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Author | : James E. Snead |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1934536539 |
The essays in this volume document trails, paths, and roads across different times and cultures, from those built by hunter-gatherers in the Great Basin of North America to causeway builders in the Bolivian Amazon to Bronze Age farms in the Near East, through aerial and satellite photography, surface survey, historical records, and excavation.
Author | : Barrie Hanfling |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2010-04-26 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0786445009 |
Over the past century, the western has fluctuated in popularity. By 2010 it has come to stand, to the dismay of many, at one of its lowest points. Beginning with 1929 and the advent of talkies (In Old Arizona), the author discusses the cultural and industry trends, the directors, producers, studios and especially the stars, and looks at the ways in which their personalities (and financial ups and downs) affected the way westerns were shot. The improvements in technology through the years, the trick horses, the fistfight choreography, the evolution of plotlines--these are fascinating indicators of the way Americans themselves were changing.
Author | : Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg |
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Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Enrique Salmón |
Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1604698802 |
Iwígara, when translated, means the kinship of plants and people. And that is exactly what Enrique Salmón explores in this important book. Iwígara shares culturally specific information about 80 plants, addressing their historical and modern-day uses as medicine, food, spices, and more. Iwígara includes plants entries derived from many different American Indian tribes and seven geographic regions across the United States. Each plant entry includes the names commonly used by different tribes, a color photograph, a short description, rich details about how the plant is used, and tips on identification and ethical harvest. Traditional stories and myths, along with images of the plants from different forms of Native American arts and crafts, enrich the text.
Author | : Robert Moor |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2017-07-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1476739234 |
"In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor interweaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature writing--combining the nomadic joys of Peter Matthiessen with the eclectic wisdom of Lewis Hyde's The Gift. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic--the oft-overlooked trail--sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across continents? How has humanity's relationship with nature and technology shaped the world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, On Trails is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species, and our ways of life anew"--Book jacket flap.
Author | : Anthony Grafton |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 1188 |
Release | : 2010-10-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674035720 |
The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.
Author | : Arthur H (Arthur Hendric Vandenberg |
Publisher | : Hassell Street Press |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2021-09-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781013461125 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Release | : 2012 |
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The advent of the town's Power House not only supplied electricity, but, wonder of wonders, ICE! Wheat farming, sheep mustering, learning to fly and coping with city ways are all recounted. Most striking of all is the theme of one man's persistence, initiative and diversity in adapting to changing circumstances.
Author | : Melissa K. Nelson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2008-01-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1591439310 |
Indigenous leaders and other visionaries suggest solutions to today’s global crisis • Original Instructions are ancient ways of living from the heart of humanity within the heart of nature • Explores the convergence of indigenous and contemporary science and the re-indigenization of the world’s peoples • Includes authoritative indigenous voices, including John Mohawk and Winona LaDuke For millennia the world’s indigenous peoples have acted as guardians of the web of life for the next seven generations. They’ve successfully managed complex reciprocal relationships between biological and cultural diversity. Awareness of indigenous knowledge is reemerging at the eleventh hour to help avert global ecological and social collapse. Indigenous cultural wisdom shows us how to live in peace--with the earth and one another. Original Instructions evokes the rich indigenous storytelling tradition in this collection of presentations gathered from the annual Bioneers conference. It depicts how the world’s native leaders and scholars are safeguarding the original instructions, reminding us about gratitude, kinship, and a reverence for community and creation. Included are more than 20 contemporary indigenous leaders--such as Chief Oren Lyons, John Mohawk, Winona LaDuke, and John Trudell. These beautiful, wise voices remind us where hope lies.
Author | : Matt Ravikumar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2020-09-17 |
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Learn about the unique blend of culture, tradition, music and food from this part of South India. More focus on the Palghat (also known as Palakkad) Brahmins (Iyers, specific to that location context), a community known for their unique traits and social contribution.This community is know for their ancient wisdom passed on into next generations by elders in the family. Their customs and traditions in clothing, food preparations, marriage and even in death. Some parts of these are exclusive to Palghat Iyers. The book mentions about some general topics in music and religion, common across many societies in Southern India.Palghat Iyers have the unique mix of religion and spirituality practiced in day to day living style. Most importantly, how they have adapted to modern technology society and still preserving the values that makes a man or woman into a humble human being!This book is meant for western readers to orient themselves something they have never heard. The book has visuals with images to explain the process and activities.