Caribbean Curiosities
| Author | : Mark Yokoyama |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2020-01-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781656182357 |
Caribbean Curiosities collects the fascinating stories of the animals and plants of the island of St. Martin.
Caribbean Curiosities
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Curiosities
| Author | : Charles C. Case |
| Publisher | : Review and Herald Pub Assoc |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780828019163 |
A World of Curiosities
| Author | : John Oldale |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 622 |
| Release | : 2012-04-24 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1101580402 |
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: everything you never knew you never knew about every country on Earth.A scientist by training and an explorer by passion, Dr. John Oldale has logged half a million miles visiting more than ninety nations. Now, he celebrates our weird and wonderful world in a cornucopia of fascinating facts brought vividly to life through the unexpected stories behind them. Touching on history, travel, politics, natural history and more, he paints a unique portrait of each country from the mightiest to the most miniscule. You won't find the following in your average travel guide: · Why is kissing on trains banned in France? · In what country are litigants expected to present their case at court in the form of a poem? · Which war did women win in 1929 just by sitting down? · If Panama hats aren’t from Panama, where are they from? · Who eat fresh camel dung as a cure for dysentery (and why does it work)? · Why were US disk jockeys once told they could play birthday requests on any day except the one requested? · Which modern dictator banned old age, libraries and gold teeth, and was later replaced by his dentist? · And 2,000 more funny, trivial, poignant, and telling facts A must for active and armchair globe-trotters alike, A World of Curiosities will engross anyone who is at all curious about the world beyond their door. Explore and enjoy.
Curiosities of Physical Geography. 2 Series
| Author | : Wilhelm WITTICH (Professor of German at University College, London.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 442 |
| Release | : 1869 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Symbolic Cities in Caribbean Literature
| Author | : C. Winks |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2009-05-25 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0230621570 |
Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community.
New Jersey Curiosities
| Author | : Peter Genovese |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2011-08-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0762769459 |
Whether you’re a born-and-raised New Jerseyan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, New Jersey Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Peter Genovese takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of theGarden State. Learn the proper way to cook a garbage can turkey, get the skinny on the real birthplace of baseball, and hear the story of Waving Willie, New Jersey’s friendliestroadside character. Meet the undisputed Weenie Queen of Garfield; a Hickory Dickory Dock clock–covering car artist; and a gas station-turned-restaurant-owning undertaker. Feel the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the New Jersey Cockroach Derby, and relive the OK Corral shoot-out and shoot cap guns at bad guys in Wild West City.
General History of the Caribbean
| Author | : Higman, B.W. |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1002 |
| Release | : 1905-06-21 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9231033603 |
This volume looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region, depending upon their methods of interpretation and differing styles of communicating their findings. The chapters discussing methodology are followed by studies of particular themes of historiography. The second half of the volume describes the writing of history in the individual territories, taking into account changes in society, economy and political structure. The final section is a full and detailed bibliography serving not only as a guide to the volume but also as an invaluable reference for the General History of the Caribbcan as a whole.
African Lace-bark in the Caribbean
| Author | : Steeve O. Buckridge |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2016-07-14 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 1472569318 |
In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to maintain vital links to their traditions and culture, slaves retained certain customs and nurtured them in the Caribbean. The creation of lace-bark cloth from the lagetta tree was a practice that enabled slave women to fashion their own clothing, an exercise that was both a necessity, as clothing provisions for slaves were poor, and empowering, as it allowed women who participated in the industry to achieve some financial independence. This is the first book on the subject and, through close collaboration with experts in the field including Maroon descendants, scientists and conservationists, it offers a pioneering perspective on the material culture of Caribbean slaves, bringing into focus the dynamics of race, class and gender. Focussing on the time period from the 1660s to the 1920s, it examines how the industry developed, the types of clothes made, and the people who wore them. The study asks crucial questions about the social roles that bark cloth production played in the plantation economy and colonial society, and in particular explores the relationship between bark cloth production and identity amongst slave women.
