The Predicament of Culture is a critical ethnography of the West in its changing relations with other societies. Analyzing cultural practices such as anthropology, travel ...

Travelers & scholars have long been puzzled by similarities in the arts of diverse ancient & tribal cultures. It remained for the American art historian Carl Schuster (1904 ...

This volume explores the whole inner story of modern culture since the Dark Ages, treating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology.

A history of western society and print technology from a media perspective.

The octogenarian comedian shares intimate memories, Zany anecdotes, private moments, and public triumphs, emphasizing his life with Gracie--and without her--and including ...

A behind-the-scenes look at the Kirov Ballet Academy, a training school for young dancers in Russia.

Margaret Mead collaborated with her long-time colleague Rhoda Métraux in this unique study of French culture. The Hoover Institute at Stanford University originally published ...