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Arabs in History
OUP Oxford 2002; US$ 18.99`Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders of Arab states. But what exactly is an Arab, and what has been their place in the course of human history?In this well-established classic, Professor Lewis examines the key issues... more...
Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse
Hyperion 2011; US$ 24.99Includes a Reading Group Guide and Author Q&A “ For years, Suraya Sadeed has worked tirelessly to help the people of her war-scarred homeland. This terrific memoir is the story of her struggles, her sacrifices, and her hopes. It is the moving life story of a remarkable woman who has overcome personal... more...
The Classical Heritage in Islam
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95The influence of classical antiquity on the religious disciplines, theology, mysticism and law of Islam cannot be overestimated. This work demonstrates the significance of the classical heritage by drawing together a great range of literary renderings, paraphrases, commentaries and imitations, as well as independent Islamic elaborations. Professor... more...
Rescuing Afghanistan
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 19.95Moving far beyond clumsy stereotypes of Afghan affairs, William Maley shows that only a long-term commitment from the wider world ? of a type that is rarely if ever found ? offers a reasonable prospect of rescuing Afghanistan from the dangers it continues to face. more...
L' Occident imaginaire
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1998; US$ 29.25Quelle est la représentation que le monde arabe se fait de l'Occident? En retraçant les principaux événements historiques ayant eu un impact décisif sur cette perception, en identifiant le moment historique où l'on a pris conscience de l'existence de l'Occident et en relatant les phénomènes d'idéalisation... more...
Sicherheit und Entwicklung in der Weltgesellschaft
Springer Fachmedien 2010; US$ 47.99Strike and Destroy
Algora Publishing 2011; US$ 23.95In a "spontaneous-combustion theory" of war crimes, Jeremy Morlock and 11 other soldiers were charged with having murdered 3 Afghans, as if they just spontaneously did monstrous things. But in an extraordinary court-martial the Defense showed that in fact the atrocities originated in a failure of leadership and a dysfunctional brigade climate.... more...
A Companion to Muslim Cultures
I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 41.67Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Fasts, prayers and pilgrimages are attuned to social rhythms old and new, no less than the designs of mosques and public gardens, the making of 'religious' music, and ways of thinking about technology... more...
Die arabische Revolution
Ch. Links Verlag 2012; US$ 10.77Hauptbeschreibung Die arabische Welt wird seit dem Frühjahr 2011 von Aufständen erschüttert. Von Marokko bis zum Persischen Golf gehen die Menschen gegen korrupte Regime auf die Straße und fordern den Sturz der Diktatoren. In Tunesien, Ägypten und Libyen erzwingen sie den Rücktritt der Machthaber. In Syrien geht das Regime gewaltsam gegen Demonstranten... more...









