An area study of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia that examines the Caucasus's history, urban life, religion, literature, folklore, holidays, leisure, crafts, sports, festivals and other cultural aspects, with a glossary.
In this 'Very Short Introduction', Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia, examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.
This comprehensive look at the Egyptians daily lives covers their houses, family relationships and duties, food and dining customs, social status and roles, marriage customs, health and personal grooming, education, occupations and crafts, leisure activities, religious beliefs and rituals, and much more..
A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
Chronicles one thousand years of trading in the Sahara, describing how it became one of the world's greatest commercial highways, transporting gold, slaves, and other commodities and manufactured goods while spreading Mediterranean culture south into the Sudan.
a reading of Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki and Karatani K?jin
Murakami, Fuminobu
2005
Discusses theories of postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonialism in relation to Japanese literature and analyses the fictional and critical works of four twentieth- and twenty-first-century Japanese writers--Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki, and Karatani K?jin.
