Human geography

The present volume is the long-awaited concordance of the Egyptian coffin texts.

This book offers a profound exploration of "e;spaces in transit,"e; a concept that bridges urban spaces, natural environments, and the archival and architectural echoes of the past with their representations in literature, art, and commemorative practices.

The VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company) was the largest of the early modern European trading companies operating in Asia.

In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system.

This dictionary, the first of its kind in Turkological studies, will prove to be an invaluable research tool for those studying the Crimea, Ukraine, as well as Eurasian Nomadism.

It has been said that "e;a modern arrogance has blocked our access to the history of the Muslim calendar in Southeast Asia"e;.

This handbook is the first in-depth overview of the fascinating world of Burmese folk-tales.

During the last couple of decades Afghanistan's cultural heritage has faced exceptional challenges.

This up-to-date, comprehensive, thematically indexed bibliography devoted to Afghanistan now and yesterday will help readers to efficiently find their way in the massive secondary literature available.

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The Sogdian Traders were the main go-between of Central Asia from the fifth to the eighth century.

The first comprehensive survey of the world's oldest known legal systems, this collaborative work of twenty-two scholars covers over 3,000 years of legal history of the Ancient Near East.