Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press), 2003 xiii, 312 pp. Illustrations, maps, endnotes, bibliography, index. Based on three years of ethnographic research in the Yukon, this book examines contemporary efforts to restructure the relationship between aboriginal peoples and the state in Canada. Although it is widely held that land claims and co-management--two of the most visible and celebrated elements of this restructuring--will help reverse centuries of inequity, this book challenges ... (more information)

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Tokyo: Toyo Bunko, 2004. 766 pp., bibliographical references, loose errata sheet inserted; in cardboard slipcase. Text in Chinese with Japanese translation; added English title-page. This volume contains a Japanese translation with scholarly annotations of the sections from the official history of the Sung Dynasty (the "Sung shi") dealing with fiscal affairs pertaining to salt and tea. CONDITION: Both the book and the plain cardboard slipcase are in fine (like new) condition.. First Edition. Hardc... (more information)

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Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 28 x 22 cm 89 pp. Bibliographical notes. Only published in softcover. A scholarly collection of conference papers on various topics dealing with Islamic Central Asia. CONTENTS: Meaning of Central Asia [Richard N. Frye]. What are the most important traditional, reformist, and revolutionary attitudes of Central Asians towards their own societies today? [Timur Kocaoglu]. Notes on the dynamics of r... (more information)

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Paris: Libraire Felix Alcan, 1926. 159 pp. Bibliography, footnotes. Text in French. An important study of Giordano Bruno's (1548-1600) theological thought by a leading scholar of the Renaissance philosopher. CONDITION: Sewn binding. Text unopened (i.e., pages uncut). Light overall shelving wear.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 23 x 15 cm. ... (more information)

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Samarqand, Uzbekistan: Aziia-Eir [Asia-Air], 1999 16 pp. Color plates. 4-page Russian text followed by a 4-page English translation. This well-illustrated pamphlet presents a brief history of the beautiful and imposing Bibi Khanum Mosque located in Samarqand, Uzbekistan. Although now partly in ruins, the mosque was built by Timur (Tamerlane) circa 1399-1400 to commemorate his defeat of the Sultanate of Delhi in 1399. Popular tradition also ascribes the construction of the monument to a wife of Timur, Bibi K... (more information)

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's-Gravenhage: Staatsdrukkerji- en Uitgeverijbedrijf, 1963. Various pagings (approximately 400 pp.). Table of contents, preface, bibliographical references, maps. Originally conceived in 1932 but not begun in earnest until 1951, this atlas was issued to subscribers in thirteen installments between 1963 and 1977. 98 detailed, color map spreads (including 42 large, double-page maps with numerous smaller maps and charts) accompanied by explanatory text and bibliographical references. Maps are divided into seve... (more information)

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New York: Columbia University Press, 1981 Fourth printing. xi, 567 pp. Diagrams, footnotes, bibliography, indexes. This book remains an important and fundamental text in the field. CONDITION: Very light bumping to upper corners and very overall minor shelfwear to cloth covers (never read).. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24 x 16 cm. ... (more information)

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Monticello, IL: Council of Planning Librarians, 1977 39 pp. Contains approximately 400+ references. CONDITION: An ex-library copy (call number on front cover; library stamp inside front cover; pocket inside rear cover). Text clean and neat. Stapled booklet. Light sunning/aging to card covers, with light handling wear.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 28 x 22 cm. ... (more information)

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Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002. ix, 242 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Focusing on the broad educational aims of the colonial administration and missionary societies, the author draws on newspaper archives, early unofficial texts, and popular sources to uncover how Africans used literacy to carve out new cultural, social, and economic spaces for themselves beween 1880 and 1940. Newly literate Africans not only shaped literary tastes in colonial Africa but also influenced how... (more information)

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Amsterdam: Em. Querido, 1972. 645 pp. Glossary, index. Text in Dutch. This is a scarce, first edition of Nieuwenhuys' important bio-bibliographical guide to Indonesian Dutch colonial literature, covering topics ranging from natural history and religion to fiction. Light foxing to edges of book block. Light rubbing and soiling to cloth covers. Very minor bumps to corners.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 15 x 22 cm. ... (more information)

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Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1969. Scarce. 148 pp. Editors' introduction, illustrations, bibliography, notes. Contains an English translation followed by the Tibetan text. Allegedly told in 1674, the Tibetan tale presented here has many titles. The formal title, "Being the Secret Biography of the Words and Deeds of the Glorious Lama, the Holy Reverend Blo bZang Ye SHes," which appears on the first leaf of the Tibetan text, is misleading. The story is not a biography of the Second Pan... (more information)

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Athenes, Grece (Athens, Greece): Athanassios Altintzi Salonique, 1979. 105 pp. Footnotes, appendix, bibliography, indexes. Apparently this is a French translation of an original Greek manuscript (second edition). Inscribed in Greek by author to former owner. Some light sunning along spine and adjacent areas of card covers. Light bumping to edges of oversized card covers.. Inscribed by Author. First Thus. Paperback. Good. 18 x 25 cm. ... (more information)

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Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Brazil): Editora Expressão e Cultura, 1994. This series is a valuable collection of perspectives on many historical and contemporary topics regarding Latin America. These six (6) volumes contain scholarly papers presented at the Congresso Internacional América 92: Raízes e Trajetórias, held at the Universidade de São Paulo, in August 1992. Texts are principally in Portuguese, with some Spanish. Articles include bibliographical references. VOL. 1: AM... (more information)

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Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publisher, 1993 214 pp. Text clean and free of all marks. Moderately light overall handling wear.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 25 x 16 cm. ... (more information)

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