Monographic Series
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher :
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release :
Category : Monographic series
ISBN :
Classical Civilizations of South-East Asia
Author : Vladimir Braginsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 113684886X
Book Description
With particular emphasis on history, religion, literature and arts, this collection provides a multifaceted and representative picture of the classical civilizations of South-East Asia which will be of interest for comparative and cross-disciplinary studies in this field, as well as providing a number of historical and literary documents and translations of great scholarly value.
The Canon in Southeast Asian Literature
Author : David Smyth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136816054
Book Description
The literary canon is one of the most lively areas of debate in contemporary literary studies. This set of essays is both timely and original in its focus on the canon in South-East Asian literatures, covering Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. They vary in focus, from the broad panoramic survey of trends in a national literature to very specific discussions of the role of individuals in shaping a canon or the place of a particular text within a tradition, and from contemporary to traditional literature. They include discussions of the development of prose fiction, censorship and artistic freedom, the role of westerners in codifying indigenous literatures, the writing of literary history, the development of literary criticism and indigenous aesthetics.
Rice in Deep Water
Author : David Catling
Publisher : Springer
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 1993-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1349123099
Book Description
Rice in Deep Water gives a detailed description of the complex agroecosystem and the growth and development of deepwater rice, a fascinating crop grown by subsistence farmers in the deltas and floodplains of Asia and West Africa flooding to depths of 2-3 metres. An account of the various cultural methods and socioeconomic conditions of the farmers is given, current research efforts to increase productivity discussed and research priorities suggested. The book is designed and profusely illustrated so as to emphasize the complexity and dynamic nature of plant and environment, an aspect so often poorly appreciated and misunderstood.
The Longest Journey
Author : Eric Tagliacozzo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 019530828X
Book Description
The pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, has been a yearly phenomenon of great importance in Muslim lands for well over one thousand years. Each year, millions of pilgrims from throughout the Dar al-Islam, or Islamic world, stretching from Morocco east to Indonesia, make the trip to Mecca as one of the five pillars of their faith. By the end of the nineteenth century, and the beginning of the twentieth, fully half of all pilgrims making the journey in any given year could come from Southeast Asia. The Longest Journey, spanning eleven modern nation-states and seven centuries, is the first book to offer a history of the Hajj from one of Islam's largest and most important regions.
The Vietnamese War
Author : David W. P. Elliott
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780765606020
Book Description
16. Holding On -- 17. Civil War -- 18. The Final Chapter -- Notes -- Appendix A: The Human Cost -- Appendix B: Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index
Contributions to Historical Linguistics
Author : Fr. van Coetsem
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,94 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004061309
Book Description
Origins, History and Social Structure in Brunei Darussalam
Author : Victor T. King
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000214702
Book Description
This wide-ranging book re-evaluates in detail the early history and historiography of Brunei Darussalam, the origins of the sultanate, its genealogical foundations and the structure and administration of Brunei society. Contributors draw on the seminal work of Donald E. Brown whose major monograph on the sultanate was published in 1970 and marked the beginnings of advanced sociological, anthropological and historical research on Brunei. Among the key issues addressed are status systems, titles and social stratification, Chinese sources for the study of Brunei, Malay oral and written histories and traditions, the symbolism, meanings and origins of coronation rituals, previously unknown sources for the study of Brunei history and the processes of incorporation of minority populations into the sultanate. Contributions by leading scholars of Brunei, Borneo and the wider Indonesian-Malay world, both from within Brunei Darussalam and beyond, address some central preoccupations which Brown raised and which have been the subject of continued debate in Austronesian and Southeast Asian studies. A novel contribution to the study of the history of Brunei Darussalam, this book will be of interest to scholars of Southeast Asian history, Asian history, Colonial and Imperial history and anthropology.
The Tai-Kadai Languages
Author : Anthony Diller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1135791155
Book Description
The Routledge Language Family Series is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates of linguistics and language, or those with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistics anthropology and language development. With close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of the world's major language families. The Tai-Kadai Languages provides a unique, comprehensive, single-volume tome covering much needed grammatical descriptions in the area. It presents an important overview of Thai that includes extensive cross-referencing to other sections of the volume and sign-posting to sources in the bibliography. The volume also includes much new material on Lao and other Tai-Kadai languages, several of which are described here for the first time. Much-needed and highly useful, The Tai-Kadai Languages is a key work for professionals and students in linguistics, as well as anthropologists and area studies specialists. ANTHONY V. N. DILLER is Foundation Director of the National Thai Studies Centre, at the Australian National University. JEROLD A. EDMONDSON is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas Arlington and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Scholars. YONGXIAN LUO is Senior Lecturer in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne and a member of the Australian Linguistic Society.
A Study of the Emergence and Early Development of Selected Protestant Chinese Churches in the Philippines
Author : Jean Uy Uayan
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 28,7 MB
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1783682825
Book Description
Dr Jean Uayan comprehensively weaves the story of six Protestant Chinese churches in the Philippines into the local history of their individual settings in this important study. Uncovering new insight and historical information from extensive primary and secondary sources, Uayan presents a rich and previously unacknowledged heritage and support from four American mission organisations during the US occupation from 1898–1946. The seeds sown amongst Chinese communities across the Philippines resulted in indigenous churches that took differing journeys to full independence and now are also bearing fruit in missionary activity in South Fujian, China. This book is an important contribution towards a global church history acknowledging the work of the Holy Spirit establishing and building up the church of Jesus Christ among the nations.
