wyszukanych pozycji: 40
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Critical Muslim 2: The Idea of Islam
ISBN: 9781849042215 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ziauddin Sardar argues why Islamic reform is necessary, Bruce Lawrence sees Muslim cosmopolitanism as the future, Parvez Manzoor declares jihad on the idea of 'the political', Samia Rahman gets to the root of Muslim misogyny, Michael Muhammad Knight explains his taqwacore beliefs, Soha al-Jurf has problems with orthodoxy, Carool Kersten suggests that critical thinkers and reformers are often seen as heretics, and Ben Gidley on what keeps Muslims and Jews apart and what can bring them together.
Also in this issue: Stuart Sim takes a sledgehammer to the 'profit motive', Andy Simons argues... Ziauddin Sardar argues why Islamic reform is necessary, Bruce Lawrence sees Muslim cosmopolitanism as the future, Parvez Manzoor declares jihad on the...
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135,80 zł |
Barbaric Others: A Manifesto on Western Racism
ISBN: 9780745307435 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A book about the convenient myopia which, through the ages, has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as subjects, infidels, even "savages". This is an account of Eurocentricity in its most potent forms.
A book about the convenient myopia which, through the ages, has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as subjects, infidels...
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176,66 zł |
Postmodernism And The Other: New Imperialism Of Western Culture
ISBN: 9780745307497 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This controversial work examines postmodernism from a non-Western perspective, and exposes its claims as a sham. Sardar makes a systematic assessment of the salient spheres of postmodernism - from philosophy and architecture, to film, music and new age religions - and reveals that, contrary to commonly-held notions, postmodernism operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-West and confound its aspirations.
This controversial work examines postmodernism from a non-Western perspective, and exposes its claims as a sham. Sardar makes a systematic assessment ...
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165,95 zł |
Critical Muslim 18: Cities
ISBN: 9781849046268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Hassan Mahamdallie walks the streets of Detroit - the city America allowed to die, Ziauddin Sardar visits the 'first city' at the crossroads of Asia, Boyd Tonkin is shocked at the new gleaming cultural capitals of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Robert Irwin unearths Basra during the Abbasid period, Kevin Ovenden looks at modern-day Athens in turmoil, Judy Cox sees London through the visions of William Blake and Nazry Bahrawi takes in the nostalgia and popular culture of Singapore.
Also in this issue past and present explorations of Lahore, Melbourne, Istanbul, a photo essay on the dreams of the... Hassan Mahamdallie walks the streets of Detroit - the city America allowed to die, Ziauddin Sardar visits the 'first city' at the crossroads of Asia, ...
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124,74 zł |
Critical Muslim 5: Love and Death
ISBN: 9781849043076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Aamer Hussein takes love to its logical conclusion, Robert Irwin traces the origins of the ghazal (love lyric), Christopher Shackle recites epic Panjabi poems of sacred love and lyrical death, Imranali Panjwani mourns the massacre of Karbala, Martin Rose istaken hostage by Saddam Hussein, Jalees Rahman reflects on Nazi doctors who took delight in deathly experiments, Ramin Jahanbegloo is incarcerated in the notorious Evin prison, Hamza Elahi visits England's Muslim graveyards, Shanon Shah receives valuable guidance on love and sex from the "Obedient Wives Club," Samia Rahman sets out in...
Aamer Hussein takes love to its logical conclusion, Robert Irwin traces the origins of the ghazal (love lyric), Christopher Shackle recites epic Panja...
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135,80 zł |
Balti Britain : A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
ISBN: 9781847080820 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ziauddin Sardar, whose acclaimed 'Desperately Seeking Paradise' demystified Islam, gives his humane, sharp and witty perspective on the experience of being a British Asian.
Ziauddin Sardar, whose acclaimed 'Desperately Seeking Paradise' demystified Islam, gives his humane, sharp and witty perspective on the experience of ...
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55,28 zł |