Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison, Paperback - Ahmet T. Kuru

Reducere. DescriptionWhy do Muslim-majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of socio-economic development in comparison to w...

Why do contemporary Muslim societies have problems of authoritarianism and socio-economic underdevelopment, despite their early history of intellec...

These essays are a significant contribution to understanding the failure of sustainable economic development and the armed conflict that it spawns ...

Reducere. Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocki...

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers IncAuthor(s): Mitchell A. SeligsonNumber of pages: 435Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 225 x 181 x 25Cover typ...

Climate Change 2014 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects: Volume 1, Global and Sectoral Aspects: Working Group

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Offers an understanding of the history of Muslims and their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around...

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The intricacies of Islam and the inner psyche of the Muslim world are addressed in regards to the varied global Muslim experience in this return fr...

DescriptionSince the 1970s, understanding of the effects of trauma, including flashbacks and withdrawal, has become widespread in the United States...

Contributor(s): Author: Jawad SyedAuthor: Robin KramarThe fully revised and updated second edition of this core textbook builds on the previous edi...

Hassanakis is a young Muslim boy of Turkish descent growing up on Crete during WWI. Fifteen generations of his family have lived on the island and ...

Filling a gap in the market, this new title approaches the field through a uniquely international angle, with increased emphasis on the impact of d...

Reducere. "Ed Husain has become one of the most vital Muslim voices in the world. The House of Islam could very well be his magnum opus." -Reza Aslan, #1 New...

Locates the origins and early form of Indian and Greek philosophy, and the striking similarities between them, in their entire societal and religio...

This book explores multi-tier dispute resolution (MDR) as an increasingly popular means to resolve disputes. For scholars, legal practitioners and ...

Reducere. From the author of Like a Sword Wound Weaving together tortured love affairs, political intrigue, power struggles, and social upheavals, Love in th...

Historical comparison as a method of historical analysis goes back to Herodotus in antiquity, yet it was not until the 1920s through the work of hi...

Contributor(s): Editor: Larry DiamondEditor: Marc F. PlattnerEditor: Christopher WalkerOver the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldene...

DescriptionThe history of the Philippines is a long and complex one but the stories and reflections in Dark Days of Authoritarianism, from remarkab...

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Publisher: Partnership PublicationsAuthor(s): T YoungNumber of pages: 173Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 216 x 137 x 11Cover type: Paperback / so...

Publisher: Cornell University PressIllustration(s): 2 Maps; 24 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 ...

In this fascinating study, Matthew J. Kuiper the story of how Islam became a world religion and cultural phenomenon of immense scale, astonishing d...

Reducere. We live at a time when religious diversity has become a fact of life in our globalized societies. Yet Christian engagement with Muslims remains com...

Reducere. The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when Arabs established a representative democracy--and how the West crushed it When Europe's...

A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and po...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Eivind Heldaas SelandIllustration(s): 25 Halftones, black and white; 25 Illustrations, black and whiteNum...

The book investigates the general theory of pandemic episodes and their adverse long-term effects on human and environmental wellbeing. It includes...

Publisher: Rutgers University PressAuthor(s): Dorothea SchulzNumber of pages: 236Collection: Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Loca...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): T. GreenwoodNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 138 x 209 x 30Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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Reducere. "It seems to me I've either built this line 300 miles too long ... or 300 years to soon." The Carson and Colorado Railroad, dubbed the "Slim Prince...

Description"This Is Islam" presents a lively introduction to a religion that has a dramatic history and plays a crucial role in the world today. De...

Reducere. The highly anticipated second installment in the Summerset Abbey series "that will clearly appeal to fans of PBS's Downton Abbey" (New York Journal...

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Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): T C SuttonIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 178Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 127 x 204 x 25Cov...