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Lane / in stock / Arabic-English Lexicon Derived from the Best and the Most Copious Eastern Sources. Hardcover. In 8 volumes 
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  •    Arabic-English Lexicon Derived from the Best and the Most Copious Eastern Sources.  Hardcover, size 21x28 cm, in 8 volumes
  • by Edward William Lane
  • 3064 pages, including supplement. Reprint of the 1874 -1893 edition. Second reprint 2003
  • Comprising a very large collection of words and significations omitted in the Kamoos, with supplements to its abridged and defective explanations, ample grammatical and critical comments in prose and verse; Containing all the classical words and significations commonly known to the learned among the Arabs.

3805327091 Wirth: Die Orientalische Stadt im islamischen Vorderasien und Nordafrika. Gebunden 
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  •   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

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

Schüssler: Ägypten. Altertümer, koptische Kunst, islamische Denkmäler. Gebunden 
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  • Aegypten. Altertümer, koptische Kunst, islamische Denkmäler. Gebunden
  • Karlheinz Schüssler
  • 248 Seiten, 95 Photos, 88 Plänen und Zeichnungen. 1987

9780500016121 Olesen: Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth 
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  • Afghan Craftsmen: the Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities. Cloth. Ca. 23x29cm
  • by Asta Olesen, Ida Nicolaisen (Editor)
  • 328 pages, many bw and colour illustrations, map, bibliography, glossary, index. 1994

9780691074993 Ali: Al-Qur'an. A Contemporary Translation. Paperback 
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  • Al-Quran. A Contemporary Translation. Paperback
  • Ahmed Ali
  • 572 pages, with index and Arabic text. This is a bilingual edition of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam. On each page the original Arabic and the translated English sit side-by-side which shoud encourage the reader to draw from both texts. There are also notes where necessary, providing the full meaning of each word and phrase

9780521684989 / Woodard: The Ancient Languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia. Paperback 
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  • Ancient Languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia. Paperback
  • Edited by Roger D. Woodard
  • 282 pages. 2008. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context

9780300104936 Frangieh: Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought: From Pre-Islamic Times To The Present. Hardcover 
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  • Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought: From Pre-Islamic Times To The Present. Hardcover
  • by Bassam K. Frangieh
  • xviii, 566 pages. 2004

3760812058 Wiesehöfer: Das Antike Persien. Von 550 vor Christus bis 650 nach Christus. Kartoniert 
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  • Antike Persien. Von 550 vor Christus bis 650 nach Christus. 1998. Kartoniert
  • Josef Wiesehöfer
  • 426 Seiten, mit Abbildungen auf 32 Tafeln sowie 4 Karten. Kultur, Herrschaftsformen und Wirtschaftsleben werden über einen Zeitraum von fast tausend Jahren hinweg anschaulich und kompetent dargestellt.

9780231070041 de Bary, Bloom: Approaches to the Asian Classics. Cloth 
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  • Approaches to the Asian Classics. Cloth
  • edited by William Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom
  • 394 pages. 1990. Classics of the Islamic / Chinese / Japanese / Indian Traditions
  • out-of-print but we still have

9780691000329 Hourani: Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean. Expanded Edition. Paperback 
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  • Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean. Expanded Edition. Paperback
  • by G.F. Hourani
  • xvii, 189 pages, with 8 plates, 2 figures, 8 maps, bibliography, index. 1951, 1995

9780230004696 Fraser: Arab-Israeli Conflict. 3 Revised edition. Paperback 
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  • Arab-Israeli Conflict. 3 Revised edition. Paperback
  • By T.G. Fraser
  • 224 pages, 1 map. 2007

978389930119 / Marzari: Arabic in Chains. Structural Problems and Artificial Barriers. Broschur 
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  • Arabic in Chains. Structural Problems and Artificial Barriers. Broschur
  • Robert Marzari
  • 170 Seiten. 2006. He illustrates the potentials and limits of a language that over 300 million Muslims in the Middle East call their mother tongue, aside from the many others elsewhere in Africa as well as in Asia, who recite Arabic as the language of the Qur’an

Desai: Arabic, Persian, and Urdu Inscriptions of West India. A Topographical List. Cloth 
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  • Arabic, Persian, and Urdu Inscriptions of West India. A Topographical List. Cloth, ca.22x29cm
  • Z.A. Desai
  • xxiv, 284 pages, indexes. 1999

9780521564960 / Potts: The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Paperback 
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  • 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.

9780521796668 / Akkermans: The Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000 - 300 BC). Paperback 
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  • Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000–300 BC). Paperback
  • by Peter M. M. G. Akkermans, Glenn M. Schwartz. 486 pages, 112 line diagrams, 79 half-tones, 13 maps. 2004. This is the first book to present a comprehensive review of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC.

9780300058888 / Blair: The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250 - 1800. Cloth 
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  • Art and Architecture of Islam 1250 - 1800. Cloth
  • by Sheila S. Blair , Jonathan M. Bloom
  • 364 pages,bibliography,maps,150 colour plates. 1994. Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art, the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal and the Tahmasp Shahnama, were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early 13th century to the advent of European colonial rule in the 19th century. This work surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.

Pande: Art of Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Cloth 
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  • Art of Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Cloth, ca.22x30cm
  • edited by Anupa Pande. xiv, 250 pages, 230 colour and 136 bw illustrations. 2009

9780300106091 Dodds, a.o.: The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture. Hardcover 
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  • Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture. Hardcover
  • Jerrilynn D. Dodds, María Rosa Menocal, and Abigail Krasner Balbale
  • 395 pages. 200 color and 10 b/w illustrations. 2008

9781577664772 Brenneman: As Strong as the Mountains. A Kurdish Cultural Journey 
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  • As Strong as the Mountains. A Kurdish Cultural Journey
    Robert L. Brenneman
  • 137 pages. 2007. Brenneman provides a razor-sharp awareness of the Kurds’ roots in the Middle East as well as their massive urban migration and the resulting cultural upheaval. Based on long-term research, this richly layered ethnography takes readers on a journey from the mountains of Ararat, the alleged resting place of Noah’s Ark, to urban environments in a megalopolis like Istanbul.

97818516827441524 Schimmel: As Through a Veil. Mystical Poetry in Islam. 2nd revised edition 
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  • As Through a Veil. Mystical Poetry in Islam. 2nd revised edition
  • Author Annemarie Schimmel
  • 384 pages, with  illustrations. 2001
  • Drawing on a large range of sources, this book covers the development of Islamic mystical poetry in detail, from individual Sufi poets like the legendary Rumi, to such topic as the intricacies of sacred verse and the delightful vagaries of cryptic and nonsense poetry.

9783899302240 / Groß, Ohlig : Schlaglichter: Die beiden ersten islamischen Jahrhunderte. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 3. Gebunden 
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  • Beiden ersten islamischen Jahrhunderte. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 3. Gebunden
  • Markus Groß / Karl-Heinz Ohlig (Hg.)
  • 617 Seiten. 2008. Dokumentation des internationalen interdisziplinären Symposions "Frühe Islam-geschichte und der Koran / Early History of Islam and the Koran"

Harrow: The Bellairs Collection. Hardback / rexine in rexine slip case 
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  • Bellairs Collection. Hardback / dark-red rexine in dark-red rexine slip case
  • Leonard Harrow
  • 48 pages, 14 coloured plates, 14 black-white illustrations. 1986

18506 - 978019 Vikor: Between God and the Sultan. A History of Islamic Law. Paperback 
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  • Between God and the Sultan. A History of Islamic Law. Paperback
  • Knut S. Vikor
  • xi, 387 pages. 2005

9780307390431 Critchley: The Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback 
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  • Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback
  • by Simon Critchley
  • xxxviii, 265 pages. 2009. “To philosophize is to learn how to die”; Cicero; assassinated. “One who no longer is cannot suffer”; Lucretius; suicide, allegedly driven mad by a love potion. “Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”; Hobbes; died in bed, age 91

Seierestad: The Bookseller of Kabul. Cloth 
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  • Bookseller of Kabul. Cloth
  • Asne Seierstad
  • 256 pages. 2003
  • In the spring of 2002, journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to live with a family for several months. Here she reveals her experiences, telling the story of Sultan Khan - who defied the authorities for 20 years to supply books to the people of Kabul - and his family

9780691134529 Hanioglu: A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire. Hardcover 
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  • Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire. Hardcover
  • by M. Sukru Hanioglu
  • xii, 241 pages. 2008. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This book now gives scholars and general readers a concise history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, turbulent years marked by incredible social change.

Arghandawi: British Imperialism and Afghanistan's Struggle for Independence: 1914-21. Cloth 
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  • British Imperialism and Afghanistan's Struggle for Independence: 1914-21. Cloth
  • Abdul Ali Arghandawi
  • 406 pages, with Appendices, Index, Bibliography. First published 1989

9780884021520 / Shahid: Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century. Hardcover 
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  • Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century. Hardcover
  • by Irfan Shahid
  • xxvii, 592 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. 1989

9780932885302 El-Cheikh: Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs. Paperback 
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  • Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs. Paperback
  • by Nadia Maria El-Cheikh
  • xi, 271 pages. 2004

Arnold: The Caliphate. Cloth 
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  • Caliphate. Cloth
  • Sir Thomas W. Arnold
  • 223 pages, with 5 appendices, index. 1924, reprinted 2000

9783905829488 Stevenson: Celebration at Persepolis. Hardcover 
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  • Celebration at Persepolis. Hardcover
  • by Michael Stevenson
  • 2008

9780521529129 / Singer: Charity in Islamic Societies. Paperback 
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  • Charity in Islamic Societies. Paperback
  • Amy Singer
  • 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2008. This book demonstrates how historical circumstances, social status, gender, age and other factors interacted with religious ideals to create a rich variety of charitable practices, from the beginnings of Islam to the present day.

3805319738 Gonnella: Ein christlich-orientalisches Wohnhaus des 17. Jahrhunderts aus Aleppo (Syrien). Gebunden 
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  • Christlich-orientalisches Wohnhaus des 17. Jahrhunderts aus Aleppo (Syrien). Das Aleppo-Zimmer im Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatlichen Museum zu Berlin.
  • Julia Gonnella
  • 76 Seiten, mit 42 Farb- und 28 SW-Abbildungen, Literatur, Anmerkungen. 1996

9780415448604 /set Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Language Course. Book and CD 
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  • Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Language Course. Book and CD
  • by Leslie J. McLoughlin
  • New edition, 12/2008. Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) offers you a step-by-step approach to the Arabic spoken in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Levantine Arabic is also widely recognised as one of the major languages of Arabic radio and television. It is the ideal course for self-study or class use and requires no previous knowledge of the language.

9780415276917 set Wightwick: Colloquial Arabic of Egypt. 2nd Edition 
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  • Colloquial Arabic of Egypt. 2nd Edition. Book, CD Pack
  • By: Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar
  • 256 pages, 25 line figures, 20 halftones. 2003. What makes Colloquial Arabic of Egypt your best choice? The Arabic script is introduced progressively to aid familiarity with the standard written language. Emphasis on modern conversational language with clear pronunciation guidance. Grammar section for easy reference. And more

9780415465380 /set Holes: Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. Book and CD 
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  • Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia: A Complete Language Course. Book, CD
  • by Clive Holes.
  • 2008. Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

9780415441988 set Rafiee: Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. New Edition. Complete set: Book, CD 
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  • 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.

9780415194877 Neusner: Comparing Religions through Law. Judaism and Islam 
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  • 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

Steingass: A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be met with in Persian Literature. Cloth 
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  • Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be met with in Persian Literature. Being Johnson and Richardson's Persian, Arabic & English Dictionary. Revised, enlarged and entirely reconstructed. Cloth. ca. 19x24cm.
  • by F. Steingass
  • viii, 1539 pages, all entries are also transliterated. 10th impression, 2008

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

Delvoye: Confluence of Cultures. French Contributions to Indo-Persian Studies. Cloth 
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  • Confluence of Cultures. French Contributions to Indo-Persian Studies. Cloth
  • Françoise Nalini Delvoye
  • xviii, 256 pages, 44 plates, 10 maps, index. 1994, 1995

9783898231169 Heieck: Crush. Photographien aus Syrien. 19,5x30 cm. Gebunden 
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  • Crush. Photographien aus Syrien. 19,5x30 cm. Gebunden
  • Jörg Heieck. Deutsch-Englisch. Mit ein Text von Esther Saoub. 
  • 59 Seiten mit 24 Duoton-Fotos. 2005

Degeorge: Damas: Des Origines aux Mamluks. Comprendre le Moyen-Orient. Paperback 
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  • Damas: Des Origines aux Mamluks. Comprendre le Moyen-Orient. Paperback
  • Gérard Degeorge
  • 412 pp, avec index, et 32 illustrations. 1997. Reduced price

3705901354 Gratzl: Damavand: Der höchste Berg Irans. Gebunden 
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  • Damavand: Der höchste Berg Irans. Gebunden. 22 x 29 cm
  • Herausgegeben von Karl Gratzl und Robert Kostka
  • 192 Seiten, mit zahlreiche, meist farbigen, Abbildungen und Karten-Skizzen. Beilage: 1 farbigen Faltkarte. 2001

 


9783447020022 Wehr: A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (Arabic-English) Cloth 
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  • 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

9780415160476 Turkic: Öztopçu: Dictionary of the Turkic Languages. Paperback 
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  • Dictionary of the Turkic Languages. Paperback
  • Edited by Kurtulus Öztopçu, Zhoumagaly Abuov, Nasir Kambarov, Youssef Azemoun
  • 361 pages, 8 indexes. 1996, reprinted 1999. This multi-language dictionary covers the eight major Turkic languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uighur, Kazakh, Kirgiz and Tatar. 2,000 headwords in English are translated into each of the Turkic languages. 

9780486222547 Huntley: The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Paperback 
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  • Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Paperback
  • by H. E. / Huntley
  • xiii, 186 pages, 59 figures. 1970. Explores the aesthetic, emotional, artistic and philosophical significance of geometric figures, scientific patterns and mathematical formulas

3899301285 / Puin, Ohlig: Die dunklen Anfänge. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 1. Neue Forschungen zur Entstehung und frühen Geschichte des Islam. Gebunden 
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  • Dunklen Anfänge. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 1. Neue Forschungen zur Entstehung und frühen Geschichte des Islam. Gebunden
  • Gerd-R. Puin / Karl-Heinz Ohlig (Hg.)
  • 400 Seiten. 2007. "Wie der Koran wirklich entstand. Neue Thesen besagen: Das heilige Buch der Muslime fußt auf einer frühen christlich-syrischen Theologie. Eine Chance für den Dialog der Religionen."

9780521520850 / Aksan, Goffman: The Early Modern Ottomans. Remapping the Empire. Paperback 
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  • Early Modern Ottomans. Remapping the Empire. Paperback
    Edited by Virginia H. Aksan, Daniel Goffman
  • 376 pages. 2007. A groundbreaking reinterpretation of the middle years of the Ottoman Empire, from the conquest of Byzantium in 1453 to the establishment of the Tanzimat in 1839.

9781861892515 Schimmel: The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art And Culture. Paperback 
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  • Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art And Culture. Paperback
  • by Annemarie Schimmel
  • 352 pages, 26 b&w illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. 2006

9780691124216 /mb/ Deeb: An Enchanted Modern: Gender and Public Piety in Shi'i Lebanon. Paperback 
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  • Enchanted Modern: Gender and Public Piety in Shi'i Lebanon. Paperback
  • Lara Deeb. ix, 263 pages. 2006

1860646921 Walker: Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and Its Source. Hardcover 
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  • Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and Its Source. Hardcover
  • Paul Ernest Walker
  • xv, 286 pages, 12 illustrations, 8 plates. 2002

9780415354684 Jackson: Fifty Key Figures in Islam. Paperback 
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  • Fifty Key Figures in Islam. Paperback
  • Roy Jackson
  • 280 pages. 2006. The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, Fifty Key Figures in Islam explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1500 years.

Boulting: Four Pilgrims. Hiuen Tsiang: Saewulf: Ibn Battuta: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna. Cloth 
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  • Four Pilgrims. Hiuen Tsiang: Saewulf: Ibn Battuta: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna. Cloth. 14x21,5cm.
  • by William Boulting
  • 1: Hiuen Tsiang: Perilous Journey to the Sacred Land of Buddha, A.D. 627-643. 2: Saewulf: An English Pilgrim to Palestine. 3: Ibn Battuta: The Greatest of Moslem Travellers, AD 1304-1377. 4: Ludovico Varthema of Bologna: Reivegade Pilgrim to Mecca Foremost of Italian Travellers. 256 pages, reprint 1992

9780520251984 Renard: Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood. Paperback 
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  • Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood. Paperback
  • by John Renard
  • 368 pages, 30 photographs. 2008. Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers, one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography.

Harrow: From the Lands of Sultan and Shah. Cloth 
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  • From the Lands of Sultan and Shah. Cloth
  • Leonard Harrow, with structural analysis by Jack Francis
  • 64 pages, 15 colour plates, many text illustrations. 1987

3899300904 / Ohlig: Der frühe Islam. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 2. Gebunden 
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  • Frühe Islam. Schriften zur frühen Islamgeschichte und zum Koran, Band 2. Gebunden
  • Karl-Heinz Ohlig
  • 666 Seiten. 2007. Eine historisch-kritische Rekonstruktion anhand zeitgenössischer Quellen. Der Sammelband zeigt, dass die Anfänge einer koranischen Bewegung einer spezifischen Form von Christentum entsprungen sind und aus Regionen weit östlich des Zweistromlandes stammen, nicht von der arabischen Halbinsel.

9781901435078 Pinder-Wilson, Scanlon: Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period. Paperback 
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  • Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period: Finds Excavated By the American Research Center in Egypt 1964-1980. Paperback
  • Ralph Pinder-Wilson and George T. Scanlon
  • 134 pages, illustrations throughout. 2001. A catalogue of the finds excavated by the American Research Centre at Fustat in south Cairo between 1964 and 1980. They are dated between the 8th and 12th centuries and are a principal source for the history of the glass industry in Egypt.

9781403965561 Fuller: Future of Political Islam. Paperback 
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  • Future of Political Islam. Paperback
  • Graham E. Fuller

Bosworth: The Ghaznavids. Their Empire in Afghanistan and Eastern India 994 - 1040. Cloth ip 
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  • Ghaznavids. Their Empire in Afghanistan and Eastern India 994 - 1040. Cloth
  • by C.E. Bosworth
  • 332 pages, with 2 fold-out maps, bibliography and index, genealogical tables
  • 1963, first indian publication 1992

9780691002354 Partner: God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback 
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  • God of Battles. Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. Paperback
  • by Peter Partner
  • 364 pages, 10 maps and 24 other illustrations. 1998. 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.

9780231132916 Crone: Gods Rule: Government and Islam. Paperback 
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  • Gods Rule: Government and Islam. Paperback
  • by Patricia Crone
  • x, 462 pages. 2006/7. Crone explains Islamic political thought, which seems difficult because it is based on a number of assumptions that differ from political discourse in the West. She traces developments from the beginnings of government through the waning of the tribal tradition, coping with a fragmented world, and government and society today

9781851684601 / Karamustafa: God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550. Paperback 
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  • God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550. Paperback
  • by Ahmet T. Karamustafa. 159 pages. 2006

9783447052658 Fischer: Grammatik des Klassischen Arabisch. Broschiert 
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  • Grammatik des Klassischen Arabisch (Porta Linguarum Orientalium. Neue Serie 11) 3., verbesserte Auflage. Broschiert
  • Wolfdietrich Fischer
  • xvi, 296 Seiten. 2002. Nach wie vor bietet das als Referenzgrammatik konzipierte Werk möglichst umfassende, aber knapp gehaltene Informationen über Phonologie, Morphologie und syntaktische Strukturen des Klassischen Arabisch entsprechend dem gegenwärtigen Stand der Forschung.

9780801472770 Smith: Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback 
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  • Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. Paperback
    by Benjamin Smith
  • x, 243 pages

3534105117 Tworuschka: Heilige Stätten. Gebunden 
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  • Heilige Stätten. Gebunden
  • herausgegeben von Udo Tworuschka
  • 248 Seiten, viele Illustrationen, Register Personen, Sachen, Ortsnamen. 1994

9780691131245 Norton: Hezbollah: A Short History. Hardcover 
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  • Hezbollah: A Short History. Hardcover
  • by Augustus Richard Norton
  • vi, 187 pages. 2007

0781803837 Wortabet: Hippocrene Standard Arabic-English and English-Arabic Dictionary. Paperback 
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  • Hippocrene Standard Arabic-English and English-Arabic Dictionary. Paperback
  • by John Wortabet & Harvey Potter
  • ca. 887 pages. 1995, 2005

Khan: Historical Heritage. A Bibliogaphical Survey of the Rare Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, TONK. Hardback. i.p. 
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  • Historical Heritage. A Bibliogaphical Survey of the Rare Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Research Institute Rajasthan, TONK. Hardback. Even for an indian publication it looks very old
  • Edited by Shaukat Ali Khan
  • 123 pages, with index. 1980

9780801472855 9780745634074 /ma/ Burke: History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • by Peter Burke. 198 pages, bibliography, index. 2005. Offers a reappraisal of the relations between history and the social sciences.

9780520224797 Marcus: A History of Ethiopia. Paperback 
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  • History of Ethiopia. Paperback
  • by Harold G. Marcus
  • xix, 316 pages, 40 photographs, 9 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. 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

9780521657044 / Soucek: A History of Inner Asia. Paperback 
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  • History of Inner Asia. Paperback
    by Svatopluk Soucek
    2000. xiii, 369 pages

9780521702478 / Tripp: History of Iraq. Paperback 
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  • History of Iraq. Paperback
  • by  Charles Tripp
  • 386 pages. 2007. To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists.

9780415259347 Nasr, Leaman: History of Islamic Philosophy. Paperback 
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  • 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

9780521779333 / Lapidus: A History of Islamic Societies. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • History of Islamic Societies. Paperback
  • by Ira M. Lapidus
  • 1000 pages, 29 half-tones, 27 figures, 39 maps. 2nd edition, 2002

9780521598958 / Robins: A History of Jordan. Paperback 
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  • History of Jordan. Paperback
  • Philip Robins
  • 262 pages, 15 half-tones, 6 maps. 2004. Robins’ survey of Jordan’s political history begins in the early 1920s, continues through the years of the British Mandate, and traces events over the next half-century to the present day. Throughout the period, the country’s fortunes were closely identified with its head of state, King Hussein, until his death in 1999.

9780521528917 / Abrahamian: A History of Modern Iran. Paperback 
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  • History of Modern Iran. Paperback
  • Ervand Abrahamian
  • 264 pages, 29 halftones 2 maps 13 tables. July 2008. In a reappraisal of Iran’s modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic.

9780521683159 / Pappe: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • Ilan Pappe
  • 356 pages, 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.

9780691118970 Kramer: A History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel. Hardcover 
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  • History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel. Hardcover
  • by Gudrun Kramer
  • 376 pages, 14 halftones. 5 tables. 8 maps. 2008. The first book of its kind offers a richly detailed interpretation of this critical region's evolution.Starting with the prebiblical and biblical roots of Palestine, noted historian Gudrun Kramer examines the meanings ascribed to the land in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.

9780571226641 Hourani: History of the Arab Peoples. New edition. Paperback 
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  • History of the Arab Peoples. New edition. Paperback
  • By Albert Hourani. Afterword by Malise Ruthven
  • 592 pages, maps. 2005. In a work of profound and lasting importance, Albert Hourani tells the definitive history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian Peninsula westwards, to the present day.

Brockelmann: History of the Islamic Peoples. Cloth 
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  • History of the Islamic Peoples. Cloth. 15x22,5cm.
  • by Carl Brockelmann. Translated by Joel Carmichael and Moshe Perlmann
  • 582 pages
  • Illustrated with 8 maps
  • with a chronological table, bibliography and index

9780813343747 / Cleveland: History of the Modern Middle East. Paperback 
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  • History of the Modern Middle East. 4th, revised edition. Paperback
  • By William L. Cleveland. 600 pages, illustrations, 2009

9780130983893 / Egger: A History of the Muslim World to 1405: The Making of a Civilization. Paperback 
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  • History of the Muslim World to 1405: The Making of a Civilization. Paperback. ca.23x18cm
  • Vernon Egger. xiv, 336 pages, illustrations (some in colour), maps. 2004

Briggs: History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India till the Year 1612. In 4 volumes. Cloth 
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  • History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India till the Year 1612. To Which is Added an Account of the Conquest by the Kings of Hyderabad of those Parts of the Madras Provinces denominated the Ceded Districts and Northern Circars
  • Translated from the Original Persian of Mahomed Kasim Ferishta by John Briggs
  • Volume 1: 360 pages, including a general chronology. Volume 2: 352 pages, with some fold-out pages. Volume 3: 328 pages (with chronological epitome of the Wars of the Portuguese in India). Volume 4: 424 pages, 2 appendices. 1829, reprinted 1981

9780520213661 / Brock: Holy Women of the Syrian Orient. New edition. Paperback 
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  • Holy Women of the Syrian Orient. Paperback
  • translated with an introduction by Sebastian P. Brock & Susan Ashbrook Harvey
  • xix, 198 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography, index. 1998. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose

3894053968 / Rohrbach: Im Reich der Königin von Saba. Auf Karawanenwegen im Jemen. Gebunden.  
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  • Im Reich der Königin von Saba. Auf Karawanenwegen im Jemen. 22,5 cm. Gebunden
  • Carmen Rohrbach
  • 198 Seiten, farbigen Fototafeln. 5. Auflage 2001

9781591025214 Sfar: In Search of the Original Koran: The True History of the Revealed Text. Hardcover 
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  • In Search of the Original Koran: The True History of the Revealed Text. Hardcover
  • by Mondher Sfar
  • 152 pages. 2007

Mukherjee: India in Early Central Asia. A Survey of Indian Scripts, Languages and Literatures in Central Asia of the First Millennium A.D. Cloth 
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  • 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, 28 illustrations, index and appendices. 1996

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

9780520249936 Holt: Into The Land of Bones: Alexander The Great In Afghanistan. Paperback 
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  • Into The Land of Bones: Alexander The Great In Afghanistan. Paperback
  • by Frank Lee Holt
  •  xiii, 241 pages. 2005

9780521776578 / Allen: An Introduction to Arabic Literature. Paperback 
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  • Introduction to Arabic Literature. Paperback
  • Roger Allen
  • 286 pages. 2000. Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day. The volume focuses on the major genres of Arabic literature, dealing with Islam’s sacred text, the Qur’an, and a wealth of poetry, narrative prose, drama and criticism.

9780521539067 / Waines: An Introduction to Islam. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • Introduction to Islam. 2nd edition. Paperback.
  • David Waines. 380 pages, with 22 half-tones, 1 map. 2003. This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one of the world’s most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamic beliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest times down to the present day. For

9780198254737 Schacht: An Introduction to Islamic Law. Paperback 
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  • Introduction to Islamic Law. Paperback
  • by Joseph Schacht
  • viii, 304 pages. 1984

9780748605972 / Bell, Watt: Introduction to the Qur'an. By Richard Bell, completely revised by W. Montgomery Watt. Paperback 
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  • Introduction to the Qur'an. Paperback
  • by Richard Bell, completely revised by W. Montgomery Watt
  • xii, 258 pages. Reprint 2002 (1977). This classical introduction to the Qur'an sketches the historical background to the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad. It explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.

9783805333771 Roux, Renger: Irak in der Antike. Gebunden 
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  • Irak in der Antike. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. 21,5 x 30 cm
  • George Roux und Johannes Renger
  • 292 Seiten, 98 Farb- und 39 Schwarzweißabbildungen; 8 Karten. 2005. Die einzige umfassende Kulturgeschichte des Irak von der Altsteinzeit bis in die Spätantike. Das Buch umfaßt die geschichtliche Entwicklung im alten Zweistromland, dem heutigen Irak, vom Paläolithikum bis in die Zeit der Partherherrschaft, also bis in die Spätantike.

9780231700467 / Adib-moghaddam: Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover 
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  • Iran in World Politics: The Question of the Islamic Republic. Hardcover
  • by Arshin Adib-moghaddam
  • xi, 272 pages. 2008

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9783854478577 Weiss: Iran: Land der Rosen und des Schleiers. Gebunden 
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  • Iran: Land der Rosen und des Schleiers. Gebunden. ca. 33 x 24 cm
  • Walter M. Weiss; Kurt-Michael Westermann
  • 207 Seiten, zahlreiche meist farbigen Fotos und 1 Übersichts-Karte. 2000. Dieser Band stellt auf feinfühlige Weise ein Land vor, dessen Bild aus europäischer Sicht wie kaum ein zweites von Klischees geprägt ist. Eindrücklich wird vermittelt, auf welch traditions- und facettenreiches Erbe diese Kulturnation zurückblickt, welche grandiosen Landschaften der Iran zu bieten hat und wie warmherzig die Menschen dort Gäste zu empfangen pflegen

9780691010045 Mir-Hosseini: Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback 
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  • Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran. Paperback
  • Ziba Mir-Hosseini
  • xxiv, 305 pages. 1999

9781842772713 Noorani: Islam and Jihad: Prejudice Versus Reality. Paperback 
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  • Islam and Jihad: Prejudice Versus Reality. Paperback
  • by A. G. Noorani
  • 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. 2002. The author demonstrates the politically motivated and theologically dubious nature of the assertions of so-called Islamic fundamentalist movements; and contrasts them with socially progressive Muslim thinkers who have sought to address the inescapable questions of the modern world.

9780226702841 Rahman: Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition. Paperback 
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  • Islam and Modernity. Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition
  • Fazlur Rahman
  • 182 pages. Reprint 1982 edition

9780195305036 Ruthven: Islam in the World. Paperback 
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  • Islam in the World. Paperback
  • by Malise Ruthven
  • 502 pages. Third edition. 2006

9780226285115 /m/ Geertz: Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback 
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  • Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback
  • by Clifford Geertz. 144 pages. 1971

9780226702810 Rahman: Islam. Second edition. Paperback 
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  • Islam. Second edition. Paperback
  • by Fazlur Rahman
  • 278 pages. 1979

9780791413289 / Schimmel: Islam: An Introduction. Paperback 
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  • Islam: An Introduction. Paperback
  • by Annemarie Schimmel. vii, 166 pages. 1992

9780195182668 Esposito: Islam: The Straight Path. Edition 3; Revised; Updated. Paperback 
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  • Islam: The Straight Path. Edition 3; Revised; Updated. Paperback
  • by John L. Esposito
  • xvi, 304 pages. 2004

9780231101332 Hillenbrand: Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meaning. 2nd edition. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meaning. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • Robert Hillenbrand
  • 640 pages, 24 colour illustrations and 300 half-tones. 2004. Surveys pre-modern Islamic architecture in relation to the Islamic world. The work is organized around building types, with three chapters on religious architecture (the mosque, minaret and madrasa), two on secular architecture (the caravanserai and palace) and one on the mausoleum

9780500203057 Hillenbrand: Islamic Art and Architecture. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Art and Architecture. Paperback
  • by Robert Hillenbrand
  • 288 pages, with 80 colour and 190 black-white illustrations. 2004. Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is a guide to the arts of Islam

978071411443917 Brend: Islamic Art. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Art. Paperback
  • by Barbara Brend
  • 240 pages, glossary, index, 105 colour and 60 bw illustrations. 1991. This illustrated history of Islamic art surveys the achievement of Muslim artists and craftsmen over 1200 years, from the 7th to the 19th centuries AD. The author examines the great diversity of styles, region by region. Also considered is the specific character of Islamic art and its influences.

9780714831763 / Bloom, Blair: Islamic Arts. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Arts. Paperback
  • By Jonathan Bloom and Sheila S. Blair
  • 448 pages, 250 illustrations, (200 in colour). 1997. A comprehensive survey of the arts in all the Islamic lands. Featuring architecture, calligraphy, textiles and decorative arts from the seventh to eighteenth centuries - the great era of Islamic art.

9780691008561 /m/ Humphreys: Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry. Paperback 
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  • Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry. Paperback
  • by R. Stephen Humphreys. xiv, 401 pages. 1991, revised

9780674025080 Feener, Cammack: Islamic Law in Modern Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions. Hardcover 
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  • Islamic Law in Modern Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions. Hardcover
    edited by R. Michael Feener and Mark E. Cammack
    325 pages. November 2007

9780748611027 / Abrahamov: Islamic Theology. Traditionalism and Rationalism. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Theology. Traditionalism and Rationalism. Paperback
  • Binyamin Abrahamov
  • 192 pages. 1998. The principal theological struggle in Islam has taken place between traditionalist and rationalist theologians. Assessing material from the 3rd/9th century to the 10th/16th century, this book focuses on the foundations of both theologies

9780415364096 Saeed: Islamic Thought: An Introduction. Paperback 
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  • Islamic Thought: An Introduction. Paperback
  • Abdullah Saeed
  • 224 pages. 2006. Abdullah Saeed traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. The book focuses on Muslim thought, as well as the development, production and transmission of religious knowledge, and the trends, schools and movements that have contributed to the production of this knowledge.

9783782209502 Weyer: Jemen. Altarabische Träume im Weihrauchland. Gebunden 
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  • Jemen. Altarabische Träume im Weihrauchland. HxW, 24,5x30 cm. Gebunden
  • Helfried Weyer, Renate Weyer
  • 135 Seiten, mit zahlreiche Farbfotos und 1 farbigen Übersichts-Karte. 2007

3770140915 Wald: Jemen. Antike und Islam. Geschichte, Kultur und Kunst im Südwesten Arabiens. DuMont Kunst-Reiseführer 
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  • Jemen. Antike und Islam. Geschichte, Kultur und Kunst im Südwesten Arabiens. DuMont Kunst-Reiseführer. Kartoniert
  • Peter Wald
  • 288 Seiten, mit zahlreiche meist farbige Abbildungen und Karten. 1997

97838982327843280 Gasser: Jemen. Deutsch, Englisch. Buchleinen. In Schuber. 
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  • Jemen. Deutsch, Englisch. Edition Panorama Bibliothek. 35,5 cm. Buchleinen. In Schuber.
  • Hans Gasser. Mit 50 farbigen Fototafeln. 2006. Seine perfekt komponierten Farbphotographien im Panoramaformat zeigen nicht nur die eindrucksvollen Kulturlandschaften dieses Agrarstaates und imposante Zeugnisse der langen Tradition jemenitischer Baukunst; Gassers Kamera blickt ein ums andere Mal auch in die Gesichter der Menschen

9783861084303 Chwaszcza: Jemen. Im Land der Königin von Saba. 26 cm. Gebunden 
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  • Jemen. Im Land der Königin von Saba. 26 cm. Gebunden
  • Joachim  Chwaszcza
  • 96 Seiten, zahlreiche Farbfotos. 1998

3777482307 Willeitner: Jemen. Weihrauchstraße und Wüstenstädte. Gebunden 
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  • Jemen. Weihrauchstraße und Wüstenstädte. 29,5 x 23 cm. Buchleinen
  • Joachim Willeitner
  • 239 Seiten, mit Abbildungen und 1 Übersichts-Karte im Text und zahlreiche Farbfotos auf Tafeln. 2002. Im Süden der Arabischen Halbinsel profitierten in der Antike blühende Staaten, allen voran das Reich der legendären Königin von Saba, vom immensen Bedarf der Mittelmmeranrainer an Weihrauch. Der nachfolgenden islamischen Epoche verdankt das Land beeindruckende Baudenkmäler wie die Lehmziegelhochhäuser des Wadi Hadramaut.

9780691138381 Bonner: Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Paperback 
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  • Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Paperback
  • Michael  Bonner
  • 224 pages. 2 maps. 2008. Michael Bonner provides the first study in English that focuses on the early history of jihad, shedding much-needed light on the most recent controversies over jihad.

Barr: Journal of a March from Delhi to Peshawar and from thence to Cabul. Hardcover 
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  • Journal of a March from Delhi to Peshawar and from thence to Cabul with the mission of Lieut-Colonel Sir C.M. Wade including travels in the Punjab, a visit to the city of lahore, and a Narrative of operations in the Khyber Pass, undertaken in 1839. Hardcover
  • by Lieut. William Barr
  • xv, 235 pages, reprint of 1844: 2003

Forster: Journey from Bengal to England through the Northern Part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian Sea 1782-84. In 2 Volumes. Cloth 
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  • Journey from Bengal to England through the Northern Part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian Sea 1782-84. Cloth. Indian publication
  • by Forster
  • Volume 1: 315 pages. Volume 2: 296 pages. fold-out map. reprint 1798 edition

9783447053150 Woidich: Das Kairenisch-Arabische. Eine Grammatik. Paperback 
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  • Kairenisch-Arabische. Eine Grammatik. Paperback
  • Manfred Woidich
  • ca. xxx, 444 Seiten. 2006. Das Kairenische, oft schlicht Ägyptisch-Arabisch genannt, dient als allgemeine Umgangssprache Ägyptens, die auch in Radio, Film und Fernsehen dominiert. Darüber hinaus wird es in der ganzen arabischen Welt gut verstanden und kann dort als Verständigungsmittel dienen. Paradigmentafeln, bibliographische Angaben und Indices runden die Arbeit ab.

9783447048064 Lichtenberger: Kulte und Kultur der Dekapolis. Untersuchungen zu numismatischen, archäologischen und epigraphischen Zeugnissen 
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  • Kulte und Kultur der Dekapolis. Untersuchungen zu numismatischen, archäologischen und epigraphischen Zeugnissen. Leinen. 29,7x21 cm
  • Achim Lichtenberger
  • xi, 455 Seiten, 22 Tafeln, 1 Faltkarte. 2004. Achim Lichtenberger legt eine Studie zu den späthellenistischen und römerzeitlichen Kulten der neun Dekapolisstädte Hippos, Dion, Abila, Gadara, Kapitolias, Skythopolis, Pella, Gerasa und Philadelphia vor.

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

3805304234 Eggebrecht: Das Land am Nil. Bildteppiche der School of Ramses Wissa Wassef aus Harrania. Gebunden 
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  • Land am Nil. Bildteppiche der School of Ramses Wissa Wassef aus Harrania. Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Muzeum, Hildesheim, vom 29. Mai-16. September 1979. Gebunden
  • Arne Eggebrecht
  • 63 Seiten, 6 Schwarz-weiss und 58 Farbabbildungen

9780710309600 Insol: The Land Of Enki In The Islamic Era: Pearls, Palms, And Religious Identity In Bahrain. Hardcover 
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  • Land Of Enki In The Islamic Era: Pearls, Palms, And Religious Identity In Bahrain. Hardcover
  • Timothy Insol
  • 250 pages, 100 illustrations. 2005. Presenting the results of a recent archaeological survey of the region, this book attempts to uncover the history of Bahrain during the period between the 6th and 13th centuries AD, of which little is currently understood.

Bosworth: The Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay. The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India, 1040 - 1186. Cloth 
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  • Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay. The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India, 1040 - 1186. Cloth
  • by C.E. Bosworth
  • 196 pages, with bibliography, notes and index
  • 1977, first indian publication 1992

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

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

Mol: Leerwoordenboeken Nederlands - Arabisch & Arabisch - Nederlands. Paperback 
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  • Leerwoordenboeken Nederlands - Arabisch & Arabisch - Nederlands. ingenaaid
  • Prof. Dr. Mark van Mol & Koen Berghman
  • samen 1080 bladzijden. 2001. Het zijn de eerste systematisch samengestelde Arabische woordenboeken met talrijke afgeleide betekenissen, grammaticale uitleg en heldere voorbeelden uit de levende praktijk van vandaag.

9783447053136 Arnold: Lehrbuch des Neuwestaramäischen. Paperback 
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  • Lehrbuch des Neuwestaramäischen. Paperback
  • Werner Arnold
  • xviii, 135 Seiten, 1 Abbildung. 2. Auflage 2006. Das Neuwestaramäische, gesprochen in den Orten Malula, Baxa und Gubbadin, etwa 60km nördlich von Damaskus, ist das einzige Relikt des Westaramäischen und die archaischste aller lebenden aramäischen Sprachen.

Browne: Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. i/p 
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  • Literary History of Persia. Hardcover. In 4 volumes. Cloth. indian publication
  • Volume 1: From the Earliest Times until Firdawsi. xiv, 521 pages. Volume 2: From Firdawsi to Sadí. xiv, 568 pages. Volume 3: The Tartar Dominion (1265 - 1502). xi, 586 pages. Volume 4: Modern Times (1500 - 1924). xvi, 530 pages. All volumes with index and some illustrations
  • Not so much a history of Persian Literature, as a history of the Persian people from a literary point of view

9789774162633 / Biegman: Living Sufism: Sufi Rituals in the Middle East and the Balkans. Hardcover 
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  • Living Sufism: Sufi Rituals in the Middle East and the Balkans. Hardcover
  • by Nicolaas Biegman. 208 pages. 2009