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Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis
Av Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti
Inbunden, 2013
2771 kr
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The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite …
Historical Dictionary of the Catalans
Av Helena Buffery, Elisenda Marcer
Inbunden, 2010
1608 kr
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In this reference, Buffery and Marcer cover all of the areas historically inhabited by the Catalan people. These are, in order of size and population: Catalonia, which accounts for over half of the population of the Catalan-speaking areas; Valencia, with over a third; the Balearic Islands with just …
Historical Dictionary of the Jews
Inbunden, 2010
1317 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their …
Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines
Av Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson
Inbunden, 2010
1389 kr
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The Australian Aborigines first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago. They almost certainly landed on the northwest coast by sea from the nearby islands of the Indonesian archipelago. That first arrival may have been replicated many times over. The following exploration and settlement …
Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis
Inbunden, 2011
1561 kr
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The Ismaili Muslims, who belong to the Shia branch of Islam, live in over 25 different countries around the world, mainly in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Their history has typically been linked to the history of the various countries in which they live, but the worldwide community is united …
Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies)
E-bok, 2007
1470 kr
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Originating in India, the Gypsies arrived in Europe around the 14th century, spreading not only across the entirety of the continent but also immigrating to the Americas. The first Gypsy migration included farmworkers, blacksmiths, and mercenary soldiers, as well as musicians, fortune-tellers, and …
Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines
Av Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson
E-bok, 2010
1492 kr
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The Australian Aborigines first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago. They almost certainly landed on the northwest coast by sea from the nearby islands of the Indonesian archipelago. That first arrival may have been replicated many times over. The following exploration and settlement …
Historical Dictionary of the Jews
E-bok, 2010
1445 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their …
Historical Dictionary of the Catalans
Av Helena Buffery, Elisenda Marcer
E-bok, 2010
1710 kr
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In this reference, Buffery and Marcer cover all of the areas historically inhabited by the Catalan people. These are, in order of size and population: Catalonia, which accounts for over half of the population of the Catalan-speaking areas; Valencia, with over a third; the Balearic Islands with just …
Historical Dictionary of the Inuit
Inbunden, 2013
1899 kr
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The Inuit do not represent a very large population, only 160,000 or so, spread over a very large portion of the Arctic region and located in four different countries. Although they are a “people,” there are many variations from one group to the next, and any study of them must consider both …
Historical Dictionary of the Inuit
E-bok, 2013
2041 kr
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The Inuit do not represent a very large population, only 160,000 or so, spread over a very large portion of the Arctic region and located in four different countries. Although they are a “people,” there are many variations from one group to the next, and any study of them must consider both …
Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis
E-bok, 2011
1677 kr
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The Ismaili Muslims, who belong to the Shia branch of Islam, live in over 25 different countries around the world, mainly in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Their history has typically been linked to the history of the various countries in which they live, but the worldwide community is united …
Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis
Av Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti
E-bok, 2013
3049 kr
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The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite …
Historical Dictionary of the Druzes
Av Samy Swayd
Inbunden, 2015
1556 kr
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One of the most intriguing minority groups in the Middle East is now a thousand years old. It emerged in the city of Cairo, spread to what is today Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, and subsequently became known by outsiders as Druze (in Arabic, Durooz, meaning Druzes). Druzes have played a major role in …
Historical Dictionary of the Bedouins
Inbunden, 2015
1603 kr
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The term ‘Bedouins’ was given to nomads who came from or lived in the desert, and consisted of a sedentary population (from the badia – desert). However, in time, it came to define their social economic essence as: people who raised grazing animals and were compelled to conduct a nomadic life, to …
Historical Dictionary of the Bedouins
E-bok, 2015
1714 kr
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The term ‘Bedouins’ was given to nomads who came from or lived in the desert, and consisted of a sedentary population (from the badia – desert). However, in time, it came to define their social economic essence as: people who raised grazing animals and were compelled to conduct a nomadic life, to …
Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif
Av Jean Michaud, Margaret Byrne Swain m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2183 kr
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Dwelling in the highland areas of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Southwest China, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Peninsular Malaysia are hundreds of “peoples”. Together their population adds up to 100 million, more than most of the countries they live in. Yet in each …
Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen)
Inbunden, 2017
1603 kr
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Berbers, also known as Imazighen, are the ancient inhabitants of North Africa, but rarely have they formed an actual kingdom or separate nation state. Ranging anywhere between 15-50 million, depending on how they are classified, the Berbers have influenced the culture and religion of Roman North …
Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen)
E-bok, 2017
1766 kr
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Berbers, also known as Imazighen, are the ancient inhabitants of North Africa, but rarely have they formed an actual kingdom or separate nation state. Ranging anywhere between 15-50 million, depending on how they are classified, the Berbers have influenced the culture and religion of Roman North …
Historical Dictionary of the Tamils
Inbunden, 2017
1603 kr
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The Tamils have an unbroken history of more than two thousand years. Tamil, the language they speak, is one of the oldest living languages in the world. The only people comparable to the Tamils in terms of their hoary past and vibrant present would be the Jews with one marked difference. The Tamils …
Historical Dictionary of the Kurds
Inbunden, 2018
1603 kr
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The failed states of Iraq and Syria plus the rise and fall of ISIS have helped lead to near Kurdish statehood in Iraq (the KRG) and Kurdish autonomy in Syria (Rojava). In Turkey too—as illustrated by its negotiations and temporary cease-fire with the PKK and the rise of the HDP as the first …
Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis
Inbunden, 2026
1556 kr
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The Ismailis represent an important Shi’i Muslim community, who are now scattered in more than 30 countries of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. The Ismailis have had a long and eventful history dating back to the formative period of Islam. This dictionary, the first work of …
Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis
E-bok, 2025
1714 kr
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The Ismailis represent an important Shi'i Muslim community, who are now scattered in more than 30 countries of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. The Ismailis have had a long and eventful history dating back to the formative period of Islam. This dictionary, the first work of …
Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines
Av Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson
Inbunden, 2019
1240 kr
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The Aboriginal Australians first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago, occupying and adapting to a range of environmental conditions—from tropical estuarine habitats, densely forested regions, open plains, and arid desert country to cold, mountainous, and often wet and snowy high …
Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines
Av Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson
E-bok, 2019
1364 kr
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The Aboriginal Australians first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago, occupying and adapting to a range of environmental conditions—from tropical estuarine habitats, densely forested regions, open plains, and arid desert country to cold, mountainous, and often wet and snowy high …
