Culture and Diplomacy

Culture and Diplomacy
Author: Reinhard Eisendle
Publisher: Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2023-12-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 3990125516

Diplomats had multiple tasks: not only negotiating with the representatives of other states, but also mediating culture and knowledge, and not least elaborating reports on their observations of politics, society, and culture. Culture, according to the studies featured in this book, is defined as a complex sphere including aspects like systems of communication, literature, music, arts, education, and the creation of knowledge. This edition containing contributions from six conferences held in Vienna and Istanbul by the Don Juan Archiv Wien focuses on the complex diplomatic and cultural relations between the Ottoman Empire and Europe from the time of the early embassies to Istanbul up to "Tanzimat".

International Bibliography of Special Directories

International Bibliography of Special Directories
Author: Helga Lengenfelder
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1983
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

General directories; Cultural affairs, arts, sciences and technology; State and society; Commerce and industry; Individuals; Classified list of trades and industries; Public transportation and transport, communication; Addenda.

The Malay World of Southeast Asia

The Malay World of Southeast Asia
Author: Patricia Lim Pui Huen
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 469
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN: 9971988364

Over 5,000 entries arranged in four parts. Part I comprises reference and general works to provide a guide to information on Southeast Asia. Part II provides the setting of space and time. Part III features the people and Part IV the many facets of culture and society — language; ideas, beliefs, values; institutions; creative expression; and social and cultural change. Within each section, the arrangement is geographical, beginning with Southeast Asia as a whole followed by the various countries in alphabetical order.

A Guide to Sources for the History of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1671-1917

A Guide to Sources for the History of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1671-1917
Author: Erik Gøbel
Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Danish West Indies - the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix - were a traditional Caribbean colony, characterized by sugar production, trade, and shipping. The colony was under the Danish flag from 1671 until 1917, since which time the islands have been known as the United States Virgin Islands. The archival sources for the history of the three islands are first and foremost in the Danish National Archives. These records are exceptionally comprehensive and their research potential is enormously rich, as the Danes have been meticulous in documenting almost everything that happened in the colony and in preserving the records. The Danish archival sources are therefore unique historical resources today. This book is a thorough guide to the vast Danish West Indian material in Denmark.