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  Published October 2008DescriptionFrom the 18th century, Oceania became the principal laboratory of raciology for scholars, voyagers, and colonizers alike. By juxtaposing encounters and theory, this magisterial book explores the semantics of human difference in all its emotional, intellectual, religious, and practical dimensions. The argument developed is subtle, engrossing, and gives the paradigm of ‘race’ its full use value. ... Ebook description

  By James J. Fox, Clifford Sather Publisher:   Dept. of Anthropology, Australian National University Number Of Pages:   336 Publication Date:   1996 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0731524322 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780731524327 Product Description: This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. ... Ebook description

  By K. C. Publisher:   Harbinger Press Number Of Pages:   236 Publication Date:   2000-04 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0967473659 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780967473659 Product Description: If you think you're a father, you're in for a shock should your wife divorce you. At the same time, many women wish their ex-husband would be more involved with the children. ... Ebook description

  By Gordon J. Horwitz Publisher:   Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Number Of Pages:   416 Publication Date:   2008-05-30 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   067402799X ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780674027992 Product Description: Under the Third Reich, Nazi Germany undertook an unprecedented effort to refashion the city of Łódź. ... Ebook description

  Aфсонахоц халкц мочцк : Tajik Folk Tales (Tajik cyrillic & Eng.) J. Aryaa Arshan 52 pgs. ; P. 2004 Нахутак Подшох ва духтари оха&. ... Ebook description

  By Elizabeth A. Clark Publisher:   Harvard University Press Number Of Pages:   336 Publication Date:   2004-10-30 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0674015843 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780674015845 Product Description: "In this work of sweeping erudition, one of our foremost historians of early Christianity considers a variety of theoretical critiques to examine the problems and opportunities posed by the ways in which history is written. ... Ebook description

  By Thomas Anton Reuter Publisher:   Anu E Press Number Of Pages:   385 Publication Date:   2006-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1920942696 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781920942694 Description This collection of papers is the fifth in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project. Reflecting the unique experience of fourteen ethnographers in as many different societies, the papers in this volume explore how people in the Austronesian-speaking societies of the Asia-Pacific have traditionally constructed their relationship to land and specific territories. ... Ebook description