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English | 148 pages | True PDF | 86.6 MB

Free Download The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism By Mario Poceski (editor)
2014 | 552 Pages | ISBN: 1118610334 | PDF | 4 MB
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism combines outstanding contributions covering Buddhism as it developed and is practiced in this region. These newly-commissioned essays provide fresh scholarly perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, and practices. Offers a comprehensive and balanced survey of Buddhism within East and Central Asia, from the time of the Buddha through to the present day Provides fresh perspectives on a wide range of concepts, texts, traditions, doctrines, practices, and institutions - on topics spanning gender roles, tantric rituals, and the spread of Zen into Europe Brings together cutting-edge research by an interdisciplinary and international contributor team, including historians, literature scholars, and historians, as well as those from religious studies Presents a panoramic view of the extraordinary richness and variety of local Buddhist expressions and practices within Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Tibetan, cultures

Free Download Daniel Marston - The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
Osprey | 2005 | ISBN: 1841768820 | English | 272 pages | PDF | 105.23 MB
Published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of V-J Day, 'The Pacific War Companion' brings together the perspectives and insights of world-renowned military historians. From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the release of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the conflict in the Pacific was characterised by amazing tactical innovations in amphibious warfare and horrific battles that raged in the unforgiving climate of the island jungles. Each chapter in this book focuses on a different aspect of this conflict, from the planning of operations to the experiences of the men who were there.

Free Download Carolyn Dinshaw, David Wallace, "The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing"
English | 2003 | pages: 309 | ISBN: 0521796385, 052179188X | PDF | 2,0 mb
Beginning with an examination of the different stages of women's lives-childhood, virginity, marriage and widowhood, this Companion addresses various aspects of medieval life that affected women's writing. These include the nature of authorship in the period, the position of women at home or in nunneries, and their relationship to religion. Additional essays cover the lives and work of such prominent women writers as Heloise, Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe and Joan of Arc. A chronology and guides to further reading add information which students and scholars will find invaluable.

Free Download Thierry Meynard, "Dao Companion to Liang Shuming's Philosophy "
English | ISBN: 3031180011 | 2023 | 365 pages | PDF | 14 MB
This book provides an analysis of the complex philosophy of Liang Shuming. This twentieth-century thinker opened up a number of paths that were to become central components of modern Chinese philosophy. For the first time, experts are brought together to analyze the complexity of his philosophy, which continues to exert a considerable influence today. This edited volume covers Liang's multifaceted thought as informed by his many identities as a Buddhist, a Confucian, a Bergsonian, a rural reformer, and a philosopher. The volume will appeal to students, scholars, and general-interest readers.

The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spain
by Elisa Martí-López
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0815358245 | 445 Pages | True PDF | 124 MB

Mary Ellen Snodgrass, "Rachel Carson: A Literary Companion "
English | ISBN: 1476683123 | 2021 | 341 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Rachel Carson was a marine biologist credited with the founding of the ecology movement and the rise in ecofeminism. One of her most popular works was Silent Spring, which challenged the use of DDT (an insecticide infamous for its negative environmental effects) and questioned the claims of modern industry. Carson also wrote essays, reviews, articles, and more to educate the public about the impacts of chemical pollutants on both the environment and the human body. This literary companion provides readers with Carson's key messages via an A-to-Z index of topics discussed in her works including carcinogens, endangered species, and radioactivity.

My Teacher is a Martian: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level, Traditional Chinese Edition by Jared Turner, John Pasden
English | September 23rd, 2020 | ISBN: 1941875513 | 80 pages | True EPUB | 1.00 MB
When their new teacher seems to know more about Mars than anyone could possibly know, two students start to suspect that something is unusual. As they encounter inexplicable events, they become convinced their teacher is actually from Mars. How can they prove it and who will believe them? They may be the only ones who can discover the truth!

The Routledge Companion to Metaphysics (Routledge Philosophy Companions) by Robin Le Poidevin, Simons Peter, McGonigal Andrew, Ross P. Cameron
English | August 4th, 2011 | ISBN: 041549396X, 041539631X | 632 pages | True EPUB | 2.24 MB
The Routledge Companion to Metaphysics is an outstanding, comprehensive and accessible guide to the major themes, thinkers, and issues in metaphysics.

Jennifer C. Nash, "The Routledge Companion to Intersectionalities "
English | ISBN: 036765265X | 2023 | 652 pages | PDF | 65 MB
The Routledge Companion to Intersectionalities is a dynamic reference source to the key contemporary analytic in feminist thought: intersectionality. Comprising over 50 chapters by a diverse, international, and interdisciplinary team of contributors, the Companion is divided into nine parts: