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Decoding China dictionary
Database
“What does Xi Jinping mean when he talks about the rule of law? How does the Chinese leadership define multilateralism? Did you know that China’s Socialist Core Values include democracy and freedom? What is Document No. 9 and why does it reject universal values? And what is meant by “a community of shared future for mankind”? The Decoding China Dictionary seeks to answer these questions and to serve as a guide to […]
Read moreChinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles 明代職官中英辭典
Database
This bilingual dictionary is developed through a crowd-translation project that was funded by CEAL- The Council of East Asian Libraries and Mellon Foundation. This is the first edition. The project team encourages scholars to use it and to send them their revision suggestions, if any. they will update the dictionary based upon your suggestions. Note […]
China studies, Chinese Language, Classical Chinese, Confucianism, History, Language, Public administration, Reference handbooks
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Hunting and Fishing in a Kammu Village: Revisiting a Classic Study in Southeast Asian Ethnography
E-book
Damrong Tayanin & Kristina Lindell 2013 This detailed and fascinating description of traditional hunting, trapping and fishing in northern Laos includes illustrations of traps, weapons, etc., an insight into rites and taboos pertaining to the work, and much more. First published in 1991 and quickly out of print, the book was hailed as ‘an outstanding […]
Anthropology. Ethnography, Environmental Studies, Folklore studies, Language, Language and linguistics
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Dictionary of Kammu Yúan Language and Culture
E-book
Jan-Olof Svantesson, Kàm Ràw (Damrong Tayanin), Kristina Lindell & Håkon Lundström 2013 By retaining their orally based culture through to the present day, the Kammu of northern Laos and adjacent parts of Vietnam, Thailand and China have long been recognised as a repository for much that has been lost or ignored in the literate cultures […]
Anthropology. Ethnography, Environmental Studies, Folklore studies, Language, Language and linguistics
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