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CONTENTS: Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide
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Introduction
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6
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PART 1: ORIGINS
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10
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Chapter 1. Ancient India: Belief and Society
Todd T. Lewis
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12
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Cities and Kingdoms
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12
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Class and Hierarchy
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14
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A World of Sacrifice
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16
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Art and Architecture: Ancient Indian Cities; Michael Willis
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18
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An Age of Inquiry
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20
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Chapter 2. The Career of Siddhartha
Kevin Trainor
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22
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The Buddha's Biography
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22
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Wondrous Birth
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24
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The "Wheel Turner"
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26
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The "Four Sights"
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28
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The "Going Forth"
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30
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The "Awakening"
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34
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The "First Turning of the Dharma Wheel"
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36
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The Growing Sangha
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38
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The Final Nirvana
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40
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Art and Architecture: Depicting the Buddha; Michael Willis
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42
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Chapter 3. A New Commentary
Todd T. Lewis
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46
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Expansion and Fragmentation
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46
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The Buddhist Emperor
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50
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Art and Architecture: Ashoka the Builder; Michael Willis
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52
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Divisions in the Sangha
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54
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PART 2: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
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56
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Chapter 1. The Human Condition
Todd T. Lewis
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58
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Samsara and the Soul
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58
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Karma
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60
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The Six Realms of Being
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62
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Chapter 2. The "Four Noble Truths"
Todd T. Lewis
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64
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Suffering and Unsatisfactoriness
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64
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Desire and its Cessation
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66
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Nirvana
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68
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The "Noble Eightfold Path"
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70
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Chapter 3. The Path of the Buddha
Todd T. Lewis
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72
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Morality
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72
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Meditation
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74
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Wisdom
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76
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Chapter 4. Mental Cultivation
Mark L. Blum
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80
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Meditative Trance
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80
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Mindfulness
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82
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Chant
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84
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Visualization
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86
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Art and Architecture: Mandalas; Michael Willis
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Chapter 5. The Buddhist Community
John Peacock
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90
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Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
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90
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Saints and Teachers
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96
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Monks, Nuns, and Monasteries
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98
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Art and Architecture: Monastic Architecture; Michael Willis
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100
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Laity
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104
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Chapter 6. Buddhism in Practice
Kevin Trainor
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106
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Entering the Path
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106
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Devotion
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108
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Donation
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110
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Pilgrimage
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112
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Art and Architecture: Bodh Gaya; Michael Willis
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114
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Buddhist Ethics
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116
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Monks and Monarchs
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118
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Chapter 7. Theravada Buddhism
Kevin Trainor
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120
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The Doctrine of the Elders
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120
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The Buddha and the Gods
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122
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Sri Lankan Buddhism
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124
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South East Asia I
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126
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South East Asia II
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130
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Chapter 8. Mahayana Buddhism
Mark L. Blum
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132
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The Great Vehicle
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132
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The
Bodhisattva Path
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136
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Art and Architecture: The Mahayana Pantheon; Michael Willis
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138
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"Emptiness"
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140
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"Skill in Means"
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142
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Pure Lands
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144
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Art and Architecture: Depicting the Pure Land; Michael Willis
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148
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Chapter 9. Chan and Zen--The Way of Meditation
Mark L. Blum
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150
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Zen in East Asia
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150
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Zen Approaches to Meditation
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152
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Rinzai and Soto
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154
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Zen Monastic Life
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156
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Art and Architecture: Zen and the Arts; Mark L. Blum
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158
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Chapter 10. Tantra
Todd T. Lewis
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162
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The Diamond Vehicle
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162
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The Bell and the Thunderbolt
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164
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Tantric Deities
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166
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Lamas and Tulkus
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170
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Harnessing Desire
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172
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PART 3: HOLY WRITINGS
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174
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Chapter 1. Assembling the Dharma
Mark L. Blum
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176
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The Buddha's "Dharma Body"
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176
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Language and Translation
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178
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Forms and Media
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180
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Art and Architecture: The Buddhist Art of the Book; Michael Willis
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182
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Chapter 2. The Three Baskets
Kevin Trainor
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186
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The Tripitaka
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186
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The Vinaya Pitaka
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188
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The Sutta Pitaka
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190
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The Abhidhamma Pitaka
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192
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Commentaries and Chronicles
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194
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Chapter 3. Mahayana Scriptures
Mark L. Blum
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196
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Perfection of Wisdom Sutras
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196
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The Lotus Sutra
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198
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Pure Land Sutras
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202
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Yogachara Sutras
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204
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Nirvana Sutra
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206
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Tantric Writings; John Peacock
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208
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| PART 4: BUDDHISM TODAY |
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Chapter 1. The Expanding Community
David Chappell |
214 |
| New Buddhist Movements |
214 |
| Scholars and Practitioners |
218 |
| The Diaspora and Converts |
220 |
| Women in Modern Buddhism |
222 |
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Chapter 2. Society and the Sangha
David Chappell |
226 |
| Government and Politics |
226 |
| Meditation Centers |
230 |
| Buddhism, Science, and Technology |
232 |
| Engaged Buddhism |
234 |
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| Glossary |
238 |
| Timeline |
240 |
| Bibliography |
242 |
| Index |
246 |
| Picture Credits and Acknowledgements |
256 |
