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Janet Hoskins provides both an ethnographic study of the organization of time in an Eastern Indonesian society and a theoretical argument about alternate temporalities in the modern world. Based on more than three years of field work with the Kodi people of the island of Sumba, her book focuses on Kodi calendrical rituals, exchange transactions, and confrontations with the historical forces of the colonial and postcolonial world. Hoskins explores the contingent, contested, and often contradictory precedent of the past to show how local systems of knowledge are in dialogue with wider historical forces. Arguing that traditional temporality is more complex than many theorists have realized, Hoskins highlights the flexibility and relativity of local time concepts, whose sophistication belies the cliche of simple societies living in a world outside of time.
Ethnolinguistics of indigenous languages of Indonesia; proceedings of a seminar.
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Colloquial Gujarati provides a step-by-step course in Gujarati as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Gujarati in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text ...
Koīpaṇ sadgraṅthnī mahattā temā nirūpāyelā viṣhay uparthī samajī shakāy chhe. Kem ke samagra graṅthno hetu temāā mukhya viṣhayne avalaṁbe chhe. Bīju je hetuthī graṅthnā lekhak lakhavā prerāyā hoy chhe, te viṣhay paratve temanā aṅtarnā ūṅḍāṇmā satyaniṣhṭhā hovī joīe. Trījī bābat e chhe ke hetu uchcha ane vishuddha hoy ane niṣhṭhā satya tathā draḍh hoy chhatā tene anusaratā viṣhaynī spaṣhṭa māhitī paṇ emā hovī joīe. Chothī bābat e chhe ke graṅthno hetu vishad rīte rajū thāy, tenu niṣhṭhāpūrvak pratipādan thāy ane te aṅgenī māhitī paṇ yathāsthit swarūpe prakaṭ karāy evā prakārnī saral,...