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World history, a genealogy : private conversations with world historians, 199…
This volume charts the history of the discipline through twenty-five in-depth conversations with historians whose work has shaped the field of world history in fundamental ways. These conversations, which took place over a period of twenty years for the world history journal Itinerario, cover these historians’ lives, work, and views of the academy in general and the field of world history in …
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- 9789400602854
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- 429p. : ill.
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- 907.2 WOR w
Medieval empires and the culture of competition: literary duels at Islamic an…
Shows how the interactive, confrontational practice of courtly arts shaped imperial thought in the Middle AgesA probing inquiry into medieval court struggles, this book shows the relationship between intellectual conflict and the geopolitics of empire. It examines the Persian Buyids’ takeover of the great Arab caliphate in Iraq, the counter-Crusade under Saladin, and the literature of soverei…
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- 9781474425223
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- viii, 230 pages ; 25 cm
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- 909.07 ENG m
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture Theory
The central theme of the volume is interdisciplinary experimentation. The volume includes collaborative and interdisciplinary studies on a variety of topics, from territorialisation of theory, relations between culture theory and research methodology, culture-dependent meaning formation, power relations in discourses on religion, communal heritage management, celebration practices of (national)…
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- 9789949033041
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- 930.1 INT i
Landscape archaeology between art and science : from a multi- to an interdisc…
Researchers in landscape archaeology use two different definitions of landscape. One definition (landscape as territory) is used by the processual archaeologists, earth scientists, and most historical geographers within this volume. By contrast, post-processual archaeologists, new cultural geographers and anthropologists favour a more abstract definition of landscape, based on how it is perceiv…
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- 9789089644183
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- 525p. : ill.
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- 930.1028 LAN l
Cosmopolitan archaeologies
This book delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment. Describing various forms of cosmopolitan engagement, the contributors explore the implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to others and respect for cultural difference to archaeological practice, showing that those ethics increasingly demand the rethinking …
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- 9780822344322
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- 296p. : ill.
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- 930.1 COS c
Cleanliness and culture: Indonesian histories
Recent years have shown an increase in interest in the study of cleanliness from a historical and sociological perspective. Many of such studies on bathing and washing, on keeping the body and the streets clean, and on filth and the combat of dirt, focus on Europe. In Cleanliness and culture attention shifts to the tropics, to Indonesia, in colonial times as well as in the present. Subjects ran…
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- 9789067183758
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- xii, 204 p.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
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- 958.9 CLE c
Remote sensing and geosciences for archaeology
This book collects more than 20 papers, written by renowned experts and scientists from across the globe, that showcase the state-of-the-art and forefront research in archaeological remote sensing and the use of geoscientific techniques to investigate archaeological records and cultural heritage.Very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, airborne multi-spe…
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- 9783038427643
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- IX, 433 p.
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Open source archaeology : ethics and practice
This edited volume is designed to discuss important issues around open access to data and software in academic and commercial archaeology, as well as to summarise both the current state of theoretical engagement, and technological development in the field of open-archaeology.
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- 9783110440171
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- 160 p.
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- 930.1 OPE p
Narrating China's governance : stories in Xi Jinping's speeches
This open access book captures and elaborates on the skill of storytelling as one of the distinct leadership features of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the President of the People’s Republic of China. It gathers the stories included in Xi’s speeches on various occasions, where they conveyed the essence of China’s history and culture, its reform and d…
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- 9789813291782
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- xxv, 266p. : ill
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- 951 NAR n
Finding Jerusalem : archaeology between science and ideology
Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem capture worldwide attention in various media outlets. The continuing quest to discover the city’s physical remains is not simply an attempt to define Israel’s past or determine its historical legacy. In the context of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is also an attempt to legitimate—or undercut—national claims to sovereignty. Bridging …
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- 9780520968073
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- xxi, 248p. : ill.
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- 933.442 GAL f
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