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First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Examines the political history of Imperial/early modern China and relationship between China's traditional political culture and the political environment of China today. This book is a study of the power of political myth in China.

This volume interrogates the politics surrounding the category of peoples in India known as "adivasis" and more recently as "indigenous peoples." It discusses how this category is being constituted and the rights and present predicament of communities designated as such. The book is organized in three sections, dealing with conceptual and theoretical issues; case studies and comparisons.

This is a fascinating account of life in China in the 1920's and 1930's, as seen through the eyes of a young American doctor based in the ancient Szechuan city of Chunking, one of China's richest, most powerful and romantic ports. Fascinated by Chinese medicine and anxious to learn more about it, Basil agrees to supervise a Chinese hospital and is plunged into an alien and exotic world both medieval and modern, where the old China of coolies and rickshaws mix with the rising militarism that would soon overtake the country. As he learns more about traditional Chinese remedies, Basil is drawn into the turbulent politics of the period, treating Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and witnessing conflict between the communists and the central government as he goes on his medical rounds, treating patients while comparing Chinese methods with his own. Basil enters fully into the life of the city, travelling the river by sampan, dallying in markets, watching fortune tellers, entering into strange friendships and, through medicine, gaining intimate glimpses into the heart of the Chinese character, and into the complexities of their internal politics that would shortly erupt into war. He also makes insightful comparisons between the health of Chinese and western people. Vivid prose brings the city and its people to life, complimented by delightful line drawings.

Focuses on the impact that Japanese modernity has made in Asia as a model to be imitated because of its success in adopting western technologies while retaining its own cultural identity. This book is intended for academics and specialists working in the areas of history of ideas, political science, and the sociology and anthropology of business.

This history of the Eastern Church covers the period from A.D. 451 to the 1920s. It describes the Sees of Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, bringing to life the faith, government and politics which surrounded the church, its leaders, and its followers.

Covering topics such as family life, the social hierarchy and religion, this book examines life in China at the beginning of the 20th century.

This landmark work, written by the eminent Egyptologist E. A. Wallis Budge, is a complete survey of the religion and mythology of the Ancient Egyptians. Every significant religious figure is considered in depth: the primitive gods and Nome-Gods; Ra, the sun god; Thoth and Maat, Amen and Amen-Ra, Aten, Osiris, Isis, the foreign gods, and many others. Also covered are the Underworld, Creation, the Zodiac, and Sacred Animals and Birds. A number of Hieroglyphic texts with translations are included.

A complete guide for the planning of fine meals, this volume instructs budding and experienced hostesses alike in the art of entertaining. The beautifully written and illustrated book contains chapters on parties, the duties of a hostess, Christmas meals, Lenten fare, exotic food, and Gothic parties. Vegetables, fish, pancakes, pastries, and drinks are each discussed in detail, and all recipes are carefully explained in a separate section. Users of the book will enjoy sampling such sumptuous dishes as Bécasse Flambée, Aubergines Napolitaine, and Crêpes Verlaine.

This small volume, filled with delicious and unusual recipes, is perfect for any cook who wishes to prepare beautiful foods using ingredients of the highest quality.

Collected for the first time by the eminent scholar E. A. Wallis Budge, this work contains all of the written records of the early Assyrian kings, from the reign of Irishum in about B.C. 2000 to the reign of Ashur-nasir-pal, which ended in B.C. 860. The texts are presented in Assyrian with complete English translations and, where appropriate, photographs of the original inscriptions. Budge supplements the texts with discussions of their historical and anthropological contexts, as well as notes on the problems encountered in translation. For its thoroughness and for the fascinating insights it provides, this work remains indispensable to anyone with a serious interest in ancient civilizations.

This concise, erudite text will be of interest to any enthusiast of ancient Egypt or the mechanical arts. Among the topics included are the Egyptian knowledge of mechanics, the building of the pyramids, quarrying, the transportation of monuments and the erection of buildings and monuments.

This work, while aimed at a general audience, is by no means a dreary introductory textbook. Blackman perceptively answers the reader's most pressing questions about life in ancient Thebes, providing not only an informative text but also an engaging story. Topics covered include life in ancient Luxor, how Thebes became the capital of Egypt, poems, songs and romances, and great kings in time of war.

Travelling through 3500 miles of Burmese landscape, the author captured the essence of this country before the internal political problems broke. Filled with lively descriptions of Burma, the highlight is the author's recount of his thousand-mile journey up the Irrawaddy River.

This comprehensive volume on Japan was written nearly a century ago by an Englishman who had been living in the country for some time. Using a variety of Japanese journals, he captures Japanese opinion on a variety of matters, from politics to culture, religion to technology, constitution to revolution.

This book is an impressive collection of some of the earliest literature still extant from the great Ancient Egyptian civilization. Much of the material contained in this work -- poems, narratives, songs and prayers -- was translated here and made accessible to lovers of antiquity for the first time. Covering a range of topics including schools, religion and love, the collected works here provide the reader with a deeper understanding of ancient life along the Nile.

This encyclopedic work on all aspects of ancient Egypt was specially commisioned by Thomas Cook for their tours of ancient Egypt. Today, it has not been bettered as a general and reliable source for anyone interested in any aspect of Egypt up until the turn of the nineteenth century.

Behind the Teak Curtain, the first fieldwork-based study of Burmese rural politics and development, examines the specific circumstances under which one of the most repressive and authoritative governments in the world enjoys popularity in the countryside. The book analyzes four agricultural policies that have been implemented under the Burmese military regime since 1978, and examines their consequential and varying impacts on rice farmers' attitudes toward central and local authorities. Behind the Teak Curtain provides first-hand information on Burmese rice farmers' conceptualization of political legitimacy, their political goals and priorities, and their relationships with central government authorities and local officials.

This work, which could be almost be said to be the definitive work on Chivalry brings to life and collects those many more and now obscure works which were written at the time when Chivalry was a living tradition which had spread across the whole of Europe. Nowhere else are the facts of Chivalry brought so conveniently together.

This work, which could be almost be said to be the definitive work on chivalry, brings to life and collects those many more and now obscure works which were written at the time when chivalry was a living tradition which had spread across the whole of Europe. Nowhere else are the facts of chivalry brought so conveniently together.

Coulton's expedition into 14th century England and the life of Chaucer, first published in 1908, remains an excellent resource for any reader.

This volume, intended for the general reader, throws a flood of light on that very characteristic feature of the Middle Ages, the institution of Chivalry. The first chapter deals with the place of chivalry in history, showing its effects and influences. Subsequent chapters show its earliest beginnings and its nature in France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, etc. Among other subjects dealt with are the Courtesy books and the romances of Chivalry and the idea of a gentleman in connection with Chivalry. The whole forms an introduction to students in a field that has been greatly neglected in recent years.

Published originally in 1938, on the eve of the Second World War, this work focused on the last member of a distinguished group of genros, or elder statesmen, who participated in the wars of the Meiji restoration and in 1889 under the Emperor Meiji drew up the Imperial Constitution under which the Japanese political system was based. Prince Saionji was the president of the Privy Council, the second president of the Seyukai party, twice Prime Minister and Japan's Chief Delegate to the Paris Peace Conference.

Originally published in 1892 by the Fine Art Society in London and simultaneously in Yokohama, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, this book shows the context and growing interest in the arts and crafts of this newly discovered burgeoning country with such artistry central to its everyday life. The work looks at every aspect of Japanese art and looks at its relation to Japanese culture and society.

This book is by no means an abstract volume addressed to the scholarly reader. It is concerned throughout solely with those conceptions and ideals of the Japanese people in the early part of the twentieth century whose clear comprehension and practice by all members of the community is conceived as essential for the healthy development of national life. No other nation in history has passed through such radical changes so successfully in such a short period of time. Anyone interested in discovering the basis of Japan's long-term phenomenal success will find this volume interesting.

Shows how the Mahayanistic views of life and the world differs markedly from that of the Theravada, which is generally taken as Buddhism by occidentals, to explain how the religion of Buddha has adapted itself to its environment in the Far East.

This is a narrative of travels in Japan undertaken in 1878 by someone who is probably the most famous female traveller and writer of the Victorian era. Travelling alone as a woman, she was the first to enter parts of Japan which had had no cultural contact whatsoever with a European, let alone a woman on her own. The letters which make up this work give a real picture of Japan and Japanese life at the time.

This book is an account of all aspects, from the very highest to the very lowest, in the ancient worlds of Egypt and Assyria. Clearly and enthusiastically written, it is like suddenly being taken back three thousand years to witness everything.

The main theme of this book is that art and an aesthetic sense of beauty is central to all aspects of Japanese life and that this was an important aspect of Japanese tradition and Japanese international success. The book covers such topics as natural beauty, gardens and flowers, architecture, applied art, manners and customs and many more areas of the Japanese

This book charts the sequence of events that lead to the outbreak of World War II. It also follows the intricacies of the struggle in Japan between the forces that favoured the war and those who opposed it. The book contains much personal information on the situation in Japan and the main chronicles witnessed.