Author: Giotto Dainelli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429817576
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, cultures and customs of the time.
Buddhists and Glaciers of Western Tibet
Author: Giotto Dainelli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429817576
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, cultures and customs of the time.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429817576
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, cultures and customs of the time.
Himalayan Buddhist Villages Environment, Resources, Society And Religion Life In Zagskar, Ladakh Eds.
Author: John Crook
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120812017
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
Preface, PART One: Introduction to the Philosophy of Navya-Nyaya, PART Two: Summaries of Works, Notes, Index.
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120812017
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
Preface, PART One: Introduction to the Philosophy of Navya-Nyaya, PART Two: Summaries of Works, Notes, Index.
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Has appendices.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Has appendices.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: M. Epstein
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270735
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1512
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270735
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1512
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Translation and Minority
Author: Lawrence Venuti
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134966091
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The premise of this volume is a question: What can the concept of minority bring to the practice and study of translation? Minority is understood here to mean a cultural or political position that is subordinate, whether the social context that so defines it is local, national or global. This position is occupied by languages and literatures that lack prestige or authority, the non-standard and the non-canonical, what is not spoken or read much by a hegemonic culture. Yet minorities also include the nations and social groups that are affiliated with these languages and literatures, the politically weak or underrepresented, the colonized and the disenfranchised, the exploited and the stigmatized. Translation today is itself a minor use of language, a lesser art, an invisible craft that commands less cultural capital and fewer legal privileges than original composition. Yet the focus in this collection is not on what translators worldwide have in common but on the distinctive forms that translating takes when it is done by or on behalf of minorities. The articles in this volume present a variety of case studies that illuminate the linguistic and cultural problems posed by such translating, as well as the economic and political agendas it has served. Together, these pieces show that the concept of minority is worth exploring because it inspires innovation in translation practice and research. Minor cultures are coincident with new translation strategies, new translation theories, and new syntheses of the diverse methodologies that constitute the discipline of translation studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134966091
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The premise of this volume is a question: What can the concept of minority bring to the practice and study of translation? Minority is understood here to mean a cultural or political position that is subordinate, whether the social context that so defines it is local, national or global. This position is occupied by languages and literatures that lack prestige or authority, the non-standard and the non-canonical, what is not spoken or read much by a hegemonic culture. Yet minorities also include the nations and social groups that are affiliated with these languages and literatures, the politically weak or underrepresented, the colonized and the disenfranchised, the exploited and the stigmatized. Translation today is itself a minor use of language, a lesser art, an invisible craft that commands less cultural capital and fewer legal privileges than original composition. Yet the focus in this collection is not on what translators worldwide have in common but on the distinctive forms that translating takes when it is done by or on behalf of minorities. The articles in this volume present a variety of case studies that illuminate the linguistic and cultural problems posed by such translating, as well as the economic and political agendas it has served. Together, these pieces show that the concept of minority is worth exploring because it inspires innovation in translation practice and research. Minor cultures are coincident with new translation strategies, new translation theories, and new syntheses of the diverse methodologies that constitute the discipline of translation studies.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270840
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Workshop on Permafrost Data Rescue and Access
Author: Roger Graham Barry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Human Landscape
Author: Geeti Sen
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125020455
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This Book Is Located Within The Contemporary Discourse Of Human Geography, Ecology ,And The Cultural Landscape. These Essays Amend Earlier Anthropocentric Perspectives On The Conquest Of Nature, By Placing People In Symbiosis With Their Environment. And, In Doing So, They Seek To Ensure A Secure Common Future For Both.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125020455
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This Book Is Located Within The Contemporary Discourse Of Human Geography, Ecology ,And The Cultural Landscape. These Essays Amend Earlier Anthropocentric Perspectives On The Conquest Of Nature, By Placing People In Symbiosis With Their Environment. And, In Doing So, They Seek To Ensure A Secure Common Future For Both.
Photography's Orientalism
Author: Ali Behdad
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606062670
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe’s distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. As new advances enhanced the versatility of the medium, nineteenth-century photographers were able to mass-produce images to incite and satisfy the demands of the region’s burgeoning tourist industry and the appetites of armchair travelers in Europe. In this way, the evolution of modern photography fueled an interest in visual contact with the rest of the world. Photography’s Orientalism offers the first in-depth cultural study of the works of European and non- European photographers active in the Middle East and India, focusing on the relationship between photographic, literary, and historical representations of this region and beyond. The essays explore the relationship between art and politics by considering the connection between the European presence there and aesthetic representations produced by traveling and resident photographers, thereby contributing to how the history of photography is understood.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606062670
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe’s distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. As new advances enhanced the versatility of the medium, nineteenth-century photographers were able to mass-produce images to incite and satisfy the demands of the region’s burgeoning tourist industry and the appetites of armchair travelers in Europe. In this way, the evolution of modern photography fueled an interest in visual contact with the rest of the world. Photography’s Orientalism offers the first in-depth cultural study of the works of European and non- European photographers active in the Middle East and India, focusing on the relationship between photographic, literary, and historical representations of this region and beyond. The essays explore the relationship between art and politics by considering the connection between the European presence there and aesthetic representations produced by traveling and resident photographers, thereby contributing to how the history of photography is understood.
Breaking the Circle
Author: Carl B. Becker
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809319329
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this much-needed examination of Buddhist views of death and the afterlife, Carl B. Becker bridges the gap between books on death in the West and books on Buddhism in the East. Other Western writers have addressed the mysteries surrounding death and the afterlife, but few have approached the topic from a Buddhist perspective. Here, Becker resolves questions that have troubled scholars since the beginning of Buddhism: How can Buddhism reconcile its belief in karma and rebirth with its denial of a permanent soul? What is reborn? And when, exactly, is the moment of death? By systematically tracing Buddhism's migration from India through China, Japan, and Tibet, Becker demonstrates how culture and environment affect Buddhist religious tradition. In addition to discussing historical Buddhism, Becker shows how Buddhism resolves controversial current issues as well. In the face of modern medicine's trend toward depersonalization, traditional Buddhist practices imbue the dying process with respect and dignity. At the same time, Buddhist tradition offers documented precedents for decision making in cases of suicide and euthanasia.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809319329
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this much-needed examination of Buddhist views of death and the afterlife, Carl B. Becker bridges the gap between books on death in the West and books on Buddhism in the East. Other Western writers have addressed the mysteries surrounding death and the afterlife, but few have approached the topic from a Buddhist perspective. Here, Becker resolves questions that have troubled scholars since the beginning of Buddhism: How can Buddhism reconcile its belief in karma and rebirth with its denial of a permanent soul? What is reborn? And when, exactly, is the moment of death? By systematically tracing Buddhism's migration from India through China, Japan, and Tibet, Becker demonstrates how culture and environment affect Buddhist religious tradition. In addition to discussing historical Buddhism, Becker shows how Buddhism resolves controversial current issues as well. In the face of modern medicine's trend toward depersonalization, traditional Buddhist practices imbue the dying process with respect and dignity. At the same time, Buddhist tradition offers documented precedents for decision making in cases of suicide and euthanasia.