Product Catalog

Anthropology

Individual titles:

• Ancient Egypt - by Ian Shaw
• Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples
• Breaking the Maya Code - Coe's classic inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time
• The Buddhism of Tibet - by Dalai Lama
• Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey - by Isabel Fonseca
• Chrysanthemum and the Sword - by Ruth Benedict
• Constant Battles - by Steven LeBlanc
• Darkness in El Dorado - by Patrick Tierney
• Death in the Afternoon - by Ernest Hemingway
• Divine Horsemen : The Living Gods of Haiti - by Maya Deren
• Dreamkeepers: A Spirit-Journey Into Aboriginal Australia - by Harvey Arden
• Great Moments in Greek Archaelogy - A wide-ranging overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece
• Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village - by Elizabeth W. Fernea
• The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert - by Rupert Isaacson
• A History of the Swedish People Vol 1: From Prehistory to the Renaissance - The captivating early history of Sweden
• A History of the Swedish People Vol 2: From Renaissance to Revolution - A revealing and entertaining account of Sweden's past
• How to Practice : the Way to a Meaningful Life - His Holiness the Dalai Lama guides readers on a revitalizing journey toward wholeness in this wonderfully lyrical and practical volume.
• The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes - Revisits the 1995 discovery of the mummy of a 14-year-old who died or was sacrificed some 530 years ago.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aztec & Maya - by Charles Phillips
• Imagining Identity in New Spain: Race, Lineage, and the Colonial Body in Portraiture - by Magali Marie Carrera
• In Other Words - A unique collection of well-known and absolutely obscure "untranslatables"--linguistic gems that convey a feeling or notion with satisfying precision yet resist simple translation.
• Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing their Country - Women today are the leaders in a sociocultural movement in Japan that is shaking the country's gender stereotypes to the core.
• Land of Naked People: Encounters with Stone Age Islanders - by Madhusree Mukerjee
• The Leopard's Tale: Revealing the Mysteries of Catalhoyuk - A firsthand account of the discoveries at this seminal ancient site in Turkey, one of the first farming settlements in history.
• Lost City of the Incas - by Hiram Bingham
• Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of Incas
• Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China - by Mark Elliott
• The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars - A small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars.
• The Meaning of Tingo And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World - A world tour of words that don't have a precise English equivalent but tell so much about other cultures' priorities and preoccupations.
• Monk Dancers of Tibet - by Matthieu Ricard
• People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture - An essential book on the Chaco culture and ruins of northwestern New Mexico.
• Pilgrim Stories: On and Off the Road to Santiago - by Nancy Louise Frey
• Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece - A comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world
• The Reindeer People: Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia - Brings readers an extraordinary case of survival in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
• Return of the Maya - by Thomas Hoepker
• Richard Wetherill Anasazi
• Russia & Asia: Nomadic and Oriental Traditions in Russian History - A new approach to the study of Russian history.
• Social Formation and Symbolic Landscape - by Denis Cosgrove
• Spoken Here : Travels Among Threatened Languages - Spoken Here is a singular travelogue, a compelling case for linguistic diversity, and a treasure trove for anyone who loves any language.
• Tarahumara - An accessible ethnography of the history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images, of these gentle people.
• Tibet : Life, Myth, Art - by Michael Willis
• Tibet and Her Neighbours: A History - An important reminder of the long history of the Tibetan peoples and their continuing struggle for self-determination.
• Tribal Asia: Ceremonies, Rituals and Dress