Author: Albert Habib Hourani
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: reader, east, middle, modern
Number of Pages: 708
Published: 1993
ISBN-10: 0520082419
ISBN-13: 9780520082410

This valuable collection of essays brings leading Middle Eastern scholars together in one volume and provides an unparalleled view of the modern Middle East. Covering two centuries of change, from 1789 to the present, the selection is carefully designed for students and is the only available text of its kind. It will also appeal to anyone with a general interest in the Middle East.The book is divided into four sections: Reforming Elites and Changing Relations with Europe, 1789-1918; Transformations in Society and Economy, 1789-1918; The Construction of Nationalist Ideologies and Politics up to

Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: jug, freely, translated, found, tale, stranger, ancient, mysterious
Number of Pages: 214
Published: 1982-12-03
ISBN-10: 0520045440
ISBN-13: 9780520045446

This is the only authoritative text of this late novel. It reproduces the manuscript which Mark Twain wrote last, and the only one he finished or called the "The Mysterious Stranger." Albert Bigelow Paine's edition of the same name has been shown to be a textual fraud. This is the only authoritative text of this late novel. It reproduces the manuscript which Mark Twain wrote last, and the only one he finished or called the "The Mysterious Stranger." Albert Bigelow Paine's edition of the same name has been shown to be a textual fraud.

Author: Ernst van de Wetering
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Keywords: work, painter, rembrandt
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1997
ISBN-10: 9053562397
ISBN-13: 9789053562390

Rembrandts paintings have been admired throughout centuries because of their artistic freedom. But Rembrandt was also a craftsman whose painting technique was rooted the tradition. Rembrandt--The Painter at Work is the result of a lifelong search for Rembrandts working methods, his intellectual approach to the art of painting and the way in which his studio functioned. Ernst van de Wetering demonstrates how this knowledge can be used to tackle questions about authenticity and other art-historical issues. Approximately 350 illustrations, half of which are reproduced in colour, make this book in

Author: Teh-ming Yeh 葉德明教授◎主編
Publisher: The Far East Book Co Ltd
Keywords: 遠東生活華語
Number of Pages: 7
Published:
ISBN-10: 9576126843
ISBN-13: 9789576126840

Author: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: europe, glance, health
Number of Pages: 131
Published: 2010-12-07
ISBN-10: 9264090304
ISBN-13: 9789264090309

This special edition of Health at a Glance focuses on health issues across the 27 European Union member states, three European Free Trade Association countries (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and Turkey. it gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations And The performance of health systems in these countries. Its 42 indicators present comparable data covering a wide range of topics, including health status, risk factors, health workforce and health expenditure. Each indicator in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts

Author: Unknown
Publisher: The Far East Book Co Ltd
Keywords: chinese, everyday, east
Number of Pages: 12
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 9576127904
ISBN-13: 9789576127908

Author: William Hinton
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: village, chinese, revolution, documentary, fanshen
Number of Pages: 666
Published: 1997
ISBN-10: 0520210409
ISBN-13: 9780520210400

More than thirty years after its initial publication, William Hinton's Fanshen continues to be the essential source for those fascinated with China's continual process of rural reform and social change. This edition will appeal to anyone interested in understanding China's complex social processes, and to those who wish to rediscover and re-experience this classic volume again. More than thirty years after its initial publication, William Hinton's Fanshen continues to be the essential source for those fascinated with China's continual process of rural reform and social change. This edition wil