Palgrave Advances in the Crusades
ISBN: 9781403912367 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Crusades were a startling and spectacular phenomenon that exerted a powerful influence on European development over a period of many centuries. Much recent writing has been devoted to explaining how the crusades began and what they achieved. This volume is intended as an introductory guide and analysis of how different aspects of crusading studies have developed. Rather than giving an account of events, each chapter offers an interpretative and historiographical study. It is aimed both at postgraduates and at professional academics.
The Crusades were a startling and spectacular phenomenon that exerted a powerful influence on European development over a period of many centuries. Mu...
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Heart of Beirut: Reclaiming the Bourj
ISBN: 9780863565427 / Angielski / Miękka / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Samir Khalaf, a Beirut resident and an internationally acclaimed sociologist, is an ardent admirer of the Bourj's cosmopolitan history and argues passionately that its reinvention is at hand, and must be encouraged: the Bourj must reclaim its disinherited
Samir Khalaf, a Beirut resident and an internationally acclaimed sociologist, is an ardent admirer of the Bourj's cosmopolitan history and argues pass...
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Global Interests in the Arab Gulf
ISBN: 9780859893787 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book sets out to examine why the world regards the Gulf as important. Chapters either treat the way in which individual countries view their vital interest in the Gulf, or deal with specific themes such as the question of militarization and the international arms-trade. The book makes the point that different countries and continents are conscious of possessing a variety of practical interests in the region: for some, the Gulf represents a market for manufactured goods; for some a field of expatriot labour; for some a source of oil; and, for the Superpowers, an area of conspicuous...
This book sets out to examine why the world regards the Gulf as important. Chapters either treat the way in which individual countries view their vita...
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The Plunder of Jewish Property During the Holocaust: Confronting European History
ISBN: 9780333760642 / Angielski / Twarda / 355 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than fifty years after the Holocaust, European and other countries are confronting newly-emerging memories and guilt-filled ghosts from the past. The campaign for the restitution of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust touched a raw nerve within European society and, together with the end of the Cold War and generational change, created a need to re-evaluate conventional historical truths. A group of experts joined together to review in this book how the issue was dealt with in different countries and how national myths must be re-examined.
More than fifty years after the Holocaust, European and other countries are confronting newly-emerging memories and guilt-filled ghosts from the past....
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Revival and Reform in Islam: The Legacy of Muhammad al-Shawkani
ISBN: 9780521816281 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This intellectual biography of Muhammad al-Shawkani, one of the founding fathers of modern Islamic reformism, is also a study of an important transitional period in Yemeni history which saw the shift from traditional Shi'ism to Sunni reformism. The transition propelled political, religious and social change. While Shawkani espoused a socio-religious order which echoed aspects of Western thinking, the book demonstrates that it was indigenous to Islamic thought. Shawkani's ideas remain vital to the intellectual debates happening in Islam today.
This intellectual biography of Muhammad al-Shawkani, one of the founding fathers of modern Islamic reformism, is also a study of an important transiti...
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The Mamluks in Egyptian Politics and Society
ISBN: 9780521591157 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For over half a millennium the Mamluks wielded power over Egypt. During this time they formed a remarkable political, military and economic elite, ruling as sovereigns from 1250 to 1517 and, after the Ottoman conquest, regaining much of their former influence under Turkish supremacy. In this collection of essays, some of the most distinguished scholars in the field provide an accessible introduction to the structure of political power under the Mamluks and its economic foundations. The essays also offer a unique insight into the Mamluk households and their relationship with the indigenous...
For over half a millennium the Mamluks wielded power over Egypt. During this time they formed a remarkable political, military and economic elite, rul...
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Mannerism in Arabic Poetry: A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century Ah/9th Century Ad - 5th Century Ah/11th Century Ad)
ISBN: 9780521354851 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sperl's study questions whether mannerism and classicism can be applied to the analysis of Arabic poetry. While mannerism in Arabic literature has traditionally been associated with an excessive use of rhetorical devices and illustrated with reference to poetic fragments and extracts, Sperl approaches the question through a structuralist examination of poems as a whole. The texts selected range from the 9th to the 11th centuries AD and are drawn from the works of Abu l-Atahiya, Buhturi, Mihyar al-Daylami and Maarri. The poems which are studied in detail in successive chapters exhibit profound...
Sperl's study questions whether mannerism and classicism can be applied to the analysis of Arabic poetry. While mannerism in Arabic literature has tra...
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Good Neighbourly Relations: Jordan, Israel and the 1994-2004 Peace Process
ISBN: 9781845112127 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than a dozen years after Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, the treaty itself remains intact, but relations between the two states, especially at the societal level, have not fulfilled expectations. Focusing primarily on the Jordanian perspective, Dona Stewart here examines the challenges involved over the last decade to create ""good neighbourly relations.""
More than a dozen years after Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, the treaty itself remains intact, but relations between the two states, especia...
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Jewish Politics in Eastern Europe: The Bund at 100
ISBN: 9780333754627 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of new, scholarly articles on the Jewish Workers' Bund - the first modern Jewish political party in Eastern Europe - written by prominent academics from eight countries. This work represents a broad range of perspectives, Jewish and non-Jewish, sympathetic to the Bund and critical of its work. The articles in this volume are fresh, make use of previously unused source material, and provide us with new perspectives on the significance of the Bund and its ideas.
A collection of new, scholarly articles on the Jewish Workers' Bund - the first modern Jewish political party in Eastern Europe - written by prominent...
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Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia: The Tragedy of Longevity
ISBN: 9780333572627 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia was an Arab leader greatly admired in the West for his moderation and level headedness. He led his small country to independence after a prolonged struggle against the French coloniser. He suffered long periods of deprivation and imprisonment before he acceded to supreme rule. His country has much to thank him for but he ruled too long and ended his reign in the tragedy of senility and absolutism. This book is a sympathetic study of a long and fascinating life.
President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia was an Arab leader greatly admired in the West for his moderation and level headedness. He led his small country ...
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Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English-Speaking World for Jews, 1840-1939
ISBN: 9780333699508 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating book has two aims. The first is to draw attention to the existence of a persisting and virtually unrecognised tradition of 'philosemitism' which manifested itself in Britain and elsewhere in the English-speaking world during every significant international outbreak of antisemitism during the century after 1840. The second is to offer a typology of philosemitism, distinguishing between varieties of support for the Jewish people.
This fascinating book has two aims. The first is to draw attention to the existence of a persisting and virtually unrecognised tradition of 'philosemi...
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Israel in Search of War: The Sinai Campaign 1955-1956
ISBN: 9781898723479 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book sheds a great deal of new light not just on the war itself but on related subjects such as civilmilitary relations in Israel, the policy-making process in defence and foreign affairs, the extraordinary influence exerted by chief of staff Moshe Dayan in pushing Israel into war, and the collusion with Britain and France which preceded the attack on Egypt. From the Foreword by Avi Shlaim, St Antony's College, Oxford Highly recommended for college and larger public libraries. Choice Golani effectively demolishes Israel s official version that the war with Egypt in 1956 was inevitable...
This book sheds a great deal of new light not just on the war itself but on related subjects such as civilmilitary relations in Israel, the policy-mak...
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Jews, Muslims and Mass Media: Mediating the 'Other'
ISBN: 9780415444477 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text looks at the ways in which Jews, Muslims and the conflict between them has been covered in the modern media. Both Jews and Muslims generally receive a 'bad press'. This book will try to reveal why. The media have clearly played a pro-active role in the Middle East conflict, the coverage of which is obscured by the contrasting images of Jew and Muslim in western thought.
This text looks at the ways in which Jews, Muslims and the conflict between them has been covered in the modern media. Both Jews and Muslims generally...
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The Cultural Roots of American Islamicism
ISBN: 9780521852937 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An analysis of the historical roots of today's conflicts between the US and the Muslim world.
An analysis of the historical roots of today's conflicts between the US and the Muslim world.
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After the War in Iraq: Defining the New Strategic Balance
ISBN: 9781903900741 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on the different dimensions to the war in Iraq, these essays present concise and penetrating analyses and explore the major implications of the war and their strategic, political, and military contexts. Researchers from the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University have brought their expertise in international relations, political science, strategic studies, political psychology, and more to create a thoughtful, comprehensive analysis. Their vast experience in the military, government, and academic allows for a thorough analysis of questions such as "Is United States...
Focusing on the different dimensions to the war in Iraq, these essays present concise and penetrating analyses and explore the major implications of t...
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Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf: The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context
ISBN: 9780415459334 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle East and in global affairs more generally. This book examines the history of international relations in the Gulf since the 1820s as great powers such as Britain and the US, and regional powers such as Iran and Iraq, vied for supremacy over this geopolitically vital region. It focuses on the struggle for control over the islands of the Gulf, in particular the three islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb - an issue that remains highly... The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle E... |
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The Historical Topography of Samarra
ISBN: 9780903472227 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Iraq. This capital of the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century is not only one of the largest urban sites worldwide, but also gives us the essence of what the physical appearance of the caliphate was like, for early Baghdad is long lost. Northedge sets out to explain the history and development of this enormous site, 45 km long, using both archaeological and textual sources to weave a new interpretation of how the city worked: its four caliphal...
This is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Ira...
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Blood Revenge : Family Honor, Mediation and Outcasting
ISBN: 9781845191979 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines blood homicide in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel.
Examines blood homicide in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel.
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Changing Nomads in a Changing World
ISBN: 9781845191993 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together leading anthropologists who discuss how pastoralists are coping and changing as the societies they inhabit change at an unprecedented pace. The various issues pertaining to the different geographic areas covered are united by a general theme: socioeconomic and cultural changes in contemporary pastoralist societies and groups. These changes are far from being spontaneous. They result from the painful adaptation of the mobile and extensive pastoralists to the modern world, in which pastoralists occupy only a marginal and inferior economic and social position....
This volume brings together leading anthropologists who discuss how pastoralists are coping and changing as the societies they inhabit change at an un...
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Poetics, Politics and Protest in Arab Theatre: The Bitter Cup and the Holy Rain
ISBN: 9781845192242 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Highlights the merit of Syrian playwrights Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the wave of Arab theatrical realisation in general and Syrian protest plays in particular. It also symbolizes a poetical link between 'bitte
Highlights the merit of Syrian playwrights Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the wave of Arab theatrical realis...
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