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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Journal of Asian Civilisations
Author: East Asian Civilizations
Author: William Theodore DE BARYPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674031032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
De Bary constructs a magisterial overview of three thousand years of East Asian civilizations, principally in the form of dialogues among the major systems of thought that have dominated the Asian world's historical development.
Resistance at the Edge of Empires
Author: Cameron A. PetriePublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785703064
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
From 1985 to 2001, the collaborative research initiative known as the Bannu Archaeological Project conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in the Bannu region, in what was then the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This Project involves scholars from the Pakistan Heritage Society, the British Museum, the Institute of Archaeology (UCL), Bryn Mawr College and the University of Cambridge. This is the third in a series of volumes that present the final reports of the exploration and excavations carried out by the Bannu Archaeological Project. This volume presents the first synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region, spanning the period when the first large scale empires expanded to the borders of South Asia up until the arrival of Islam in the subcontinent at the end of the first and beginning of the second millennium BC. The Bannu region provides specific insight into early imperialism in South Asia, as throughout this protracted period, it was able to maintain a distinctive regional identity in the face of recurring phases of imperial expansion and integration.
A History of East Asia
Author: Charles HolcombePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107118735
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
The second edition of Charles Holcombe's acclaimed introduction to East Asian history from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century.
ABIA: South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index
Author: Sita PierisPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004191488
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 897
Book Description
Volume Three offers 1643 annotated records on publications regarding the art and archaeology of South Asia, Central Asia and Tibet selected from the ABIA Index database at www.abia.net which were published between 2002 and 2007.
The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations
Author: Torkel BrekkePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134291523
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This book discusses whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare in the major Asian religious traditions.
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set
Author: Jonathan BloomPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019530991X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1697
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. Built on the acclaimed scholarship of the Grove Dictionary of Art, this work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Recent changes in Islamic art in areas such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are elucidated here by distinguished scholars. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. In addition, over 500 illustrations of sculpture, mosaic, painting, ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy illuminate the rich artistic tradition of the Islamic world. With the fundamental understanding that Islamic art is not limited to a particular region, or to a defined period of time, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture offers pathways into Islamic culture through its art.
Journal of Asian History
Author: Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 vols.)
Author: Susan SinclairPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047412079
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1508
Book Description
Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.
Ancient West Asian Civilization
Author: Akira TsunekiPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811005540
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This book explores aspects of the ancient civilization in West Asia, which has had a great impact on modern human society—agriculture, metallurgy, cities, writing, regional states, and monotheism, all of which appeared first in West Asia during the tenth to first millennia BC.The editors specifically use the term "West Asia" since the "Middle East" is seen as an Eurocentric term. By using this term, the book hopes to mitigate potential bias (i.e. historical and Western) by using a pure geographical term. However, the "West Asia" region is identical to that of the narrower "Middle East," which encompasses modern Iran and Turkey from east to west and Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula from north to south.This volume assembles research from different disciplines, such as the natural sciences, archaeology and philology/linguistics, in order to tackle the question of which circumstances and processes these significant cultural phenomena occurred in West Asia. Scrutinizing subjects such as the relations between climate, geology and human activities, the origins of wheat cultivation and animal domestication, the development of metallurgy, the birth of urbanization and writing, ancient religious traditions, as well as the treatment of cultural heritage, the book undertakes a comprehensive analysis of West Asian Civilization that provided the common background to cultures in various areas of the globe, including Europe and Asia.These contributions will attempt to demonstrate a fresh vision which emphasizes the common cultural origin between Europe and West Asia, standing in opposition to the global antagonism symbolized by the theory of "Clash of Civilizations."