Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the Birnbaum Collection, Toronto

Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the Birnbaum Collection, Toronto
Author: Eleazar Birnbaum
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004389679

Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the Birnbaum Collection, Toronto includes many early copies, from the 6th century A.H. / 12th century C.E. onwards. They cover a wide range of subjects. The catalogue gives detailed descriptions of 66 Arabic and 34 Persian works, arranged by subject. Author and title indexes provide easy access, and photographs of selected pages enhance the descriptions. The manuscripts were acquired individually over many decades.

Changing Values, Persisting Cultures

Changing Values, Persisting Cultures
Author: Thorleif Pettersson
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2008
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004162348

In 1981, the European and World Values surveys started the empirical investigation of cultural values on a global scale. This volume builds upon the findings of these surveys and analyzes value change in a number of key countries around the globe. The authors track value change and stability in their respective countries during the last decade (the last two decades where data are available) of the 20th century. All authors have been actively involved in value surveys and have a great deal of expertise in countries that they write on. Thus, the volume is a valuable complement to studies that deal with the topic from a global perspective without providing any detail about individual societies. The countries covered are: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.

Birnbaum's Canada, 1995

Birnbaum's Canada, 1995
Author: Alexandra Mayes Birnbaum
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 740
Release: 1994-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780062781857

Shaped by the West Wind

Shaped by the West Wind
Author: Claire Elizabeth Campbell
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780774810999

"Claire Campbell draws from recent work in cultural history, landscape studies in geography and art history, and environmental history to explore what happens when external agendas confront local realities - a story central to the Canadian experience. Explorers, fishers, artists, and park planners all were forced to respond to the unique contours of this inland sea; their encounters defined a regional identity even as they constructed a popular image for the Bay in the national imagination."--Jacket.