Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation
Youli Ioannesyan
ISBN13: 9781604976526
Date: 28-Dec-09
There is no similar published work in English on this particular Persian dialect and its oral literature. Based on academically informed fieldwork and presented in a scientific fashion, this study provides information previously unavailable and is thus valuable to the academic discourse in Iranian linguistics. The book helpfully provides a grammatical introduction to the Herati dialect, a glossary of dialectal and common words, as well as approximately 500 explanatory notes.
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Helen E. Purkitt
ISBN13: 9781604976465
Date: 28-Dec-09
Even though the military is one of the most influential institutions in African countries, no published work to date has addressed issues related to when, how, or if national and foreign militaries should be involved in promoting human and environmental security. This book fills the void by combining ten original studies that discuss important non-traditional security issues facing countries located in each region of Africa.
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Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea
David Pankenier, Zhentao Xu, and Yaotiao Jiang
ISBN13: 9781604975871
Date: 28-Dec-08
Until now, important research on the historical records of comets and meteor showers from China, Japan, and Korea has remained the exclusive preserve of those with expertise in the relevant languages. With the publication of this volume, most of the important historical records of East Asian astronomical observations are now accessible in English.
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Jody Weber
ISBN13: 9781604976212
Date: 28-Jul-09
Boston’s regional dance pioneers forged powerful relationships with their community that shaped their broader work in terms of education, choreography, and advocacy. This study of their schools, artistic work, and audience development provides insight into the development of expressive movement both regionally and nationally. An important book for collections in dance history, women’s studies, and regional histories.
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The Phenomenon of Human Kinship and the Global Diversity of Kinship Terminologies
German Dziebel
ISBN13: 9781934043653
Date: 28-Jan-08
As a book that brings together evolutionary and sociocultural anthropology, The Genius of Kinship will be a critical addition for all Anthropology collections.
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Markku Salmela and Jarkko Toikkanen
ISBN13: 9781604977851
Date: 18-Jan-12
The book contributes to current discussions on the grotesque in contemporary literary and cultural theory from the perspective of one specific motif: the unnatural. Quite like the grotesque, observing the unnatural (and unnaturalness) reveals a resilient strain in critical thought, and the significance of this history gradually unfolds as the volume charts the progress of its main themes from the Renaissance to the present day.
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Debunking the Myth of Man and Ape
Anne Innis Dagg and Lee E. Harding
ISBN13: 9781604978216
Date: 28-Sep-12
"Should be widely read and incorporated into both high school and university curricula because the myths they challenge are so deeply embedded in mainstream society and are perpetuated and legitimated ... an eye-opening book that will definitely change many people's thoughts about men and violence." - Literary Review of Canada
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Essays and Interviews on Values, Practices, and People
Thomas K. Hagood
ISBN13: 9781604975635
Date: 28-Nov-08
"In reading this book, the existing or aspiring dance educator realizes that our legacy, while strong, is equally fragile. It only exists while those we have mentored are there to pass it along. That makes this book a wonder. It will encourage today's dance educators to record their work." - Journal of Dance Education
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The Legacy of America's Dance Education Pioneer
John Wilson, Thomas Hagood, and Mary Alice Brennan
ISBN13: 9781934043295
Date: 28-Feb-07
This is the first thorough critique of Margaret H’Doubler’s life, career, and philosophies. It is an extraordinary resource for dance scholars, educators, and students.
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Soe Marlar Lwin
ISBN13: 9781604977165
Date: 28-Jul-10
Folk tales of Burma (now known as Myanmar) have been preserved for centuries as part of a long folk tradition reflecting Burmese humor, romance, and wisdom. This book provides the first in-depth overview of the narrative
structures in Burmese folk tales. This is an important and useful reference for anyone working in the fields of narrative studies, classification of tales, folklore, and oral storytelling.
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Cultural Transformation and Regional Interaction on the Coast
Tianlong Jiao
ISBN13: 9781934043165
Date: 28-Jun-07
The first book to provide an archaeological investigation on the patterns and processes involved in the cultural changes on the coast of Southeast China during the Neolithic period.
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Divine and Magical Female Figures of Eurasia
Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair
ISBN13: 9781604976748
Date: 18-Feb-10
This book demonstrates the extraordinary similarities, in a broad geographic range, in depictions and descriptions of magical female figures who give fertility and strength to the peoples of their cultures by means of their magical erotic powers. This is probably the only book which contains translations of texts which describe these ancient female figures, from so many Indo-European, Near Eastern, and East Asian works. It is a critical addition to all archaeology and anthropology collections.
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A Study of Tampa Bay, Florida
Jayajit Chakraborty and M. Martin Bosman
ISBN13: 9781604976847
Date: 18-Mar-10
While other books have focused on environmental injustice in the U.S. South, no single volume has examined such issues and problems in Florida at the metropolitan scale. This book is a compilation of original empirical research on the nexus between the environmental and social inequalities in Tampa Bay, Florida’s fastest growing metropolitan area. This is an important book for collections in environmental studies, geography, sociology, policy studies, and urban studies.
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A Neo-Structuralist Analysis
Jonathan Miles-Watson
ISBN13: 9781604976205
Date: 28-Jun-09
This work uses Claude Lévi-Strauss’ inspirational lecture as a launchpad for an exploration of a group of related medieval Welsh myths. This book is the first sustained attempt to follow his intuitive suggestions about several Mabinogion myths with a detailed Structuralist analysis of the Mabinogion. This most unique anthropological examination of the Mabinogion leads to a rethinking of some important aspects of Structuralism.
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