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Ancient Ink:

Ancient Ink

av Lars Krutak, Aaron Deter-Wolf

Häftad, Engelska, 2020-02-20

424

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The human desire to adorn the body is universal and timeless. While specific forms of body decoration and the motivations for them vary by region, culture, and era, all human societies have engaged in practices designed to augment and enhance peop...

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Art and Intimacy:

Art and Intimacy

av Ellen Dissanayake

Häftad, Engelska, 2012-04-11

489

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To Ellen Dissanayake, the arts are biologically evolved propensities of human nature: their fundamental features helped early humans adapt to their environment and reproduce themselves successfully over generations. In Art and Intimacy she argues ...

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Writing the South Seas:

Writing the South Seas

av Brian C Bernards, Brian C Bernards

Häftad, Engelska, 2018-03-01

447

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Postcolonial literature about the South Seas, or Nanyang, examines the history of Chinese migration, localization, and interethnic exchange in Southeast Asia, where Sinophone settler cultures evolved independently by adapting to their "New World" ...

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Art, Activism, and Sexual Violence:

Art, Activism, and Sexual Violence

av Sally L Kitch, Dawn R Gilpin, Sally L Kitch, Dawn R Gilpin

Häftad, Engelska, 2024-03-26

405

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Highlights the role of creative expression in exposing, preventing, and combatting sexual violence Since 2017 the #MeToo movement has expanded cultural awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual assault and tacit support for rape culture in the Unit...

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New Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian Studi:

Swedish Theory of Love

av Henrik Berggren, Lars Trägårdh

Häftad, Engelska, 2022-09-06

379

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In 2020 Sweden's response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden suddenly emerged as the last country in the West t...

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East Central Europe Between the Two World Wars:

East Central Europe Between the Two World Wars

av Joseph Rothschild

Häftad, Engelska, 1974-12-01

599

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East Central Europe Between The Two World Wars is a sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years. Written by an eminent scholar in the field, it is an original contribution to the literature on the political culture...

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Lost Wolves of Japan

av Brett L Walker, Brett L Walker

Häftad, Engelska, 2008-03-14

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Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeare...

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Market Street:

Market Street

av Xiao Hong

Häftad, Engelska, 2015-01-01

282

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Back in print - Market Street

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Herring and People of the North Pacific:

Herring and People of the North Pacific

av Thomas F Thornton, Madonna L Moss

Häftad, Engelska, 2021-01-31

350

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A unique look at Indigenous knowledge, fisheries management, and marine ecology Herring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most important fish species ...

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Korean Studies of the Henry M Jackson School of International StudiesKorean Studies of the Henry M Jackson School of International StudiesKorean Stu:

Top-Down Democracy in South Korea

av Erik Mobrand, Clark W Sorensen

Häftad, Engelska, 2019-04-19

390

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While popular movements in South Korea rightly grab the headlines for forcing political change and holding leaders to account, those movements are only part of the story of the construction and practice of democracy. In Top-Down Democracy in South...

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Protecting Whiteness:

Protecting Whiteness

av Cameron D Lippard, J Scott Carter, David G Embrick, Cameron D Lippard, J Scott Carter

Häftad, Engelska, 2020-12-15

336

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Insights into the racialized fear of change in US society The standoff at Cliven Bundy's ranch, the rise of white identity activists on college campuses, and the viral growth of white nationalist videos on YouTube vividly illustrate the resurgence...

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Korean Pop Culture Beyond Asia:

Korean Pop Culture Beyond Asia

av David C Oh, Benjamin Min Han, David C Oh

Häftad, Engelska, 2024-11-05

449

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Showcases the dynamism of cross-cultural engagement with Korean media Korean media has exploded in popularity across the globe in the past decade: BTS and other K-pop groups have packed stadiums, Parasite garnered record-breaking critical success,...

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Korean Studies of the Henry M Jackson School of International StudiesKorean Studies of the Henry M Jackson School of International StudiesKorean Stu:

Heritage Management in Korea and Japan

av Hyung Il Pai

Häftad, Engelska, 2014-01-01

559

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Imperial tombs, Buddhist architecture, palaces, and art treasures in Korea and Japan have attracted scholars, collectors, and conservators-and millions of tourists. As iconic markers of racial and cultural identity at home and abroad, they are emb...

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Culture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureMisreading the Benga:

Misreading the Bengal Delta

av Camelia Dewan, K Sivaramakrishnan

Häftad, Engelska, 2022-03-29

489

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An unexpected story of climate change initiatives that threaten a complex waterscape Perilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate ch...

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Culture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureCulture, Place, and NatureFukushima Futures:

Fukushima Futures

av Satsuki Takahashi, K Sivaramakrishnan

Häftad, Engelska, 2023-07-07

489

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A probe of the environmental and sociocultural effects of industrialization and nuclear disaster on coastal livelihoods Both before and after the 2011 "Triple Disaster" of earthquake, tidal wave, and consequent meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nu...

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History of Russian Architecture:

History of Russian Architecture

av William Craft Brumfield

Häftad, Engelska, 2004-04-01

530

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Since its initial publication in 1993, A History of Russian Architecture has remained the most comprehensive study of the topic in English, a volume that defines the main components and sources for Russia's architectural traditions in their histor...

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Studies on Ethnic Groups in ChinaStudies on Ethnic Groups in ChinaStudies on Ethnic Groups in ChinaStudies on Ethnic Groups in ChinaStudies on Ethnic :

Guest People

av Nicole Constable, Nicole Constable

Häftad, Engelska, 2005-02-01

539

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Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295805450 The essays in this volume analyze and compare what it means to be Hakka in a variety of sociocultural, political, geographical, and historical contexts including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Calcutta, Taiwan,...

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Global South AsiaGlobal South AsiaGlobal South AsiaGlobal South AsiaGlobal South AsiaMaking Kantha, Making Home:

Making Kantha, Making Home

av Pika Ghosh, Padma Kaimal, K Sivaramakrishnan, Anand A Yang

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020-07-15

816

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In Bengal, mothers swaddle their infants and cover their beds in colorful textiles that are passed down through generations. They create these kantha from layers of soft, recycled fabric strengthened with running stitches and use them as shawls, c...

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Pictorial Anatomy of the Cat:

Pictorial Anatomy of the Cat

av Stephen G Gilbert, Stephen G Gilbert

Häftad, Engelska, 1975-09-01

260

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This book is designed for use as a dissection guide in comparative vertebrate anatomy or in mammalian anatomy. The material covered and the time allotted to such courses varies considerably, and the illustrations are therefore designed to enable t...

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Ottoman Lyric Poetry:

Ottoman Lyric Poetry

av Walter G Andrews, Najaat Black, Mehmet Kalpakli, Walter G Andrews

Häftad, Engelska, 2006-04-18

559

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The Ottoman Empire was one of the most significant forces in world history and yet little attention is paid to its rich cultural life. For the people of the Ottoman Empire, lyrical poetry was the most prized literary activity. People from all walk...

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Homo Aestheticus:

Homo Aestheticus

av Ellen Dissanayake

Häftad, Engelska, 1995-10-01

336

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"Dissanayake argues that art was central to human evolutionary adaptation and that the aesthetic faculty is a basic psychological component of every human being. In her view, art is intimately linked to the origins of religious practices and to ce...

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Invocation of Beauty:

Invocation of Beauty

av David F Martin, David F Martin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018-11-01

339

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Invocation of Beauty accompanies the first full-scale exhibition of this important American photographer. Drawing almost exclusively from the family archives, the book includes many images that have been previously unpublished. Soichi Sunami was b...

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New Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNew Directions in Scandinavian Studi:

Swedish Theory of Love

av Henrik Berggren, Lars Trägårdh

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022-09-06

1909

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In 2020 Sweden's response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden suddenly emerged as the last country in the West t...

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Unshaved:

Unshaved

av Breanne Fahs

Häftad, Engelska, 2022-06-14

459

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Gross. Dirty. Monstrous. Manly. Authentic. Beautiful. Natural. Powerful. Body hair, especially on women, provokes, disrupts, and, at times, offends. It is tangled up with culture itself-in art, families, workplaces, relationships, sex, the beauty ...

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Pictorial Anatomy of the Fetal Pig:

Pictorial Anatomy of the Fetal Pig

av Stephen G Gilbert, Stephen G Gilbert

Häftad, Engelska, 1966-06-01

246

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Stephen G. Gilbert adds to his acclaimed series of dissection guides with Pictorial Anatomy of the Fetal Pig. Through his book on fetal pig anatomy, Stephen G. Gilbert begins to explain the important differences of warm and cold-blooded animals. H...

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest:

Volume 1Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

av C Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, J W Thompson, C Leo Hitchcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 1969-06-01

935

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the mountainous western...

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest:

Volume 2Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

av C Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, J W Thompson, C Leo Hitchcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 1964-07-01

935

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the mountainous western...

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest:

Volume 3Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

av C Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, J W Thompson, C Leo Hitchcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 1961-10-01

1472

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the mountainous western...

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest:

Volume 4Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

av C Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, J W Thompson, C Leo Hitchcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 1959-04-01

943

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the mountainous western...

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Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest:

Volume 5Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

av C Leo Hitchcock, Arthur Cronquist, Marion Ownbey, J W Thompson, C Leo Hitchcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 1955-11-01

935

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Specialorder (osäker tillgång). Skickas från oss inom 11-20 vardagar.

Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the Snake River plains, the mountainous western...

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