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The Gendered and Colonial Lives of Gurkhas in Private Security
Explores the ways in which affect, colonial histories, and militarism organise global South security workforces within private military and security companies Advances the concept …
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's Journey West
This edited volume of specially commissioned essays written for the anniversary of `Abdu'l-Baha's journey to America tells the story of this former prisoner's interactions with the …
Buddhas barn
Denne boken tar deg med på en eventyrlig reise gjennom fire buddhistiske land - Vietnam, Kambodsja, Thailand og Burma. Med prisbelønte Torbjørn Færøvik som veiviser reiser vi …
Of Beggars and Buddhas
The 547 Buddhist jatakas, or verse parables, recount the Buddha's lives in previous incarnations. In his penultimate and most famous incarnation, he appears as the Prince …
British Army, the Gurkhas and Cold War Strategy in the Far East, 1947-1954
This book argues that postwar Britain's 'imperial over-extension' has been exaggerated. Britain developed and adjusted its defence strategy based upon the perceived Communist …
Lumbini to Kushinara: Buddha's Path
Two Buddhas Seated Side by Side
An essential companion to a timeless spiritual classicThe Lotus Sutra is among the most venerated scriptures of Buddhism. Composed in India some two millennia ago, it asserts the …
Babatha's Orchard
In 1961 archaeologists discovered a family archive of legal papyri in a cave near the Dead Sea where their owner, the Jewish woman Babatha, had hidden them in 135 CE at the end of …
Longmen's Stone Buddhas and Cultural Heritage
This thoroughly researched book provides the first comprehensive history of how a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Central China Plain, Longmen’s caves and the Buddhist statuary …
Rise and Fall of Marathas
Report of the Philippine Exposition Board to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and Official List of Awards Granted by the Philippine International Jury at the Philippine Government Exposition World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo
Subhas Chandra Bose and Middle Class Radicalism
Subhas Chandra Bose is notorious in Britain - and famous in India - because he led the Indian National Army, which was armed by the Japanese to fight against the British in World …