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Islam on the move : the Tablighi Jama'at in Southeast Asia
Much nuance and variability have been lost in the process of the reductivist analysis of Islam post 9/11 and, as this study amply demonstrates, we are all the poorer as a result. This exhaustive examination of the rise and spread of the Tablighi Jama't, arguably the world's largest Islamic missionary movement, locates it in the larger perspective of global Islam and developments in the Muslim s…
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- 9789089644398
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- 255p. : ill.
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- 297.0959 NOO i
Landscape archaeology between art and science : from a multi- to an interdisc…
Researchers in landscape archaeology use two different definitions of landscape. One definition (landscape as territory) is used by the processual archaeologists, earth scientists, and most historical geographers within this volume. By contrast, post-processual archaeologists, new cultural geographers and anthropologists favour a more abstract definition of landscape, based on how it is perceiv…
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- 9789089644183
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- 525p. : ill.
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- 930.1028 LAN l
Women from traditional Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia : negoti…
Until currently there have been no specific publications, particularly in English, on women in traditional Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, known as pesantren, which played a significant role in shaping the gender issues in the Indonesian Muslim community. This informative and insightful book contributes to two booming fields in Indonesian studies: the study of Islam and the study…
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- 9789089644213
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- 184p. : ill.
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- 297.77082 SR w
Landscape biographies : geographical, historical and archaeological perspecti…
Landscape Biographies explores the long, complex histories of landscapes from personal and social perspectives. Twenty geographers, archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists investigate the diverse ways in which landscapes and monuments have been constructed, transmitted, and transformed from prehistory to the present, from Manhattan to Shanghai, Iceland to Portugal, England to Estonia.
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- 9789089644725
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- 437p. : ill.
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- 304.2 LAN l
The permanent crisis of film criticism : the anxiety of authority
Film criticism is in crisis. Dwelling on the many film journalists made redundant at newspapers, magazines, and other 'old media' in past years, commentators have voiced existential questions about the purpose and worth of the profession in the age of WordPress blogospheres and proclaimed the 'death of the critic'. Bemoaning the current anarchy of internet amateurs and the lack of authoritative…
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- 9789089647177
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- 194p. : ill.
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- 791.4 FRE p
Installation art and the museum : presentation and conservation of changing a…
Installation art has become mainstream in artistic practices. However, acquiring and displaying such artworks implies that curators and conservators are challenged to deal with obsolete technologies, ephemeral materials and other issues concerning care and management of these artworks. By analysing three in-depth case studies, the author sheds new light on the key concepts of traditional conser…
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- 9789089644596
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- 225p. : ill.
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- 709.0407 VAN i
Educational reception in Rotterdam and Barcelona: policies, practices and gaps
The reception of newcomer youngsters by schools constitutes a policy issue in Europe already for decades. This book deals with how practitioners in Rotterdam and Barcelona apply existing policies for the reception of immigrant students, the dilemmas they face and the strategies they design as a response. Using a combination of discursive, organizational, and ethnographic research techniques, th…
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- 9789089646446
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- 312p. : ill.
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- 371.909492385 BRU e
The work of authorship
Technological and economic concerns have long been the drivers of debate about copyright. But diverse disciplines in the humanities - including literary studies, aesthetics, film studies, and the philosophy of art - have a great deal to offer if we wish to establish a more nuanced and useful conception of copyright and authorship. This volume brings together scholars from a range of disciplines…
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- 9789089646354
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- 278p. : ill.
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- 346.0482 WOR w
The art of audit : eight remarkable government auditors on stage
Accountability, good government and public trust are intricately linked. Supreme Audit Institutions fulfil an exceptional role in the public domain, checking if governments spend their money properly. They are like 'watchdogs' for citizens and parliaments with the purpose of auditing public expenditure and examining the effectiveness of policies. They aim to strengthen the trustworthiness of go…
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- 9789462980914
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- 103p. : ill
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- 657.835045 JAN a
The art of ethics in the information society : mind you
New technologies are often implemented before their ethical consequences have been fully understood. In this volume, experts working in the sciences, arts, and philosophy of technology share novel perspectives on how we can
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- 9789462984493
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- 144p. : ill.
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- 190 ART a
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Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
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Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
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