Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Mary Douglas
yhteensä 171 hakutulosta
Purity and Danger
Is cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean? …
Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1988–2009
Luminous late works on paper from the great Color Field pioneer Exploring works from the later period of Helen Frankenthaler’s life, Late Works, 1988–2009 features approximately 50 …
Frankenstein
More than 200 years after it was first published, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has stood the test of time as a gothic masterpiece--a classic work of horror that blurs the line …
Tantra Yoga
Part inspirational memoir, part philosophical teaching, part practical application, this book is an accessible, actionable guide to the true Tantra -- not the sex-focused version …
Risk and Culture
Can we know the risks we face, now or in the future? No, we cannot; but yes, we must act as if we do. Some dangers are unknown; others are known, but not by us because no one …
Natural Symbols
One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour …
Let Nobody Turn Us Around
This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the twentieth …
The Wayland Rudd Collection
The Soviet image of the African American, in posters, media and art, from the unique collection of the actor Wayland Rudd Wayland Rudd (1900-52) was an African American actor who …
Renhet och fara : En analys av begreppen orenande och tabu
Som första bok i sitt slag blev boken uppgörelse med den tidigare förhärskande etnocentriska forskningen på området. Den har bidragit till förståelse för hur social ordning …
How Institutions Think
The World of Goods
It is well-understood that the consumption of goods plays an important, symbolic role in the way human beings communicate, create identity, and establish relationships. What is …
About Bach
That Johann Sebastian Bach is a pivotal figure in the history of Western music is hardly news, and the magnitude of his achievement is so immense that it can be difficult to grasp. …