American aloha; cultural tourism and the negotiation of tradition.9780824831714 American aloha A type of TDMA transmission system developed by the University of Hawaii used for satellite and terrestrial radio links. In the traditional ALOHA system, packets are transmitted as required, and, like Ethernet's CSMA/CD method, collisions can occur. ; cultural tourism and the negotiation of tradition. Diamond, Heather A. U. of Hawai'i Pr. 2008 261 pages $55.00 Hardcover GR110 The astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, success of the 1989 Smithsonian Folklife Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral Festival, which focused on Hawai'i's multicultural heritage through its traditional arts, provides the focus of this title. Diamond (English and American Studies, University of Hawai'i) examines the behind-the-scene negotiations and processes that informed the program, analyzing how the staging of Hawai'i's cultural diversity was used to serve a national narrative of utopian multiculturalism. A brief glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of foreign words is included. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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