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Free Download Kenneth Russell Valpey, "Attending Krishna's Image: Chaitanya Vaishnava Murti-seva as Devotional Truth"
English | 2006 | pages: 226 | ISBN: 0415383943, 0415864585 | EPUB | 4,0 mb
There is a steady and growing scholarly, as well as popular interest in Hindu religion - especially devotional (bhakti) traditions as forms of spiritual practice and expressions of divine embodiment. Associated with this is the attention to sacred images and their worship.

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Free Download Roland J-L Breton, "Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia"
English | ISBN: 0803993676 | | 236 pages | PDF | 26 MB
This geographical atlas constitutes the first systematic presentation of the spatial and quantitative characteristics of the distribution of languages in the seven countries of South Asia. This atlas enables readers to actually see the geographical location, extension, and linguistic affinities of any of the numerous languages spoken in South Asia by combining and comparing language data from various national censuses. Part I introduces the reader to the relationship between language and the complex ethnocultural structure of the subcontinent. Professor J. L. Breton stresses both the importance of and difficulties in analyzing the vitality of South Asian language groups and examines the similarities and differences in language use and various ethnic traits among similar population groups. The second part-which comprises 60 plates along with supporting text-is devoted to graphically analyzing various aspects including regional distribution of language and ethnic communities; the relationship between language and race, tribe, caste, and religion; the main linguistic minorities; and ethno-political factors. Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia, Second Edition will be an indispensable reference and resource tool to academics, students, and researchers interested in linguistics, geography, cultural studies, reference, anthropology, ethnology, and political science.

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Free Download Atlas of Thoracoscopic Lobectomy with Bronchoplasty by Jian Li, Zhiqiang Long
English | April 13, 2024 | ISBN: 9819951496 | 85 pages | MOBI | 28 Mb
This book introduces techniques and methods of the lymphadenectomy and the angioplasty under thoracoscope. It also presents the latest 2 cm uniportal lobectomy, which represents the highest level of thoracoscopic lung surgery technique. Compared to traditional thoracoscopic surgery, the survival and quality of postoperative life of patients undergoing lung cancer surgery have been greatly improved. This book provides a brand-new vision for thoracic surgeons to understand and learn the latest and most advanced development status and direction of modern minimally invasive techniques in thoracic surgery. The video fully reflect the real process of the operation and unique surgical methods. Thoracic surgeons will benefit from this book and improve the level of minimally invasive techniques in thoracic surgery.

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Free Download Günter Burg, Heinz Kutzner, Werner Kempf, "Atlas of Dermatopathology: Tumors, Nevi, and Cysts"
English | 2018 | pages: 839 | ISBN: 1119371546, 1119371570 | PDF | 304,2 mb
Differential diagnosis is at its most accurate and efficient when clinical presentation and histopathological features are considered in correlation with one another. With this being so, the expert team behind this atlas has integrated both perspectives to create an innovative and essential resource for all those involved with the diagnosis of tumors, cysts, and nevi. Almost 1,400 full-color images clearly illustrate common patterns and variants of tumorous lesions of the skin and are helpfully contextualized by concise, straightforward descriptions of key features and diagnostic clues.

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Free Download Ilinca Tanaseanu-Dobler, Leonie Von Alvensleben, "Athens II: Athens in Late Antiquity"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 3161582977 | PDF | pages: 524 | 5.0 mb
Together with Jerusalem and Rome, Athens stands today as a symbol of European culture. This image goes back a long way, having received a lasting imprint from the developments of Late Antiquity. The present volume focuses on this period, exploring the cultural and religious transformations of the city and the creation of symbolic images of Athens from the fourth to the sixth centuries AD from a variety of perspectives, including archaeology, ancient history, classical philology, Byzantine studies, and the history of religions. The contributions retrace reconfigurations of urban space and their impact on the sacred topography of Athens, as well as the changes in the Athenian panorama of learning and religion, uncovering various strategies employed to appropriate or counteract the Athenian past and its symbolic capital, whether by means of genealogy, by architectonic measures or by constructing literary images of the city suited to supporting particular claims. From the various competing discourses over the city, Late Antique Athens emerges as an emblem of higher learning and pagan religion, an image bequeathed to later European intellectual history.

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Free Download Kelly Wisecup, "Assembled for Use: Indigenous Compilation and the Archives of Early Native American Literatures "
English | ISBN: 0300243286 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 4 MB
A wide-ranging, multidisciplinary look at Native American literature through non-narrative texts like lists, albums, recipes, and scrapbooks

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Free Download Asia Pacific Business Process Management: First Asia Pacific Conference, AP-BPM 2013, Beijing, China, August 29-30, 2013. Selected Papers By Wil M. P. van der Aalst (auth.), Minseok Song, Moe Thandar Wynn, Jianxun Liu (eds.)
2013 | 121 Pages | ISBN: 3319029215 | PDF | 4 MB
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First Asia Pacific Conference on Business Process Management held in Beijing, China, in August 2013.In all, 19 contributions from seven countries were submitted. Following an extensive review process by an international Program Committee, seven full papers and one short paper were accepted for publication in this book and presentation at the conference. In addition, a keynote by Wil van der Aalst is also included.

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Free Download James Meernik, "As War Ends: What Colombia Can Tell Us About the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1108713084, 110849904X | PDF | pages: 454 | 6.9 mb
For decades a bitter civil war between the Colombia government and armed insurgent groups tore apart Colombian society. After protracted negotiations in Havana, a peace agreement was accepted by the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group in 2016. This volume will provide academics and practitioners throughout the world with critical analyses regarding what we know generally about the post-war peace building process and how this can be applied to the specifics of the Colombian case to assist in the design and implementation of post-war peace building programs and policies. This unique group of Colombian and international scholars comment on critical aspects of the peace process in Colombia, transitional justice mechanisms, the role of state and non-state actors at the national and local levels, and examine what the Colombian case reveals about traditional theories and approaches to peace and transitional justice.

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Free Download Daryl Yeap, "As Equals: The Oei Women Of Java"
English | ISBN: 9811280231 | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 27 MB
In this wonderfully detailed narrative, Daryl Yeap brings us the fascinating story of Hui-lan, Ida and Lucy, daughters and wife of Asia's richest man at the turn of the 20th century - Oei Tiong-ham. Flying planes, managing Asia's richest estate and charming the West with their sense of style and sophistication - at a time when bound feet, matchmaking and subservience were in vogue - the three women punctured through cultural stereotypes and challenged the ideals of womanhood. In doing so, they paved the way for millions to follow. Written in a distinct style, the book is revealing, holding surprises even for those familiar with their stories.

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Free Download As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine by William Woys Weaver
English | April 11th, 2013 | ISBN: 0812244796 | 328 pages | True EPUB | 4.95 MB
When visitors travel to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, they are encouraged to consume the local culture by way of "regional specialties" such as cream-filled whoopie pies and deep-fried fritters of every variety. Yet many of the dishes and confections visitors have come to expect from the region did not emerge from Pennsylvania Dutch culture but from expectations fabricated by local-color novels or the tourist industry. At the same time, other less celebrated (and rather more delicious) dishes, such as sauerkraut and stuffed pork stomach, have been enjoyed in Pennsylvania Dutch homes across various localities and economic strata for decades.

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