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Race, Roots, & Resistance: Revisiting Black Power, Sundiata K. Cha-Jua

Sundiata K Cha-Jua

Conference on Black Power

The Abrek In Chechen Folklore, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

No abstract provided.

Ignaty Krachkovsky’S Encounters With Arabic Literary Modernity Through Amīn Al-Riḥānī, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

No abstract provided.

'The Montage Of Tbilisi Culture' By Zaza Shatirishvili, Film International, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

Georgian cultural critic Zaza Shatirishvili discusses Tbilisi's cinematographic culture, concentrating particularly on the works of Otar Ioseliani, Sergei Paradjanov, and Robert Strurua.

Book Review: Postmodern Gandhi And Other Essays - Gandhi In The World And At Home By Lloyd I. Rudolph And Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, Ananya Vajpeyi

Ananya Vajpeyi

No abstract provided.

“Assimilating To Power In Two Different World-Systems: An Analysis Of Paul And Herzl”, Khaldoun Samman

Khaldoun Samman

No abstract provided.

The Conservation Of Mayan Artifacts, Russell M. Franks

Russell M. Franks

Paper will examine the conservation methods and techniques used for the preservation of Mayan artifacts. Particular emphasis will be given to the four Mayan Codices known as the Dresden, Paris, Madrid, and Grolier Codices.

These four documents are unique in that, not only have they survived until recently in less than ideal conditions for almost five hundred years, but they represent a culture whose written record was almost entirely destroyed by the religious zeal of the early Spanish missionaries.

The fact that these codices still exist today is reason enough that special attention should be given to the care and …