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Hunting Troubles

This volume examines the cultural history of European and North American hunting from the Middle Ages to the present day from the perspective of gender as well as animal studies. It demonstrates that the …

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Antonio Melechi
The Unconscious

A highly original first anthology on the cultural history of the unconscious that is destined to become definitive."Know thyself"---the injunction that was once inscribed upon the Temple of Apol…

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HOLY MOLY - My Holy Garlic

Garlic - Medicinal plant, magic herb, and cultural treasureFor thousands of years, garlic has been used as food, medicine, and a magical plant in cultures around the world. From the Egyptian pyramid build…

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Charles-François Mathis
Coal in Modern Britain

An exploration of Britain's relationship with coal from the explosion of the coal industry in the 1830s to the 'coal-minded' society of the 1940s.

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Susanna Morton Braund
Translating Virgil

"The first synthesis and analysis of the translation history of Roman poet Virgil's works into European languages. A wide-ranging interdisciplinary investigation that contributes to western intellect…

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Arnoud S. Q. Visser
On Pedantry

A lively and entertaining cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual viceIntellectuals have long provoked scorn and irritation, even downright aggression. Many learned individuals have cast suc…

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Anja Zimmermann,
The Breast

While sometimes described as a secondary sex characteristic, the female breast is of primary interest. It nourishes but also seduces, it is considered sacred or depraved - depending on the era, culture, c…

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The Origins of Ukrainian Gothic

Ukrainian dark prose that draws on the conventions of the British and western European Gothic novel emerged in the nineteenth century and continued uninterrupted until the early twentieth century. Writers…

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Thomas W. Swetnam
The Jemez Mountains

The Jemez Mountains are a quintessential New Mexico landscape. For centuries, Pueblo, Spanish, and Anglo cultures have mixed and melded here. Many ancient villages are scattered across the mesas and in th…

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Emotions, Affect, and Narrative in Korean History and Culture

This collection of eleven essays explores emotions and affect in Korean culture across a broad temporal span, from the Koryŏ dynasty (918--1392) to the present. Drawing on a diverse array of sources---inc…

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Emotions, Affect, and Narrative in Korean History and Culture

This collection of eleven essays explores emotions and affect in Korean culture across a broad temporal span, from the Koryŏ dynasty (918--1392) to the present. Drawing on a diverse array of sources---inc…

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Caitlin Blackwell Baines
How to Build a Haunted House

A cultural history of the phenomenon of the 'haunted house' as seen through art, architecture, and ghost stories.What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particu…

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Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture 2e

Take a tour through Black history in 100+ Smithsonian objects with this updated edition of the beautifully illustrated keepsake---now featuring 72 new objects. Celebrating 10 years of the National Museum …

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Anti-Asian Racism in Transatlantic Perspectives

Postcolonial Studies - Band 52

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate made media headlines. The contributors to this volume discuss how anti-Asian projections and colonial-racist narratives have shaped modernity a…

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Louis A Ruprecht Jr
Cosmopolitan Crete

This open access book studies the history of the island of Crete as a site of ethnic and religious mixing and reveals how this relates to modern day interest in pluralistic community formation.Louis A Rup…

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The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture: Volume 1

The first volume of The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture is the authoritative source for those wanting to explore the flourishing medieval world of Arthur from its very beginnings. Na…

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The Cambridge History of American Popular Culture

The Cambridge History of American Popular Culture is a comprehensive treatment of American popular culture. It is organized around the major time frames for defining American history, as well as genres of…

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The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture: Volume 2

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture charts the growth and spread of Arthurian matter outwards from Britain into Europe, and then into the globalising world of th…

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Caitlin Blackwell Baines
How to Build a Haunted House

A CRIB NOTES MUST-READ FOR SPOOKY SEASON 'Glorious' PHILIP HOARE'A supernatural safari - just the sort of book to read over Halloween' DAILY MAIL'Excellent' LEON CRAIG 'Every horror fan, coffin boffin and…

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Translocations

Global- und Kolonialgeschichte - Band 4

Who owns cultural assets? Who has narrative control? What could fair and just approaches to dislocations of cultural assets look like, independently of restitution?Discussions about historical appropriati…

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