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Embassy to Tamerlane - 1403-1406 (Hardcover): Clavijo Embassy to Tamerlane - 1403-1406 (Hardcover)
Clavijo; Translated by Guy Le Strange
R7,168 Discovery Miles 71 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Clavijo was so keen and intelligent an observer and so lively a retailer of travel gossip that this is a very welcome addition to the series.' New Statesman
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.
Guy Le Strange's extensive introduction gives excellent historical and political background for the account and the material is supplemented with seven maps and plans.

The Heart of Asia - A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times (Hardcover): Edward... The Heart of Asia - A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times (Hardcover)
Edward Denison Ross, Frances Henry Skrine
R3,930 Discovery Miles 39 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A time when Russia's movements in the East are being watched by all with such keen interest seems a fitting one for the appearance of a work dealing with her Central Asian possessions' (from the original Introduction).
Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire. The book is valuable not only because of the quality of the historical work on the early period, but also because of the unique picture that it gives of contemporary views on the potential for Anglo-Russian conflict, at a time when the Russian Empire was Britain's closest rival for Asian hegemony.
Scholars of modern Russia and Central Asia will find much that echoes, and indeed drives, more recent events. Includes 34 illustrations and two maps.

The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur - Cheitharon Kumpapa - Original Text, Translation and Notes Vol. 1. 33-1763 CE... The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur - Cheitharon Kumpapa - Original Text, Translation and Notes Vol. 1. 33-1763 CE (Hardcover)
Saroj N. Arambam Parratt
R3,639 Discovery Miles 36 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The "Cheitharon Kumpapa "is the Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, a small formerly independent state situated on the Indian border with Myanmar. The "Cheitharon Kumpapa "is a court account of the state, which claims to record events from the founding of the ruling dynasty in 33 CE. This dynasty continued until the abolition of the monarchy after the merger of the state with India in 1949. The document is thus probably the oldest chronicle in the region, written on hand made "Meetei" (Manipuri) paper made from tree bark in locally made ink with a quill or a bamboo pen. All in all it comprises more than 3000 leaves. This volume contains a copy of the original text of the "Cheitharon Kumpapa," which is authorized by the Palace and the English translation from the original composed in archaic Manipuri script ("Meetei Mayek"). Explanatory notes and a glossary complement this interesting source of information. Scholars working on East and South Asia willfind this volume enlightening and the text will be useful for those readers engaged in social anthropology, religious history, archaeology, human geography and linguistics.

The Visitor - Andre Palmeiro and the Jesuits in Asia (Hardcover): Liam Matthew Brockey The Visitor - Andre Palmeiro and the Jesuits in Asia (Hardcover)
Liam Matthew Brockey
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In an age when few people ventured beyond their place of birth, Andre Palmeiro left Portugal on a journey to the far side of the world. Bearing the title Father Visitor, he was entrusted with the daunting task of inspecting Jesuit missions spanning from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of a biography, The Visitor" tells the story of a theologian whose extraordinary travels bore witness to the fruitful contact and violent collision of East and West in the early modern era.

In India, Palmeiro was thrust into a controversy over the missionary tactics of Roberto Nobili, who insisted on dressing the part of an indigenous ascetic. Palmeiro walked across Southern India to inspect Nobili s mission, recording fascinating observations along the way. As the highest-ranking Jesuit in India, he also coordinated missions to the Mughal Emperors and the Ethiopian Christians, as well as the first European explorations of the East African interior and the highlands of Tibet.

Orders from Rome sent Palmeiro farther afield in 1626, to Macau, where he oversaw Jesuit affairs in East Asia. He played a crucial role in creating missions in Vietnam and seized the opportunity to visit the Chinese mission, trekking thousands of miles to Beijing as one of China s first Western tourists. When the Tokugawa Shogunate brutally cracked down on Christians in Japan where neither he nor any Westerner had power to intervene Palmeiro died from anxiety over the possibility that the last Jesuits still alive would apostatize under torture."

The Banality of Denial - Israel and the Armenian Genocide (Paperback): Julian Simon The Banality of Denial - Israel and the Armenian Genocide (Paperback)
Julian Simon
R1,374 Discovery Miles 13 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Banality of Denial examines the attitudes of the State of Israel and its leading institutions toward the Armenian Genocide. Israel's view of this issue has special significance and deserves an attentive study, as it is a country composed of a people who were victims of the Holocaust. The Banality of Denial seeks both to examine the passive, indifferent Israeli attitude towards the Armenian Genocide, and to explore active Israeli measures to undermine attempts at safeguarding the memory of the Armenian victims of the Turkish persecution.

Such an inquiry into attempts at denial by Israeli institutions and leading figures of Israel's political, security, academic, and Holocaust "memory-preservation" elite has not merely an academic significance. It has considerable political relevance, both symbolic and tangible.

In The Banality of Denial--as in Auron's previous work--moral, philosophical, and theoretical questions are of paramount importance. Because no previous studies have dealt with these issues or similar ones, an original methodology is employed to analyze the subject with regard to four domains: political, educational, media, and academic.

State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Roger Owen State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Roger Owen
R5,687 Discovery Miles 56 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Roger Owen has fully revised and updated his authoritative text to take into account the very latest developments in the Middle East. This new edition continues to explore the emergence of individual Middle Eastern states since the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War and the key themes that have characterized the region since then. The book continues to serve as an excellent introduction for newcomers to the modern history and politics of this fascinating region.

Afterlives of Revolution - Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman (Paperback): Alice Wilson Afterlives of Revolution - Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman (Paperback)
Alice Wilson
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Dhufar Revolution was fought between 1965-1976, in an attempt to depose Oman's British-backed Sultan and advance social ideals of egalitarianism and gender equality. Dhufar, the southernmost governorate in today's Sultanate, captured global attention for its revolutionaries and their liberation movement's Marxist-inspired social change. But following counterinsurgency victory, Oman's government expunged the revolution from sanctioned historical narratives. Afterlives of Revolution offers a groundbreaking study of the legacies of officially silenced revolutionaries. How do their underlying convictions survive and inspire platforms for progressive politics in the wake of disappointment, defeat, and repression? Alice Wilson considers the "social afterlives" of revolutionary values and networks. Veteran militants have used kinship and daily socializing to reproduce networks of social egalitarianism and commemorate the revolution in unofficial ways. These afterlives revise conventional wartime and postwar histories. They highlight lasting engagement with revolutionary values, the agency of former militants in postwar modernization, and the limitations of government patronage for eliciting conformity. Recognizing that those typically depicted as coopted can still reproduce counterhegemonic values, this book considers a condition all too common across Southwest Asia and North Africa: the experience of defeated revolutionaries living under the authoritarian state they once contested.

Western India in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover): Ravinder Kumar Western India in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
Ravinder Kumar
R5,404 Discovery Miles 54 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hinduism flourished in the districts around Poona in Bombay to a far greater extent than in the rest of India, hence the problems facing the British administrators of Maharashtra were quite different from those confronting them in other parts of India. The solutions they proposed and the policies which emerged determined the social changes which took place in the Maharashtra in the nineteenth century. This book analyses these changes by focussing on the rise of new social groups and the dissemination of new values and shows how these social groups and values interacted with the traditional order in Maharashtra to create a stable regional society. Originally published in 1968.

Modern History Mongolia Hb (Hardcover): Bawden Modern History Mongolia Hb (Hardcover)
Bawden
R5,396 Discovery Miles 53 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Filippo Sassetti on Trade, Institutions and Empire (Hardcover): Corey Tazzara Filippo Sassetti on Trade, Institutions and Empire (Hardcover)
Corey Tazzara
R4,050 Discovery Miles 40 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sassetti’s Indian Letters are among the most interesting penned during these years, offering a trove of cultural speculation and economic analysis. Sassetti was neither a principled critic of imperialism nor a principled advocate of liberalism, but a pragmatic theorist of free trade Sassetti was very much the archetypal Renaissance man

The Tokaido Road - Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan (Hardcover): Jilly Traganou The Tokaido Road - Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan (Hardcover)
Jilly Traganou
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Glossary
1. INTRODUCTION
Travelling and representation, travelling as representation
Mobility and the Tôkaidô as Scholarly Subjects
Structure of the Book
2. INFRASTRUCTURE AND CARTOGRAPHY OF THE TOKAIDO IN MACRO
THE TOKAIDO AS A GEOPOLITICAL TERRITORY
INFRASTRUCTURE UPON THE TOKAIDO ROUTE
Inland Infrastructure in the Edo Period
The Tôkaidô as a Highway
The Introduction of the Railroad
THE TOKAIDO'S CARTOGRAPHY
Roadmaps in the Eido Period
Popular and Official Roadmaps
From Scriptual to Visual Cartography
Roadmaps in the Meiji Era
Railway Maps of the Maiji Era
Representational Character in Meiji Era's Road-Cartography
From Absolute Space to Abstract Space
3. TRAVELLING PRACTICES AND LITERARY TOKAIDO
ROAD COSMOLOGY - THE ROAD AS A MICROCOSM
TRAVELLING PRACTICES OF THE EDO PERIOD
Reasons for Travelling
Travellers-Positions
Meiji Era's Travelling
LITERARY TOKAIDO
Travel Literature in the Edo Period
Travel Literature in the Meiji Era
A Geographical Treatise: Nihon fûkeiron (Theory of the Japanese Landscape)
Literary Nostalgia
4. PERFORMANCE, VISUALITY AND IMAGINATION AT THE TOKAIDO'S MICRO-SCALE
TRANSPORTATION-STATIONS: SPACES OF PERFORMANCE, SPACES OF REPRESENTATION
Physical and Anthropological Characteristics of Post-Stations
Railway Stations as Border-sites: Between Performance and Spectacle
TOKAIDO AND VISUALITY
Pictorial Tôkaidô in the Edo Period
The Tôkaidô in the Official Arts of the Edo Period
The Tôkaidô in the Popular Arts of the Edo Period
Recurring Characteristics in Edo Period's Travel Representations
Pictorial Tôkaidô in the Meiji Era
Recording Reality through the Lens of Ukiyo-e
The Tôkaidô in Nihonga
The Tôkaidô through Western Eyes
The Tôkaidô Subject through a Prism of Modern Attitudes
Influences and Anachronisms: From the West to Japan, From Japan to the West
5. CONCLUSIONS AND OPENINGS: THE TOKAIDO AS MEDIUM OF NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EPISTEMOLOGY
Japan as History/Japan as Nature
Technology as Expansion of Nature
Geography as National Ideology
Recasting History as Progress
HISTORY AS NOSTALGIA, HISTORY AS PLAY
Tôkaidô Renaissance
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES

Chinese Spatial Strategies - Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 (Hardcover): Jianfei Zhu Chinese Spatial Strategies - Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 (Hardcover)
Jianfei Zhu
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Beijing as a Critical Problem
In Search of a Chinese Space
Outline of the Research and the Argument
A Note on Method
1. A Geo-Political Project
2. City Plan as Ideology
A Classical Tradition
Neo-Confucianism
3. Social Space of the City
A City of Cities
Space of the State
Space of Society
Concluding Notes 1: Architecture of the City and the Land
4. A Sea of Walls: The Purple Forbidden Palace
5. The Palace: Framing a Political Landscape
The Inner Court as a Corporeal Space
The Outer Court as an Institutional Space
A Composition of Forces
6. The Palace: a Battlefield
Flows of Reports and Directives
Defence
Recurring Crises
7. Constructs of Authority
Legalism and The Art of War
Vis-a-vis the Panopticon: Two Ages of Reason
Concluding Notes 2: Architecture as a Machine of the State
8. A Religious Discourse
Composing and Building the Discourse
Performing an Ideology
9. Formal Compositions: Visual and Existential
Beijing as a Scroll
Vis-a-vis 'Cartesian Perspectivalism': Two Ways of Seeing
Concluding Notes 3: Architecture of Horizon
Appendix: dynasties, reigns and emperors
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Byzantium at War AD 600-1453 (Hardcover): John Haldon Byzantium at War AD 600-1453 (Hardcover)
John Haldon
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book traces the 800-year history of Byzantium. From the early uncertain years of the Empire, to the triumphal period when its wealth attracted Viking and Asian warriors to join its armies, and finally to the death of Byzantium's last emperor in 1453, the Empire's military history is laid bare.

Vision or Mirage - Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads (Paperback): David Rundell Vision or Mirage - Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads (Paperback)
David Rundell
R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central Command and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 'Destined to be the best single volume on the Kingdom.' Ambassador Chas Freeman, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Assistant Secretary of Defense 'Should be prescribed reading for a new generation of political leaders.' Sir Richard Dearlove, former Chief of H.M. Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Something extraordinary is happening in Saudi Arabia. A traditional, tribal society once known for its lack of tolerance is rapidly implementing significant economic and social reforms. An army of foreign consultants is rewriting the social contract, King Salman has cracked down hard on corruption, and his dynamic though inexperienced son, the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, is promoting a more tolerant Islam. But is all this a new vision for Saudi Arabia or merely a mirage likely to dissolve into Iranian-style revolution? David Rundell - one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia - explains how the country has been stable for so long, why it is less so today, and what is most likely to happen in the future. The book is based on the author's close contacts and intimate knowledge of the country where he spent 15 years living and working as a diplomat. Vision or Mirage demystifies one of the most powerful, but least understood, states in the Middle East and is essential reading for anyone interested in the power dynamics and politics of the Arab World.

China Since 1919 - Revolution and Reform - A Sourcebook (Hardcover): Alan Lawrance China Since 1919 - Revolution and Reform - A Sourcebook (Hardcover)
Alan Lawrance
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection begins with the cultural renaissance of the early 20th century, the rebellion against Western and Japanese imperialism after 1919, the rise of the Nationalist and Communist movements and their conflict in mainland China until the Communist victory of 1949. After that, the focus is on the revolutionary changes under Mao Zedong's regime, and the ideological struggles after his death. Under Deng Ziaoping economic reform prompted rapid growth but also led to calls for greater political freedom, culminating in the Tiananmen protests of 1989. The final chapters illustrate the problems the regime faces today, including the ambitions of the Tibetan minority, and social issues such as unemployment and corruption. Next to domestic issues, China's role in the Korean War and changing relations with the USA and Soviet Union are also covered.
The collection includes classic documents as well as less accessible extracts, including a number available in English for the first time. Anyone interested in the modern history of China will find "China Since 1919 "an invaluable source of information.

Frontier Contact Between Choson Korea and Tokugawa Japan (Hardcover): James B. Lewis Frontier Contact Between Choson Korea and Tokugawa Japan (Hardcover)
James B. Lewis
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


East Asia from 1400 to 1850 was a vibrant web of connections, and the southern coast of the Korean peninsula participated in a maritime world that stretched to Southeast Asia and beyond. Within this world were Japanese pirates, traders, and fishermen. They brought things to the Korean peninsula and they took things away. The economic and demographic structures of Kyongsang Province had deep and wide connections with these Japanese traders. Social and political clashes revolving around the Japan House in Pusan reveal Korean mentalities towards the Japanese connection. This study seeks to define 'Korea' by examining its frontier with Japan. The guiding problems are the relations between structures and agents and the self-definitions reached by pre-modern Koreans in their interaction with the Japanese. Case studies range from demography to taxation to trade to politics to prostitution. The study draws on a wide base of primary sources for Korea and Japan and introduces the problems that animate modern scholarship in both countries. It offers a model approach for Korea's northern frontier with China and shows that the peninsula was and is a complex brocade of differing regions. The book will be of interest to anyone concerned with pre-1900 East Asia, Korea in particular, and especially Korea's relations with the outside world. Anyone interested in early-modern Japan and its external relations will also find it essential reading.

The Great Game - Britain and Russia in Central Asia (Hardcover, Major Work): Sir Martin Ewans The Great Game - Britain and Russia in Central Asia (Hardcover, Major Work)
Sir Martin Ewans
R34,118 Discovery Miles 341 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Volume 1
1. The Earl of Mornington to General Craig, 16 September 1798.
A request for advice on how best to counter a possible invasion from Zaman Shah of Afghanistan.
2. General Craig to the Earl of Mornington, 6 October 1798.
An adumbration of a 'forward policy' in dealing with a threat from the Northwest.
3. Henry Dundas to Lord Grenville, 13 June 1798.
An assessment of the French threat to India.
4. John Malcolm to Lord Elgin, 22 March 1801.
An assessment of the possibility of a Russian invasion of India.
5. Count F. V. Rastopchin, Note concerning the political relations of Russia during the last months of the reign of Paul I, St Petersburg, 1800.
A view of the political relations of Russia during the reign of Tsar Paul I.
6. Tsar Paul I, Personal Supreme Rescripts by his Imperial Majesty Paul I, to the Ataman of the Don Cossack Troops Cavalry General Vasilii Petrovich Orlov, Relating to the Expedition to India, St Petersburg, 1801.
Orders for an invasion of India.
7. Mr. Harford Jones to Sir Hugh Inglis, 29 November 1802.
The British Minister in Baghdad warns of the possibility of a joint Franco-Russian invasion of India.
8. Napoleon, Instructions for General Gardane, 10 May 1807.
Orders to the Head of a French Mission to Persia.
9. The Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, East India Company, to Lord Minto, 27 September 1807.
An assessment of the combined Franco-Russian threat to India following the Treaty of Tilsit.
10. William Moorcroft. Excerpts from Diaries.
Reports of Russian agents in Ladakh, Kashgar and Bokhara, 1812-1824.
11. G. S. Vinskii, Project concerning the consolidation of Russian trade with Upper Asia
through Khiva and Bokhara, 1818.
A review of Russian Policy towards Central Asia.
12. Lord Ellenborough, Despatch to Lord Minto, 12 January 1830.
The Board of Control of the East India Company expresses concern to the Governor General about Russian designs in Central Asia.
13. Lord Heytesbury, Despatch to Lord Aberdeen, 18 January 1830.
H. M. Ambassador at St. Petersburg advises that he sees no prospect of Russia being able to march an army to India.
14. C. E. Trevelyan and Arthur Conolly, Despatch to Lord Bentinck, 15 March 1831. Advice on the likelihood of a Russian invasion of India.
15. Secret Committee, Despatch to Lord Auckland, 25 June 1836.
The Secret Committee of the East India Company's Board of Control prompts and authorizes the Governor-General to initiate the First Anglo-Afghan War.
16. Lord Auckland, Minute, 12 May 1838.
The Governor-General gives his reasons for the invasion of Afghanistan.
17. Richmond Shakespear, A personal narrative of a journey from Heraut to Ourenbourg on the Caspian, 1840.
An account of Shakespear's mission to Khiva.
18. Charles Metcalfe, Extracts from papers, 1830-33.
An argument against the 'forward policy' and observation of the vulnerability of the British position in India.
Volume 2.
Henry Pottinger, Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde.
Volume 3.
1. J. Macdonald Kinneir, A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire.
2. J. Macdonald Kinneir, A Dissertation on the Invasion of India.
Volume 4.
Robert Wilson, A Sketch of the Military and Political Power of Russia in the year 1817.
Volume 5.
1. Nikolai N. Muraviev, Journey to Khiva through the Turkoman Country, 1819-20.
2. Baron von Meyendorf, A Journey from Orenburg to Bokhara in the Year 1820.
Volume 6.
George de Lacy Evans, On the Practicability of an Invasion of British India.
Volume 7.
John MacNeill, The Progress and Present Position of Russia in the East.
Volume 8.
General Perovski, A Narrative of the Russian Military Expedition to Khiva in 1839.

Korea's Development Under Park Chung Hee (Hardcover, annotated edition): Hyung-a Kim Korea's Development Under Park Chung Hee (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Hyung-a Kim
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Part One: Road to Military Revolution
1. Park: A Colonized Soldier
2. The Eve of the Military Coup: Intellectual Debate on National Reconstruction
Part Two: Military Rule and Nation Building
3. The Military Junta: A Quest for Legitimacy and Control
4. The Leap Forward: Alliance with the US
5. Global Change: The Nation in Transition, 1968-1972
Part Three: From Top-Down Rural Development to Yusin Reform
6. Saemaul Movement: From Top-Down Rural Development to Yusin Reform
7. The Yusin State
8. Presidential Guidance and Heavy and Chemical Industrialization
9. The Military Modernization, 1974-1979
Conclusion: The Legacy of the Park Era 355

Nehru (Hardcover): Benjamin Zachariah Nehru (Hardcover)
Benjamin Zachariah
R3,171 Discovery Miles 31 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This engaging new biography dispels many myths surrounding Nehru, and distinguishes between the icon he has become and the politician he actually was. Benjamin Zachariah places Nehru in the context of the issues of his time, including the central theme of nationalism, the impact of Cold War pressures on India and the transition from colonial control to a precarious independence. How did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Nehru's vision of India, its roots in Indian politics and society, as well as its viability have been central to historical and present-day views of India. Connecting the domestic and international aspects of his political life and ideology, this study provides a fascinating insight into Nehru, his times and his legacy.

The Wars of Alexander the Great (Hardcover): Waldemar Heckel The Wars of Alexander the Great (Hardcover)
Waldemar Heckel
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Alexander the Great was one of the most brilliant generals the world has ever known. His campaigns included the conquest of the ancient Persian Empire, which lifted his Macedonian kingdom from the level of city-state and onto the world stage. This book provides a fascinating insight into his military achievements.

History of Persia (Hardcover, 3 Rev Ed): Sir Percy Sykes History of Persia (Hardcover, 3 Rev Ed)
Sir Percy Sykes
R3,301 Discovery Miles 33 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This is a facsimile of a classic history first published by Macmillan in 1915 and issued in two further editions by Routledge and Kegan Paul. Sir Percy Sykes was an explorer, consul, soldier and a spy who lived and travelled in Persia over a period of twenty-five years. This two-volume collection provides a comprehensive history of Persia from Alexander the Great, through British, French and Russian colonialism, to the early twentieth century oil industry.
With a new introduction by Sykes' biographer, Antony Wynn, this comprehensive history provides essential background reading to students and academics of Persia.

The Israeli Palestinians - An Arab Minority in the Jewish State (Paperback, annotated edition): Alexander Bligh The Israeli Palestinians - An Arab Minority in the Jewish State (Paperback, annotated edition)
Alexander Bligh
R1,544 Discovery Miles 15 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most crucial issues to affect national policy in the state of Israel is that of relations between its Jewish and Arab citizens. The confrontation of October 2000 demonstrated the explosive potential of the unresolved dilemmas posed by these relations.
This edited collection offers the academic community and the general public a comprehensive analysis of the most significant factors to have contributed to current conditions. The writers are all leading experts in their respective fields, covering history, sociology and politics and offering a variety of viewpoints and methodologies. This should prove useful reading for all concerned with Israeli-Arab relations in the Jewish state for years to come.

The History of Tibet (Hardcover, annotated edition): Alex McKay The History of Tibet (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Alex McKay
R28,315 Discovery Miles 283 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Volume One
1. Helmut Hoffman 'Early and Medieval Tibet' D Sinor (ed.), The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1990
2. Charles Ramble 'Se: Preliminary Notes on the Distribution of an Ethnonym in Tibet and Nepal' Karmay, S., & Sagant, P. (eds), Les Habitants du Toit Du Monde: Études Recueillies en Hommage à Alexander W. Macdonald, Nanterre (Société d'ethnologie), pp. 485-513, 1997
3. Alexander W Macdonald 'A Note on Tibetan Megoliths' Essays on the Ethnology of Nepal and South Asia , Kathmandhu (Ratna Pustak Bhandar), pp.15-24, 1975
4. John Bellezza 'A Preliminary Archaeological Survey of gNam mtsho and Dang ra g.yu mtsho' The Tibet Journal , XXI.I, pp.58-83, 1996
5. G Uray 'The Old Tibetan Sources of the History of Central Asia up to 751 AD: A Survey' in Harmatta, J., (ed.), Prolegomena to the Sources on the History of Pre-Islamic Central Asia, Budapest (Akadémiai Kiadó), pp.275-304, 1979
6. Erik Haarh 'The Yar Lung Dynasty' in The Yar Lun Dynasty: A study with particular regard to the contribution by myths and legends to the history of Ancient Tibet and the origin and nature of its kings, Copenhagen, (G.E.C. Gad), 1969: translated from the Danish by Anne Burchardi for this volume.
7. Hugh Richardson 'The Origin of the Tibetan Kingdom' Bulletin of Tibetology new series 3., (Gangtok) pp.5-19, 1989
8. Nathan Cutler 'The Early Rulers of Tibet: Their Lineage and Burial Rites' The Tibet Journal , 16.3, pp.28-51, 1991
9. J Russell Kirkland 'The Spirit of the Mountain: Myth and State in Pre-Buddhist Tibet' History of Religions, (Uni. Of Chicago), 21.3, pp. 257-71, 1982
10. Samten Karmay 'The Origin Myths of the First King of Tibet as Revealed in the Can-Lnga' in Kvaerne, P. (ed.), Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Fagernes 1992, Oslo (The Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture), vol.1, pp.408-29, 1994
11. G Tucci 'The Sacral Character of the Kings of Ancient Tibet' East and West, 4, pp.197-205, 1955
12. Christopher Beckwith 'The Tibetans in the Ordos and North China: Considerations on the Role of the Tibetan Empire in World History' Silver on Lapis: Tibetan Literary Culture and History , Bloomington, pp. 3-11, 1987
13. G Uray 'Notes on a Chronological Problem in the Old Tibetan Chronicle' Acta Orientalia Hungarica , 21.3, pp.289-99, 1968
14. G Uray 'Queen Sad-Mar-Kar's Songs in the Old Tibetan Chronicle' Acta Orientalia Hung . 25.3, pp. 5-38, 1972
15. Christopher Beckwith 'The Revolt of 755 in Tibet' in Steinkellner, E. & Tauscher, H., (eds.), Contributions on Tibetan Language, History and Culture; proceedings of the Csoma de Körös Symposium held at Velm-Vienna, Austria, 13-19 September 1981 , Vol.1, pp. 1-16, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1983
16. Luciano Petech 'The Disintegration of the Tibetan Kingdom' in Kværne, P. (ed.), Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Fagernes 1992 , Vol.2, pp. 649-659, Oslo (The Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture), 1994
17. Hugh Richardson 'Political Aspects of the Snga-dar, the First Diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet' in Aris, M., (ed) High Peaks, Pure Earth. Collected Writings on Tibetan History and Culture (by Hugh Richardson), pp. 196-202, (Serindia Publications) London, 1998
18. Hugh Richardson 'Political Rivalry and the Great Debate at Bsam-yas' in Aris, M., (ed.), High Peaks, Pure Earth. Collected Writings on Tibetan History and Culture, pp. 203-6, (Serindia Publications) London, 1998
19. Janet Gyatso 'Down with the Demoness: Reflections on a Feminine Ground in Tibet' The Tibet Journal , 12.4. pp. 38-53, 1989
20. Ana Marko 'Civilising Woman the Demon: A Tibetan Myth of State' Social Analysis, 29, pp. 6-18, Adelaide (Aust.) 1990
21. Robert J Miller 'The Supine Demoness (Srin Mo) and the Consolidation of Empire' The Tibet Journal, 23.3 pp. 3-22, 1998
22. Alexander W Macdonald 'Religion in Tibet at the Time of Srong-btsan sgam-po: Myth as History' in Ligeti, L. (ed.), Tibetan and Buddhist Studies Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Csoma de Koros, Vol.2, pp. 129-41, Budapest (Akadémiai Kiadó), 1984
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