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“hubert evans”

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  • Looking Back on India

    by Hubert Evans ...
    Hubert Evans' fascinating memior recounts his time in India and the people and events which shaped the history of the subcontinent. A must read for anyone interested in the history of India and the inner workings of the Raj. ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD

  • Contact Languages and Music

    by Marie-Eve Bouchard, Hubert Devonish, R. Sandra Evans, Ronald T. Francis, Anika Gerfer, Lisa Jansen, Michael Westphal, Renato Tomei, Christina Märzhäuser, Nathan Wendte, Guyanne Wilson, Nickesha Dawkins ...
    Language and music are connected in many ways. As social and cultural practices, they have been intertwined in multiple ways. Musical and linguistic practices are often intertwined to express distinct and complex identities, attitudes, ideologies, social roles and political views. Spaces characterized by migration, contact, multilingualism, and colonial inequalities, are particularly interesting ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Walter Pieterse

    A Story of Holland

    by Multatuli ...
    Translated by Hubert Evans ...
    In "Walter Pieterse," Multatuli masterfully weaves a narrative that exposes the intricacies of Dutch society in the mid-19th century. The novel is not only a semi-autobiographical account of the protagonist's tumultuous life but also a poignant critique of social injustices and the bureaucratic indifference pervasive in colonial contexts. Written in a fluid, yet incisive prose style, Multatuli's ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tibetan Foothold

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  • Speech Communities

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  • Melmoth The Wanderer

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  • Global Reggae

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    This collection of illuminating essays highlight the "globalization" of reggae - its global dispersal and adaptation in diverse local contexts of consumption and transformation. ... Read more

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  • Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

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    According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist... Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines in Canada and the United States and later in novel form, became extremely popular around the world. It ... Read more

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  • Maharanis

    The Lives and Times of Three Generations of Indian Princesses

    by Lucy Moore ...
    In Maharnis Lucy Moore brilliantly recreates the lives of four princesses - two grandmothers, a mother and a daughter - of the Royal courts of India. Their extraordinary story takes in tiger hunts, exotic palaces and lavish ceremonies in India, as well as the glamorous international scene of the Edwardian and interwar era. It is also an intimate portrait of four remarkable women - Chimnabai, ... Read more

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