Provides a detailed bibliography of Islamic banking and economics (IBE), focusing on the period 1980-1990, with some data from 1991 and 1992, and with the additional feature of setting out the information infrastructure of the IBE discipline.
A biography of Saigo Takamori - the "last Samurai" and a hero of Meiji Japan. Using primary sources, the author reconstructs the historical Saigo from the mythical "Dai... Læs mere
A detailed study of the perception of foreign policy issues and the international system by the various components of the Islamic movement in Egypt from 1967 to 1981.
From the winner of the Kunio Odaka Sociology Prize, this book offers a detailed study of the sociology and society of Japan.
Explores two major events in Kuwait's history over the past decade: the invasion of Kuwait and subsequent war of liberation in 1990; and a little-publicized collapse of an unofficial stock market in 1982.
This study examines the unfolding of the cultural revolution over a period of ten years, analyzing the ideological origins and political causes, and focusing on Mao Zedong as the principal instigator of this political movement.
Provides a history of the Yezidis people, tracing the origin of their religion, describing the discovery of the people by Western travellers in the early 19th century, and detailing the community's traumatic recent history, and their current status.
First published in 1971, this is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice... Læs mere
This text which arises from a conference on the Indian Ocean in antiquity convened at the British Museum. The papers in this volume should provide a scientific basis for understanding a region of huge importance in world history, both past and future.
A study of the Turkic peoples of the contemporary world. For each country with a Turkic population, this book gives a brief historical introduction, and offers detailed information on numbers, distribution, civil and economic status, language, and religion.