Collection: Reference

In 231 alphabectically arranged chapters, 226 of the greatest world philosophers of all time, plus 5 of the most influential ancient works of indeterminable authorship. Biographical essays and overviews of representatv-ive works.

18 excerpted writings, speeches, and sacred texts from across the religious spectrum.

This work illustrates the whole range of traditional handmade textiles from all corners of the globe. Every aspect of materials and techniques are covered, with summaries of characteristics, making and geographical distribution.

Extensive and detailed ethnography of the Yaraldi (a dialect unit of the Kukabrak/Narrinyeri); physical environment; economic geography; population and disease; social composition, territorial organisation and their neighbours; kinship, clan structure and hierarchy; marriage, polygamy and the sta...