Cultures

A Splendid Exchange

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In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein transports readers from the ships that carried silk from China to Rome on monsoon gales in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly in spices in the sixteenth; from the rush for sugar that brought the British to Jamaica in 1655 to the American trade battles of the early twentieth century; from key innovations such as steam, steel, and refrigeration to the modern era of televisions from Taiwan, lettuce from Mexico, and T-shirts from China. Learn More

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Along The Silk Road

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In 1998 cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded the Silk Road Project, a nonprofit foundation devoted to the living arts of people of traditional Silk Road lands. This richly illustrated, lively book is keynoted by Yo-Yo Ma's candid insights into contemporary music and the Silk Road. Learn More

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Empires of the Silk Road

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The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road: a History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Hardcover, 472 pages. Learn More

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Life Along the Silk Road

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Author Susan Whitfield creates a rich and varied portrait of life along the greatest trade route in history in a vivid, lively, and learned account that spans the eighth through the tenth centuries. Recounting the lives of ten individuals who lived at different times during this period, Whitfield draws on contemporary sources and uses firsthand accounts whenever possible to reconstruct the history of the route through the personal experiences of these characters. Life Along the Silk Road is extremely accessible and entertaining. Learn More

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Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF: South Korean Popular Religion In Motion

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This enlightening and entertaining study of contemporary Korean shamanism makes the case for the dynamism of popular religious practice, the creativity of those we call shamans, and the necessity of writing about them in the present tense. Learn More

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Margaret Mead: A Life

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This intimate and fascinating story of Margaret Mead, by author Jane Howard, is an astonishing record of the personal and scientific life of an extraordinary human being. Learn More

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Growing Up in New Guinea - Margaret Mead

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Following the sensational success of her first book, Coming of Age in Samoa, Margaret Mead continued her brilliant work in Growing Up in New Guinea, detailing her study of the Manus, a New Guinea people still untouched by the outside world when she visited them in 1928. Learn More

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A Splendid Exchange

Along The Silk Road

Empires of the Silk Road

Life Along the Silk Road

Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF: South Korean Popular Religion In Motion

Margaret Mead: A Life

Growing Up in New Guinea - Margaret Mead