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A comparison of formative cultures in the Americas; diffusion or the psychic unity of man. by Ford, James Alfred,1911-1968.(CARDINAL)300362; Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)DLC(CARDINAL)278833;
Bibliography: pages 195-211.
Subjects: Indians;
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Life and culture in the United States and Canada / by Daly, D. E.,author.(CARDINAL)793592;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.The United States and Canada -- Indigenous people and languages -- The roots of two nations -- Melting pots, mosaics, and music -- Holidays and religion -- Sports culture -- Cultural diffusion and the cinematic world."From the Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis tribes in Canada to modern-day immigrants from all across the globe, the North American continent is home to some of the most diverse peoples and cultures in the world. Through evocative full-color photographs, unique fact boxes, and accessible text, your readers will explore the ways this diversity has defined and helped strengthen Canada and the United States"--Ages 9-11.Grades 4-6.
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The Frazer lectures, 1922-1932 : by divers hands / by Frazer, James George,1854-1941.(CARDINAL)138773; Dawson, Warren R.(Warren Royal),1888-1968.(CARDINAL)187049;
Bibliographical footnotes.Introduction, by W. R. Dawson --The evolution of kinship: an African study, by E. S. Hartland--Immigrants and their influence in the lake region of Central Africa, by J. Roscoe--The age of the gods, by W. J. Perry--Myth in primitive psychology, by B. Malinowski--La mise a mort du dieu en Egypte, par A. Moret--The diffusion of culture, by R. R. Marett--The study of popular sayings, by E. A. Westermarck--The religion of a primitive people, by A. C. Haddon.--Les Oceaniens, par P. Rivet--The earlier religion of Greece in the light of Cretan discoveries, by Sir A. Evans--The Aryan theory as it stands to-day, by Sir A. Keith.
Subjects: Anthropology.; Prehistoric peoples.; Ethnology.;
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Kendo : culture of the sword / by Bennett, Alexander,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index.The art of killing : swordsmanship in medieval Japan -- The art of living : early-modern kenjutsu -- The fall and rise of samurai culture : kenjutsu's nationalization -- Sharpening the empire's claws -- Kendo and sports : path of reason or cultural treason? -- Crossing swords and borders : the global diffusion of kendo."Kendo is the first book in English to provide an in-depth historical, cultural, and political account of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice today as a global sport. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through a recurring process of 'inventing tradition', which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Kendo follows the development of Japanese swordsmanship from the aristocratic pretensions of medieval warriors in the Muromachi period, to the samurai elitism of the Edo regime, and to the patriotism of the Meiji state. Kendo was influenced in the 1930s and 1940s by ultranationalist militarists and ultimately by the postwar government, which sought a gentle form of cultural nationalism to rekindle appreciation of traditional culture among Japan's youth and to garner international prestige as an instrument of 'soft power'. Today kendo is becoming increasingly popular internationally. But even as new organizations and clubs form around the world, the sport remains closely linked to Japan's sense of collective identity"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Kendo.; Swordplay;
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Urban life in the Middle Ages, 1000-1450 / by Lilley, Keith D.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-278) and index.
Subjects: Cities and towns, Medieval.; Civilization, Medieval.;
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What is African art? : a short history / by Probst, Peter,author.(CARDINAL)854687;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-260) and index.Introduction -- Forming a field: colonial collecting, racial omissions, and national rivalries -- Celebrating form: from primitive to primitivism -- Creating visibility and value: photography and its effects -- Discovering the African artist: tradition and tribality in the post-Cold War era -- Acknowledging the contemporary: new forms, new actors -- Extending the horizon: Africa in the Americas -- Intervening the canon: the postmodern, the popular, and the authentic -- Challenging representation: postcolonial critique and curation -- Undoing the empire: duress, defiance, and decolonial futures -- Epilogue."What do we have in mind when we talk about African art? This book examines the shifting answers to that question. Fluidly written, it is the first book to explore the full historical arc of the invention and development of the category of "African art" and the academic field of African art history. It is meant to be an accessible guide through the history of the field, showing us how it started and has changed from its contested beginnings until today. Peter Probst helps the reader understand how Africanists have continuously filled the notion of African art with new meanings and why these shifts manifest wider societal transformations. The book covers three key stages in the field's history, starting with the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth century. Here Probst focuses on museums, processes of collecting, photography's role in disseminating visual culture, and how early anthropologists and art historians-and artists-imbued collected objects with values that spoke to scientific debates about the evolution and diffusion of culture prominent at the time. Probst then explores the rise of Black Atlantic studies in the 1970s and 1980s, when African art history fell under the gaze of African American critique and saw an explosion of interest in contemporary African art. Finally, he examines the postcolonial reconfiguration of the field driven by questions of heritage, reparation, and the "crisis of representation." Probst believes that if the study of African art is to move in productive new directions, we must look to how the field is evolving in Africa for new models of inquiry"-- ǂc Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Art, African; Art, African;
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Appropriated pasts : indigenous peoples and the colonial culture of archaeology / by McNiven, Ian J.(CARDINAL)276723; Russell, Lynette.(CARDINAL)276722;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294) and index.Colonial culture of archaeology -- Progressivism : the invention of prehistory -- Antiquation : aboriginal peoples as living fossils -- Migrationism : the archaeology of dispossession -- Diffusionism : the archaeology of alienation -- Subjectation : appropriation through science -- Shared nations : the new appropriation? -- Partnerships : pathways to a decolonised practice."Archaeology has been complicit in the appropriation of Indigenous peoples' pasts worldwide. While tales of blatant archaeological colonialism abound from the era of empire, the process also took more subtle and insidious forms. Ian J. McNiven and Lynette Russell outline archaeology's "colonial culture" and how it has shaped archaeological practice over the past century. Using examples from their native Australia - and comparative material from North America, Africa, and elsewhere - the authors show how colonized peoples were objectified by research, had their needs subordinated to those of science, were disassociated from their accomplishments by theories of diffusion, watched their histories reshaped by Western concepts of social evolution, and had their cultures appropriated toward nationalist ends. The authors conclude by offering a decolonized archaeological practice through collaborative partnership with native peoples in understanding their past."--Jacket.
Subjects: Archaeology; Archaeology and history.; Colonization; Colonies; Indigenous peoples.;
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Man across the sea; problems of pre-Columbian contacts. / by Riley, Carroll L.(CARDINAL)131351; Society for American Archaeology.(CARDINAL)147893;
Bibliography: pages 459-530.Diffusion versus independent development : the bases of controversy / Stephen C. Jett -- Diffusion and archaeological evidence / Gordon F. Ekholm -- Diffusion : evidence and process / David H. Kelley -- Style and culture contact / Jon Muller -- Pre-Columbian contacts -- The dryland approach : the impact and influence of Teotihuacán culture on the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica / Stephan F. Borhegyi -- The sailing raft as a great tradition / Edwin Doran, Jr. -- Cultural patterning as revealed by a study of pre-Columbian ax and adz hafting in the Old and New Worlds / Daniel Randall Beirne -- Pre-Columbian chickens in America / Geoge F. Carter -- The significance of an apparent relationship between the ancient Near East and Mesoamerica / John L. Sorenson -- Vinland and the way thither / Herbert C. Taylor, Jr. -- Quetzalcoatl : European or Indigene? / B.C. Hedrick -- A transatlantic stimulus hypothesis for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, circa 3500 to 2000 B.C. / Robert A. Kennedy -- Small boats upon the North Atlantic / Alice B. Kehoe -- A reevalutation of the coconut as an indicator of human dispersal / Jonathan D. Sauer -- Endemism and pre-Columbian migration of the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceria (Mol.) Standl. / Thomas W. Whitaker -- Construction of the hypothesis for distribution of the sweet potato / Douglas E. Yen -- The sweet potato : an exercise in methodology / Donald D. Brand -- Travels of corn and squash / Huch C. Cutler and Leonard W. Blake -- Pre-Columbian maize in Asia / M.D.W. Jeffreys -- Some problems of interpreting transoceanic dispersal of the New World cottons / S.G. Stephens -- Phaseolus : diffusion and centers of origin / Lawrence Kaplan.Contains the major portion of papers presented at a symposium held during the national meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, at Santa Fe, N.M. in May 1968.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.;
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A place of our own : six spaces that shaped queer women's culture / by Thomas, June(Journalist),author.(CARDINAL)896963;
Includes bibliographic references (pages 253-280), and index.For as long as queer women have existed, they've created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. From the intimate darkness of the lesbian bar to the sweaty camaraderie of the softball field, these spaces aren't a luxury--they're a necessity for queer women defining their identities. In A Place of Our Own, journalist June Thomas invites readers into six iconic lesbian spaces over the course of the last sixty years, including the rural commune, the sex toy boutique, the vacation spot, and the feminist bookstore. Thomas blends her own experiences with archival research and rare interviews with pioneering figures like Elaine Romagnoli, Susie Bright, and Jacqueline Woodson. She richly illustrates the lives of the business owners, entrepreneurs, activists, and dreamers who shaped the long struggle for queer liberation. Thomas illuminates what is gained and lost in the shift from the exclusive, tight-knit women's spaces of the '70s toward today's more inclusive yet more diffuse LGBTQ+ communities. At once a love letter, a time capsule, and a bridge between generations of queer women, A Place of Our Own brings the history--and timeless present--of the lesbian community to vivid life. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Informational works.; Documents d'information.; Lesbians; Sexual minority community; Public spaces; Lesbian culture; Feminism; Lesbiennes; Communautés de minorités sexuelles; Espaces publics; Culture lesbienne; Féminisme; Lesbians.; Lesbian culture.; Feminism.; Women's movement.;
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Reflections of our past : how human history is revealed in our genes / by Relethford, John.(CARDINAL)334144;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Human genetics.;
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