A History of the Georgian People


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A History of the Georgian People (1971) begins with an account of the early history and ethnographic background of Georgia, and goes on to cover the country’s political history from 1000 to 1800 and Russian conquest. There are chapters on the social history of the country, with much interesting information on the feudal system, religion, justice and the slave trade. The final, illustrated section, discusses the art and literature of the Georgians.




The Diacritical Point and the Accents in Syriac


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The only detailed study of the diacritical and vocalization system of Syriac.




The School of Oriental and African Studies


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A history of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London from its foundation in 1916.




Custom and Politics in Urban Africa


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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.




Kurdish Dialect Studies


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