**A Dan Josselyn Memorial PublicationPresents archaeological data to explore the concept of glocalization as applied in the Hopewell world**Originally coined in the context of twentieth-century business affairs, the term glocalization describes how the global circulation of products, services, or ideas requires accommodations to local conditions, and, in turn, how local conditions can significantly impact global markets and relationships. Garden Creek:...

Archaeological case studies consider material evidence of religion and ritual in the pre-Columbian Eastern WoodlandsArchaeologists today are interpreting Native American religion and ritual in the distant past in more sophisticated ways, considering new understandings of the ways that Native Americans themselves experienced them. Shaman, Priest, Practice, Belief: Materials of Ritual and Religion in Eastern North America broadly considers Native American re...

"Haunting, heartbreaking... stays with you long after the last page." C.R. Westbrook, author of TroublemakerRobbers Bridge hides more than secrets-it harbours the dead.1959. Childhood friends Jackey and Annie are bound by a love as wild and untamed as the moors that surround them. But the close-knit village of Robbers Bridge still clings to the old ways, and not everyone wishes the young couple well. When jealousy ...

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Color Purple with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker, which tells the story of Celie, a poor, uneducated African-American woman living in the rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th century. After being abused by the man she calls her father, married against her will to a man she does not love and forcibly separated from her beloved sister Nettie, Cel...

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a selection of diverse chapters written by a comb...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

"Pulps sind in aller Munde. Pulps, das sind spezielle Zeitschriften in einem speziellen Format, die im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert in den USA erschienen. Unzählige waren es: Kriminal- und Abenteuergeschichten, Liebesgeschichten und natürlich Phantastik, egal ob Horror, SF oder Fantasy. Die Titelbilder waren meist schrill, das Papier billig und die Geschichten geradeaus, mal innovativ, mal einfach nur unterhaltsam. Hier eine erlesene Auswahl. Ein besonderer Fund in einer Pyramide sorgt für ein ...

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Color Purple with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Color Purple by Alice Walker, which tells the story of Celie, a poor, uneducated African-American woman living in the rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th century. After being abused by the man she calls her father, married against her will to a man she does not love and forcibly se...

In the enchanting collection, *The Santa's Great Treasure Chest: 450+ Christmas Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends,* readers are invited to embark on a literary journey through the multifaceted world of Christmas narratives. This anthology offers a kaleidoscope of stories, carols, and legends, skillfully encapsulating a range of emotions and experiences tied to the festive season. The compendium includes tales of joy, wonder, and reflection, with standout pieces that capture the essence of Ch...

Internationally renowned as an exciting guide to unknown peoples and places, Norwegian Carl Lumholtz was a Victorian-era explorer, anthropologist, natural scientist, writer, and photographer who worked in Australia, Mexico, and Borneo. His photographs of the Tarahumara, Huichol, Cora, Tepehuan, Southern Pima, and Tohono O’odham tribes of Mexico and southwest Arizona were among the very first taken of these cultures and still provide the best photographic record of them at the turn of the t...