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=== Sociology === | === Sociology === | ||
These are some examples of Dr. Roest's professional work: | |||
* '''"The Sun-Dance of the Plains Indians,"''' undated class report. | |||
* '''''Study of the Italian Peasant: Part IV, | * '''"Balinese Religion."''' 1924. | ||
* '''"Study of the Italian Peasant: Part IV"'''. ''Folklore''. 1925. | |||
* '''''Principal Concepts of South Asia: Transcript of a Talk Given at the Foreign Service Institute, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1951'''''. Washington: Dept. of State, Foreign Service Institute, 1951. 37 pages. | |||
* '''"The Aga Khan: Prince, Prophet and Sportsman"'''. ''Middle East Journal'' 8.2 (Spring, 1954), 216-217. | |||
* '''''The Constitutional System of Ceylon'''''. U.S. Department of State, 1956. | * '''''The Constitutional System of Ceylon'''''. U.S. Department of State, 1956. | ||
He also contributed to '''''Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture''''', Volume 11 of Yale University's Human Relation Area Files.<ref>Donald N. Wilbur, editor, ''Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture'', New Haven, CT: HRAF Press, 1962. Pieter K. Roest and three others contributed to this Volume 11 of the Human Relation Area Files at Yale University, also called the Survey of World Cultures. It was intended as an integrated study of the political, economic, and social affairs in Afghanistan, according to an extract available at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1151883?uid=3739656&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104033903101 JSTOR], which describes Dr. Roest as "an anthropologist and sociologist, formerly an area specialist in the U. S. Department of State.". The book is available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/410960.html Hathitrust].</ref> | He also contributed to '''''Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture''''', Volume 11 of Yale University's Human Relation Area Files.<ref>Donald N. Wilbur, editor, ''Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture'', New Haven, CT: HRAF Press, 1962. Pieter K. Roest and three others contributed to this Volume 11 of the Human Relation Area Files at Yale University, also called the Survey of World Cultures. It was intended as an integrated study of the political, economic, and social affairs in Afghanistan, according to an extract available at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1151883?uid=3739656&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104033903101 JSTOR], which describes Dr. Roest as "an anthropologist and sociologist, formerly an area specialist in the U. S. Department of State.". The book is available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/410960.html Hathitrust].</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:33, 5 August 2014
Writings
Sociology
These are some examples of Dr. Roest's professional work:
- "The Sun-Dance of the Plains Indians," undated class report.
- "Balinese Religion." 1924.
- "Study of the Italian Peasant: Part IV". Folklore. 1925.
- Principal Concepts of South Asia: Transcript of a Talk Given at the Foreign Service Institute, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1951. Washington: Dept. of State, Foreign Service Institute, 1951. 37 pages.
- "The Aga Khan: Prince, Prophet and Sportsman". Middle East Journal 8.2 (Spring, 1954), 216-217.
- The Constitutional System of Ceylon. U.S. Department of State, 1956.
He also contributed to Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture, Volume 11 of Yale University's Human Relation Area Files.[1]
Theosophy and Theosophical Society
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 43 articles under the name Pieter K Roest, 8 articles under the name PK Roest, 1 as Pieter Kornelis Roest and 1 more as Dr. PK Roest.
Books and pamphlets included:
- Glimpses of Anthropology: Abstracts of Lectures Delivered at the Brahmavidya Ashrama, Adyar, 1926-27. Madras, India: Brahmavidya Ashrama, 1927.
- A Life View for Moderns. Reviewed in The American Theosophist 27.5 (May, 1939), 120.
- Occultism: True and False . Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Press, 1936. 13 pages.
Notes
- ↑ Donald N. Wilbur, editor, Afghanistan: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture, New Haven, CT: HRAF Press, 1962. Pieter K. Roest and three others contributed to this Volume 11 of the Human Relation Area Files at Yale University, also called the Survey of World Cultures. It was intended as an integrated study of the political, economic, and social affairs in Afghanistan, according to an extract available at JSTOR, which describes Dr. Roest as "an anthropologist and sociologist, formerly an area specialist in the U. S. Department of State.". The book is available at Hathitrust.