wyszukanych pozycji: 40
Introducing Islam: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848310841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. "Introducing Islam" is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstood faith.
Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. "Introducing Islam" is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstood fai...
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46,63 zł |
A Person of Pakistani Origins
ISBN: 9781849049870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A delightful memoir of a life lived in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Britain, brimming with poignancy, poetry and absurdity.
A delightful memoir of a life lived in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Britain, brimming with poignancy, poetry and absurdity.
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127,68 zł |
Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys Of A Sceptical Muslim
ISBN: 9781862077553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Raised in Pakistan, Ziauddin Sardar learned the Koran at his mother's knee. As a young student in London, he embarked on a quest to grasp the meaning and contemporary relevance of his religion and, hopefully, to find "paradise." After experimenting with the mystical branch of Islam, Sufism, and with classical Islam, he set off on extensive travels through the Muslim world. Along the way, he came to accept that he might never reach paradise, realizing that it's the journey that's important. At a time when the Western view of Islam is so often distorted and over-simplified, "Desperately Seeking...
Raised in Pakistan, Ziauddin Sardar learned the Koran at his mother's knee. As a young student in London, he embarked on a quest to grasp the meaning ...
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46,63 zł |
Mecca: The Sacred City
ISBN: 9781408835609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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88,12 zł |
Critical Muslim 43: Ignorance
ISBN: 9781787388185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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138,92 zł |
Science, Technology and Development in the Muslim World
ISBN: 9781138219786 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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173,42 zł |
Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780745311210 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The colonization of cyberspace has been accompanied by the expected flood of travelogues and theme-park literature. The urgent need for a reflective, critical perspective is met by this volume of essays, contributed by authors from many countries and with a variety of viewpoints. The unifying theme is awareness of the complexity and unpredictability of the evoution of cyberspace, where radical innovations in technique and consciousness will occur within a framework of ongoing relations of power and domination.
The colonization of cyberspace has been accompanied by the expected flood of travelogues and theme-park literature. The urgent need for a reflective, ...
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549,08 zł |
Critical Muslim 26: Gastronomy
ISBN: 9781849049726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and soberly sample the culinary delights of the Muslim world-then and now.
What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and sober...
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77,74 zł |
Reading the Quran: The Contemporary Relevance of the Sacred Text of Islam
ISBN: 9780190657840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "I grew up reading the Qur'an on my mother's lap," writes Ziauddin Sardar. "It's an experience I share with most Muslim children. And so it is that our connection to the Qur'an is infused with associations of the warmest and most enduring of human bonds."
In Reading the Qur'an, Sardar--one of Europe's leading public intellectuals--laments that for far too many Muslims, the Qur'an he had learned in his mother's lap has become a stick used for ensuring conformity and suppressing dissenting views. Indeed, some find in the Qur'an justification for misogyny, validation for hatred of... "I grew up reading the Qur'an on my mother's lap," writes Ziauddin Sardar. "It's an experience I share with most Muslim children. And so it is that ou...
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192,72 zł |
Critical Muslim 08: Men in Islam
ISBN: 9781849043175 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A great deal has been said and written about 'women in Islam' - from how they should behave and dress to their 'duties' and position in society. Muslim men, on the other hand, have escaped all scrutiny. With contributions from leading Muslim women scholars and writers, including Amina Wadud, Kecia Ali, Sheikhah Halima Krausen, Ziba Mir Hosseini, Asma Afsaruddin, Mohja Kahf, Alev Adil and Leyla Jagiella, this issue of Critical Muslim balances the equation. There are essays too from men on their role in the plight of women, including Amanullah De Sondy, Shanon Shah and Mark Gonzales. Plus Canon...
A great deal has been said and written about 'women in Islam' - from how they should behave and dress to their 'duties' and position in society. Musli...
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135,80 zł |
Aliens R Us: The Other In Science Fiction Cinema
ISBN: 9780745315393 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as a starting point the popularity of international forms such as Japanese Manga and Hong Kong sci-fi, in addition to the success of films such as The Matrix and television series such as Deep Space Nine, the contributors examine the science fiction genre as an international, populist form of social analysis. In doing so, they discuss issues such as Orientalism, technology, apocalyptic futures, xenophobia, militarism and the role of women. Most...
"Aliens R Us" explores the global culture of science fiction cinema, and in particular its presentation of contemporary images of the Other. Taking as...
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165,95 zł |
Critical Muslim 24: Populism
ISBN: 9781849048996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Subscribe at criticalmuslim.io
Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly...
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77,74 zł |
Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780814780589 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace. We are assured, at the same time, that this progress will have profound effects on work, culture, leisure--everything, including the ways in which we interact with each other. Yet just what these effects will be, how power will be distributed,... The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, workin... |
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170,09 zł |
Cyberfutures: Culture and Politics on the Information Superhighway
ISBN: 9780814780596 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, working, shopping, learning, and entertaining themselves, as well as satisfying carnal desires and even finding God through the simple act of connecting their computers to the wide universe of cyberspace. We are assured, at the same time, that this progress will have profound effects on work, culture, leisure--everything, including the ways in which we interact with each other. Yet just what these effects will be, how power will be distributed,... The World Wide Web exploded into public consciousness in 1995, a year which saw the coming of age of the Internet. People are communicating, workin... |
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537,47 zł |
Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan
ISBN: 9781849042239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ziauddin Sardar questions the question mark that is always placed in front of Pakistan, Robin Yassin-Kassab asks why Pakistan has not imploded, Taimur Khan breaks bread with the gangsters and bookies of Karachi, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad revisits Peshawar, Mahvish Ahmad tracks down the separatist in Quetta, Ehsan Masood watches Pakistani television, Merryl Wyn Davies deconstructs 'imaginariums' of Pakistan, Aamer Hussein discusses Pakistani modern classic fiction, Bina Shah asks if there is boom in Pakistani literature, Bilal Tanweer listens to 'Coke Studio', Muneeza Shamsie discovers the...
Ziauddin Sardar questions the question mark that is always placed in front of Pakistan, Robin Yassin-Kassab asks why Pakistan has not imploded, Taimur...
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124,74 zł |
Critical Muslim 09 the Maghreb
ISBN: 9781849043946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Maghreb covers the politics, history, literature, and culture of The Maghreb. Robin Yassin-Kassab has an enlightening sojourn in Morocco; Hicham Yezza examines the role of the Berbers in the Arab Spring; Marcia Lynx Qualey is dazzled by the transformative power of Maghrebi poetry; Louis Proyect spends some time with the Jews of the Maghreb; Cecile Oumhani provides a daily account of the Tunisian revolution; Paul Mutter tangles with al-Qaeda in Mali; Robert Irwin wonders if Ibn Khaldun had a mystical vision of history; Julia Melcher explores the absurd world of exiled western writers in...
The Maghreb covers the politics, history, literature, and culture of The Maghreb. Robin Yassin-Kassab has an enlightening sojourn in Morocco; Hicham Y...
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124,74 zł |
Science, Technology and Development in the Muslim World
ISBN: 9781138219762 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book, first published in 1977, aims to present a Muslim view of development and highlights some of the related issues that were being debated in the Muslim world. The author outlines the parameters of the Muslim world as well as the Muslim world-view, and provides an analysis of science, science policy and Muslim culture. This title will be of interest to students of economic and social policy, as well as students of Middle Eastern studies.
This book, first published in 1977, aims to present a Muslim view of development and highlights some of the related issues that were being debated ... |
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709,67 zł |
Critical Muslim 07: Muslim Archipelago
ISBN: 9781849043083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Malaysia and Indonesia are seen as bastions of liberal Islam. Is this really true or simply a widely held misconception about south-east Asian Muslims? What is the contribution of the Muslim archipelago to the world of Islam? What can we learn from Malaysian and Indonesian experiments in democracy? This issue of Critical Muslim addresses these questions by examining the politics, history, culture and religious traditions of Malaysia and Indonesia. Contributors include Merryl Wyn Davies on Malaysian multiculturalism, Luthfi Assyaukanie on Indonesia politics, Carool Kersten on the struggles of...
Malaysia and Indonesia are seen as bastions of liberal Islam. Is this really true or simply a widely held misconception about south-east Asian Muslims...
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124,74 zł |
Introducing Philosophy of Science: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848312968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. What do scientists actually do? Is science value-free ? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? Introducing Philosophy of Science is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general public, and even scientists themselves. "What do scientists actually do? Is science value-free ? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? Introducing Philos... |
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46,63 zł |
Critical Muslim 36: Destinations
ISBN: 9781787384064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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138,92 zł |