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During the 20th century, the Dai people lived a traditional agrarian life, with minimal modern industry and commerce. Yet unlike other rural societies and ethnic groups such as the Han, birthrate was moderate and there was no son preference. To...

Explore Japanese Internment through the voices of those who endured removal, those who designed this notorious forced migration, and those who witnessed the broken promise of American democracy. This document collection sheds light on Japanese American...

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Storying Relationships explores the sexual lives of young British Muslims in their own words and through their own stories. It finds engaging and surprising stories in a variety of settings: when young people are chatting with their friends; conversing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789854312Author Liat Klain-GabbayFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789977462Author Lesley LelourecFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Peter Lang International Academic PublishersPublisher Peter Lang International...

A documentation of the impact of recent changes in the international system of Japan's foreign policy. Chapters include: diplomatic style; the thrust for economic success; the search for security; and the impact of international relations with...

Whether we are touched by the 2015 migrant crisis in the Mediterranean or the heated debates about the status of the (260+ million) displaced persons in our different societies, all of us have been affected by the «age of migration.» Marco Micone’s...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535134817Author Purushothaman VenkatesanFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint IntechopenPublisher IntechopenWeight(grams) 517g

As the first inter-disciplinary study of ethnic relationship and cultural changes in the westernmost section of the Tibetan-Yi Corridor, this book brings together a broad range of analyses from the anthropological, historical, and frontier studies...

When the Lincoln Alexander Parkway was named, it was a triumph not only for this distinguished Canadian but for all African Canadians. The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway looks at the history of blacks in the Ancaster-Burlington-Hamilton area, their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847308317Author Elizabeth Orchardson-MazruiFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

Contributions by Lisa Abney, Patricia Anderson, Albert Camp, Katie Carmichael, Christina Schoux Casey, Nathalie Dajko, Jeffery U. Darensbourg, Dorian Dorado, Connie Eble, Daniel W. Hieber, David Kaufman, Geoffrey Kimball, Thomas A. Klingler, Bertney...

This book compiles the proceedings of the International Symposium "Urban Dynamics: Global Perspectives for Socio-Cultural Urban Management", which took place in Paris in March 2016. Professors and (post-)graduate students from a consortium of...

This is an unusual excursion into American Indian culture history by a British social anthropologist. It examines theories of the development of different Pueblo social structures, with particular attention to Eggan. From a detailed re-analysis of the...

This book studies recent developments in immigration in one Akha village in northern Thailand by examining issues such as the coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes. The author demonstrates how their social structure and...

Ethnic classification is the process of establishing standards, such as shared ancestry, language, religious practices, cultural traditions, and geographical distributions, for categorizing ethnic groups. Tracing the history of China to its tribal...

This book addresses the numerous national movements of ethnic groups around the world seeking independence, more self-rule, or autonomy-movements that have proliferated exponentially in the 21st century. In the last 15 years, globalization, religious...

Storying Relationships explores the sexual lives of young British Muslims in their own words and through their own stories. It finds engaging and surprising stories in a variety of settings: when young people are chatting with their friends; conversing...

Based on a three-year ethnographic study of a steadily growing suburban Muslim immigrant congregation in Midwest America, this book examines the micro-processes through which a group of Muslim immigrants from diverse backgrounds negotiate multiple...

From the perspective of Irish Studies, this book seeks to interrogate the discourses and processes that produce and reproduce what we have termed as "Ireland's cultural politics of in/difference", and its effects both in the material experience...

This book is set against the burning issue of ethnic uprisings in the Madhes region of Nepal and analyses debates on the idea of contemporary Nepal. The limited view of Nepal as a primarily hill nation with Nepali-speaking people ignores the vast ethnic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639234503Author Ann MonizFormat PaperbackImprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524958862Author Ana Caldero-FigueroaFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207577354Author Ofigenia Binda BraulioFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784054713444Author Dorie G TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Gulam PublishersPublisher Gulam PublishersWeight(grams) 376g

Demonstrates the impact of diasporas on interstate relations, and forms some propositions regarding the conditions affecting the influence exerted by diasporas. Problems and dilemmas are reviewed, and a comparison is made of three archetypical diasporas:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639147025Author Cynthia BiggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 463g

This book focuses on the global issue of ethnic problems and examines the theory and practice of how China addresses its ethnic problems from a macro perspective, following the guidelines formulated by the working conference on ethnic affairs of the...

This handbook on Turkish cinema tries to provide a basis for those who are interested in Turkish cinema in general and for those who wish to do research in the field of Turkish cinema. It comprises two parts, a bibliography and a study on the history of...

This book examines Indonesia’s strategies and policies to influence regional cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, focusing especially on Indonesia’s efforts to be the maritime fulcrum in the Indo-Pacific during President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) administration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786207681884Author Lars BauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783640803897Author Gebhard DeisslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Grin VerlagPublisher Grin VerlagWeight(grams) 45g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639317336Author Yasmeen DavisFormat PaperbackImprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783744820462Author Hans-Peter HummelFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 122g

What 200 products can be made from a dead chicken? What should turkey really taste like? How can you make a ready-made meal appear less manufactured? How do you market a "folk-pizza"? This fascinating and entertaining book examines the...

Black Magic Woman and Narrative Film examines the transformation of the stereotypical 'tragic mulatto' from tragic to empowered, as represented in independent and mainstream cinema. The author suggests that this transformation is through the character's...

This book provides an overview of Hong Kong's role as an international financial centre, focusing especially on how Hong Kong has contributed significantly, and continues to contribute significantly, to China's economic development. It considers the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781449737078Author Ruth N. StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Westbow PressPublisher Westbow PressWeight(grams) 286g