Did you know that your answers to just a handful of questions can predict the zip code of where you grew up? In 2013, Josh Katz accumulated and visually mapped over 350,000 unique survey responses to questions about word choice and pronunciation throughout America. His dialect quiz quickly became the most viewed webpage in the history of the New York Times. In Speaking American, Katz offers a visual atlas of the American vernacular -- who says what,...

To mark his 20th anniversary at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, David Allen goes back to the beginning to survey his first four years of columns, when the valley was new territory for him. After unpacking endlessly, he reports for jury duty in Chino, attends a Mexican wrestling match in Pomona and pays attention to movie dialogue about Rancho Cucamonga.Not limiting himself to local news, he wonders what a Rolling Stones tour in the distant future...

Este libro se centra en la región norte del estado de Jalisco, ámbito espacial en donde se encuentran una sociedad de rancheros mestizos y el pueblo wixárika. Se busca tender un puente entre el pasado colonial y el presente para comprender la realidad regional actual del norte de Jalisco, por lo que se inscribe dentro de la etnohistoria, disciplina antropológica que conjuga la historia y la antropología. El análisis de la etnografía histórica...

The image of the "land" is an ongoing trope in conceptions of Canada-from the national anthem and the flag to the symbols on coins-the land and nature remain linked to the Canadian sense of belonging and to the image of the nation abroad. Linguistic landscapes reflect the multi-faceted identities and cultural richness of the nations. Earlier portrayals of the land focused on unspoiled landscape, depicted in the paintings of the Group of Seven, for...

Mission, Anguish, and Defiance documents how David Isiorho has explored his ministry as a black priest in the Church of England using his formidable intellect, which reveals the ingrained prejudices and lack of genuine love from the structures of that august institution. He draws on his PhD as a platform to conduct this examination, not seeking pity but writing prophetically from a deep loyalty to the Church. He has meticulously interviewed a wide...

Este libro cuenta la historia de la comunidad El Capote, en la provincia del Carchi. Su autor, recurriendo a sus recuerdos, relata cómo los principales hitos de la modernidad se asentaron en su territorio: carreteras, electrodomésticos, energía eléctrica, agua potable, alcantarillado, teléfono, escuela, iglesia, construcciones y muchos otros más. La UPEC, mediante esta publicación, demuestra que el campo editorial no solo debe pertenecer al...

An A - Z illustrated guide to what you can see in the Cotswolds, with word and pen the Author describes this wonderful part of England. From the strange sounding Cotswold towns and villages such as Acton Turville and Wyck Rissington with this guide you will be shown sides of the Cotswolds that the average visitor often misses, the text is brought to life with well over 100 pen and ink sketches of Gargoyles and Hobbit like church entrances, Public...

The West has long attracted visionaries and schemers from around the world. And no other region in North America can outstrip British Columbia for the number of utopian or intentional settlement attempts in the past 150 years. Andrew Scott delves into the dramatic stories of these fascinating, but often doomed, communities. From Doukhobor farmers to Finnish coal miners, Quakers and hippies, many groups have struggled to build idealistic colonies in...

"Korea and Her Neighbors" is a travelogue written by Isabella Lucy Bird, a renowned Victorian-era explorer and writer. Published in 1898, the book details Bird's extensive travels throughout Korea and neighboring regions during the late 19th century. Isabella Bird's writings are characterized by her vivid descriptions of the places she visited and the people she encountered. In "Korea and Her Neighbors," she offers an insightful account of Korean...

The pub has been at the heart of English life for centuries, evolving from elegant coaching houses and humble alehouses through Victorian backstreet beerhouses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first century. In this new and revised edition, historian Paul Jennings takes us on a fascinating journey over three centuries of pub life. Set within the wider context of social change, Jennings delves into the lives...