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Alcohol

A History

By: Roderick Phillips

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In this innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets and as objects of social, political, and religious anxiety. In the urban centers of Europe and America, where it was seen as healthier than untreated water, alcohol gained a foothold as the drink of choice, but it has been regulated by governmental and religious authorities more than any other commodity. As a potential source of social disruption, alcohol created volatile boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable consumption and broke through barriers of class, race, and gender. Phillips follows the ever-changing cultural meanings of these potent potables and makes the surprising argument that some societies have entered "post-alcohol" phases."--Jacket.

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UNC Press Books

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1469617609

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9781469617602

A Meeting of the People

School Boards and Protestant Communities in Quebec, 1801-1998

By: Roderick MacLeod,Mary Anne Poutanen

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A Meeting of the People

School Boards and Protestant Communities in Quebec, 1801-1998

By: Roderick MacLeod,Mary Anne Poutanen

A study of the local school board as a key political and social institution in Protestant communities in Quebec.

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546

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773527427

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9780773527423

Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

By: Alisa LaGamma,Yaëlle Biro,Mamadou Cissé,David C. Conrad,Souleymane Bachir Diagne,Roderick McIntosh,Paulo F. de Moraes Farias,Giulia Paoletti,Ibrahima Thiaw

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Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

By: Alisa LaGamma,Yaëlle Biro,Mamadou Cissé,David C. Conrad,Souleymane Bachir Diagne,Roderick McIntosh,Paulo F. de Moraes Farias,Giulia Paoletti,Ibrahima Thiaw

This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the western Sahel, a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. This is the first book to present a comprehensive overview of the diverse cultural achievements and traditions of the region, spanning more than 1,300 years from the pre Islamic period through the nineteenth century. It features some of the earliest extant art from sub Saharan Africa as well as such iconic works as sculptures by the Dogon and Bamana peoples of Mali. Essays by leading international scholars discuss the art, architecture, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religion, and history of the Sahel, exploring the unique cultural landscape in which these ancient communities flourished. Richly illustrated and brilliantly argued, Sahel brings to life the enduring forms of expression created by the peoples who lived in this diverse crossroads of the world.

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307

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588396878

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9781588396877

Scottish Clan and Family Names

Their Arms, Origins and Tartans

By: Roderick Martine

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Scottish Clan and Family Names

Their Arms, Origins and Tartans

By: Roderick Martine

A guide to the surnames of Scotland with each entry covering the history, land areas, castles and tartans. Includes 240 tartans and maps.

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228

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Mainstream Publishing

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1851584188

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9781851584185

This Too Shall Pass

Reflections on East Lothian

By: Roderick Martine,Roddy Martine

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This Too Shall Pass

Reflections on East Lothian

By: Roderick Martine,Roddy Martine

Between 1883 and 1890, John Martine, a retired brewer, farmer and corn merchant wrote three volumes of reminiscences on the parishes of the County of Haddingtonshire. Classics of the genre, they chronicled in detail East Lothian's historic past: the families, characters, events and anecdotes which have molded this agriculturally rich but often overlooked region since its early beginnings. To this end, the Martine family's East Lothian origins can be traced back to the reign of David I in the 12th century when Alexander St Martine was appointed Sheriff of Haddington. In the centuries that followed, his descendants emerged as tacksmen, clerics, tanners, merchants, bakers, post masters and doctors. Two of their number even served as Provosts of Haddington, and over a span of six centuries, family members married into virtually all of the old farming families of the area, from Dunbar to Tranent. Taking all of this into account, Roddy Martine has embarked upon a voyage of revelatory discovery. Through family connections and old papers, he has brought his ancestor's history of East Lothian up-to-date with tales and anecdotes to embrace the 20th and 21st centuries. From John Knox, Jane Welsh Carlyle and the patriot Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun to Robert Louis Stevenson, the Italian impresario Gian Carlo Menotti, the golfer Ben Sayers and the painters William Gillies and John Bellany, they are all here with a story to tell.

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274

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Birlinn

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1841586056

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9781841586052

Single Malt Scotch

By: Bill Milne,Roddy Martine,Roderick Martine

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Single Malt Scotch

By: Bill Milne,Roddy Martine,Roderick Martine

Scotch whisky is unquestionably among the most beloved distilled spirits in the world. Its colorful history, the complex process of its distillation, the variety of forms it takes, and its inextricable involvement with the culture, history, and character of its native country have all contributed to a recent worldwide explosion of interest in this unique liquor, comparable only to the sudden growth of interest in French wines that took place in the 1950s and 1960s. In Single Malt Scotch, author Roddy Martine and photographer Bill Milne have combined their talents to produce a rich and sumptuous volume in which the romance, mystery, warmth, and tradition surrounding Scotch whisky are brought gorgeously to life.

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144

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Friedman/Fairfax Publishing

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1567994407

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9781567994407

Corps sonore suisse

lexique du pavillon de la Confédération helvétique pour l'Expo 2000 à Hannovre

By: Peter Zumthor,Roderick Hönig

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Corps sonore suisse

lexique du pavillon de la Confédération helvétique pour l'Expo 2000 à Hannovre

By: Peter Zumthor,Roderick Hönig

Peter Zumthor was selected to construct the Swiss Pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover, and to this end, he created an unusual wood structure. Looking at this work of art, this text notes that the structure is really an exhibition in itself.

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304

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3764363266

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9783764363260

The Secrets of Rosslyn

By: Roderick Martine,Roddy Martine

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The Secrets of Rosslyn

By: Roderick Martine,Roddy Martine

Ever since its creation in the mid fifteenth century, Rosslyn Chapel has cast a mesmerising spell over all who have visited it. Nestling in an exquisite glen barely seven miles from the centre of Edinburgh, it exudes an extraordinary atmosphere, serene yet charged, as if it holds the secret of some vast, unearthly mystery. Almost 600 years after its creation it remains an enigma that continues to confound, intrigue and fire the imagination of those who believe that the treasures of the Knights Templar lie hidden within its precincts, as well as other more outlandish speculations. In this book, Roddy Martine sifts through mounds of unfounded conjecture and fantasy to make sense of the various theories surrounding the chapel. The Secrets of Rosslyn lets the facts speak for themselves, showing that the truth is no less amazing than fiction.

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200

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Birlinn Publishers

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1841587885

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9781841587882

The Swinging Sporran

By: Roddy Martine,Andrew Campbell

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The Swinging Sporran

By: Roddy Martine,Andrew Campbell

Song and dance are at the very centre of any nation's culture and are said to represent the innermost character of a people. The whirling, dashing and spinning of the classic Scottish reels are no exception. Here, Roddy Martine and Andrew Campell provide a lighthearted guide to the basic steps of Scottish reels and country dances, all broken down into bullet points and illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams. With further, indisposable hints on the social niceties of reeling, the conventions of the dance and the timetable of the Scottish social season, The Swinging Sporran is a hilarious companion to anyone who ventures into the social world north of the border.

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119

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Birlinn Limited

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1841584894

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9781841584898

Supernatural Scotland

By: Roderick Martine

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Supernatural Scotland

By: Roderick Martine

The essence of virtual reality lies with computer-based three-dimensional environments. Often termed worlds, these conceptual models can be navigated, interacted with and updated in real-time. This guide to good practice is intended for individuals and organizations who are interested in potential ways to use virtual reality within the arts and humanities. It concentrates on the most widely used form of virtual reality, desk-top virtual reality, which may be distributed and viewed on-line via the World Wide Web. In these systems virtual reality worlds run on users' desk-top computers, are displayed on a standard monitor, and navigated using a mouse or 3-D space ball and keyboard.

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0709071000

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9780709071006

Living in the Highlands

By: Lesley Astaire

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Living in the Highlands

By: Lesley Astaire

Filled with dramatic photographs of castles and countryside, this celebration of the Scottish highlands mixes tradition, history, and lore to introduce readers to this unique region.

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050001986X

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9780500019863

Supernatural Pennines

By: Jenny Randles,Roderick Martine

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Supernatural Pennines

By: Jenny Randles,Roderick Martine

Since ancient times the moors and valleys within the Pennine hills have been fertile ground for strange phenomena. Supernatural Pennines relates over 100 of these inexplicable case histories which have come to light through regional surveys and in-depth examinations. We learn of the stretch of the Yorkshire/Lancashire border which has a record number of claims of alien abduction and where odd lights in the sky are so frequently observed that it is known as 'UFO Alley'. There are cases of poltergeist-inducing rain, incredible real life video recordings replaying past events, humming noises emerging from the ground, big cats roaming ghost-like through the peaks, ice bombs raining on houses from clear skies, mysterious burns to the skin, extinguishing of street lights and even flying dinosaurs. In Lancashire the magical aura of Pendle Hill is causing strange events four centuries after its infamous witches were arrested, whilst in the Derbyshire Peaks the flow of time itself is routinely interrupted. Often places where such phenomena abound are remote and inaccessible to scientific research. one day harness the energy that triggers strange forces within its midst. Supernatural Pennines reveals the mysterious energy at work in this remarkable area and demonstrates that it is one of the most haunted places on earth.

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0709071442

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9780709071440

Living in Scotland

By: Lesley Astaire,Roddy Martine,Roderick Martine,Fritz Von der Schulenburg

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Living in Scotland

By: Lesley Astaire,Roddy Martine,Roderick Martine,Fritz Von der Schulenburg

Tartans, mountains, lochs, gloomy castles and humble crofts make up the Scotland of the tourist brochures, yet Scotland from the inside offers a tapestry of infinite variety, unexpected and continually dazzling

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Thames & Hudson

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0500279349

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9780500279342

Book's by Roderick Martine

Alcohol

Alcohol

A Meeting of the People

A Meeting of the People

Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

Scottish Clan and Family Names

Scottish Clan and Family Names

This Too Shall Pass

This Too Shall Pass

Single Malt Scotch

Single Malt Scotch

Corps sonore suisse

Corps sonore suisse

The Secrets of Rosslyn

The Secrets of Rosslyn

The Swinging Sporran

The Swinging Sporran

Supernatural Scotland

Supernatural Scotland

Living in the Highlands

Living in the Highlands

Supernatural Pennines

Supernatural Pennines

Living in Scotland

Living in Scotland

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