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Library of Congress Classification. DS-DX. History of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Etc
"This edition cumulates all additions and changes to subclasses DS-DX through List 2012/06, dated June 16, 2012. Additions and changes made subsequent to that date are published in lists posted on the World Wide Web ... and are also available in Classification Web, the online Web-based edition of the Library of Congress classification"--T.p. verso.
Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia
Drawing on his background in history and geography, on extensive field work, and on a knowledge of language, Breton (geography, U. of Paris) defines and situates the languages in the ethno- cultural structure of South Asia and explores the degree of correlation between language, race, social groups, and religions. He presents 60 plates with commentaries, a geolinguistic introduction, studies on ethnic subdivisions, linguistic surveys, censuses, and comparisons with other countries. First published in French in Quebec in 1976, and here translated from the second edition, which was updated by recent visits to the subcontinent. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Secrets of Southeast Asian Textiles
Journey with fifteen scholars to Southeast Asia and neighbouring countries to discover the hidden meanings behind traditional textiles. Throughout Asia, textiles have played an important role in concepts of power and kingship and are also closely associated with shamanistic, Buddhist and Islamic beliefs. The papers presented in this work represent knowledge and research of leading scholars from around the world who participated in The James H W Thompson Foundation symposium in August, 2005. Diana K Myers compares Bhutanese and Southeast Asian textiles, Gillian Green covers Cambodian hangings, John Guy, Roy Hamilton and Robyn Maxwell discuss different aspects of Indonesian textiles, while Sus...
