Singapore. Singapore University Press. 2003. xii + 269pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. In this book, the author sets out some of the major issues in English language research and suggests where to look for more information and ideas. Exercises in the text add practical ways of engaging with research..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2022. 239pp. Paperback. New. "Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills! Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate language learners. Free online recordings of all..... More
Australia. National Gallery of Australia. 2014. Endpaper maps, map, colour photographic illustrations, 256pp, glossary, references, further reading, index, paperback, 28.9 x 24cm. The Polynesian concept of atua - of gods, figurative objects and associated beliefs - developed over thousands of years and spread throughout the region. The superb examples of..... More
New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 1993. Revised and enlarged edition. Originally published in Rangoon in 1893. vii + 1188pp, list of Burmese proverbs, aphorisms and quaint sayings, prior owner's name and chop half title, decorative leather style embossed covers, gilt title in English and Burmese upper cover and spine, hardback..... More
Australia: ANU E Press, 2011. Maps, black and white and colour photography, 204 pages, references, tall quarto, paperback. This volume emerges from a ground-breaking conference held in the Republic of Palau on cultural heritage in the Pacific. It includes bold investigations of the role of cultural heritage in identity-making, and..... More
Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. 1994. Maps, contents, black and white photographic illustrations, black and white line drawings, bibliography, index, + 246pp., a very good copy in paperback. "As he challenges classical semiological accounts of cultural representations in this enthnology of Melanesian religious phenemenology, Maschio shows that ritual and poetic..... More
Canberra. Pandanus Books. 2006. Maps, xiii + 260p, index, paperback. "As a region, the nations of the pacific face continuing challenges to their economic, political, social and cultural survival. In four sections, these essays address issues of governance, human rights and custom, law reform, language and culture loss, the potential..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2019. Over 750 colour photographic illustrations, 95pp, index, 26 x 20cm. Hardback in dustjacket. Text in English and Japanese. "If a picture is worth a thousand words, students of the Japanese language have everything they need in Tuttle's Japanese Picture Dictionary. Deftly illustrating the use of more than..... More
Sydney. Angus and Robertson. 1970. First Edition. Black and white photographic illustrations, vi + 56pp, prior owner's name front free endpapers, mild shelf wear, some browning, otherwise a good copy. 24.2 x 18.4cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177318. More