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Konya Sanayi Mektebi (1901-1960), Yaşar Semiz, Recai Kuş Dec 2002

Konya Sanayi Mektebi (1901-1960), Yaşar Semiz, Recai Kuş

Yaşar Semiz

No abstract provided.


The Ummah Slowly Bled: A Select Bibliography Of Enslaved African Muslims In The Americas And The Caribbean, Brent D. Singleton Oct 2002

The Ummah Slowly Bled: A Select Bibliography Of Enslaved African Muslims In The Americas And The Caribbean, Brent D. Singleton

Library Faculty Publications & Presentations

No abstract provided.


Sevr'den Lozan'a Düyun-I Umumiye Meselesi, Yaşar Semiz, Osman Akandere Jan 2002

Sevr'den Lozan'a Düyun-I Umumiye Meselesi, Yaşar Semiz, Osman Akandere

Yaşar Semiz

No abstract provided.


Turkish Industrial Policy Between 1923-1938, Yaşar Semiz Jan 2002

Turkish Industrial Policy Between 1923-1938, Yaşar Semiz

Yaşar Semiz

No abstract provided.


1923-1938 Döneminde Türkiye'nin Sanayi Politikası, Yaşar Semiz Jan 2002

1923-1938 Döneminde Türkiye'nin Sanayi Politikası, Yaşar Semiz

Yaşar Semiz

No abstract provided.


Dance In Iran, Anthony Shay Jan 2002

Dance In Iran, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

Two basic types of dance are performed in this Iranian cultural sphere, and in the Middle East generally. The first is regional folk dancing, most often (but not exclusively) performed in groups. The second is solo improvised dance (sometimes referred to as majilesi 'social' or 'party'). This second form often evokes a strongly negative reaction, reflected, now as in the past, in attempts to ban public performances of solo improvised dance and to marginalize professional performers. People in this area of the world sometimes seem to have what I call a "choreophobic" mentality; yet the same people who might condemn …


Onward Christian Soldiers: Presbyterian Missionaries And The Ambiguous Origins Of American Relations With Iran, Michael Zirinsky Dec 2001

Onward Christian Soldiers: Presbyterian Missionaries And The Ambiguous Origins Of American Relations With Iran, Michael Zirinsky

Michael Zirinsky

Papers presented at a conference held at the Rockefeller Foundation Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy, in August 2000. This project on "Altruism and imperialism" was initiated by the Middle East Institute of Columbia University.


The Natufian Human Skeletal Remains From Wadi Hammeh 27 (Jordan), Steve Webb, Phillip C. Edwards Dec 2001

The Natufian Human Skeletal Remains From Wadi Hammeh 27 (Jordan), Steve Webb, Phillip C. Edwards

Steve Webb

This report describes skeletal remains from the early Natufian site of Wadi Hammeh 27 in Jordan. At least seven individuals are represented, and although small, the collection is notable for the eclecticism of its mortuary practice. Modes of mortuary disposal and ritual include a single-primary burial, a collective-secondary burial, burnt human cranial fragments disposed in residential contexts, and the ochre staining of bones. The two burials come from the lowest phase of the site, with fragmentary burials and smaller amounts of material issuing from the upper phases. The primary inhumation is marked by a neighbouring pit, which seems to be …