wyszukanych pozycji: 9
Islam in European Thought
ISBN: 9780521421201 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of essays focuses on the relation between European and Islamic thought and culture from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century. Albert Hourani explores the development of ideas about Islam in European thought and discusses the individual writers who played an important part in informing and communicating an image of Islamic history and civilisation. He also examines some of the reactions of the Islamic world to the powerful new ideas of European civilization including the first Arabic encyclopedia and translation of Homer.
This collection of essays focuses on the relation between European and Islamic thought and culture from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century. ...
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120,57 zł |
A History of the Arab Peoples: Updated Edition
ISBN: 9780571288014 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Presents the definitive history of the Arab people from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian Peninsula westwards, to the present day. This title includes events such as 9/11, the US invasion of Iraq and its bloody aftermath, the fall of the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, and more.
Presents the definitive history of the Arab people from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian Peninsula...
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77,56 zł |
Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798-1939
ISBN: 9780521274234 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798 1939 is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middle East. Albert Hourani studies the way in which ideas about politics and society changed during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, in response to the expanding influence of Europe. His main attention is given to the movement of ideas in Egypt and Lebanon. He shows how two streams of thought, the one aiming to restate the social principles of Islam, and the other to justify the separation of religion from politics,...
Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798 1939 is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middl...
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160,35 zł |
The Modern Middle East: A Reader
ISBN: 9781860649639 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This reader brings together key writings on the modern history of the Middle East by some of the best-known specialists in the field. Covering two centuries of change, from 1789 to the present day, the selection is carefully designed for students and is the only text of its kind available. Fully updated with two new chapters to take into account recent world events, this book remains of great use to all those with a general interest in the Middle East.
This reader brings together key writings on the modern history of the Middle East by some of the best-known specialists in the field. Covering two cen...
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141,61 zł |
Pepper Mountain
ISBN: 9780710312808 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The political history of late Imperial/early modern China and the relationship between China's traditional political culture and the rapidly changing political environment of China today are examined through this study of the iconic figure of Yang Jisheng. Born in 1516, Yang had a brief and traumatic career as a junior official in the middle Ming dynasty, before being executed in 1555 for criticising the politics of the imperial state. Over the ensuring 450 years, a variety of constituencies within China have appropriated and deployed Yang's memory in different ways to promote their... The political history of late Imperial/early modern China and the relationship between China's traditional political culture and the rapidly changi... |
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760,80 zł |
A History of the Arab Peoples: With a New Afterword
ISBN: 9780674058194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Upon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani's masterwork was hailed as the definitive story of Arab civilization, and became both a bestseller and an instant classic. In a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture, Hourani brilliantly illuminated the people and events that have fundamentally shaped the Arab world. Now this seminal book is available in an expanded second edition. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date from the mid-1980s, including such events as the Gulf War; civil unrest in Algeria; the change of...
Upon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani's masterwork was hailed as the definitive story of Arab civilization, and became both a bestseller...
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146,77 zł |
The Lebanese in the World: A Century of Emigration
ISBN: 9781850433033 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For more than a century, people have been emigrating from countries of the Mediterranean basin - Spain, Italy, Sicily, Greece and parts of the Near East - to the New World of America and Australasia. This emigration has formed an important part of the international movement of population which is one of the features of the modern world. This book is concerned with one specific movement, that of emigrants from Lebanon who have established communities in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and West Africa, and more recently in the Gulf and other parts of the Middle East....
For more than a century, people have been emigrating from countries of the Mediterranean basin - Spain, Italy, Sicily, Greece and parts of the Near Ea...
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469,46 zł |
Come with Me from Lebanon: An American Family Odyssey
ISBN: 9780815602989 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A story of an American woman's life in Lebanon and the events that lead to her husband's assassination. Through her entries from her diaries and excerpts from his letters, Kerr examines her husband's ideals and goals to promote reconciliation in among the factions in Lebanese society.
A story of an American woman's life in Lebanon and the events that lead to her husband's assassination. Through her entries from her diaries and excer...
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152,66 zł |
Love and Women in Early Chinese Fiction
ISBN: 9789629963057 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book focuses on how women and love are portrayed in chuanqi fiction, a genre of Chinese literature of the Tang dynasty. It argues that the emergence of "love" as a theme in Chinese literature is closely related to the historical background of the Tang dynasty.
This book focuses on how women and love are portrayed in chuanqi fiction, a genre of Chinese literature of the Tang dynasty. It argues that the...
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244,80 zł |