This richly illustrated volume presents an accessible history of Chinese silk art. Combining an expansive perspective with systematic analysis and engaging prose—complemented by extensive color imagery...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503645677)
Purist Pursuits chronicles how and why Armenians in the Ottoman Empire fashioned a new language called Western Armenian. Tracing its rise from the eighteenth to the early-twentieth centuries, Jennifer Manoukian studies the evolution of an ever-chang...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526176233)
This book examines the role of artefacts and design practice in representing and commemorating a new political community of Turks within the cultural transformation from empire to nation-state between 1908-50s. It offers an expanded understanding of...Loe edasi...
This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan provides a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field. This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge H...Loe edasi...
Korea is a historical region of prominence in the global political economy. Still, a comprehensive overview of its early modern era has yet to receive a book-length treatment in English. Comprising topical chapters written by 22 experts from 11 co...Loe edasi...
This book examines the radicalization of beliefs, tactics and oppression by a dominant governing group when faced with a subordinate groups historic quest for basic human rights dating back for five centuries....Loe edasi...
As the first of a two-volume set examining the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the internal elements of this social functioning....Loe edasi...
As the second volume of a two-volume set that examines the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the external factors that influence and renew social functioning....Loe edasi...
This is the second volume of a two-volume set on the names of China, focusing on the domestic and foreign names of the country in ancient and modern times....Loe edasi...
This book offers a nuanced historical analysis of the profound impact of Ibn Battuta’s extensive travels across Asia, Africa, and Europe. As one of the most significant figures of medieval Islamic history, Ibn Battuta’s journey not only d...Loe edasi...
This book explores the tangible societal contributions of Zhu Xi (11301200) and his disciples during their lifetimes, alongside the enduring impact of their practices on contemporaries and subsequent generations. A towering Neo-Confucian philosopher...Loe edasi...
This monograph examines Chosn Dynastys Zun Zhou Si Ming (Revering the Zhou and Longing for the Ming) during the period of 16371800, after Chosn entered tributary relations with the Qing. It shows how the royal family, Confucian scholars, and Ming-l...Loe edasi...
This volume adopts the perspectives of historical hermeneutics and technological anthropology to explore the cultural evolution of Wushu. Drawing extensively on classical historical sources, excavated manuscripts, unearthed martialarts artifacts, an...Loe edasi...
This book challenges the long-prevailing interpretation of Chinas legal tradition as virtue given priority over penalty, arguing that this proposition is a projection of modern Western rule-of-law discourse and fails to accurately reveal the structu...Loe edasi...
The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne marked a decisive moment in international diplomacy, laying the foundations for stability and peaceful coexistence in Southeast Europe and the Middle East. By completing the transition from empire to nation-state, the tre...Loe edasi...
This book integrates field archaeology with multidisciplinary research on the Erlitou site. Beyond its significant archaeological discoveries, Erlitou represents the site subjected to the most extensive analysis by the various scientific and technol...Loe edasi...
This book serves as a sacred site that empirically attests to the 5,000-year-long history of Chinese civilization. It represents an earthen construction-based civilization, a water conservancy-oriented civilization, and a rice cultivation-centered c...Loe edasi...
This book summarizes the academic biography of most influential NeoConfucian philosopher Wang Yangmings life in Ming dynasty of China. It gives a detailed description of Wang Yangmings life and career, as well as to makes attention points of resea...Loe edasi...
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Medans development, blending rigorous research with narrative flair to recreate the historical ambience of the city and its people. Divided into three sections, the book delves into the evolution of M...Loe edasi...
Timur and His Family is the first comprehensive study on the structure of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia and Iran. It presents an annotated edition of Hafiz-i Abrus Mu izz al-ansab with introductory chapters on specific topics....Loe edasi...
Professor Dr Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the scientific writings and advances achieved by Muslim scholars. His celebrated Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums (GAS), the largest bio-bibliography for the Arabic literary tradition in ge...Loe edasi...
Professor Dr Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the scientific writings and advances achieved by Muslim scholars. His celebrated Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums (GAS), the largest bio-bibliography for the Arabic literary tradition in ge...Loe edasi...
The first study of the canonical Poems (Shi ?) within their social and interpretive community at the ancient Warring States capital of Chu, based on archaeological data and the analysis of recently discovered bamboo manuscripts from ca....Loe edasi...
During World War I in Urmia, Russian consul Basil Nikitin and Kurdish Mullah Sa’id of Shamdinan collaborated to document Kurdish language and culture. This volume presents 62 texts in English translation, with context, glossary, map, and indices, cap...Loe edasi...
The studies of this book deal with religious groups and notions in late antique Arabia (ca. 150–750 CE), drawing especially on inscriptions and other contemporary sources. They explore the religious and societal dynamics of Arabia during this pivo...Loe edasi...
This research attempts to understand the allegory of the Pillars of Islam: when did it appear and why did it become widespread? Even if it does not occupy the forefront, neither among the ulam nor among Orientalists, it is far from an empty phrase o...Loe edasi...
This book investigates the biblical attitudes towards the use of mercenaries in ancient Judah. Although mercenaries are viewed negatively in modern warfare, it has been unclear if this sentiment was shared in the ancient world. After compiling and d...Loe edasi...
This richly illustrated volume presents an accessible history of Chinese silk art. Combining an expansive perspective with systematic analysis and engaging prose—complemented by extensive color imagery...Loe edasi...
This brilliant distillation traces Turkeys long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire – the most enduring, and perhaps the most important, Islamic empire in history – to the emergence of the modern Turkish Republic...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503645677)
Purist Pursuits chronicles how and why Armenians in the Ottoman Empire fashioned a new language called Western Armenian. Tracing its rise from the eighteenth to the early-twentieth centuries, Jennifer Manoukian studies the evolution of an ever-chang...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526176233)
This book examines the role of artefacts and design practice in representing and commemorating a new political community of Turks within the cultural transformation from empire to nation-state between 1908-50s. It offers an expanded understanding of...Loe edasi...
This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan provides a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field. This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge H...Loe edasi...
Korea is a historical region of prominence in the global political economy. Still, a comprehensive overview of its early modern era has yet to receive a book-length treatment in English. Comprising topical chapters written by 22 experts from 11 co...Loe edasi...
This book examines the radicalization of beliefs, tactics and oppression by a dominant governing group when faced with a subordinate groups historic quest for basic human rights dating back for five centuries....Loe edasi...
As the first of a two-volume set examining the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the internal elements of this social functioning....Loe edasi...
As the second volume of a two-volume set that examines the distinctive social structure and governance of Huizhou, China, this book focuses on the external factors that influence and renew social functioning....Loe edasi...
This is the second volume of a two-volume set on the names of China, focusing on the domestic and foreign names of the country in ancient and modern times....Loe edasi...
This book offers a nuanced historical analysis of the profound impact of Ibn Battuta’s extensive travels across Asia, Africa, and Europe. As one of the most significant figures of medieval Islamic history, Ibn Battuta’s journey not only d...Loe edasi...
This book explores the tangible societal contributions of Zhu Xi (11301200) and his disciples during their lifetimes, alongside the enduring impact of their practices on contemporaries and subsequent generations. A towering Neo-Confucian philosopher...Loe edasi...
This monograph examines Chosn Dynastys Zun Zhou Si Ming (Revering the Zhou and Longing for the Ming) during the period of 16371800, after Chosn entered tributary relations with the Qing. It shows how the royal family, Confucian scholars, and Ming-l...Loe edasi...
This volume adopts the perspectives of historical hermeneutics and technological anthropology to explore the cultural evolution of Wushu. Drawing extensively on classical historical sources, excavated manuscripts, unearthed martialarts artifacts, an...Loe edasi...
This book challenges the long-prevailing interpretation of Chinas legal tradition as virtue given priority over penalty, arguing that this proposition is a projection of modern Western rule-of-law discourse and fails to accurately reveal the structu...Loe edasi...
The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne marked a decisive moment in international diplomacy, laying the foundations for stability and peaceful coexistence in Southeast Europe and the Middle East. By completing the transition from empire to nation-state, the tre...Loe edasi...
This book integrates field archaeology with multidisciplinary research on the Erlitou site. Beyond its significant archaeological discoveries, Erlitou represents the site subjected to the most extensive analysis by the various scientific and technol...Loe edasi...
This book serves as a sacred site that empirically attests to the 5,000-year-long history of Chinese civilization. It represents an earthen construction-based civilization, a water conservancy-oriented civilization, and a rice cultivation-centered c...Loe edasi...
