Sado

Sado

Author: Mikaela Nyman

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1776562801

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Friday 13 March, 2015: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam makes landfall with devastating consequences. Vanuatu is bruised but not broken. Reeling from the loss of livelihood and struggling to meet basic human needs, people start to reassemble their lives.Cathryn is an NGO worker from New Zealand who has a ruined home, a teenage son and a Ni-Vanuatu boyfriend she hasn't heard from since the phone lines went dead. Faia is a community organiser, a radio journalist and a survivor who fights for women to be heard. Together and apart they navigate their places in the complex cultural and social systems of Vanuatu, where tradition clashes with modern urban life.Sado is a novel about relationships &– between friends and family, across cultures and communities, and also with the past. When a terrible accident occurs, all of these relationships are called into question.'This evocative novel draws you into its richly described world with great skill and sensitivity. The writing is exquisite and nuanced, and the questions it so subtly raises will linger in your mind. Highly recommended.' —Mandy Hager


Nichiren's sangha series Priest Disciples: Sado Ajari Nik_

Nichiren's sangha series Priest Disciples: Sado Ajari Nik_

Author: The Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-03-26

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 136591657X

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Information about Nikō in English has been scarce outside of denominational sources and for the large part in relation to the apparent contrasts with his peer Byakuren Ajari Nikkō or the Hagii family, that later chose to follow Nikō due disagreements around doctrinal matters. This research paper explores the two lineages of Mobara, his hometown and Minobu, where Nikō resided for a long period. The mandalas authored by Nikō and those attributed to him, his network of connections, family background and endeavors might help to reconsider Nikō's career within a broader perspective.


The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong

Author: JaHyun Kim Haboush

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2013-09-14

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0520957296

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Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. Reissued nearly twenty years after its initial publication with a new foreword by Dorothy Ko, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong is a unique exploration of Korean selfhood and an extraordinary example of autobiography in the premodern era.


Alternative Food Networks for Sustainable, Just, Resilient and Productive Food Systems

Alternative Food Networks for Sustainable, Just, Resilient and Productive Food Systems

Author: José Luis Vicente-Vicente

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 2832555144

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There is growing evidence that the current globalised agri-food system is neither sustainable nor resilient. It is responsible for around one third of the global GHG emissions and is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Furthermore, its structure and distribution mode do not provide food security for all and foster socio-economic inequalities between different parts of the planet. Consequently, an increasing number of scientists and members of the civil society are demanding a radical transformation of agri-food systems. The creation of alternative food networks (AFNs) represent a possible first step towards agri-food system transformation. AFNs can incorporate local, indigenous and innovative knowledge and bring together a diversity of actors to connect food production and consumption and create new practices and relationships around food. The creation of AFNs, and ultimately of Alternative Food Systems (AFS), should involve different actors, from farmers to social movements, from policymakers to scientists. AFNs have the potential to contribute to a transformation towards sustainable, just, resilient and productive food systems, but even though they have increased in numbers and organisational forms in recent years, they still remain in a niche. Consequently, scientific evidence of their performance is still limited. This research topic will contribute to a comprehensive, multi-scalar and critical (e.g. including potential counter-effects) understanding of the current state and future potential of AFNs. It will address multiple aspects, ranging from social, economic and environmental aspects to productivity, participation and justice. Moreover, it will highlight the role of governance, power relations and institutions, as well as barriers and ways forward to promote AFNs and their role in food system transformation.


Sado

Sado

Author: Angus Waycott

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781880656211

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The island of Sado was a place of exile for the disgraced, deposed or just plain distrusted. The author set out to explore the island and this book describes what he saw and did, painting a vivid picture of one of Japan's intriguing backwaters.


Sado

Sado

Author: William Plomer

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13:

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Based on Plomer's own experiences, this sensitive study of the meeting of East and West takes place in the Tokyo of the 1920s. It tells the story of Vincent Lucas, a naive young Englishman `with a little money and an ambition to become a painter', who is introduced to the life and art of Japan by Sado Masaji, an idealistic university student with a captivating air of melancholy.


Lusitanian Amphorae: Production and Distribution

Lusitanian Amphorae: Production and Distribution

Author: Inês Vaz Pinto

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-10-24

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 1784914282

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More than a century of archaeological investigation in Portugal has helped to discover, excavate and study many Lusitanian amphorae kiln sites, with their amphorae being widely distributed in Lusitania.


Creative Women of Korea: The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries

Creative Women of Korea: The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries

Author: Young-Key Kim-Renaud

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1317473655

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This book introduces important contributions in the humanities by a select group of traditional and modern Korean women, from the 15th through the 20th centuries. The literary and artistic works of these women are considered Korean classics, and the featured artists and writers range from a queen, to a courtesan, to a Buddhist nun, to unknown women of Korea. Although women's works were generally meant only to circulate among women, these creative expressions have caught the attention of literary and artistic connoisseurs. By bringing them to light, the book seeks to demonstrate how Korean women have tried to give their lives meaning over the ages through their very diverse, yet common artistic responses to the details and drama of everyday life in Confucian Korea. The stories of these women and their work give us glimpses of their personal views on culture, aesthetics, history, society, politics, morality, and more.