Comparing Cities
Author: Kamran Asdar Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780195474985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPapers presented at the Workshop: Comparing Urban Landscapes, held at Lahore in April 2004.
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The Millennial Sovereign
Author: A. Azfar Moin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 0231504713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling yet widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)—rather than the draw of religious law (sharia) or holy war (jihad)—inspired a new style of sovereignty in Islam. A work of history richly informed by the anthropology of religion and art, The Millennial Sovereign traces how royal dynastic cults and shrine-centered Sufism came together in the imperial cultures of Timurid Central Asia, Safavid Iran, and Mughal India. By juxtaposing imperial chronicles, paintings, and architecture with theories of sainthood, apocalyptic treatises, and manuals on astrology and magic, Moin uncovers a pattern of Islamic politics shaped by Sufi and millennial motifs. He shows how alchemical symbols and astrological rituals enveloped the body of the monarch, casting him as both spiritual guide and material lord. Ultimately, Moin offers a striking new perspective on the history of Islam and the religious and political developments linking South Asia and Iran in early-modern times.
Contemporary World Cinema
Author: Shohini Chaudhuri
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an overview of the cinemas of Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia, interpreting some of the recent developments as strategic responses to globalisation. Highlighting transnational and cross-cultural structures, influences and themes.
The Middle East and South Asia
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKChina's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia
Author: Mehran Haghirian
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2022-09-21
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1000642429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores a range of key issues connected to China’s relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It discusses economic and political connections, and projects which have arisen as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It covers both important countries in the Middle East, and also Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It examines current contentious issues including Iranian sanctions and the war in Syria, and assesses the roles of other powers such as Russia, Turkey and Israel insofar as they affect China’s relationships. Overall, the book presents many new perspectives on the subject, with many of the perspectives representing the view from the countries of the Middle East and South Asia.
An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs
Author: Ewan W. Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-04
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1136648623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised and updated atlas provides accessible, concisely written entries on the most important current issues in the Middle East, combining original maps with their geopolitical background. Providing a clear context for analysis of key concerns, it includes background topics, the position of the Middle East in the world and profiles of the constituent countries.
Legislative Review and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemocracy and Reform in the Middle East and Asia
Author: Amin Saikal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-12-23
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0857735187
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe protests that swept across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and 2011 confounded long-time observers of the region, in both the media and academia. After addressing the conditions in the Middle East and North Africa that produced these attempts at revolution, Amin Saikal and Amitav Acharya explore the global impact of the protests, both in terms of their ideological influence on opposition groups and the prospects for democratic transition in a variety of authoritarian and semi-authoritarian governments. Democracy and Reform in the Middle East and Asia commences with a comprehensive attempt to understand the cultural, economic and political background out of which the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya emerged. It then expands outwards investigating the impact of the Arab uprisings on a regional level in other Middle Eastern and north African states such as Iran, Morocco and Algeria, and on a more global level in the Asian states of China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the former Soviet Muslim republics. Saikal and Acharya bring a global perspective to the still-unfolding wave of calls for more meaningful political participation, which continues to make itself felt in the Middle East, to shed light upon the ideal role of both regional and international actors in promoting sustainable transitions from authoritarianism to democracy. This book not only offers explanations for why certain countries were more susceptible to the spread of the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, but also contrasts the organic and grassroots vehicles for democratization characteristic of the most recent Arab uprisings with the Western model of externally imposed regime change to illustrate the conditions necessary for a successful democratic transition. Touching on perennial issues in politics - for example, democracy, authoritarian rule and social protest - this book is vital for researchers of politics and international relations.
Legislative Review and Oversight Activities,...January 2, 2013, 112-2 House Report 112-743
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKChina's Economic Statecraft: Co-optation, Cooperation And Coercion
Author: Mingjiang Li
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2017-03-16
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9814713481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book aims to study China's economic statecraft in the contemporary era in a comprehensive manner. It attempts to explore China's approaches to using its economic, trade, investment, and financial power for the pursuit of its political, security, and strategic interests at the regional and global levels. The volume addresses three major issue areas in particular. The first issue pertains to how Beijing has used its economic clout to protect what it perceives as its 'core interests' in its external relations. Three cases are included: the Taiwan issue, human rights, and territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The second major area of inquiry focuses on how China has employed its economic power in its key bilateral relations, including relations with Japan, North Korea, the United States, and other states in the East Asian region. The third issue concerns China's economic statecraft in the global context. It addresses the impacts of China's economic power and policy on the transformation of the global financial structure, developments in Africa, the international intellectual property rights regime, and China's food security relations with the outside world.
