This book examines a combination of environmental, economic, social, and political constraints that shaped the involvement of four Eastern Mediterranean ports in livestock breeding and trade.
This book explores the prize cultures of the most famous scientific award worldwide: the Nobel Prize.
South Asia Unbound gathers an interdisciplinary group of scholars from across the world to investigate South Asian global engagement at the local, regional, national, and supra-national levels, spanning the time before and after independence.
Economic Diversity in Contemporary Timor-Leste analyses various economic dynamics in past and present Timor-Leste.
This book examines how Singaporean leaders embrace change to stay in power, by meticulously balancing control and freedom, and prosperity and dominance.
Sufi Non-Conformism covers a variety of subjects surrounding the antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas: from gender and the role of women in Islamic mysticism to genuine versus sham piety.
This volume examines the enduring legacy of Sir William Jones, a seminal figure in the intellectual exchange between East and West during the Enlightenment.
This book tells the story of humanitarians working to safeguard refugee camps, agricultural colonies, trains, and harbours situated at the doors of Europe.
This book explores manifestations of the revival of Buddhism among non-monastic people and communities, building on mixed methods qualitative research.
Blending Eastern and Western viewpoints, the two travelogues that make up this book create a captivating exploration of Qajar Persia’s history, culture, and landscapes.
Demonstrating the rich texture of sources discovered through non-official pathways, the ten essays in this volume ultimately reveal the timeless interconnectedness of East Asia and the complex, non-uniform worldviews of its inhabitants.