wyszukanych pozycji: 11
The Ayatollahs and Democracy in Iraq
ISBN: 9789053568897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The troubled transition to democracy in Iraq has led many to wonder how the country's Shi'ites and Sunnis will balance their religious beliefs with political pressures. In" "this volume, historian Juan R. I. Cole explores clerical participation within Iraq's emerging democracy, including that of the Da'wa Party, the al-Sadr Movement, and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution. Ideal for students and scholars of foreign affairs, Cole's thought-provoking analysis will be important reading for anyone concerned about the future of Iraq.
The troubled transition to democracy in Iraq has led many to wonder how the country's Shi'ites and Sunnis will balance their religious beliefs with po...
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191,66 zł |
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
ISBN: 9781568587837 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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121,42 zł |
Rethinking the Qur'an in Late Antiquity
ISBN: 9783111340906 / Angielski / 03-03-2025 Książka dostępna od: 03-03-2025 |
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353,47 zł |
Modernity and the Millennium: The Genesis of the Baha'i Faith in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN: 9780231110815 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah ("the Glory of God"). This volume illuminates the complexity and ambiguity that characterized the changing relationship of Baha'u'llah and his followers to modernity, considered as a transnational and fluid political and cultural field of contestation. The insights presented here into these responses to modernity illuminate not only the...
Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolutio...
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261,28 zł |
Peace Movements in Islam: History, Religion, and Politics
ISBN: 9780755643189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Contrary to the distorted and in many places all-too prevalent view of Islam as somehow inherently or uniquely violent, there is a dazzling array of Muslim organizations and individuals that have worked for harmony and conciliation through history. The Qur’an itself, the Muslim scripture, is full of peace verses urging returning good for evil and wishing peace upon harassers, alongside the verses on just, defensive war that have so often been misinterpreted. This groundbreaking volume fills a gaping hole in the literature on global peace movements, bringing to the fore the many peace...
Contrary to the distorted and in many places all-too prevalent view of Islam as somehow inherently or uniquely violent, there is a dazzling array of M...
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103,69 zł |
Peace Movements in Islam: History, Religion, and Politics
ISBN: 9780755643172 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Contrary to the distorted and in many places all-too prevalent view of Islam as somehow inherently or uniquely violent, there is a dazzling array of Muslim organizations and individuals that have worked for harmony and conciliation through history. The Qur’an itself, the Muslim scripture, is full of peace verses urging returning good for evil and wishing peace upon harassers, alongside the verses on just, defensive war that have so often been misinterpreted. This groundbreaking volume fills a gaping hole in the literature on global peace movements, bringing to the fore the many peace...
Contrary to the distorted and in many places all-too prevalent view of Islam as somehow inherently or uniquely violent, there is a dazzling array of M...
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337,16 zł |
Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East
ISBN: 9780230606036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a multi-faceted portrait of the daily travails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, including how they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how they grappled with military challenges in a foreign land. Cole ultimately reveals how Napoleon's... In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the ... |
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99,70 zł |
The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East
ISBN: 9781451690408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Renowned blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us "inside the youth movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, showing us how activists used technology and social media to amplify their message and connect with like-minded citizens" (The New York Times) in this "rousing study of the Arab Spring" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). For three decades, Cole has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context. In The New Arabs he has written "an elegant, carefully delineated synthesis of the complicated, intertwined facets of...
Renowned blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us "inside the youth movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, showing us how activists used tec...
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73,72 zł |
Comparing Muslim Societies: Knowledge and the State in a World Civilization
ISBN: 9780472064496 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book departs from stereotypes that often dominate Western discourse about Muslim societies. The Muslim world encompasses a wide range of countries--among them Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco--each with a varying degree of religious stricture. Generalizations, therefore, can be erroneous and misleading. The contributors to this book--prominent scholars in anthropology, history, sociology, and political science--examine such issues as the ideology and political practices of Iran's ruling Shi'ite clerics, the impact of state policies on the status of women, the...
This book departs from stereotypes that often dominate Western discourse about Muslim societies. The Muslim world encompasses a wide range of countrie...
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224,55 zł |
Global Connections, Volume 1: To 1500: Politics, Exchange, and Social Life in World History
ISBN: 9780521191890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The first textbook to present world history via social history, drawing on social science methods and research. This interdisciplinary, comprehensive and comparative textbook is authored by distinguished scholars and experienced teachers, and offers expert scholarship on global history that is ideal for undergraduate students. Volume 1 takes us from the origin of hominids to ancient civilizations, the rise of empires, and the Middle Ages. The book pays particular attention to the ways in which ordinary people lived through the great changes of their times, and how everyday experience connects...
The first textbook to present world history via social history, drawing on social science methods and research. This interdisciplinary, comprehensive ...
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374,80 zł |
Shi'ism and Social Protest
ISBN: 9780300035537 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Shi'i Muslims, who make up eleven percent of the population of Islamic nations, have produced more than their share of political activism - from the Iranian revolution in 1978-79 to a series of dramatic individual actions, most recently in Lebanon. Why has Twelver Shi'ism changed from quietism to an active involvement in politics? How will Shi'i political activism affect the struggle in and for Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq war, Soviet attitudes toward Afghanistan and Iran, and United States policies toward the Middle East?
This timely and important book is the first overview of Shi'i political... Shi'i Muslims, who make up eleven percent of the population of Islamic nations, have produced more than their share of political activism - from the I...
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273,43 zł |