Legends of People, Myths of State
| Author | : Bruce Kapferer |
| Publisher | : Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
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Legends of People, Myths of State
| Author | : Bruce Kapferer |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2011-12-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0857455176 |
The civil war in Sri Lanka and the part that nationalism seemed to play in it inspired the writing of this book some twenty-three years ago. The argument was developed through a comparative analysis of nationalism in Sri Lanka with the author’s native Australia. At the time this constituted an innovative approach to comparison in anthropology, as well as to nationalism and its possibilities. It was not based on differences but on the way in which perspectives from within the two nationalisms, when seen side-by-side, could present an understanding of their implication in producing the violence of war, racism, and social exclusion. The book has lost none of its importance and urgency as proven by the chapters in the Appendix, written by top scholars working in Sri Lanka and in Australia. These contributions bring together new material and critically explore the book’s themes and their continued relevance to the various trajectories in nationalist processes since the first publication of the book.
Founding Myths
| Author | : Ray Raphael |
| Publisher | : New Press, The |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2014-07-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 159558949X |
First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael’s Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With the author’s trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposes the errors and inventions in America’s most cherished tales, from Paul Revere’s famous ride to Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech. For the seventy thousand readers who have been captivated by Raphael’s eye-opening accounts, history has never been the same. In this revised tenth-anniversary edition, Raphael revisits the original myths and explores their further evolution over the past decade, uncovering new stories and peeling back additional layers of misinformation. This new edition also examines the highly politicized debates over America’s past, as well as how school textbooks and popular histories often reinforce rather than correct historical mistakes. A book that “explores the truth behind the stories of the making of our nation” (National Public Radio), this revised edition of Founding Myths will be a welcome resource for anyone seeking to separate historical fact from fiction.
World Myths and Legends
| Author | : Kathy Ceceri |
| Publisher | : Nomad Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2010-03-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1619300540 |
All societies have their own myths and legends, but they're much more than just stories. Myths and legends tell us about a people’s history, science, and cultural values—the things they knew, the things they believed, and the things they felt were important. World Myths and Legends retells tales from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. From the Greek myths to ancient epics like Gilgamesh and the trickster tales of Anansi the Spider, it helps readers think about why the same themes, characters, and events may show up in different parts of the globe. Along the way kids will also find lots of fun and interesting projects that let them experience the stories first-hand. World Myths and Legends unveils wonders of the ancient world as it takes readers on a fascinating adventure of mystery and imagination.
Between History and Myth
| Author | : Bruce Lincoln |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2014-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 022614092X |
Medieval accounts of how Norway was unified by its first king provide a lively, revealing, and wonderfully entertaining example of this process. Taking the story of how Harald Fairhair unified Norway in the ninth century as its central example, Bruce Lincoln illuminates the way a state's foundation story blurs the distinction between history and myth and how variant tellings of origin stories provide opportunities for dissidence and subversion as subtle - or not so subtle - modifications are introduced through details of character, incident, and plot structure.
Michigan Legends
| Author | : Sheryl James |
| Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
| Total Pages | : 155 |
| Release | : 2013-04-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0472051741 |
A collection of stories drawn from Michigan’s rich folk heritage
Myth America
| Author | : Kevin M. Kruse |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2023-01-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1541601408 |
In this instant New York Times bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past. The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making constructive dialogue impossible and imperiling our democracy. In Myth America, Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of fellow historians to push back against this misinformation. The contributors debunk narratives that portray the New Deal and Great Society as failures, immigrants as hostile invaders, and feminists as anti-family warriors—among numerous other partisan lies. Based on a firm foundation of historical scholarship, their findings revitalize our understanding of American history. Replacing myths with research and reality, Myth America is essential reading amid today’s heated debates about our nation’s past. With Essays By Akhil Reed Amar • Kathleen Belew • Carol Anderson • Kevin Kruse • Erika Lee • Daniel Immerwahr • Elizabeth Hinton • Naomi Oreskes • Erik M. Conway • Ari Kelman • Geraldo Cadava • David A. Bell • Joshua Zeitz • Sarah Churchwell • Michael Kazin • Karen L. Cox • Eric Rauchway • Glenda Gilmore • Natalia Mehlman Petrzela • Lawrence B. Glickman • Julian E. Zelizer
Native American Stories
| Author | : Joseph Bruchac |
| Publisher | : Fulcrum Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781555910945 |
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Myths and Legends of China
| Author | : E. T. C. Werner |
| Publisher | : The Floating Press |
| Total Pages | : 566 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 177541440X |
The West's first encounters with the folk tales and myths of the East proved to be a heady experience, as they were based on an entirely different value system and worldview than those that are reflected in the Greek myths and most subsequent Western folk tales. In Myths and Legends of China, author E.T.C. Werner offers up a rich tapestry of Chinese folk narratives. A must-read for fans of world myths, fairy tales, and legends.
Legends of the Mountain State 2
| Author | : Michael Knost |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 116 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Ghost stories, American |
| ISBN | : 9780979323645 |
The surprisingly rich depths of Mountain State folklore are again expertly mined by editor Michael Knost and thirteen dark scribes in Legends of the Mountain State 2: More Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia. As a collection, the thirteen stories work cohesively to paint a multi-layered portrait of a working-class region overflowing with superstition and ghostly lore. As in the first volume, editor Michael Knost does a commendable job balancing the terror and tenderness.
