Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
by Rita E Freed


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The age of the pyramids, or Old Kingdom period, was Egypt's crowning moment, known to many as its Golden Age. It was a time when kings and queens commanded stone to be turned into architectural marvels, the human figure to be immortalized, and exquisite... (read more)

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Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon
by Patrick Tierney


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When the Yanomami were first encountered by Napoleon Chagnon, Jacques Lizot, and other preeminent anthropologists in the 1960s, the "discovery" of their ferocious warfare and sexual competition revolutionized modern anthropology as profoundly as Franz... (read more)

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Five Families, Mexican Case Studies in the Culture of Poverty
by Oscar Lewis


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One of the truly seminal works in modern cultural anthropology, Five Families is a dramatic and forceful account of the men, women, and children of five Mexican families and the impoverished communities in which they live.... (read more)

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Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human
by Tom Boellstorff


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Millions of people around the world today spend portions of their lives in online virtual worlds. Second Life is one of the largest of these virtual worlds. The residents of Second Life create communities, buy property and build homes, go to concerts... (read more)

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Where the Spirits Dwell: An Odyssey in the Jungle of New Guinea
by Tobias Schneebaum


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<div>Tobias Schneebaum here tells the remarkable story of his four years among the Asmat of New Guinea, a jungle-dwelling people rumored to have killed Michael Rockefeller. Instead of ferocious cannibals, Schneebaum found a regal, gentle... (read more)

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Interpreting Everyday Culture (Arnold Publication)
by Fran Martin


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This is the first book to introduce comprehensively to younger undergraduates cultural approaches to everyday life. It is a lively, accessible book that prompts its readers to take a fresh, critical look at the familiar yet strangely intriguing terrain... (read more)

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North American Icelandic: The Life of a Language
by Bir Arnbjornsdottir


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North American Icelandic evolved mainly in Icelandic settlements in Manitoba and North Dakota and is the only version of Icelandic that is not spoken in Iceland. But North American Icelandic is a dying language with few left who speak it. North American... (read more)

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Coffins on Our Shoulders: The Experience of the Palestinian Citizens of Israel
by Dan Rabinowitz


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This highly original historical and political analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict combines the unique perspectives of two prominent segments of the Middle Eastern puzzle: Israeli Jews and the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Written jointly by an... (read more)

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Beyond the Sea
by Michael Moran


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This text presents a romantic and adventurous look at the remarkably diverse cultures of the hidden paradise islands surrounding Papua New Guinea. The islands of the Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas were the last inhabited places on earth to be explored... (read more)

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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
by David Crystal


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Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language in this work of unprecedented scope. He discusses the power of language by looking at its origins, exploring how children learn to speak, and revealing how conversation... (read more)

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Voodoo Search for the Spirit
by Laennec Hurbon


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Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more)

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Mambu: A Melanesian Millennium (Mythos)
by Kenelm Burridge


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Perhaps the most famous modern-day millenarian movements are the "cargo cults" of Melanesia, active especially during the 1930s and 1950s. Melanesians had long believed that the sign of the millennium would be the arrival of their ancestors in ships... (read more)

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I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
by Michela Wrong


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Scarred by decades of conflict and occupation, the craggy African nation of Eritrea has weathered the world's longest-running guerrilla war. The dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia, its giant neighbor, is woven into the national... (read more)

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Discoveries: Search for Ancient Egypt (Discoveries)
by Jean Vercoutter


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Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more)

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Assimilation in American Life: The Role of Race, Religion and National Origins
by Milton Myron Gordon


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A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups.... (read more)

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New Guinea Ceremonies
by David Gillison


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When David Gillison first arrived in New Guinea in 1973, ceremonies marking birth, death, initiation, and marriage were still being conducted by the Gimi tribe as they had been for thousands of years. Today, many of the Gimi's indigenous traditions, like... (read more)

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My Cousin, My Husband: Clans and Kinship in Mediterranean Societies (Saqi Essentials)
by Germaine Tillion


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In this classic work, Germaine Tillion argues that the phenomenon of men killing their daughters, sisters, and wives over matters of sexual honor is not an aberration specific to Islam. Rather, it is part of a pagan Mediterranean legacy of marriage... (read more)

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Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication
by Stuart Walton


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“Like any good cocktail, this book brings together tasty ingredients in a delicious mix.” —Boston Herald “Walton is hilariously well-versed in wine terminology, and his wit is deliciously dry.” —Seattle Weekly Out of... (read more)

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