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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania by : Barbara A. West
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania written by Barbara A. West and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an alphabetical listing of information on the peoples of Asia and Oceania including origins, prehistory, history, culture, languages, and relationships to other cultures.
Book Synopsis Roots of Turkish History by : Ümit YILDIRIM TANAS
Download or read book Roots of Turkish History written by Ümit YILDIRIM TANAS and published by Ümit YILDIRIM TANAS. This book was released on 2024-07-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the pre-Islamic Turks' military structures, their perception of the universe, women's social roles, ceremonies, their approach to different religions, general Turkish cities, their culture, their understanding of taxes, and also the events that took place before and after the Battle of Talas and their impact on the Turks' acceptance of Islam. Factors that contribute to the expansion of Islam in Turkish society in detail. In particular, the role played by the Turks in accepting Islam and the Karakhanids, the first Turkish-Islamic State, are also included. In summary, the work titled "Roots of Turkish History", which will attract the attention of everyone who is interested in the Turkish days and the pre-Islamic period and will enrich their world of knowledge, will offer an important perspective to its readers after a meticulous and devoted study.
Download or read book The Gokturks written by Emre-E Yavuz and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeland. People. Nation. What meaning do these terms have in our present day? In some countries, they seem like relics of ancient times. But in others, they are ubiquitous in politics and society. One of these countries is Turkey. The reason for this is rooted in its past. Like the history of any civilization, that of the early Turks began rather inconspicuously. They had to fight for independence before they even became visible on the world stage as a united ethnic group. But their origins lie deep in the heart of Asia, where a group of nomads entered the history books as the founders of Turkic identity. It all started with the Ashina tribe. This clan consisted of people who had fled an invasion by Chinese armies and had to rebuild their home in the Altay Mountains of Central Asia. Soon the Ashina Turks mingled with the surrounding Turkic tribes. In the process, they learned metallurgy and the art of war, and planned their retaliation against their enemies. But they remained vassals of more powerful empires. A century later, the brothers Bumin and Istemi took over the leadership of the tribe and launched a revolution against their Rouran liege. In doing so, they led their family to independence for the first time in generations. They also led women and men alike into battle, due to their Tengrist religion-influenced view of the balance of power. In a very short time, they also broke the chains of all other Turkic speakers and expanded in all directions as their new leaders. Within a few years, long before the Ottomans and Seljuks, the Ashina created a Turkic empire that stretched from the border region with Korea in Asia to the Crimean Peninsula in Europe. Their empire became even larger than that of the Ottomans a millennium later. They gave themselves the name "Turk." All other Turkic peoples adopted this term as a self-designation from then on. But these new semi-nomadic lords of the steppe were different from the Huns before them and the Mongols after them. The Turks were both hospitable and tolerant of other cultures. Nevertheless, their rulers did not stop at the borders of the Eurasian Steppe. Byzantines, Persians, Koreans and Chinese had to deal with princes who used both military might and diplomatic skill. In union with the Sogdian people, the Ashina family created a unique steppe empire that deserves our attention. This book is a summary of the history of these Gokturks, the "celestial Turks" of the East, and is also a first on the English-language book market. It not only tells their history on a political level, but also explains in detail the origins of the Turkic peoples, their way of life and the religion of Tengrism. Moreover, the author does not simply string together facts in chronological order but puts forward new theories about the actions - and ambitions - of certain important figures in the Khaganate. Notwithstanding these speculations, these theories are always distinguished from actual facts. It is important of upmost importance for the author to include ancient and medieval primary sources as well as research papers that provide us with hard facts about the Gokturks. Accordingly, these facts are supplemented by extras such as historical maps created especially for the book, an index of relevant characters, a glossary of terms, a detailed listing of important states and political entities, and a comprehensive timeline of events.
Book Synopsis Cultural and Humanities Research by : Eyup Saritas
Download or read book Cultural and Humanities Research written by Eyup Saritas and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multidiscipline work is gradually in demand amongst scientists in our present day when access to information is utterly easy. Composed of seventeen works, the book primarily contains works on China and the results of research works conducted in the fields of education, history, international relations, history of science, literature, linguistics, and translations. Majority of the book chapters have been penned in English, whereas there are also some chapters in German and Chinese. All authors and authoress are Turkish academicians holding office at different universities throughout Turkey. Academicians whose articles are contained in this book attach great important to internationalization as a principle.
Download or read book Kazakhstan written by Paul Brummell and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kazakhstan is vast – the ninth-largest country in the world – yet there is relatively little information available in English about the attractions of this remarkable country. With the Kazakh government seeking to promote the development of tourism, publication of the Bradt guide is timely. Located between Russia and China, the state of Kazakhstan possesses an incredible diversity of natural beauty; this guide includes arrangements for visiting natural parks and reserves and special features such as singing sand dunes and the Sharyn Canyon - Asia’s equivalent of the Grand Canyon. Key historical and archaeological sites are also given due prominence, Kazakhstan having been inhabited since the Stone Age.
Book Synopsis The Origin of Gagauzes in the Early Historical Periods (Yeditepe Yayınevi) by : Sinan Alper Saka
Download or read book The Origin of Gagauzes in the Early Historical Periods (Yeditepe Yayınevi) written by Sinan Alper Saka and published by Yeditepe Yayınevi. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon the dissolution of the Western Gokturk Khaganate, the declaration of independence and migration movements of the Turkish tribes within her structure as a new migration of tribes deeply affected many layers of world history, especially mainly ethnic and sociological way. However, these migrations leave permanent traces in the northern part of the Black Sea, North Caucasus and the Balkans; their impacts have continued until today. This study examines one of the most controversial issues of history studies: Origins of Gagauz people. There are many different theories about their origin: Are they Turks? Or Greeks? Or Bulgars? In the light of the origin studies of the Gagauz people; the effects of these migrations and the factors other than migrations have been explained.
Book Synopsis The World by : Simon Sebag Montefiore
Download or read book The World written by Simon Sebag Montefiore and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 1345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families • From the author of The Romanovs “Succession meets Game of Thrones.” —The Spectator • “The author brings his cast of dynastic titans, rogues and psychopaths to life...An epic that both entertains and informs.” —The Economist, Best Books of the Year Around 950,000 years ago, a family of five walked along the beach and left behind the oldest family footprints ever discovered. For award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, these poignant, familiar fossils serve as an inspiration for a new kind of world history, one that is genuinely global, spans all eras and all continents, and focuses on the family ties that connect every one of us. In this epic, ever-surprising book, Montefiore chronicles the world’s great dynasties across human history through palace intrigues, love affairs, and family lives, linking grand themes of war, migration, plague, religion, and technology to the people at the heart of the human drama. It features a cast of extraordinary diversity: in addition to rulers and conquerors, there are priests, charlatans, artists, scientists, tycoons, gangsters, lovers, husbands, wives, and children. There is Hongwu, the beggar who founded the Ming dynasty; Ewuare, the Leopard-King of Benin; Henry Christophe, King of Haiti; Kamehameha, the conqueror of Hawaii; Zenobia, the Arab empress who defied Rome; Lady Murasaki, the first female novelist; Sayyida al-Hurra, the Moroccan pirate-queen. Here too are moderns such as Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelensky. Here are the Caesars, Medicis and Incas, Ottomans and Mughals, Bonapartes, Habsburgs and Zulus, Rothschilds, Rockefellers and Krupps, Churchills, Kennedys, Castros, Nehrus, Pahlavis and Kenyattas, Saudis, Kims and Assads. These powerful families represent the breadth of human endeavor, with bloody succession battles, treacherous conspiracies, and shocking megalomania alongside flourishing culture, moving romances, and enlightened benevolence. A dazzling achievement as spellbinding as fiction, The World captures the whole human story in a single, masterful narrative.
Book Synopsis Competing Ideologies in the Late Ottoman Empire and Early Turkish Republic by : Ahmet Seyhun
Download or read book Competing Ideologies in the Late Ottoman Empire and Early Turkish Republic written by Ahmet Seyhun and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second constitutional period of the Ottoman Empire and the early decades of the Turkish republic were a hotbed of new and competing ideas which were to dramatically shape the development of the modern nation that followed. This book includes translations of and introductions to some of the key Turkish writers of the age, including Namik Kemal, Ziya Gökalp, Abdullah Cevdet and Ahmed Riza. The writings of these Turkist, Westernist and Islamist Ottoman and early republican thinkers are presented with contextualizing introductions which allow readers to access the primary texts which show the Turkish intellectual milieu out of which Mustafa Kemal's ideas were to emerge and ultimately dominate and will be of interest to students and scholars of Ottoman and Turkish History.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Turkmenistan by : Gilad James, PhD
Download or read book Introduction to Turkmenistan written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. It became an independent country in 1991 after the Soviet Union dissolved. The country's population is predominantly Muslim and its official language is Turkmen. Turkmenistan's economy is heavily dependent on its vast natural gas reserves, which rank fourth in the world. The government tightly controls its natural resources and foreign investment, leading to a lack of economic diversification and limited opportunities for private businesses. The country has been criticized for its lack of political and religious freedoms and its government's authoritarian policies. Despite these issues, Turkmenistan has a rich cultural history, including unique traditions of carpet weaving, music, and crafts.
Book Synopsis Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics by : Rafis Abazov
Download or read book Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics written by Rafis Abazov and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and customs of the various peoples in these geopolitical hotspots, straddling the far reaches of Europe into Asia, are revealed to a general audience for the first time. This will be the must-have volume for a broad, authoritative overview of these traditional civilizations as they cope with globalization.
Book Synopsis The Puffin History of the World by : Roshen Dalal
Download or read book The Puffin History of the World written by Roshen Dalal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the world become what it is today? How and when were the countries formed? Where did people come from? How did art, technology, science, language and literature begin? In The Puffin History of the World- Volume 1, Roshen Dalal traces the origin of human beings and the different aspects of their development and growth, right from the big bang and the origin of the universe, up to CE 1500. Well-researched and comprehensive, this book speaks of great civilizations and empires, epics, myths and legends, religions old and new, wars and conquests, clothes, food and lifestyle, trade, travel and adventure and much more. It packs in exciting trivia, numerous maps and illustrations that provide a breathtaking overview of global history. Ideal for students and young readers, this amazing reference guide helps to bring the past to life like never before.
Book Synopsis Science Education Research and Practice in Europe by : Doris Jorde
Download or read book Science Education Research and Practice in Europe written by Doris Jorde and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in the 7-volume series The World of Science Education reviews research in a key region of the world. These regions include North America, South and Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of this Handbook is on science education in Europe. In producing this volume the editors have invited a range of authors to describe their research in the context of developments in the continent and further afield. In reading this book you are invited to consider the historical, social and political contexts that have driven developments in science education research over the years. A unique feature of science education in Europe is the impact of the European Union on research and development over many years. A growing number of multi-national projects have contributed to the establishment of a community of researchers increasingly accepting of methodological diversity. That is not to say that Europe is moving towards homogeneity, as this volume clearly shows.
Book Synopsis The Turks: Middle ages by : Hasan Celâl Güzel
Download or read book The Turks: Middle ages written by Hasan Celâl Güzel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dot on the I in History: Of Gentiles and JewsÑA Hebrew Odyssey Scrolling the Internet by : Michael B. Hammer
Download or read book The Dot on the I in History: Of Gentiles and JewsÑA Hebrew Odyssey Scrolling the Internet written by Michael B. Hammer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration author Michael B. Hammer received when speaking with others about the Israeli-Palestinian problem led to The Dot on the I in History: On Gentiles and Jews-Scrolling the Internet with the goal of helping others better understand the problem. When the issues involve intertribal, interracial, interreligious, and international human relationships lasting over several generations, they often become so complex one does not see the forest for trees, unless one knows where and when the seeds were planted. That is what history is all about. This book aspires to explain what Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common, how they differ, and how they have evolved. You'll also learn how the Internet has affected and changed those involved in the Middle East conflict. With this information, you will have a better understanding of the real reasons for such world-changing events as what took place on 9/11.
Book Synopsis Art and Architectural Traditions of India and Iran by : Nasir Raza Khan
Download or read book Art and Architectural Traditions of India and Iran written by Nasir Raza Khan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the historical and cultural linkages between India and Iran in terms of art and architectural traditions and their commonality and diversity. It addresses themes such as early connections between Iran, India and Central Asia; study of the Qutb Complex in Delhi; the great immigration of Turks from Asia to Anatolia; the collaboration of Indian and Persian painters; design, ornamentation techniques and regional dynamics; women and public spaces in Shahjahanabad and Isfahan; the noble-architects of emperor Shah Jahan's reign; development of Kashmir’s Islamic religious architecture in the medieval period; role of Nur Jahan and her Persian roots in the evolution of the Mughal Garden; synthesis of Indo-Iranian architecture; and confluence of Indo-Persian food culture to showcase the richness of art, architecture, and sociocultural and political exchanges between the two countries. Bringing together a wide array of perspectives, it delves into the roots of connection between India and Iran over centuries to understand its influence and impact on the artistic and cultural genealogy and the shared past of two of the oldest civilizations and regional powers of the world. With its archival sources, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of medieval history, Indian history, international relations, Central Asian history, Islamic studies, Iranian history, art and architecture, heritage studies, cultural studies, regional studies, and South Asian studies as well as those interested in the study of sociocultural and religious exchanges.
Download or read book Emperor Harsha written by Adity Kay and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Harsha wants only to be a scholar – but when the crown falls to him, can the reluctant prince rise to the occasion? India, seventh century CE. Harsha, the youngest prince of the northern kingdom of Sthaniswara, is immersed in his studies at Nalanda. As far as he is concerned, the future of his realm is secure in the hands of his brother, the strait-laced crown prince Rajyavardhana. But when the time comes for his sister’s swayamvar, Harsha is compelled to tear himself away from his books – for only a little while, he hopes. Things, however, take an ugly turn at the swayamvar, as Devagupta, king of neighbouring Malava, makes no secret of his ire at not being chosen by the princess. And when their father, King Prabhakaravardhana, dies under mysterious circumstances soon after, the princes fear something sinister is afoot. While Rajyavardhana takes the throne, Harsha sets out to unravel a web of intrigue he suspects spans kingdoms. But his mission is cut short, as war rocks the land and treachery lays low his brother. Burdened with the crown, the scholar prince now has to battle enemies who follow no dharma, exact vengeance upon the devious Devagupta and hunt down the even more dangerous foe pulling all the strings. And as a new force rises to the south, Harsha realizes he must ready himself to face his greatest challenge yet.
Download or read book Spirit Voices written by David J. Shi and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a clear and accessible guide to the many different North Asian shamanic traditions, past and present. What is shamanism? Where is it from? How does one become a shaman? What are the requirements to become one? Anthropologists tell us that the word shaman derives from the Tungus language and traditions, but few people understand the full scope of what that means. In his groundbreaking book, Spirit Voices, David Shi answers all these questions and more. Drawing upon his own ancestral traditions, Shi explores the history and practice of shamanism. He guides readers through what may be the unfamiliar landscapes of North Asia--the place where shamanism was born--as well as the largely hidden and unfamiliar traditions of Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungus shamanism, exploring the subtle and unique aspects of each tradition. Shi provides a clear and accessible guide that explores the many different North Asian shamanic traditions. So, what exactly is shamanism? David Shi suggests that the most accurate definition derives from shamanologist Nicholas Breeze Wood, who writes, "A shaman is someone chosen by the spirits [typically at or before birth] and who can go into a controlled and repeatable deliberate trance state, during which they A) experience 'spirit flight,' where they go to the spirit worlds and meet spirits, who they either fight with, negotiate with, or trick, in order to create change in this physical world, or B) are often taken over/possessed by the spirits (normally ancestral shaman spirits, or local land spirits) while in this physical world--the spirits using the shaman's voice and body to heal, or give advice to members of the shaman's community. Without the spirits and their blessing, a shaman cannot exist or function. Without the trance state, it is not shamanism." Featuring history, firsthand experiential reports, mythology, and folklore, Spirit Voices explores the spirits, spirituality, tools, and practices of true shamanism, past and present. Shi also provides practical information for those readers seeking to implement shamanic practices, including those that are appropriate to noninitiates and outsiders to the culture. As the author points out, "the purpose of shamanism can be summed up in two words: coexistence and balance--coexistence with our spirits and our communities, and the balance that must be preserved between all of us and within ourselves."
