The birth of Islam in the 7th century and its subsequent outward expansion from the Arab world has been one of the most influential occurrences in world history. During its first few decades, the new faith inspired conquests from Spain to northern India. In this illuminating study, the author tracks the rise of Islam from it 7th century beginnings with the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the collapse of the Islamic empire in the early 10th century. He demonstrates how a sophisticated, new religion and society emerged to become one of the world's most vital and sustained cultures.
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The birth of Islam in the 7th century and its subsequent outward expansion from the Arab world has been one of the most influential occurrences in ...
This text applies combinatorial technologies to drug discovery and development and highlights the critical concept and issues that are entailed in implementation. It covers the techniques and tools used in this field as well as the organizational and strategic questions faced by pharmaceutical managers as they implement and exploit combinatorial technologies.
This text applies combinatorial technologies to drug discovery and development and highlights the critical concept and issues that are entailed in imp...
Make menopause a change for the better Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of life is upon you or years away, now is the best time to find out all you can about this natural life process. The more you know, the better you can take care of yourself. And the healthier you are, the easier your menopause is likely to be. Written by two authorities in complementary medicine and women's health issues, Menopause the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that combines mainstream and alternative medical approaches into a simple,...
Make menopause a change for the better Are you entering menopause? Would you like to be prepared for it when it arrives? Whether the change of lif...
Explains the reasons, limitations and trade-offs inherent to communications satellites. The first half deals with link power budgets as well as communications hardware and examples of complete link budgets. Spacecraft technology and a description of the objectives and basic operating methods of each of the major supporting subsystems are covered in the last half. Contains end-of-chapter exercises and solutions.
An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.
Explains the reasons, limitations and trade-offs inherent to communications satellites. The first half deals with link power budgets as well as commun...
The revised, updated version of this book includes an analysis of the sweeping political changes in South Africa since its original publcation in 1992. Other new material covers more theoretical issues and contemporary developments in scholarship, including a reconsideration of the film The Gods Must Be Crazy; a discussion of expose ethnography and its attendant political/moral positioning; and an examination of the political situation in Namibia, with a close study of the near collapse of the Nyae Nyae Development Foundation."
The revised, updated version of this book includes an analysis of the sweeping political changes in South Africa since its original publcation in 1992...
Frantz Fanon is arguably the Developing World's greatest theoretician of philosophy and revolution. Psychiatrist, philosopher, social scientist and revolutionary, he posed a number of pressing concerns that span the scope of a number of political milieux and academic disciplines.
Frantz Fanon is arguably the Developing World's greatest theoretician of philosophy and revolution. Psychiatrist, philosopher, social scientist and re...
Pfeiffer's Classic Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys for Training and Development gathers the very best leadership and management-related assessments, instruments, and surveys from the acclaimed Pfeiffer Annuals. Written for consultants, training directors, and human resource professionals charged with leadership and management development--each tool presented in the collection includes the background needed for understanding, presenting, and using that particular tool. This important resource also includes interpretive information, scales, and scoring sheets as well as...
Pfeiffer's Classic Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys for Training and Development gathers the very best leadership and management-relate...
The Wiley Women's Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice and support on a wide range of topics of concern to women, including perimenopause, breast health, and menopause. Are you experiencing infertility?Written by an authority in complementary medicine, Getting Pregnant the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that offers natural approaches to help you now. Drawing on the benefits of herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional therapies, and mind-body medicine in conjunction with the latest medical...
The Wiley Women's Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice...
