Fieldwork extending over a thirty-year period provided materials for this book. Paths and Rivers offers an unusually deep and broad picture of the Sa’dan Toraja as a society in dynamic transition over the course of the past century. The Toraja inhabit the mountainous highlands of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and are well known for their dramatic architecture, their unusual cliff burials, and th…
This open access book is unique in its contents. No other title in the book market has tackled this important subject. It introduces innovation as a way of practice for world-class universities. It, then, discusses the criteria for being innovative in the academic world. The book selects some of the top innovative world-class universities to study the factors that qualified them to be innovativ…
Ecritures digitales aims to demonstrate how digital writing, as new technology, contributes to the emergence of a reconfigured relationship between the human body and the machines, and how this transition influences the Jewish-Christian textual corpus referred to as “the Scriptures”. Ecritures digitales souhaite démontrer de quelle manière l’écriture digitale, en tant que nouvelle tech…
"Camera drones provide unique visual perspectives and add new dimensions to storytelling and accountability in journalism. Simultaneously, the rapidly expanding uses of drones as advanced sensor platforms raise new legislative, ethical and transparency issues. Responsible Drone Journalism investigates the opportunities and dilemmas of using drones for journalistic purposes in a global perspecti…
Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries. Detailed analyses of industry groupings and interests in South Africa reveal the complex set …
This book examines the grass-roots relationship between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the civilian population during the Irish Revolution. It is primarily concerned with the attempts of the militant revolutionaries to discourage, stifle, and punish dissent among the local populations in which they operated, and the actions or inactions by which dissent was expressed or implied. Focusing o…
Pada buku ini, penulis mengalihbahasakan naskah Hikayat Abu Syahmah (selanjutnya disingkat HAS) yang mengkisahkan tentang Abu Syahmah yang dirajam oleh ayahnya, Umar bin Khattab. Seorang Amirul Mukminin kedua yang terkenal dengan sikap konsistennya dalam menegakkan hukum syariat Islam meskipun untuk anaknya sendiri. Naskah dideskripsikan mulai dari nomor naskah, ukuran naskah, keadaan naskah, …
Cirebon; Rituals; Islam; Muslims; Indonesia
How do schools and public history influence each other? Cases studies focusing on school and public history around the world shed light on the intricate relationships between schools, students, teachers, policy makers and public historians. From why Robben Island is not included in South African curriculum to how German schools shape Holocaust memory, the case studies offered in this book sheds…
Babad Tawangalun merupakan naskah yang menceritakan nenek moyang keluarga Raja-Raja Blambangan yang bermula dari para Pangeran Kedhawung di abad ke-17. Silsilah Raja Blambangan dalam Babad Tawangalun ini mencakup rentang waktu lebih dari dua abad. Sebagai karya anonim, Babad Tawangalun memiliki beragam versi salinannya, baik dalam bentuk tembang (puisi) maupun gancaran (prosa). Babad Tawangal…