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Aborigines of Taiwan: The Puyuma: From Headhunting to the Modern World
ISBN: 9780415314138 / Hardback / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first comprehensive study of the Puyuma people of Taiwan, this book is based on extensive field research over a period of twenty years.
The first comprehensive study of the Puyuma people of Taiwan, this book is based on extensive field research over a period of twenty years.
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707,28 zł |
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Chinese Intellectuals Between State and Market
ISBN: 9780415325974 / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited volume describes the intellectual world that developed in China in the last decade of the twentieth century
This edited volume describes the intellectual world that developed in China in the last decade of the twentieth century
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731,67 zł |
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China's Relations with Arabia and the Gulf 1949-1999
ISBN: 9780700717309 / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a detailed analysis of China's foreign policy towards the Gulf and Arabian peninsula region from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 to the end of the 20th century.
This is a detailed analysis of China's foreign policy towards the Gulf and Arabian peninsula region from the establishment of the People's Republic of...
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707,28 zł |
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Indonesian Sea Nomads: Money, Magic and Fear of the Orang Suku Laut
ISBN: 9780700717248 / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first major publication on the maritime nomads of Indonesia, focusing on the symbolism of money and the powerful influence it has on social relationships within the Riau archipelago.
The first major publication on the maritime nomads of Indonesia, focusing on the symbolism of money and the powerful influence it has on social relati...
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707,28 zł |
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The House in Southeast Asia: A Changing Social, Economic and Political Domain
ISBN: 9780700711574 / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explores the concept of 'house' in the context of Levi-Strauss' idea of the house as a link between kinship-based societies and class societies.
Explores the concept of 'house' in the context of Levi-Strauss' idea of the house as a link between kinship-based societies and class societies.
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707,28 zł |
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A Fantastic Journey: The Life and Literature of Lafcadio Hearn
ISBN: 9781873410233 / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As well as providing a much needed perspective on Hearn's Japan years, this study offers a much more informed view of Hearn's life, times and writings than seen before.
As well as providing a much needed perspective on Hearn's Japan years, this study offers a much more informed view of Hearn's life, times and writings...
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707,28 zł |
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Law and Development in East and South-East Asia
ISBN: 9780700713219 / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of prospects for commercial law reform in Asia, considering Japan and Singapore as role models for Asian developmentalism, and development related business laws in China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
An examination of prospects for commercial law reform in Asia, considering Japan and Singapore as role models for Asian developmentalism, and developm...
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731,67 zł |
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Gender, Islam, Nationalism and the State in Aceh
ISBN: 9780700715138 / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides a historical, ethnographic, literary, and politico- economic analysis of gendered struggles for power, Islamic identity, nationalism, militancy, activism, and piety in Aceh.
Provides a historical, ethnographic, literary, and politico- economic analysis of gendered struggles for power, Islamic identity, nationalism, militan...
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707,28 zł |
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Hong Kong: Anthropological Essays on a Chinese Metropolis
ISBN: 9780700706020 / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book seeks to transcend the old 'East meets West' polarities. Looking at modern Hong Kong in all its splendour and diversity at the point of its re-absorption into China, it explores the question of a distinct, modern Chinese identity in Hong Kong. Intriguing insights.
This book seeks to transcend the old 'East meets West' polarities. Looking at modern Hong Kong in all its splendour and diversity at the point of its ...
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214,58 zł |
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Ethnicity in Asia
ISBN: 9780415258166 / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comparative introduction to ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia since 1945. Each chapter covers a particular country looking at core issues such as ethnic minorities and groups, population, language, culture and traditional religion.
A comparative introduction to ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia since 1945. Each chapter covers a particular country looking at core issues such as...
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926,78 zł |
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Communitarian Politics in Asia
ISBN: 9780415334754 / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines instances in Southeast and East Asian countries where communitarianism is both articulated as national ideology and embedded as the ethos of social life.
This book examines instances in Southeast and East Asian countries where communitarianism is both articulated as national ideology and embedded as the...
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214,58 zł |
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Empty Vision: Metaphor and Visionary Imagery in Mahayana Buddhism
ISBN: 9780700714896 / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. McMahan argues that the symbolic role of sight in Mahayana Literature shapes the traditions epistemic paradigm and concepts of enlightenment, as well as its visionary literature, symbolic imagery and visualization practises.
McMahan argues that the symbolic role of sight in Mahayana Literature shapes the traditions epistemic paradigm and concepts of enlightenment, as well ...
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731,67 zł |
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Night-time and Sleep in Asia and the West: Exploring the Dark Side of Life
ISBN: 9780415318501 / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing together case studies from Asia and Europe, the reader can see the differences in cultural importance given to the night, and how the challenges and opportunities of modernity have been played out in the East and the West.
Drawing together case studies from Asia and Europe, the reader can see the differences in cultural importance given to the night, and how the challeng...
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707,28 zł |
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Japanese Electoral Politics: Creating a New Party System
ISBN: 9780415311403 / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been held under a new electoral system, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced.
Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been...
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707,28 zł |
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The Need for a Sacred Science
ISBN: 9780700702817 / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work presents basic notions concerning the seemingly contradictory sacred sciences. It examines the need for such sciences in the modern world, their meaning and applications.
This work presents basic notions concerning the seemingly contradictory sacred sciences. It examines the need for such sciences in the modern world, t...
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268,23 zł |
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Central Asia: Aspects of Transition
ISBN: 9780700709571 / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines the transition Central Asia underwent in the twentieth century following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet colonial legacy and the attempts of new states to build secular states within the radical Islamic world.
Examines the transition Central Asia underwent in the twentieth century following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet colonial legacy and the...
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253,60 zł |
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Chinatown, Europe: An Exploration of Overseas Chinese Identity in the 1990s
ISBN: 9780700710720 / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on in-depth interviews with overseas Chinese in many European cities, Chinatown, Europe provides a complex yet enthralling investigation into many Chinese communities in Europe.
Based on in-depth interviews with overseas Chinese in many European cities, Chinatown, Europe provides a complex yet enthralling investigation into ma...
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707,28 zł |
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Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities
ISBN: 9780700714254 / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Looks at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relates these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men.
Looks at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relates these images to t...
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253,60 zł |
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Women in Islam: An Anthology from the Qu'ran and Hadith
ISBN: 9780700710126 / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collection of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two central Pillars of Islam on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based. Topics covered include Hygiene, Divorce, Marriage, Sex and Chastity, Inheritance, and Status and Rights.
Collection of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two central Pillars of Islam on which Islamic legislation and social practice ar...
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224,33 zł |
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Japanese Images of Nature: Cultural Perspectives
ISBN: 9780700704453 / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Documents the great diversity in how people perceive their natural environment and how they come to terms with nature, be it through brute force, rituals or idealization. The main message of the book is that 'nature' and the 'natural' are concepts very much conditioned by their context.
Documents the great diversity in how people perceive their natural environment and how they come to terms with nature, be it through brute force, ritu...
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365,79 zł |