This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American 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 nation's present society and the k…
This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The American 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 institu- tions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the…
Asm 27/9/24
This is a book about the world-views of men in our Western tradition, the ideas they have held and still hold on the Big Questions-cosmological questions, which ask whether the universe makes sense in terms of human capacity to comprehend and, if so, what kind of sense; theological and metaphysical questions, which ask further questions about purpose and design of the universe, and about man's …
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Asm 25/9/24
Banten sudah dikenal sejak abad ke 14 sebagai pelabuhan yang banyak disinggahi kapal dan pedagang dari berbagai negara. Banten mulai kedatangan para pedagang Islam pada tahun 1524 1525 sebagai awal penyebaran agama Islam di Banten. Pada tanggal 8 Oktober 1526 berdiri Kadipaten Bant di Surosowan dan tahun 1552 Maulana Hasanudin Panembahan Surosowan diangkat menjadi Sultan Banten pertama sampai t…
Asm 04/07/24
S. O SIMPLE and so basic is the aim of this book that its first sentence must be a warning to the reader not to look behind the words for hidden meanings or academic profundities. This aim is to describe the main events of human history from the time that man appeared on the face of the earth until the present moment, when he has the power to destroy it. For the best part of a cen tury historia…
FROM far-northwest Greenland to the southernmost tip of Patagonia, peo ple hail the new moon a time for singing and praying, eating and drinking Eskimos spread a feast, their sorcerers perform, they extinguish lamps and exchange women. African Bushmen chant a prayer, Young Moonl Hail, hail, Young Moon!" In the light of the moon everyone wants to dance And the moon has other virtues. The ancient…