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Author : Borneo Evangelical Mission (BORNEO)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (557 download)
Download or read book Elusive Borneo: the Land, Its People and Their Need written by Borneo Evangelical Mission (BORNEO) and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Elusive Borneo written by and published by . This book was released on 1937* with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (324 download)
Download or read book Native Borneo written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : 東洋文庫 (Japan)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book モリソン 2世文庫目錄 written by 東洋文庫 (Japan) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Victor King
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631172215
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (722 download)
Download or read book The Peoples of Borneo written by Victor King and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1993-08-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Borneo, the third largest island in the world, is still sparsely populated, but it has a remarkable ethnic diversity. This book examines that diversity - in economic and social life, political organization, religion, worldview and material culture - and shows that, beneath these variations, there are common social and cultural features that can be traced back to the Austronesian-speaking migrants who first settled the island about 4,500 years ago. The processes of historical differentiation from these common roots are considered by describing local human adaptations to the environment, and the external influences on the Bornean peoples, from places as far away as China, India, the Middle East and Europe. Besides its cultural diversity and the historical reasons for it, there are two dominant themes in the literature on Borneo: first, European popular images of the island and its peoples, which tend to dwell on exotic customs and practices, such as headhunting and piracy; and, second, the pervasive influence of the rainforest on Bornean ways of life. The book provides a comprehensive view of traditional Bornean societies and cultures, setting its seemingly exotic institutions in their proper context, and documenting the recent challenge to traditional ways of life posed by modernization, the commercialization of agriculture, logging and forest clearance, resettlement and land development.
Author : Eric Hansen
Publisher : Methuen Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780413759306
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (593 download)
Download or read book Stranger in the Forest written by Eric Hansen and published by Methuen Publishing. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humorous story of the author's travels in Borneo where he made lifelong friends with the Penan, jungle people who can catch fish with their feet, imitate the cry of the elusive barking deer, and survive in a fearsomely inhospitable environment. With their help Hansen learned to hunt pigs, danced in the tribal rituals, discovered the eyewatering nature of Penan sex aids and was given the ceremonial name Rajah Kumis: King of the Moustache. He conveys how he came face to face with himself in the patch of map marked unsurveyed, and records the experience of living in a proud and ancient tribal community based on mutual respect.
Author : Martin Fichman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226246159
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)
Download or read book An Elusive Victorian written by Martin Fichman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace should be recognized as one of the titans of Victorian science. Instead he has long been relegated to a secondary place behind Darwin. Worse, many scholars have overlooked or even mocked his significant contributions to other aspects of Victorian culture. With An Elusive Victorian, Martin Fichman provides the first comprehensive analytical study of Wallace's life and controversial intellectual career. Fichman examines not only Wallace's scientific work as an evolutionary theorist and field naturalist but also his philosophical concerns, his involvement with theism, and his commitment to land nationalization and other sociopolitical reforms such as women's rights. As Fichman shows, Wallace worked throughout his life to integrate these humanistic and scientific interests. His goal: the development of an evolutionary cosmology, a unified vision of humanity's place in nature and society that he hoped would ensure the dignity of all individuals. To reveal the many aspects of this compelling figure, Fichman not only reexamines Wallace's published works, but also probes the contents of his lesser known writings, unpublished correspondence, and copious annotations in books from his personal library. Rather than consider Wallace's science as distinct from his sociopolitical commitments, An Elusive Victorian assumes a mutually beneficial relationship between the two, one which shaped Wallace into one of the most memorable characters of his time. Fully situating Wallace's wide-ranging work in its historical and cultural context, Fichman's innovative and insightful account will interest historians of science, religion, and Victorian culture as well as biologists.
Author : British Library
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Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975 written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fatimah Abang
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ISBN 13 : 9789839257656
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (576 download)
Download or read book Butterflies of Malaysian Borneo written by Fatimah Abang and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ooi Keat Gin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429773463
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Borneo and Sulawesi written by Ooi Keat Gin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a great deal of new research findings on the history of Borneo, the history of Sulawesi and the interrelationship between the two islands. Some specific chapters focus on empires and colonizers, including the activities of James Brooke in Sulawesi, of Chinese mining communities in Borneo and of the the quisling issue in immediate post-war Sarawak. Other chapters consider indigenous peoples and how different regimes have handled them. The book is published in honour of Victor T. King, a leading scholar in the field of Southeast Asian studies, and a final chapter discusses his contribution to scholarship, in particular his views on how area studies should be approached, and the implications of this for future research.
Author : Ashmore Russan
Publisher : London : Chapman and Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Orchid Seekers written by Ashmore Russan and published by London : Chapman and Hall. This book was released on 1893 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin Young
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ISBN 13 : 155597791X
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)
Download or read book Bunk written by Kevin Young and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the hoax as a distinct American phenomenon, exploring the roles of stereotype, suspicion, and racism as factors that have shaped fraudulent activities from the heyday of P.T. Barnum through the "fake news" activities of Donald Trump.
Author : Tamara Thiessen
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1841623903
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)
Download or read book Borneo written by Tamara Thiessen and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2012 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straddling the equator, Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Largely covered in rainforest, with a magnificent coastline, it is easy to see what attracts visitors. Comprised of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei, Borneo's unique biodiversity and cultural kaleidoscope appeals to both adventurers and those looking for a unique cultural experience. Updated throughout, this revised guide caters for all with information on how to trek through one of the region's national parks, catch a glimpse of an orang-utan, spend the night in a longhouse, or shop in the bustling markets. From the highlands and islands of Sabah and Sarawak, to the mosques and mysticism of the Sultanate of Brunei, Borneo is a mesmerizing mix of cultures, endangered animals, tropical rainforest and carnivorous plants. This new edition of Borneo provides the most comprehensive information available on the island, from its ethnographic and natural history, to accommodation and tours.
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Total Pages : 638 pages
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Download or read book The Gospel in All Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : British Library
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Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert J. Antony
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888028111
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Elusive Pirates, Pervasive Smugglers written by Robert J. Antony and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piracy and smuggling are as great a problem today as they were several hundreds of years ago. The studies in Elusive Pirates, Pervasive Smugglers, for the first time, carefully describe and critically analyze piracy and smuggling in the Greater China Seas region from the sixteenth century to the present. Because piracy and smuggling involve complex historical processes that are still evolving, to fully understand contemporary problems it is important to place them in larger historical and comparative perspectives. The essays in this book add significantly to the scholarship on East and Southeast Asian history, and in particular to the maritime history of the region we call the Greater China Seas. This is the first book to analyze the whole region from Japan to Southeast Asia as a single, integrated historical and geographical area. This book takes a radical departure from the standard terracentered histories to place the seas at the center rather than at the margins of our inquiries. By focusing on the water we are better able to stitch together the diverse histories of Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. The contributors to this anthology show that, although often dismissed as historically unimportant, pirates and smugglers have in fact played significant roles in the development of the modern world. Elusive Pirates, Pervasive Smugglers should appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in history and Asian studies, as well as to general readers interested in pirates and maritime history.
Author : Fanny Lai
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462919073
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife written by Fanny Lai and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Borneo wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife is a photographic tribute to the most spectacular wildlife species on the second-largest tropical island on Earth. It displays nature's beauty, revealing many private moments of the astonishing biodiversity of Borneo, where nature runs riot. Based on the latest research, it is filled with captivating little-known facts about the wildlife that modern-day travelers may come across when visiting this enchanting island. It also describes the top 16 wildlife locations in Borneo, with a comprehensive list of recommended reading, websites and blogs provided. Also included is a foreword by HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, President of Fauna & Flora International. **All of the authors' royalties will be donated to Fauna & Flora International for nature conservation work in Southeast Asia.**
