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Gypsies and Orientalism in German Literature and Anthropology of the Long Nineteenth Century (2007)
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Saul, N. (2007). Gypsies and Orientalism in German Literature and Anthropology of the Long Nineteenth Century. Legenda

An apparently nomadic diaspora nation of Indian provenance, the Romanies are present with notable frequency in Germanic literature of the long nineteenth century from Wolzogen, Kotzebue, Brentano and Immermann to Stifter, Keller, Storm, Raabe, Jensen... Read More about Gypsies and Orientalism in German Literature and Anthropology of the Long Nineteenth Century.

The Guénégaud theatre in Paris (1673-1680), volume two : the accounts season by season (2001)
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Clarke, J. (2001). The Guénégaud theatre in Paris (1673-1680), volume two : the accounts season by season. (Volumes 2 and 3 of 3 volume work.). Edwin Mellen Press

The account books for the Hotel Guenegaud provide a rich source of material for the student of 17th-century theatre, but have so far not been published in fascimile form due to their vast amount of information and chaotic form. This volume is divided... Read More about The Guénégaud theatre in Paris (1673-1680), volume two : the accounts season by season.

Mexican National Cinema (2005)
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Noble, A. (2005). Mexican National Cinema. Routledge

Mexican National Cinema offers an account of the development of Mexican cinema from the intense cultural nationalism of the Mexican Revolution, through the "Golden Age" of the 1940s and the Nuevo Cine of the 1960s, to the renaissance in Mexican cinem... Read More about Mexican National Cinema.

Visual Culture and Archaeology: Art and Social Life in Prehistoric South-East Italy (2005)
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Skeates, R. (2005). Visual Culture and Archaeology: Art and Social Life in Prehistoric South-East Italy. Duckworth

This book draws on the complementary fields of visual cultural studies and interpretative archaeology to examine how successive generations transformed their visual culture to construct themselves, exploring this process through an extended case-stud... Read More about Visual Culture and Archaeology: Art and Social Life in Prehistoric South-East Italy.

Bishops, Wives and Children: Spiritual Capital Across the Generations (2007)
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Davies, D., & Guest, M. (2007). Bishops, Wives and Children: Spiritual Capital Across the Generations. Ashgate Publishing

Arguments for or against the decline of Christianity as a cultural force to be reckoned with have rarely taken into account the actual processes by which tradition is transmitted, modified, embraced or rejected over time. This book sheds new light on... Read More about Bishops, Wives and Children: Spiritual Capital Across the Generations.

The Window Glass of the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham: A York-Based Study (2001)
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Graves, C. (2001). The Window Glass of the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham: A York-Based Study. York Archaeological Trust ; Council for British Archaeology

The excavations on the site of the Gilbertine priory of St. Andrew at Fishergate, York, uncovered the largest quantity of window glass from any building associated with this peculiarly English medieval monastic order. It is the only assemblage of any... Read More about The Window Glass of the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham: A York-Based Study.

Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years’ War (2002)
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Osborne, T. (2002). Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years’ War. Cambridge University Press

The following text is taken from the publisher's website. "This book is the first major study in English of the duchy of Savoy during the period of the Thirty Year' War. Rather than examining Savoy purely in terms of its military or geo-strategic rol... Read More about Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy: Political Culture and the Thirty Years’ War.

The Collecting of Origins: collectors and collections of Italian prehistory and the cultural transformation of value (1550-1999). (2000)
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Skeates, R. (2000). The Collecting of Origins: collectors and collections of Italian prehistory and the cultural transformation of value (1550-1999). British Archaeological Reports

This book examines the strategic re-production and re-working of the cultural values and meanings of prehistoric objects by collectors over the last five hundred years. It does so in the light of those collectors’ individual beliefs and aspirations,... Read More about The Collecting of Origins: collectors and collections of Italian prehistory and the cultural transformation of value (1550-1999)..

Anthropology and Theology (2002)
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Davies, D. (2002). Anthropology and Theology. Berg

The following text is taken from the publisher's website. "Anthropology and Christian Theology have traditionally interpreted religion in quite different ways and have often been thought of as hostile to one another. In fact, a fundamental concern fo... Read More about Anthropology and Theology.