Intrepid Women: Adventures in Anthopology, Edited by Julia Nicholson

Intrepid Women: Adventures in Anthopology, Edited by Julia NicholsonNew Hardback The extraordinary women featured in this book defied early twentieth century conventions to carry out ground breaking field research in distant parts of the world where ladies were not meant to travel. Here you will meet Barbara Freire Marreco living among Pueblo people in south western USA; Maria Czaplicka with reindeer herders of Siberia; Beatrice Blackwood in remote villages of Papua New Guinea; Elsie McDougall among textile artists in

John Wright here introduces us to the natural (and unnatural) mysteries of the countryside

subversion

From the sirens of Homer’s Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and the film Splash (1984)

The saga of Boris Johnson and Brexit frequently crops up in this author's narrative as a vivid

so entirely taken for granted

Local is a celebration of curiosity and time spent outdoors

Written by one of Britain's most talented young writers

Perfect for fans of The Duchess Countess and Georgiana

a beast so unspeakably powerful that locals say it can kill a yak with one savage blow of its fist

It features a multitude of stories as relayed by USAF and Israeli airmen who actually flew this remarkable aircraft in wars in SE Asia and the Middle East

A shelter stove that kept a family warm whilst they huddled in their Anderson shelter

both at home and overseas