Asian history

The phrase "e;silk road"e; evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia.

In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in world history, stretching from Korea to Russia in the north and from China to Syria in the south, and unleashing an unprecedented level of violence.

Всякий, кто понимает глубину и сложность духовных проблем, с которыми мы сталкиваемся в современном мире, хорошо знает, что любая устойчивая попытка «политического решения» проблемы Иерусалима и Израиля, должна опираться на фундаментальное и подверженное глубокому обновлению понимание предназначения человечества.

First published in 1980, Images of Maharashtra presents the authors' academic interests in defining the multifaceted personality of Maharashtra.

It is August 1990, and Iraq has just invaded Kuwait, setting off a chain reaction of events leading up to the first Gulf War.

This book provides an engaging insight into the responses of teenage audiences to British period drama, presenting original data collected from young people across England.

When president Woodrow Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2, 1916, in favor of a stronger military, he faced skepticism and outright opposition from many Kansas residentsincluding Governor Arthur Capper and University of Kansas chancellor Frank Strong.

When president Woodrow Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2, 1916, in favor of a stronger military, he faced skepticism and outright opposition from many Kansas residentsincluding Governor Arthur Capper and University of Kansas chancellor Frank Strong.

Who went into the Black Hole of Calcutta?

This book examines the key political and military events in Afghanistan from 1978 to August 2021.

This book examines the key political and military events in Afghanistan from 1978 to August 2021.

Das materialistische, nur auf die sinnlich-physische Körperlichkeit gerichtete Denken kann den Begriff des Organismus nicht fassen.

This book explores how the history of postcolonial Sri Lanka suggests a new paradigm for understanding state-formation as an ever-shifting and evolving process.

Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies have reflected on their output.

This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format.

In 1980, Y-Dang Troeung and her family were among the last of the 60,000 refugees from Cambodia that Canada agreed to admit.

Although African scholars have made a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, very few studies have reflected on their output.

This book provides the first complete English translation of Giulio Aleni's Wanwu Zhenyuan ?

This book marks a significant contribution to the debate around Ibn ?