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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
In 1968 University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda.The Teachings of Don Juan enthralled a generation of …
Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century
This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern …
The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt
The Golden Age of German cinema began at the end of the First World War and ended shortly after the coming of sound. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari onwards the principal films of …
Masculinities
This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell's groundbreaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. In its first edition, …
The Age of Openness: China Before Mao
The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history. But in this book, Frank Dik tter shows that the first half of the …
The Constitution of Society
Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In "The Constitution of Society" he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved …
Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence
Updated with a new foreword by Margaret Meserve, Giovanni and Lusanna provides a fascinating view of Renaissance Florentine society and its attitudes on love, marriage, class, and …
Reinventing Britain: Constitutional Change Under New Labour
Contrary to popular myth, Britain does have a constitution, one that is uncodified and commanded little political interest for most of the twentieth century. In the late 1990s, …
Reinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes, and the Fight for Real Cheese Volume 65
The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918
Paul Klee was endowed with a rich and many-sided personality that was continually spilling over into forms of expression other than his painting and that made him one of the most …
Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora: From Alexander to Trajan (323 Bce-117 Ce) Volume 33
This book for the first time assembles and analyzes the evidence about the Jewish communities outside Judea: in Egypt (the longest section, for the evidence is quite plentiful), …
Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival
The challenge of scaling the highest mountain, exploring the deepest ocean, crossing the hottest desert, or swimming in near-freezing water is irresistible to many people. Life at …