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Recentring Asia
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Jacqueline Leckie,Henry Johnson,Jacob Edmond |
"These essays argue that recentring Asia necessitates a revision not only of notions of Asia but also of the centre itself. On the one hand, recentring Asia asserts the centrality of Asia, especially… |
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The genealogical construction of the Kyrgyz Republic
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David Gullette |
In this important new study on the peoples of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), David Gullette exposes significant misconceptions that have hitherto shaped Western understanding about the role of kin… |
OL16125544W |
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Russia's own Orient
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Vera Tolz |
"Russia's own Orient examines how intellectuals in early twentieth-century Russia offered a new and radical critique of the ways in which Oriental cultures were understood at the time. Out of the fer… |
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Indonesia etc
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Elizabeth Pisani |
"An entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of Indonesia: a rich, dynamic, and often maddening nation awash with contradictions. Jakarta tweets more than any other city on earth, but 80 million I… |
OL19981596W |
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Antiquity
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F. G. Naerebout |
"Antiquity: Greeks and Romans in Context provides a chronological introduction to the history of ancient Mediterranean civilizations within the larger context of its contemporary Eurasian world. Inn… |
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China
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Patricia Buckley Ebrey |
xvii, 330 p., [8] p. of plates : 24 cm |
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From Harappa to Hastinapura
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Piotr Andreevich Eltsov |
"This book redefines the concepts of the city and civilization in the Harappan and Early Historic South Asia, using archaeological data and ancient Indian texts. In contrast to previous studies, it a… |
OL9091457W |