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Always Coming Home

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Always Coming Home is a 1985 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin; part novel, part textbook, part anthropologist's record, Always Coming Home describes the life and society of the Kesh people, a cultural group who "might be going to have lived a long, long time from now in Northern California." (page i). [1]

35 relations: Alfred L. Kroeber, Anthropology, Civilization, Computer network, Danish language, Ethnography, French language, Hardcover, Harper (publisher), Hunter-gatherer, Infant mortality, Italian language, Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, Napa County, California, Naropa University, National Book Award, Native Americans in the United States, Pandora, Paperback, Polish language, Population density, Russian language, Science fiction, Sea level rise, Serbian language, Spanish language, Styrofoam, Taijitu, Taoism, The Dispossessed, The Eye of the Heron, The Left Hand of Darkness, Traditional narratives (Native California), Ursula K. Le Guin, Yurok.

Alfred L. Kroeber

Alfred Louis Kroeber (June 11, 1876 – October 5, 1960) was an American cultural anthropologist.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

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Civilization

A civilization or civilisation (see English spelling differences) is any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification imposed by a cultural elite, symbolic systems of communication (for example, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment.

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Computer network

A computer network, or data network, is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.

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Danish language

Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.

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Ethnography

Ethnography (from Greek ἔθνος ethnos "folk, people, nation" and γράφω grapho "I write") is the systematic study of people and cultures.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Hardcover

A hardcover or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of Binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Harper (publisher)

Harper is an American publishing house, currently the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins.

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Hunter-gatherer

A hunter-gatherer is a human living in a society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals), in contrast to agricultural societies, which rely mainly on domesticated species.

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Infant mortality

Infant mortality refers to deaths of young children, typically those less than one year of age.

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Italian language

Italian (or lingua italiana) is a Romance language.

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Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize is annually awarded for fiction by an American woman.

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Napa County, California

Napa County is a county located north of San Pablo Bay in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Naropa University

Naropa University is a private liberal arts college in Boulder, Colorado, United States.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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Pandora

In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: Πανδώρα, derived from πᾶν, pān, i.e. "all" and δῶρον, dōron, i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by the gods, specifically by Hephaestus and Athena on the instructions of Zeus.

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Paperback

A paperback is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Polish language

Polish (język polski or simply polski) is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland and is the native language of the Poles.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Russian language

Russian (rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Sea level rise

A sea level rise is an increase in global mean sea level as a result of an increase in the volume of water in the world’s oceans.

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Serbian language

Serbian (српски / srpski) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs.

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Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian, is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in Latin America and Spain.

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Styrofoam

Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), commonly called "Blue Board" manufactured as foam continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and water barrier.

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Taijitu

A taijitu (w) is a symbol or diagram (图 tú) in Chinese philosophy representing Taiji (太极 tàijí "great pole" or "supreme ultimate") representing both its monist (wuji) and its dualist (yin and yang) aspects.

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Taoism

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').

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The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, set in the same fictional universe as that of The Left Hand of Darkness (the Hainish Cycle).

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The Eye of the Heron

The Eye of the Heron is a 1978 science fiction novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin which was first published in the science fiction anthology Millennial Women.

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The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by U.S. writer Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1969.

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Traditional narratives (Native California)

The traditional narratives of Native California are the folklore and mythology of the native people of California.

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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American novelist.

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Yurok

The Yurok, whose name means "downriver people" in the neighboring Karuk language (also called yuh'ára, or yurúkvaarar in Karuk), are Native Americans who live in northwestern California near the Klamath River and Pacific coast.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_Coming_Home

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