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The Alor-Pantar languages: history and typology. Second edition.
The Alor-Pantar family constitutes the westernmost outlier group of Papuan (Non-Austronesian) languages. Its twenty or so languages are spoken on the islands of Alor and Pantar, located just north of Timor, in eastern Indonesia. Together with the Papuan languages of Timor, they make up the Timor-Alor-Pantar family. The languages average 5,000 speakers and are under pressure from the local Mala…
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783961100224
- Collation
- 509 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 499.12 KLA a
China's 40 years of reform and development : 1978-2018
The year 2018 marks 40 years of reform and development in China (1978–2018). This commemorative book assembles some of the world’s most prominent scholars on the Chinese economy to reflect on what has been achieved as a result of the economic reform programs, and to draw out the key lessons that have been learned by the model of growth and development in China over the preceding four decade…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760462253
- Collation
- xxvii, 679p. : ill.
- Series Title
- China update series
- Call Number
- 338.951 CHI c
The Spice Islands in prehistory : archaeology in the Northern Moluccas, Indon…
This monograph reports the results of archaeological investigations undertaken in the Northern Moluccas Islands (the Indonesian Province of Maluku Utara) by Indonesian, New Zealand and Australian archaeologists between 1989 and 1996. Excavations were undertaken in caves and open sites on four islands (Halmahera, Morotai, Kayoa and Gebe). The cultural sequence spans the past 35,000 years, commen…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760462918
- Collation
- xiii, 236p. : ill.
- Series Title
- Terra australis 50
- Call Number
- 915.985 THE t
The Chinese economic transformation
The Chinese Economic Transformation, the 19th volume in the China Update book series, provides an opportunity for young economists to share their views on various issues relating to the Chinese economic transformation. More than half of the contributors to this book are female scholars. Some of the contributors are rising stars in the studies of the Chinese economy and economic transition, and …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760463137
- Collation
- xx, 315p. : ill.
- Series Title
- China update series
- Call Number
- 330.951 THE t
The archaeology of Sulawesi: current research on the pleistocene to the histo…
The central Indonesian island of Sulawesi has recently been hitting headlines with respect to its archaeology. It contains some of the oldest directly dated rock art in the world, and some of the oldest evidence for a hominin presence beyond the southeastern limits of the Ice Age Asian continent. In this volume, scholars from Indonesia and Australia come together to present their research findi…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760462574
- Collation
- xx, 357 p. : illus ; 29 cm
- Series Title
- Terra australis 48
- Call Number
- 930.1 THE t
Oral tradition and book culture
"Traditionally, oral traditions were considered to diffuse only orally, outside the influence of literature and other printed media. Eventually, more attention was given to interaction between literacy and orality, but it is only recently that oral tradition has come to be seen as a modern construct both conceptually and in terms of accessibility. Oral traditions cannot be studied independently…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789518580334
- Collation
- 177p.: ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 002.09 ANT o
Nature and antiquities : the making of archaeology in the Americas
Nature and Antiquities analyzes how the study of indigenous peoples was linked to the study of nature and natural sciences. Leading scholars break new ground and entreat archaeologists to acknowledge the importance of ways of knowing in the study of nature in the history of archaeology.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780816539253
- Collation
- X, 246 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 930.1 NAT n
Hands on media history: a new methodology in the humanities and social sciences
"Hands on Media History explores the whole range of hands on media history techniques for the first time, offering both practical guides and general perspectives. It covers both analogue and digital media; film, television, video, gaming, photography and recorded sound. Understanding media means understanding the technologies involved. The hands on history approach can open our minds to new per…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781351247412
- Collation
- xvii, 240p.: ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 302.23 HAN h
Authoritarian modernization in Indonesia’s early independence period : the …
In Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia’s Early Independence Period, Farabi Fakih offers a historical analysis of the foundational years leading to Indonesia’s New Order state (1966–1998) during the early independence period. The study looks into the structural and ideological state formation during the so-called Liberal Democracy (1950–1957) and Sukarno’s Guided Democracy (1957â€â€¦
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789004437722
- Collation
- XVIII, 295 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 959.8035 FAK a
Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural exchange in Libya
This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessa…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030001452
- Collation
- xviii, 260p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 961.2 ACR a
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