The Jamaica Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Paton Diana)(Paperback)

The Jamaica Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Paton Diana)(Paperback)

From Miss Lou to Bob Marley and Usain Bolt to Kamala Harris, Jamaica has had an outsized reach in global mainstream culture. Yet many of its most important historical, cultural, and political events and aspects are largely unknown beyond the island. The Jamaica Reader presents a panoramic history

The Ghana Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Konadu Kwasi)(Paperback)

Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief period

The Czech Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Bazant Jan)(Paperback)

The Czech Reader brings together more than 150 primary texts and illustrations to convey the dramatic history of the Czechs, from the emergence of the Czech state in the tenth century, through the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and the Czech Republic in 1993, into the twenty-first century. The

The Chile Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Hutchison Elizabeth Quay)(Paperback)

The Chile Reader makes available a rich variety of documents spanning more than five hundred years of Chilean history. Most of the selections are by Chileans; many have never before appeared in English. The history of Chile is rendered from diverse perspectives, including those of Mapuche Indians

The Dominican Republic Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Roorda Eric Paul)(Paperback)

Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. Non-Dominicans may be aware that the country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and that it is where Christopher Columbus

The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Nouzeilles Gabriela)(Paperback)

Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina-in all its complexity-has often been obscured by variations of the 'like Europe and not like the rest of Latin America' clich . The Argentina Reader

The Russia Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Barker Adele Marie)(Paperback)

Letters recording the reactions of ordinary Russians to the Revolution as events unfolded in 1917, an account of the day-to-day scramble to make a living after the end of the Soviet Union, and excerpts from a sixteenth-century manual instructing elite Muscovites on proper household management-The

The Ocean Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Roorda Eric Paul)(Paperback)

From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts. The Ocean Reader charts humans' relationship to the Ocean, which

Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010 (Machado Roberto Pinheiro)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers the reader a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to Brazilian history. Combining a didactic approach with insightful historical analysis, it discusses the main political, cultural, and social developments taking place in the Latin American country from 1500 to

The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Palmer Steven)(Paperback)

Long characterized as an exceptional country within Latin America, Costa Rica has been hailed as a democratic oasis in a continent scorched by dictatorship and revolution; the ecological mecca of a biosphere laid waste by deforestation and urban blight; and an egalitarian, middle-class society

The Middle East for Dummies (Davis Craig S.)(Paperback)

Demystifies the area's culture, politics, and religions Explore Middle Eastern history from ancient to modern times Looking to better understand the Middle East? This plain-English guide explains the importance of the region, especially in light of recent events. You'll meet its people and their

Auditory Culture Reader(Paperback / softback)

The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound studies. Today, interest and research on sound thrives across disciplines such as music, anthropology, geography,

Brief History of Ancient Greece - Politics, Society, and Culture (Pomeroy Sarah B.)(Paperback / softback)

A Little Gay History of Wales (Leeworthy Daryl)(Paperback)

A Little Gay History of Wales examines the lives, cultures and politics of ordinary LGBT men and women from the medieval period to the present day. The book employs pioneering archival research to identify the people, the places and the languages used to describe an experience so often hidden from

The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity (Wells Liz)(Paperback)

The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity engages with contemporary debates surrounding photographic cultures and practices from a variety of perspectives, providing insight and analysis for students and practitioners. With over 100 images included, the diverse essays

Complete Flags of the World - The Ultimate Pocket Guide (DK)(Paperback / softback)

Spanning geography, communications, politics, sport, history, culture, design and art, this book features flags, covering over 400 flags and flag history, explaining the widespread use and significance of flags and flag

Languages in the World: How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language (Tetel Andresen Julie)(Paperback)

This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world's languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Price Neil)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertiseThe Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders,

The Public History Reader (Kean Hilda)(Paperback)

Drawing on theory and practice from five continents, The Public History Reader offers clearly written accessible introductions to debates in public history as it places people, such as practitioners, bloggers, archivists, local historians, curators or those working in education, at the heart of

Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy (Weitz Eric D.)(Paperback)

The definitive history of Weimar politics, culture, and societyA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the Year Thoroughly up-to-date, skillfully written, and strikingly illustrated, Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth

Writing Material Culture History (Gerritsen Anne)(Paperback)

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical

The Rise of the Civilizational State (Coker Christopher)(Paperback)

In recent years culture has become the primary currency of politics - from the identity politics that characterized the 2016 American election to the pushback against Western universalism in much of the non-Western world. Much less noticed is the rise of a new political entity, the civilizational

The Comedy Studies Reader (Marx Nick)(Paperback)

Winner, MPCA/ACA Book Award, Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association, 2020From classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the developing world of online comedy culture, comedy has been a mainstay of the American media landscape for

A Natural History of the Senses (Ackerman Diane)(Paperback)

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. 'Delightful . . . gives the