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The Dynamics of Samburu Religion (1959)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spencer, P. (1959, July). The Dynamics of Samburu Religion. Paper presented at Conference held at the East African Institute of Social Research, Makerere College

Marriage and inheritance in Burmese Buddhist law. (1959)
Thesis
Khetarpal, S. P. Marriage and inheritance in Burmese Buddhist law. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The main purpose of this Thesis is to examine the available evidence on the extent of the influence of Hindu Law in the field of Burmese personal and family law, in so far as the substance is concerned. The principal source of Burmese Law so far as m... Read More about Marriage and inheritance in Burmese Buddhist law..

Development and present state of modern written Arabic. (1959)
Thesis
Speers, P. C. Development and present state of modern written Arabic. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The basis of modern written Arabic is the language of the grammars, the standard dictionaries, and the classical literature. This language has been considerably influenced during the past century and a half by contacts with modern Western civilizatio... Read More about Development and present state of modern written Arabic..

Abd Allah al-Nadim, journalist, man of letters, orator, and his contribution to the first Egyptian national movement: A literary and historical study. (1959)
Thesis
Al-Hadidi, A. Abd Allah al-Nadim, journalist, man of letters, orator, and his contribution to the first Egyptian national movement: A literary and historical study. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

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Samburu Notions of Health and Disease, and their Relationship to Inner Cleanliness (1959)
Other
Spencer, P. (1959). Samburu Notions of Health and Disease, and their Relationship to Inner Cleanliness

The Relocation of the Leuaso Dorobo of Kenya: Report and Correspondence (1959)
Other
Spencer, P. (1959). The Relocation of the Leuaso Dorobo of Kenya: Report and Correspondence

A study of the folk songs of the Merathi dialect. (1959)
Thesis
Gaur, G. D. A study of the folk songs of the Merathi dialect. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The present thesis contains the text, along with an English translation of a collection of folk songs that are current in the Merath district of Uttar Pradesh. This is preceded by an introductory study of these same songs. The Collection, the first o... Read More about A study of the folk songs of the Merathi dialect..

Emergency powers in the states of Southern Asia. (1959)
Thesis
Minattur, J. Emergency powers in the states of Southern Asia. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

After examining how far Rule of Law applied in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent in the Moghul Period, the thesis traces the history of the exercise of emergency powers from the early days of the East India Company, when martial law was proclaimed in t... Read More about Emergency powers in the states of Southern Asia..

The doctrine of partes orationis in the speculative grammars of the Modistae: With special reference to the works of Siger de Courtrai and Thomas of Erfurt. (1959)
Thesis
Bursill-Hall, G. L. The doctrine of partes orationis in the speculative grammars of the Modistae: With special reference to the works of Siger de Courtrai and Thomas of Erfurt. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis contains a preface, an introduction, and a table of contents; it also contains six chapters and concludes with six appendices, the last of which is the bibliography, and a brief chronology. The first two chapters are introductory; the fir... Read More about The doctrine of partes orationis in the speculative grammars of the Modistae: With special reference to the works of Siger de Courtrai and Thomas of Erfurt..

The history and development of Mauryan Brahmi script. (1959)
Thesis
Upasak, C. S. The history and development of Mauryan Brahmi script. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

After giving a brief survey of the history of India till the rise of the Mauryas in the introduction of this work, we have discussed the origin of the Brahmi script in the next chapter. In this chapter, besides a brief account of different theories p... Read More about The history and development of Mauryan Brahmi script..

The educational movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 1858-1898. (1959)
Thesis
Hassaan, R. B. The educational movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 1858-1898. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis attempts to study the salient features of the educational movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, its origin and development at broad stages, and its important achievements. For this purpose the thesis is divided into five chapters and certain s... Read More about The educational movement of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 1858-1898..

Brajabuli literature, its content and language, with special reference to Bengal. (1959)
Thesis
Mukhopadhyaya, T. Brajabuli literature, its content and language, with special reference to Bengal. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The subject of this essay is the Vaisnava literature of Medieval Bengal composed in the Brajabuli language. It is discussed in its three aspects; religion, literature and language. The songs, composed according to the conventions prescribed by the hi... Read More about Brajabuli literature, its content and language, with special reference to Bengal..

British Policy in West Africa, the Malay Peninsula and the South Pacific During the Colonial Secretaryships of Lord Kimberley and Lord Carnarvon, 1870-1876. (1959)
Thesis
McIntyre, W. D. British Policy in West Africa, the Malay Peninsula and the South Pacific During the Colonial Secretaryships of Lord Kimberley and Lord Carnarvon, 1870-1876. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Three experiments in Britain's tropical empire were begun in 1874. The forts on the Gold Coast were added to the island of Lagos to form a crown colony which was given legislative power in the Gold Coast Protectorate, the first Residents were appoint... Read More about British Policy in West Africa, the Malay Peninsula and the South Pacific During the Colonial Secretaryships of Lord Kimberley and Lord Carnarvon, 1870-1876..

British Penetration of the Sahara and Western Sudan, 1788-1861. (1959)
Thesis
Boahen, A. A. British Penetration of the Sahara and Western Sudan, 1788-1861. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The systematic exploration of the interior of Africa, which began in 1788 with the formation of the African Association, and the subsequent frantic search for the source and mouth of the Niger, were an extension into Africa of the botanical and geogr... Read More about British Penetration of the Sahara and Western Sudan, 1788-1861..

The Malayan Tin Industry to 1914 With Special Reference to the States of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. (1959)
Thesis
Ken, W. L. The Malayan Tin Industry to 1914 With Special Reference to the States of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The development of the Malayan tin industry was largely the result of the increase in the demand for tin in consequence of the industrialization of Europe. The largest single industry which brought about this increase in the demand for the metal was... Read More about The Malayan Tin Industry to 1914 With Special Reference to the States of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang..

Limbu books in the Kiranti Script (1959)
Book Chapter
Sprigg, R. K. (1959). Limbu books in the Kiranti Script. In H. Franke (Ed.), Akten des vierundzwanzigsten Internationalen Orientalisten-Kongresses München 28. August bis 4. September 1957 (590-592). Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft, in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag