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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Volume 68; Issue 2

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Volume 68; Issue 2

1

The Emergence of Modern 'Sikh Theology': Reassessing the Passage of Ideas from Trumpp to Bhāī Vīr Singh

Arvind-Pal S. Mandair

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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Correspondances Orientalistes entre Paris et Saint-Pétersbourg (1887-1935)by Grigorij M. Bongard-Levin; Roland Lardinois; Aleksij Vigasin; Aleksej A. Vigasin

Review by: Ulrich Pagel

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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Gao Xingjian and Transcultural Chinese Theaterby Sy Ren Quah

Review by: Rossella Ferrari

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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4

Kuki Shūzō: A Philosopher's Poetry and Poeticsby Michael. F. Marra; Kuki Shūzō

Review by: Peter Leech

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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5

STEPHEN ESKILDSEN: The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters . (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture.) vii, 274 pp. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004. $50.

REITER, FLORIAN C.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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6

ALAN J. K. SANDERS: Historical Dictionary of Mongolia . (Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries, 42.) lxxiii, 419 pp. Lanham and Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, 2003. £40.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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7

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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VOLKER GRABOWSKY and ANDREW TURTON (eds): The Gold and Silver Road of Trade and Friendship: The McLeod and Richardson Diplomatic Missions to Tai States in 1837 . Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2003.

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

Language:

english

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9

DIETZ OTTO EDZARD: Sumerian Grammar . (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 Near and Middle East, 71.) xviii, 191 pp. Leiden: Brill, 2003. €85.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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10

Pre-eighteenth-century traditions of revivalism: Damascus in the thirteenth century

HIRSCHLER, KONRAD

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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GRIGORIJ M. BONGARD-LEVIN, ROLAND LARDINOIS and ALEKSIJ VIGASIN (eds): Correspondances Orientalistes entre Paris et Saint-Pétersbourg (1887–1935) . (Mémoires de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.) 303 pp. Paris: Diffusion de Boccard, 2002.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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12

DOUGLAS SLAYMAKER (ed.): Confluences: Postwar Japan and France . (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies, 42.) vii, 185 pp. Ann Arbor: Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 2002. $60.

HUTCHINSON, RACHAEL

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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13

SY REN QUAH: Gao Xingjian and Transcultural Chinese Theater . xi, 225 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2004. $48.

FERRARI, ROSSELLA

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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14

MICHEL TANRET: Per Aspera ad Astra. L'Apprentissage du cunéiforme à Sippar-Amna¯num pendant la Période Paléobabylonienne Tardive . (Mesopotamian History and Environment, Series III, Texts. Volume I: Sippar-Amna¯num: The Ur-Utu Archive, Tome 2.) x, 178 pp., 35, xlv plates. Ghent: University of Ghent, 2002.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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15

CHARLES R. STONE: The Fountainhead of Chinese Erotica: The Lord of Perfect Satisfaction (Ruyijun zhuan), with a Translation and Critical Edition . viii, 271 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2003.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 349 KB

english, 2005

16

Rejection or acceptance: Finding reasons for the late Qing magistrate's comments on land and debt petitions

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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PDF, 253 KB

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17

GEORGE LANE: Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule . (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World.) xlvi, 225 pp. Westport, Connecticut and London: Greenwood Press, 2004.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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18

ABOUBAKR CHRAIBI (ed.): Les Mille et Une Nuits en Partage . 528 pp. Paris: Sindbad, Actes Sud, 2004. €30.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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19

A Tigrinya letter from an Eritrean notable

ULLENDORFF, EDWARD

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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ROMILA THAPAR: Early India (From the Origins to AD 1300) . 556 pp. London: Penguin, 2002. £30.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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21

Praise and piety: Niya¯yits in the history of Zoroastrian praxis

CHOKSY, JAMSHEED K., KOTWAL, FIROZE M.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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22

JÜRGEN WASIM FREMBGEN: Nahrung für die Seele: Welten des Islam . 175 pp. Munich: Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, 2003.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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23

RICHARD CURT KRAUS: The Party and the Arty in China: The New Politics of Culture . (State and Society in East Asia Series.) xi, 247 pp. Lanham/Boulder/New York/Toronto/Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004. £57 hardback, £20.95 paperback.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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24

CHARLES K. ARMSTRONG: The North Korean Revolution, 1945–1950 . xiii, 265 pp. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2004. $19.95 paperback.

DEUCHLER, MARTINA

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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25

K. PADDAYYA (ed.): Recent Studies in Indian Archaeology . (Indian Council of Historical Research. Monograph Series 6.) x, 454 pp. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal and Indian Council of Historical Research, 2002. Rs. 950.

HARDING, ROBERT

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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26

MICHAEL. F. MARRA (ed. and trans.): Kuki Shu¯zo¯: A Philosopher's Poetry and Poetics . xi, 357 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2004. $56.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

Language:

english

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27

JOHN CARSWELL with a contribution by JULIAN HENDERSON: Iznik: Pottery for the Ottoman Empire . 164 pp. London: The Islamic Art Society, 2003.

O'KANE, BERNARD

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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28

CHARLES BENN: China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty . xxiv, 327 pp. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. £9.99.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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29

AMAR ANNUS: The God Ninurta in the Mythology and Royal Ideology of Ancient Mesopotamia . (State Archives of Assyria Studies Vol. 14.) xvi, 242 pp. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2002.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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30

ROSE KERR and NIGEL WOOD: Science and Civilisation in China , vol. 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology , part XII: Ceramic Technology . 918 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. £120.

PIERSON, STACEY

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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31

The emergence of modern : Reassessing the passage of ideas from Trumpp to Bha¯i¯ Vi¯r Singh

MANDAIR, ARVIND-PAL S.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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32

ELIE KEDOURIE: The Chatham House Version and Other Middle-Eastern Studies . xvi, 488 pp. Chicago: Ivan R Dee, 2004. £17.95.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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33

MAEDA AI: Text and the City: Essays on Japanese Modernity . (Edited and with an introduction by James A. Fujii.) xv, 392 pp. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2004. $89.95.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 348 KB

english, 2005

34

JOHN MAKEHAM: Transmitters and Creators: Chinese Commentators and Commentaries on the Analects . (Harvard East Asian Monographs, 228.) xvi, 457 pp. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2003. £32.95.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

Language:

english

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35

MICHAEL SOKOLOFF: A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods . (Dictionaries of Talmud, Midrash and Targum, III.) 1582 pp. Ramat-Gan, Israel: Bar Ilan University Press; Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. MICHAEL SOKOLOFF: A Dictionary of Judean Aramaic . (Dictionaries of Talmud, Midrash and Targum, III.) 88 pp. Ramat-Gan, Israel: Bar Ilan University Press, 2003.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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PDF, 348 KB

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36

10.2307/20181919

Review by: A. R. George

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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PDF, 476 KB

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37

The North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950by Charles K. Armstrong

Review by: Martina Deuchler

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 353 KB

english, 2005

38

The God Ninurta in the Mythology and Royal Ideology of Ancient Mesopotamiaby Amar Annus

Review by: A. R. George

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 477 KB

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39

Abstracts

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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40

Sumerian Grammarby Dietz Otto Edzard

Review by: Jon Taylor

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 462 KB

english, 2005

41

Early India (From the Origins to AD 1300)by Romila Thapar

Review by: Daud Ali

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 611 KB

english, 2005

42

A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periodsby Michael Sokoloff;A Dictionary of Judean Aramaicby Michael Sokoloff

Review by: M. J. Geller

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 596 KB

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43

Les Mille et Une Nuits en Partageby Aboubakr Chraibi

Review by: Robert Irwin

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 471 KB

english, 2005

44

Text and the City: Essays on Japanese Modernityby Maeda Ai; James A. Fujii

Review by: Stephen Dodd

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 363 KB

english, 2005

45

Pre-Eighteenth-Century Traditions of Revivalism: Damascus in the Thirteenth Century

Konrad Hirschler

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.50 MB

english, 2005

46

Praise and Piety: Niyāyišns and yašts in the History of Zoroastrian Praxis

Jamsheed K. Choksy and Firoze M. Kotwal

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 5.19 MB

english, 2005

47

The Gold and Silver Road of Trade and Friendship: The McLeod and Richardson Diplomatic Missions to Tai States in 1837by Volker Grabowsky; Andrew Turton

Review by: Andrew Huxley

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 434 KB

english, 2005

48

Genghis Khan and Mongol Ruleby George Lane

Review by: Reuven Amitai

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 479 KB

english, 2005

49

Historical Dictionary of Mongoliaby Alan J. K. Sanders

Review by: George Lane

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 481 KB

english, 2005

50

The Chatham House Version and Other Middle-Eastern Studiesby Elie Kedourie

Review by: M. E. Yapp

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 238 KB

english, 2005

51

Confluences: Postwar Japan and Franceby Douglas Slaymaker

Review by: Rachael Hutchinson

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 484 KB

english, 2005

52

The Party and the Arty in China: The New Politics of Cultureby Richard Curt Kraus; Richard Kurt Kraus

Review by: Craig Clunas

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 357 KB

english, 2005

53

The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Mastersby Stephen Eskildsen

Review by: Florian C. Reiter

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 473 KB

english, 2005

54

Recent Studies in Indian Archaeologyby K. Paddayya

Review by: Robert Harding

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 358 KB

english, 2005

55

The Fountainhead of Chinese Erotica: "The Lord of Perfect Satisfaction (Ruyijun zhuan)", with a Translation and Critical Editionby Charles R. Stone

Review by: Andrew Lo

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 481 KB

english, 2005

56

Transmitters and Creators: Chinese Commentators and Commentaries on the Analectsby John Makeham

Review by: T. H. Barrett

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 355 KB

english, 2005

57

Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part XII: Ceramic Technologyby Rose Kerr; Nigel Wood

Review by: Stacey Pierson

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 480 KB

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58

Back Matter

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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PDF, 455 KB

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59

A Tigrinya Letter from an Eritrean Notable

Edward Ullendorff

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 433 KB

english, 2005

60

Nahrung für die Seele: Welten des Islamby Jürgen Wasim Frembgen

Review by: Nile Green

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 364 KB

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Other Books Received for Review

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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PDF, 276 KB

english, 2005

62

Iznik: Pottery for the Ottoman Empireby John Carswell

Review by: Bernard O'Kane

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 355 KB

english, 2005

63

Front Matter

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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2005

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english

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PDF, 375 KB

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64

Rejection or Acceptance: Finding Reasons for the Late Qing Magistrate's Comments on Land and Debt Petitions

Journal:

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Year:

2005

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.36 MB

english, 2005