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The School of Oriental and African Studies

Imperial Training and the Expansion of Learning

By: Ian Brown

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The School of Oriental and African Studies

Imperial Training and the Expansion of Learning

By: Ian Brown

The School of Oriental and African Studies, a college of the University of London, was established in 1916 principally to train the colonial administrators who ran the British Empire in the languages of Asia and Africa. It was founded, that is, with an explicitly imperial purpose. Yet the School would come to transcend this function to become a world centre of scholarship and learning, in many important ways challenging that imperial origin. Drawing on the School's own extensive administrative records, on interviews with current and past staff, and on the records of government departments, Ian Brown explores the work of the School over its first century. He considers the expansion in the School's configuration of studies from the initial focus on languages, its changing relationships with government, and the major contributions that have been made by the School to scholarly and public understandings of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316712591

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9781316712597

Reading the Past

Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology

By: Ian Hodder,Scott Hutson

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Reading the Past

Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology

By: Ian Hodder,Scott Hutson

The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address the burgeoning of theoretical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson argue that archaeologists must bring to bear a variety of perspectives in the complex and uncertain task of constructing meaning from the past. While remaining centred on the importance of hermeneutics, agency and history, the authors explore cutting-edge developments in areas such as post-structuralism, neo-evolutionary theory and whole new branches of theory such as phenomenology. With the addition of two completely new chapters, the third edition of Reading the Past presents an authoritative, state-of-the-art analysis of contemporary archaeological theory. Also including new material on feminist archaeology, historical approaches such as cultural history, and theories of discourse and signs, this book represents essential reading for any student or scholar with an interest in the past.

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368

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Cambridge University Press

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113944042X

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9781139440424

Burma's Economy in the Twentieth Century

By: Ian Brown

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Burma's Economy in the Twentieth Century

By: Ian Brown

An incomparable introduction to Burma's political and economic history written by one of the premier economic historians of Southeast Asia.

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Cambridge University Press

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110701588X

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9781107015883

Birkenhead Reflections

By: Ian Collard

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Birkenhead Reflections

By: Ian Collard

A fascinating collection of merged historic and modern images that ingeniously reflect the changes in Birkenhead through the decades.

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175

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398105198

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9781398105195

Barabbas

By: Ian Lindsay

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Barabbas

By: Ian Lindsay

There were two men called Barabbas, both of them called Jesus Barabbas. They crucified the wrong one - but what about the one that got away? This book tells you. Jerusalem AD 33 was a city in uproar, the authorities were struggling to keep the peace. An unusually candid view of the infighting that followed the death of Jesus, as seen by a lucky but unrepentant eye witness. An account which might help answer some of the New Testament's more puzzling questions. WHY are the gospel accounts of Jesus' trial almost certainly untrue? Why if Mary Magdalen was so central to Jesus' life does she abruptly vanish from the story? WHY if Paul was such a misogynist were so many early churches led by women? WHY do the disciples seem to have rejected Jesus' nominated successor? One highly unlikely source might just have the most likely answers. In the words of Barabbas the robber - "I was there, and I saw, and I remember." A plausible and fascinating suggestion of what might have happened. Why has no one written this story before?

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178299730X

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RENDEZVOUS IN LONDON

By: Ian Okell

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RENDEZVOUS IN LONDON

By: Ian Okell

Another adventure in the Heidi Fuchs series. May 1941 - the German invasion of Russia is about to begin - but first there's a death to arrange in England. Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolf Hess, flies secretly to Britain - supposedly for peace talks, but carrying in his head full details of the forthcoming German invasion of Russia. Hitler, spitting fury at this betrayal orders his death, and a top agent is dispatched in pursuit. Meanwhile in London, the happily retired Sir Freddy Villiers and his partner, female Gendarmerie officer Martine Dumont, have decided to reject any further suggestions of dangerous secret missions in occupied Europe. They have escaped unharmed from their last two excursions but think that any more would be tempting fate. Unfortunately, on this occasion they don't need to cross the Channel to find trouble. Trouble, in the shapely form of Heidi Fuchs, has just parachuted in - to find them. But surely they can expect the full support and cooperation of the British security services - after all, whose side are MI6 supposed to be on? "Utterly realistic with superb research - you live the action with the characters.

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FeedARead.com

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1786974851

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9781786974853

Rendezvous in Madrid

By: Ian Okell

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Rendezvous in Madrid

By: Ian Okell

Rendezvous in Madrid The second adventure in the Heidi Fuchs seriesJune 1940 - Britain stands alone. facing overwhelming oddsRetired civil servant and accidental secret agent, Sir Freddy Villiers, should have had no hope against a Nazi killer like Heidi Fuchs. In fact he and his colleague, Gendarme Capitaine Martine Dumont, were lucky to survive their recent encounter. But their last glimpse of her, as they fled the scene, convinced them she was dead.This time it's going to be different, General de Gaulle has given them his personal assurance: they won't be in any danger - just a quick trip to collect some information, before the French surrender is formally signed and the Germans take control.It's all arranged, the transport has been laid on and their contact expects them. It's exactly the sort of undemanding job that would suit a retired and cultivated gentleman, hoping only to avoid boredom.It was difficult to see what could possibly go wrong."A cracking follow on to Rendezvous in Paris - just what I'd hoped for.

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1786109131

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Olivia

By: Ian Falconer

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Olivia

By: Ian Falconer

The heart-warming tale of a sweet little pig with a whole heap of energy.

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Simon and Schuster

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0857073443

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9780857073440

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The School of Oriental and African Studies

The School of Oriental and African Studies

Reading the Past

Reading the Past

Burma's Economy in the Twentieth Century

Burma's Economy in the Twentieth Century

Birkenhead Reflections

Birkenhead Reflections

Barabbas

Barabbas

RENDEZVOUS IN LONDON

RENDEZVOUS IN LONDON

Rendezvous in Madrid

Rendezvous in Madrid

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