Chinese Theater: From Its Origins to the Present Day, Colin Mackerras
Автор: Garrett Valery Название: Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day ISBN: 0804852561 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804852562 Издательство: Tuttle Рейтинг: Цена: 3958.00 р. Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
Описание: Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the everyday fashions of twenty-first century China. Author Valery Garrett skillfully weaves the story of Chinese dress in all its variations--elaborately embroidered robes, military uniforms, children's dress, wedding and funeral attire, working clothes, Mao-inspired fashion--against a backdrop of historical, cultural and social change. A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, this book includes images of garments and accessories from museum and private collections, as well as unpublished or little-known archival photos and printed materials. Chapters include:
Dress of the Qing Manchu Rulers 1644-1911
Dress of the Manchu Consorts 1644-1911
Attire of Mandarins and Merchants
Attire of Chinese Women
Republican Dress 1912-1949
Clothing of the Lower Classes
Clothing for Children
Dress in New China 1950-Present Day
For both modern fashion inspiration and accurate historical representation, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and collectors, as well as lovers of beautiful clothes
Автор: Ascheri Название: The History of Siena ISBN: 1138293598 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138293595 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23734.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A History of Siena provides a concise and up-to-date biography of the city, from its medieval development through to the present day, and makes Siena`s history, culture and traditions accessible to anyone studying or visiting the city.
The third edition of this essential guide to the history of Christian Churches and people of Iraq from the time of the Apostles to the present day.
Christianity was firmly established in Iraq from the earliest times, and the Churches of Iraq were to play a major role in the development of Christian theology and spirituality for many centuries. By the seventh century evangelization from Iraq had brought Christianity to China, Central Asia and India. Yet few people in the West are aware of Christianity's vibrant past in this region, or of the fact that Christianity has continued to be a significant cultural and religious presence in Iraq right up to the present day.
The story of the Churches of Iraq, their interaction with each other and their varied fortunes under successive Parthian, Sassanid, Arab, Mongol and Ottoman rule, is told here with consummate skill. Suha Rassam guides the reader seemingly effortlessly through complex issues of doctrinal dispute and ecclesiastical politics. She helps us to explore the ancient heritage of these Churches, and the major contribution they have made to the intellectual development of the region and the wider world. The detailed account of the Churches in the twentieth century, under British rule, the monarchy and then the Ba'athist regime and Saddam Hussein, is particularly useful. This book sheds much-needed light on the current dire situation for Christians in Iraq, under occupation and transitional rule through to the present day. It is essential reading for all those in the West who are concerned for the future of Iraq and its people.
Christianity in Iraq, now in its third revised edition, continues to be a timely contribution to understanding not only the Christian tradition in Mesopotamia but the great challenges confronted by Christians across the Middle East region.Anthony O'Mahony, Heythrop College, University of London
Suha Rassam's book is an extraordinary achievement, opening up the history and patrimony of Christianity in Iraq to the West. The Church in Mesopotamia is one of the oldest in the world, and Christians there helped build and develop Arab culture and civilization, forming an essential part of Iraqi society from the earliest times to the present. The understanding that this book provides will help the task of supporting Christians to remain in their homeland today.His Beatitude Louis Rapha l I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon
Dr Suha Rassam has written a work of remarkable scholarship. But it is also a vivid portrayal of an extraordinary story of conflict, persecution and, for fifty years in the twentieth century, of hope, harmony and prosperity for the Christian community in Iraq. It would be a tragedy if that Christian community were now extinguished. Dr Suha Rassam's book portrays starkly and powerfully what would be lost: not just the Christian community itself but a shared history with the Muslim people of Iraq which is a vital part of the fabric of that country.Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Suha Rassam was born in 1941 in Mosul to a medical family. Assistant Professor of Medicine in the University of Baghdad, she came to England in 1990 to do further research. Since that time she has worked in hospitals in London, studied Eastern Christianity at London University, and is now retired.
Автор: Mario Ascheri, Bradley Franco Название: A History of Siena: From Its Origins to the Modern Day ISBN: 0367253488 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367253486 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6430.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A History of Siena provides a concise and up-to-date biography of the city, from its medieval development through to the present day, and makes Siena`s history, culture and traditions accessible to anyone studying or visiting the city.
Автор: Tackett Nicolas Название: Origins of the Chinese Nation ISBN: 131664748X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316647486 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This ground-breaking study proposes that the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) witnessed both the maturation of an East Asian inter-state system and the emergence of a new worldview and sense of Chinese identity - demonstrating that there has existed in world history a viable alternative to the modern system of nation-states.
Автор: Holcombe Название: A History of East Asia ISBN: 1107544890 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107544895 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This imaginatively revised new edition, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century, features new material on Vietnam and modern pop culture, an emphasis on cross-cultural connections, and a Chinese character list. It is essential reading for students of East Asia and international history.
Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present is the most comprehensive bilingual representation of Romanian poetry (English translation side by side with the Romanian original), starting with the earliest discovered poems, to contemporary poets - some of them born only a couple of decades ago. Different to previous editions, this is a critical-reference volume, containing critical notes about each one of the 442 poets included
The volume begins with "the poetry before there were poets", a couple "timeless" anonymous ballads, and after them with the first poet who published in Romanian, The Metropolitan Dosoftei (his work, Psaltirea/The Pslalter, is from somewhere after 1650).
Such a broad anthology, will necessarily include the best known Romanian poets, such as Mihai Eminescu, Vasile Alecsandri, Alexadru Macedonski, Ion Minulescu, George Coșbuc, Octavian Goga, Tudor Arghezi, Vasile Voiculescu, Lucian Blaga, Magda Isanos, George Bacovia, Ion Barbu, Nicolae Labiș. However, the poets from before this "classical" period of Romanian literature are represented, perhaps for the first time, to an English reading audience - such as Ion Budai Deleanu, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Elena Văcărescu, Grigore Alexandrescu, Dimitrie Bolintineanu, among others.
To sample just a few poets from each of the other significant historical/stylistic periods - the 1960 generation is represented through Nichita Stanescu, Ana Blandiana, Adrian Paunescu, Radu Gyr, Marin Sorescu, Ion Caraion, Nina Cassian, for example. This is followed by poets consectrated in the decades of 1970-1980, such as Nora Iuga Leonid Dimov, Romulus Vulpescu, Cezar Ivănescu, Mircea Dinescu, Ileana Mălăncioiu, Irina Mavrodin, George Țărnea, Petre Stoica, Dan Verona, Constanța Buzea. From contemporary poets, included are Adrian Popescu, Ioan Es Pop, Mircea Cărtărescu, Lucian Vasilescu, Angela Marinescu, Marta Petreu, Horia Bădescu, Florin Iaru, Cristian Popescu, Ion Stratan, Aurel Rău, Emil Brumaru, Ioana Crăciunescu Octavian Soviany. While from the really young poets - the editors have really made an effort to find the most significant voices: Adela Greceanu, Miruna Vlada, V.Leac, Marius Ianuș, Ciprian Măceșaru, Ania Vilal, Teodor Dună, Claudiu Komartin, Diana Geacăr.
A significant space is reserved for Romanian poets from outside Romania. The most obvious group is the that from The Republic of Moldova (Bessarabia) - Alexei Mateevici, Alecu Russo, Arcadie Suceveanu, Renata Verejanu, Leo Butnaru, Nicolae Dabija, Leonida Lari, Grigore Vieru; while from the younger generation we have Irina Nechit, Vasile G rneț, Mihai Vakulovski, Nichita Danilov, Aura Maru, Maria Paula Erizanu, Ana Donțu, Iulian Fruntașu, Ion Buzu.
The other group are poets who emigrated, some of whom (though not all) have been out of scope, due do both physical and psychological distance, for Romanian literary critics and ordinary readers alike. They may live in France, Spain, Italy or Germany, or in far flung places (from a Romanian standpoint) such as Canada, The United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. To name just a few: Dinu Flăm nd, Gabriela Schuster, Carmen Firan, Andrei Codrescu, George Roca, Dumitru Ichim, Lucia Cherciu, Cristian Bădiliță, Gelu Vlașin; Valentina Teclici, Matein Vișniec, Alina Celia Cumpan. The Table of Contents will provide the rest...
This sweeping work ("it feels like an encyclopedia, but it is like 1001 Nights" - Alex Ștefănescu) is put together by the team which offered us the previous fore-taste gems such as Testament - Anthology of Romanian Verse, and The Bessarabia of My Soul - Daniel Ionita (editor and principal translator), Professor Daniel Reynaud, Dr. Adriana Paul, and Eva Foster.
Автор: Hucker Charles O. Название: The Ming Dynasty: Its Origins and Evolving Institutions ISBN: 0472038125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780472038121 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 1254.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the latter half of the fourteenth century, at one end of the Eurasian continent, the stage was not yet set for the emergence of modern nation-states. At the other end, the Chinese drove out their Mongol overlords, inaugurated a new native dynasty called Ming (1368-1644), and reasserted the mastery of their national destiny. It was a dramatic era of change, the full significance of which can only be perceived retrospectively. With the establishment of the Ming dynasty, a major historical tension rose into prominence between more absolutist and less absolutist modes of rulership. This produced a distinctive style of rule that modern students have come to call Ming despotism. It proved a capriciously absolutist pattern for Chinese government into our own time. 1, 2,3]
Автор: Bliss Reed Edward Название: English lyrical poetry from its origins to the present time ISBN: 9353894972 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789353894979 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5624.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Описание: Issues of Historical and Managerial Research.- Genesis Development of Management Thought From Ancient Times to the End of the XIX Century: The Origins of Management Thought (5th Millenium B.C. to the V Century).- Management Thought in the Era of Feudalism, Genesis and Emergence of Capitalism (V-XIX Centuries).- The Emergence and Formation of Management Thought in Russia (IX-XVIII Century).- Management Thought in Russia in the 1800-1917.- New and Newest History of Management Thought: Western School of Management of the XX Century.- Development of Scientific Basis of Management in Russia and in the USSR in 20th Centure.- Actual Problems and Concepts of Management.
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