Rainforest Cowboys: The Rise of Ranching and Cattle Culture in Western Amazonia
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Winner, Brazil Section Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, 2016 The opening of the...
Subverting Consumerism: Reuse in an Accelerated World
Robert Crocker and Keri Chiveralls
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The dominant understanding of reuse for sustainability is a technical one, which assumes reuse's...
Trees, Woods and Forests: A Social and Cultural History
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Throughout human history our relationship with trees, woods and forests has remained central to the...
What is a Dog?
Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger
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Of the world's dogs, less than two hundred million are pets, living with humans who provide food,...
Voice Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art
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Voice leading is the musical art of combining sounds over time. In this book, David Huron offers an...
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...
The Mystery of Skara Brae: Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt
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In 3200 BC, Orkney Island off the coast of Northern Scotland was home to a small farming village...
The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body
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The propensity to make music is the most mysterious, wonderful, and neglected feature of humankind:...
Thinking Like a Political Scientist: A Practical Guide to Research Methods
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Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of...
Unfreezing the Arctic: Science, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands
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In recent years, journalists and environmentalists have pointed urgently to the melting Arctic as a...