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T͡Sentralʹnai͡a Azii͡a V Kushanskui͡u Ėpokhu

Trudy Mezhdunar. Konf. Po Istorii, Arkheologii i Kulʹture T͡Sentr. Azii V Kushanskui͡u Ėpokhu, Dushanbe, 27 Sent.-6 Okt. 1968g. Central Asia in the Kushan Period: Proceedings of the International Conference on the History, Archeology and Culture of Central Asia in the Kushan Period, Dushanbe, September 27-October 6, 1968 /[red. Kollegii͡a, B. G. Gafurov ... Et Al.]

The Empire of the Great Mughals

History, Art and Culture

The Mughal Empire was the most powerful Islamic empire in the history of India, and it has lived for centuries in the Western imagination as a wonderland of unimaginable treasures, symbolized most clearly by the breathtaking beauty of the Taj Mahal. This richly illustrated cultural history dispels the air of exoticism and mystery with which Westerners have often viewed the Mughals, but in doing so The Empire of the Great Mughals reveals that the cultural and artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire are no less astonishing when viewed in the cold light of historical fact. Ranging from the founding of the empire in 1526 through its absorption into the British Empire in 1857, The Empire of the Great Mughals explores all aspects of the culture of this mighty civilization. Annemarie Schimmel paints a detailed picture of life at court, particularly for women, and the fine gradations of rank and status in the strictly hierarchical Mughal society. She details the interplay of the various religions, languages, and literatures of the era and the role played by imperial patronage in the creation of Mughal artwork, especially the creation of the Taj Mahal, built as a mausoleum for the wife of the emperor Shah Jahan. Throughout, Schimmel shows how a clear aesthetic sensibility permeated every aspect of Mughal court culture through which the Mughals attempted to bring all facets of life into harmony. Infused with illustrations depicting the greatest works of Mughal art and architecture, The Empire of the Great Mughals is an incomparable portrait of a refined society whose achievements still inspire awe and admiration today.

... -shikar chief huntsman; -tuzak master of ceremonies mfrza title of the TT murid
princes; later also 'nobleman'; originally 'son of a great lord' mlecha barbarian,
unclean (as Hindus regarded non-Hindus or foreign invaders) muhr standard
gold coin of almost 100% purity weighing 169 grains mucamma puzzle,
especially name riddle or acrostic mufarrih drug which 'gladdens the heart' mufti
one empowered to promulgate Jarwas muhtasib market overseer; censor
mujaddid 'renewer (of ...

Basque Sociolinguistics

Language, Society, and Culture

In this study of the Basque language and its influence in Basque politics and cultural practices, Amorrortu asks whether Basque will survive in the 21st century and explores its role in the definition of Basque identity. Distributed for the Center for Basque Studies.

In this study of the Basque language and its influence in Basque politics and cultural practices, Amorrortu asks whether Basque will survive in the 21st century and explores its role in the definition of Basque identity.

Russian Now!

Learn the Language & the Culture

Healing Khadijah Hussein

A Humor Novel About Burqas, Naqib, Malaysia, Culture-Clash and the Power of Friendship

The scene is set as Khadijah Hussein, a westernized, fashionable, Malaysian fashion model and the mother of two turns up at her local Mosque dressed in a Burqa complete with a veil. She is unable to communicate except to utter Muslim prayers. Khadijah's frantic husband contacts her Singapore alumni group including psychiatrist, Dr. Linda Belgrove, who diagnoses Khadijah as having suffered 'Identity Fracture, the worst case she have ever seen.' Members of Khadijah's alumni group decide to take her on a voyage of rediscovery to well known healing sites in Asia, Europe and America to restore Khadijah's identity and allow her to return to her children and husband. The result is a tongue-in-cheek look at Identity issues in Muslim Malaysia following the invasion of Iraq. Culture-clash, thousands of years old religious traditions, and the meaning of life are all examined in this fast-paced Humor Novel set in Malaysia, Singapore, Hawaii, France, Arizona, and the former North Borneo.

The scene is set as Khadijah Hussein, a westernized, fashionable, Malaysian fashion model and the mother of two turns up at her local Mosque dressed in a Burqa complete with a veil.

The Influence of Pre-Raphaelitism on Fin de Siècle Italy

Art, Beauty and Culture

This volume is the first comprehensive study of the influence of English Pre-Raphaelitism on Italian art and culture in the late nineteenth century. Analysis of the cultural relations between Italy and Britain has focused traditionally on the special place that Italy had in the British imagination, but the cultural and artistic exchanges between the two countries have been much misunderstood. This book aims to correct this imbalance by placing Pre-Rapahelitism in its European context. It explores the nature of its influence on Italy, how it was transmitted, and how it was manifested, by focusing on the role of Italian Anglophiles, the English communities in Florence and Rome, the writings of Gabriele D'Annunzio, and a number of Italian artists active in Tuscany and Rome. The works of Cellini, Ricci, Gioja, De Carolis, and Sartorio in particular fully demonstrate the impact of Pre-Raphaelitism on the young Italian school of painting which found in the English movement an ideal link with its glorious past on which it could build a new artistic identity. These artists show that English Pre-Raphaelitism was one of the most powerful single influences on fin-de-siecle Italian culture.

Analyses of the impact of Pre-Raphaelite and English art on Italy are also very
limited and although the question of the influence of Pre- Raphaelitism has been
partially addressed in various articles on the Italian poet and writer Gabriele ...

An Essay on the Influence of the External Corn Trade Upon the Production and Distribution of National Wealth

Containing an Inquiry Into the General Principles of that Important Branch of Traffic; an Examination of the Exceptions to which These Prinicples are Liable; and a Comparative Statement of the Effects which Restrictions on Importation and Free Intercourse, are Respectively Calculated to Produce Upon Subsistence, Agriculture, Commerce and Revenue