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128 p. Illustrated with photographs. 210mm. Softbound. Original color pictorial wraps. People's Place Book No. 9. Explains why the Amish avoid the use of most electrical appliances, and tells how they still manage to do their farm work; light and heat their homes; entertain themselves; and raise their families. Many Americans could learn something from this way of life.**PRICE JUST REDUCED! PAG010A
224p., illus. by Paul De Lisle Hardcover Very good condition This little sheaf of childish memories has been put together from many talks, in her own tongue, with an old French friend.
Berger Levrault 1981, In-8 carré broch, 178 pages. Bon état.
Fine English Paperback. Mint. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. B/w and color ills. The mysterious sex life of the Ottoman Society has remined a taboo until recent yerars. Even now it is not truly unveiled. Beyond the facade of convertional relations, the sexual life of the Ottoman Society was surprisingly rich and colorful. The Ottoman man was a conneaisseur of every kind of beaty. His addicton to all kinds of sexual experience was possible in the cosmopolitan context naturally, with a good deal of tolerance from the administrators in sexual matters. On the other side of the coin, we find that the experiences enjoyed by the women were equally colorful. Here are some chapters from this wealth of experiences: A Great Mystery: The Harem, Professional Sex in Ottoman Society, Beauty Norms of the Ottoman Man, Bahnames: Handbooks of Sexuality, Çengis and Lesbians, The Domestic Mistresses: Odaliques, The Most Beautiful Women of the World; in Ottoman Eyes, The Warm Nests of Love: Turkish Baths, Homosexuality in the Ottomans, Love Signals, Sex Humour of the Ottomans, Ottoman Texts on Sexuality, Sex Scandals Which Shocked Ottoman Society .
New English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. 236 p., ills. Turks in London: The unheard voices. The history of Turkish people in Britain is not as short as many would presume but is quite under researched. There is some research on the history of Turks in Britain but still many people do not know that 'Güvercinlik' (pigeon-loft) is the term given by the first Turkish arrivals to Trafalgar Square, London. It is where the first Turks (mainly Turkish Cypriots) used to meet. This was their one and only meeting point out of necessity as they did not have any associations, cafes or restaurants of their own to gather and socialise. Although it is known that some Turkish Cypriots arrived in London in the 1920's and 1930's Turkish Cypriots started coming in bigger numbers to London in the 1940's and 'Güvercinlik' is the place where their journey started.
cm. 17 x 24, 2 tomi di viii-808 pp. Biblioteca di ?Lares? Sono qui riuniti una serie di saggi di Tullio Seppilli gi? editi in molteplici collocazioni editoriali dagli anni Cinquanta a oggi che sono significativi di un percorso individuale ma anche di importanti direzioni intraprese dall?antropologia italiana in questo periodo. Gli scritti affrontano ambiti tematici differenti: dai problemi teorici agli incontri di culture, alle trasformazioni derivate dall?abbandono delle campagne nel dopoguerra fino ai temi della festa, della protezione magica e del potere. A collection of Tullio Seppilli?s essays that appeared in a variety of editorial works from the Fifties to the present day, highly significant not only to his personal progress but also as regards the directions undertaken by Italian anthropology in this period. The themes covered range from theoretic problems to cultural encounters, to the changes that took place following the desertion of the countryside at the end of the war, up to themes on festivities, protection by magic and political power. 1468 gr. viii-808 p.
This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket and like slipcase. No toning to the jacket or the pale red printed label on the slipcase. Completely clean. Stated first printing. Illustrated mostly in color with drawings of Kabuki costumes and accessories. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 396 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 265 pages. Full green cloth boards. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by Tonia Shoumatoff, daughter of the late authors.
230pp.; Brown Studies on Jews and Their Societies, 5; 230 pages
cm. 17 x 24, xviii-282 pp. con 12 tavv. f.t. Biblioteca di ?Lares? Il volume nasce da un?esperienza etnografica e storiografica che ha consentito di ricostruire in chiave antropologica le componenti culturali, sociali ed economiche di un paese di confinario valdostano di idioma francoprovenzale. La comunit? ? stata studiata nella sua complessit? in prospettiva diacronica. Gli aspetti normativi e assiologici in rapporto alla vita quotidiana e alla attivit? prevalenti connesse ai vari momenti della sua storia hanno permesso di stabilire il senso e l?intensit? delle mutazioni che hanno segnato il passaggio dalla tradizionale economia agro-pastorale alle fasi successive caratterizzate dall?instaurarsi dell?industria estrattiva e, pi? recentemente, dallo sviluppo turistico e del terziario avanzato. Born from an unusual ethnographical and historiographical experience, this book reconstructs the cultural, social and economic components of a French Provencal border community in Val d?Aosta, from an anthropological point of view. The cultural themes of ordinary life linked to the different stages of this community?s history, enable the reader to grasp the meaning of the alterations that marked the changeover from an agro pastoral economy to the ensuing periods characterised by the mining exploitation on to the more recent development of the tourist industry. 580 gr. xviii-282 p.
Ex- library book with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text is clean. Color and b&w drawings, very detailed.
318 p. illus. 28 cm. Paperback Very good condition
"The scent of oranges and almonds.The luxurious sheen of fresh-pressed olive oil.The intoxicating sweetness of a cake called "the Triumph of Greed".Criminals who gun down entire convoys of police. Religious festivals at which celebrants tidy up their family tombs and make archangels dance in the village piazza. Tales like these, along with all the myriad sights, flavors and fragrances of Sicily, burst from the pages of this gem of contemporary travel writing " 334p. bibliography index. Fine but for name of previous owner Book
Experiences of a Norwegian-American girl living in a small Greek village in the Peloponnese Book
pp. xii, 361 + Plus frontis and full page photographs. Top edge gold. Uncut. XLib. Original full navy blue cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated. Though XLib, still a nice copy. RUSSIA; HISTORY; RUSSIAN EMPIRE; MOSCOW; KREMLIN; SIBERIA; RACES; RELIGION; CULTURE; CUSTOMS; ART; LITERATURE; STATISTICS; PHOTOGRAPHS; 1904 RUSSIA/1
164p. Wide margins. Mildly foxed. XLib. From the library of the Philadelphia artist, James Cox (1751-1834). Duplicate sold by the Library Company of Philadelphia. 4to. Rebound in library buckram. Leather spine label, gold lettered. First and second Tours are here complete in one volume, and are apparently all that were published. Skrine (1755-1803) inherited a large estate from his father and used his income to travel. He does not seem to have been terribly impressed by the Scottish people. First Edition. Hardbound. OCLC apparently records only three copies in libraries world wide. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED TRAVEL/4
The ancient Athenians were "quarrelsome as friends, treacherous as neighbors, brutal as masters, faithless as servants, shallow as lovers--all of which was in part redeemed by their intelligence and creativity." Thus writes Philip Slater in this classic work on narcissism and family relationships in fifth-century Athenian society. Exploring a rich corpus of Greek mythology and drama, he argues that the personalities and social behavior of the gods were neurotic, and that their neurotic conditions must have mirrored the family life of the people who perpetuated their myths. The author traces the issue of narcissism to mother-son relationships, focusing primarily on the literary representation of Hera and the male gods and showing how it related to devalued women raising boys in an ambitious society dominated by men. "The role of homosexuality in society, fatherless families, working mothers, women's status, and violence, male pride, and male bonding--all these find their place in Slater's analysis, so honestly and carefully addressed that we see our own societal dilemmas reflected in archaic mythic narratives all the more clearly." 513p. bibliography. index. Clean,neat tight copy but with pencilled notes and underlinings Book
Plon terre humaines 1969. In-8 plein cartonnage sous jaquette de 354 pages, photos et illustrations. Bon état
pp. x, 347. Illustrated with photographs by Melvin J. Horst. Uncut and unopened. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Issued as Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume XXIV. An excellent study, that is still generally reliable when considering the Amish of today (2015). See Also: PGS86.**PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA GER SOC. BOX 4 x4
215 pages. Index. Footnotes. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "This lively account of a dashing young man about town provides a firsthand description of society in early Victorian Toronto. Young Mr. Smith's diaries and letters, from 1839-1858, have been edited by his granddaughter and deftly interwoven with her own background comments." - from dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
'...an account of a year spent on the Greek island of Paxos." "His wry and beautifully written excursion into a dystopian Arcadia is rooted in his sardonic wit and the pitiless eye that he turns on modern Greece, on modern Greeks, and, not the least, on himself." (this copy marred by underlinings and comments from a previous reader- some of which, however, are quite interesting-) Book
This is a very good softcover copy with some wear. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on December 14, 1995. Sale code: LN5746 "DIAGHILEV". The sale consisted of property from the late Lord Howard of Henderskelfe, Castle Howard. Generally clean, but hammer prices have been inked in for all lots. Illustrated in color. Short essays on principal designers. 118 lots. 11" high X 8" wide, 133 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
68pp., 27cm., illustrated softcover, very good condition, [auction catalogue containing 254 lots, with some illustrations in colour & in bl/w], S97369
52pp., 27cm., illustrated softcover, some handwritten annotations of which some prices in pencil, else in good condition, [auction catalogue containing 308 lots, with illustrations in bl/w and in colour], S97389
68pp., 27cm., illustrated softcover, good condition, [auction catalogue containing 481 lots, with some illustrations in bl/w and in colour, with list of auction results], S97372
