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Book Kaya  18

Download or read book Kaya 18 written by Wes Craig and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city erupts in violence between the rebels and the KingÕs army. Caught in the middle, Kaya makes a fateful decision that will set her and Jin on a dangerous new direction. Hearts are broken and fates are sealed in the explosive conclusion to The Temple of Shazir!

Book Sahel Visions

    Book Details:
  • Author : Della E. McMillan
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2022-07-12
  • ISBN : 081655014X
  • Pages : 268 pages

Download or read book Sahel Visions written by Della E. McMillan and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an international health initiative succeeded in wiping out river blindness in Burkina Faso, it allowed the settlement of the sparsely populated Volta Valley by the Mossi people--a development plan by which the Burkinabe government sought to relieve population pressure, establish communities, and increase cotton production. Anthropologist Della McMillan followed this visionary plan over twelve years as people relocated communities, founded farms, dealt with officials, entered the market, and in some instances moved on. Her study examines the question of how development occurs or fails to occur and offers unusual insight into how visions of progress--held by developers, settlers, and even researchers--originate and are revised.

Book An Iridescent Device  Premodern Ottoman Poetry

Download or read book An Iridescent Device Premodern Ottoman Poetry written by Christiane Czygan and published by V&R Unipress. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten experts in premodern literature and history examine the style, genre, and performance of sixteenth century Ottoman poetry. A large number of poems, including a newly discovered imperial poem collection and the work of a poet fallen into oblivion, are discussed with regard to their multifarious functions and their contemporary lyrical appeal. Though most of these poets worked in conventional settings many of the articles in this volume point out how they broke taboos, glossed over violence, and promoted or questioned political rule, even as they appealed to their listeners on an emotional level. The authors provide ample evidence for the importance attributed to certain cities and places, as well as local affiliations and networks. These analyses show how premodern poetry operated as a tool of communication and formed an integral part of premodern social and political life.

Book A History of Japan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kenneth Henshall
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2012-04-17
  • ISBN : 0230346626
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book A History of Japan written by Kenneth Henshall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's impact on the modern world has been enormous. It occupies just one 300th of the planet's land area, yet came to wield one sixth of the world's economic power. Just 150 years ago it was an obscure land of paddy fields and feudal despots. Within 50 years it became a major imperial power – it's so-called 'First Miracle'. After defeat in the Second World War, when Japan came close to annihilation, within 25 years it recovered remarkably to become the world's third biggest economy – it's 'Second Miracle'. It is now not only an economic superpower, but also a technological and cultural superpower. True miracles have no explanation: Japan's 'miracles' do. The nation's success lies in deeply ingrained historical values, such as a pragmatic determination to succeed. The world can learn much from Japan, and its story is told in these pages. Covering the full sweep of Japanese history, from ancient to contemporary, this book explores Japan's enormous impact on the modern world, and how vital it is to examine the past and culture of the country in order to full understand its achievements and responses. Now in its third edition, this book is usefully updated and revised.

Book Confiscation and Destruction

Download or read book Confiscation and Destruction written by Ugur Ungor and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Handbook for Travellers in Asia Minor  Transcaucasia  Persia  Etc

Download or read book Handbook for Travellers in Asia Minor Transcaucasia Persia Etc written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book T  ran  tha s History of Buddhism in India

Download or read book T ran tha s History of Buddhism in India written by Tāranātha (Jo-nang-pa) and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in A.D. 1575, Lama Taranatha wrote this book in 1608. V. Vasil`ev of St. Petersburg translated it from Tibetan into Russian in April 1869 followed by the German translation of the text by Schiefner also published from St. Peterburg in October of the same Year. In view of the profound importance of the work for understanding Indian history in general and of the history of Buddhism in particular. modern scholars have extensively using specially Schiefner`s German translation of the History for decades and this for varied purposes.

Book The Silken Thread

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert N. Wiedenmann
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2021-08-27
  • ISBN : 0197555608
  • Pages : 297 pages

Download or read book The Silken Thread written by Robert N. Wiedenmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are seldom mentioned in discussions surrounding human history, yet they have dramatically impacted today's societies. This book places them front and center, offering a multidisciplinary view of their significance. Diseases vectored by insects have killed more people than all weapons of war. Fleas are common pests, but some can transmit illnesses such as the bubonic plague. In fact, three pandemics can be traced back to them. Epidemics of typhus have been caused by lice. Conversely, humans have also benefitted from insects for millennia. Silk comes from silkworms and honey comes from bees. Despite the undeniably powerful effects of insects on humans, their stories are typically left out of our history books. In The Silken Thread, entomologists Robert. N. Wiedenmann and J. Ray Fisher link the history of insects to the history of empires, cultural exchanges, and warfare. The book narrows its focus to just five insects: a moth, a flea, a louse, a mosquito, and a bee. The authors explore the impact of these insects throughout time and the common threads connecting them. Using biology to complement history, they showcase these small creatures in a whole new light. On every page, the authors thoughtfully analyze the links between history and entomology. The book begins with silkworms, which have been farmed for centuries. It then moves to fleas and their involvement in the spread of the plague before introducing the role lice played in the Black Death, wars, and immigration. The following section concerns yellow fever mosquitos, emphasizing the effects of yellow fever in the Americas and the connection to sugar and slavery. After discussing the importance of western honey bees, the authors tie these five insects together in an exciting closing chapter.

Book The Sculpture and Sculptors of Yaz l kaya

Download or read book The Sculpture and Sculptors of Yaz l kaya written by Robert L. Alexander and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 100 miles east of the modern Turkish capital. Ankara, the Hittites created their largest surviving sanctuary within the group of huge, outcropping rocks known as Yazilikaya. About 90 figures of deities from the sanctuary still survive after some 35 centuries. This book is the first to present a stylistic study and establish a relative chronology for all the reliefs of Yazilikaya.

Book Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom

Download or read book Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom written by Sher Banu A.L Khan and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Islamic kingdom of Aceh was ruled by queens for half of the 17th century. Was female rule an aberration? Unnatural? A violation of nature, comparable to hens instead of roosters crowing at dawn? Indigenous texts and European sources offer different evaluations. Drawing on both sets of sources, this book shows that female rule was legitimised both by Islam and adat (indigenous customary laws), and provides original insights on the Sultanah's leadership, their relations with male elites, and their encounters with European envoys who visited their court. The book challenges received views on kingship in the Malay world and the response of indigenous polities to east-west encounters in Southeast Asia's Age of Commerce.

Book The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records

Download or read book The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records written by Paul Carus and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of Buddha, the classic text on Buddhism that first introduced many Westerners to Buddha and his teachings, was first published in 1894 and immediately became a worldwide bestseller. Author Paul Carus (1852-1919) collected many accounts of Buddha's life, teachings, and death, and fashioned a coherent and gripping narrative. It was easily understood and popular with Americans because it resembled a Christian gospel. Martin Verhoeven's detailed introduction describes the circumstances surrounding Carus's achievement, and the book's relation to other strands of Buddhist teaching. This edition also includes 25 newly rediscovered paintings by the renowned Buddhist artist Yamada.

Book The Gospel of Buddha

Download or read book The Gospel of Buddha written by Paul Carus and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Advances in Karst Research

    Book Details:
  • Author : M. Parise
  • Publisher : Geological Society of London
  • Release : 2018-06-18
  • ISBN : 1786203596
  • Pages : 483 pages

Download or read book Advances in Karst Research written by M. Parise and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers major advances in the study of the geomorphology, hydrology, engineering geology and management of these specialized and fragile environments. The book will be valuable for geologists, engineers and geophysicists interested in karst, along with land planners, developers, and managers of show caves, natural parks and reserves in karst areas.

Book Central African Republic  Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names

Download or read book Central African Republic Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names written by United States. Office of Geography and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nuclear Science Abstracts

Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: