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The Play of Time
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.
Beneath Raven's Wing
Under the eyes of the Ravens, the visions of fantasy spring. Discovery drives the Unkindness, and the stories cling fast to their wings. Presenting a collection of fantasy and myth inspired tales that take readers on a flight of fancy through genres, mythos and time. In 15 unnerving stories, lovers of modern fairy tales will find something to treasure and keep them up at night.
Intimate Fathers
This systematic study of non-Western fathers' roles in infant care focuses on the Aka pygmies of central Africa
Mangata
Una misteriosa desaparición... Una isla habitada solo por militares... Un viaje de búsqueda... Un encuentro marcado por la luna llena... La vida de Jara dará un vuelco la noche previa a su boda cuando Álvaro, su prometido, desaparezca sin dejar rastro. La policía cerrará el caso al considerarlo una huida voluntaria. Pero la reputada familia del novio, que siempre se había opuesto a ese enlace, cree que la realidad es otra. Por ese motivo, Elba, detective privada, decidirá retomar la investigación para intentar arrojar algo de luz al caso. Mientras, desorientada y confusa, Jara volverá a su antigua casa en busca de respuestas. Sin embargo, allí el pasado la estará esperando y una enigmática carta con unas coordenadas misteriosas hará que su vida cambie para siempre. Después del éxito de Los secretos de la cortesana, Estefanía Ruiz construye una historia perturbadora y erótica que atrapa al lector y juega con él. A medio camino entre Instinto básico y La playa, Mangata es un thriller diferente que dejará una huella imborrable en la mente de todo aquel que se sumerja entre sus páginas.
Basotho Medicinal Plants / Meriana ya dimela tsa Basotho - Second Edition
As a Mosotho I believe this publication assists in documenting the deep indigenous knowledge of our forefathers and helps preserve the proud tradition of the Basotho Nation. Dr Chris Nhlapo Vice-Chancellor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology This publication is an important contribution to the documentation of medicinal plant use by the Basotho. It contains a comprehensive list of known medicinal plants, their up-to-date scientific names, their vernacular names, as well as their uses. This book will appeal to experts, as well as to readers who are unfamiliar with traditional medicinal plant uses. Professor Ntsamaeeng Moteetee Department of Botany and Plant Technology, University of Johannesburg
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Discovering Australian Flora
Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) or during field trips with the National Seed Bank, Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants. This second edition of Discovering Australian Flora explains how plants are displayed in the ANBG according to themes and provides clear and simple geographical, historical and botanical information, including descriptions of plant characteristics. It also describes the unique features of Australian flora, such as their reliance on fire and ability to survive in poor soil, and looks in detail at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape – Eucalyptus and Acacia. Extensively updated with new photographs and a new chapter on conservation, this beautiful book offers detailed insight into Australia's native flora. It will appeal not only to visitors to the ANBG but to anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty and the wonders of Australia's botanical treasures.
