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Mother of Writing: The Origin and Development of a Hmong Messianic Script (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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The Chain (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In "The Chain", Sleigh explores the nature of memory, and its ability to recast events in contradictory ways as it links individual lives to history. The book is made up of a series of elegies, portraits and love poems.
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9/11: The Culture of Commemoration (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Considering the ways the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been aestheticized, exploited, and appropriated, this title examines the complex and paradoxical... Læs mere
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The Rhetorical Turn: Invention and Persuasion in the Conduct of Inquiry (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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In Whose Image?: Political Islam and Urban Practices in Sudan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The author was employed as consultant for the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement's project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. His book examines the use of Islam as a tool for political transformation and discusses religious discourse in Africa.
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Poor Discipline (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Reveals how modern strategies of punishment - and their failure - relate to political and economic transformations in society at large. The author uses the practice of parole in... Læs mere
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Ambition and Accommodation: How Women View Gender Relations (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Combining data from both telephone surveys and in-depth focus groups, this book provides a detailed portrait of how Americans - in particular... Læs mere
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City of Dreadful Night: A Tale of Horror and the Macabre in India (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This is a a tangle of tales that transports the reader from the medieval India of magicians, witches, and vampires, through to the chaos and political terror of contemporary India.
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Foreign Investment in American Telecommunications (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Argues that restrictions on foreign investment in US telecommunications firms have harmed American interests. Basing its analysis on legislative... Læs mere
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