Living Theravada: Demystifying the People, Places, and Practices of a Buddhist Tradition 1611809711, 9781611809718

Reading the Mahāvamsa: The Literary Aims of a Theravada Buddhist History 9780231542609

Reading the Mahāvamsa advocates a new, literary approach to this text by revealing its embedded reading advice (to exper

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Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia 9780834843073, 9781611807943

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The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People 9780300263138

The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present

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Working for a living?: Employment, benefits and the living standards of disabled people 9781847425188

For too long, disabled people in Britain have been denied access to employment. Now paid work is being presented as the

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People, Places and Passions: A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 1870-1948 1783162384, 9781783162383

The first of two volumes on the social history of Wales in the period 1870–1948, People, Places and Passions concentrate

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Paris Nights, and Other Impressions of Places and People 9781528787734

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People, Places, and Mathematics: A Memoir (Springer Biographies) 3031390733, 9783031390739

This memoir chronicles the journey of an academic, tracing a path from primary school in Zambia to a career in higher ed

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Buddhist Philosophy of Consciousness: Tradition and Dialogue 9004440895, 9789004440890

Buddhist Philosophy of Consciousness explores a variety of different approaches to the study of consciousness developed

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Canadian Wetlands: Places and People 9781783201761, 1783201762

The book aims to promote the conservation of Canadian wetlands by showcasing their values as places of new life and as s

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Myanmar Transformed?: People, Places and Politics 9789814818551

The triumph of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy at the 2015 election was supposed to mark the consolidat

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