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Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes: The Anthropology of Museums
ISBN: 9780774804837 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes, Michael Ames examines the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. The author, an internationally renowned museum director, challenges popular concepts and criticisms of museums and presents an alternative perspective which reflects his study of critical social theory and his experience from many years of museum work. Based on the author's previous book, Museums, the Public and Anthropology, this edition includes seven new essays which argue that museums and anthropologists must contextualize and critique... In Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes, Michael Ames examines the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. ... |
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146,88 |
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Old Telephones
ISBN: 9780852637814 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From its demonstration to Queen Victoria in 1878, through the bake light models of the 1920s and '30s to the chic plastic designs of the 1970s and '80s, Andrew Emmerson traces the evolution of the humble telephone over more than an a century. Magneto, skeleton and candlestick telephones accompany the National Telephone Company, telephone kiosks and railway platform telephones in this fascinating history of Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention.
From its demonstration to Queen Victoria in 1878, through the bake light models of the 1920s and '30s to the chic plastic designs of the 1970s and '80...
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36,04 |
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Breweriana : American Beer Collectibles
ISBN: 9780747810445 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Though beer is one of the oldest beverages around, beer can collecting--particularly in the United States--really picked up steam in the 1930s when beer in cans first appeared. Since then, beer can collecting and breweriana has become vastly popular, with a variety of clubs and associations springing up across the country and around the world. Brewery collectibles became especially popular in the 1970s, and today breweriana remains a popular pastime, especially with the onset of the microbrew revolution. Author Kevin Kious explores the history of beer and collecting in Breweriana. Kious looks...
Though beer is one of the oldest beverages around, beer can collecting--particularly in the United States--really picked up steam in the 1930s when be...
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41,19 |
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The World of Beer Memorabilia: Identification and Value Guide
ISBN: 9780891457497 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The World of Beer Memorabilia: Identification and Value Guide
The World of Beer Memorabilia: Identification and Value Guide
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149,43 |
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A Beginner's Guide to becoming an Antiques Dealer: Antiques for Everyone
ISBN: 9781492259459 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book is unique in its genre and reviews record: 'Great Book', 'Concise, Comprehensive, Easy to Read, Interesting and Informative', 'good pictures'. It is a MUST for anyone interested in the World of Antiques or indeed, other associated Arts and Crafts Industries and has been designed as a Beginner's Overview or General Introduction. There are 149 separate quality colour illustrations, many of fine and rare antiques (some of which may be available to purchase). It describes historical periods associated with general antique descriptions, together with features on some famous fine antique...
The book is unique in its genre and reviews record: 'Great Book', 'Concise, Comprehensive, Easy to Read, Interesting and Informative', 'good pictures'...
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67,73 |
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Class of '62
ISBN: 9780615628745 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Humorous tale of a high school class believed to have been cursed because of a skin flick that interrupted the telecast of Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dance Party. The Class of '62 holds its first reunion 50-years later to determine who was responsible.
Humorous tale of a high school class believed to have been cursed because of a skin flick that interrupted the telecast of Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dance...
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45,19 |
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Teachers Matter
ISBN: 9781469914978 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an essay about the role of the teacher in our society, and the partnership between parent, child and teacher that forms the foundation of our education system. I also discuss the nature and meaning of education, some important people involved in the education system, the nature and need for education reform, and education and computers.
This is an essay about the role of the teacher in our society, and the partnership between parent, child and teacher that forms the foundation of our ...
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21,65 |
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From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
ISBN: 9780873658676 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1986 the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard mounted From Site to Sight, a groundbreaking traveling exhibition on the historic and contemporary uses of photography in anthropology. Using visual materials from the vast photographic archives of the Peabody Museum and the work of members of Harvard's anthropology department, the accompanying catalog investigates how anthropologists have employed the camera as a recording and analytic tool and as an aesthetic medium. Photographs ranging from daguerreotypes to satellite images are presented in an examination of the... In 1986 the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard mounted From Site to Sight, a groundbreaking traveling exhibition on the ... |
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175,02 |
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Godden's Guide to English Blue & White Porcelain
ISBN: 9781851494484 / Angielski / Twarda / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first major book on English blue and white porcelain since the early 1970s. Not only is it the latest and most up-to-date work, but it includes types not previously studied and extends the range of wares into the early years of the nineteenth-century. It is a unique, comprehensive study. The number of instructive illustrations exceeds seven hundred, including helpful comparison photographs and details of identifying features - footrims, handle forms, manufacturing characteristics and marks. Apart from introductory chapters on collecting blue and white and on the introduction and...
This is the first major book on English blue and white porcelain since the early 1970s. Not only is it the latest and most up-to-date work, but it inc...
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335,11 |
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The Sun Makes Diamonds Out Of Water: First Poems from the Island of Broken Toys
ISBN: 9781494800208 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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24,15 |
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Maria, la frontera y el camino
ISBN: 9781481051408 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maria una mujer de espiritu libre; luchaba en la frontera por su supervivencia y la de su familia; el contrabando, el campo, el mercado negro, las veredas y trochas, el camino y la guerra, hacian que su vida estuviera en un continuo jaque."
Maria una mujer de espiritu libre; luchaba en la frontera por su supervivencia y la de su familia; el contrabando, el campo, el mercado negro, las ver...
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43,06 |
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Audie Murphy Movie Lobby Cards
ISBN: 9781500226398 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,23 |
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Blood 'n' Thunder: Summer 2014
ISBN: 9781500718817 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. BLOOD 'N THUNDER #41 begins with a report on this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. "Tricks of the Trade" offers an article by Arthur Burks, "speed merchant of the pulps," on an occupational hazard to fictioneering. "Pulp Page to Silver Screen" explores the 1931 Western TRAILIN', based on a Max Brand novel serialized in ALL-STORY WEEKLY. "Cliffhanger Classics" covers a bizarre 1935 serial THE LOST CITY. Our feature articles include a survey of the short-lived but memorable Munsey pulp ALL-AMERICAN WEEKLY, and Larry Latham's overview of dime novel heroes adapted to the movies....
BLOOD 'N THUNDER #41 begins with a report on this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. "Tricks of the Trade" offers an article by Arthur Burks...
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50,31 |
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The Boomer Book of Christmas Memories
ISBN: 9780985397340 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No holiday can thrill kids more than Christmas If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you enjoyed some of the greatest inventions in the world of toys, food, and entertainment. But just how much do you know about the history, fun, and controversy surrounding your favorites? Well, wonder no more The Boomer Book of Christmas Memories fills in all the blanks by revealing: - Which toy designer was married to ZsaZsa Gabor, and which one's bachelor pad was profiled in Playboy - How a surplus of frozen turkeys led to the invention of the TV dinner - Why tinsel feels... No holiday can thrill kids more than Christmas If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you enjoyed some of the greatest inventions in the world of... |
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"And Mother Used to Say.....": Words to Live by That "Ain't Never Lied"
ISBN: 9781478738763 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A hard head makes a soft behind" and "if ya think long, ya think wrong" are just a few of the timeless sayings that our grandmothers and mothers imparted on our young minds. Take a journey back into time as you reminisce through the "common sense" language and wisdom from generations of old. "And Mother Used to Say...Words to Live By that "ain't never lied," is a clever, humorous and distinctive showcase of the dialect, culture and voice of mothers from the DMV, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
"A hard head makes a soft behind" and "if ya think long, ya think wrong" are just a few of the timeless sayings that our grandmothers and mothers impa...
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98,51 |
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The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781581573114 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs,...
What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters the magical, m...
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102,81 |
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The World of Beer Memorabilia: Identification and Value Guide
ISBN: 9781681622781 / Angielski / Miękka / 183 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Loaded with over 200 sharp color photos, this book showcases the personal collection of Herb
Loaded with over 200 sharp color photos, this book showcases the personal collection of Herb
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91,94 |
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Bernie Sanders Paper Doll Collectible 2016 Campaign Edition
ISBN: 9780486811451 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Dress them up Mix and match Cleverly play off the candidates' bios." USA Today
No matter which side of the political fence you're on, you can believe in these Bernie Sanders paper dolls Currently campaigning for the Democratic party's 2016 presidential nomination, the Vermont senator will be ready for any debate in 15 entertaining costumes, including a folk singer, basketball player, track team captain, and more. Includes a detailed Sanders biography." "Dress them up Mix and match Cleverly play off the candidates' bios." USA Today
No matter which side of the political fence you're on, you... |
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45,95 |
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Amazing Super Car: Grayscale coloring booksfor adults Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People (Adult Coloring Books Series, grayscale fan
ISBN: 9781534947573 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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32,76 |