Boas: 42 books
by Franz Boas
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
This volume is a collection of the most important essays written by Franz Boas on the science of anthropology.
"Franz Boas is the father of American anthropology and one of the founders of the field of modern anthropology. The book, Race, Language, and Culture, is a collection of some...
Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Shifting Your Bitches to Riches in Life and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
For twenty-five years she was a corporate bitch, and now has shifted from bitch to rich! “Do you have any idea how hurtful you are to people?” Linda asked. She shook her head and did everything she could to avoid eye contact with me. I looked across the room at Sheila, searching for some validation...
by Marie Boas Hall
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
While scientific inquiry has its roots in both Far Eastern and Indo-European cultures, the revolutionary ideas that made modern scientific achievements possible occurred initially in Europe. This stimulating, illuminating, and thoughtfully presented work explores the early stages of this scientific...
Jerusalem in the Time of the Crusades
Society, Landscape and Art in the Holy City under Frankish Rule
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2001
Adrian Boas's combined use of historical and archaeological evidence together with first-hand accounts written by visiting pilgrims results in a multi-faceted perspective on Crusader Jerusalem.
Generously illustrated, this book will serve both as a scholarly account of this city's archaeology...
by Franz Boas
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Central Eskimo Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 399-670. It was previously published by other...
by Franz Boas
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
This landmark collection of lectures reflect Franz Boas’s theories that previous studies of societies—based on criteria of Western observers—were largely subjective; each society and culture is the result of unique historical developments. He also believed there was no such thing as a “pure” race or a superior one.
Presidential Campaigns in Latin America
Electoral Strategies and Success Contagion
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
How do presidential candidates in new democracies choose their campaign strategies, and what strategies do they adopt? In contrast to the claim that campaigns around the world are becoming more similar to one another, Taylor Boas argues that new democracies are likely to develop nationally specific...
Climate Migration and Security
Securitisation as a Strategy in Climate Change Politics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Climate migration, as an image of people moving due to sea-level rise and increased drought, has been presented as one of the main security risks of global warming. The rationale is that climate change will cause mass movements of climate refugees, causing tensions and even violent conflict. Through...
Crusader Archaeology
The Material Culture of the Latin East
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Crusader Archaeology examines what life was like for European settlers in the Latin East and how they were influenced by their new-found neighbours. Incorporating recent excavation results and the latest research, this new edition updates the only detailed study of the material culture of the Frankish...
by Boas Gonen
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
REVIEWS of A MIDLIFE INTERMEZZO
**** Four stars (out of five)
Fans of schadenfreude will devour this compelling story of a midlife crisis that deteriorates into obsession. Boas Gonen offers a drama of the human soul in A Midlife Intermezzo, the compelling story of one mans midlife crisis gone...
by Boas, Marion Villas
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Iemanjá e Oxalá são orixás que muita gente conhecede nome, mas a maioria nem imagina a história interessanteque eles têm. Neste livro, além de contar a lenda dessese de muitos outros orixás, Marion Villas Boas conversade perto com o leitor. Ela conta como pessoas vindas dediferentes regiões...
Teologia em diálogo com a literatura
origem e tarefa poética da teologia
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: March 23, 2017
A literatura oferece, desde sempre, matéria-prima para a reflexão teológica, desde os clássicos greco-latinos até a atualidade, passando por séculos de produção literária. Entretanto, essa reflexão não alcançou a maturidade de um método que ofereça uma relação fluida entre a arte literária...
Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)
Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)
History of the Great Tribes, Military History, Language, Customs & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux,...
by Franz Boas
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
The great anthropologist's classic treatise on race and culture. Discusses biological and cultural inheritance, the fallacy of racial, cultural or ethnic superiority, the scientific basis for human individuality, and much more. One of the most influential books of the century, now in a value-priced edition. Introduction by Ruth Bunzel.