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  • The History of the Kiss!

    The Birth of Popular Culture

    by M. Danesi ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Under the Banner of Heaven

    A Story of Violent Faith

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco ChronicleDefying both civil authorities and the Mo. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • When a Relationship Ends

    Surviving the Emotional Roller-Coaster of Separation

    by Lisa O'Hara ...
    Written by a counsellor who has years of experience working with couples, When a Relationship Ends aims to help, as much as possible, all those going through the end of a long-term relationship. This clear and empathetic Irish guide to relationship break-up: Discusses the emotions involved in breaking up with a long-term partner and how to manage them during the period of separation and divorce, ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • As the Lilacs Bloomed

    by Anna Molnár Hegedűs ...
    Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
    In the spring of 1944, as Germany occupied her native Hungary, Anna Hegedűs barely had time to notice the flowers blooming around her. One year later, as the lilacs blossomed once again, she returned to her hometown of Szatmár and set her memories, raw and vivid, to paper. Her unflinching words convey the bitter details of the Szatmár ghetto, Auschwitz, the Schlesiersee forced labour camp and a ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Stronger Together

    by Andy Réti, Ibolya Grossman ...
    Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
    In the fall of 1941, as the situation for Jews worsens across Europe, Ibolya (Ibi) Grossman learns she is pregnant. She is scared and confused – a baby during wartime? But her husband, Zolti, assures her, “We need this baby, you will see.” When András (Andy) is born, Ibi realizes her husband was right. Andy gives her a reason to go on during the worst of times in the Budapest ghetto, and to ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • E96: Fate Undecided

    by Paul-Henri Rips ...
    Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
    The son of a diamond merchant in Antwerp's famous diamond exchange, Paul-Henri Rips was ten years old when the Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940 and ended what he calls his "golden childhood" forever. Vividly told from a child's perspective, this fascinating account explores the diverse cast of characters who inhabited Belgium and France during the Nazi occupation and the experiences of one family ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Canadian Women Shaping Diasporic Religious Identities

    Edited by Becky R. Lee, Terry Tak-ling Woo ...
    Series Book 13 - Studies in Women and Religion
    This collection of essays explores how women from a variety of religious and cultural communities have contributed to the richly textured, pluralistic society of Canada. Focusing on women’s religiosity, it examines the ways in which they have carried and conserved, and brought forward and transformed their cultures—old and new—in modern Canada.Each essay explores the ways in which the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Cultural Essentialism in Intercultural Relations

    Edited by Fred Dervin, Regis Machart ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The concept of culture has long been criticized, with many scholars reformulating it or discarding it entirely. The field of intercultural communication and relations, however, still relies on culture to examine interculturality and this volume provides a comprehensive examination of the problems that the concept poses today. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Atheist Persona

    Causes and Consequences

    by John J. Pasquini ...
    In the past, as in the present, science has explored the reasons for belief. In recent years, with the rise of categorical, practical, and militant atheism, the scientific and philosophical community has begun studying the worldview of atheism. The Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences is a summary of the most recent research, by the best of scholars, on the subject of atheism. In an effort to ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Anthropology of Ignorance

    An Ethnographic Approach

    Edited by C. High, A. Kelly, J. Mair ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The question of ignorance occupies a central place in anthropological theory and practice. This volume argues that the concept of ignorance has largely been pursued as the opposite of knowledge or even its obverse. Though they cover wide empirical ground - from clients of a fertility treatment center in New York to families grappling with suicide in Greenland - contributors share a commitment to ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Islam, Standards, and Technoscience

    In Global Halal Zones

    by Johan Fischer ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology
    Halal (literally, "permissible" or "lawful") production, trade, and standards have become essential to state-regulated Islam and to companies in contemporary Malaysia and Singapore, giving these two countries a special position in the rapidly expanding global market for halal products: in these nations state bodies certify halal products as well as spaces (shops, factories, and restaurants) and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Rationalization of Miracles

    by Paolo Parigi ...
    During the Counter-Reformation in southern Europe, Catholic Church officials developed rules to legitimize miracles performed by candidates to sainthood. The Rationalization of Miracles uncovers a tacit understanding between central religious officials and local religious activists. Each group had a vested interest in declaring miracles: Catholic Church leaders sought legitimacy in the wake of the ... Read more

    $44.29 USD