Jaroslav Krejci, Anna Krejcova

The Civilizations of Asia and the Middle East

Before the European Challenge

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a comparative view of the world-views, values and institutions in Asia and the Middle East. The account takes the form of a historical narrative, focused on the most relevant events and features in the process of continual change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-11149-7
• 1st ed. 1990
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781349111497
• ISBN-10: 134911149X
• Artikelnr.: 44461052

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements - Notes on Spelling - Introduction - The Rise of the Levant: The Cuneiscript and Pharaonic Civilisations - The Contrasts of Syria: Peoples of the Script and People of the Book - The Great Iranian Ventures: The Peripeties of Ahura Mazdah - The Ways of Islam: Integration and Disintegration - From Indus to Mekong: Between Brahma and Buddha - The Chinese Path: The Paradigm of Continuity - The Rhythm of the Far East: Reception and Adaptation - Bibliography - Index