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Extrait : "La Cornouaille présente deux aspects entièrement opposées. Rien de sauvage comme son côté septentrional, rien de suave comme certains cantons du midi. Pour la juger sous la première de ces formes et se faire une juste idée de son aridité, il faut voir, au milieu de l'été, ses longues...

Tradizioni popolari di Nuoro in Sardegna è il titolo di uno straordinario lavoro sulla cultura sarda realizzato da Grazia Deledda e pubblicato sulle pagine della “Rivista delle tradizioni popolari italiane” tra la fine del 1893 e il 1895. Un appassionato studio e un’importante raccolta...

Myths and Maxims documents some of the beliefs and lore of Trinidad and Tobago and by extension the rest of the Caribbean. It is packed with elders' advice on how to survive in today’s world and the phrases that reflect these teachings.

If you’re looking for the best biscuit to dunk in your tea, the ideal temperature at which to serve real ale or the perfect pasty for your trip to the seaside, you either A) Have been desperately seeking a book exactly like this one or, B) Have secretly become British without realizing it. If...

Scottish Highlanders, and their descendants all over the world, are no better and no worse than any other people where “sinful” behaviour is concerned. Standards of morality and social conventions changed dramatically during the 19th century – and most of the people engaged in recording and...

?The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of...

Lightly falling snow, covering everything in sight with a soft mantle of white, burning luminarias and mellow-light farolitos, the warm adobe architecture, the peace and quiet that settles over the land on Christmas Eve, all tend to strengthen the comparison between Santa Fe and the land where Christ...

An exploration of the many forms of the ancient myth of the Wild Hunt and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe • Recounts the myriad variations of this legend, from the Cursed Huntsman and King Herla to phantom armies and vast processions of sinners and demons • Explains...

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1898 edition by Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London. This book includes maps available as a free download. This is an Illustrated edition. The author has succeeded in giving a full and interesting account of the history and changes of the last quarter of a century...

Carnavales de Santiago de Cuba (1948-1956): La Gran Semana Santiaguera es el ttulo que se le da a esta investigacin histrica, econmica, folclrica y sociolgica realizada por los autores Alejandro Pichel y Olga Garca en 1973, referente a la poca de mayor esplendor del carnaval santiaguero (1948-1956),...

Gathering all of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s writings on Japan, this sustained meditation follows his dictum that to understand one’s own culture, one must see it from another’s point of view. For Lévi-Strauss, Japan occupied a unique place among world cultures. This English translation presents one of France’s most public figures at his most personal.

Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass. Organized by category, it contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental, created by the likes of Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, and Willard Scott alongside equally engaging...

Voices of the American Indian Experience provides unique insights into American Indian history by focusing on Indian accounts instead of on relying on other sources. As a result, their voices are clearer, and readers learn more about Indians directly from Indians, rather than through accounts that...

Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen engage in a craftsman’s work. Craftsmanship names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, says the...