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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Evil Eye A Casebook
The widespread superstition of the evil eye has attracted the attention of many scholars and the 21 essays in this volume reflect diverse perspectives: anthropology, classics, folklore studies, ophthalmology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, sociology and religious studies.
£18.95
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Conquest of Epidemic Disease A Chapter in the History of Ideas
£15.15
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Grammar Crammer How to Write Perfect Sentences
A concise, sensible grammar handbook explaining lucidly how to remember correct word forms and sentence structures. Useful as a reference tool for high school and beyond, it packs an entire grammar encyclopedia into just over a hundred pages.
£10.43
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Wrestling with God and Men Homosexuality and the Jewish Tradition
In 1999, Rabbi Steven Greenberg challenged this tradition when he became the first Orthodox rabbi ever to openly declare his homosexuality. Wrestling with God and Men is the product of Rabbi Greenberg's ten-year struggle to reconcile his two warring identities.
£28.95
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Small Creatures and Ordinary Places Essays on Nature
This collection of essays reveals the beauty and value of hornets, bats, katydids, mice, cicadas, and other tiny creatures. Allen M. Young records his keen observations of the natural world as he walks through urban woods near Lake Michigan, or sits on his deck in his own backyard.
£29.27
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin No Condition is Permanent Social Dynamics of Agrarian Change in SubSaharan Africa
The author's thesis declares that the obstacles to African agrarian development never stay the same. She explores the complex way in which African economy and society are tied to issues of land and labour, and offers comparative studies of agrarian change in four sub-Saharan areas.
£18.95
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Lima Inquisition The Plight of CryptoJews in SeventeenthCentury Peru
Established in Peru in 1570, the Holy Office of the Inquisition operated there until 1820, prosecuting, torturing, and sentencing alleged heretics. Ana Schaposchnik offers a deeply researched history of the Inquisition's tribunal in the capital city of Lima, with a focus on cases of crypto-Judaism - the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing Christianity.
£21.95
