Britain and the world in the twentieth century [[electronic resource] ] : ever-decreasing circles / / Michael J. Turner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459551503321
• Autore: Turner Michael J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-87618-X; 9786612876189; 1-4411-7980-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.082
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Great Britain Foreign relations 20th century; Great Britain Politics and government 20th century; Great Britain History 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p.[247]-348) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 The Era of the Two World Wars; 2 Post-war Adjustments; 3 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (I); 4 Defence and Diplomacy; 5 East of Eden; 6 Finding a Role?; 7 Losing a Role?; 8 Asia, the Middle East, Europe: No Respite (II); 9 Years of Frustration; 10 Towards a New Order; Conclusion; Endnotes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a detailed, single volume analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs. This book suggests that Britain's leaders did a better job than some historians think. Michael Turner, in order to understand why they took the options they did, investigates their motives and aims within the international environment within which they operated.

Veda and Torah : transcending the textuality of scripture / / by Barbara A. Holdrege

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910975086603321
• Autore: Holdrege Barbara A. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1996
• ISBN: 9781438406954; 1438406959; 9780585046198; 0585046190
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 765 pages)
• Disciplina: 291.8/2
• Soggetti: Judaism - Relations - Hinduism; Hinduism - Relations - Judaism; Creation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references(p. 569-649) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- Part I: The Word in Creation -- Veda and Creation -- Torah and Creation -- Part 2: From Word to Text -- Veda and Cognition -- Torah and Revelation -- Part 3: Text in Practice -- Veda in Practice -- Torah in Practice -- Back Matter -- CONCLUSION -- INTRODUCTION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTE ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, Barbara Holdrege has set a high standard for comparative work and has made an important contribution to both Hindu and Jewish studies. She has looked at Veda and Torah not simply as 'scripture, ' but as systems of meaning, symbol systems, each with its own affiliated meanings, each with its symbolic context, and each with its history of interpretation.