Southern African textures are an inspiration - the corrugations of bark are replicated in the iron on squatter shacks; the matted grass provides a roof and helps define the look of safari lodges; animal horns now in ceramic, plastic or wire a.o.Quivertree, 2008; EN; ills. col; hbhb € 42,50
The Asian Mystique lays out a challenge to see Asia and Asians as they realy are, with unclouded, de-eroticized eyes. It uncovers the origins of these Western fantasies in the sexually-charged history of West-East contact. It examines Hollywood images of the Dragon Lady, Geisha Girl, Suzie Wong a.o., exploring the expectations they generate and why they persist.Public Affairs, 2005; 437 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
For more than 5 centuries the shamanic fox cult has attracted large portions of the Chinese population and appealed to a wide range of social classes. In this book Kang explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society.Columbia, 2005; 269 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 44,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 71 %
The witch in history was a very different creature in the popular mind from her modern counterpart. Focusing on the ideological, cultural and legal concepts, this book sets out to explore the historical background to the witchcraft phenomenon.Pocket Essentials, 2007; 144 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 18,90 Voor/Our Price € 4,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 74 %
Inspired by his family's long tradition of storytelling -We have this gift says his father, Protect it and it will protect you-, Shah frames his search for identity with traditional Arabian tales, but also with the stories of the men who tell them.Bantam, 2008; 388 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 24,00 Voor/Our Price € 8,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Veertig jaar trok het verzamelaarsechtpaar Maudy Smith en Jaap Heij de wereld rond op zoek naar zilveren sieraden. Ze legden een verzameling aan van bijna 600 etnische sieraden uit een gebied van Marokko tot China. De collectie omvat hoofdsieraden, hals- en borstkettingen, armbanden, ringen, riemen, enkelbanden en teenringen en meer. Catalogus.Mercatorfonds, 2011; 192 pp.; NL; ills. b/w & col; hbhb € 35,95
Bruce Beehler, a widely travelled expert on birds and tropical ecology, recounts fascinating details from 12 fieldtrips he has taken to the tropics -a.o. Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Panama, the Ivory Coast- over the past 3 decades. He explains the role that rainforests play in the lives of indigenous peoples and the crucial importance of understanding local cultures, customs, and politics. A fascinating mix of scientific discovery, autobiography, and environmental advocacy.Yale, 2008; 258 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 28,00 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
Dolls that dance, dolls that protect, dolls that charm - these beautiful gourd dolls do that and more. Packed with images of dolls, the authors explain how to choose a gourd, mould one as it's growing, pyrograph and sculpt faces, create movable joints.Sterling, 2007; 224 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 31,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
Intended to document a vanishing race, much like Edward Curtis's more famous catalogue, these remarkable photos differ from Curtis's in that they portray specific individuals, from Two Moons, a Northern Cheyenne chief who fought Custer at Little Big Horn, to young Annie Dodge -daughter of Henry Chee Dodge- who 50 years later would be awarded a Medal of Freedom by John F. Kennedy.Konecky; 191 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbhb € 18,99
Dit boekje probeert een evenwichtig beeld te geven van de historische ontwikkeling van shinto. Zo wordt duidelijk welke maatschappelijke rollen die de heiligdommen en hun goden door de tijden heen in de Japanse samenleving hebben gespeeld.Salome, 2004; 98 pp.; NL; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 15,20 Voor/Our Price € 5,00Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 67 %
Some of the world's best-known musicians are also passionate advocates of preserving music as cultural heritage, and they spend much time and effort in finding, recording, and preserving these traditions.National Geographic, 2003; 172 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 12,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 57 %
Few anthropologists today realize the pioneering role Margaret Mead played in the investigation of contemporary cultures. These essays -on American and European societies, intergenerational relations, social space, interracial relations a.o.- reflect Mead's commitment to searching out methods for studying complex societies.Berghahn Books, 2004; 300 pp.; EN; hbVan/List Price € 69,95 Voor/Our Price € 17,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 75 %
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