummela ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy
    The majority of SMEs are operating in a networked business environment, and these networks extend beyond national and cultural boundaries. Within these networks, growth takes various routes and forms. Instead of linear, positive growth, international growth is often more cyclical, including periods of stagnation and withdrawal, even exits. International Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • Dust Tracks on a Road

    An Autobiography

    by Zora Neale Hurston ...
    “Warm, witty, imaginative. . . . This is a rich and winning book.”—The New YorkerFrom Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most important African American writers of the twentieth century, comes her riveting autobiography—now available in a limited Olive Edition.First published in 1942 at the height of her popularity, Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston’s candid, funny, bold, and poignant ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • eHealth: Legal, Ethical and Governance Challenges

    Edited by Carlisle George, Diane Whitehouse, Penny Duquenoy ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This publication identifies and discusses important challenges affecting eHealth in the EU and North America in the three areas of law, ethics and governance. It makes meaningful contributions to the eHealth discourse by suggesting solutions and making recommendations for good practice and potential ways forward. Legal challenges discussed include issues related to electronic medical records, ... Read more

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  • Flight to Canada

    A Novel

    by Ishmael Reed ...
    Ishmael Reed's parody of slave narratives—the classical literature of the African American tradition—which redefined the neo-slave genre and launched a lucrative academic industrySome parodies are as necessary as the books they answer. Such is the case with Flight to Canada, Ishmael Reed's scathing, offbeat response to conventional anti-slavery novels such as Uncle Tom's Cabin. Though Flight to ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus