Böcker utgivna av Kegan Paul

Written by an Englishwoman, living in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century, this work includes 137 household recipes. It also contains menus with recipes from the best Paris chefs and restaurants.

Of the many novels written by Pierre Loti, one of his most endearing is The Iceland Fisherman. About a group of French fishermen who leave Brittany to fish in the rough but bountiful waters off the coast of Iceland, this book is as much about the struggles they face in the violent weather of the North Atlantic as it is about the heartbreak faced by those left behind. Full of vivid descriptions of life both at sea and on land, the range of emotions felt by these men of the sea has never been better captured--from the solitude and isolation after many weeks at sea, to the jubilations of returning home after many months away.

Prepared over a period of 20 years, this book explores the previously unrecorded houses and mosques of the now abandoned island town of Suakin in the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan. Drawings illustrate in detail the traditional architecture of Suakin.

This study of the Nkoya people in central western Zambia examines in detail the ways in which ethnicity both creates, and feed upon, ethno-history.

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The true folk riddle from oral traditions that are now rapidly disappearing from the face of the earth is one of the most ancient threads of culture. Truly old specimens of it are succinct, eccentric, poetic, and highly intense. Have you ever tried to guess a folk riddle? If you have, you couldn't fail to notice that the task is impossible. Contrary to common-sense expectations, a true folk riddle cannot be answered. Why so? Because it wasn't meant for individual wit. It was a collective property as concerns both the description and the answer.The present study delves into the folk riddle from oral traditions by rereading works from the history of riddle study and reconsidering the problems they faced and solutions they found. It unfolds a chain of twenty-six functional and structural conditions that describe how the folk riddle is articulated as utterance. It offers a new and quite unexpected view of the subject. Among other things, the study argues that the true ancient folk riddle is a figure of concealment that has two targets: besides the recorded, explicit answer, it harbors another one, unpronounced and esoteric. The folk riddle, in this light, turns out to be much more hilarious than common wisdom would have it.

This exploration of China, Japan, and Java is written by His Highness the Indian Raja-I-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala as a record of his brief visit to the Far East for the intimate presentation to his friends. This is less an academic analysis, and more a documentation of personal impressions and experiences. The Raja-I-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh writes at the turn-of-the-century when public interest had turned towards the course of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, where battles were fought over dominance in Korea and Manchuria. This circumstance, as well as the author's royal position, allow for a particularly fascinating take on travel in this part of the world.

Written in the mid-nineteenth century, this description of Brazilian culture introduces the South American country to Western eyes, explaining each detail of the culture and society with avid curiosity. It takes a missionary's perspective and refer constantly to Christianity and its reaction in Brazil.

This study of Celtic prehistory explores all facets of Druidic life and religious practice - their beginnings in the first centuries B.C. in Gaul and Britain, their priests and religious rits, their temples and probable origins.

This volume details the various indoor and outdoor features of traditional Japanese homes. It describes all aspects of Japanese domestic architecture, from the tiles used on the roofs to the mats used on the floors, from the layouts of the rooms to the housewares used to fill them.

Challenges the Western interpretation that poor governance under President Mugabe is the sole cause of the Zimbabwean crisis.

When the Ottoman Empire undertook the reform for re-centralization and westernization in the first half of 19th century, the first task was to introduce a new taxation system, which would necessitate the inspection of the population. For this reason, just after the declaration of Tanzimat, taxpayers in the Empire and their income were investigated. This volume examines temettuat defterleri belonging to five cities from Balkan to Anatolia and tries to show various socio-economic aspects in the period of change.

First Published in 1991. This study covers developments up to the end of December 1996 of the legal parameters of modern naval warfare. It also discussed the role of the power of the sea modern strategy

Rangelands are renewable resources vital to the national well-being of the countries of the Arabian Gulf and arid zones around the world. The book addresses issues involved in restoring and retaining for optimum current and future use these rangeland-based natural resources.

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Examines the political history of Imperial/early modern China and relationship between China's traditional political culture and the political environment of China today. This book is a study of the power of political myth in China.

This volume interrogates the politics surrounding the category of peoples in India known as "adivasis" and more recently as "indigenous peoples." It discusses how this category is being constituted and the rights and present predicament of communities designated as such. The book is organized in three sections, dealing with conceptual and theoretical issues; case studies and comparisons.

This is a fascinating account of life in China in the 1920's and 1930's, as seen through the eyes of a young American doctor based in the ancient Szechuan city of Chunking, one of China's richest, most powerful and romantic ports. Fascinated by Chinese medicine and anxious to learn more about it, Basil agrees to supervise a Chinese hospital and is plunged into an alien and exotic world both medieval and modern, where the old China of coolies and rickshaws mix with the rising militarism that would soon overtake the country. As he learns more about traditional Chinese remedies, Basil is drawn into the turbulent politics of the period, treating Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and witnessing conflict between the communists and the central government as he goes on his medical rounds, treating patients while comparing Chinese methods with his own. Basil enters fully into the life of the city, travelling the river by sampan, dallying in markets, watching fortune tellers, entering into strange friendships and, through medicine, gaining intimate glimpses into the heart of the Chinese character, and into the complexities of their internal politics that would shortly erupt into war. He also makes insightful comparisons between the health of Chinese and western people. Vivid prose brings the city and its people to life, complimented by delightful line drawings.