Download or read book Kingdoms of Asia the Middle East and Africa written by Gene Gurney and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers past and present monarchies in the Eastern Hemisphere from Egypt to Vietnam.
Download or read book Cultural Sociology of the Middle East Asia and Africa written by Andrea L. Stanton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 1977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These volumes convey what daily life is like in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Entries will aid readers in understanding the importance of cultural sociology, to appreciate the effects of cultural forces around the world.
Download or read book Women Leaders of Africa Asia Middle East and Pacific written by Guida M. Jackson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Leaders of Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Pacific presents biographical sketches of hundreds of women leaders from earliest recorded history down to the present time. It is the first of two volumes giving data on women leaders from every continent and island in the world; the second volume deals with Europe and countries of the Western Hemisphere. Each book is divided into two sections. Part I of this volume deals with African women leaders; Part II with Asian, Middle East and Pacific women. Within each section, which is introduced by an essay overview, entries are arranged alphabetically. Suggestions for further reading on the subject appear at the end of each entry. Not all entries are merely recitations of facts. Some women's lives do not lend themselves to being reduced to statistics. Many were much too colorful, or lusty, or bloodthirsty to fit into a neat categorical description. How do you easily characterize the rule of the African queen who hacked her servant to death after she was through using him as a chair just to intimidate her new Portuguese overlord? Who kept as many as thirty slaves as sexual partners, supposedly killing them off when she had finished with them? How do you gloss over the actions of the newly enthroned Persian queen who ordered her stepbrother strangled, then had gold and silver coins struck bearing her new title: "Purity of the earthly world and of the faith"? How do you describe nicely the actions of the Chinese queen who chopped off her own hand to make a point to a man she had just condemned to death? How do you ascribe feminine traits to a grandmother who tried to kill her own grandson to keep him from succeeding her on the throne she herself had stolen? On the other hand, how do you do justice to the Queen of Tonga without mention of her commanding size six feet two inches or her forty-seven-year devotion to matters far beyond mere governance but of more importance to her subjects: like establishing handicraft outlets to market the wares of her people? Or to the Queen of Thailand who acted as Regent while the King, a devout Buddhist, performed his meditations and duties as a monk? She directed much more than affairs of state; her concern for the common people led her to promote the export of hand-woven Thai silk and to establish a chain of shops selling native crafts. She also organized the Thai Red Cross for aid to refugees, orphans, wounded soldiers, and flood victims. These and dozens of stories like them make African, Asian, Middle East, and Pacific Women Leaders a unique treasure that is hard to put down. Although most of the entries in this volume deal with women rulers, a portion of the book is devoted to women in leadership roles other than those of queen, empress, prime minister, or chieftainess. Of these additional entries, the majority deals with contemporary women judges, secretaries of state, cabinet members, or legislators of unusual influence and power.
Download or read book Multicultural Kingdom written by Harvey C. Kwiyani and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Multicultural Kingdom’ explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape – and the landscape of theology itself. Why do we prefer to remain segregated in our ecclesiology? Why do several churches of different ethnic heritage use the same building for services on Sunday but not worship together?
Download or read book Chronicles of an African Ancestor The Beja Tonga written by Vonakani Maluleke and published by Vonakani Maluleke. This book was released on 2024-05-19 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Book About the Oldest Recorded History of South-Eastern Africa. Forget everything you think you know about southern Africa. Embark on a thrilling quest to unearth the lost secrets of the Beja Tonga, an ancient civilization shrouded in mystery. Chronicles of an African Ancestor isn't just a history book - it's a time machine! Decipher the code: Is "Tsonga" a recent invention or a whisper from a forgotten era? Unravel the enigmatic origins of this word and its hidden connection to the Tonga people of southern Mozambique. Witness empires rise and fall: Experience the Beja Tonga's epic journey through history, a saga of migrations, cultural clashes, and the rise and fall of mighty empires. Unmask the truth: Dive deep into the colonial era and see how it reshaped the Beja Tonga's identity. Discover the hidden meanings behind "Tsonga," a word that once signified the power of the east. More than history: This book isn't just about dusty facts. It's a testament to the ancient chronology of the Beja Tonga and the incredible power of language to carry a legacy across generations. Prepare to be captivated by a story that transcends time. Chronicles of an African Ancestor is your key to unlocking the profound truths of southern Africa's past and the remarkable story of the Beja Tonga.
Download or read book Behind the Kingdom s Veil written by Susanne Koelbl and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating account of the significant changes underway in Saudi Arabia based on years of excellent reporting on the ground.” —Bruce Riedel, director of the Brookings Institution Intelligence Project, author of Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most secretive countries. Now, Susanne Koelbl, award-winning journalist for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, unveils many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. For years she traveled the Middle East, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country’s founding. She has cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life. In this “piercingly powerful book” (Ahmed Rahid, New York Times-bestselling author of Taliban), you can have breakfast with Royal Highnesses; meet Osama bin Laden’s bomb-making trainer; enter palaces of secret service chiefs; listen to intimate conversations with women about their newly offered freedoms; learn about journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and view an in-depth portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), as you learn about the not-so-obvious facts of the kingdom’s history, politics, customs, and hidden power relations.
Download or read book Life One Big Existential Crisis written by Kerry Louise Stalker and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 1485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life, One Big Existential Crisis takes the reader on an epic journey. It starts by asking 'What's the point?' then ventures down the psychological, philosophical, spiritual, cosmological, and conspiratorial rabbit hole to answer this great ontological question. In short, the spirit world is real. A spiritual battle is taking place and our souls are the prize for either the kingdom of darkness or kingdom of light. There is a dastardly cabal orchestrating our reality, using the Bible as it's playbook. We're living in the last pages of the Bible, and this great book will close with a bang. The Beast 'one world' system is on our doorstep. This book is for those who want to know the Truth and break free from the matrix. The focus is on authenticity and choosing your choice.
Download or read book Racist Violence in the United Kingdom written by Human Rights Watch/Helsinki (Organization : U.S.) and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 1997 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9. The legal context
Download or read book Kingdoms of Europe written by Gene Gurney and published by Crown. This book was released on 1982 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia of European kings and queens from ancient times to the 20th century.
Download or read book Great Kingdoms of Africa written by John Parker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. This is the first book for nonspecialists to explore the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history. Great Kingdoms of Africa aims to decenter European colonialism and slavery as the major themes of African history and instead explore the kingdoms, dynasties, and city-states that have shaped cultures across the African continent. This groundbreaking book offers an innovative and thought-provoking overview that takes us from ancient Egypt and Nubia to the Zulu Kingdom almost two thousand years later. Each chapter is written by a leading historian, interweaving political and social history and drawing on a rich array of sources, including oral histories and recent archaeological findings. Great Kingdoms of Africa is a timely and vital book for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of Africa's rich history.
Download or read book Survey of Current Business written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents current statistical data on economic activity.
Download or read book Plantation Kingdom written by Richard Follett and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How global competition brought the plantation kingdom to its knees. In 1850, America’s plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and American rice, sugarcane, and tobacco grew throughout a vast farming empire that stretched from Maryland to Texas. Four million enslaved African Americans toiled the fields, producing global commodities that enriched the most powerful class of slaveholders the world had ever known. But fifty years later—after emancipation demolished the plantation-labor system, Asian competition flooded world markets with cheap raw materials, and free trade eliminated protected markets—America’s plantations lay in ruins. Plantation Kingdom traces the rise and fall of America’s plantation economy. Written by four renowned historians, the book demonstrates how an international capitalist system rose out of slave labor, indentured servitude, and the mass production of agricultural commodities for world markets. Vast estates continued to exist after emancipation, but tenancy and sharecropping replaced slavery’s work gangs across most of the plantation world. Poverty and forced labor haunted the region well into the twentieth century. The book explores the importance of slavery to the Old South, the astounding profitability of plantation agriculture, and the legacy of emancipation. It also examines the place of American producers in world markets and considers the impact of globalization and international competition 150 years ago. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study.
Download or read book African Empires Volume 1 written by J.P. Martin and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Empires presents a comprehensive and in depth analysis of the major empires of the African continent over thousands of years. This book penetrates into the various kingdoms and and rich cultures of Africa including East Africa, West Africa, North Africa, South Africa and Central Africa. African Empires brings to life a colorful cast of historical characters including African kings, queens, scholars, religious leaders, artists, warriors and merchants which helped to shape the direction of these great African civilizations. The epic landmark events of Africa are captured and explained in detail to provide a full understanding of this dynamic continent and it's contribution to world history.
Download or read book English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN written by Azirah Hashim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN embeds English in its various regional Southeast Asian and political ASEAN language habitats. Addressing the history, developmental stages and contacts with other languages, it provides in-depth information on the region and its political organization. In doing so, it analyzes the geo-political division of the region between former Anglophone and non-Anglophone colonies and shows that this distinction has led to considerable differences in the status and texture of English. This analysis includes the role and impact of American English in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia to highlight the linguistic properties of English and its linguistic and sociopolitical development, English used in specific domains, language policies and concludes with the future of English and future challenges. This book therefore provides an integrative survey of the various roles of English in ASEAN member states and studies the transformation of entire language habitats, including the major national and regional languages that participate in this process. It also explains how new societies emerge with their conflicting identities and their aspirations to act regionally or even globally and is a valuable resource for scholars and students in the fields of World Englishes, Asian Studies and those interested in language contact, policy and planning.
Download or read book Wonders of the Plant Kingdom written by Wolfgang Stuppy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to the obvious complexity of animals, plants at a glance seem relatively simple in form. But that simplicity is deceptive: the plants around us are the result of millennia of incredible evolutionary adaptations that have allowed them to survive, and thrive, under wildly changing conditions and in remarkably specific ecological niches. Much of this innovation, however, is invisible to the naked eye. With Wonders of the Plant Kingdom, the naked eye gets an unforgettable boost. A stunning collaboration between science and art, this gorgeous book presents hundreds of images of plants taken with a scanning electron microscope and hand-colored by artist Rob Kesseler to reveal the awe-inspiring adaptations all around us. The surface of a peach—with its hairs, or trichomes, and sunken stomata, or breathing pores—emerges from these pages in microscopic detail. The dust-like seeds of the smallest cactus species in the world, the Blossfeldia liliputana—which measures just twelve millimeters fully grown—explode here with form, color, and character, while the flower bud of a kaffir lime, cross-sectioned, reveals the complex of a flower bud with the all-important pistil in the center. Accompanying these extraordinary images are up-to-date explanations of the myriad ways that these plants have ensured their own survival—and, by proxy, our own. Gardeners and science buffs alike will marvel at this wholly new perspective on the world of plant diversity.
Download or read book National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, up-to-date atlas encompasses more than three hundred thematic maps, along with more than six hundred color photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs, that document the world's natural and cultural wonders.
Download or read book Great Powers Small Wars written by Larisa Deriglazova and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated appraisal of the problem of asymmetric conflict in the post–World War II period. In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. Great Powers, Small Wars employs several large databases to identify basic characteristics and variables of wars between enemies of disproportionate power. Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy.
