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Found 2 from your keywords: subject="History -- Asian"
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Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia: a southeast asia perspective
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Hadiz, Vedi R.

This book is about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Many post-authoritarian societies have adopted decentralization—effectively localizing power—as part and parcel of democratization, but also in their efforts to entrench "good governance." Vedi Hadiz shifts the attention to the accompanying tensions and contradictions that define the terms under wh…

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9780804768535
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264 p
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320 HAD l
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Tibet: Turning the Wheel of Life
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POMMARET FRANCOISE

Long shrouded in mystery, Tibet is a hidden land almost completely surrounded by the mountains of central Asia. Known for its tolerant and resilient people, Tibet has come to be synonymous with spirituality; religion is almost omnipresent. It seems that the numerous hardships endured by the Tibetans - oppressive authorities, severe altitude, harsh climate - have forced many to focus on the next…

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9780500301128
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954.92 POM t