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The free world art and thought in the Cold War
In his follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Metaphysical Club, Louis Menand offers a new intellectual and cultural history of the postwar years. The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense—economic and political,...
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Pirate enlightenment, or the real Libertalia
Pirate Enlightenment playfully dismantles the central myths of the Enlightenment. In their place comes a story about the magic, sea battles, purloined princesses, manhunts, make-believe kingdoms, fraudulent ambassadors, spies, jewel thieves, poisoners and devil worship...
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Vaesen spirits and monsters of Scandinavian fol ...
Boken presenterar ett urval av de väsen som tillhör Nordens folktro. En del väsen finner man i hela Europa, som drumliga jättar, mystiska troll, skira älvor och eldsprutande drakar. Andra, som dem skönspelande näcken, nattens mara, skogens huldra och mylingarna...
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Dragons
Dragons, and legends about dragons, have been with us since time immemorial. In almost every culture and religion on earth, serpents and dragons have held a unique and special place. But what is it about these fire-breathing reptiles that continues to fascinate us? And...
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The omnivore's dilemma the search for a perfect ...
"What shall we have for dinner? Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? We can eat what nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. This work traces the...
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Sweden for beginners
Informative and witty insights into what characterizes the Swedes in English! How do we behave when it comes to punctuality, standing in line, the weather and conflicts? Gunnar Jägberg writes about topics such as traditions, food and drink, colloquial expressions and...
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Russian criminal tattoo archive
This volume presents highlights from Fuel's singular collection of authentic material on this subject. Previously unpublished in its original form, this work comprises ink-on-paper drawings by Danzig Baldaev, the photographic albums of Arkady Bronnikov and prisoner...
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Swedish traditions and holidays an encyclopedic ...
Folkloristen Tora Wall guidar oss genom hela kalenderåret och går igenom ursprung, historia och seder såväl historiska som nutida kring de svenska traditionerna och högtiderna. Denna vackert formgivna och rikt illustrerade utgåva har inspirerats av dåtidens...
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From Lapland to Sápmi collecting and returning ...
"The story of the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. Deftly written and amply illustrated, From Lapland to Sápmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying,...
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Every day a good day fifteen lessons I learned ...
The author reflects on twenty-five years of studying the Japanese Way of Tea, from her first uncertain steps as a college student to her gradual discovery of freedom within the very rules that once seemed to hold her back. As the author experiences the trials and...
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Europeans essays on culture and identity
Vad betyder det att vara europé? En grupp europeiska akademiker ombads att använda sina egna personliga perspektiv för att diskutera det komplexa ämnet nationell identitet. Detta är speciellt intressant med tanke på att Europa i framtiden kommer att bli än mer...
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Culture unbound americanization and everyday li ...
Den amerikanska masskulturen har en mycket stark påverkan på livet i Europa. Dagligdags hör vi svenskar om hur vi influeras av landet ”over there”. Det gäller alla områden, från film och musik till kosthållning och motion. Ordet amerikanisering är tätt...
