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UNINA9910464676103321 |
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Autore |
Kuah Khun Eng |
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Titolo |
Rebuilding the ancestral village [[electronic resource] ] : Singaporeans in China / / Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce |
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Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2011 |
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988-220-733-2 |
988-8053-66-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese - Singapore |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements to the Second Edition; Note on Romanization; Illustrations; 1 Introduction; 2 Constructing a Singapore Chinese Cultural Identity; 3 The Ancestral Village in Anxi County; 4 Negotiating Collective Memories and Social Experiences; 5 The Moral Economy of Rebuilding the Ancestral Village; Color Insert; 6 The Bond of Ancestor Worship; 7 Religious Revivalism; 9 Chinese Lineage as a Cultural Network; 10 Conclusion: From Lineage to Transnational Chinese Network; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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This book illustrates the relationship between one group of Singaporean Chinese and their ancestral village in Fujian, China. It explores the reasons why the Singaporean Chinese continue to maintain ties with their ancestral village and how they reproduce Chinese culture through ancestor worship and religion in the ancestral village. |
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UNINA9910452078103321 |
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Improving the efficiency of engines for large nonfighter aircraft [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Analysis of Air Force Engine Efficiency Improvement Options for Large Non-fighter Aircraft , Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-94139-1 |
9786610941391 |
0-309-66765-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Airplanes - Motors |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Selection of Candidates""; ""3 Proposed Engine Modifications and Re-engining ""; ""4 TF33 Series Powered Aircraft""; ""5 Recurring and Nonrecurring Cost Estimations""; ""6 Other Considerations""; ""7 Alternative Fuels""; ""8 Technology Preparedness and Insertion""; ""9 Acquisition, Financing, and Support""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers""; ""Appendix C: Key Recommendations from Previous Studies"" |
""Appendix D: Background Information on Re-engining Requirements""""Appendix E: Background Information on Lessons Learned from Previous Re-engining Programs""; ""Appendix F: Background Information on Re-engining the C-130""; ""Appendix G: Sensitivity Analysis"" |
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