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  • af Thomas Philipp
    588,95 kr.

    Jurji Zaidan was one of the leading thinkers of the Arab renaissance of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century (Nahdha). He was a historian, promoter of education, a historical novelist and founder of the journal al-Hilal. Divided into three parts and, as an integrated whole, this book traces Zaidans perspectives as a historian and linguist and his views on Arab nationalism.

  • af Mehran Kamrava
    464,95 kr.

    Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge and experience of experts in the region, The International Politics of the Persian Gulf shines a bright light on this area, offering insights and thoughtful analyses on the critical importance of this troubled region to global politics.

  • af Esra Ozyurek
    299,95 kr.

    Turkish society is frequently accused of having amnesia. This volume provides an understanding of contemporary Turkey and how its different representations of the past have become metaphors through which individuals and groups define their cultural identity and political position.

  • af Valerie Hoffman
    464,95 kr.

    Ibadi Islam is a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains active today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Despite its antiquity, it has often been misunderstood and remains little known. Seeking to redress this gap and to introduce this influential Islamic school to the non-Arabic-speaking world, Hoffman offers the first book-length overview of Ibadi theology published in English.

  • af Peter Sluglett
    329,95 - 409,95 kr.

    The authors effectively define and map out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, affording us a foundational volume that enriches our understanding of society in the late Ottoman and colonial periods.

  • - Essays by Tawfiq al-Hakim
    af Tawfiq al-Hakim
    329,95 kr.

    Considered a pioneer in many literary forms, including drama, novels, and short stories, Tawfiq al-Hakim has influenced generations of Egyptian writers. The Revolt of the Young is a collection of essays, originally published in 1984, that shows al-Hakim as a public intellectual addressing the ongoing conflict between generations.

  • - Political Economy and International Relations
     
    588,95 kr.

    Contributions by: Raymond Hinnebusch, Tina Zintl, Samer Abboud, Aurora Sottimano, Najib Ghadbian, Amanda P. Terc, Paulo Pinto, Rania Maktabi, Myriam Ababsa, Carsten Wieland, Mohammad Kamel Doraei, Martine Zeuthen, Valentina Napolitano.

  • - Did the Revolution Matter?
    af Sohrab Behdad
    299,95 - 588,95 kr.

    Provides an analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, this work maps the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran.

  • - Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon
    af Rola El-Husseini
    533,95 kr.

  • - The Tormented Triumph of Nativism
    af Mehrzad Boroujerdi
    208,95 kr.

    Regarding the constitution of ""other-ness"", this work examines the pedagogical, political and discursive practice of post-World War II Iranian intellectuals. It shows how clerics, secular and lay religious intellectuals confronted a dual sense of ""other-ness"" which resulted in dissent and nativism.

  • - Culture, Religion, and Modernity
    af Birgit Schaebler
    283,95 - 494,95 kr.

    Scholars from across a range of disciplines consider the impact of globalization on the Islamic world.

  • - The Life and Legacy of a Popular Female Artist
    af Kamran Talattof
    483,95 kr.

    Makes a compelling argument that, despite revolutionary upheaval, the ideals of modernity remain remote in Iran due to the absence of a modern notion of sexuality. Talattof illustrates his argument through the life of Shahrzad, a celebrated stage and screen actress, dancer, journalist, and published poet who eventually became imprisoned and later homeless in the streets of Tehran.

  • af Mehdi Moslem
    354,95 kr.

    This study analyses Iran's post-revolutionary politics.

  • - Two Qajar Tracts
    af Hasan Javadi
    299,95 kr.

  • - Iran's Intellectual Encounter with Modernity
    af Farzin Vahdat
    230,95 - 493,95 kr.

    This text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in modernity and Iran's experience of these issues.

  • - People, Politics, and the Party System
    af F. Michael Wuthrich
    588,95 kr.

    What determines voting behaviour in Turkey? While many scholars have argued that elections in Turkey over time can be effectively and simply explained by static social or cultural cleavages, Wuthrich challenges these assertions with a framework that carefully attends to patterns of strategic vote-getting behaviour in elections by political parties and their leaders.

  • - Political Economy and International Relations
     
    409,95 kr.

    Explores the ways in which Bashar al-Asad's domestic and foreign policy strategies during his first decade in power safeguarded his rule and adapted Syria to the age of globalization. The volume's contributors examine multiple aspects of Asad's rule in the 2000s, from power consolidation within the party and control of the opposition to economic reform, co-opting new private charities, and coping with Iraqi refugees.

  • - Nationalist Reforms and Cultural Negotiations in Early Republican Turkey 1923-1945
    af Hale Yilmaz
    354,95 kr.

    Deepens our understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post-Ottoman Turkey through the perspective of ordinary citizens.

  • - Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar
    af Avishai Ben-Dror
    464,95 - 823,95 kr.

    In October 1875, two months after the takeover of the Somali coastal town of Zeila, an Egyptian force numbering 1,200 soldiers departed from the city to occupy Harar, a prominent Muslim hub in the Horn of Africa. In Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Ben-Dror tells the story of Turco-Egyptian colonial ambitions and the processes that integrated Harar into the global system of commerce.

  • - The Yildiz Case
    af Avi Rubin
    354,95 - 713,95 kr.

    Drawing upon a wide range of narrative and archival sources, Rubin explores the famous yet understudied criminal trial of the alleged murder of the former sultan Abdulaziz and its representations in contemporary public discourse and subsequent historiography.

  • - Islamist and Leftist Coalitions in North Africa
    af Matt Buehler
    464,95 - 878,95 kr.

    In Why Alliances Fail, Buehler explores the circumstances under which stable, enduring alliances are built to contest authoritarian regimes, marshaling evidence from coalitions between North Africa's Islamists and leftists.

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