Jaroslav Krejci, Anna Krejcova

The Civilizations of Asia and the Middle East (eBook, PDF)

Before the European Challenge

• Format: PDF

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 1990
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349111473
• Artikelnr.: 54142358

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