Mahogany
Mahogany

Author: Jennifer L. Anderson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2012-09-17

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0674067266

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Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people’s lives but the natural world.

Heywood-Wakefield Blond Depression to 50's
Heywood-Wakefield Blond Depression to 50's

Author: Donna S. Baker

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764322792

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Hundreds of archival catalog images follow the development of Heywood-Wakefield's wheat and champagne finish blond lines from their early streamlined look of the 1930s to the classic "Modern" look of the 1950s. Presents living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture, including pieces designed by Gilbert Rhode, Russel Wright, Ernest Herrmann, and Leo Jiranek. Original catalog descriptions, model numbers, measurements, current price guide, and index.

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Publisher: Brill Archive

Published:

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13:

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Home Cooking in the Global Village
Home Cooking in the Global Village

Author: Richard Wilk

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2006-05-06

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1845203607

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Belize, a tiny corner of the Caribbean wedged into Central America, has been a fast food nation since buccaneers and pirates first stole ashore. As early as the 1600s it was already caught in the great paradox of globalization: how can you stay local and relish your own home cooking, while tasting the delights of the global marketplace? Menus, recipes and bad colonial poetry combine with Wilk's sharp anthropological insight to give an important new perspective on the perils and problems of globalization.