Al-Farabi: Life, Works and Significance: SECOND EDITION with a New Preface, Paperback - Osman Bakar

Al-Fārābī who was conferred the distinguished title of al-Mu'allim al-thānī (The Second Teacher), is here sympathetically portrayed as a deeply rel...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Leslie J. ReaganIllustration(s): 6 illustrations, 7 tablesNumber of pages: 432Publication date:...

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of MacKintosh's birth, this updated edition of the definitive biography includes a new preface.Publisher: Sandsto...

This landmark book tracks matters of intimacy to investigate matters of state in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Indonesia, particularl...

In his new preface Bernd Heinrich ranges from Maine to Alaska and north to the Arctic as he summarizes findings from continuing investigations over...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Osman BakarNumber of pages: 276Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 208 x 142 x 21Cover type: Paperback...

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This book develops an original theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empi...

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A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory-the situations w...

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With a new foreword by Mark Cuban and a new preface by the author.

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Provides a descriptive treatment of varieties of human memory, including recognising and reminding, reminiscing and commemorating, body memory and ...

Publisher: New Island BooksAuthor(s): Dermot BolgerNumber of pages: 302Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 25Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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