21,789円 This book pulls together experts in the fields of economics and Russian culture, all participants in the Samuel P. Huntington Memorial Symposium on Culture, Cultural Change and Economic Development, a follow-up to the 1999 Cultural Values and Human Progress Symposium at Harvard University. As the...

219円 Il semble qu’en un temps comme le nôtre, où tout procède si rapidement, il y ait peu d’opportunité à offrir au public, comme je le fais, la relation d’un voyage en pays presque inconnu, longtemps après que ce voyage a été accompli. Mais si un...

3,979円 An investigation of the meanings and iconography of the Stampede: an invented tradition that takes over the city of Calgary for ten days every July. Since 1923, archetypal “Cowboys and Indians” are seen again at the chuckwagon races, on the midway, and throughout Calgary. Each essay in this colle...

2,866円 In Binding Earth and Heaven, Gary Shepherd and Gordon Shepherd use early nineteenth-century Mormonism as a case study to examine questions about how new religious movements may, as rare exceptions, survive and even eventually become successful in spite of intense opposition. Initial scorn and con...

1,326円 In this intimate guide to Alberta's sustainable food scene, writer, poet, professional chef, and food advocate Dee Hobsbawn-Smith profiles more than seventy-five of the province's growers and producers. Learn the A to Z's of each producer, from Asparagus growers to Zizania cultivators, and enjoy ...

5,306円 Style of dress has always been a way for Americans to signify their politics, but perhaps never so overtly as in the 1960s and 1970s. Whether participating in presidential campaigns or Vietnam protests, hair and dress provided a powerful cultural tool for social activists to display their politic...

4,560円 Since the mid-20th century fashion has undergone phenomenal change at a rapid pace in the context of unprecedented social, political and cultural upheaval. This fully updated and expanded second edition of Costume Since 1945 brings this period to life through accessible, lively text and over 100 ...

4,179円 From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercur...

1,500円 Scandinavië is in opkomst. De Scandinavische talen, ooit beschouwd als de lelijkste talen ter wereld, zijn tegenwoordig hip. Iedereen leest Scandinavische misdaadliteratuur, koopt zijn inrichting bij Ikea en is in de ban van Borgen en The Killing. Maar hoe is het echte leven in het Noorden? Zijn ...

1,900円 Op 27 oktober 2024 beginnen de festiviteiten rondom de 750ste verjaardag van de stad Amsterdam. In deze geactualiseerde editie van Amsterdam vertelt Russell Shorto de geschiedenis van de meest vrijzinnige stad ter wereld. Van de aanleg van de eerste grachten in de veertiende eeuw tot het begin va...

777円 Winner of the Bancroft Prize In this brilliantly original book, written for the general reader, the American past becomes richly meaningful to the present.

777円 “Gracefully written . . . thoroughly researched . . . America is a banquet prepared by the Indiansーwho were forgotten when it was time to give thanks at the table.”ーSt. Paul Pioneer-Express “Well written, imagery-ridden . . . A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indi...