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Author | : Mayoury Ngaosyvathn |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2018-08-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501732544 |
A reexamination of the historical relationship between Laos and Thailand, by two preeminent Lao historians who bring to light a wealth of new source material in their evaluation of the Laotian leader, Chao Anou, and his failed revolt against Siam. This book challenges conventional Thai interpretations of that event and of the political conflicts leading up to it.
Author | : Christopher E. Goscha |
Publisher | : NIAS Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9788791114021 |
Laos's emergence as a modern nation-state in the 20th century owed much to a complex interplay of internal and external forces. Arguing that the historiography of Laos needs to be understood in this wider context, this study considers how the Lao have written their own nationalist and revolutionary history "on the inside," while others-the French, Vietnamese, and Thais-have attempted to write the history of Laos "from the outside" for their own political ends. As nationalist historiography, like the formation of the nation-state, does not emerge within a nationalist vacuum but rather is created and contested from inside and out, this incisive volume's approach has applications and implications far beyond Laos.
Author | : British Fire Prevention Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1917 |
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Author | : Western Society of Engineers (Chicago, Ill.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1006 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Engineering |
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Author | : National Fire Protection Association |
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Total Pages | : 748 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Fire prevention |
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Author | : Greg Bankoff |
Publisher | : University of Wisconsin Pres |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2012-01-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0299283836 |
In most cities today, fire has been reduced to a sporadic and isolated threat. But throughout history the constant risk of fire has left a deep and lasting imprint on almost every dimension of urban society. This volume, the first truly global study of urban conflagration, shows how fire has shaped cities throughout the modern world, from Europe to the imperial colonies, major trade entrepôts, and non-European capitals, right up to such present-day megacities as Lagos and Jakarta. Urban fire may hinder commerce or even spur it; it may break down or reinforce barriers of race, class, and ethnicity; it may serve as a pretext for state violence or provide an opportunity for displays of state benevolence. As this volume demonstrates, the many and varied attempts to master, marginalize, or manipulate fire can turn a natural and human hazard into a highly useful social and political tool.
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Total Pages | : 918 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Insurance |
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Total Pages | : 716 |
Release | : 1970 |
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Author | : Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 1049 |
Release | : 2024-04-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834845512 |
A comprehensive selection of texts central to the Kadam lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, including topics like Mind Training, Stages of the Path, and esoteric tantric instructions. The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet’s greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own. The Kadam lineage derives from the teachings and practices taught by the Indian master Atiśa and his Tibetan students. Atiśa spent twelve years in Tibet and left a scholarly and devotional lineage that would be significant to all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, but particularly the Geluk, the tradition of the Dalai Lamas, which fashioned themselves as the New Kadam tradition. Jamgön Kongtrul’s catalog to The Treasury of Precious Instructions classifies Kadam literature into five categories: treatise, instruction, esoteric practice, ancillary works, and associated works. The first two are the main topics covered in this volume: Lamrim, or Stages of the Path, and Lojong, or Mind Training. These two Kadam teachings continue to exert a significant influence on Tibetan Buddhism and therefore represent the legacy of the Kadam tradition. The first centers around “The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment,” written by the eleventh-century Indian master Atiśa who spent twelve years in Tibet, and this volume also includes stories of Atiśa’s life and travels. The second set of teachings consists of aphorisms known as the Seven-Point Mind Training, meant to be used as contemplative practices to develop compassion and transform the mind. These selections show not only the foundational texts of the Kadam tradition but also the widespread impact these teachings continued to have across traditions.
Author | : National Association of Insurance Commissioners |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Insurance |
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Vols. for 1914- include adjourned meetings.