wyszukanych pozycji: 16
Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780231149235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and experiences as early as pre-Islamic times. These works also speak to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam, mirroring the bustling life of the Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and reflecting the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. All the noises and voices of the Umayyads and Abbasids are here. One can taste the flavor of Abbasid food, witness the rise of slave girls and singers, and...
Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and e...
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193,31 zł |
The City in the Islamic World (2 Vols.)
ISBN: 9789004162402 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 1494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The purpose of this book, is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have made their mark. Unlike many previous volumes dealing with the city in the Islamic world, this one has been specially expanded not only to include snapshots of historical fabric but also to deal with the transformation of this fabric into modern and contemporary urban entities.
The purpose of this book, is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have...
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2227,49 zł |
Literature of Modern Arabia: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780710302618 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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708,33 zł |
Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780231132541 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers' formal inventiveness as well as their intense exploration of various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, poverty,...
Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to th...
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668,28 zł |
Literature of Modern Arabia: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780415760072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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230,81 zł |
Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780231132558 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 1064 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers' formal inventiveness as well as their intense exploration of various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, poverty,...
Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to th...
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286,25 zł |
Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780231149228 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and experiences as early as pre-Islamic times. These works also speak to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam, mirroring the bustling life of the Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and reflecting the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. All the noises and voices of the Umayyads and Abbasids are here. One can taste the flavor of Abbasid food, witness the rise of slave girls and singers, and...
Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world, providing the perfect vehicle for transmitting dazzling images of life and e...
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524,69 zł |
Modern Arabic Drama: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780253209733 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Translations of twelve popular Arabic plays written and produced during the past thirty years introduce English readers to the vibrant theater scene of the Arab world. The plays-from Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia-reflect a variety of dramatic trends and styles and provide insights into contemporary social, cultural, and political currents. This well-prepared anthology represents a unique contribution to the study of world drama and modern Middle Eastern culture. Playwrights include Yusuf al-Ani, Abd al-Aziz al-Surayii, the Balalin Company of Jerusalem, Izz al-Din...
Translations of twelve popular Arabic plays written and produced during the past thirty years introduce English readers to the vibrant theater scene o...
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131,12 zł |
Human Rights in Arab Thought: A Reader
ISBN: 9781850437079 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. While the notion of ""human rights"" is sometimes thought to be a product of the Western Enlightenment, human rights as a subject for philosophical enquiry and a basis for government in fact have a long and rich heritage within Arab thought. In this anthology, Salma K. Jayyusi brings together a list of distinguished scholars to reflect the range and depth of Arab thinking on this subject. Translated from the best-selling Arabic edition, this work offers English readers a fresh and original insight into the rich literature of human rights. Leading Arab intellectuals have made contributions on...
While the notion of ""human rights"" is sometimes thought to be a product of the Western Enlightenment, human rights as a subject for philosophical en...
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682,09 zł |
Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780231052733 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 498 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) After centuries of oppressive Ottoman rule, the Arab world began to find new vitality and freedom in the twentieth century. The accompanying resurgence of creative expression is splendidly reflected in this definitive anthology of contemporary Arabic poetry, which spans the modern Arab world from the turn of the century to the present, from the Arab Gulf to Morocco. The editor, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, a renowned expert on modern Arabic literature, presents a through introduction to the works of more than ninety Arab poets. To create the best possible English translation, each selection has been...
After centuries of oppressive Ottoman rule, the Arab world began to find new vitality and freedom in the twentieth century. The accompanying resurgenc...
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280,16 zł |
Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature
ISBN: 9780231075091 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 740 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Jayyusi presents in English translation a Palestinian world view characterized by intensity, paradox, aspiration, and eloquence. Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature will certainly become indispensable to anyone with a serious interest in contemporary Arab culture.
Jayyusi presents in English translation a Palestinian world view characterized by intensity, paradox, aspiration, and eloquence. Anthology of Modern P...
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209,87 zł |
The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in Mecca
ISBN: 9780292727526 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Hamza Bogary describes a bygone way of life that has now irreversibly disappeared. He speaks of life in Mecca before the advent of oil. Only partly autobiographical, the memoir is nevertheless rich in remembered detail based on Bogary's early observations of life in Mecca. He has transformed his knowledge into art through his sense of humor, empathy, and remarkable understanding of human nature. This work not only entertains; it also informs its readers about the Arabia of the first half of the twentieth century in a graphic and fascinating way. The narrator, young Muhaisin, deals with... Hamza Bogary describes a bygone way of life that has now irreversibly disappeared. He speaks of life in Mecca before the advent of oil. Only partly... |
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68,16 zł |
My Jerusalem: Essays, Reminiscences, and Poems
ISBN: 9781566565493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Here is a passionate and eclectic collection of essays, poems, and scholarship that brings to life Jerusalem, that most enigmatic and compelling of cities, in its embattled, contemporary guise as well as in its ancient history. The book begins in the immediacy of today's Jerusalem--with its dispossessions and laws, its bloody conflicts and massive skyscrapers--and moves backward in time to Classical Jerusalem, working to disentangle the knots of the three great monotheistic religions, and finally comes to rest in a section that is a testament to the physical facts of Jerusalem: its monuments...
Here is a passionate and eclectic collection of essays, poems, and scholarship that brings to life Jerusalem, that most enigmatic and compelling of ci...
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86,94 zł |
Tales of Juha: Classic Arab Folk Humor
ISBN: 9781566566414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Juha is an old Arab comic literary figure around whom countless anecdotes were written. He appears variously as preacher and beggar, thief and honest man, judge and social critic, Jester and charlatan. While the subject matter is Arab or otherwise Islamic, the humor transcends national and cultural boundaries.
Juha is an old Arab comic literary figure around whom countless anecdotes were written. He appears variously as preacher and beggar, thief and honest ...
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56,29 zł |
The City in the Islamic World (2 Vols.)
ISBN: 9789004438132 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 1520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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466,42 zł |
Abu Jmeel's Daughter and Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon
ISBN: 9781566564182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Part of a series, which includes tales that represent the oral literature from cultures whose legends, myths, and folklore, this volume includes 20 to 30 tales, accompanied by an introduction and a historical overview which give reader insights into culture, folk literature, and lives of the people in the region.
Part of a series, which includes tales that represent the oral literature from cultures whose legends, myths, and folklore, this volume includes 20 to...
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73,68 zł |