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El tránsito de la Buenamuerte por Lima

Examina la evolución de la orden de San Camilo en la capital peruana entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Luego de situar su establecimiento inicial en Barrios Altos, el autor estudia la implantación agrícola de la orden y sus haciendas azucareras de...

Combatants of Muslim Origin in European Armies in the Twenthieth Century

During the two World Wars that marked the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of non-European combatants fought in the ranks of various European armies. The majority of these soldiers were Muslims from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia...

The Daily Lives of Muslims

For many in the West, Islam has become a byword for ‘terrorism’. From 9/11 to the Paris attacks, our headlines are dominated by images of violence and extremism. Now, as the Western world struggles to cope with the refugee crisis, there is a growing...

Histoire de l’habitat idéal

L’ouvrage d’Augustin Berque « Histoire de l’habitat idéal : De l’Orient vers l’Occident » (Éditions du Félin, 2010) a été publié en traduction japonaise sous le titre de「理想の住まい – 隠遁から殺風景へ」chez Kyoto University Press en janvier 2017.Cette version...

Histoire de l’habitat idéal

L’ouvrage d’Augustin Berque « Histoire de l’habitat idéal : De l’Orient vers l’Occident » (Éditions du Félin, 2010) a été publié en traduction japonaise sous le titre de「理想の住まい – 隠遁から殺風景へ」chez Kyoto University Press en janvier 2017.Cette version...

Diversity in Sinitic languages

Part I presents findings that show the important interplay of research into diachronic linguistics and typology in China, beginning with a discussion of how to tackle the issue of linguistic diversity in Sinitic languages. Chapters in Part II...

A Global History of Historical Demography

At the XXIst World Congress of the International Committee of Historical Sciences (ICHS/CISH) in 2010 in Amsterdam, the International Commission for Historical Demography (ICHD) decided to write an overview of its own history. Fifty years had gone...

Chinese Lexicography on Matters of the Heart

The Chinese Shuōwén Dictionary (AD 100) by Xǔ Shèn is the most famous book in the history of Chinese philology, and it is one of the most important documents in the history of linguistics and lexicography of the world. This stunningly ambitious...

Chinese Lexicography on Matters of the Heart

The Chinese Shuōwén Dictionary (AD 100) by Xǔ Shèn is the most famous book in the history of Chinese philology, and it is one of the most important documents in the history of linguistics and lexicography of the world. This stunningly ambitious...

Languages in contact in North China 北方漢語中的語言接觸

This volume should contribute to a better understanding of the structural changes that the Chinese language has undergone throughout its history. Beyond that, it may further contribute to an improved understanding of the typological characteristics...

Languages in contact in North China 北方漢語中的語言接觸

This volume should contribute to a better understanding of the structural changes that the Chinese language has undergone throughout its history. Beyond that, it may further contribute to an improved understanding of the typological characteristics...