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Migrant in Arab Literature
Displacement, Self-Discovery and Nostalgia
Av Martina Censi, Maria Elena Paniconi
Inbunden, 2022
2103 kr
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This edited book offers a collection of fresh and critical essays that explore the representation of the migrant subject in modern and contemporary Arabic literature and discuss its role in shaping new forms of transcultural and transnational identities. The selection of essays in this volume …
Orientalism, Zionism and Academic Practice
Middle East and Islam Studies in Israeli Universities
Av Eyal Clyne
Häftad, 2020
701 kr
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Orientalism, Zionism and Academic Practice explores the field of Israeli Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) sociologically and politically, as a window onto the relationship between Orientalism, Zionism and academia. The book draws special attention to neoliberal discourse and praxis in …
Palestinian Culture and the Nakba
Bearing Witness
Av Hania Nashef
Häftad, 2020
829 kr
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The Nakba not only resulted in the loss of the homeland, but also caused the dispersal and ruin of entire Palestinian communities. Even though the term Nakba refers to a singular historic event, the consequence of 1948 has symptomatically become part of Palestinian identity, and the element that …
Higher Education Revolutions in the Gulf
Globalization and Institutional Viability
Av Fatima Badry, John Willoughby
Häftad, 2019
672 kr
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Over the past quarter century, the people of the Arabian Peninsula have witnessed a revolutionary transformation in higher education. In 1990, there were fewer than ten public universities that offered their Arabic-language curricula in sex-segregated settings to national citizens only. In 2015, …
Knowledge Production in the Arab World
The Impossible Promise
Av Sari Hanafi, Rigas Arvanitis
Häftad, 2019
692 kr
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Over recent decades we have witnessed the globalization of research. However, this has yet to translate into a worldwide scientific network, across which competencies and resources can flow freely. Arab countries have strived to join this globalized world and become a ‘knowledge economy,’ yet …
Iraqi Kurdistan
Political Development and Emergent Democracy
Inbunden, 2003
2513 kr
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The Iraqi Kurds have enjoyed de facto statehood in the north of Iraq for over a decade but Intra-Kurdish fighting, military incursions by Turkey and Iran and the constant threat posed by Saddam Hussein have plagued this 'democratic experiment'.In this book, Stansfield explores the development of …
Christian-Muslim Frontier
A Zone of Contact, Conflict or Co-operation
Inbunden, 2003
2513 kr
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The Christian-Muslim Frontier describes the historical formation of this zone, and its contemporary dimensions: geopolitical, psychological, economic and security. Special attention is given to the concept of state-frontiers, to the effects of the uneven development of nation states and the …
Egypt in the Twenty First Century
Challenges for Development
Inbunden, 2003
2588 kr
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The book focuses on three main themes:*overpopulation associated with low productivity, unemployment, persistent poverty and weak savings and investment capacity*the post-1950 development strategies and their outcomes*the institutional structures that are constraining economic and political …
Political Thought in Islam
A Study in Intellectual Boundaries
Av Nelly Lahoud
Inbunden, 2005
2513 kr
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This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition (turath) and its religious and philosophical components by the …
Baha'is of Iran
Socio-Historical Studies
Av Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, Seena B. Fazel
Inbunden, 2007
2477 kr
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The Baha’i community of Iran is the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha’i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran.Central to this study is the pioneering character of …
Turkey's Kurds
A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan
Inbunden, 2005
2588 kr
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The Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) is examined here in this text on Kurdish nationalism. Incorporating recent field-based research results and newly translated material on Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's long-time leader; it explores the nature and the organizational working of the party, from its growth …
Nietzsche and Islam
Av Roy Jackson
Inbunden, 2007
2513 kr
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In the light of current events, particularly the ‘post September 11th’ debates with much focus on aspects of the ‘clash of civilisation’ thesis, the issue of Islamic identity is a crucial one. Whilst Friedrich Nietzsche was addressing an audience of a different culture and age, his own originality, …
Beyond the Arab Disease
New Perspectives in Politics and Culture
Inbunden, 2005
2513 kr
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Presenting bold and original insights, this book examines the policies and diplomacies pursued by Arab and Western governments, while discussing both the political and cultural roles played by the modern Arab World. It explores the various facets of the malaise affecting the Arab world, stressing …
Arab Diaspora
Voices of an Anguished Scream
Av Zahia Smail Salhi, Ian Richard Netton
Inbunden, 2006
2513 kr
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The Arab Diaspora examines the range of roles the Arab world has played to various audiences on the modern and postmodern stage and the issues which have arisen as a result. The variety of roles explored reflects the diversity of Arab culture. With particular focus placed on political, diplomatic …
Syria's Kurds
History, Politics and Society
Av Jordi Tejel
Inbunden, 2008
2588 kr
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This book is a decisive contribution to the study of Kurdish history in Syria since the mandatory period (1920-1946) up to nowadays. Avoiding an essentialist approach, Jordi Tejel provides fine, complex and sometimes paradoxical analysis about the articulation between tribal, local, regional, and …
Egypt's Culture Wars
Politics and Practice
Av Samia Mehrez
Inbunden, 2008
2513 kr
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This ground-breaking work presents original research on cultural politics and battles in Egypt at the turn of the twenty first century. It deconstructs the boundaries between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture drawing on conceptual tools in cultural studies, translation studies and gender studies to analyze …
Islam and Human Rights in Practice
Perspectives Across the Ummah
Av Shahram Akbarzadeh, Benjamin MacQueen
Inbunden, 2008
2513 kr
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Questions over the compatibility of Islam and Human Rights have become a key area of debate in the perceived tensions between ‘Islam and the West’. In many ways, discussion over the stance of Islam in relation to such factors as gender rights, religious freedom, social and political freedoms, and …
Trajectories of Education in the Arab World
Legacies and Challenges
Inbunden, 2009
2442 kr
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Trajectories of Education in the Arab World gives a broad yet detailed historical and geographical overview of education in Arab countries. Drawing on pre-modern and modern educational concepts, systems, and practices in the Arab world, this book examines the impact of Western cultural influence, …
Higher Education Revolutions in the Gulf
Globalization and Institutional Viability
Av Fatima Badry, John Willoughby
Inbunden, 2015
2442 kr
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Over the past quarter century, the people of the Arabian Peninsula have witnessed a revolutionary transformation in higher education. In 1990, there were fewer than ten public universities that offered their Arabic-language curricula in sex-segregated settings to national citizens only. In 2015, …
Rethinking Israeli Space
Periphery and Identity
Inbunden, 2011
2513 kr
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This book sheds light on the production of Israeli space and the politics of Jewish and Arab cities. The authors’ postcolonial approach deals with the notion of periphery and peripherality, covering issues of spatial protest, urban policy and urban planning.Discussing periphery as a political, …
Myth of the Clash of Civilizations
Av Chiara Bottici, Benoît Challand
Inbunden, 2010
2588 kr
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While globalization unifies the world, divisions re-emerge within it in the form of a spectacular separation between Islam and the West. How can it be that Huntington’s contested idea of a clash of civilizations became such a powerful political myth through which so many people look at the world? …
Baha'is of Iran
Socio-Historical Studies
Av Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, Seena B. Fazel
Häftad, 2010
897 kr
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The Baha’i community of Iran is the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha’i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran.Central to this study is the pioneering character of …
Iraqi Kurdistan
Political Development and Emergent Democracy
Häftad, 2010
772 kr
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The Iraqi Kurds have enjoyed de facto statehood in the north of Iraq for over a decade but Intra-Kurdish fighting, military incursions by Turkey and Iran and the constant threat posed by Saddam Hussein have plagued this 'democratic experiment'.In this book, Stansfield explores the development of …
Egypt in the Twenty First Century
Challenges for Development
Häftad, 2010
772 kr
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The book focuses on three main themes:overpopulation associated with low productivity, unemployment, persistent poverty and weak savings and investment capacitythe post-1950 development strategies and their outcomesthe institutional structures that are constraining economic and political …
Christian-Muslim Frontier
A Zone of Contact, Conflict or Co-operation
Häftad, 2010
750 kr
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The Christian-Muslim Frontier describes the historical formation of this zone, and its contemporary dimensions: geopolitical, psychological, economic and security. Special attention is given to the concept of state-frontiers, to the effects of the uneven development of nation states and the …
Political Thought in Islam
A Study in Intellectual Boundaries
Av Nelly Lahoud
Häftad, 2011
750 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition (turath) and its religious and philosophical components by the …
Turkey's Kurds
A Theoretical Analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan
Häftad, 2010
937 kr
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The Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) is examined here in this text on Kurdish nationalism. Incorporating recent field-based research results and newly translated material on Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK's long-time leader; it explores the nature and the organizational working of the party, from its growth …
Beyond the Arab Disease
New Perspectives in Politics and Culture
Häftad, 2011
772 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Presenting bold and original insights, this book examines the policies and diplomacies pursued by Arab and Western governments, while discussing both the political and cultural roles played by the modern Arab World. It explores the various facets of the malaise affecting the Arab world, stressing …
Arab Diaspora
Voices of an Anguished Scream
Av Zahia Smail Salhi, Ian Richard Netton
Häftad, 2010
750 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Arab Diaspora examines the range of roles the Arab world has played to various audiences on the modern and postmodern stage and the issues which have arisen as a result. The variety of roles explored reflects the diversity of Arab culture. With particular focus placed on political, diplomatic …
Nietzsche and Islam
Av Roy Jackson
Häftad, 2011
910 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the light of current events, particularly the ‘post September 11th’ debates with much focus on aspects of the ‘clash of civilisation’ thesis, the issue of Islamic identity is a crucial one. Whilst Friedrich Nietzsche was addressing an audience of a different culture and age, his own originality, …
