Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans: After Hurricane Katrina
Book
An examination of the musical, religious, and political landscape of black New Orleans before and...
Spiders of the Market: Ghanaian Trickster Performance in a Web of Neoliberalism
Book
The Ghanaian trickster-spider, Ananse, is a deceptive figure full of comic delight who blurs the...

Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House
Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley, Peggy A. Olley and Jeffrey A. Cohen
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This handsome book explores in depth a group of stunning painted and gilded furniture designed by...

Sovereign Acts: Performing Race, Space, and Belonging in Panama and the Canal Zone
Book
Sovereign Acts explores how artists, activists, and audiences performed and interpreted sovereignty...

The Classical Gardens of Shanghai
Book
In The Classical Gardens of Shanghai, Shelly Bryant looks at five of Shanghai's remaining classical...

The Finest Gardens of the South East
Book
Home of the most stunning public gardens in England, South East England's wealth of internationally...

The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World
Maren Clegg Hyer and Gale R. Owen-Crocker
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This illustrated book introduces serious students of Anglo-Saxon culture to selected aspects of the...
The State of China Atlas: Mapping the World's Fastest-Growing Economy
Robert Benewick and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
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This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic,...

The Tokyo Trial: Recollections and Perspectives from China
The Tokyo Trial Research Centre
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The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, often known as the Tokyo Trial was held by the...

Women Travelers on the Nile: An Anthology
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Women travelers in Egypt in the nineteenth century saw aspects of the country unseen by their male...