The Handcraft Revival in Southern Appalachia, 1930-1990


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Presents the essentials of the subject in a concise and practical manner; concepts and procedures are illustrated with clear line drawings and photos. For rehabilitation technicians. An active participant in craft guilds of the southern Appalachians presents a chronological record of how vanishing crafts were rescued, and the politics and economics of their continuing revival. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Common Threads


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New in paperback! Heath shows how to use thematic festivals to incorporate the exploration of literature into cooperative learning activities, increasing students' awareness of other cultures. Cloth edition [0-8108-3036-1] previously published in 1996. Paperback edition available May 2002.




Consuming Modernity


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Canadian Reference Sources


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In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR