An ethnography of a small New Zealand farming community, articulating the cultural system beneath the social hierarchy. It…

For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to…

Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes…

Examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of…

The author argues that classical archaeology has a rare potential in the whole field of the study of the past to make…

In 1633 the Roman Inquisition concluded the trial of Galileo Galilei with a condemnation for heresy. This book provides a…

Traces the discourse that contributed to the locating of a different criterion of death in the brain, and its routinization…

This is a study of nationalism in Argentina, a fundamentalist movement pledged to violence and a dictatorship that came to a…

An insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, this text reveals to Western audiences the details of…

Examines houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to…

In 1979 the city of Sverdlovsk in Russia's Ural Mountains was struck by an anthrax epidemic. With a team of doctors and…

Features leading scholars across several disciplines who investigate the nature of liberalism and modernity in imperial…

Examines a example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of…

Gives an intimate view of the day-to-day functioning of a remarkable river that has figured prominently in history and…

Explores one of the most remarkable divinities the world has seen - the Hindu goddess Kali. This title focuses on the…

Considers the social processes that drove the information explosion of the 1600s. This book provides an account of the…

Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, this book explores the global popularity of Japanese…

Examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of…

Examines a region of Mexico whose citizens have been migrating to the United States for more than a century. This book…

The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth…

Maps a series of historical events - since the Raj in the mid-nineteenth century - through which India was made fashionable…

A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited…

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Surveying the widening conceptions and applications of cultural landscape writing in the United States, this text offers a…

Includes preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this…

Details a study of Mexican and Cuban immigrants.…

An illustrated field guide that gathers information about California's agriculture and its environmental context. It…

An illustrated guide to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, covering the broad areas of life, such as people, politics,…

An examination of the deep politics of war. It takes us from the immediacy of war-zone survival, through the offices of…

Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different…

Takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of 'learning to be a tourist' have shaped our…

Features a comparison of left-wing violence in the United States and West Germany. This book focuses on America's Weather…

Traces the origins and transformations of a people-the Zainichi, or Koreans 'residing in Japan'. Using a range of arguments…

Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the…

The news that the United States tortured prisoners in the war on terror has brought shame to the nation. This title presents…

Traces the roots of third world radicalism in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing on the Black Panther…

Hidden away within living tissues, parasites are all around us - and inside us. They have played an enormous role in…

In comparative tastings, wines from California's Central Coast rival those from Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Napa. This book…

Focusing on western India in the colonial and postcolonial periods, this work shines a light on South Asian historiography…

Draws on different facets of American life to map the impact of the new economy, the 'war on terror', the 'war on drugs',…

A detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an examination of…

Highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and Central American women who care for other people's children and…

From the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the…

This is an illustrated study of the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase…

A guide to the tracks and signs of California animals - including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates…

Vietnamese history prior to the tenth century has often been treated as a branch of Chinese history, but the Vietnamese side…

The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title…

"The Bihishti Zewar" was written in northern India in the early 1900s by a revered Muslim scholar and spiritual guide,…