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- catalog abstract "Here is a collection of essays on subjects as diverse as the classical literature of what is now Soviet Georgia; the relationship between the Indian guru and his followers; or the influences that have made modern China what it is. It also includes contributions from three eminent authors on questions of ecology, population and energy, on the argument that these are likely to exercise an increasing effect on human societies. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b3061705.
- catalog contributor b3061706.
- catalog contributor b3061707.
- catalog created "1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
- catalog description "Here is a collection of essays on subjects as diverse as the classical literature of what is now Soviet Georgia; the relationship between the Indian guru and his followers; or the influences that have made modern China what it is. It also includes contributions from three eminent authors on questions of ecology, population and energy, on the argument that these are likely to exercise an increasing effect on human societies. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Early eastern cultures: Constantinople and Baghdad: cultural relations / Steven Runciman -- Christian Georgia and Sufism / Katharine Vivian -- Europe and the great sophy / Roger Stevens -- pt. 2. Perceptions of India: The influence of British and European literature on Hindu life / Nirad C. Chaudhuri -- The primal sympathy / Iris Butler -- Changes over time in western perceptions of Hindu culture / G.M. Carstairs -- The Indian guru and his disciple / Peter Brent -- pt. 3. Encounters in the modern world: China between two worlds / Richard Harris -- Black culture and social inequality in Colombia / Peter Wade -- A clash of cultures: the Malaysian experience / David Widdicombe -- pt. 4. Global imperatives: Ecology and development / Martin Holdgate -- The outlook for population / Eugene Grebenik -- The energy imperative / Alexander King.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 241 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Cultural encounters.".
- catalog identifier "0863040500".
- catalog isFormatOf "Cultural encounters.".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Octagon Press,".
- catalog relation "Cultural encounters.".
- catalog subject "Cultural relations.".
- catalog subject "Culture History.".
- catalog subject "Culture diffusion.".
- catalog subject "HM104 .C84 1990".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Early eastern cultures: Constantinople and Baghdad: cultural relations / Steven Runciman -- Christian Georgia and Sufism / Katharine Vivian -- Europe and the great sophy / Roger Stevens -- pt. 2. Perceptions of India: The influence of British and European literature on Hindu life / Nirad C. Chaudhuri -- The primal sympathy / Iris Butler -- Changes over time in western perceptions of Hindu culture / G.M. Carstairs -- The Indian guru and his disciple / Peter Brent -- pt. 3. Encounters in the modern world: China between two worlds / Richard Harris -- Black culture and social inequality in Colombia / Peter Wade -- A clash of cultures: the Malaysian experience / David Widdicombe -- pt. 4. Global imperatives: Ecology and development / Martin Holdgate -- The outlook for population / Eugene Grebenik -- The energy imperative / Alexander King.".
- catalog title "Cultural encounters : essays on the interactions of diverse cultures now and in the past / edited by Robert Cecil and David Wade ; with a foreword by Robert Cecil.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".