This book first published in 1971 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour.The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions
Why do things float? How do magnets work? What is gravity? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this fact-filled book.Simple, easy-to-read text and lively illustrations introduce ba
Practical guide to all the things that can be seen in the night skyAdvice on using and buying binoculars and telescopesSeasonal star maps and glossaryInternet links to exciting websitesPictures to dow
Rich in historical detail, with information about how knights lived both in war and peace, the importance of chivalry and how their armour and horses helped them to win many battles. Also contains a f
A captivating title in this hugely entertaining and informative series.Part of Young Reading Level 3, created for children ready to tackle longer stories and more diverse subjects.Developed in conjunc
Discover the amazing age of dinosaurs with this 300-piece jigsaw and fold-out dinosaur timeline. A sturdy gift box contains a stylishly-illustrated jigsaw showing a selection of dinosaurs - all with their names and when they lived. The richly detailed, fold-out timeline charts dinosaurs from the Triassic to the Cretaceous period.On the reverse, the dinosaurs are shown with more information about where each one lived, how big they were, what they ate and other fascinating facts.300片拼圖+8頁摺頁小書 (展開尺寸136*27公分)拼圖完成尺寸59*40公分
This slim volume on alternative lifestyle politics in the UK explores issues of practical citizenship through the lens of modern utopian movements. Drawing on original research, the work attempts to p
First published in 1929, Raymond Firth’s original and insightful study offers an incredibly detailed account of the social and economic organisation of the Maori people before their contact with Weste
Religion: A Humanist Interpretation represents a lifetime's work on the anthropology of religion from a rather unusual personal viewpoint. Raymond Firth treats religion as a human art, capable of grea
First published in 1967, this book gives some of the fruits of the author's study of Tikopia ways of thought as the result of three field expeditions. Most Polynesians became Christians more than a ce
Originally published in 1970, this book represents a unique study of beliefs and ritual practices in a pagan religion, and of the processes by which a transformation to Christianity took place.Christi
