The Great Eastern Temple
Author: John M. Rosenfield
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John M. Rosenfield
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John M. Rosenfield
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William A. Wallace
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 3954272660
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William A. Wallace, executive officer on the famous SS Great Eastern, gives a fascinating account of the vessel's first voyage to North America in 1860. Believing the Great Eastern to have enlisted the sympathy of the British public generally; and I may say of the whole civilized world; I think it not out of place, on the satisfactory completion of her first voyage across the Atlantic, to publish a brief, but plain and unvarnished account of her doings; and the fact of my having had the honour of assisting in the navigation of this noble specimen of naval architecture to the shores of the New World and back to the Old Country, will, I trust, be a sufficient excuse for my presumption. Reprint of the original edition from 1860.
Author: William A. WALLACE (Executive Officer of the “Great Eastern”.)
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Published: 1860
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Philip L. Nicoloff
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2007-11-08
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0791479293
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Takes the reader on a pilgrimage to Mount Kōya, the holy Buddhist mountain in Japan.
Author: Warwick Ball
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-10
Total Pages: 595
ISBN-13: 1317296354
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new edition of Rome in the East expands on the seminal work of the first edition, and examines the lasting impact of the near Eastern influence on Rome on our understanding of the development of European culture. Warwick Ball explores modern issues as well as ancient, and overturns conventional ideas about the spread of European culture to the East. This volume includes analysis of Roman archaeological and architectural remains in the East, as well as links to the Roman Empire as far afield as Iran, Central Asia, India, and China. The Near Eastern client kingdoms under Roman rule are examined in turn and each are shown to have affected Roman, and ultimately European, history in different but very fundamental ways. The highly visible presence of Rome in the East – mainly the architectural remains, some among the greatest monumental buildings in the Roman world – are examined from a Near Eastern perspective and demonstrated to be as much, if not more, a product of the Near East than of Rome. Warwick Ball presents the story of Rome in the light of Rome’s fascination with the Near East, generating new insights into the nature and character of Roman civilisation, and European identity from Rome to the present. Near Eastern influence can be seen to have transformed Roman Europe, with perhaps the most significant change being the spread of Christianity. This new edition is updated with the latest research and findings from a range of sources including field work in the region and new studies and views that have emerged since the first edition. Over 200 images, most of them taken by the author, demonstrate the grandeur of Rome in the East. This volume is an invaluable resource to students of the history of Rome and Europe, as well as those studying the Ancient Near East.
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-17
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1134243626
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1977, The Samurai has long since become a standard work of reference. It continues to be the most authoritative work on samurai life and warfare published outside Japan. Set against the background of Japan's social and political history, the book records the rise and rise of Japan's extraordinary warrior class from earliest times to the culmination of their culture, prowess and skills as manifested in the last great battle they were ever to fight - that of Osaka Castle in 1615.
Author: Elisabeth Benard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000-09-21
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0195352947
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Goddesses often are labeled as one-dimensional forces of nature or fertility. In examining a number of goddesses whose primary role is sovereignty, this volume reveals the rich diversity of goddess traditions. Drawn from a variety of cultural and historical settings, the goddesses described here include Inanna of ancient Sumer, Oshun of Nigeria, and Cihuacoatl of pre-historical America.