Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 4
In Quest of El Dorado - Stephen Graham
In Quest of El Dorado - Stephen Graham
- Author: Stephen Graham
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps of the early Spanish conquistadores in the Americas: Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Balboa, Coronado. (Summary by...
The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism (Version 2) - Friedrich Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism (Version 2) - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Genre: Performing Arts / Philosophy / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
This is one of Nietzsche's early academic writings - a scholarly theory about Ancient Greek theatre, specifically tragedies. In a nutshell, this work theorizes about why (Greek) spectators enjoy watching actors in a long series of scenes that depict...
Society as I Have Found It - Ward McAllister
Society as I Have Found It - Ward McAllister
- Author: Ward McAllister
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McAllister’s book (Society as I have Found It) appeared, and when he (Twain) sauntered into my studio one day, I...
Women of America - John Ruse Larus
Women of America - John Ruse Larus
- Author: John Ruse Larus
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The present volume completes the story of woman as told in the series of which it forms part. The history of nations is, in its ultimate analysis, largely that of woman. Therefore this series in its wide inclusiveness forms a more than ordinarily...
In Darkest England and the Way Out - William Booth
In Darkest England and the Way Out - William Booth
- Author: William Booth
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
William Booth (1829 – 1912) was the founding General of the Salvation Army in late nineteenth century England. Finding his salvation as a teenager, he went on to become one of the most controversial and, ultimately, well-loved and respected social...
Americans All, Immigrants All - U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati
Americans All, Immigrants All - U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati
- Author: U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education partnered with the Columbia Broadcasting System to present a series of 26 dramatic radio broadcast programs detailing the role of immigrants in the development of the USA. This small...
The Wild Irishman - T. W. H. Crosland
The Wild Irishman - T. W. H. Crosland
- Author: T. W. H. Crosland
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
History and customs of the Irish and Ireland. A word of warning to the listener: The Wild Irishman contains the biased, uncomplimentary opinions of Englishman, Thomas Crosland. Remember this was written in the late 1800's and published in 1905....
Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty. A Statistical Study in History and Psychology - Frederick Adams Woods
Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty. A Statistical Study in History and Psychology - Frederick Adams Woods
- Author: Frederick Adams Woods
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Political Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Frederick Adams Woods examined the biographical records and family trees of the great dynasties of Europe, judging and comparing their moral standards and intellectual aptitude to their reputation as rulers. The summarised family histories are...
Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life - Lyman ABBOTT
Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life - Lyman ABBOTT
- Author: Lyman ABBOTT
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / True Crime / Christianity - Other
A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, sketches of life and character, humorous stories, touching home scenes, and tales of tender pathos, drawn from...
The Woman Movement - Ellen Key
The Woman Movement - Ellen Key
- Author: Ellen Key
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the public sphere and overcoming the traditional perception of gendered activities. The Swedish feminist and this...
With the Empress Dowager of China - Katharine Carl
With the Empress Dowager of China - Katharine Carl
- Author: Katharine Carl
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Memoirs
Through the eyes of an artist, With the Empress Dowager of China provides a glimpse of life in the Chinese Imperial Court, unseen by any other Westerner. In 1903, Katharine Carl, an American artist, was invited to paint a portrait of Cixi, the...
The Indians in Wisconsin's History - John M. Douglass
The Indians in Wisconsin's History - John M. Douglass
- Author: John M. Douglass
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Early Modern
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, hunting, fishing and farming. Their activity and battles during French, British and U.S. rule of the territory....
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report) - National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report) - National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
- Author: National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (20th C)
The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in...
The Man of Genius - Cesare Lombroso
The Man of Genius - Cesare Lombroso
- Author: Cesare Lombroso
- Genre: Psychology / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Famous criminologist, anthropologist, and psychiatrist, Dr Lombroso, investigated the memetic anecdotal belief that genius is associated with degenerative symptoms, or may even be a version of insanity, and presented his findings as a fascinating...
Twilight in Italy - D. H. Lawrence
Twilight in Italy - D. H. Lawrence
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography
This is one of the author's "travel books", recounting his walking journeys in and around the Lago di Garda in Northern Italy. Every turn prompts musings on the nature and character of the people he encounters and their relationship to the land...
Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit - Arnold Bennett
Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit - Arnold Bennett
- Author: Arnold Bennett
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. In 1911 Bennett paid a financially rewarding visit to the US, which he later...
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God - James FRAZER
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God - James FRAZER
- Author: James FRAZER
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Other religions
The fourth volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. With this third part of The Golden Bough we take up the question, why had the King of the Wood at Nemi regularly to perish by the hand of his...
The Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The West - Walter A. Wyckoff
The Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The West - Walter A. Wyckoff
- Author: Walter A. Wyckoff
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, designing...
Whom We Shall Welcome: Report of the President's Commission on Immigration and Naturalization - The President's Commission on Immigration and Natu
Whom We Shall Welcome: Report of the President's Commission on Immigration and Naturalization - The President's Commission on Immigration and Natu
- Author: The President's Commission on Immigration and Natu
- Genre: Political Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
In 1952, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which had many provisions objectionable to many Americans. President Truman vetoed it, but it was passed in June 1952 over the President's veto. President Truman established the...
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 2 - William E. Barton
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 2 - William E. Barton
- Author: William E. Barton
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not then...
A Study of British Genius - Havelock ELLIS
A Study of British Genius - Havelock ELLIS
- Author: Havelock ELLIS
- Genre: Psychology / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The psychological and anthropological character of genius in the British Isles was investigated by Ellis. Citing and collating an extensive source of information from the Dictionary of National Biography, many pieces of informational are discussed,...
A Social History of the American Negro - Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY
A Social History of the American Negro - Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY
- Author: Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
A comprehensive history of what experiences and influences created the Negro American citizen as we find him at the beginning of the twentieth century. - Summary by Jim Locke...
The Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The East - Walter A. Wyckoff
The Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The East - Walter A. Wyckoff
- Author: Walter A. Wyckoff
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, designing...
The Diary of a Country Parson - James Woodforde
The Diary of a Country Parson - James Woodforde
- Author: James Woodforde
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Memoirs
The Revd. James Woodforde was an English clergyman, best known for his vivid account of parish life in the 18th century. His diary, edited by John Beresford, remained unpublished until the 20th century. The diary provides a wonderfully full account...
Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups - House Un-American Activities Committee
Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups - House Un-American Activities Committee
- Author: House Un-American Activities Committee
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (20th C)
A preliminary report to the U. S. Congress on a portion of the subversive activities conducted by two specific Neo-Fascist organizations that espouse racial hatred and un-Democratic positions then at work in the United States. (Early 1950s) -...
Tea and Tea Drinking - Alfred Arthur Reade
Tea and Tea Drinking - Alfred Arthur Reade
- Author: Alfred Arthur Reade
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
Not a complete history of tea, but a pleasant diversion concerning tea, the pleasures found in its drinking, effects, benefits, cautions, etc. Sprinkled with poetry and excerpts from historical personages and the occasional sermon. - Summary by...
Christmas and Christmas Lore - Thomas G. Crippen
Christmas and Christmas Lore - Thomas G. Crippen
- Author: Thomas G. Crippen
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Christianity - Other
For above forty years I have been a diligent collector of history, tradition, legend, custom, or folklore, whether from familiar or unfamiliar sources, relating to the festival of the Holy Nativity. Moreover, I have gathered copiously from scarce...
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre - John Gregory Bourke
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre - John Gregory Bourke
- Author: John Gregory Bourke
- Genre: War & Military / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke was a Medal of Honor awardee in the American Civil War whose subsequent Army career included several campaigns...
Greek Literature - Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard
Greek Literature - Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard
- Author: Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard
- Genre: Literary Criticism / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
"The Greeks were the most intellectual people of the old world. … The study of Greek literature is therefore a proper element in a liberal education. The Greek language, naturally flexible and rich in poetical words, becomes in the hands of the...
