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Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
By the early 1820s, British policy in the Eastern Mediterranean was
at a crossroads. Historically shaped by the rivalry with France,
the course of Britain's future role in the region was increasingly
affected by concern about the future of the Ottoman Empire and
fears over Russia's ambitions in the Balkans and the Middle East.
The Regency of Tripoli was at this time establishing a new era in
foreign and commercial relations with Europe and the United States.
Among the most important of these relationships was that with
Britain. Using the National Archive records of correspondence of
the British consuls and diplomats from 1795 to 1832, and within the
context of the wider Eastern Question, this book reconstructs the
the Anglo-Tripolitanian relationship and argues that the Regency
played a vital role in Britain's imperial strategy during and after
the Napoleonic Wars. Including the perspective of Tripolitanian
notables and British diplomats, it contends that the activities of
British consuls in Tripoli, and the networks they fostered around
themselves, reshaped the nature and extent of British imperial
activity in the region.
This book comprises several specialized studies written between
1977 and 1997 most of which have been published in french such as
French presence in the Punjab, french search for manuscripts in the
18th century paintings, french patronage of a school of painting in
Punjab, the numismatic collection of Genaral Court, indian
influence on Albert Camus and Andre Malraux in Gandhara. Some
papers study french who took up service with the native states,with
Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in Mysore and Ranjit Singh in Punjab.
There is the biography of Bnnou Pan Dei of Chamba as an example of
franco indian family.
This book provides a detailed history of Hindu goddess traditions
with a special focus on the local goddesses of Andhra Pradesh, past
and present. The antiquity and the evolution of these goddess
traditions are illustrated and documented with the help of
archaeological reports, literary sources, inscriptions and art.
Tracing the symbols and images of goddess into the brahmanical
(Saiva and Vaisnava), Buddhist, and Jaina religious traditions, the
book argues effectively how and with what motivations goddesses and
their symbolizations were appropriated and transformed. The book
also examines the evolution of popular Hindu goddesses such as
Durga and Kali, discussing their tribal and agricultural
backgrounds. It also deals extensively with how and in what
circumstances women are deified and shows how these deified women
cults share characteristics with the village goddesses.
In hierdie publikasie word nuwe lig gewerp op die
Qumran-gemeenskap, die struktuur waarin hulle georganiseer was en
hul ultrakonserwatiewe leefwyse. Die wyse waarop hul leiers die
boeke van die Ou Testament geinterpreteer het, blyk uit die
kommentare wat hulle geskryf het. Hierdie publikasie help die leser
om verwysings in die evangelies beter te begryp en bied insig in 'n
gemeenskap wat in dieselfde tyd as die Nuwe-Testamentiese
gemeenskap geleef het en waaraan sommige van Jesus se volgelinge
moontlik behoort het.
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