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De auteur wil het enorme belang van Zuid- en Oost-Aziatische culturen in het ontstaan van het moderne sociaal-economische denken onderstrepen. In een geglobaliseerde wereld waar India en China een steeds belangrijkere plaats gaan innemen, is het van essentieel belang om succesvol interculturele communicatie op gang te brengen en te zoeken naar internationaal erkende ethische regels. Een methode om dit te bereiken is het vergelijken van religieuze en filosofische bronnen van het...

Children's Fashion of the Russian Empire is a book of photographs that has been compiled by the famous Russian fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev. The book is all about children's clothing and fashion in Russia in the age of the Tsars, from the 1860s to 1917.Presented in the form of an antique photo-album and featuring over 400 photographs from the author's private collection, Children's Fashion of the Russian Empire is unique in both its content and the way it is presented. The story of ch...

Rare materials on Belarus are a potential treasure trove for the English language reader. A blank spot on the map for many, Belarus is an undiscovered mystery in the heart of Europe - undiscovered, because little has been published on the country's history and current affairs, and the origin of the ethnic group that calls itself 'Belarusians'. Author Lubov Bazan attempts to uplift the veil of secrecy surrounding Belarus and answer an important question of the ethnogenesis of the Belarusians.U...