A history of the jews

Why have I written a history of the Jews? There are four reasons. The first is sheer curiosity. When I was working on my History of Christianity, I became aware for the first time in my life of the magnitude of the debt Christianity owes to Judaism. It was not, as 1 had been taught to suppose, that the New Testament replaced the Old; rather, that Christianity gave a fresh interpretation to an a…

Destroying ethnic identity :the Kurds of Turkey

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0-938579-41x

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73 hal.

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909.045667 Des

Sources of western civilization

THIS BOOK of readings is primarily designed for use in survey courses in European or Western civilization, though it should also prove usable in other types of courses (not necessarily in history) that focus on source documents. It originated in the twofold conviction (1) that students should be given an opportunity to see how subsequent his- torical accounts are based on earlier documentary so…

The origins of chinese kongsi

Certainly in mining this piece of history, which is little known if compared with the story of western democracy, I owe a great many intellectual debts to those who have helped me.rnrnFirst of all, I am indebted to Professor Wang Gungwu, not only for his useful advice in the field of Chinese and overseas Chinese history, but much more for his almost intuitive sense of terminology and the theore…

Beyond civilizational dialogue: A multicultural symbiosis the service of worl…

This book raises the themes of religion, culture, B and civilization, from the perspective of a Muslim who tries to provide a contemporary context for the religious teachings he believes in. According to the author, comparative studies based on exclusive knowledge are inadequate, and dialogues based on the religion, culture and civilization of each dialoguer are insufficient to achieve a level …

The Malays Par excellence Warts Ans All

Definition of a Malay-the Malay is a practising Muslim, residing in Malaysia, whose roots go back to his ancestors of the Old Malacca Empire and of those who were the sons of the soil in the other parts of the Malay archipelago, stretching as far back in history as 3000BC The Malay is endowed with a cultural heritage that has made him known throughout as the gentleman of the world" The Malay li…

Area Handbook for indonesia

This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The American University, designed to be use- ful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military insti- tutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objec- tive description of the nation's present society and…

Handbook of Western civilization:1700 to present

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pages 154

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909.09821 Bur h

Area handbook for north vietnam

This volume is one of a series of handbooks pre- pared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The Ameri- pan University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the na- tion's present society and …

Twentieth-century Indonesia

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0-231-03547-0

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413 hal.

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915.98 Nei t