What constitutes a history? Is this term to be restricted to the works of recognized historians? Or can information about the past gained through dreams, spirit possession rituals, or dancing performances also count as histories? Instead of dismissing such productions as “myth” or “religion,” Charles Stewart contends in Dreaming and Historical Consciousness that our definition of history must be widened. This move is crucial in a global setting where alternative historical practices require appreciation as systems of thought rather than rejection as inferior types of knowledge. Villagers on the Greek island of Naxos have long experienced dreams of saints directing them to dig up buried objects. These dreams impelled the villagers to become both archaeologists and historians striving to uncover a past that would alter their future. Dreaming and Historical Consciousness elucidates these dreams of the past-present-future in terms of local cosmology and theorizes them as existential expressions of the struggle for agency. This ethnography of historical consciousness offers new insight into how people imagine the past, consciously and unconsciously, in daily life.

Product Description: After a military career with the East India Company, Charles Stewart (1764-1837) focused his attention on the study of oriental languages. Following his return to England in 1806, he assumed the professorship of Arabic, Persian and Hindustani at the East India College in Hertfordshire...read more

Product Description: In this book, Charles Stewart discusses how the positive affects of the life instinct such as interest and joy, and the crisis affects such as fear, anguish, rage, shame and contempt, condition and can even dissociate the hunger drive, thereby contributing to either positive or negative attitudes toward eating...read more

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Product Description: Interviewing: Principles and Practices, the most widely used text for the interviewing course, continues to reflect the growing sophistication with which interviewing is being approached, incorporating the ever-expanding body of research in all types of interview settings, recent communication theory, and the importance of equal opportunity laws on interviewing practices...read more

Product Description: In 1810, the orientalist scholar Charles Stewart translated and published an extraordinary travel narrative written by a Persian-speaking Indian poet and scholar named Mirza Abu Talib Khan. At the turn of the century, Abu Talib travelled from India to Africa, and on to Ireland, England, and France, where he recorded his observations of European culture with wit and precision...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: Some years ago I decided to find out what people meant when they spoke of Original Christianity, and this book exhibits my findings and conclusions. I believe that the term Original Christianity should comprise only that which evolved and was recorded in the Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and those Church deselected Nag Hammadi codices soon after Jesus’ life on earth...read more

Product Description: Charles Stewart's translation of Abul Taleb's travels in Asia, Africa, and Europe during 1799 - 1803 is valuable for anyone who wishes to undertake a comparative study of contemporary sources for social life and conditions in Ireland, England, and France during the early years of the nineteenth century...read more

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Product Description: Terrorism has become a high priority to emergency management and response professionals and, although biological and chemical warfare is not new in history, it is relatively new to police, fire, and EMS personnel. This guide provides quick access to critical life-saving information...read more

Presents a history of congressional committee membership from 1789 to 1946, including members' party affiliations, senority rank, and appointment dates, and brief histories of each committee.

Product Description: A guide to every aspect of saltwater fishing, from tying knots to tide tables. It includes advice on everything from the weather and water conditions, to preparing the catch for the table for the table. This book also lists 20 famous South African fishing spots.

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Christopher 'Mickey Mouse' Columbus and his Disney crew embark on their historic 1492 voyage to the New World, in a fact-based account that is accompanied by reusable vinyl stickers, a fold-out map of the world, and an inflatable globe.