The Koran
ISBN: 9781842126097 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon history of mankind. Apart from its specifically religious content, inspiring the triumphant arms of Islam throughout vast areas of Asia, Africa and southern Europe, it was the starting point of a new literary and philosophical movement which powerfully affected the most cultivated minds among both Christians and Jews in the Middle Ages; and the movement inaugurated...
The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the hegira in AD 6...
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Purabi: The East in Its Feminine Gender [With CD (Audio)]
ISBN: 9781905422739 / Angielski / Twarda / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Purabi" brings together 52 of Tagores poems and songs. The collection reveals a very different Tagore from the one the West has come to know, bringing to light a passionate poet who celebrated the wonders of this earth instead of just pondering the mysteries of the other world and whose irrepressible love of life was tinged with an acute awareness of its inexorable limits and tragedies. Includes a CD of Tagore songs and recitations in English and Bengali."
"Purabi" brings together 52 of Tagores poems and songs. The collection reveals a very different Tagore from the one the West has come to know, brin... |
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362,18 zł |
Cereal Grain Quality
ISBN: 9780412611803 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cereal uses range from human food and beverages to animal feeds and industrial products. It is human food and beverages which are the predominant uses covered in this book, since the nutritional quality of cereals for animal feed is described in other publications on animal nutrition, and industrial products are a relatively minor use of cereals. Cereals are the main components of human diets and are crucial to human survival. Three species, wheat, rice and maize, account for the bulk of human food. Barley is the major raw material for beer production and ranks fourth in world production....
Cereal uses range from human food and beverages to animal feeds and industrial products. It is human food and beverages which are the predominant uses...
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780,00 zł |
A Grammar of The Arabic Language (Wright's Grammar). Vol-1 & Vol-2 Combined together (Third Edition).
ISBN: 9781843560289 / Angielski / Miękka / 796 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wright's A Grammar of The Arabic Language. Vol-1 & Vol-2 Combined (Third Edition). ----- Even thought this famous book is being brought to you with both volumes combined and at an affordable price it remains complete and unabridged. --- Weight's grammar provides clear and simple explanations of written and spoken Arabic. Comprehensive and easy to use with coverage of all the key points of Arabic grammar, it is the ideal reference tool for beginner and intermediate students, whether at School, University, or learning on their own. No other book in such detail will show you how the Arabic...
Wright's A Grammar of The Arabic Language. Vol-1 & Vol-2 Combined (Third Edition). ----- Even thought this famous book is being brought to you with bo...
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222,10 zł |
Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs: Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams
ISBN: 9781845119911 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Fatimid empire was a highly sophisticated and cosmopolitan regime that flourished from the beginning of the 10th to the end of the 12th century. Under the enlightened rule of the Fatimid Caliphs, Cairo was founded as the nucleus of an imperium that extended from Arabia in the east to present-day Morocco in the west. Dynamic rulers like the the fourth caliph al-Mu'izz (who conquered Egypt and founded his new capital there) were remarkable not only for their extensive conquests but also for combining secular with religious legitimacy. As living imams of the Ismaili branch of Shi'ism,... The Fatimid empire was a highly sophisticated and cosmopolitan regime that flourished from the beginning of the 10th to the end of the 12th century... |
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229,37 zł |
Afghan Folktales from Herat: Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation
ISBN: 9781604976526 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a collection of folktales in the Herati dialect of the Afghan Persian language, in Latin-based transliteration and English translation, supplied by phonetic and grammatical commentaries, explanations of cultural terms, and preceded by an introduction with a review of the Herati dialect. Based on academically informed fieldwork and presented in a scientific fashion, the materials were collected by the author during field research in Afghanistan in the 1980s from illiterate dialect speakers (a category which has preserved the dialect the most in terms of purity and entirety).
Presents a collection of folktales in the Herati dialect of the Afghan Persian language, in Latin-based transliteration and English translation, suppl...
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555,79 zł |
Arab Culture and the Novel: Genre, Identity and Agency in Egyptian Fiction
ISBN: 9780415597432 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an exploration of the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. The text uses the example of the Egyptian novel to interrogate the root causes of the lingering identity crisis that has affected Arab culture for at least two centuries.
This is an exploration of the complex relationship between the novel and identity in modern Arab culture against a backdrop of contemporary Egypt. The...
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265,01 zł |
Contemporary Arab Fiction: Innovation from Rama to Yalu
ISBN: 9780415599375 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Introduces Western readers to some of the most significant novels written in Arabic since 1979. This title examines the work of the Moroccan Muhammad Barrada; the Egyptian Idwar al-Kharrat; and, the Lebanese Ilyas Khuri and the Iraqi Fu'ad al-Takarli.
Introduces Western readers to some of the most significant novels written in Arabic since 1979. This title examines the work of the Moroccan Muhammad ...
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219,12 zł |
Safina Revealed: A Compendium of Persian Literature in 14th-Century Tabriz
ISBN: 9789087280888 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Agrammatismus Im Koreanischen
ISBN: 9783824445776 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jin-Ae Bae prasentiert erstmals ein differenziertes Bild des koreanischen Agrammatismus. Sie erortert die Erklarungsansatze zum Agrammatismus, wobei sie verschiedene Ansatze der Defizit- und der Strategiehypothese beleuchtet. Im Rahmen des Adaptationsansatzes untersucht sie, ob in der agrammatischen Sprache von Aphasikern sprachlich korrekte Ellipsen verwendet werden oder ob es sich eher um Auslassungen, unvollstandige Phrasen und fehlerhafte Ellipsen handelt."
Jin-Ae Bae prasentiert erstmals ein differenziertes Bild des koreanischen Agrammatismus. Sie erortert die Erklarungsansatze zum Agrammatismus, wobei s...
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Ecophysiology of Amphibians Inhabiting Xeric Environments
ISBN: 9783540592723 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scarcity of water has brought about a number of structural, behavioural, physiological and ecological adaptations in amphibians inhabiting seasonally xeric habitats.
This book describes structural and functional adaptations of key organs such as skin, kidneys, bladder, lungs and ovaries. Behavioural responses to high temperatures mainly involve thermoregulation and the selection of optimal temperatures and humidity. Special emphasis is placed on physiological adaptations: water, electrolyte, nitrogen, and thermal balance and their endocrine control are treated in detail. Development and... Scarcity of water has brought about a number of structural, behavioural, physiological and ecological adaptations in amphibians inhabiting seasonally ...
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585,00 zł |
British Muslim Fictions: Interviews with Contemporary Writers
ISBN: 9780230252332 / Angielski / Twarda / 351 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through interviews with leading writers (including Ahdaf Soueif and Hanif Kureishi), this bookanalyzes the writing and opinions of novelists of Muslim heritage based in the UK. Discussion centres on writers' work, literary techniques, and influences, and on their views of such issues as the hijab, the war on terror and the Rushdie Affair."
Through interviews with leading writers (including Ahdaf Soueif and Hanif Kureishi), this bookanalyzes the writing and opinions of novelists of Muslim...
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194,97 zł |
Translating Egyptas Revolution: The Language of Tahrir
ISBN: 9789774165337 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique interdisciplinary collective project is the culmination of research and translation work conducted by American University in Cairo students of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds who continue to witness Egypt's ongoing revolution. This historic event has produced an unprecedented proliferation of political and cultural documents and materials, whether written, oral, or visual. Given their range, different linguistic registers, and referential worlds, these documents present a great challenge to any translator.
The contributors to this volume have selectively... This unique interdisciplinary collective project is the culmination of research and translation work conducted by American University in Cairo student...
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120,73 zł |
Selections from the Art of Party Crashing in Medieval Iraq
ISBN: 9780815632986 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With this statement, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, a Muslim preacher and scholar, introduces The Art of Party-Crashing, a book that represents a sharp departure from the religious scholarship for which he is known. Compiled in the eleventh century, this collection of irreverent and playful anecdotes celebrates eating, drinking, and general merriment. Ribald jokes, flirtations, and wry observations of misbehaving Muslims acquaint readers with everyday life in medieval Iraq in a way that is both entertaining and edifying. Selove s translation, accompanied by her whimsical drawings, introduces... With this statement, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, a Muslim preacher and scholar, introduces The Art of Party-Crashing, a book that represents a sharp dep... |
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies: Application to Disease Diagnosis
ISBN: 9781461275435 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has proved to be a powerful and versatile tool and has opened new avenues in molecular biol- ogy. Alternative nucleic acid amplification techniques, such as the ligase chain reaction (LCR), nucleic acid sequence-based amplifica- tion (NASBA), and transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), a variation of NASBA, are also now available. These techniques are all designed to amplify specific nucleic acid sequences in an expo- nential manner, thus providing a basis for extremely sensitive diag- nostic assays. However, despite the widespread and successful ap-...
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has proved to be a powerful and versatile tool and has opened new avenues in molecular biol- ogy. Alternative nucl...
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Light as an Energy Source and Information Carrier in Plant Physiology
ISBN: 9781461380399 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Light as Energy Source and Information Carrier in Plant Photo physiology" was held at Volterra, Italy, from September 26 to October 6, 1994, in order to consider the fundamental role that light plays in plant growth and development. This book summarises the main lectures given at this meeting which concentrated on both photochemical energy conversion and signalling (photosensing) aspects. Light harvesting and conversion into chemical energy in photosynthesis occurs at the level of chlorophyll/carotenoid containing photosystems in plants. Pigments are non...
A NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Light as Energy Source and Information Carrier in Plant Photo physiology" was held at Volterra, Italy, from Septem...
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Avian Energetics and Nutritional Ecology
ISBN: 9781461380467 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A symposium held in 1973 chaired and organized by William R. Dawson was the first major attempt to summarize and synthesize the existing information in the then emerging field of avian energetics. The symposium featured papers by James R. King, William A. Calder III, Vance A. Tucker, and Robert E. Ricklefs and com mentaries by George A. Bartholomew, S. Charles Kendeigh, and Eugene P. Odum. The proceedings of the symposium, Avian Energetics (Paynter 1974), played a critical role in stimulating interest and research in the field of avian energetics. Some twenty-odd years later, we are making...
A symposium held in 1973 chaired and organized by William R. Dawson was the first major attempt to summarize and synthesize the existing information i...
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780,00 zł |
Bildungs- Und Erziehungskatastrophe?: Was Unsere Kinder Lernen Sollten
ISBN: 9783531140292 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Ergebnisse der PISA-Studie vermitteln den Eindruck, dass Deutschlands Schuler im internationalen Vergleich nicht wettbewerbsfahig sind. Bildungspolitiker haben daraus die Konsequenz gezogen, dass Schuler fruhzeitiger, haufiger und harter gepruft und getestet werden sollen. Der Band "Bildungs- und Erziehungskatastrophe" sucht nach anderen Antworten. Die Ergebnisse der Hirnforschung belegen eindrucksvoll, dass eine fruhzeitige Forderung von Kindern ihrem Lernpotenzial wie ihrem Weltverstandnis zugute kommt. Die Entwicklungspsychologie zeigt, wie wichtig die liebevolle Eltern-Kind-Bindung...
Die Ergebnisse der PISA-Studie vermitteln den Eindruck, dass Deutschlands Schuler im internationalen Vergleich nicht wettbewerbsfahig sind. Bildungspo...
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182,22 zł |
The Biochemistry of Alkaloids
ISBN: 9783642618321 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The alkaloids were of great importance to mankind for centuries, long before they were recognized . as a chemical class. The influence they have had on literature is hinted at by some of the quotations I have used as chapter headings. Their influence on folklore and on medicine has been even greater. The scientific study of alkaloids may be said to have begun with the isolation of morphine by Sertiirner in 1804. Since that time they have remained of great interest to chemists, and now in any month there appear dozens of publications dealing with the isolation of new alkaloids or the...
The alkaloids were of great importance to mankind for centuries, long before they were recognized . as a chemical class. The influence they have had o...
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The Diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles: An Introduction
ISBN: 9783642642180 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An introduction to the evolution and adaptation of amphibians and reptiles, bridging the gulf between the plethora of 'popular' books and the more advanced texts directed towards the needs of specialist research workers, thus making it accessible to advanced students worldwide. Basic principles are explained in non-technical terms, and the adaptive responses to natural selection which have engendered the diversity of forms that exist in the fossil record and are found in the world today are covered. The book also includes the extinct forms such as dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. In...
An introduction to the evolution and adaptation of amphibians and reptiles, bridging the gulf between the plethora of 'popular' books and the more adv...
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194,97 zł |