Kingdoms Of Asia The Middle East And Africa

Author : Gene Gurney
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Andrea L. Stanton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 145226662X
Total Pages : 1977 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa written by Andrea L. Stanton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 1977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our age of globalization and multiculturalism, it has never been more important for Americans to understand and appreciate foreign cultures and how people live, love, and learn in areas of the world unfamiliar to most U.S. students and the general public. The four volumes in our cultural sociology reference encyclopedia take a step forward in this endeavor by presenting concise information on those regions likely to be most "foreign" to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions. It is hoped entries within these volumes will aid readers in efforts to understand the importance of cultural sociology, to appreciate the effects of cultural forces around the world, and to learn the history of countries and cultures within these important regions.

Author : Gene Gurney
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Guida M. Jackson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1441558438
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Andrea L. Stanton
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141298176X
Total Pages : 1977 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Amanda Vink
Publisher : 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN 13 : 1725321351
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History and Government of Southwest Asia and North Africa written by Amanda Vink and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southwest Asia and North Africa make up the multicultural, rich region we know as the Middle East. One of the most linguistically diverse regions of the world, with more than 60 languages spoken, the Middle East is home to many different cultures, traditions, and governments. This book explores the historical events, movements, and people who have shaped the region of Southwest Asia and North Africa. How have governments changed in this region? What does it mean to be a citizen of this region? Readers will delight in finding the answers through the compelling narrative, fact-filled sidebars, vivid photographs, and authentic primary sources.

Author : Trudy Ring
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113425993X
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Middle East and Africa written by Trudy Ring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry. The geographically organized volumes include: * Volume 1: The Americas * [1-884964-00-1] * Volume 2: Northern Europe * [1-884964-01-X] * Volume 3: Southern Europe * [1-884964-02-8] * Volume 4: Middle East & Africa * [1-884964-03-6] * Volume 5: Asia & Oceania * [1-884964-04-4]

Author : John Parker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520395670
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Randall L. Pouwels
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195176731
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500 written by Randall L. Pouwels and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history, empires, discoveries, art, peoples, and religions of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East from 600 to 1500 C.E.

Author : Harvey C. Kwiyani
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 033405754X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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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?