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The signs of the zodiac in the art of the Near and Middle East up to and including the earlier Islamic period. (1985)
Thesis
Huxley, M. The signs of the zodiac in the art of the Near and Middle East up to and including the earlier Islamic period. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The scientific importance of the zodiac to the astronomers and astrologers of antiquity can be gauged from Babylonian cuneiform sources and Greek and Latin technical treatises. Less accessible is the history of the signs, and their meanings and allus... Read More about The signs of the zodiac in the art of the Near and Middle East up to and including the earlier Islamic period..

Social change and the development of "modern" politics in Travancore: From the late nineteenth century to 1938. (1985)
Thesis
Chiriyankandath, J. L. Social change and the development of "modern" politics in Travancore: From the late nineteenth century to 1938. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The subject is the development of politics, within a context of social change, in the Indian princely state of Travancore. The thesis is divided into two parts: Part One focuses upon social change, and Part Two on politics. Since, in considering the... Read More about Social change and the development of "modern" politics in Travancore: From the late nineteenth century to 1938..

Louring Skies (1985)
Book
Radice, W. (1985). Louring Skies. Anvil Press

The problems of agricultural intensification in a marginal rainfed environment : A study of farmers' practices and government policies in two villages in northeastern Thailand. (1985)
Thesis
Rigg, J. The problems of agricultural intensification in a marginal rainfed environment : A study of farmers' practices and government policies in two villages in northeastern Thailand. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In short, the study proposes that farming in a marginal rain-fed environment such as that of the Northeast Region of Thailand presents special problems for the intensification of production, and that government policies should take account of these p... Read More about The problems of agricultural intensification in a marginal rainfed environment : A study of farmers' practices and government policies in two villages in northeastern Thailand..

Remote sensing for conservation of tropical moist forests: A study in Indonesia. (1985)
Thesis
Warwick-Smith, R. M. Remote sensing for conservation of tropical moist forests: A study in Indonesia. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Indonesian archipelago extends in a great 6000km arc from the northern tip of Sumatra to the eastern border of Irian Jaya. It includes a wide diversity of ecosystems ranging from the floristically rich and economically important lowland tropical... Read More about Remote sensing for conservation of tropical moist forests: A study in Indonesia..

Mustafa al-Nahhas: A case study of Egyptian political leadership. (1985)
Thesis
El-Hadidy, M. A. Mustafa al-Nahhas: A case study of Egyptian political leadership. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Nahhâs' rise to the leadership of the Wafd and the national movement reflected the rise of a new social force in Egyptian society and politics, the urban, middle-class professionals, especially the lawyers. This group, which first adopted the ideolog... Read More about Mustafa al-Nahhas: A case study of Egyptian political leadership..

Review of Middle Iranian Studies: Proceedings of the International Review of 'Symposium Organized by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven from the 17th to the 20th of May 1982' by W. Skalmowski; A. van Tongerloo (1985)
Journal Article
De Blois, F. (1985). Review of Middle Iranian Studies: Proceedings of the International Review of 'Symposium Organized by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven from the 17th to the 20th of May 1982' by W. Skalmowski; A. van Tongerloo. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 117(1), 72-73. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0035869X00155005

A critical edition of "al-Muthul ala Kitab al-Muqarrab fi al-Nahw" by Ibn Usfur al-Ishbili. (1985)
Thesis
Salah, F. T. A critical edition of "al-Muthul ala Kitab al-Muqarrab fi al-Nahw" by Ibn Usfur al-Ishbili. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

I wish to pay a tribute to Ibn Usfur, whose name is mentioned in most of the grammatical works, such as by editing "al-Muthul ala Kitab al-Muqarrab". I have divided this thesis into three chapters: In the first I deal with the biography of Ibn Usfur,... Read More about A critical edition of "al-Muthul ala Kitab al-Muqarrab fi al-Nahw" by Ibn Usfur al-Ishbili..

The context of steam intellect in Britain (1985)
Book Chapter
Inkster, I. (1985). The context of steam intellect in Britain. In I. Inkster (Ed.), Steam intellect societies: essays on culture, education and industry, circa 1820-1914. University of Nottingham, Department of Adult Education

Popularised culture and steam intellect, 1820-1850s (1985)
Book Chapter
Inkster, I. (1985). Popularised culture and steam intellect, 1820-1850s. In I. Inkster (Ed.), Steam intellect societies: essays on culture, education and industry, circa 1820-1914. University of Nottingham, Department of Adult Education

The Evolution of Local Government in Uganda: A Legal and Historical Study, 1900-1962. (1985)
Thesis
Katalikawe, J. W. R. The Evolution of Local Government in Uganda: A Legal and Historical Study, 1900-1962. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is a study of the transformation of "Native Authorities" into local government bodies in a British Protectorate. The setting is "the Pearl of Africa", popularly known as Uganda. The study is concerned with British "Indirect Local Rule" an... Read More about The Evolution of Local Government in Uganda: A Legal and Historical Study, 1900-1962..