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South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994
ISBN: 9780292708716 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally issued in hardcover in 1996 by Garland Publishing, this important reference work is now available in paperback for a wider audience. A distinguished team of contributors has compiled entries on 140 significant South American feature films from the silent era until 1994. The entries discuss each film's subject matter, critical reception, and social and political contexts, as well as its production, distribution, and exhibition history, including technical credits. The entries are grouped by country and arranged chronologically. Both fiction and documentary films (some no longer... Originally issued in hardcover in 1996 by Garland Publishing, this important reference work is now available in paperback for a wider audience. A d... |
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Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942
ISBN: 9789813250871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Nature Contained : Environmental Histories of Singapore
ISBN: 9789971697907 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. How has Singapore's environment and location in a zone of extraordinary biodiversity influenced the economic, political, social and intellectual history of the island since the early 19th century? What are the antecedents to Singapore's image of itself as a City in a Garden? Grounding the story of Singapore within an understanding of its environment opens the way to an account of the past that is more than a story of trade, immigration and nation building. Each of the chapters in this volume focusing on topics ranging from tigers and plantations to trade in exotic animals and the greening of...
How has Singapore's environment and location in a zone of extraordinary biodiversity influenced the economic, political, social and intellectual histo...
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Nature's Colony: Empire, Nation and Environment in the Singapore Botanic Gardens
ISBN: 9789814722223 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Established in 1859, the Singapore Botanic Gardens are arguably the most important colonial botanic gardens in the world. Not only have the Gardens been important as a park for Singaporeans and visitors, they have had a significant role as a scientific institution and as a testing ground for tropical plantation agriculture implemented around the world. As Timothy P. Barnard shows in Nature's Colony, underlying each of these uses is a broader story of the Botanic Gardens as an arena where power and the natural world meet and interact. Initially conceived to exploit nature for the...
Established in 1859, the Singapore Botanic Gardens are arguably the most important colonial botanic gardens in the world. Not only have the Gardens be...
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Contesting Malayness: Malay Identity Across Boundaries
ISBN: 9789971698454 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. People who call themselves Malay - Melayu - are found in many countries, united by a notional shared identity but divided by political boundaries, divergent histories, variant dialects and peculiarities of local experience. While the term 'Malay' is widely used and readily understood in Southeast Asia, it remains elusive and open to varying interpretations. "Malay" as an identity, or nationality, is one of the most challenging and perplexing concepts in the multi-ethnic world of Southeast Asia. This book assembles research on the theme of how Malays have identified themselves in time and...
People who call themselves Malay - Melayu - are found in many countries, united by a notional shared identity but divided by political boundaries, div...
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118,69 zł |