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The Regulation of Cellular Systems
ISBN: 9780412032615 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no doubt that nowadays, biology benefits greatly from mathematics. In particular, cellular biology is, besides population dynamics, a field where tech- niques of mathematical modeling are widely used. This is reflected by the large number of journal articles and congress proceedings published every year on the dynamics of complex cellular processes. This applies, among others, to metabolic control analysis, where the number of articles on theoretical fundamentals and experimental applications has increased for about 15 years. Surprisingly, mono- graphs and textbooks dealing with the...
There is no doubt that nowadays, biology benefits greatly from mathematics. In particular, cellular biology is, besides population dynamics, a field w...
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781,79 zł |
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Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak
ISBN: 9780807083833 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and much more. Contributors: Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer, Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil, Samina Ali, Sarah Eltantawi, Yousra Y. Fazili, Suheir Hammad, Mohja Kahf, Precious Rasheeda Muhammad, Asra Q. Nomani, Manal Omar, Khalida Saed, Asia Sharif-Clark, Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Aroosha Zoq...
Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pion...
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116,37 zł |
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Sleeping in the Forest: Stories and Poems
ISBN: 9780815608042 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sait Faik may well be named "the Turkish Chekhov." In Turkey, critics and readers regard him as their finest short story writer. Since his death in 1954 at the age of forty-eight, his stature has grown on the strength of his narrative art, which is both realistic and whimsical with a poetic touch. Suha Oguzertem, a premier authority on Turkish fiction, writes in his introduction to Sleeping in the Forest that "As an anti-bourgeois writer and fierce democrat, Sait Faik has always sided with the underdog" and that no characters remain " 'common' or 'ordinary' once they enter Sait Faik's... Sait Faik may well be named "the Turkish Chekhov." In Turkey, critics and readers regard him as their finest short story writer. Since his death in... |
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100,24 zł |
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Return to Dar Al-Basha
ISBN: 9780815608783 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Return to Dar al-Basha" by the contemporary Tunisian author Hassan Nasr depicts the childhood of Murtada al-Shamikh and his return forty years later to his home in the medina or old city of Tunis. After being taken from his mother and raised in his father's home where he was physically abused and emotionally marginalized, Murtada spends a life of anxiety wandering the world. His return is prompted by a mysterious visit from one of his father's Sufi friends as he roams the desert in Mauritania. Murtada retraces his steps through the medina to his family's house in anticipation of a possible...
"Return to Dar al-Basha" by the contemporary Tunisian author Hassan Nasr depicts the childhood of Murtada al-Shamikh and his return forty years later ...
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100,24 zł |
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Rituals of Memory in Contemporary Arab Women's Writing
ISBN: 9780815631354 / Angielski / Twarda / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume carefully assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Encompassing women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, it forges a transnational Arab feminist consciousness. Brinda Mehta examines the significance of memory rituals in women's writings, such as the importance of water and purification rites in Islam and how these play out in the women's space of the hammam (Turkish bath). Mehta shows how sensory experiences connect Arab women to their past. Specific chapters raise awareness...
This volume carefully assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Encompa...
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281,48 zł |
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Folktales of the Jews, Volume 1: Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion
ISBN: 9780827608290 / Angielski / Twarda / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of the books in this series possible: Lloyd E. Cotsen; The Maurice Amado Foundation; the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion begins the most important collection of Jewish folktales ever published. It is the first volume in Folktales of the Jews, the five-volume series to be released over the next several years, in the tradition of Louis Ginzberg's classic, Legends of the Jews. The 71 tales here and the others in this series... Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of the books in this series possible: Lloyd E. Cotsen; The Maurice Amado Foundation; the... |
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367,28 zł |
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Alzheimer's Disease: Current Research in Early Diagnosis
ISBN: 9780844816593 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Addressing the early clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, this book was written to evaluate the relevance of current research on the subject. It uncovers the present lack of clinical utility in research methodologies such as neuro-imaging, drug challenges, electro-encephalographic studies and brain biopsy. The essays addressing each of these issues will provide the reader with a perspective on the role of each technology in clinical practice and an in-depth introduction to the technologies and research findings in each of the areas reviewed.
Addressing the early clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, this book was written to evaluate the relevance of current research on the subject. It u...
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1049,37 zł |
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Shumaisi
ISBN: 9780863569111 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The year is 1970, a period of crisis in the Arab world. Twenty-year-old Hisham has left home for the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, where he's enrolled at university to study politics and economics. But this city has more than academic qualifications to offer a man of Hisham's mettle, and he soon discovers a strange underworld of alcohol and prostitution where fear, pleasure and politics merge. Here hospitals prove the richest cruising grounds; the desert is the place for illicit couplings; and now Hisham is spying on the bedroom activities of his next-door neighbour's wife, who has taken... The year is 1970, a period of crisis in the Arab world. Twenty-year-old Hisham has left home for the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, where he's enro... |
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55,18 zł |
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Turkish Literature: Fables, Belles-Lettres and Sacred Traditions
ISBN: 9781410200037 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,25 zł |
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Babylonian and Assyrian Literature
ISBN: 9781410200334 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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112,48 zł |
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Abu'l Ala, The Syrian
ISBN: 9781593330477 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abu'l Ala al-Maarri (973-1057) was one of Islam's most famous poets and philosophers, and one of Baghdad's leading intellectuals. Blind from an early age, he lived the great part of his life in Ma'arrah, Syria, which gave him his nickname al-Maarri "of Ma'arrah." Abu'l Ala was a freethinker, and his poetry brought literary reform during the tenth century. In this book, Henry Baerlein brings out the life and genius of this poet and gives samples of his works in English translation.
Abu'l Ala al-Maarri (973-1057) was one of Islam's most famous poets and philosophers, and one of Baghdad's leading intellectuals. Blind from an early ...
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289,19 zł |
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Desert Voices: Bedouin Women's Poetry in Saudi Arabia
ISBN: 9781845116668 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Bedouin, or ""desert dwellers,"" have a rich cultural heritage often expressed through music and poetry. Here Moneera Al-Ghadeer provides us with the first comparative reading of women's oral poetry from Saudi Arabia. She examines women's lyrics of love, desire, mourning and grievance. We come to understand Bedouin mores and--most significantly--the unique description of a desert that is consistently held to be infinite, evocative, stimulating and an eternal freedom. As the first English translation and analysis of this poetry, Desert Voices is both a gesture to... The Bedouin, or ""desert dwellers,"" have a rich cultural heritage often expressed through music and poetry. Here Moneera Al-Ghadeer provides us wi... |
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629,62 zł |
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Tender is the Night
ISBN: 9781409149552 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the author of The Great Gatsby comes a beautiful tale of love, wealth and destruction - set to the backdrop of the 1920s French Riviera.
From the author of The Great Gatsby comes a beautiful tale of love, wealth and destruction - set to the backdrop of the 1920s French Riviera.
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51,70 zł |
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Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature
ISBN: 9781850438557 / Angielski / Twarda / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. Incest is a motif found in lampoons, anecdotes, stories, legends, dream interpretation, and polemics with other religions, in particular the Zoroastrians, who in pre-Islamic times allegedly recommended next-of-kin marriage. Many of the relevant passages are presented as English translations in this richly documented book that will be of interest to philologists and students of Arabic literature or Islamic...
This is a groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-...
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682,09 zł |
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Between Revolution and State: The Path to Fatimid Statehood
ISBN: 9781850438823 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his period. It argues that Qadi al-Nu'man's works constituted new and vital genres in Ismaili Shi'i literature, an emergence necessitated by the Fatimids' transition from revolutionary movement to statehood, and by their desire to establish their authority as a Shi'i alternative to the Sunni Abbasid caliphate. Al-Nu'man, already famous in the Fatimid era, produced a legacy which consists of a school of law, historical and biographical works, new...
This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his perio...
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262,34 zł |
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Israel: A Traveler's Literary Companion
ISBN: 9781883513030 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A perfect way of looking into a country, inside its houses and apartment buildings, at its weddings and feuds and even wars.--Na'amat Woman. Collectively, the pieces present a view of Israeli life seldom encountered by tourists or other outsiders.--Library Journal. Map.
A perfect way of looking into a country, inside its houses and apartment buildings, at its weddings and feuds and even wars.--Na'amat Woman. Collectiv...
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65,30 zł |
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Persian Literature: Ancient and Modern
ISBN: 9781931541046 / Angielski / Miękka / 419 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the earliest Sumerian and babylonian cuneiform inscriptions, the sacred books of Parsis, the literary influence of the Islamic Conquest, the story of Shah Namah, to the magnificence of Persian poetry, Reed's scholarly book opens the treasure trove of Persian literature.
From the earliest Sumerian and babylonian cuneiform inscriptions, the sacred books of Parsis, the literary influence of the Islamic Conquest, the stor...
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164,88 zł |
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Persisches Lesebuch: Farsi, Dari, Tojiki Originaltexte Aus Zehn Jahrhunderten Mit Kommentar Und Glossar
ISBN: 9783895005756 / Angielski / Twarda / 419 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English summary: The "Persian reader" documents the development of the Modern Persian written language, based on a representative selection of original texts ranging from poetry and the literary prose of Ferdawsi (10/11th century) to modern literature, in its entire historical and geographical extension. Every text is accompanied by a portrait of the author, numerous footnotes provide explanations of special linguistic features. A comprehensive glossary comprises the vocabulary, a concise grammar explains the historical and dialectal particularities; all with detailed bibliographical notes....
English summary: The "Persian reader" documents the development of the Modern Persian written language, based on a representative selection of origina...
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303,90 zł |
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Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia: Folk Stories from the Middle East
ISBN: 9781845117016 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A goldsmith's daughter who eludes the Prince of Darkness, three wandering brothers born from a walnut tree, the Princess of Fantasistan, the case of the Shah's lost ruby ring, the leopard and the Sultan's emissary, the Cook and the Unforgettable Sneeze... These are just some of the enchanting stories described in Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia, a collection of classic folktales gathered from Arabia, Afghanistan, Persia and Turkey. Each story is alive with vivid characters - beggars and kings, merchants, witches and djinns - and threaded with universal motifs of fantasy and magic,... A goldsmith's daughter who eludes the Prince of Darkness, three wandering brothers born from a walnut tree, the Princess of Fantasistan, the case o... |
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74,26 zł |
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The Music of the Reeds: The Spiritual Journey of Jalaludin Balkhi known as RUMI
ISBN: 9780595473304 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Music of The Reeds" speaks about the inner feelings, aspirations, and agonies of Jalaludin Rumi and the glory of love in his personal life that made him to become the greatest mystic poet of all times.
Mowlana Jalaludin Balkhi, known also as Rumi was born in Balkh, Afghanistan in 1206 AD. His father Bahaudin-walad, the most prestigious scholar of Khurasan decided to leave Balkh and move to Konya, Turkey just before the Mongolian invasion of Islamic countries in 1221 AD. The story begins with Jalaludin's childhood when he was joyfully playing with his friends in the reed beds in the... "The Music of The Reeds" speaks about the inner feelings, aspirations, and agonies of Jalaludin Rumi and the glory of love in his personal life that m...
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60,93 zł |
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