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International and Area Studies

Selected Works

1996

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The Struggle For Knowledge: The Case Of Emergent Oromo Studies, Asafa Jalata Sep 1996

The Struggle For Knowledge: The Case Of Emergent Oromo Studies, Asafa Jalata

Asafa Jalata

Taking the Oromo as historical actors, the emergent Oromo studies identify some deficiencies of "Ethiopian studies" that primarily focus on the Amhara and Tigray ethnic groups and their rulers, and ignore the history of the Oromo people. Many Ethiopian and Ethiopianist scholars do not recognize the positive cultural achievements of this people.' With their colonization and incorporation into Ethiopia, the Oromo could not develop independent institutions that would allow them to produce and disseminate their historical knowledge freely. Currently, they are fighting for national self-determination: to regain their political freedom and rebuild independent institutions.

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El Difícil Proceso De Consolidación De Las Arenas Políticas Nacionales En El Salvador Y Nicaragua. El Impacto De La Guerra Y La Crisis., Salvador Marti I Puig Jan 1996

El Difícil Proceso De Consolidación De Las Arenas Políticas Nacionales En El Salvador Y Nicaragua. El Impacto De La Guerra Y La Crisis., Salvador Marti I Puig

Salvador Marti i Puig

Este artículo se centra en la evolución política de El Salvador y Nicaragua. En la primera parte se realiza un breve resumen de la historia política de ambos países hasta el estallido de la crisis revolucionaria a finales de los los setenta. En la segunda parte se abordan las consecuencias políticas de la guerra y se discute cómo ésta (la guerra) consiguió moldear las arenas políticas que emergieron en estos países al finalizar el conflicto.

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Art As An Agent Of Sociopolitical Control In Igbo Land, Andrew Ewoh Dec 1995

Art As An Agent Of Sociopolitical Control In Igbo Land, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

A 1996 commissioned paper for the Art and Life in Africa CD Project, Oberman Center for Advanced Studies, N 134 Oakdale Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.

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Communicative Chinese For Intermediate And Advanced Learners, Jianhua Bai, Janet Zhiqun, Juyu Sung Dec 1995

Communicative Chinese For Intermediate And Advanced Learners, Jianhua Bai, Janet Zhiqun, Juyu Sung

Jianhua Bai

No abstract provided.

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War, Nationalism, And Rape: Women Respond By Opening A Centre Against Sexual Violence In Belgrade, Serbia, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Kathleen Foxter Dec 1995

War, Nationalism, And Rape: Women Respond By Opening A Centre Against Sexual Violence In Belgrade, Serbia, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Kathleen Foxter

Donna M. Hughes

On 10 December 1993, International Human Rights Day, The Autonomous Women's Centre Against Sexual Violence opened in Belgrade, Serbia. Plans for the Centre started in 1992 when women from the Belgrade SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence formed The Group for Women Raped in War.

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The Mosque: History, Architectural Development & Regional Diversity, Ed. By Martin Frishman And Hasan-Uddin Khan (Review), Roberta Dougherty Dec 1995

The Mosque: History, Architectural Development & Regional Diversity, Ed. By Martin Frishman And Hasan-Uddin Khan (Review), Roberta Dougherty

Roberta L. Dougherty

Readers who are already familiar with mosque architecture in Central Asia, Iran, or the Arab homelands are sure to learn something new from this book. Those wishing a detailed comparative presentation of the regional differences in mosque architecture--from the rammed-earth mosques of West Africa with their striking vertical buttresses perhaps deriving from pagan African ancestral pillars, to the well-known stalactite muqarnas of Andalusian, North African, and Levantine mosques, to the pagoda-like roofs and manicured gardens of mosques in China, to the Hindu-inspired centralized vertical thrust of Southeast Asian mosques--will find this title a useful resource.

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Policing Change In The Gulf States: The Effects Of The Gulf Conflict, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1995

Policing Change In The Gulf States: The Effects Of The Gulf Conflict, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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