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... means of resolving conflicts . " Now people can see each other and since it is no longer dark they are free to leave their wiltja ( family fire ) . The result is a much higher level of physical violence . " Despite the evidence that ...
... means of resolving conflicts . " Now people can see each other and since it is no longer dark they are free to leave their wiltja ( family fire ) . The result is a much higher level of physical violence . " Despite the evidence that ...
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... means . What is particularly important , as H. Pazwash points out in Civil Engineering , is that the discharge from qanats " is fixed by nature . " They can only provide water produced naturally by a spring in a mountain area and then ...
... means . What is particularly important , as H. Pazwash points out in Civil Engineering , is that the discharge from qanats " is fixed by nature . " They can only provide water produced naturally by a spring in a mountain area and then ...
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... means that some basic rule of conduct has been violated - and that Khambageu has been angered . The Sonjo cultivate three types of land , which they refer to as hura , magare and isirene land : The hura land , which is the most ...
... means that some basic rule of conduct has been violated - and that Khambageu has been angered . The Sonjo cultivate three types of land , which they refer to as hura , magare and isirene land : The hura land , which is the most ...
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BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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