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9 produkter
Telling Lives in India
Biography, Autobiography, and Life History
Av David Arnold, Stuart Blackburn
Häftad, 2004
297 kr
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"This book serves as a window into the rich and revealing lives and self-representations of the particular individuals who have produced the life histories. In so doing, it makes very important broader points about the use of life histories in social science research in general and in the study of …
Inside the Drama-House
Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India
Häftad, 1996
412 kr
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Stuart Blackburn takes the reader inside a little-known form of shadow puppetry in this captivating work about performing the Tamil version of the Ramayana epic. Blackburn describes the skill and physical stamina of the puppeteers in Kerala state in South India as they perform all night for as many …
Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India
Av A. K. Ramanujan, Alan Dundes m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
399 kr
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This book of oral tales from the south Indian region of Kannada represents the culmination of a lifetime of research by A. K. Ramanujan, one of the most revered scholars and writers of his time. The result of over three decades'' labor, this long-awaited collection makes available for the first …
Luck of the Draw
Häftad, 2025
127 kr
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It’s 1969.Stephen's plans to attend Harvard Law School are derailed by the Vietnam War draft lottery. Faced with the prospect of being sent to fight in Southeast Asia, he evades military service by fleeing to California.Arrested at an anti-war protest, Stephen flees again, this time to a commune in …
Pieces of the Puzzle
Häftad, 2026
127 kr
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Christmas Day, 1941.As survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor arrive by boat in San Francisco, they bring with them the devastating reality of war.In a city gripped by fear, suspicion and a thirst for revenge, six lives become intertwined: a traumatised survivor, a grieving widow, a Japanese spy, …
Himalayan Tribal Tales
Oral Tradition and Culture in the Apatani Valley
Inbunden, 2008
1762 kr
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This study of an oral tradition in northeast India is the first of its kind in this part of the eastern Himalayas. A comparative analysis reveals parallel stories in an area stretching from central Arunachal Pradesh into upland Southeast Asia and southwest China. The subject of the volume, the …
Sun Rises
A Shaman’s Chant, Ritual Exchange and Fertility in the Apatani Valley
Inbunden, 2010
1657 kr
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At the centre of this study is a shaman's chant performed during a three-week long feast in the eastern Himalayas. The book includes a translation of this 12-hour text chanted in Apatani, a Tibeto-Burman language, and a description of the events that surround it, especially ritual exchanges with …
Into the Hidden Valley
A Novel
E-bok, 2015
107 kr
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As the British Raj begins its expansion towards Tibet, the remote Apatani valley on the Indo-Tibetan border becomes a flashpoint. George Taylor, an up-and-coming officer in the Indian Civil Service, leads the first expedition into the valley and recommends setting up a base nearby, as the Apatanis …
