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What motivates people to become involved in issues and struggles beyond their own borders? How are activists changed and movements transformed when they reach out to others a world away? This adept st
This is a must-have volume for scholars, other fieldworkers and policy-makers preparing to work in Timor-Leste, invaluable for those needing to understand the country from afar, and a fascinating read
This is a must-have volume for scholars, other fieldworkers and policy-makers preparing to work in Timor-Leste, invaluable for those needing to understand the country from afar, and a fascinating read
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In the late 1800s, missionaries and government officials stationed along the south coast of Papua New Guinea began to observe large fleets of indigenous Motu sailing ships coming and going out of pres
With the tenacious pride and relentless ferocity of their murderous, totemic ancestor, the Immortal White Tiger, the Li family, led by stout-hearted Li Diezhu and his iron-willed wife Tao Jiuxiang, as
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Experienced and novice hikers alike will benefit from the information in this updated and expanded edition of the best-selling The Hikers Guide to O‘ahu. The author describes in detail 52 trails that
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Takuan S ho's (1573-1645) two works on Zen and swordsmanship are among the most straightforward and lively presentations of Zen ever written. Although dealing ostensibly with the art of the sword, Rec
This is a collection of life stories and memories as they were told or written by Kalaupapa residents. The author has done extensive interviews and archival research to compile these stories. It shows
This is a collection of life stories and memories as they were told or written by Kalaupapa residents. The author has done extensive interviews and archival research to compile these stories. It shows
Research outside Japan on the history and significance of the Japanese visual arts since the beginning of the Meiji period (1868) has been, with the exception of writings on modern and contemporary wo
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Vietnam has experienced not only market reform and economic growth but also a related, symbiotic revival of popular religion. So it is no surprise that popular beliefs and rituals once attacked as was
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Completely revised and updated with enhanced readability, James A. Bier’s Reference Map of Oceania is the most comprehensive Pacific map in existence. Its main map and 52 inset maps of all major parts
Daly (Oriental and African Studies, U. of London, retired) has visited Tonga regularly throughout his life, and he has amassed the bibliography on the island nation for general readers who wish to exp
Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroad
The collection of sermons, statements, and acts attributed to the Chinese Zen master Linji Yixuan (d. 866) has been an essential text of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism for a thousand years. This transl
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Imagining the Course of Life offers a rich portrait of rural life in contemporary Southeast Asia and an accessible introduction to the complexities of Theravada Buddhism as it is actually lived and ex
Imagining the Course of Life offers a rich portrait of rural life in contemporary Southeast Asia and an accessible introduction to the complexities of Theravada Buddhism as it is actually lived and ex
Using close readings of a range of premodern and modern texts, Atsuko Sakaki focuses on the ways in which Japanese writers and readers revised—or in many cases devised—rhetoric to convey "Chineseness"
Developed by classroom teachers and linguists of Korean, this textbook is a project of the Korean Language Education and Research Center. It is the ninth volume of a ten volume series providing Korean
Developed by classroom teachers and linguists of Korean, this textbook is a project of the Korean Language Education and Research Center. It is the final volume of a ten volume series providing Korean
