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The Iranian Constitutional Revolution
Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism
Av Janet Afary
Inbunden, 1996
2925 kr
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During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society.
The Iranian Constitutional Revolution
Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism
Av Janet Afary
Häftad, 1996
405 kr
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During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society.
Colonial Citizens
Republican Rights, Paternal Privilege, and Gender in French Syria and Lebanon
Inbunden, 1999
2609 kr
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French rule in Syria and Lebanon coincided with the rise of colonial resistance around the world and with profound social trauma after World War I. In this tightly argued study, Elizabeth Thompson shows how Syrians and Lebanese mobilized, like other colonized peoples, to claim the terms of …
Colonial Citizens
Republican Rights, Paternal Privilege, and Gender in French Syria and Lebanon
Häftad, 1999
361 kr
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French rule in Syria and Lebanon coincided with the rise of colonial resistance around the world and with profound social trauma after World War I. In this tightly argued study, Elizabeth Thompson shows how Syrians and Lebanese mobilized, like other colonized peoples, to claim the terms of …
Within the Circle
Parents and Children in an Arab Village
Av Andrea Rugh
Häftad, 1997
617 kr
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When American anthropologist Andrea Rugh rented a room in a small Syrian village, hoping to find time to finish a book she was writing, she never expected to be drawn so deeply into the lives of her neighbors. But she developed close friendships with two households-those of her landlady and her …
Modernity and the Millennium
The Genesis of the Baha'i Faith in the Nineteenth Century
Av Juan Cole
Inbunden, 1998
2533 kr
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Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah ("the Glory of God"). This volume illuminates the …
Modernity and the Millennium
The Genesis of the Baha'i Faith in the Nineteenth Century
Av Juan Cole
Häftad, 1998
724 kr
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Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah ("the Glory of God"). This volume illuminates the …
Engendering Citizenship in Egypt
Av Selma Botman
Häftad, 1999
648 kr
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This book explores the concept of citizenship in Egypt and identifies the forces that have institutionally controlled women since the turn of the twentieth century. How is citizenship defined in Egypt and by whom? Selma Botman seeks to understand how political culture in Egypt has developed, how …
Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon
A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict
Av Samir Khalaf
Inbunden, 2002
1157 kr
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In this long-awaited work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vulnerable to both inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. How did a fairly peaceful and resourceful …
Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon
A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict
Av Samir Khalaf
Häftad, 2004
290 kr
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In this long-awaited work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vulnerable to both inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. How did a fairly peaceful and resourceful …
Notes from the Minefield
United States Intervention in Lebanon, 1945-1958
Häftad, 2006
694 kr
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Irene Gendzier's critically acclaimed, wide-reaching analysis of post-World War II U.S. policy in Lebanon posits that the politics of oil and pipelines figured far more significantly in U.S. relations with Lebanon than previously believed. In 1958 the United States sent thousands of troops to shore …
Shi'ite Lebanon
Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities
Av Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr
Inbunden, 2008
1123 kr
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By recasting the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East, Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr proposes a new framework for understanding Shi'ite politics in Lebanon. Her study draws on a variety of untapped sources, reconsidering not only the politics of the established leadership …
Shi'ite Lebanon
Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities
Av Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr
Häftad, 2011
282 kr
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By recasting the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East, Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr proposes a new framework for understanding Shi'ite politics in Lebanon. Her study draws on a variety of untapped sources, reconsidering not only the politics of the established leadership …
Desert Named Peace
The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902
Inbunden, 2009
1422 kr
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In the mid-nineteenth century, French colonial leaders in Algeria started southward into the Sahara, beginning a fifty-year period of violence. Lying in the shadow of the colonization of northern Algeria, which claimed the lives of over a million people, French empire in the Sahara sought power …
Desert Named Peace
The Violence of France's Empire in the Algerian Sahara, 1844-1902
Häftad, 2011
361 kr
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In the mid-nineteenth century, French colonial leaders in Algeria started southward into the Sahara, beginning a fifty-year period of violence. Lying in the shadow of the colonization of northern Algeria, which claimed the lives of over a million people, French empire in the Sahara sought power …
Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon
A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict
Av Samir Khalaf
E-bok, 2002
437 kr
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In this long-awaited work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vulnerable to both inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. How did a fairly peaceful and resourceful …
Acre
The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831
E-bok, 2002
409 kr
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Thomas Philipp''s study of Acre combines the most extensive use to date of local Arabic sources with commercial records in Europe to shed light on a region and power center many identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. The third largest city in eighteenth-century Syria—after Aleppo …
Within the Circle
Parents and Children in an Arab Village
Av Andrea Rugh
Inbunden, 1997
795 kr
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When American anthropologist Andrea Rugh rented a room in a small Syrian village, hoping to find the time to finish a book she was writing, she never expected to be drawn so deeply into the lives of her neighbours. But she developed close friendships with two households - those of her landlady and …
Engendering Citizenship in Egypt
Av Selma Botman
Inbunden, 2018
795 kr
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This is an examination of the concept of citizenship in Egypt, identifying the forces that have institutionally controlled women since the turn of the 20th century. The book examines how, and by whom this citizenship is defined, and seeks to understand how political culture in Egypt has developed, …
Acre
The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831
Inbunden, 2002
875 kr
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Thomas Philipp's study of Acre combines the most extensive use to date of local Arabic sources with commercial records in Europe to shed light on a region and power center many identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. The third largest city in eighteenth-century Syria-after Aleppo …
