7 books in Social Science - Human Geography
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Book of Peoples of the World
A Guide to Cultures
Edited by Wade Davis, K. David Harrison and Catherine Herbert Howell
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $40.00
As cultures and languages disappear from the Earth at a shocking rate, it becomes all the more urgent for us to know and value the world’s many ethnic identities. National Geographic’s Book of Peoples of the World propels that important quest with concern, authority, and respect. Created by a team of... Read more >
A Guide to Cultures
Edited by Wade Davis, K. David Harrison and Catherine Herbert Howell
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $40.00
As cultures and languages disappear from the Earth at a shocking rate, it becomes all the more urgent for us to know and value the world’s many ethnic identities. National Geographic’s Book of Peoples of the World propels that important quest with concern, authority, and respect. Created by a team of... Read more >
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What the World Eats
Written by Faith D'Aluisio
Photographed by Peter Menzel
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $22.99
Sitting down to a daily family meal has long been a tradition for billions of people. But in every corner of the world this age-old custom is rapidly changing. From increased trade between countries to the expansion of global food corporations like Kraft and NestlŽ, current events are having a tremendous... Read more >
Written by Faith D'Aluisio
Photographed by Peter Menzel
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $22.99
Sitting down to a daily family meal has long been a tradition for billions of people. But in every corner of the world this age-old custom is rapidly changing. From increased trade between countries to the expansion of global food corporations like Kraft and NestlŽ, current events are having a tremendous... Read more >
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Bodies in the Making
Transgressions and Transformations
Edited by Nancy N. Chen and Helene Moglen
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $12.00
In the twenty-first century, the body is experienced less as a fixed entity than it is as a protean product and a project of technological, medical and artistic invention. The essays in Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations address the proliferation of such transformative practices as tattooing, piercing, self-cutting, cosmetic... Read more >
Transgressions and Transformations
Edited by Nancy N. Chen and Helene Moglen
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $12.00
In the twenty-first century, the body is experienced less as a fixed entity than it is as a protean product and a project of technological, medical and artistic invention. The essays in Bodies in the Making: Transgressions and Transformations address the proliferation of such transformative practices as tattooing, piercing, self-cutting, cosmetic... Read more >
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Falling Palace
A Romance of Naples
Written by Dan Hofstadter
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2006
Price: $13.95
A portrait of the sun-drenched volcanic city from an American who has lost his heart to the place and to a beguiling Neapolitan woman.
In Falling Palace Dan Hofstadter brilliantly reveals Naples, from the dilapidated architectural beauty to the irrepressible theater of everyday life. We witness the centuries-old festivals that regularly crowd... Read more >
A Romance of Naples
Written by Dan Hofstadter
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2006
Price: $13.95
A portrait of the sun-drenched volcanic city from an American who has lost his heart to the place and to a beguiling Neapolitan woman.
In Falling Palace Dan Hofstadter brilliantly reveals Naples, from the dilapidated architectural beauty to the irrepressible theater of everyday life. We witness the centuries-old festivals that regularly crowd... Read more >
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National Geographic Almanac of World History
Written by Patricia S. Daniels and Steve Hyslop
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2006
Price: $24.00
From the first civilizations to the 21st century, this wide-ranging, compulsively readable book encompasses all of world history—great ages and monumental events; the rise and fall of cultures; names, dates, and statistics; and stories galore. Designed as an authoritative reference that's also irresistible to browse, it's a brilliant blend of narrative... Read more >
Written by Patricia S. Daniels and Steve Hyslop
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2006
Price: $24.00
From the first civilizations to the 21st century, this wide-ranging, compulsively readable book encompasses all of world history—great ages and monumental events; the rise and fall of cultures; names, dates, and statistics; and stories galore. Designed as an authoritative reference that's also irresistible to browse, it's a brilliant blend of narrative... Read more >
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National Geographic Almanac of World History
Written by Pat Daniels and Steve Hyslop
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2003
Price: $40.00
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Written by Pat Daniels and Steve Hyslop
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2003
Price: $40.00
Read more >
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Country of Exiles
Written by William R. Leach
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2000
Price: $14.00
In Country of Exiles, William Leach, whose Land of Desire was a finalist for the National Book Award, explores the troubling effects of our national love affair with mobility. He shows us how the impulse to pull up stakes and find a new frontier has always battled with the need to put... Read more >
Written by William R. Leach
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2000
Price: $14.00
In Country of Exiles, William Leach, whose Land of Desire was a finalist for the National Book Award, explores the troubling effects of our national love affair with mobility. He shows us how the impulse to pull up stakes and find a new frontier has always battled with the need to put... Read more >
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