Author: Charles Gallenkamp
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780140088311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Unfolds the many wonders of this lost civilization and gives readers a rare look at the exciting explorations that are gradually uncovering its long-buried secrets.
Maya
Author: Charles Gallenkamp
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780140088311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Unfolds the many wonders of this lost civilization and gives readers a rare look at the exciting explorations that are gradually uncovering its long-buried secrets.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 9780140088311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Unfolds the many wonders of this lost civilization and gives readers a rare look at the exciting explorations that are gradually uncovering its long-buried secrets.
The Mysterious Maya Civilization
Author: Emily Mahoney
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534561862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Though Mayan culture has existed for more than 3,500 years, researchers and historians have only recently started unlocking some of the mysteries behind this Central American society. Thoroughly researched text guides readers through the gripping history of the Maya, including a detailed description of Maya culture. The main text is supplemented with engaging sidebars, full-color photographs, historical images, and expert, annotated analysis from leading scholars.
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534561862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Though Mayan culture has existed for more than 3,500 years, researchers and historians have only recently started unlocking some of the mysteries behind this Central American society. Thoroughly researched text guides readers through the gripping history of the Maya, including a detailed description of Maya culture. The main text is supplemented with engaging sidebars, full-color photographs, historical images, and expert, annotated analysis from leading scholars.
Uncovering the Past
Author: William H. Stiebing
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195089219
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This study focuses on the development of archaeology as a discipline, tracing the milestones in the evolution of systematic excavation. It covers the entire history of archaeology from the "heroic age" (1450-1925), to the advanced stages of archaeology beg
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195089219
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This study focuses on the development of archaeology as a discipline, tracing the milestones in the evolution of systematic excavation. It covers the entire history of archaeology from the "heroic age" (1450-1925), to the advanced stages of archaeology beg
A Hispanic Heritage, Series III
Author: Isabel Schon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821330
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The books listed are intended to provide students in kindergarten through high school with an understanding and appreciation of the people, history, and art, and political, social, and economic problems of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela, and the Hispanic-heritage people of the US. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821330
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The books listed are intended to provide students in kindergarten through high school with an understanding and appreciation of the people, history, and art, and political, social, and economic problems of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela, and the Hispanic-heritage people of the US. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Fourth Edition
Author: Margaret Bald
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438149905
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Censorship of religious and philosophical speculation is as old as history and as current as today's headlines. Many of the world's major religious texts, including the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran, and others, have been suppressed, condemned, or proscribed at some time. Works of secular literature that touch upon religious beliefs or reflect dissenting views have also been suppressed. Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Fourth Edition profiles the censorship of many of these works. These include the frequently challenged Harry Potter series, which critics accuse of promoting witchcraft and anti-family themes, as well as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Entries include: The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) The Analects (Confucius) The Battle for God (Karen Armstrong) The Bible Children of the Alley (Naguib Mahfouz) Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant) The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Galileo Galilei) Discourse on Method (Rene Descartes) Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) The Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling) His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman) The Jewel of Medina (Sherry Jones) The Koran The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis) On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin) The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie) The Talmud Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher) and more.
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438149905
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Censorship of religious and philosophical speculation is as old as history and as current as today's headlines. Many of the world's major religious texts, including the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran, and others, have been suppressed, condemned, or proscribed at some time. Works of secular literature that touch upon religious beliefs or reflect dissenting views have also been suppressed. Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Fourth Edition profiles the censorship of many of these works. These include the frequently challenged Harry Potter series, which critics accuse of promoting witchcraft and anti-family themes, as well as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Entries include: The Age of Reason (Thomas Paine) The Analects (Confucius) The Battle for God (Karen Armstrong) The Bible Children of the Alley (Naguib Mahfouz) Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant) The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Galileo Galilei) Discourse on Method (Rene Descartes) Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) The Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling) His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman) The Jewel of Medina (Sherry Jones) The Koran The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis) On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin) The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie) The Talmud Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher) and more.
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds
Author: Margaret Bald
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816071489
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816071489
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds, Revised Edition profiles the censorship of many such essential works of literature. The entries new to this edition include extensive coverage of the Harry Potter series, which has been frequently banned in the United States on the grounds that it promotes witchcraft, as well as entries on two popular textbook series, The Witches by Roald Dahl, Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran, and more. Also included are updates to such entries as The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
The Lucifer Principle
Author: Howard K. Bloom
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780871136640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Bloom draws an analogy between the biological material whose primordial multiplication began life on earth and the ideas, or "memes," that define, give cohesion to, and justify human superorganisms.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780871136640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Bloom draws an analogy between the biological material whose primordial multiplication began life on earth and the ideas, or "memes," that define, give cohesion to, and justify human superorganisms.
The Mayan Prophecies for 2012
Author: Gerald Benedict
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780281919
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A cataclysmic change to our way of life is looming as the winter solstice of 2012 heralds the end of the 5,000-year Mayan "Fourth Age". With its conclusion, will we see the end of the world as we know it, or the dawning of a new golden age?
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780281919
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A cataclysmic change to our way of life is looming as the winter solstice of 2012 heralds the end of the 5,000-year Mayan "Fourth Age". With its conclusion, will we see the end of the world as we know it, or the dawning of a new golden age?
Vernacular Hermeneutics
Author: R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850759430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
What this collection aims to do is to make visible the spectacular ways in which the vernacular has been incorporated into current interpretative practices. It contains practical appropriations of biblical narratives, informed by the vernacular heritage and by the reader's own identity, and spells out the theoretical aim and ambit of such an enterprise. More importantly, it tries to place vernacular reading among the ongoing critical movements of our time, such as postmodernism and postcolonialism. Though the collection celebrates the arrival of the vernacular, it is also aware of the dangers of inventing an 'idealized indigene' and of partaking in mythmaking. In addition to the editor, the contributors include Laura Donaldson, Gerald West, Thomas Thangaraj, David Adamo, Dalila Naya-Pot and George Mulrain.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850759430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
What this collection aims to do is to make visible the spectacular ways in which the vernacular has been incorporated into current interpretative practices. It contains practical appropriations of biblical narratives, informed by the vernacular heritage and by the reader's own identity, and spells out the theoretical aim and ambit of such an enterprise. More importantly, it tries to place vernacular reading among the ongoing critical movements of our time, such as postmodernism and postcolonialism. Though the collection celebrates the arrival of the vernacular, it is also aware of the dangers of inventing an 'idealized indigene' and of partaking in mythmaking. In addition to the editor, the contributors include Laura Donaldson, Gerald West, Thomas Thangaraj, David Adamo, Dalila Naya-Pot and George Mulrain.
Anderson’s Travel Companion
Author: Compiled by Sarah Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351958399
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction and lists books both in and out of print. Anderson's Travel Companion is arranged first by continent, then alphabetically by country and then by subject, cross-referenced where necessary. There is a separate section for guidebooks and comprehensive indexes. Sarah Anderson founded the Travel Bookshop in 1979 and is also a journalist and writer on travel subjects. She is known by well-known travel writers such as Michael Palin and Colin Thubron. Michael Palin chose her bookshop as his favourite shop and Colin Thubron and Geoffrey Moorhouse, among others, made suggestions for titles to include in the Travel Companion.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351958399
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction and lists books both in and out of print. Anderson's Travel Companion is arranged first by continent, then alphabetically by country and then by subject, cross-referenced where necessary. There is a separate section for guidebooks and comprehensive indexes. Sarah Anderson founded the Travel Bookshop in 1979 and is also a journalist and writer on travel subjects. She is known by well-known travel writers such as Michael Palin and Colin Thubron. Michael Palin chose her bookshop as his favourite shop and Colin Thubron and Geoffrey Moorhouse, among others, made suggestions for titles to include in the Travel Companion.