|
|
MAO:
THE UNKNOWN STORY
"The biggest Asian tiger!" "The new century's economic miracle!" "The next global superpower!" These are some of the clichés used to describe the People's Republic of China which, its Communist political structures notwithstanding, has experienced remarkable economic growth during the past four or five years. In a short time the People's Republic has emerged as the world's second largest importer of crude oil, just behind the United States, the biggest global exporter of textiles, and the world's largest manufacturer of a wide-range of cheap consumer goods. ^^^ socialistworld.net The successful Chinese Revolution of 1944-49, as far as socialists and Marxists are concerned, is the second greatest event in human history, after the October Revolution in Russia, led by the Bolsheviks of Lenin and Trotsky, in 1917. This is disputed by the authors. Yet author Ian Johnson, roving correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, who has written a recent unsympathetic account, can say: “Shortly after taking power in 1949, the Communist Party enjoyed some success. It united China for the first time in a century, put people to work and redistributed land. Dairus Kadivar: The Wine of Wisdom: A brand new biography of Omar Khayyam, the author of the Rubaiyyat Mehdi Aminrazavi the Author of the book
Author of Wine of Wisdom:The Life,
Work, and Legacy of Omar Khayyam MEHDI AMINRAZAVI is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. He is an expert in Islamic thought and medieval philosophy, and has edited or authored several books in these areas, including an Anthology of Philosophy in Persia (with S. H. Nasr, Oxford University Press, 1999). He is the recipient of numerous prizes and honours for both his research and his teaching, and is a member of the editorial board for several journals. Dr. Aminrazavi's preoccupation with the legacy of Omar Khayyam dates from his childhood visits to Nayshabur, where he heard for the first time the powerful message in the poetry being recited around the poet's tomb.
Book Description
Sharafnama: History of the Kurish Nation Book One Although primarily a dynastic history, there is little doubt that the Sharafnama stands as the single most important work on the Kurdish nation and its history. It was completed by Prince Sharaf al-Din Biltisi in 1597. In the pages of the Sharafnama are present the Kurdish nation, already unified 400 years ago within a common culture, national ethos, a defined homeland and an integrated history stretching into antiquity. In the text of this unique history the empires of the Kurds parallel those of the Arabs, Persians and Turks, some, according to Bitlisi, reaching back over 4,000 years. As the Kurds continue their arduous journey to regain their proper position as the fourth largest ethnic group in the greater Middle East, it is clear why the Sharafnama has gained the status of a national document and the locus classicus of Kurdish authenticity. Specifications: Recommended reading : Living Dangerously
|
