When a bird steals the lucky grain of corn his parents gave him, Soro must run after the feathered thief, meeting friendly animals and learning important lessons along the way.
Is our sexuality determined primarily by our genes? Or is it shaped by the social norms and expectations we happen to be born into. This Very Short Introduction provides an accessible, thoughtful and
How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the Nath Yogis (known also as the Yogis with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a
The Art of Doing NothingSimple Ways to Make Time for YourselfA culture of overachievers, we make things happen--and happen fast. While rushing along, though, the days seem to get shorter and shorter.
In this ethnographic study, Benei (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) explores how nationalism is reproduced in daily experiences of state primary schools in India. Theoretically, h
The eight volumes in this boxset reveal the manifold creative talents of Rene Lalique, an exceptional artist, Art Nouveau jeweller, and later Art Deco glassmaker, as well as those of his successors an
The Swiss-born sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) is best known for his bronzes depicting ghostly and attenuated figures, which made him a key figure of twentieth-century sculpture. This impress
