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Exploring Ethnic Diversity In Burma

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 In what is probably the most comprehensive study of Burmaâ€™s ethnic minorities to date, this volume discusses the historical formation of ethnic identity and its complexities in relation to British colonial rule as well as to the modern state, the present situation of military rule and its policy of â€˜Myanmarificationâ€™.
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Spirit Possession In Buddhist Southeast Asia - Worlds Ever More Enchanted

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 In dramatic contrast to the reported growing influence of doctrinal and fundamentalist forms of religion in some parts of Southeast Asia, the predominantly Buddhist societies are witnessing an upsurge of spirit possession cults and diverse forms of magical ritual. This volume reveals the historical and contemporary importance of these rituals.
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Departing From Java - Javanese Labour, Migration And Diaspora

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 Traces the different ways in which Javanese migrants and migrant communities are connected in their host society and with Java as a real or imagined authoritative source of norms, values and loyalties. It underlines the importance of diaspora as a process in order to understand the evolving notions of a Javanese homeland across time and space.
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Self Analysis

by L. Ron Hubbard

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Persian Literature - A Biobibliographical Survey - E. Medicine. (Volume Ii Part 2)

by C. A. Storey

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Politics, Culture And Self - East Asian And North European Attitudes

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 Confirming that differences between East Asia and northern Europe exist, this book points to major similarities as well as significant contrasts mirrored within the two regions. This survey data is augmented by historical and analytical contexts that makes it useful for anyone concerned with issues relating to political behaviour at all levels.
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Kinship And Food In South East Asia

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 Presenting material from ten societies in the South East, this book contains papers arguing that the feeding of foods, drink and meals based on the focal starch crop grown by these agricultural groups is used to manipulate 'biological' kinship and to construct a 'kinship' particular to humans. This book is useful to scholars of South East Asia.
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Beyond The Green Myth - Borneo'S Hunter-Gatherers In The 21st Century

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 Covers various parts of Borneo where nomads (called Penan, Punan or by other names) are or were known to exist, and provides a comparative historical-ecological study of these groups. This book informs debates about changing forms of ethnicity, relations between minorities and the state, minorities' rights and survival, and native discourse.
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The Power Of Ideas - Intellectual Input And Political Change In East And Southeast Asia

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 Brings a new approach to the study of political change in East and Southeast Asia and demonstrates the importance of political ideas behind policies and politics. The contributors aim to conceptualize what discourse means for political change in East and Southeast Asia, and how ideas in discourses affect political practice.
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Four Masters Of Chinese Storytelling - Full-Length Repertoires Of Yangzhou Storytelling On Video

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 A volume with its origins in the project â€˜Large-scale Registration of Chinese Storytellingâ€™, which involved the recording of 360 hours of performances by the four masters of Yangzhou storytelling: Dai Buzhang, Fei Zhengliang, Gao Zaihua and Ren Jitang. Four sets of these films have been deposited so that future generations will have access to them.
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Reaching For The Dream - Challenges Of Sustainable Development In Vietnam

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 Transition economies allow the study of fundamental questions about the nature of markets. This book focuses on the differentiated ways in which the double transition in Vietnam, from central planning and from under-development, affects various sectors of the population.
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Mongols From Country To City - Floating Boundaries, Pastoralism And City Life In The Mongol Lands

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 This volume examines the process of cultural change in Mongol societies since the early 20th century by considering the interaction of the basic structural features of pastoral nomadism in Mongolia with larger economies, both communist and capitalist.
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Cambodiaâ€™S Trials - Contrasting Visions Of Truth, Transitional Justice And National Recovery

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 Decentring the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in the scholarly narrative of Cambodiaâ€™s recovery, the volumeâ€™s authors offer fascinating new insights into the Khmer Rouge period and subsequent years of social, cultural and political change in Cambodia.
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Cambodiaâ€™S Trials - Contrasting Visions Of Truth, Transitional Justice And National Recovery

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 Decentring the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in the scholarly narrative of CambodiaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s recovery, the volumeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s authors offer fascinating new insights into the Khmer Rouge period and subsequent years of social, cultural and political change in Cambodia.
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Civil Society Elites - Field Studies From Cambodia And Indonesia

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 The first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world), Civil Society Elites sheds new light on power inequalities within and beyond civil society. Focused on Cambodia and Indonesia but applicable to all societies, this is highly relevant reading for scholars, activists, donors and policy-makers
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Civil Society Elites - Field Studies From Cambodia And Indonesia

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 The first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world), Civil Society Elites sheds new light on power inequalities within and beyond civil society. Focused on Cambodia and Indonesia but applicable to all societies, this is highly relevant reading for scholars, activists, donors and policy-makers.
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Electoral Reform And Democracy In Malaysia

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 This impressive study takes stock of the state of democracy in Malaysia by offering readers a deep but readily understandable analysis of an array of electoral reform issues.
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Jin Ping Mei Â€“ A Wild Horse In Chinese Literature - Essays On Texts, Illustrations And Translations Of A Late Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece

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 The late 16th-century novel Jin Ping Mei is considered one of the six classics of Chinese literature but also something of a wild horse, its graphically explicit depiction of sexuality earning great notoriety. The present volume draws together the fragmented scholarship on Jin Ping Mei and helps future generations to understand this important work.
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Jin Ping Mei Â€“ A Wild Horse In Chinese Literature - Essays On Texts, Illustrations And Translations Of A Late Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece

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 The late 16th-century novel Jin Ping Mei is considered one of the six classics of Chinese literature but also something of a wild horse, its graphically explicit depiction of sexuality earning great notoriety. The present volume draws together the fragmented scholarship on Jin Ping Mei and helps future generations to understand this important work.
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Spirit Possession In Buddhist Southeast Asia - Worlds Ever More Enchanted

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 Examines the upsurge of spirit cults and diverse forms of magical ritual in Buddhist Southeast Asia by exploring the interplay of neoliberal capitalism, visual media, the network cultures of the Internet, and the politics of cultural heritage and identity.
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From Tribalism To Nationalism - The Anthropological Turn In Laos Â€“ A Tribute To Grant Evans

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 Brings together the fieldwork studies in Laos of a new generation of international researchers who deliberately turned towards anthropological questioning with new theoretical perspectives. The book is dedicated to Grant Evans, whose work is emblematic of this Ã¢â‚¬Å"anthropological turnÃ¢â‚¬Â in Lao studies.
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States And Societies In Motion - Essays In Honour Of Takashi Shiraishi

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 With contributions from leading scholars in their field, this collection offers wide-ranging but incisive perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Studies. The essays offer a tribute to Prof Takashi Shiraishi for his many contributions across continents and disciplines as well as his personal qualities as a long-time colleague, teacher and friend.
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States And Societies In Motion - Essays In Honour Of Takashi Shiraishi

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 With contributions from leading scholars in their field, this collection offers wide-ranging but incisive perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Studies. The essays offer a tribute to Prof Takashi Shiraishi for his many contributions across continents and disciplines as well as his personal qualities as a long-time colleague, teacher and friend.
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Everyday Justice In Myanmar - Challenges And Experiences In The Political Transition

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 This volume explores how ordinary people in Myanmar obtain justice and resolve disputes and crimes in a time of radical transition. In so doing, it analyzes the wider dynamics of state making, state-society relations, the role of identity politics, and the constitution of authority in a country emerging from decades of dictatorship and civil war.
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