Author: Jan E. M. Houben
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: sanskrit, brill, indological, language, library, history, status, contributions, ideology
Number of Pages: 502
Published: 1996-07
List price: $229.00
ISBN-10: 9004106138
ISBN-13: 9789004106130

The present volume is the outcome of a seminar on the Ideology and Status of Sanskrit held in Leiden under the auspices of the International Institute for Asian Studies. The book contains studies of crucial periods and important areas in the history of the Sanskrit language, from the earliest, Vedic and pre-Vedic periods, through the period in which the (restricted) use of Sanskrit spread over practically all of South (including part of Central) and Southeast Asia (sometimes referred to as the period of "Greater India"), up to the recent history of Sanskrit in India. Th

Authors:Georg Houben, Christoph Treskati,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: reconstruction, rehabilitation, water
Number of Pages: 391
Published: 2007-01-08
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 0071486518
ISBN-13: 9780071486514

Capitalize on the First All-in-One Guide to Monitoring, Identifying, and Solving Problems of Ageing Water Wells Water Well Rehabilitation and Reconstruction offers water resource professionals the first comprehensive guide to the mechanical, chemical, and microbiological ageing processes of water wells. Filled with examples from Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, this landmark reference provides the scientific background needed to understand well aging_and perform effective rehabilitation, reconstruction, and monitoring. You will find guidance on st

Authors:Jan E. M. Houben, Karel R. Van Kooij, K. R. van Kooi
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: violence, history, brill, indological, library, cultural, asian, denied, non, rationalization, south
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1999-06
List price: $230.00
ISBN-10: 9004113444
ISBN-13: 9789004113442

Historical and cultural aspects of the tensions between violence and its denial and rationalization in South Asia are taken up in the contributions of this volume. It deals with topics ranging from the origins of the concept of Ahimsa, to the iconography and interpretation of a self-beheading goddess, and violent heroines in Ajneya’s Hindi short stories.

Authors:Vincent J. H. Houben, J. Thomas Lindblad, Thee Kian
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: southeast, asia, publications, series, indonesia, history, national, economy, economic, emergence
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2002-03
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0824825527
ISBN-13: 9780824825522