Social Science


It is thought that Laos is home to no fewer than forty-seven ethnic groups. The Lao, who live in the plains, form half the country's population thereby constituting the country's predominant culture. Laos is also home, however, to many mountain minorities that live with their own languages,...
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A novel of Korea dealing with a rebellion against the Japanese occupation early this century. Through the eyes of nobles and peasants is seen the conflict between nationalists who want to fight and conservative supporters of the status quo. The novel was made into a TV serial.
Les Nations Unies ont été créées pour libérer le monde du fléau de la guerre, promettant un avenir « libéré de la terreur ». L’UNESCO a été créée pour contribuer à la construction de cet avenir. Selon les mots poignants de notre Acte constitutif, nous avons reçu mandat de combattre, par...
Fils de fer, morceaux de bois, chiffons, boîtes de conserve vides... : autant de trésors pour ces enfants, filles et garçons - parfois des bambins d'à peine 4 ans - qui ne connaissent de nos jouets usinés qu'une image, une photo, un souvenir. Avec beaucoup de talent et d'ingéniosité, ils vont...
This book presents state-of-the-art analyses of early childhood care and education (ECCE) as the foundation for lifelong learning and development. It features various lessons from research and experience, addressing investment rationales, equity and quality. It argues for reversing the trend of...
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"This book is valuable not simply for the rich and varied voices it has to offer. It provides the reader with links to resources, both academic and literary, in French, Spanish, and Portuguese that can greatly expand the horizons of anglophone scholars." - International Journal of African...
In those early days, environmental knowledge possessed by local and indigenous communities was beginning to gain recognition, but only in isolated circles and at disparate localities. This changed with the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity and its explicit requirement in Article 8(j) that...
Les textes présentés montrent que les cautions idéologiques et les accompagnements juridiques de déshumanisation n'ont connu ni interruption ni trêve. Ils confirment la prégnance de l'idéologie de justification de la traite négrière, la solidité du soubassement intellectuel du mépris culturel de...
Education is one of the six mandated areas of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and an area on which we have much to say. The Third Session of the Forum in 2004 will devote a good deal of time to education and culture, in addition to human rights, and this publication will...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has established its headquarters in a large Y-shaped building now become a landmark in the Paris urban landscape and a museum in itself. Paintings, sculptures, drawings and mineral and floral creations have been...
Of the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qur'anic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art forms a comprehensive yet cohesive whole which has both assimilated and adapted to the cultural...
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