For centuries, new sailors from European and North American countries have been subjected to an elaborate hazing at sea called …
A startling novel by the leading writer of the new South AfricaIn The Heart of Redness — shortlisted for the …
In this intimate volume the long-lost voices of Wisconsin Oneida men and women speak of all aspects of life: growing …
If you have been to Roma and loved the food, then buy this book. Reading this book and looking at …
Farm women of the twentieth-century South have been portrayed as oppressed, worn out, and isolated. Lu Ann Jones tells quite …
Drawing upon the author’s three decades of work in comparative theology, this is a pertinent and comprehensive introduction to the …
Where more poignantly than in a small country graveyard can a traveler fathom the flow of history and tradition? During …
This thesis considers the use of birds in medieval English poetry as reflections of humans and human society. I look …
This volume explores the constitutive role played by space in the performance of Kutiyattam. The only surviving form of Sanskrit …
This volume presents selected papers read at the first meeting of the Society for Jewish and Biblical Studies in Central …
This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its …
French theoretician Roland Barthes enjoyed a long and shifting relationship with photography, using it first as metaphor, moving on to …
Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence …
Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, …
This comprehensive collection brings together the best of Fine Woodworking's articles on the Arts & Crafts style, one of the …
Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they …
First published in 1950 and revised over time, Italy's bestselling culinary "bible," Il Cucchiaio d'argento, is now available in English. …
The rise of artificial intelligence has rekindled a long-standing debate regarding the impact of technology on employment. This is just …
"Listening to the Beat of Our Drum: Stories of Parenting in a Contemporary Society is a collection of stories, inspired …
This text examines the art of Japanese shaped resist-dyeing. Potential for creating designs in textiles can be seen even in …
The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the …
