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Book Southeast Asia in World History

Download or read book Southeast Asia in World History written by Craig Lockard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a brief, well-written, and lively survey of the history of Southeast Asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the region's role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas. Craig Lockard shows how for several millennia Southeast Asians, living at the crossroads of Asia, enjoyed ever expanding connections to both China and India, and later developed maritime trading networks to the Middle East and Europe. He explores how the people of the region combined local and imported ideas to form unique cultures, reflected in such striking creations as Malay sailing craft, Javanese gamelan music, and batik cloth, classical Burmese and Cambodian architecture, and social structures in which women have often played unusually influential roles. Lockard describes colonization by Europeans and Americans between 1500 and 1914, tracing how the social, economic, and political frameworks inherited from the past, combined with active opposition to domination by foreign powers, enabled Southeast Asians to overcome many challenges and regain their independence after World War II. The book also relates how Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam are now among the fastest growing economies in the world and play a critical role in today's global marketplace.

Book Armenian Neume System of Notation

Download or read book Armenian Neume System of Notation written by R. A. At'ayan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the Armenian system of notation called Khazs (Neumes) is of significance both for Armenian and Byzantine music from a historical and aesthetic point of view. Over the centuries the Armenian people have created a musical culture which is largely inaccessible because of the fact that to this day the medieval notation of this music has not been deciphered. Prof. R.A. At'ayan's unique study based on the abundant manuscript sources of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Erevan) not only traces the origin and development of this notation system convincingly, but also re-creates the tunes of the numerous chants and songs composed over the centuries.

Book Fula   Basic Course

Download or read book Fula Basic Course written by Lloyd B. Swift and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-11 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fula language, also known as Fulani, is a non-tonal language spoken as various closely related dialects, in a continuum that stretches across some 20 countries of West and Central Africa. Like other related languages such as Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken as a first language by the Fula people and related groups (such as the Tukulor in the Senegal River Valley) from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan. It is also spoken as a second language by various peoples in the region, such as the Kirdi of Northern Cameroon and North-Eastern Nigeria. This book contains the course prepared by the Foreign Language Institute to teach diplomats the language.

Book Japan in World History

    Book Details:
  • Author : James L. Huffman
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2010-02-04
  • ISBN : 0199709742
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Japan in World History written by James L. Huffman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan in World History ranges from Japan's prehistoric interactions with Korea and China, to the Western challenge of the late 1500s, the partial isolation under the Tokugawa family (1600-1868), and the tumultuous interactions of more recent times, when Japan modernized ferociously, turned imperialist, lost a world war, then became the world's second largest economy--and its greatest foreign aid donor. Writing in a lively fashion, Huffman makes rich use of primary sources, illustrating events with comments by the people who lived through them: tellers of ancient myths, court women who dominated the early literary world, cynical priests who damned medieval materialism, travelers who marveled at "indecent" Western ballroom dancers in the mid-1800s, and the emperor who justified Pearl Harbor. Without ignoring standard political and military events, the book illuminates economic, social, and cultural factors; it also examines issues of gender as well as the roles of commoners, samurai, business leaders, novelists, and priests.

Book Infidel Quarter

Download or read book Infidel Quarter written by Mkrtichʻ Markosean and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Essential World History

Download or read book The Essential World History written by William J. Duiker and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY, 8E, International Edition. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. You can use the book's global approach and its emphasis on analytical comparisons between cultures to link events together in a broad comparative and global framework that places the contemporary world in a more meaningful historical context.

Book Essays On Armenian Music

Download or read book Essays On Armenian Music written by Vrej Nersessian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has grown out of the author's research about Iraq and Palestine 1932-41, written in Tel Aviv University.

Book My Grandmother s Book

Download or read book My Grandmother s Book written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bodily Democracy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henning Eichberg
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2015-02-11
  • ISBN : 1317988132
  • Pages : 477 pages

Download or read book Bodily Democracy written by Henning Eichberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport has gained increasing importance for welfare society. In this process, however, the term of ‘sport’ has become less and less clear. Larger parts of what nowadays is called ‘sport for all’ are non-competitive and derived from traditions of gymnastics, dance, festivity, games, outdoor activities, and physical training rather than from classical modern elite sports. This requires new philosophical approaches, as the philosophy of sport, so far, has been dominated by topics of elite sports. Based on Scandinavian experiences, the book presents studies about festivities of sport, outdoor activities, song and movement, and play and game. The engagement of elderly people challenges sports. Games get political significance in international cooperation, for peace culture and as means against poverty (in Africa). The empirical studies result in philosophical analyses on the recognition of folk practice in education and on relations between identity and recognition. The study of ‘sport for all’ opens up for new ways of phenomenological knowledge, moving bottom-up from sport to the philosophy of "the individual", of event, of nature, and of human energy. Popular sports give inspiration to a philosophy of practice as well as to a phenomenological understanding of ‘the people’, of civil society and the ‘demos’ of democracy – as folk in movement. This book was published as a special issue in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.

Book History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity

Download or read book History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity written by R. Scott Kretchmar and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, seamlessly blends the historical and philosophical dimensions of the study of human movement. The text follows a chronology of human movement from our origins as hunter-gatherers to the present, offering philosophical and ethical analyses alongside explorations of cultural shifts that have emerged from different ethnic, racial, gender, and national traditions. The second edition of History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity is ideal for instructors who teach history and philosophy in a single course. Each chapter provides a historical scaffolding that leads into philosophical discussions about the issues raised. The text eschews dense blocks of text in favor of accessible writing and an interactive student experience. Updates to the latest edition include expanded coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics; a deeper exploration of epistemology; a discussion of alternate forms of physical activity; and new material about the ethics of research. Contemporary topics of discussion such as the Exercise Is Medicine (EIM) movement, athlete biodata collection, and transgender and nonbinary athletes in sport are thoroughly explored. Discussion questions and study questions at the end of each chapter challenge students to reflect on the course material and share their ideas. Historical profile sidebars throughout the chapters allow students to gain greater insight into historical figures and events. Throughout the text, students are prompted to access related online activities in HKPropel. These short exercises connect philosophical inquiry to historical events and modern-day issues and serve as important tools for improving students’ reasoning skills. Instructors are supported with a comprehensive instructor guide that includes sample responses to the downloadable student exercises, section references for the downloadable study questions, and sample discussion and assignment prompts related to the discussion questions. The instructor guide also includes ideas and instructions for semester-long student projects. History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity, Second Edition, presents a thorough integration of philosophy and history, capitalizing on the strengths of both disciplines. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is not included with this ebook but may be purchased separately.

Book The Great Ottoman Turkish Civilisation IV

Download or read book The Great Ottoman Turkish Civilisation IV written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Life In Ottoman Civilisation The Ideology of The Sultanate and Ottoman Art / Prof. Dr. Filiz Yenişehirlioğlu [s.3-8] Emir Sultan and His Erguvan Fasli / Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Algül [s.9-18] The Ottoman Shahzadah (Price’s) Sanjaks / Prof. Dr. Mustafa İsen [s.19-29] Reception of Turkish Culture and Art In Poland / Prof. Dr. Tadeusz Majda [s.30-35] The Ottomans and The Islamic Sacred Relics / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Beyoğlu [s.36-44] The Kinds, Subject and Nature of The ‘Surname’s / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Arslan [s.45-68] The Role of Dervish Lodges In The Development of Turkish Culture / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saim Savaş [s.69-77] The Clothing of Ottoman Women / Dr. Sevgi Gürtuna [s.78-92] Ottoman Cuisine / Nevin Halıcı [s.93-103] The Turks In Croatian During The Ottoman Period / Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hamzaoğlu [s.104-112] Cumanian Anthroponymics In Bulgaria During The 15th Century / Prof. Dr. Valery Stoyanov [s.113-126] Language: Ottoman Turkish Ottoman Turkish / Prof. Dr. Ahmet B. Ercilasun [s.129-138] Ottoman Turkish In Pre-Ottoman Anatolia / Prof. Dr. Mustafa Özkan [s.139-151] The 19th Century Ottoman Turkish Language / Prof. Dr. İsmail Parlatır [s.152-166] Esperanto In The Ottoman Empire The First Artifical Language "Balaybelen" / Dr. Mustafa Koç [s.167-172] Ottoman Literature The Poetry of 700 Years / Prof. Dr. İskender Pala [s.175-184] A View On Turkish Literature of The Ottoman Period In Terms of Commons of Folk and Divan Literatures / Prof. Dr. Cemal Kurnaz [s.185-198] The Century of Style and Deep Meaning In Literature: The 17th Century / Prof. Dr. Namık Açıkgöz [s.199-209] Some Significant Aspects of The Lale Devri (Tulip Era): 1718-1730 / Asst. Prof. Dr. Cemal Bayak [s.210-222] Literature As The Reflecting Area of New Ideas (1859-1923) / Prof. Dr. İnci Enginün [s.223-236] The Tradition of Letter Writing In The Ottoman State / Asst. Prof. Dr. I. Çetin. Derdiyok [s.237-248] Female Poets In Ottomans / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazan Bekiroğlu [s.249-260] The Concept of Aesthetics Among The Ottomans A Review of The Ottoman World of Aesthetic / Beşir Ayvazoğlu [s.263-275] An Essay On The Aesthetics In Ottoman City / Prof. Dr. Sadettin Ökten [s.276-286] Ottoman Aesthetics / Prof. Dr. Jale N. Erzen [s.287-298] Ottoman Architecture A General View of Ottoman Turkish Arthitecture Turkish Architecture In Ottoman Era / Prof. Dr. Semavi Eyice [s.303-322] A General View To The Development of Ottoman Architecture / Prof. Dr. M. Oluş Arık [s.323-337] Ottoman Medreses / Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ahunbay [s.338-345] The Architectural Style of Castles During The Ottoman Period / Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Boran [s.346-363] The Darüssifas In The Ottoman Period / Prof. Dr. Gönül Çantay [s.364-373] Anatolia Clock Towers / Prof. Dr. Hakkı Acun [s.374-379] Menzil Roads and Menzil Complexes In The Ottoman Empire / Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Müderrisoğlu [s.380-388] Turkish House, Ottoman House / Prof. Dr. Haşim Karpuz [s.389-396] Kitchen As A Residential Area In Anatolian Turkish Architecture and Examples of Ottoman Era / Asst. Prof. Dr. Emine Karpuz [s.397-403] The Sebils in the Ottoman Architecture / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Urfaloğlu [s.404-409] The Sebils In The Ottoman Architecture / Prof. Dr. Ömür Bakırer [s.410-420] The Golden Age of Ottoman Architecture and Mimar Sinan Ottoman Architecture In The Classical Period / Prof. Dr. Abdüsselam Uluçam [s.423-449] Sinan / Prof. Dr. Doğan Kuban [s.450-463] The Place of ‘Hassa Architects Guild’: Its In The Development of Ottoman Architecture / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeki Sönmez [s.464-470] City Architects In Ottoman Architecture / Dr. Abdülkadir Dündar [s.471-479] The Modular System In Mimar Sinan’s Works of Arts and Ebced Accounting / Prof. Dr. İsmail Yakıt [s.480-485] Acoustic Solutions In Classic Ottoman Architecture / Prof. Dr. Mutbul Kayılı [s.486-493] The Relationship of Architectural Design and Mathematics In The Works of Mimar Sinan / Zafer Sagdıç [s.494-497] The Ottoman Architecture In The Balkans / Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ibrahimgil [s.498-510] The Influence of Ottoman Architecture On Mosques of Aleppo / Dr. Najwa Othman [s.511-525] Ottoman Architecture In North Africa / Asst. Prof. Dr. Kadir Pektaş [s.526-532] Turkish Musical Theory and Musicians The Turkish Music and Instruments In The ottoman State / Ethem Ruhi Üngör [s.535-547] Musicians In The Ottoman Empire and Central Asia In The 15th Century According To An Unknown Work of Aydinli Semseddin Nahifi / Dr. Recep Uslu [s.548-555] A Glance At Sufi Music In The History of Ottoman Music / Ömer Tuğrul İnancer [s.556-561] The Concept of Ottoman Fasil / Dr. Eugenia Popescu-Judetz [s.562-570] Classical Western Music In The Ottoman Empire / Vedat Kosal [s.571-586] Poet and Composer Ottoman Sultans / Osman Nuri Özpekel [s.587-608] Music In The Tanzimat Era Sultans and Their Music Understandings / Gülay Karamahmutoğlu [s.609-620] Janissary Music / Sbylee Tura [s.621-626] Ney and Ney-Players In The 18th Century / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Erguner [s.627-642] The Prince Musician Kantemiroglu / Dr. Eugenia Popescu-Judetz [s.643-650] The Tradition of Turkish Music Therapy / Asst. Prof. Dr. Rahmi Oruç Güvenç [s.651-656] Traditional Ottoman Arts The Ottoman Calligraphy / Prof. Dr. h.c. M. Uğur Derman [s.659-668] The Art of Illumination In The Ottomans / Prof. Dr. Zeren Tanındı [s.669-675] The Arts of Tezhip (Gilding) In The Ottoman Centuries With Its Styles And Artists / Assoc. Prof. Dr. F. Çiçek Derman [s.676-690] The Ottoman Miniature Painting / Prof. Dr. Oktay Aslanapa [s.691-700] Ebru Art of Marbling / Hikmet Barutçugil [s.701-706] Tiles In The Early Ottoman Empire / Prof. Dr. Gönül Öney [s.707-714] Iznik In The Ottoman Tile Manufacturing / Prof. Dr. Ara Altun [s.715-722] The Art of Metalwork In The Ottomans / Prof. Dr. Tercan Yılmaz [s.723-729] The Ottoman Jewellery / Asst. Prof. Dr. Aygün Ülgen [s.730-748] Painted Ottoman Decoration / Prof. Dr. Yıldız Demiriz [s.749-755] An Ottoman Art Kept Alive In Morocco: Nahil-Work (WaxWork Tree Decoration) / Prof. Dr. Metin Akar [s.756-763] The Carpets In The ottoman Period / Prof. Dr. Bekir Deniz [s.764-780] Ottoman Plastic Arts Portraiture of The Ottoman Sultans / Prof. Dr. Günsel Renda [s.783-791] The Ottomans In 18th and 19th Century European Art Turquerie and Orientalism / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seyfi Başkan [s.792-805] An Outline of The Development of Sculpture In The Ottoman Empire / Dr. Kıymet Giray [s.806-811] Photography In Ottoman Empire / Engin Özendes [s.812-826] Ottoman Drama Major Festivities Organized During The Reign of Mahmud II / Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku [s.829-840] The Traditional Turkish Theatre / Asst. Prof. Dr. Dilaver Düzgün [s.841-853] From Darülbedayi To The City Theatres of Istanbul / Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku [s.854-864] Libraries and Books In The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Libraries and The Ottoman Librarian Tradition / Prof. Dr. İsmail E. Erünsal [s.867-885] Second Hand Book Sellers And Travellers Bookselling In The Ottoman State / Yahya Erdem [s.886-896] The Book In Ottoman Family / Asst. Dr. Fahri Sakal [s.897-903] Index of Authors / [s.904-906]

Book Aspects of Turkish Civilisation in Cyprus

Download or read book Aspects of Turkish Civilisation in Cyprus written by Emel Esin and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basic Income on the Agenda

Download or read book Basic Income on the Agenda written by Robert-Jan van der Veen and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persisting unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, labour market flexibility, job insecurity and higher wage inequality, changing patters of work and family life are among the factors that exert pressure on welfare states in Europe. This book explores the potential of an unconditional basic income, without means test or work requirement, to meet the challenges posed by the new social question, compared to policies of subsidized insertion in work. It also assesses the political chances of basic income in various European countries. These themes are highly relevant to policy-makers in the field of labour markets and social security, economists, political philosophers, and a social science audience in general.

Book From Ritual to Record

    Book Details:
  • Author : Allen Guttmann
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 0231133413
  • Pages : 223 pages

Download or read book From Ritual to Record written by Allen Guttmann and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between sports and society, including the degree to which modern sport expresses the characteristics of modern society, such as secularism, equality, specialization, rationalization, and bureaucracy.

Book American Rodeo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kristine Fredriksson
  • Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN : 9780890965658
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book American Rodeo written by Kristine Fredriksson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the evolution of rodeo from the range to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to the extravaganzas in modern times.

Book Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination

Download or read book Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination written by Michael Allen and published by Shepperson History Humanities. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, historian Michael Allen examines the image of the rodeo cowboy and the role this image has played in popular culture over in the 20th century. He sees rodeo as a significant American folk festival and the rodeo cowboy as the surviving avatar of a nearly vanished authentic figure - the real cowboy, who embodies the skills and values of traditional western rural culture.

Book Buffalo Bill s America

Download or read book Buffalo Bill s America written by Louis S. Warren and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a frontiersman become a worldwide celebrity? In this prize-winning biography, acclaimed author Louis S. Warren explains not only how Cody exaggerated his real experience as an army scout and buffalo hunter, but also how that experience inspired him to create the gigantic, traveling spectacle known as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A dazzling mix of Indians, cowboys, and vaqueros, they performed on two continents for three decades, offering a surprisingly modern view of the United States and a remarkably democratic version of its history. This definitive biography reveals the genius of America’s greatest showman, and the startling history of the American West that drove him and his performers to the world stage.