1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461651703321

Autore

Casson Lionel

Titolo

The Periplus Maris Erythraei [[electronic resource] ] : text with introduction, translation, and commentary / / by Lionel Casson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1989

ISBN

1-280-49426-3

9786613589491

1-4008-4320-0

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CassonLionel <1914-2009.>

Disciplina

382/.0937

Soggetti

Commerce - History - To 500

Electronic books.

Rome Commerce History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Greek text, parallel English translation; introd. and commentary in English.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES TO THE READER -- INTRODUCTION -- I. TEXT AND AUTHOR -- II. TRADE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN -- III. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- GENERAL COMMENTARY -- COMMENTARY B (TEXTUAL, LEXICOGRAPHICAL, GRAMMATICAL) -- APPENDIX 1. HARBORS AND PORTS -- APPENDIX 2. DISTANCES -- APPENDIX 3. THE VOYAGES TO AFRICA, ARABIA, AND INDIA -- APPENDIX 4. THE TERMS FOR CLOTH AND CLOTHING -- APPENDIX 5. INDIA'S WEST COAST, FROM BOMBAY TO CAPE COMORIN -- INDEX -- INDEX OF CITATIONS

Sommario/riassunto

The Periplus Maris Erythraei, "Circumnavigation of the Red Sea," is the single most important source of information for ancient Rome's maritime trade in these waters (i.e., the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and western Indian Ocean). Written in the first century A.D. by a Greek merchant or skipper, it is a short manual for the traders who sailed from the Red Sea ports of Roman Egypt to buy and sell in the various ports along the coast of eastern Africa, southern Arabia, and western India. This edition, in many ways the culmination of a lifetime of study



devoted to Rome's merchant marine and her trade with the east, provides an improved text of the Periplus, along with a lucid and reliable translation, a comprehensive general commentary that treats in particular the numerous obscure place-names and technical terms that occur, and a technical commentary that deals with grammatical, lexicographical, and textual matters for readers competent in Greek. An extensive introduction places the Periplus in its historical context.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778782603321

Autore

Orleans Leo A

Titolo

Chinese students in America : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988

ISBN

1-280-21459-7

9786610214594

0-309-59581-9

0-585-15466-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 pages)

Disciplina

371.829951073

Soggetti

Chinese students - United States

Students, Foreign - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues, and Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I CHINA'S POLICIES AND PROBLEMS""; ""1 The Evolving Policies ""; ""BACKGROUND: THE FIRST THREE DECADES""; ""RESUMING THE EXCHANGES""; ""EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE""; ""PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION""; ""2 The Brain-Drain Issue""; ""GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS""; ""PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS""; ""THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE""; ""PROSPECTS""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""3 Problems in Utilizing Returning



Students and Scholars""

""CHINA'S SYSTEM OF JOB ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB MOBILITY""""THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS""; ""THE LEGITIMACY OF THE COMPLAINTS""; ""SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS""; ""PART II CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS ""; ""4 Understanding the Statistics: Problems and Issues ""; ""CHINESE STATISTICS ON SENDING STUDENTS ABROAD""; ""U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DATA ON CHINESE STUDENTS""; ""STATISTICS FROM VISA APPLICATIONS AND USIA DATA TAPES""; ""5 Statistics on Trends and Characteristics of Exchange Participants from China ""

""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS"" ""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS""; ""J-1 VISITING SCHOLARS""; ""ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSION  CHINESE STUDENTS: AN EMERGING ISSUE IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS? ""; ""APPENDIX  STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROVISIONS ON STUDY ABROAD ""; ""I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""II. MANAGEMENT OF WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""III. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS""; ""IV. ENGAGING IN POSTDOCTORATE RESEARCH OR PRACTICAL TRAINING ABROAD:""; ""V. HOME LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD AND SPOUSE VISITATION"" ""VI. STUDYING ABROAD AT ONE'S OWN EXPENSE""; ""INDEX""