Cultural Studies
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Region Out of Place: The Brazilian Northeast and the World, 1924-1968 [Hardback]
Courtney J. Campbell (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780822946212
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
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Food, Politics, and Consumption in Nicaragua, 1960-1993 [Hardback]
Christiane Berth (Author)
£34.50ISBN: 9780822946045
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
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Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement: A Century of Social Service and Activism [Paperback]
Joe William Trotter (Author); Dick Gilbreath (Author)
£21.00ISBN: 9780813180700
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
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During the Great Migration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became a mecca for African Americans seeking better job opportunities, wages, and living conditions. The city's thriving economy and vibrant social and cultural scenes inspired dreams of prospe... .... Learn More -
A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown Edmiston in Central Africa [Hardback]
Kimberly D. Hill (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179810
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: New Directions in Southern History
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In this vital transnational study, Kimberly D. Hill critically analyzes the colonial history of central Africa through the perspective of two African American missionaries: Alonzo Edmiston and Althea Brown Edmiston. The pair met and fell in love w... .... Learn More -
Material Cultures in Public Engagement: Re-inventing Public Archaeology within Museum Collections [Paperback]
Anastasia Christophilopoulou (Editor)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9781789253689
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The Material Cultures in Public Engagement volume seeks to document and explore the significant change in the relationship of Museums with collections of the Ancient World and their audiences. The volume establishes a new approach to the study of ... .... Learn More -
Silver and Frankincense: Scent and personal adornment in the Arab world [Paperback]
Sigrid van Roode (Author)
£19.00ISBN: 9789492940100
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
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Although scent has always played a major role in personal adornment in the Arab world, its evanescent quality leaves very few or no traces at all over time. This book presents an introduction into this lesser known aspect of personal adornment in ... .... Learn More -
The Fight for Greek Sicily: Society, Politics, and Landscape [Paperback]
Melanie Jonasch (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £34.00
ISBN: 9781789253566
Published by : Oxbow Books
The island of Sicily was a highly contested area throughout much of its history. Among the first to exert strong influence on its political, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic developments were the two major decentralized civilizations of ... .... Learn More -
Appalachia in Regional Context: Place Matters [Paperback]
Dwight B. Billings (Editor); Ann E. Kingsolver (Editor); Barbara Ellen Smith (Other); John Pickles (Other); John Gaventa (Other)
£22.50ISBN: 9780813179131
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. This concept especially holds true in Appalachian studies - a field that brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around the region to contest misappropriations o... .... Learn More -
Art in the Archaeological Imagination [Paperback]
Dragos Gheorghiu (Editor)
£36.00ISBN: 9781789253528
Published by : Oxbow Books
The present volume shows the archaeological thinking as a form of art, revealing the poetics of the archaeological imagination. It shows that, in their work, archaeologists, without being inspired by contemporary artists, use creative methods, and... .... Learn More -
Religion and Resistance in Appalachia: Faith and the Fight against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining [Paperback]
Joseph D. Witt (Author)
£22.50ISBN: 9780813179100
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
In the last fifty years, the Appalachian Mountains have suffered permanent and profound change due to the expansion of surface coal mining. The irrevocable devastation caused by this practice has forced local citizens to redefine their identities,... .... Learn More
