The University Afield
Author | : Alfred Lawrence Hall-Quest |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Adult education |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Alfred Lawrence Hall-Quest |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Adult education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alfred Lawrence Hall-Quest |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Adult education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Vincent Debaene |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2014-04-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 022610723X |
Anthropology has long had a vexed relationship with literature, and nowhere has this been more acutely felt than in France, where most ethnographers, upon returning from the field, write not one book, but two: a scientific monograph and a literary account. In Far Afield—brought to English-language readers here for the first time—Vincent Debaene puzzles out this phenomenon, tracing the contours of anthropology and literature’s mutual fascination and the ground upon which they meet in the works of thinkers from Marcel Mauss and Georges Bataille to Claude Lévi-Strauss and Roland Barthes. The relationship between anthropology and literature in France is one of careful curiosity. Literary writers are wary about anthropologists’ scientific austerity but intrigued by the objects they collect and the issues they raise, while anthropologists claim to be scientists but at the same time are deeply concerned with writing and representational practices. Debaene elucidates the richness that this curiosity fosters and the diverse range of writings it has produced, from Proustian memoirs to proto-surrealist diaries. In the end he offers a fascinating intellectual history, one that is itself located precisely where science and literature meet.
Author | : Robert DeMott |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2014-11-11 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1629148539 |
This marvelous collection features stories from some of America’s finest and most respected writers about every outdoorsman’s favorite and most loyal hunting partner: his dog. For the first time, the stories of acclaimed writers such as Tom Brokaw, Howell Raines, Rick Bass, Sydney Lea, Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane, and Chris Camuto, come together in one collection. Hunters and non-hunters alike will recognize in these poignant tales the universal aspects of owning dogs: companionship, triumph, joy, forgiveness, and loss. The hunter’s outdoor spirit meets the writer’s passion for detail in these honest, fresh pieces of storytelling. Here are the days spent on the trail, shotgun in hand with Fido on point—the thrills and memories that fill the hearts of bird hunters. Here is the perfect gift for dog lovers, hunters, and bibliophiles of every makeup. This is a delightful, handsome volume that captures the wild spirit of dogs and those who love them. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bow hunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author | : Bruce L. Smith |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2016-10-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0803295359 |
Over the past four decades, Bruce L. Smith has worked with most big-game species in some of the American West’s most breathtaking and challenging landscapes. In Stories from Afield, readers join Smith on his adventures as a naturalist, sportsman, and wildlife biologist, as he pulls us into the field of learning and discovery across wilderness areas of western Montana, the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a South African temperate forest. Ranging from humorous to harrowing, Smith’s essays recount capturing newborn elk calves, stalking mountain goats on icy cliffs, being stranded on a mountain after riding out a helicopter crash, confrontations with bears during his research, plus quirky and edifying hunting tales. Throughout his adventures, the magnetism and danger of wild nature are ever present, reminding us that our fascination with wildness often stems from its unpredictability.
Author | : Patrick D. Murphy |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780813919065 |
Murphy's wide-ranging book will no doubt serve as a watershed in the development of ecocriticism.
Author | : Mike White |
Publisher | : Wilderness Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2015-10-13 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 089997791X |
Ever since the Wild West days of Kit Carson and the Comstock Lode, visitors have been drawn to Reno-Tahoe in search of adventure. Today, the best adventures are found outdoors, where hikers can take lakeside strolls, mountain ascents, or simple walks with dogs and kids. Afoot & Afield: Reno-Tahoe, by local author Mike White, features more than 175 trips in a diverse range of terrain around Lake Tahoe and the communities of Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and Minden-Gardnerville. These trips are tailored for every type of hiker, and many are suited for mountain bikers. This new edition features 26 new hikes and all updated content.
Author | : Mary G. McCrea Curnen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9780300080209 |
"Doctors Afield includes a wide array of individuals, from the toymaker A. C. Gilbert and the writer Gertrude Stein to a wine grower, an astronaut, a coin collector, a cabaret singer, and a minister."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Money David |
Publisher | : Wilderness Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2010-03-12 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0899975356 |
The Inland Empire—the area east of Los Angeles and located primarily in San Bernardino and Riverside counties—is known as Southern California’s big backyard. And with its mountain, foothill, valley, and desert recreational opportunities, it’s a hiker’s paradise. Afoot & Afield Inland Empire describes nearly 200 noteworthy hikes ranging from easy to very strenuous in this first comprehensive hiking guide to the length and breadth of Inland Empire. These hikes explore Southern California’s three tallest mountains, the stark beauty of the high desert, including Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, as well as trails that wind through urban and regional parks. Each hike is shown on custom-created maps that also include GPS waypoints: the maps alone are worth the price of the book.
Author | : Allen Lacy |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1988-03 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0374520631 |
In this splendid collection of short essays, gardener, writer, and professor Allen Lacy takes readers on a series of garden excursions, beginning at home. Lacy writes of his experiences with a variety of plants--evening primrose, prairie gentian, sumac, coreopsis, fuchsias, gloriosa lilies--in his own garden in New Jersey. Then he charts his travels to other gardens, in the United States, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands. Final essays in Farther Afield include a discussion of garden writing, profiles of other horticulturists, and humorous pieces on cats and houseplants, and, of course, flamingoes.