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Anthropology of Expeditions – Travel, Visualities, Afterlives
Av Erin L. Hasinoff, Joshua A. Bell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
562 kr
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In the West at the turn of the twentieth century, public understanding of science and the world was shaped in part by expeditions to Asia, North America, and the Pacific. The Anthropology of Expeditions draws together contributions from anthropologists and historians of science to explore the role …
Ex Voto – Votive Giving Across Cultures
Av Ittai Weinryb, Ittai Weinryb
Inbunden, 2016
562 kr
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Derived from Latin ex voto suscepto "in pursuance of a vow," an ex voto embodies the hopes, dreams, and anxieties of the person who deposits it. Almost anything, regardless of size, weight, form, or original function, can become a votive object. Ultimately, the category refers to a subset of the …
In Space We Read Time – On the History of Civilization and Geopolitics
Av Karl Schlögel, Gerrit Jackson
Inbunden, 2016
451 kr
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History is usually thought of as a tale of time, a string of events flowing in a particular chronological order. But as Karl SchlOgel shows in this groundbreaking book, the where of history is just as important as the when. SchlOgel relishes space the way a writer relishes a good story: on a quest …
