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Pseudo-Dionysius and Christian Visual Culture, c.500-900 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Francesca Dell'acqua, Ernesto Sergio... Pseudo-Dionysius and Christian Visual Culture, c.500-900 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Francesca Dell'acqua, Ernesto Sergio Mainoldi
R3,627 Discovery Miles 36 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book uses Pseudo-Dionysius and his mystic theology to explore attitudes and beliefs about images in the early medieval West and Byzantium. Composed in the early sixth century, the Corpus Dionysiacum, the collection of texts transmitted under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite, developed a number of themes which have a predominantly visual and spatial dimension. Pseudo-Dionysius' contribution to the development of Christian visual culture, visual thinking and figural art-making are examined in this book to systematically investigate his long-lasting legacy and influence. The contributors embrace religious studies, philosophy, theology, art, and architectural history, to consider the depth of the interaction between the Corpus Dionysiacum and various aspects of contemporary Byzantine and western cultures, including ecclesiastical and lay power, politics, religion, and art.

Sun Tzu's Original Art of War - Sun Zi Bing Fa Recovered from the Latest Archaelogical Discoveries (Special Bilingual... Sun Tzu's Original Art of War - Sun Zi Bing Fa Recovered from the Latest Archaelogical Discoveries (Special Bilingual Edition) (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu, Sunzi; Translated by Andrew W Zieger
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sun Tzu's Original Art of War is a remastering of the Chinese classic: using the latest archeological discoveries and modern translation techniques, this brand new translation -- prominently adorned with the latest reconstruction of the original Chinese -- updates the unnecessary wordiness and stodginess of traditional academic translations to bring the modern English reader as close as possible to experiencing Sun Tzu as his readers first did some 2500 years ago.

Eschewing the needlessly complex and inaccurately abstract phrasings that mar previous renditions, translator Andrew W. Zieger uses the latest academic research, analysis and methodology to to bring it all back to the simple military text Sun Tzu intended. Vivid, clear, somewhat poetic and at times spiritual: that is the voice of Sun Tzu.

Whether it's for the boardroom, the battlefield or cultural study, Sun Tzu's Original Art of War makes the brilliance of Sun Tzu plain for all to see.

Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization - History, Documents, and Key Questions (Hardcover): Jane R McIntosh Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization - History, Documents, and Key Questions (Hardcover)
Jane R McIntosh
R2,133 Discovery Miles 21 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A broad introduction to a major turning point in human development, this book guides the reader through the emergence of civilization in Mesopotamia, when city life began and writing was invented. Covering Mesopotamia from around 3000 BCE to the fall of Babylon in 539 BCE, Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization: History, Documents, and Key Questions combines narrative history material and reference entries that enable students to learn about the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia and its enormous influence on western civilization with primary source documents that promote critical thinking skills. The book provides essential background via a historical overview of early development of society in Mesopotamia. This introduction is followed by reference entries on key topics; 4,000-year-old primary sources that explore Mesopotamian civilization through voices of the time and bring to light the events of a schoolboy's day, the boasts of kings, and personal letters about family concerns, for example; and a section of argumentative essays that presents thought-provoking perspectives on key issues. While the intended readership is high school students, the book's authoritative coverage of intriguing subject matter will also appeal to the wider public, especially in these times of heightened focus on the Middle East. Includes reference entries that explore important aspects of Mesopotamian civilization, such as key historical developments, technological and intellectual innovations, and aspects of social, economic, political, and domestic life Enables readers to gain insight into the thinking and life experience of ancient Mesopotamians through primary sources Provokes discussion through the debate of three major questions about the rise of civilization Combines several different approaches to the subject to promote critical thinking skillls and support Common Core State Standards Supports NCHS World History standards for Era 2, Standards 1A and 1B, and Common Core critical thinking skills for English Language Arts/World History and Social Studies

Ceylon in 1903 - Describing the Progress of the Island Since 1803, Its Present Agricultural and Commercial Enterprises, and Its... Ceylon in 1903 - Describing the Progress of the Island Since 1803, Its Present Agricultural and Commercial Enterprises, and Its Unequalled Attractions to Visitors, With Useful Statistical Information; a Map of the Island, and Upwards of One Hundred... (Hardcover)
John 1842-1913 Ferguson
R994 Discovery Miles 9 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Pallava Antiquities (Hardcover): Gabriel 1885-1945 Jouveau-Dubreuil, V S Translator Svaminadha Dikshita Pallava Antiquities (Hardcover)
Gabriel 1885-1945 Jouveau-Dubreuil, V S Translator Svaminadha Dikshita
R761 Discovery Miles 7 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Chinese Dream and Ordinary Chinese People (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Mai Lu The Chinese Dream and Ordinary Chinese People (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Mai Lu
R3,036 Discovery Miles 30 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of interviews explores how the Chinese Dream is fueling the aspirations of individuals in China today and presents 40 representative cases that showcase the journeys that ordinary people undertake in pursuit of their dreams as well as their extraordinary achievements. The authors identify autonomy, self-awareness, and hard work as the most fundamental driving forces in individuals taking control of their own lives and achieving their dreams, with family and social support as further important factors. Despite the vast differences in the interviewees' dreams and experiences in pursuing them, there is a common thread in their stories, namely the impact of major changes in the country on their lives. The future of individuals is closely linked to the future of the country: a bright future for the country means a good life for all. People's longing for a better life is the basis and a central element of the Chinese Dream, which is the dream of the nation and the dream of every citizen. This book will appeal to a wide audience, including ordinary people.

Confucian China and Its Modern Fate - A Trilogy (Hardcover): Josephr Levenson Confucian China and Its Modern Fate - A Trilogy (Hardcover)
Josephr Levenson
R3,230 Discovery Miles 32 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Formation of Modern Kurdish Society in Iran - Modernity, Modernization and Social Change 1921-1979 (Hardcover): Marouf Cabi The Formation of Modern Kurdish Society in Iran - Modernity, Modernization and Social Change 1921-1979 (Hardcover)
Marouf Cabi
R2,980 Discovery Miles 29 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although the Kurds have attracted widespread international attention, Iranian Kurdistan has been largely overlooked. This book examines the consequences of modernity and modernisation for Iran's Kurdish society in the 20th century. Marouf Cabi argues that while state-led modernisation integrated the Kurds in modern Iran, the homogenisation of identity and culture also resulted in their vigorous pursuit of their political and cultural rights. Focusing on the dual process of state-led modernisation and homogenisation of identity and culture, Cabi examines the consequences of modernity and modernisation for the socioeconomic, cultural, and political structures as well as for gender relations. It is the consequences of this dynamic dual process that explains the modern structures of Iran's Kurdish society, on the one hand, and its intimate relationship with Iran as a historical, geographical, and political entity, on the other. Using Persian, Kurdish and English sources, the book explores the transformation of Kurdish society between the Second World War and the 1979 Iranian Revolution, with a special focus on the era of the 'White Revolution' during the 1960s and 1970s.

Understanding the History of the Aceh Conflict - Social Revolution in Post-Independence Indonesia (1945-1949) (Hardcover, 1st... Understanding the History of the Aceh Conflict - Social Revolution in Post-Independence Indonesia (1945-1949) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Sm Amin
R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the first English translation of the original text Atjeh Sepintas Lalu published in 1950 in Bahasa Indonesia by one of Indonesia's leading lawyers, writers, and political figures, examining the history of the continuously turbulent Aceh. The book describes the legal and political situation in Aceh between 1945 and 1949, considering the events and incidents that related to the government, judiciary, civil servants, and life of the parties at the time. It unpacks the dispute between two major streams of thoughts that cut across the people of Aceh during that era - one based on religious teachings, and the other on secular principles. What followed was the unavoidable emergence of disparate groups, which, in turn, yielded conflict. The author, as a former insider in the Aceh government, was able to uncover the 'inside story' on the ground, in analyzing and discussing this fragment of the history of Aceh. A unique resource, this translation - presented six decades after it was first made available - is still invaluable today, allowing readers to interpret the events that occurred in Aceh at the time in the context of an understanding of Aceh's development today. This book will be of keen interest to specialists in Islamic law, regionalism, historians of Indonesia, as well as social scientists interested in the early post-independence history of Indonesia.

Death and Glory (Hardcover): Charles F. David Death and Glory (Hardcover)
Charles F. David
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World - Persian Histories of the Mongol Dynasties Volume 1 (Hardcover): Mirzar... Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World - Persian Histories of the Mongol Dynasties Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Mirzar Haydar Dughlat; Translated by W. M Thackston
R4,928 Discovery Miles 49 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is one of the most important historical sources for medieval Islamic scholarship - Mirzar Haydar's "Tarikh- i - Rashidi" (History of Rashid). It offers a history of the Khans of Moghulistan, the vast stretch of territory between the ancient cities of Central Asia and Mongolia, and was written in the early 16th century by Mirza Haydar, a Turco-Mongol military general and ruler of Kashmir. Distinguished linguist and orientalist, Wheeler Thackston, presents a lucid, annotated translation that makes this key material accessible to a wide range of scholars.

New Dimensions in Hunter-Gatherer Studies - The Prehistory of the Tarafeni Valley (Hardcover): Bishnupriya Basak New Dimensions in Hunter-Gatherer Studies - The Prehistory of the Tarafeni Valley (Hardcover)
Bishnupriya Basak
R1,446 Discovery Miles 14 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Commonwealth Forestry and Environmental History (Hardcover): Vinita Damodaran, Rohan D'souza Commonwealth Forestry and Environmental History (Hardcover)
Vinita Damodaran, Rohan D'souza
R1,812 Discovery Miles 18 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lahun (Hardcover): British School of Archaeology in Egypt Lahun (Hardcover)
British School of Archaeology in Egypt; Egyptian Research Account, Guy Brunton
R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Red Roulette - An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China (Paperback): Desmond... Red Roulette - An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China (Paperback)
Desmond Shum
R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN 'READS LIKE A THRILLER' FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021 In the headline-making and bestselling tradition of Bill Browder's Freezing Order comes a unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the zenith of power and money in 21st century China and whose wife was disappeared - and then mysteriously reappeared four years later on the eve of Red Roulette's publication and global media coverage about it. As Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity, he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China's male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with top members of China's Communist Party, the so-called Red Aristocracy, he vaulted into China's billionaire class. Soon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing's premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, travelling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles and art. But in 2017, their fates diverged irrevocably when Desmond, while living overseas with his son, learned that his now ex-wife Whitney had vanished along with three co-workers. In this updated edition of Red Roulette Desmond Shum pulls back the curtain on China's ruling elite and reveals the real truth of what is happening inside China's wealth-making machine. This is both Desmond's story and Whitney's, because she has not been able to tell it herself.

China's Great Convulsion, 1894-1924 - How Chinese Overthrew a Dynasty, Fought Chaos and Warlords, and Still Helped the... China's Great Convulsion, 1894-1924 - How Chinese Overthrew a Dynasty, Fought Chaos and Warlords, and Still Helped the Western Allies Win World War One (Hardcover)
John Fulton Lewis
R711 Discovery Miles 7 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

China's Great Convulsion 1894 - 1924 . . . A remarkable account of thirty tumultuous years in world history, beginning in 1894 with Japan's first aggressions in Asia and a Chinese revolutionary's call to overthrow the Manchurian Dynasty in Peking. China's years of convulsion included the Boxer Rebellion against "foreign devils," the collapse of its last dynasty, and a decade (1912-1922) of faltering attempts to establish a democratic republic while coping with provincial warlords and Japanese demands. From the pages of this well researched history, readers will learn how over 180,000 Chinese workers helped expedite the Allied victory in World War One. Stationed in France and the Middle East under the guidance of U.S., British, and French YMCA counselors and interpreters, members of the Chinese Labor Corps kept France's factories and farms running, improved port facilities, built military airfields, and restored war-torn roads and bridges. With China's Great Convulsion, John Fulton Lewis captures the excitement of China's stormy entry into a modern age.

The Nature of Revolution - Art and Politics under the Khmer Rouge (Hardcover): James A Tyner The Nature of Revolution - Art and Politics under the Khmer Rouge (Hardcover)
James A Tyner
R1,659 Discovery Miles 16 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Nature of Revolution provides the first account of art and politics under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. James A. Tyner repositions Khmer Rouge artworks within their proper political and economic context: the materialization of a political organization in an era of anticolonial and decolonization movements. Consequently, both the organization's policies and practices?including the production of poetry, music, and photography?were incontrovertibly shaped by and created to further the Khmer Rouge's agenda.Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, Tyner's work examines the social dimensions of the Khmer Rouge, while contributing broadly to a growing literature on the intersection of art and politics. Building on the foundational works of theorists such as Jacques Ranciere, Theodor Adorno, and Walter Benjamin, Tyner explores the insights of Leon Trotsky and his descriptions of the politics of aesthetics specific to socialist revolutions. Ultimately, Tyner reveals a fundamental tension between individuality and bureaucratic control and its impact on artistic creativity and freedom.

The European Union and the Middle East (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Soren von Dosenrode, Anders Stubkjaer The European Union and the Middle East (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Soren von Dosenrode, Anders Stubkjaer
R5,846 Discovery Miles 58 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Covering the period from the early 1950s to the end of the 20th century, this book presents a concise yet thorough historical analysis of the relationship between the European Union (and its predecessors) and the Middle East. The authors provide a survey of the evolution of the foreign policy mechanisms of the EU and an outline of the relevant aspects of modern Middle East history. They examine the relationship between the two regions from 1950 to the end of the Cold War, with special emphasis on the period following the 1973/4 oil crisis. They go on to look at the post-Cold War era discussing the conflict with Iraq and examining the EU's continuing involvement in the Middle East peace process.

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt - Social Life in Egypt; a Description of the Country and Its People (Hardcover): Charles... Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt - Social Life in Egypt; a Description of the Country and Its People (Hardcover)
Charles William Wilson, Stanley 1854-1931 Lane-Poole
R793 Discovery Miles 7 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Christ And Japan (Hardcover): Toyohiko Kagawa Christ And Japan (Hardcover)
Toyohiko Kagawa
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Saladin - Empire and Holy War (Hardcover): Peter Gubser Saladin - Empire and Holy War (Hardcover)
Peter Gubser
R4,046 Discovery Miles 40 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Saladin, the great twelfth century Middle East leader, not only created an empire, but also reduced the Crusader presence in the Holy Land. In a comprehensive manner and clear prose, Peter Gubser describes how Saladin rose to power, conquered lands, governed peoples, and raised armies. In addition, he clearly addresses Saladin's imperial motives, a combination of ambition and the devotion to the ideal of the unity of Islam.

Patriotism - Insights from Israel (Hardcover): Eyal Lewin Patriotism - Insights from Israel (Hardcover)
Eyal Lewin
R2,514 Discovery Miles 25 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The major goal of this study is to uncover which social variables are capable of encouraging or discouraging patriotism. In other words, it aims to locate the basics of the social machinery that motivates individuals to set aside their personal well being and sacrifice their resources for the sake of the common good. However, this research also examines the social predictors of patriotism through a quest for the hierarchy of their importance. Following a thorough assessment of each variable, given that in real life none of them act in isolation, the great question is which social factor is dominant and which might practically be counted as ineffective.The book establishes an integrative overview of a relatively understudied social phenomenon. Patriotism has been examined and related to in bibliographical sources to which this study refers; however, this book enables a large overview of the different approaches and integrates a cohesive approach.In addition to the theoretical discussion, the presentation and analyses of empirical date enable a practical evaluation of the concepts that have been developed. Data from large-scale surveys data, together with in-depth interviews, enable a rare opportunity to confirm or to invalidate some existing theories, in particular those focusing on the social conditions for patriotism.All in all, then, this research provides a systematic inquiry of patriotism and its social and political causes. Yet beyond the conclusions stemming from its numerous quantitative and qualitative data, it also presents a holistic point of view and manages to put together the pieces that form one of the most unique social phenomena.Among other findings, the book presents research that invalidates a theoretical concept according to which patriotism is closer to conservatism than to liberalism. Whereas surveys and polls show a tendency of right-wing politicians to be more patriotic than leftists, this book has gone the extra mile of statistically analyzing the data in a multivariate regression; that is, examining how political attitudes affect patriotism in reality, once all the factors act together. This statistical analysis shows clearly how in practice political attitude is very loosely connected to patriotism. In addition to that, the patriotic conservative in-depth interviewees of this study have been inspired to love their country by their political ideologies just like the patriotic liberal interviewees. This finding thus reinforces how the accusations of one political party against another for not being patriotic should be taken with more than a grain of salt.The book will be of interest to specialists and students in the field of the social and political sciences, especially those whose research focus on social behavior in political contexts.

The Islamic World in Ascendancy - From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna (Hardcover, New): Martin Sicker The Islamic World in Ascendancy - From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna (Hardcover, New)
Martin Sicker
R2,696 Discovery Miles 26 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the view of Dr. Martin Sicker, it was with the emergence of Islam that the combination of geopolitics and religion reached its most volatile form and provided the ideological context for war and peace in the Middle East for more than a millennium. The conflation of geopolitics and religion in Islam is predicated on the concept of "jihad" (struggle), which may be understood as a "crescentade," in the same sense as the later Christian "crusade," which seeks to achieve a religious goal, the conversion of the world to Islam, by militant means. This equates to a concept of perpetual war with the non-Muslim world, a concept that underlays Muslim geopolitical thinking throughout the thousand-year period covered in this book. However, as Sicker amply demonstrates, the concept often bore little relation to the political realities of the region that as often as not saw Muslims and non-Muslims aligned against and at war with other Muslims.

The story of the emergence and phenomenal ascendancy of the Islamic world from a relatively small tribe in sparsely populated Arabia is one that taxes the imagination, but it becomes more comprehensible when viewed through a geopolitical prism. Religion was repeatedly and often shamelessly harnessed to geopolitical purpose by both Muslims and Christians, albeit with arguably greater Muslim success. Islamic ascendancy began as an Arab project, initially focused on the Arabian peninsula, but was soon transformed into an imperialist movement with expansive ambitions. As it grew, it quickly registered highly impressive gains, but soon lost much of its Arab content. It ended a millennium later as a Turkish--more specifically, an Ottoman--project with many intermediate transformations. The reverberations of the thousand-year history of that ascendancy are still felt today in many parts of the greater Middle East. A comprehensive geopolitical survey for scholars, students, researchers, and all others interested in the history of the Middle East and Islam.

Women of the Red Year - Two Personal Reminiscences by British Women of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-Reminiscences of the Sepoy... Women of the Red Year - Two Personal Reminiscences by British Women of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-Reminiscences of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 by Miss Florence Wagentreiber & My Recollections of the Sepoy Revolt by Mrs. Muter (Hardcover)
Florence Wagentreiber, Muter
R666 Discovery Miles 6 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ancient Civilizations - A Complete Overview On The Incas History, The Byzantine Empire, Maya History & Maya Mythology... Ancient Civilizations - A Complete Overview On The Incas History, The Byzantine Empire, Maya History & Maya Mythology (Hardcover)
Eric Brown
R806 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R133 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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