The Banana Leaf Men
Author : Aneeta Sundararaj
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arranged marriage
ISBN :
Author : Aneeta Sundararaj
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arranged marriage
ISBN :
Author : Aneeta Sundararaj
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 2014-11-04
Category :
ISBN :
Feisty, independent and highly intelligent, Tika, having reached the watershed of her thirtieth birthday, agrees to submit to the pressure from the formidable Institution of the Aunties, and agrees to an arranged marriage. She endures a succession of repulsive, chauvinistic, self-important suitors in this compelling, humourous and poignant story of the clash of cultures in that rich curry-pot of races and social mores that is modern Malaysia. The novel has great charm and relevance in a world hurtling towards globalisation. Tika's journey has a surprising resolution (by Anna Abbott)
Author : Jessica Hernandez, Ph.D.
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1623176050
An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors. Despite the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse. And while holistic land, water, and forest management practices born from millennia of Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach all of us, Indigenous science has long been ignored, otherized, or perceived as "soft"--the product of a systematic, centuries-long campaign of racism, colonialism, extractive capitalism, and delegitimization. Here, Jessica Hernandez--Maya Ch'orti' and Zapotec environmental scientist and founder of environmental agency Piña Soul--introduces and contextualizes Indigenous environmental knowledge and proposes a vision of land stewardship that heals rather than displaces, that generates rather than destroys. She breaks down the failures of western-defined conservatism and shares alternatives, citing the restoration work of urban Indigenous people in Seattle; her family's fight against ecoterrorism in Latin America; and holistic land management approaches of Indigenous groups across the continent. Through case studies, historical overviews, and stories that center the voices and lived experiences of Indigenous Latin American women and land protectors, Hernandez makes the case that if we're to recover the health of our planet--for everyone--we need to stop the eco-colonialism ravaging Indigenous lands and restore our relationship with Earth to one of harmony and respect.
Author : Katie Smith Milway
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1771388595
Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and one leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. But when a coach organizes the children to play soccer, everything begins to change for Deo. And for Remy. By sharing the joy of play, –no one feels so alone anymore.” Readers everywhere will be inspired to read how play can change lives.
Author :
Publisher : Tara Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Animals
ISBN : 8186211284
An adaptation of an Indonesian trickster tale about Kanchil the mouse deer.
Author : Banana Yoshimoto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 1996-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671532766
Six short stories by a Japanese woman writer known for her unusual themes. In Blood and Water, a woman abandons the religious commune where she was raised, goes to the big city and finds another idol of worship, a charismatic lover. The story looks at the connection between spiritual and romantic fervor. By the author of Kitchen.
Author : Wilson G. Wheatcroft
Publisher :
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 23,54 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Ethnology
ISBN :
Author : André Droogers
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3110825031
No detailed description available for "The Dangerous Journey".
Author : Kerry B. Collison
Publisher : Sid Harta Publishers
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1877006122
Canberra bomb toll 'horrific' - Amongst those believed killed were the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, the Indonesian Chief of Army Staff, the Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs and... Tension between Australia and Indonesia, the world's largest Moslem nation, brings the two countries to the brink of war. East Timor's sovereignty and rich oil fields shared by the two neighbouring countries become key elements in one man's ambitions. General Nathan Seda, a powerful Indonesian Officer, has a dangerous plan in which he enmeshes Stephen Coleman, a career Intelligence Officer with the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The Timor Man, an absorbing thriller, provides a controversial perspective on events in Indonesia from the abortive coup d'etat of 1965 to the present day.
Author : Brian Conn
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1573661538
Juxtaposing barbarity and whimsy, Brian Conn's The Fixed Stars is a novel that has the tenor of a contemporary fable with nearly the same dreamlike logic.