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Wehr: A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic-English) Cloth

Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic-English). 4th edition. Cloth
by Hans Wehr, edited by J. Milton Cowan
xvii, 1301 pages
4th edition, 1979. Considerably enlarged and amended by the author

9783447020022121

Wirth: Die Orientalische Stadt im islamischen Vorderasien und Nordafrika. Gebunden

Orientalische Stadt im islamischen Vorderasien und Nordafrika. Städtische Bausubstanz und räumliche Ordnung, Wirtschaftsleben und soziale Organisation, Gebunden, 2 Grossformat Bände, 22x30 cm
Eugen Wirth
Band I: xxiii, 584 Seiten, mit 248 Abbildungen und 8 Tabellen. Band II: 56 Schwarz-weiss Tafeln, 112 Farbtafeln, 3 Faltkarten und ein Heft mit Kartenlegenden. 3. Auflage 2002

3805327091 In stock

Mahmood: Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Paperback

Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Paperback
by Saba Mahmood
xvi, 233 pages. 2004

9780691086958 13a223

Marcus: A History of Ethiopia. Paperback

History of Ethiopia. Paperback
by Harold G. Marcus
xix, 316 pages, 40 photographs, 9 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. Updated edition 2002. Surveying the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistoric to modern times, this study demonstrates that there is more to Ethiopia's existence than colonial logic. It shows how geography, economics and culture have served to unite Ethiopians against fractionalization

052022479513

Maurer: Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. Paperback

Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. Paperback
by Bill Maurer
xix, 217 pages. 2005

0691121974

Mayer: Saracenic Heraldry. A Survey. Cloth

Saracenic Heraldry. A Survey. Cloth
L.A. Mayer
318 pages, plus 71 plates, with bibliography and index. 1933, 1999
All inscriptions in Arabic with English translations
This volume presents a fully documented armorial roll of Saracenic sultans and emirs, designed to meet the requirements of students of Muslim archaeology and covering the geographical area of Syria, Palestine and Egypt during the period from the end of the Crusades to the Ottoman conquest. A comprehensive introduction discusses the origins and forms of Saracenic heraldry and its place in Ayyubid and Mamluk society. The armorial roll contains descriptions of blazons, explanations of inscriptions and bibliographic references. (1933)

019817120x

Mir-Hosseini: Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback

Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
xxiv, 305 pages. 1999

97806910100451625

Misra: Indian Resistance to Early Muslim Invaders Upto 1206 A.D. Hardback.

Indian Resistance to Early Muslim Invaders Upto 1206 A.D. Hardback. 14,3x22,5cm. Indian publication
Dr. Ram Gopal Misra
xii, 144 pages. 1983, second edition 1992-93
with a.o. chapters: The Heroic Defense of Kabul and Zabul. Resistance to the Ghaznavides. Resistance to the Ghorides

0 indian publication Misra

Mol: Leerwoordenboek Arabisch - Nederlands. Paperback 34,00 of 32,30

Leerwoordenboek Arabisch - Nederlands. Ingenaaid
Prof. Dr. Mark van Mol & Koen Berghman
506 pagina's. 2003

BQ527

Mol: Leerwoordenboek Nederlands - Arabisch. Ingenaaid

Leerwoordenboek Nederlands - Arabisch. Ingenaaid
Prof. Dr. Mark van Mol & Koen Berghman
2003

BQ519

Mol: Leerwoordenboeken Nederlands - Arabisch & Arabisch - Nederlands. Paperback 63,50 of 60,35

Leerwoordenboeken Nederlands - Arabisch & Arabisch - Nederlands. ingenaaid
Prof. Dr. Mark van Mol & Koen Berghman
samen 1080 bladzijden
2001

BQ535

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Mukherjee: India in Early Central Asia. A Survey of Indian Scripts, Languages and Literatures in Central Asia of the First Millennium A.D. Cloth

India in Early Central Asia. A Survey of Indian Scripts, Languages and Literatures in Central Asia of the First Millennium A.D. Cloth. Indian publication, ca. 18x25 cm
Mukherjee
116 pages with text, 28 illustrations, index and appendices
1996

0 indian publication Mukherjee

Nasr and Leaman: History of Islamic Philosophy. Paperback

History of Islamic Philosophy. Paperback
Edited by Sayed Hossein Nasr and Oliver Leaman
1232 pages. 2001. Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a vast geographical area

9780415259347 0415259347 60

Neusner: Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam

Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam. Paperback
Jacob Neusner, Tamara Sonn
263 pages, with notes and index. 1999. Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions

9780415194877 0415194873

Niblock: Saudi Arabia: Power, Legitimacy and Survival. Paperback

Saudi Arabia: Power, Legitimacy and Survival. Paperback
Tim Niblock
224 pages. 2006. It details the country’s historical and religious background, its oil rentier economy and its international role, showing how they interact to create the dynamics of the contemporary Saudi state.

9780415303101 0415303109

Nieuwkerk: Women Embracing Islam: Gender And Conversion in the West. Paperback

Women Embracing Islam: Gender And Conversion in the West. Paperback
by Karin Van Nieuwkerk
2006. 294 pages
Many Westerners view Islam as a religion that restricts and subordinates women in both private and public life. Yet, a surprising number of women in Western Europe and America are converting to Islam. What attracts these women to a belief system that is markedly different from both Western Christianity and Western secularism? What benefits do they gain by converting, and what are the costs? How do Western women converts live their new Islamic faith, and how does their conversion affect their families and communities?

9780292713024

Norton: Hezbollah: A Short History. Hardcover

Hezbollah: A Short History. Hardcover
by Augustus Richard Norton
vi, 187 pages. 2007

9780691131245 0691131244

Ogel or Ögel: Kuppelraum in der Türkischen Architektur. Paperback

Kuppelraum in der Türkischen Architektur. Paperback
Semra Ögel
ix, 88 pages with text, xxxii plates, bibliograohy. 1972

Olesen: Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth

Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth. Ca. 23x29cm
by Asta Olesen, Ida Nicolaisen (Editor)
328 pages, with many black-white and colour illustrations, map, bibliography, glossary and index. 1994

9780500016121

Palmer: A Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language

Concise Dictionary of the Persian Language. Hardcover
E.H. Palmer
722 columns. 1991 (Reprint)

812060671x

Pappe: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples. 2nd edition. Paperback

History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples. 2nd edition. Paperback
Ilan Pappe
356 pages, with 14 half-tones, 6 maps, 2006
It begins with the Ottomans in the early 1800s and traces a path through the arrival of the early Zionists at the end of that century, through the British mandate at the beginning of the twentieth century, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which culminated in the intifadas of 1987 and 2000.

97805216831591626

Pappe: The Modern Middle East. Paperback

Modern Middle East. Paperback.
Ilan Pappe.
xiii, 344 pages. 2005. A comprehensive view of the region and its recent history in a post 9/11 world, this textbook on the modern Middle East examines its urban, rural, cultural and women's histories over its political and economic history.

9780415214094 0415214092

Pardue: Ruminations on Violence. Paperback

Ruminations on Violence. Paperback
Derek Pardue
206 pages. 2008
Violence pervades humanity as experience, public policy, narrative, and mediated commodity. The goal of Ruminations on Violence is to discuss and analyze various contours of violence as it is made manifest around the world. The unifying theme is that violence is not a thing, but rather a dynamic force occurring among separate, conscious minds that is enhanced by the careful scrutiny of social science.

978157766508318

Partner: God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback

God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback
by Peter Partner
364 pages, with 10 maps and 24 other illustrations. 1998
What makes a war "holy"? This book examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. The author explores the Crusades, and examines the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West, placing the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context.

97806910023541830

Pennell: The Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier. Cloth

Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier. Cloth. ip
T.L. Pennell
324 pages, with deductions, glossary, index
1988 (reprint of a ca. 100-year old edition)

0 indian publication Pennell

Piotrovsky, Veen, a.o.: Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover

Persia: Thirty Centuries of Art and Culture. Hardcover
by Mikhail Piotrovsky, Ernst W. Veen, Boele, a.o.
127 pages. 2007

9780853319733 0853319731

Pirenne: Mohammed and Charlemagne. Paperback

Mohammed and Charlemagne. Paperback
Henri Pirenne
304 pages. 2001
Remarkable classic that developed the revolutionary theory of how the advance and influence of Islam caused the Europe of the Roman Empire to evolve into the Europe of the Middle Ages. A masterly study that is essential reading for history students and medievalists.

978048642011016

Potts: The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback

Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback
by D.T. Potts
490 pages, many illustrations, plates, tables. 1999. An up-to-date survey of the archaeology and history of Elam, in the ancient Near East.

9780521564960

Quataert: The Ottoman Empire, 1700 - 1922. 2nd edition. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition

Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922. Paperback. 2000, 2nd edition, 2007
Donald Quataert
230 pages, with 19 half-tones 2 figures 8 maps. The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history.

9780521547826 1626

Qureshi: The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Cloth i.p

Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi. Cloth
Ishtiao Husain Qureshi
314 pages, with maps, appendices, index
5th revised edition 1971

Qureshi

Racy: Making Music in the Arab World. The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. Paperback

Making Music in the Arab World. The Culture and Artistry of Tarab. Paperback
A. J. Racy
264 pages, with 9 half-tones and 2 figures. 2004
A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology and as a distinguished performer and composer. In this pioneering book, he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience and offers insights into how music generally affects us all. The focus is tarab, a multifaceted concept that has no exact equivalent in English and refers to both the indigenous music and the ecstatic feeling associated with it. Richly documented, the book examines various aspects of the musical craft.

978052131685923?38

Rafiee: Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. New Edition. Complete set: Book, CD

Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners. New Edition. Book, CD
by Abdi Rafiee
2007. This new edition of Colloquial Persian offers an up-to-date, step-by-step approach to the written and spoken language of Iran, also known as Farsi. Ideal for beginners, the course also highlights important cultural aspects of communicating in Persian. Learning to read and write Persian script is made as easy as possible. For those who wish to learn to speak Persian without studying the script, Romanization is included throughout.

9780415441988 0415441986 st

Rahman: Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition. Paperback

Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition
Fazlur Rahman
182 pages. Reprint 1982 edition

9780226702841

Rahman: Islam. Second edition. Paperback