"The evolution of Oriental Studies in Britain over the last century
is traced in thirteen essays on key figures (twelve of them Fellows
of the British Academy). They exemplify the outstanding contribution
of British scholars to Oriental scholarship, within the general trend
in the West to understand and interpret the civilisations of the East
sympathetically." "Through the careers and achievements of these
influential scholars these essays shed light on studies ranging from
Ancient Egyptian and Hebrew, through Arabic, Persian and Turkish, to
Indology, Chinese and Japanese." "With important changes of
methodology and approach to the cultures and religions of Asia, the
twentieth century has been an exciting and fruitful period for
Oriental studies in Britain."--BOOK JACKET.
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