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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 808
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Nomads and Settlers in Syria and Jordan, 1800-1980
Author: Norman N. Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1987-03-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0521265487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study shows how the present situation came about as the state extended and strengthened its hold on the countryside, the economy of the country developed, landlords and peasants took up hitherto uncultivated land and nomads settled down to become farmers.
Life as Politics
Author: Asef Bayat
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2013-05-01
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 080478633X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrior to 2011, popular imagination perceived the Muslim Middle East as unchanging and unchangeable, frozen in its own traditions and history. In Life as Politics, Asef Bayat argues that such presumptions fail to recognize the routine, yet important, ways in which ordinary people make meaningful change through everyday actions. First published just months before the Arab Spring swept across the region, this timely and prophetic book sheds light on the ongoing acts of protest, practice, and direct daily action. The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint. In addition to ongoing protests, millions of people across the Middle East are effecting transformation through the discovery and creation of new social spaces within which to make their claims heard. This eye-opening book makes an important contribution to global debates over the meaning of social movements and the dynamics of social change.
Street Politics
Author: Asef Bayat
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780231108591
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a grassroots political movement that flourished throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
The Oxford History of Modern War
Author: Charles Townshend
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 0192806459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffering a comprehensive overview of military conflict over several centuries, this book consists of fascinating thematic chapters covering air and sea warfare, combat experience, technology, and even opposition to war.
The Madrasa in Asia
Author: Farish A. Noor
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9053567100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSummary: "Since the rise of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the traditional Islamic schools known as the madrasa have frequently been portrayed as hotbeds of terrorism. For much longer, the madrasa has been considered by some as a backward and petrified impediment to social progress. However, for an important segment of the poor Muslim populations of Asia, madrasas constitute the only accessible form of education. This volume presents an overview of the madrasas in countries such as China, Indonesia, Malayisia, India and Pakistan."--Publisher description.
Understanding Human History
Author: Michael H. Hart
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9781593680275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Civilizations of Asia and the Middle East
Author: Jaroslav Krejci
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1990-06-18
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1349111473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a comparative view of the world-views, values and institutions in Asia and the Middle East. The account takes the form of a historical narrative, focused on the most relevant events and features in the process of continual change.
The Ethnic Origins of Nations
Author: Anthony D. Smith
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 1991-01-08
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780631161691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an excellent, comprehensive account of the ways in which nations and nationhood have evolved over time. Successful in hardback, it is now available in paperback for a student audience.
An Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch
Author: Herbert Wolf
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1575674424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Pentateuch--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy--are the vital first books in the Bible. understanding the scope, meaning, and events of these five books is integral to understanding the whole of Scripture that follows. Old Testament expert Herbert Wolf provides layreaders and scholars alike with a strong undergirding of understanding and knowledge in this introduction that reveals both the seriousness and excitement of the Pentateuch. Readers will find Adam, Abraham, Joseph, Moses and Joshua in these pages, as well as terrible sin and glorious forgiveness, bloody sacrifices and battles, deadly betrayal and life-giving hope. Wolf first addresses the overarching themes that flow through the Pentateuch, with special attention given to Moses as author of the five books. He then addresses each book specifically, covering topics such as purpose and scope, and literary structure. He tailors additional study to each specific book. This book contributes significantly to a clear, deep understanding of the Bible's first five books.
