Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity: Qasbah Towns and Muslim Life in Colonial India
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Scholarship has mostly privileged larger cities as the leading centres in India at the expense of...
Placenames, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape
M.J. Ryan and N.J. Higham
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The landscape of modern England still bears the imprint of its Anglo-Saxon past. Villages and towns,...
Skunk
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Although the skunk generally waddles through life in a peaceful and solitary way, the animal is...
Social Lives of Forests: Past, Present, and Future of Woodland Resurgence
Susanna Hecht, Kathleen D. Morrison and Christine Padoch
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Forests are in decline, and the threats these outposts of nature face--including deforestation,...
The Tango Machine: Musical Culture in the Age of Expediency
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In Argentina, tango isn't just the national music it's a national brand. But ask any contemporary...
Building Chicken Coops For Dummies
Todd Brock, David Zook and Robert T. Ludlow
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As the popularity of urban homesteading and sustainable living increases, it s no wonder you re in...
The Greenest Nation?: A New History of German Environmentalism
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Germany enjoys an enviably green reputation. Environmentalists in other countries applaud its strict...
The Sunderland Cottage: A History of Wearside's 'Little Palaces'
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Victorian Sunderland developed a unique form of housing to accommodate its hardworking population....
Brutal London
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Here is a new photographic look at a side of the capital which has been ignored for too long. The...
Mario Botta Architetti
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We recognise Mario Botta's buildings for their strong presence. His architecture is not ephemeral....