Ethnic identity in Tang China [[electronic resource] /] / Marc S. Abramson |
Autore | Abramson Marc Samuel <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.800951/09021 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico | Ethnology - China |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Anthropology Asian Studies Folklore Linguistics Middle Eastern Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-88991-9
0-8122-0101-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ethnicity in the Chinese Context -- Chapter 2. The Ambiguity of the Non-Han -- Chapter 3. Buddhism as a Foreign Religion -- Chapter 4. Deep Eyes and High Noses -- Chapter 5. The Geopolitics of Ethnicity -- Chapter 6. Varieties of Ethnic Change -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Chinese Dynasties -- Appendix B. Sui and Tang Emperors -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779143303321 |
Abramson Marc Samuel <1969-> | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethnic identity in Tang China / / Marc S. Abramson |
Autore | Abramson Marc Samuel <1969-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.800951/09021 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico | Ethnology - China |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Anthropology Asian Studies Folklore Linguistics Middle Eastern Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-88991-9
0-8122-0101-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ethnicity in the Chinese Context -- Chapter 2. The Ambiguity of the Non-Han -- Chapter 3. Buddhism as a Foreign Religion -- Chapter 4. Deep Eyes and High Noses -- Chapter 5. The Geopolitics of Ethnicity -- Chapter 6. Varieties of Ethnic Change -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Chinese Dynasties -- Appendix B. Sui and Tang Emperors -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825063003321 |
Abramson Marc Samuel <1969-> | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Film in contemporary Southeast Asia : cultural interpretation and social intervention / / edited by David C.L. Lim and Hiroyuki Yamamoto |
Autore | Yamamoto Hiroyuki |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (chapter 7, pages 112-129) : digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 791.430959 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LimDavid C. L
YamamotoHiroyuki |
Collana | Media, culture and social change in Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Film, TV & radio
Film theory & criticism Regional studies Ethnic studies |
Soggetto non controllato |
Area Studies
Asian Studies Asian Studies (General) Asian Culture & Society South East Asian Studies South East Asian Culture & Society Politics & International Relations Comparative Politics Humanities Media & Film Studies Film Studies Contemporary Cinema World Cinema Social Sciences Sociology & Social Policy Race & Ethnic Studies Sociology of Culture |
ISBN |
1-136-59246-6
1-136-59247-4 0-203-18190-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction : Southeast Asian film as a site of cultural interpretation and social intervention / David C.L. Lim -- 2. From contested histories to ethnic tourism : cinematic representations of Shans and Shanland on the Burmese silver screen / Jane M. Ferguson -- 3. Toward a Laotian independent cinema? / Panivong Norindr -- 4. Screening the crisis of monetary masculinity in Rithy Panh's One night after the war and Burnt theater / Boreth Ly -- 5. When memories collide : revisiting war in Vietnam and the diaspora / Vo Hong Chuong-Äai -- 6. Malay(sian) patriotic films as racial crisis and intervention / David C.L. Lim -- 7. "Our people" : telemovies, bangsa and nationalism 3.0 in Sabah, Malaysia / Hiroyuki Yamamoto -- 8. The hero in passage : the Chinese and the activist youth in Riri Riza's Gie / Abidin Kusno -- 9. Alternative vision in neoliberal Singapore : memories, places, and voices in the films of Tan Pin Pin / Kenneth Paul Tan -- 10. Documentary filmmaking, civil activism, and the new media in Singapore : the case of Martyn See as citizen journalist / Yasuko Hassall Kobayashi -- 11. Cinema and state in crisis : political film collectives and people's struggle in the Philippines / Rolando B. Tolentino -- 12. Nostalgic parodies and migrant ironies in two Thai comedy films / Pattana Kitiarsa. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910772101303321 |
Yamamoto Hiroyuki | ||
Taylor & Francis, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food and environment in early and medieval China / / E. N. Anderson |
Autore | Anderson E. N (Eugene Newton), , Jr., <1941-> |
Edizione | [1st. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.1/9510902 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Food supply - China - History
Food supply - Environmental aspects - China - History Agricultural systems - China - History Agricultural systems - Environmental aspects - China - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
Agriculture
Asian Studies Ecology Environmental Studies European History History Medieval and Renaissance Studies World History |
ISBN | 0-8122-9009-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Prehistoric Origins Across Eurasia -- Chapter 2. China’s Early Agriculture -- Chapter 3. The Origins of Chinese Civilization -- Chapter 4. The Development of China’s Sustainability During Zhou and Han -- Chapter 5. Dynastic Consolidation Under Han -- Chapter 6. Foods from the West: Medieval China -- Chapter 7. The Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty -- Chapter 8. Shifting Grounds in Ming -- Chapter 9. Overview: Imperial China Managing Landscapes -- Appendix I. Conservation Among China’s Neighbors -- Appendix II. An Introduction to Central Asian Food -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792219103321 |
Anderson E. N (Eugene Newton), , Jr., <1941-> | ||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food and environment in early and medieval China / / E. N. Anderson |
Autore | Anderson E. N (Eugene Newton), , Jr., <1941-> |
Edizione | [1st. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.1/9510902 |
Collana | Encounters with Asia |
Soggetto topico |
Food supply - China - History
Food supply - Environmental aspects - China - History Agricultural systems - China - History Agricultural systems - Environmental aspects - China - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
Agriculture
Asian Studies Ecology Environmental Studies European History History Medieval and Renaissance Studies World History |
ISBN | 0-8122-9009-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Usage -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Prehistoric Origins Across Eurasia -- Chapter 2. China’s Early Agriculture -- Chapter 3. The Origins of Chinese Civilization -- Chapter 4. The Development of China’s Sustainability During Zhou and Han -- Chapter 5. Dynastic Consolidation Under Han -- Chapter 6. Foods from the West: Medieval China -- Chapter 7. The Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty -- Chapter 8. Shifting Grounds in Ming -- Chapter 9. Overview: Imperial China Managing Landscapes -- Appendix I. Conservation Among China’s Neighbors -- Appendix II. An Introduction to Central Asian Food -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820425103321 |
Anderson E. N (Eugene Newton), , Jr., <1941-> | ||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The gardens of Suzhou [[electronic resource] /] / Ron Henderson |
Autore | Henderson Ron <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 173 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 635.90951/136 |
Collana |
Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
Penn studies in landscape architecture |
Soggetto topico |
Gardens, Chinese - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng)
Historic gardens - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) Landscape architecture - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Architecture Asian Studies Fine Art Garden History Middle Eastern Studies |
ISBN | 0-8122-0725-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Visiting the Gardens -- Map of Suzhou -- Introduction -- Architecture in the Gardens of Suzhou / Jun, Jia -- The Gardens of Suzhou -- The Humble Administrator's Garden / Yuan, Zhuozheng -- Lingering Garden / Yuan, Liu -- Lion Grove / Shizilin -- Surging Wave Pavilion / Ting, Canglang -- Master of the Nets Garden / Yuan, Wangshi -- Garden of Harmony / Yuan, Yi -- The Couple's Garden / Yuan, Ou -- The Garden of Cultivation / Pu, Yi -- The Mountain Villa of Embracing Beauty / Shanzhuang, Huanxiu -- The Mountain Villa of Embracing Emerald / Shanzhuang, Yongcui -- Crane Garden / Yuan, He -- Zigzag Garden / Yuan, Qu -- Carefree Garden / Yuan, Chang -- Gardens Near Suzhou -- Garden of Retreat and Reflection / Yuan, Tuisi -- Garden of the Peaceful Mind / Yuan, Jichang -- Garden of Peace and Comfort / Yuan, Yu -- Garden of Ancient Splendor / Yuan, Guyi -- Other Gardens in Suzhou and Region -- Comparative Plans -- Plants in the Gardens of Suzhou -- Stone in the Gardens of Suzhou. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788308503321 |
Henderson Ron <1961-> | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The gardens of Suzhou / / Ron Henderson |
Autore | Henderson Ron <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 173 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 635.90951/136 |
Collana |
Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
Penn studies in landscape architecture |
Soggetto topico |
Gardens, Chinese - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng)
Historic gardens - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) Landscape architecture - China - Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Architecture Asian Studies Fine Art Garden History Middle Eastern Studies |
ISBN | 0-8122-0725-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Visiting the Gardens -- Map of Suzhou -- Introduction -- Architecture in the Gardens of Suzhou / Jun, Jia -- The Gardens of Suzhou -- The Humble Administrator's Garden / Yuan, Zhuozheng -- Lingering Garden / Yuan, Liu -- Lion Grove / Shizilin -- Surging Wave Pavilion / Ting, Canglang -- Master of the Nets Garden / Yuan, Wangshi -- Garden of Harmony / Yuan, Yi -- The Couple's Garden / Yuan, Ou -- The Garden of Cultivation / Pu, Yi -- The Mountain Villa of Embracing Beauty / Shanzhuang, Huanxiu -- The Mountain Villa of Embracing Emerald / Shanzhuang, Yongcui -- Crane Garden / Yuan, He -- Zigzag Garden / Yuan, Qu -- Carefree Garden / Yuan, Chang -- Gardens Near Suzhou -- Garden of Retreat and Reflection / Yuan, Tuisi -- Garden of the Peaceful Mind / Yuan, Jichang -- Garden of Peace and Comfort / Yuan, Yu -- Garden of Ancient Splendor / Yuan, Guyi -- Other Gardens in Suzhou and Region -- Comparative Plans -- Plants in the Gardens of Suzhou -- Stone in the Gardens of Suzhou. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821886203321 |
Henderson Ron <1961-> | ||
Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Rights in Iran : The Abuse of Cultural Relativism / / Reza Afshari |
Autore | Afshari Reza |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.0955 |
Collana | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights |
Soggetto topico | Human Rights - Iran |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Asian Studies Human Rights Law Middle Eastern Studies Political Science |
ISBN |
1-283-89007-0
0-8122-0105-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Islamic Cultural Relativism in Human Rights Discourse -- Chapter 2. The Shiite Theocracy -- Chapter 3. The Right to Life -- Chapter 4. The Right to Freedom from Torture -- Chapter 5. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest -- Chapter 6. The Right to a Fair Trial -- Chapter 7. The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, and Religion -- Chapter 8. Renounce Your Conscience or Face Death -- Chapter 9. The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion -- Chapter 10. Official Responses to the United Nations -- Chapter 11. Change of Tactics After Ayatollah Khomeini's Death -- Chapter 12. The Special Representative's Meetings with the Judiciary and Security Officials -- Chapter 13. The Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression, and the Press -- Chapter 14. The Most Revealing Cases of Violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press -- Chapter 15. The Rights to Participate in the Political Life of the Country and to Peaceful Assembly and Association -- Chapter 16. The Rights of Women -- Chapter 17. UN Monitoring, 1984-2000 -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788359303321 |
Afshari Reza | ||
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Rights in Iran : The Abuse of Cultural Relativism / / Reza Afshari |
Autore | Afshari Reza |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.0955 |
Collana | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights |
Soggetto topico | Human Rights - Iran |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Asian Studies Human Rights Law Middle Eastern Studies Political Science |
ISBN |
1-283-89007-0
0-8122-0105-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Islamic Cultural Relativism in Human Rights Discourse -- Chapter 2. The Shiite Theocracy -- Chapter 3. The Right to Life -- Chapter 4. The Right to Freedom from Torture -- Chapter 5. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest -- Chapter 6. The Right to a Fair Trial -- Chapter 7. The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, and Religion -- Chapter 8. Renounce Your Conscience or Face Death -- Chapter 9. The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion -- Chapter 10. Official Responses to the United Nations -- Chapter 11. Change of Tactics After Ayatollah Khomeini's Death -- Chapter 12. The Special Representative's Meetings with the Judiciary and Security Officials -- Chapter 13. The Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression, and the Press -- Chapter 14. The Most Revealing Cases of Violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press -- Chapter 15. The Rights to Participate in the Political Life of the Country and to Peaceful Assembly and Association -- Chapter 16. The Rights of Women -- Chapter 17. UN Monitoring, 1984-2000 -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817018303321 |
Afshari Reza | ||
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Rights NGO's in East Africa : Political and Normative Tensions / / Makau Mutua |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.06/0676 |
Collana | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights |
Soggetto topico |
Democracy - Africa, Eastern
Civil society - Africa, Eastern Non-governmental organizations - Africa, Eastern Democratization - Africa, Eastern Human rights - Africa, Eastern |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies Asian Studies Human Rights Law Middle Eastern Studies Political Science |
ISBN | 0-8122-0393-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction / Mutua, Makau -- PART I. Defining Challenges to Civil Society in East Africa -- CHAPTER ONE. Human Rights NGOs in East Africa: Defining the Challenges / Mutua, Makau -- CHAPTER TWO. To Whom, for What, and About What? The Legitimacy of Human Rights NGOs in Kenya / Murungi, Betty K. -- PART II. Interrogating NGO Mandates: Gender, Sexuality, and ESC Rights -- CHAPTER THREE. Law, Sexuality, and Politics in Uganda: Challenges for Women's Human Rights NGOs / Tamale, Sylvia -- CHAPTER FOUR. NGO Struggles for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in UTAKE: A Ugandan Perspective / Oloka-Onyango, Joe -- CHAPTER FIVE. Feminist Masculinity: Advocacy for Gender Equality and Equity / Mutunga, Willy -- CHAPTER SIX. Women's Advocacy: Engendering and Reconstituting the Kenyan State / Muteshi, Jacinta K. -- PART III. Donors and Grantees: Convergences and Divergences -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Donors and Human Rights NGOs in East Africa: Challenges and Opportunities / Ngondi-Houghton, Connie -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Contradictions in Neoliberalism: Donors, Human Rights NGOs, and Governance in Kenya / Kanyinga, Karuti -- PART IV. State/Civil Society Relations -- CHAPTER NINE. State and Civil Society Relations: Constructing Human Rights Groups for Social Change / Sewanyana, Livingstone -- CHAPTER TEN. Governance and Democracy in Kenya: Challenges for Human Rights NGOs / Miano, J. Wanjiku -- PART FIVE. NGO Institutional Case Studies -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Mrican Women's Development and Communication Network: Pan-Mrican Organizing in Human Rights / Wanyeki, L. Muthoni -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Social Transformation in Uganda: A Study of Grassroots NGOs / Nabudere, Dani W. -- PART VI. South/South and North/South NGO Relations -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Death Penalty in East Africa: Law and Transnational Advocacy / Burnham, Margaret A. -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Democracy Organizations in Political Transitions: IDASA and the New South Africa / Gupta, Shaila / Kellman, Alycia -- Conclusion: Coming of Age: NGOs and State Accountability in East Mrica / Peter, Chris Maina -- NOTES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787541603321 |
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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