Cultural encounters : essays on the interactions of diverse cultures now and in the past / edited by Robert Cecil and David Wade ; with a foreword by Robert Cecil.
pt.1. Early eastern cultures: Constantinople and Baghdad: cultural relations / Steven Runciman -- Christian Georgia and Sufism / Katharine Vivian -- Europe and the great sophy / Roger Stevens -- pt.2. Perceptions of India: The influence of British and European literature on Hindu life / Nirad C. Chaudhuri -- The primal sympathy / Iris Butler -- Changes over time in western perceptions of Hindu culture / G.M. Carstairs -- The Indian guru and his disciple / Peter Brent -- pt.3. Encounters in the modern world: China between two worlds / Richard Harris -- Black culture and social inequality in Colombia / Peter Wade -- A clash of cultures: the Malaysian experience / David Widdicombe -- pt.4. Global imperatives: Ecology and development / Martin Holdgate -- The outlook for population / Eugene Grebenik -- The energy imperative / Alexander King.