Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea
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In the 18th century, the Royal Navy's own physician found that sailors were seven times more likely...
Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change: Indigenous People, Agriculture and Forest Conservation
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Shifting cultivation is one of the oldest forms of subsistence agriculture and is still practised by...
Resounding Transcendence: Transitions in Music, Religion, and Ritual
Jeffers Engelhardt and Philip Bohlman
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Resounding Transcendence is a pathbreaking set of ethnographic and historical essays by leading...
The Biggs Book of Organ Music
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A top-selling organ music book. Edited and arranged by E. Power Biggs (1906-1977). Includes a...
The Oxford Handbook of Dance and the Popular Screen
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The Oxford Handbook of Dance and the Popular Screen sets the agenda for the study of dance in...
Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own
Graham Warren and David Gidmark
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Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it is difficult to find reliable...
Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina
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The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by...
Seeing Green: The Use and Abuse of American Environmental Images
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American environmentalism is defined by its icons: the "Crying Indian," who shed a tear in response...
The Ottoman Age of Exploration
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In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim "the Grim" conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first...
The Social Challenges and Opportunities of Low Carbon Development
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This book explores the social implications and challenges of low-carbon development. The argument of...