Bøger af Andrew Newman

The Safavid era is the key to the emergence of modern Iran. This title covers: Karaki and Mirza Makhdum's contributions in cementing a Shi'a and Islamic identity; Khayi al-Nisa's demonstration of elite women's influence in tribal societies; and, more.

Bridging the fields of indigenous, early American, memory, and media studies, On Records illuminates the problems of communication between cultures and across generations. As Andrew Newman demonstrates, the quest for ideal records has haunted historical actors and scholars alike. Yet without ""proof,"" how can we know what really happened?

This book is about the basic metaphysical concepts which apply to the world dealt with by natural science and how they have a basis in simple scientific properties and causal relations.