Author: John D. WhiddenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days
Author: John D. WhiddenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A List of Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.'s Publications (1887)
Author: Trench Co. Kegan PaulPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
"A List of Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.'s Publications (1887)" by Trench & Co. Kegan Paul. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: Body Trade
Author: Barbara CreedPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136713085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Body Trade exposes myths surrounding the trade in heads, cannibalism, captive white women, the display of indigenous people in fairs and circuses, the stolen generations, the 'comfort' women and the making of the exotic/erotic body. This is a lively and intriguiung comtribution to the study of the postcolonial body.
The Custodians of the Gift
Author: Guido Carlo PigliascoPublisher: Firenze University Press
ISBN: 8855180843
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Emerging from more than two decades of research in the field and in the archives, the essays collected here explore the multifaceted topic of the Fijian firewalking ceremony, the vilavilairevo. The collection examines the intersection of the intertwined topics of cultural property, reproduction of tradition, and change with issues of (post)colonial representation, authenticity, and ethnic identity. The essays advance new insights on the tourist gaze and the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and pose serious questions regarding the role of digital and social media as tools for preserving cultural legacies and extending traditional cultural worlds into new domains. Focusing on the response of the Sawau tribe of the island of Beqa to the commodification of the vilavilairevo as their iconic practice, this essay collection ultimately illuminates how the Christian cultural dynamics and unprecedented dogmatic schism surrounding the vilavilairevo spectacle are reshaping local notions of heritage, social sentiment, and social capital.
When Will We Learn?
Author: Robert BarrPublisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489743405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
“When will We Learn?” poignantly points out the advantages that modern civilizations could have had if mistakes and corrections from ancient civilizations were heeded. Our current humanitarian progress should be far ahead of standing starvations, impoverishments, wars, territorial greed, and tyrannical control of humans in subservient environments.
Where Fate Beckons
Author: John DunmorePublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458779637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
French explorer and naval officer Jean-Franois de la Prouse (1741 - 88) was, after James Cook, the greatest explorer of the Pacific in the eighteenth century. In 1785, La Perouse was commissioned by Louis XVI to head an expedition into the uncharted regions of the Pacific Ocean. Setting out from France, the expedition over the next three years was the first to map the coasts of California, Alaska, and Siberia. From there, La Prouse continued to Easter Island and Hawaii, where La Prouse Bay bears his name. After a stop in Botany Bay, Australia, La Prouse's two ships set out for the Solomon Islands. En route, they encountered a storm and were sunk; despite search efforts over the centuries, no trace of the wreckage of La Prouse's ships has been found. Where Fate Beckons tells the story of La Prouse's life and adventures, along the way providing a lively introduction to the world of French colonialism, the end of the Age of Exploration, and French society in the years leading to the French Revolution.
The Beagle Record
Author: Richard Darwin KeynesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521338557
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Originally published in 1979, this volume gathers together an account of the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world in 1831-6.
Catalogue of Books Exclusive of Prose Fiction in the Central Lending Library
Author: Leeds (England). Public Libraries, Art Gallery and MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
James Freeman Clarke: Autobiography, Diary and Correspondence
Author: James Freeman ClarkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description