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Pastoralists : equality, hierarchy, and the state by Salzman, Philip Carl

Contents: “…Introduction : pastoralism and pastoral societies -- Agency and adaptation : pastoralists of Iran -- Equality and anarchy : segmentary tribes -- Hierarchical image and reality : tribal chiefdoms -- Accommodation and resistance to the state : peasant pastoralists -- What can we learn from pastoral peoples about equality, freedom and democracy? …”
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Prehistoric steppe adaptation and the horse by McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Contents: “…/ Ute Luise Dietz -- Origins of pastoralism in the Eurasian steppes / Elena E. Kuzmina -- The horse and the wheel: the dialects of change in the circum-Pontic region and adjacent areas, 4500-1500 BC / Andrew Sherratt -- The importance of fish in the diet of central Eurasian peoples from the Mesolithic to the early Iron Age / Tamsin O'Connell, Marsha Levine & Robert Hedges -- Correlations between agriculture and pastoralism in the northern Pontic steppe area during the Bronze Age / Kateryna P. …”

Cattle and kinship among the Gogo; a semi-pastoral society of Central Tanzania [1st ed.] by Rigby, Peter, 1938-

Introduction to cultural ecology by Sutton, Mark Q., 1952-

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The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals by Pollan, Michael

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Detachment from place : beyond an archaeology of settlement abandonment

Contents: “…Detachment as a cultural response to climate fluctuations in Early Bronze Age northern Mesopotamia : the enabling role of pastoralism /…”

Landscape and memory 1st ed. by Schama, Simon

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60 feet, 6 inches and other distances from home : the (baseball) life of Mose YellowHorse by Fuller, Todd, 1965-

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Cooperstown to Dyersville : a geography of baseball nostalgia by Springwood, Charles Fruehling

Development among Africa's migratory pastoralists by Majok, Aggrey Ayuen

Contents: “…1. Pastoralism in Africa -- 2. Climate, Land Use and Migrations -- 3. …”

Alaska's place in the West : from the last frontier to the last great wilderness by Willis, Roxanne

Contents: “…Introduction : A place for Alaska -- A new game in the north : Alaska native reindeer herding -- Alaskan pastoral : the Matanuska Colony -- The road to nowhere : the Alaska Highway as a northern development project -- Alaska submerged : the Rampart Dam controversy -- A crack in the landscape : the trans-Alaska pipeline -- Epilogue : Alaska heats up.…”

The Middle East : an anthropological approach by Eickelman, Dale F., 1942-

Contents: “…Anthropology and the Middle East -- Intellectual Predecessors: The Rediscovery of the Middle East -- The Functionalist Era: Village and Community Studies -- The Contexts of Pastoral Nomadism -- What is a Tribe? -- Personal and Family Relationships -- Change in Practical Ideologies: Self, Sexuality, and Ethnicity -- The Cultural Order of Complex Societies -- Islam in Practice -- Cities in Their Place -- Political Economy: Past and Present.…”

American environmentalism; the formative period, 1860-1915 by Worster, Donald, 1941-

Contents: “…Man and nature in an age of science: Marsh, G. P. The pastoral vision refuted. Burroughs, J. The ambiguous impact of science.…”

The quest for environmental justice : human rights and the politics of pollution 1st ed.

Contents: “…Bullard and Damu Smith -- Living and dying in Louisiana's "cancer alley" / Beverly Wright -- Environmental inequity in metropolitan Los Angeles / Manuel Pastor, James L. Sadd and Rachel Morello-Frosch -- Toxic racism on a New Jersey waterfront / Olga Pomar -- Anatomy of the urban parks movement: equal justice, democracy, and livability in Los Angeles / Robert García and Erica S. …”
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The Basques by Caro Baroja, Julio

Contents: “…Types of town typical of the Basque country: structure of the settlements of the Basque-speaking region and of the central and southern areas of Araba and Navarre -- Roots of the present types of town: ancient times -- Roots of the present types of town: the Middle Ages in Araba and Navarre -- Roots of the present types of town: the Middle Ages in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, and the French Basque country -- The development of the Basque town in the modern age -- Internal analysis of Basque towns: types of houses and types of settlement -- Internal analysis of Basque towns: names and function of houses -- The agricultural sector: types of crops -- The agricultural sector: implements and ergology -- The agricultural sector: draft animals and special crops -- The pastoral sector: types of shepherding typical of the Basque country. …”

Cuentos : tales from the Hispanic Southwest : based on stories originally collected by Juan B. Rael 1st ed. by Griego y Maestas, José, 1949-

Contents: “…Anaya -- La comadre Sebastiana = Dona Sebastiana -- Los cuatro elementos = The Four Elements -- El hombre, el burro y el perro = Man, the Burro, and the Dog -- Chicoria = Chicoria -- La suerte = The Force of Luck -- El Santo Nino = The Holy Child -- La yegua prieta = The Black Mare -- El pastor que sabia los idiomas de los animales = The Man Who Knew the Language of the Animals -- El muchacho de burrito = The Boy and His Donkey -- El camello que se perdio = The Lost Camel -- Los tres consejos = Words of Wisdom -- El obispo = The New Bishop -- Los tres hermanos = The Three Brothers -- El perico que compro lena = The Parrot Who Bought Firewood -- El muchacho y el abuelito = The Boy and His Grandfather -- El indito de las cien vacas = The Indian and the Hundred Cows -- San Sebastian = Saint Sebastian -- El que se llevo el venado = The Deer Thief -- Fabiano y Reyes = Fabiano and Reyes -- El baile de los tecolotes = The Dance of the Owls -- Los dos carreteros = The Two Wagoners -- La mujer cabezuda = The Headstrog Woman -- Pedro de Ordimalas = Pedro de Ordimalas -- Glossary: Regional Archaic and Idiomatic Words.…”

Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and the American Culture (1989) 1st ed. by Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and the American Culture Cooperstown, N.Y., State University of New York College at Oneonta

Contents: “…Gadwood -- Farmers, orphans, and cultists : pastoral characters and themes in baseball fiction / Richard Gaughran -- From dreams to diamonds to dictionaries : baseball as acculturating force / Linda A. …”