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Iran Between Two Revolutions
Häftad, 1982
800 kr
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Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, Ervand Abrahamian discusses Iranian society and politics during the period between the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909 and the Islamic Revolution of 1977-1979. Presented here is a study of the emergence of …
Shaping of 'Abbasid Rule
Häftad, 2017
564 kr
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In order to understand the transition between the revolutionary movement that propelled the Abbasids to power and the imperial government that later took root, Jacob Lassner studies those elements that served to shape the political attitudes and institutions of the emerging regime during its …
Behind the Intifada
Labor and Women's Movements in the Occupied Territories
Häftad, 1993
625 kr
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Before the intifada began, Joost Hiltermann had already looked at local organizations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there the main elements that would eventually be used to mobilize the Palestinian masses. In the first comprehensive study of these organizations, …
Knowledge and Power in Morocco
The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable
Häftad, 1992
563 kr
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This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the …
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
Inbunden, 1969
2229 kr
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This anthology brought together the most important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, with the purpose of providing a rich contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. A scholar of religious …
State and Social Transformation in Tunisia and Libya, 1830-1980
Häftad, 2014
1042 kr
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The book traces growing state intervention in the rural areas of Tunisia and Libya in the middle 1800s and the diverging development of the two countries during the period of European rule. State formation accelerated in Tunisia under the French with the result that, with independence, …
Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo
A Social History of Islamic Education
Häftad, 2014
833 kr
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In rich detail Jonathan Berkey interprets the social and cultural consequences of Islam's regard for knowledge, showing how education in the Middle Ages played a central part in the religious experience of nearly all Muslims. Focusing on Cairo, which under Mamluk rule (1250-1517) was a vital …
History of the Maghrib
An Interpretive Essay
Häftad, 2015
741 kr
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This survey of North African history challenges both conventional attitudes toward North Africa and previously published histories written from the point of view of Western scholarship. The book aims, in Professor Laroui's words, "to give from within a decolonized vision of North African history …
Bureaucrat and Intellectual in the Ottoman Empire
The Historian Mustafa Ali (1541-1600)
Häftad, 2014
967 kr
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Mustafa Ali was the foremost historian of the sixteenth-century Ottoman Empire. Most modern scholars of the Ottoman period have focused on economic and institutional issues, but this study uses Ali and his works as the basis for analyzing the nature of intellectual and social life in a formative …
Early Islamic Conquests
Häftad, 2014
823 kr
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In this contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and causes of the Islamic conquests in Syria and Iraq during the sixth and seventh centuries, Fred Donner argues for a necessary distinction between the causes of the conquests, the causes of their success, and the causes of the subsequent …
State, Private Enterprise and Economic Change in Egypt, 1918-1952
Häftad, 2017
547 kr
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This study of Egyptian efforts to diversify the country's economy between the end of World War 1 and the Nasser coup d'etat of 1952 focuses on the nascent bourgeoisie and the relationships of its segments to one another. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest …
Egypt of Nasser and Sadat
The Political Economy of Two Regimes
Häftad, 2014
1553 kr
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A balance sheet of thirty years of revolutionary experiment, this work is a comprehensive analysis of the failure of the socialist transformation of Egypt during the regimes of Nasser and Sadat. Testing recent theories of the nature of the developing states and their relation both to indigenous …
Challenging Colonialism
Bank Misr and Egyptian Industrialization, 1920-1941
Av Eric Davis
Häftad, 2014
476 kr
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Eric Davis challenges classic theories of dependency and imperialism and explains the history of the Bank Misr by interrelating world market forces, Egyptian class structure, and the Egyptian nationalist movement and state apparatus. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses …
Ottoman Slave Trade and Its Suppression
1840-1890
Häftad, 2014
547 kr
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This book is a historical account of the slave trading system of the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the nineteenth century and of the attempts, which were eventually successful, to suppress it. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand …
Rabat
Urban Apartheid in Morocco
Häftad, 2014
706 kr
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Making provocative use of the term apartheid," Janet Abu-Lughod argues that French colonial policies in Moroccan cities effectively segregated Moroccans from Europeans. Focusing on Rabat and drawing upon unpublished data from the 1971 census of Morocco, she documents the results of this …
Ottoman Rule in Damascus, 1708-1758
Häftad, 2014
423 kr
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On the basis of new evidence from the Ottoman archives in Istanbul, Karl Barbir challenges the current interpretation of Ottoman rule in Damascus during the eighteenth century. He argues that the prevailing themes of decline and stagnation--usually applied to the entire century--in fact apply only …
Political Elite of Iran
Av Marvin Zonis
Häftad, 2015
685 kr
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In interviews with 170 politically active Iranians, the author reveals that politics in Iran are based on interpersonal relationships marked by insecurity, cynicism, and mistrust. He then assesses the significance of these characteristics for Iran's future development. Originally published in 1971. …
Tunisia of Ahmad Bey, 1837-1855
Häftad, 2015
1268 kr
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Under the energetic but confused prodding of the activist ruler Ahmad Bey, Tunisia made its first effort to institute European-inspired political and military reforms. L. Carl Brown's book on the reign of Ahmad Bey is thus a case study in modernization as well as a historical survey of Tunisia in …
Social Change in a Hostile Environment
The Crusaders' Kingdom of Jerusalem
Häftad, 2015
698 kr
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Through a comprehensive case study of the twelfth-century Crusaders' Kingdom of Jerusalem, the author shows how a changing international system encourages or retards the development of social structures, thereby relating the Crusaders' experience to contemporary affairs. The Kingdom's social …
Modernization and British Colonial Rule in Egypt, 1882-1914
Häftad, 2015
644 kr
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In occupied Egypt, British governmental programs were closely related to England's needs as an imperial power since Egypt was occupied because of its strategic position along the route to India. British presence there, however, inevitably led to modernization during the 32 years of British rule. …
Planetary Equatorium of Jamshid Ghiyath al-Din al-Kashi
Häftad, 2017
574 kr
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Instruments for solving astronomical problems are part of a continuous tradition reaching far back through the Middle Ages into the Hellenistic world. Dr. Kennedy expands the history of analog computers by providing an account of an important development in Central Asia where, in the Samarqand …
State, Private Enterprise and Economic Change in Egypt, 1918-1952
Inbunden, 2017
2378 kr
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This study of Egyptian efforts to diversify the country's economy between the end of World War 1 and the Nasser coup d'etat of 1952 focuses on the nascent bourgeoisie and the relationships of its segments to one another. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest …
Living Together Separately
Arabs and Jews in Contemporary Jerusalem
Av Michael Romann, Alex Weingrod
Inbunden, 2016
1901 kr
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Much has been written about the religious and political conflicts of contemporary Jerusalem--and about the harsh realities of the intifada. But while analysts probe the violence in the "reunited city," its residents must go about their daily affairs. Focusing on the conduct of everyday life, rather …
History of the Maghrib
An Interpretive Essay
Inbunden, 2016
3082 kr
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This survey of North African history challenges both conventional attitudes toward North Africa and previously published histories written from the point of view of Western scholarship. The book aims, in Professor Laroui's words, "to give from within a decolonized vision of North African history …
Early Islamic Conquests
Inbunden, 2016
1947 kr
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In this contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and causes of the Islamic conquests in Syria and Iraq during the sixth and seventh centuries, Fred Donner argues for a necessary distinction between the causes of the conquests, the causes of their success, and the causes of the subsequent …
Challenging Colonialism
Bank Misr and Egyptian Industrialization, 1920-1941
Av Eric Davis
Inbunden, 2016
1883 kr
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Eric Davis challenges classic theories of dependency and imperialism and explains the history of the Bank Misr by interrelating world market forces, Egyptian class structure, and the Egyptian nationalist movement and state apparatus. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses …
Ottoman Slave Trade and Its Suppression
1840-1890
Inbunden, 2016
2378 kr
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This book is a historical account of the slave trading system of the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the nineteenth century and of the attempts, which were eventually successful, to suppress it. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand …
Social Change in a Hostile Environment
The Crusaders' Kingdom of Jerusalem
Inbunden, 2016
1523 kr
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Through a comprehensive case study of the twelfth-century Crusaders' Kingdom of Jerusalem, the author shows how a changing international system encourages or retards the development of social structures, thereby relating the Crusaders' experience to contemporary affairs. The Kingdom's social …
Modernization and British Colonial Rule in Egypt, 1882-1914
Inbunden, 2016
3007 kr
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In occupied Egypt, British governmental programs were closely related to England's needs as an imperial power since Egypt was occupied because of its strategic position along the route to India. British presence there, however, inevitably led to modernization during the 32 years of British rule. …
Peter the Venerable and Islam
Inbunden, 2016
2076 kr
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For over four centuries the principal source of Christian European knowledge of Islam stemmed from a project sponsored by Peter the Venerable, ninth abbot of Cluny, in 1142. This consisted of Latin translations of five Arabic works, including the first translation of the Koran in a western …
