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paperback. This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226789507
- ISBN
- 9780226789507
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100853
- ISBN
- 9789747100853
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Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRE; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437993
- ISBN
- 9781349437993
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Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Hardcover. Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022936
- ISBN
- 9781137022936
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Condition: New
€ 150.55
€ 150.55
Paperback. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479160
- ISBN
- 9781349479160
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Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
paperback. Explores night and darkness in Latina /o art and literature Num Pages: 326 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001894
- ISBN
- 9780253001894
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Buffalo conjure up the West the way no other symbol can. They hold a special place in our culture and imagination. In this prize-winning collection, writers reveal the buffalo in plains ecology and culture from prehistoric times to its present and uncertain future. Editor(s): Foster, John; etc.; Harrison, Dick; MacLaren, I. Num Pages: 258 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMP; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642370
- ISBN
- 9780888642370
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
€ 18.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394798
- ISBN
- 9780888394798
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Hardcover. Building Noah's Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities examines religion within the framework of refugee studies as a public good, with the spiritual and material use of religion shedding new light on the agency of refugees in reconstructing their lives and positioning themselves in hostile environments. Editor(s): Horstmann, Alexander; Bach, Daniel. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501530
- ISBN
- 9781137501530
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. "Buried Secrets" chronicles the journey of Maya survivors of genocidal violence in Guatemala as they seek truth, justice, and community healing. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JHB; JHM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349526178
- ISBN
- 9781349526178
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This book addresses human rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in which neither the government nor the people clearly separates the two. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802551
- ISBN
- 9780896802551
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Gypsies have always intrigued and fascinated - partly because of their mysterious origins, and partly because of the romance of nomadism. This book focuses particularly on the gypsies in Eastern Europe (an estimated 6 million), and their future as a distinct race within a nationalist Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, plan, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099740216
- ISBN
- 9780099740216
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The "Bleek and Lloyd Collection" consists of the notebooks in which William Bleek and Lucy Lloyd transcribed and translated the narratives, cultural information and personal histories told to them in the 1870's by a number of /Xam informants. This book examines the /Xam archive and also the critical tradition that has grown up around the archive. Editor(s): Wessels, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145065
- ISBN
- 9781868145065
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Learn why we are busy, how busyness is affecting American families and lives, and what real people are doing about it. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754927
- ISBN
- 9780804754927
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. * peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology * dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods * most editions available for course adoption. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 4. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association United States
- Edition
- Number 2
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913167168
- ISBN
- 9780913167168
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Condition: New
€ 40.71
€ 40.71
Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430416
- ISBN
- 9780226430416
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVA; HBJH; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689286
- ISBN
- 9780816689286
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
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Paperback. Das Buch enthalt Kapitel uber: M. Azria, Basel, CH: "Calcitonin - Physiologische und Pharmakologische Aspekte"U. Niemeyer, J. Engel, P. Hilgard, M. Peukert, J. Pohl, H. Sindermann, Bielefeld, FRG: "Mafosfamid - Ein Derivat des " "4-Hydroxycyclophosphamids"S. Grunwald, G.P. Pfeifer, Frankfurt, FRG: "Enzymatische DNA Methylierung" Series: Progress in Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine. Num Pages: 113 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MMG; MQP; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 221.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642747366
- ISBN
- 9783642747366
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Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Paperback. Examining the increasingly powerful role of standards in the governing of economic, political and social life, this book draws upon governmentality and actor network theory to explore how standards and standardizing projects are articulated and rendered workable in practice, and the objects, subjects and forms of identity to which this gives rise. Editor(s): Higgins, V.; Larner, Wendy. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBC; JHM; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367948
- ISBN
- 9781349367948
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Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98