China’s past and present have been in a continuous dialogue throughout history, one that is heavily influenced by time and language: the temporal orientation and the linguistic apparatus used to express and solidify identity, ideas, and practices. Presenting a host of in-depth case studies, Time and Language: New Sinology and Chinese History argues for and demonstrates the significance of “New Sinology” by restoring the role of language/philology in the research and understanding ...

This volume explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics.The book critically investigates the perception that, due to the influence of Confucianism, Chinese culture has systematically devalued military matters. There was nothing inheren...

The first of three volumes surveying the historical, spatial, and human dimensions of inter-Asian connections, Asia Inside Out: Changing Times brings into focus the diverse networks and dynamic developments that have linked peoples from Japan to Yemen over the past five centuries.Each author examines an unnoticed moment—a single year or decade—that redefined Asia in some important way. Heidi Walcher explores the founding of the Safavid dynasty in the crucial battle of 1501...

The first textbook to present world history via social history, drawing on social science methods and research. This interdisciplinary, comprehensive and comparative textbook is authored by distinguished scholars and experienced teachers, and offers expert scholarship on global history that is ideal for undergraduate students. Volume 1 takes us from the origin of hominids to ancient civilizations, the rise of empires, and the Middle Ages. The book pays particular attention to the ways in w...

The first textbook to present world history via social history, drawing on social science methods and research. This interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and comparative textbook is authored by distinguished scholars and experienced teachers, and offers expert scholarship on global history that is ideal for undergraduate students. Volume 2 takes us from the early modern period to speculation about the world in 2050, visiting diverse civilizations, nation-states, ecologies, and people along th...

À Louxor, les Emerson savourent la paix retrouvée. Le vol de bijoux égyptiens d’une très grande valeur dans la demeure de leur ami Cyrus Vandergelt vient troubler cette vie paisible. Alors que Ramsès se trouve au Caire, à la recherche du voleur présumé, il est enlevé par une inconnue habillée à l’image de la déesse Hathor. D’autres incidents convainquent le clan Emerson qu’une organisation criminelle tisse sa toile diabolique autour d’eux. Amelia devra déployer toute son...

If you're a business leader looking to stay ahead of the curve, this book is an essential guide. It offers a comprehensive overview of the major trends shaping the future of business, drawing on reviews of 70 recent management books and interviews with 21 senior leaders.What sets this book apart is that it's grounded in the real-world experiences of active business leaders. From political affairs to family businesses and everything in between, each of the eight parts offers expert ...

"Mais si tu ne veux vivre que pour toi et ne satisfaire qu'à la noblesse de ton être, tu n'as besoin d'aucun conseil."Peter Schlemihl est pauvre, il a besoin d'argent, et quand un homme étrange lui propose une bourse magique inépuisable contre son ombre, il n'hésite pas. Est-il après tout si important d'avoir une ombre? Le pacte conclu, Peter se rend vite compte que le mystérieux personnage n'était autre que le Diable, et qu'il lui a en réalité vendu son âme.Peter Schlemihl...

Although the origins, application, and socio-historical implications of the Jim Crow system have been studied and debated for at least the last three-quarters of a century, nuanced understanding of this complex cultural construct is still evolving, according to Stephanie Cole and Natalie J. Ring, coeditors of The Folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the Segregated South. Indeed, they suggest, scholars may profit from a careful examination of previous assumptions and conclusions ...

Der Band führt mediale und wahrnehmungsästhetische Überlegungen vor dem Hintergrund des Sinnbildes der Motte zusammen. Die Motte avanciert im Proust’schen Romanwerk nicht nur zum Inbegriff der Störungen, die sich immer wieder in den Schreibprozess des Protagonisten einnisten, sondern spiegelt zugleich die subtile Medialisierung der «Recherche», die in ihrer alles erfassenden Wirkung eher hintergründig bleibt: als Rauschen, das den Wahrnehmungsprozess des Protagonisten beständig begleitet, ...

A pioneering study of historical developments that have shaped Asia concludes with this volume tracing the impact of ideas and cultures of people on the move across the continent, whether willingly or not.In the final volume of Asia Inside Out, a stellar interdisciplinary team of scholars considers the migration of people—and the ideas, practices, and things they brought with them—to show the ways in which itinerant groups have transformed their culture an...

Asia Inside Out reveals the dynamic forces that have historically linked regions of the world’s largest continent, stretching from Japan and Korea to the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Middle East. Connected Places, the second installment in this pioneering three-volume survey, highlights the transregional flows of goods, ideas, and people across natural and political boundaries—sea routes, delta ecologies, and mountain passes, ports and oasis towns, imperial ...