Beyond Observation: A History of Authorship in Ethnographic Film (Henley Paul)(Paperback)

Beyond Observation: A History of Authorship in Ethnographic Film (Henley Paul)(Paperback)

A comprehensive history of ethnographic film since cinema began in 1895. It shows how the genre evolved out of reportage, exotic melodrama and travelogues prior to the Second World War into a more academic form of documentary in the post-war

Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader (Grant Barry Keith)(Paperback)

Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader offers students an introductory and comprehensive view of perhaps the most central concept in film studies. This unique anthology addresses the aesthetic and historical debates surrounding auteurship while providing author criticism and analysis in practice

American History: A Very Short Introduction (Boyer Paul S.)(Paperback)

In a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. Ranging from the earliest Native American settlers to the presidency of Barack Obama, this Very Short Introduction offers anilluminating

Marxist Modern: An Ethnographic History of the Ethiopian Revolution (Donham Donald L.)(Paperback)

Modernity has become a keyword in a number of recent intellectual discussions. In this book, Donald L. Donham shows that similar debates have long occurred, particularly among peoples located on the margins of world power and wealth. Based on extensive fieldwork in Ethiopia-conducted over a

Army Wings: A History of Army Air Observation Flying, 1914-1960 (Jackson Robert)(Paperback)

A History of the American People (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history--from politics to the arts.'The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures,' begins Paul Johnson's

Provenance: An Alternate History of Art (Feigenbaum Gail)(Paperback)

A re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. It goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas about the origins and itineraries of objects, consider the historical uses

Crumpled Paper Boat: Experiments in Ethnographic Writing (Pandian Anand)(Paperback)

Crumpled Paper Boat is a book of experimental ventures in ethnographic writing, an exploration of the possibilities of a literary anthropology. These original essays from notable writers in the field blur the boundaries between ethnography and genres such as poetry, fiction, memoir, and cinema

Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought (Mitchell Stephen A.)(Paperback)

The classic, in-depth history of psychoanalysis, presenting over a hundred years of thought and theories Sigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic

Young Child Observation: A Development in the Theory and Method of Infant Observation (M. G. Adamo Simonetta)(Paperback)

Mormon Women's History: Beyond Biography (Cope Rachel)(Paperback)

Mormon Women's History: Beyond Biography demonstrates that the history and experience of Mormon women is central to the history of Mormonism and to histories of American religion, politics, and

Sport and Ireland: A History (Rouse Paul)(Paperback)

This is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland's sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by

History of Christianity (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

First published in 1976, Paul Johnson's exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude--'a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical' (New York

Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A dazzling new history of the world through ten major

The Taste of Ethnographic Things: The Senses in Anthropology (Stoller Paul)(Paperback)

Anthropologists who have lost their senses write ethnographies that are often disconnected from the worlds they seek to portray. For most anthropologists, Stoller contends, tasteless theories are more important than the savory sauces of ethnographic life. That they have lost the smells, sounds, and

Leave The Capital - A History of Manchester Music in 13 Recordings (Hanley Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa (Lovejoy Paul E.)(Paperback)

This history of African slavery from the fifteenth to the early twentieth centuries examines how indigenous African slavery developed within an international context. Paul E. Lovejoy discusses the medieval Islamic slave trade and the Atlantic trade as well as the enslavement process and the

Ethnographic Fieldwork: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition (Blommaert Jan)(Paperback)

The authors draw on their experiences in explaining the complexities of ethnographic fieldwork as a knowledge trajectory. They do so in an accessible way that makes these complexities easier to understand and to handle. The 2nd edition of this bestselling book updates the 1st edition and includes a

China in World History (Ropp Paul S.)(Paperback)

Here is a fascinating compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. Historian Paul Ropp combines vivid story-telling with astute analysis to shed light on some of the larger questions of

The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art (Buskirk Martha)(Paperback)

An exploration of transformations in the nature of the art object and artistic authorship in the last four decades.In this book, Martha Buskirk addresses the interesting fact that since the early 1960s, almost anything can and has been called art. Among other practices, contemporary artists have

Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was developed in the

Hark!: The biography of Christmas (Kerensa Paul)(Paperback)

In this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask... Did Cromwell help shape the mince pie? Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door? Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave? And did

Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars (Ingrassia Paul)(Paperback)

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Ingrassia comes a narrative of America like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the national experience--from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66,

Paying Freedom's Price: A History of African Americans in the Civil War (Escott Paul David)(Paperback)

Paying Freedom's Price provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americans--both slave and free--from the decade leading up to the Civil War until its immediate aftermath. Rather than focusing on black military service, the white-led abolitionist movement, or