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CWIS Top 15 Books |
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New and older literature is being written and published by Fourth World authors
and
exceptional observers of the Fourth World that contributes to a healthy
understanding of the
ideas, histories, and perceptions of nations around the world. We have selected
and
reviewed the top 15 books or other publications from this store of literature to
assist you to
access this important body of knowledge. {The ranking is based on the
broadest
significance our reviewers attach to the work. A double star ** indicates the
publication is
on the reading list for a Center for World Indigenous Studies - Fourth World
Institute
workshop or seminar.}
[Fourth World Book Store Manager NOTE: You may purchase these books (where
indicated) directly from CWIS DayKeeper Press or directly from Amazon.com
using
your credit card. Your order will be sent anywhere in the world.] |
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| Simply Living: The Spirit of the Indigenous People |
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Ed. by Shirley Ann Jones with a Forward by Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser
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New World Library: 1999.
(pp. 280)
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Maya Atlas : The Struggle to Preserve Maya Land in Southern Belize |
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by Maya People of Southern Belize (Compiler), Toledo Maya Cultural Council |
North Atlantic Books: Berkeley, CA: 1997.
(pp. 154)
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| #3 |

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The Collapse of Complex Societies ** |
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by Joseph A. Tainter
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Cambridge University Press: Cambridge: 1990.
(pp. 250)
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| #4 |
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Tribal Epistemologies : Essays in the Philosophy of Anthropology (Avebury Series in Philosophy) ** |
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Ed. by Helmut Wautischer
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Avebury Press: 1998.
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Featuring "On 'Self' and 'Knowing'" by Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser |
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| #5 |
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Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life |
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by Dennis Tedlock (Translator)
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Touchstone Book, Simon & Schuster, Inc.: New York: 1985.
(pp. 380)
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| #6 |
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Mythic Ireland |
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by Michael Dames
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Thames and Hundson, Ltd: London: 1992.
(pp. 372)
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| #7 |
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The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community |
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by Malidoma Partice Some'
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J P Tarcher: 1998.
(pp. 321)
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Hardcover
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| #8 |
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The Legacy of Mesoamerica : History and Culture of a Native American Civilization (Exploring Cultures)
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Eds. Robert M. Carmack, Janine Gasco, Gary H. Gossen, Rob Carmack, Gary H. Gossen
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Prentice Hall: New Jersey: 1995.
(pp. 494)
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The Distorted Past : A Reinterpretation of Europe (Making of Europe) |
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by Josep Fontana, Colin Smith (Translator) |
Blackwell Publishers: Oxfordand Cambridge, UK, USA: 1995.
(pp. 220)
Eds. Robert M. Carmack, Janine Gasco, Gary H. Gossen, Rob Carmack, Gary H. Gossen
Prentice Hall: New Jersey: 1995.
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| #10 |
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In Defense of Mohawk Land :
Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America
(Suny Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life) |
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by Linda Pertusati
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State Univ of New York Press: 1997.
(pp. 166)
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Hardcover
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The Fourth World of the Hopis : The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians As Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions
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Accounts collected by Harold Courlander
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University of New Mexico Press: New Mexico: 1971
(pp. 239)
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| #13 |
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The Meeting Place: Aboriginal Life in Toronto ** |
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Edited by Frances Sanderson and Heather Howard-Bobiwash
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Native Canadian Centre of Toronto: Toronto, Canada: 1997.
(pp. 172)
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| Atlas of the North American Indian
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By Carl Waldman, Molly Braun (Illustrator)
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Facts on File, Inc.: New York, NY: 1985.
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Hardcover
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Another America : Native American Maps and the History of Our Land
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by Mark Warhus
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St. Martin’s Griffin: New York: 1997.
(pp. 241)
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Hardcover
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