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Based on witness testimony and eighteen months of fieldwork, this work of disaster ethnography examines the effects of East Japans 2011 earthquake and tsunami on the fishing town of Otsuchi. It analyzes how local social systems developed to cope with the destruction and redevelopment and how residents behaved and narrated their own experiences.

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Second edition originally published: London; Dover, NH: Athlone Press, 1985 in series: University of London historical studies; 18.

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Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic. This book offers a look at the ancient army of Herod the Great which uses the Israeli archaeological reports and finds, including weapons and armour fragments.

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This volume examines the complexities created by Pokmon GOthe smartphone augmented reality game from an anthropological perspective. Through detailed text analyses, links to wider issues, and the phenomenology of playing, this collection provides nuanced studies of how Pokmon GO created a new way to inhabit the world.

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This volume examines the complexities created by Pokmon GOthe smartphone augmented reality game from an anthropological perspective. Through detailed text analyses, links to wider issues, and the phenomenology of playing, this collection provides nuanced studies of how Pokmon GO created a new way to inhabit the world.

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This study examines the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Sheikh Mujib regime. It places the emergence of Bangladesh within the broader historical context of the partition of British India in 1947, analyzes various political and economic aspects of Mujibs rule, and argues that Mujibs assassination continues to divide the nation.

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The story of one middle-class family, the Rezas, shopkeepers in Lahore's ancient Anarkali Bazaar, caught in the great struggles that have rippled through Pakistan " compellingly narrated by a young Pakistani-American scholar and diplomat who has observed the traumas of the region at first hand.

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The book examines the Young Womens Christian Association in Beijing and analyzes the role of Christian women in modernization efforts in Republican China. The author argues that Christian women pioneered modern social service in the country.

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A look at South Asia beyond state and nation.

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The Blue-Eyed Enemy is a comprehensive account of the interwoven histories of the three major archipelago-nations of the West Pacific during the years of the Second World War. Theodore Friend examines Japanese colonialism in Indonesia and the Philippines as an example of recurring patterns of domination and repression in that region. He depicts Jap

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This book examines the social and cultural history of the Bonin Islands and its inhabitants from the first settlements in the early nineteenth century to today. It provides a critical approach to understanding how communities create local narratives while located between powerful nations and national discourses.

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This is an account of Byzantine culture, from the foundation of the Empire in 330 to its downfall in 1453. The book is devoted to the history of the Byzantine Empire and to short essays on various aspects of its political, religious and cultural life.

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This collection provides a broad analysis of Afghanistan and its neighbors in recent decades and investigates the various historical and political contexts into which the region has been placed. It examines the legacy of Soviet intervention, patterns of cooperation and conflict among regional states, and recent US strategic initiatives.

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This collection provides a broad analysis of Afghanistan and its neighbors in recent decades and investigates the various historical and political contexts into which the region has been placed. It examines the legacy of Soviet intervention, patterns of cooperation and conflict among regional states, and recent US strategic initiatives.

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This international collection of essays examines contemporary English-language poetry from South Asia. The contributors discuss womens issues, the concerns of marginalized groupssuch as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern Indiasocial changes in Sri Lanka, and the changing society of Pakistan.

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The East India Company's merchants were called Adventurers because they ventured their money in the risky markets of the Spice Islands and the fabulously wealthy Mughal Empire. This title offers an account of the challenging and contested role of the chaplains in a merchant company turning into an imperial power.

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This collection examines the origins, history, and contemporary nature of Chinese Judaism in the community of Kaifeng. Among other topics, the contributors analyze the communitys unique synthesis between Jewish and Chinese thought, the tenuous nature of its Jewish identity, and the impact of Western Jewish contact.

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An analysis of the process and events of the Chinese Revolution from the start of the 20th century to 1998. It contains seven essays, biographical sketches of the 17 most important leaders of 20th-century Chinese history, nine primary documents, and a timeline of significant events.