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State, communities and forests in contemporary Borneo
The name ‘Borneo’ evokes visions of constantly changing landscapes, but with important island-wide continuities. One of the continuities has been the forests, which have for generations been created and modified by the indigenous population, but over the past three decades have been partially replaced by tree crops, grass or scrub. This book, the first in the series of Asia-Pacific Environm…
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- 9781920942526
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- xiv, 208p. : ill.
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- 634.92095983 STA s
Master poets, ritual masters : the art of oral composition among the Rotenese…
This is a study in oral poetic composition. It examines how oral poets compose their recitations. Specifically, it is a study of the recitations of 17 separate master poets from the Island of Rote recorded over a period of 50 years. Each of these poets offers his version of what is culturally considered to be the ‘same’ ritual chant. These compositions are examined in detail and their oral …
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- 9781760460068
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- xv, 444p. : ill
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- 398.2095987 FOX m
The social sciences in the Asian century
In this collection of essays, we reflect on what it means to practise the social sciences in the twenty-first century. The book brings together leading social scientists from the Asia-Pacific region. We argue for the benefit of dialogue between the diverse theories and methods of social sciences in the region, the role of the social sciences in addressing real-world problems, the need to transc…
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- 9781925022599
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- xi, 213p. : ill.
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- 300.95 SOC s
Read till it shatters : nationalism and identity in modern Thai literature
This book introduces readers to modern Thai literature through the themes of modernity, nationalism, identity and gender. In the cultural, political and social transformations that occurred in Thailand during the first half of the twentieth century, Thai literature was one of the vehicles that moved the changes. Taking seriously ‘read till it shatters’, a Thai phrase that instructs readers …
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- 9781760462277
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- xi, 243p. : ill.
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- 895.91 CHA r
A background to primary school science
The Australian Academy of Science has had a long standing interest in the provision of science education to Australian school students. Recognising that skills and attitudes in science are acquired at an early age, the Academy in 1994 launched a major program in science education at primary school level under the title Primary Investigations. Since science teachers at primary and lower secondar…
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- 9781921934056
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- viii, 181p. : ill.
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- 371.33 FLE b
Financing higher education and economic development in East Asia
This volume addresses important issues to do with access to higher education and different models of its financing in the East Asia region. It is enriched by diverse perspectives from vastly different starting points and by the historical and institutional settings in the region. The issues are set out in the context of the value of higher education in economic development and how it contribute…
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- 9781921666636
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- viii, 281p. : ill.
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- 379.1214 FIN f
The touch of civilization
This work compares the process and practice of nineteenth-century American and Russian internal colonization, a form of contiguous, continental expansion, imperialism and colonialism that incorporated indigenous lands and peoples. It provides a critical, comparative examination of internal colonization exercised by the United States and Russia and experienced by two indigenous populations, the …
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- 9781607325505
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- 311p.: ill.
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- 909 SAB t
Understanding statistics and experimental design : how to not Lie with statis…
This open access textbook provides the background needed to correctly use, interpret and understand statistics and statistical data in diverse settings. Part I makes key concepts in statistics readily clear. Parts I and II give an overview of the most common tests (t-test, ANOVA, correlations) and work out their statistical principles. Part III provides insight into meta-statistics (statistics …
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- 9783030034993
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- 519.5 HER u
Science, information, and policy interface for effective coastal and ocean ma…
Science, Information, and Policy Interface for Effective Coastal and Ocean Management presents a wealth of knowledge that enhances current best practices to achieve more effective communication and use of marine environmental information. Useful to all major groups in the policy-making process, from senior policy- and decision-makers to practitioners in coastal and ocean management, it helps to…
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- 9781498731706
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- xxxvii, 474p. : ill.
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- 333.9164 SCI s
Manifesto for a post-critical pedagogy
Namoi Hodgson, Joris Vlieghe, Piotr Zamojski.
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- 1st edition.
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- 9781947447387
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- 370 HOD m
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