Islamic World, Hardcover

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The Oxford Illustrated History of Science is the first-ever fully illustrated global history of science, from Aristotle to the atom bomb - and beyo...

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This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understan...

Reducere. The traditional rugs of the Middle East and Central Asia have long been celebrated for their intricate beauty and careful craftsmanship. Handed dow...

Reducere. DescriptionMichael Onfray passionately defends the potential of hedonism to resolve the dislocations and disconnections of our melancholy age. In a...

DescriptionViolent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines...

Late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, once viewed as periods of decline after the grandeur of Greece and Rome, are now understood as times of e...

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The timeless insight of Islam's sacred writings can enrich your own spiritual journey.For many in the West, the teachings of the Qur'an often are e...

Reducere. Imam Khomeini's selection and exposition of Forty ahadith that range over a broad area of Islamic philosophy, ideology, ethics, metaphysics and spi...

A riveting exploration of how the Fatimid dynasty carefully orchestrated an architectural program that proclaimed their legitimacy This groundbreak...

How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eatin...

Global Luxury in Renaissance Venice offers an unprecedented exploration of Venetian maiolica pottery set in a vibrant context of hybridity and exch...

Reducere. Outsider and Adventurer Daniel Richter has remained true to his characteristic outsider and adventurer theme in his latest paint-ings. At centre of...

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In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day....

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The Age of the Silk Roads (c 200 BC- c 900 AD) shaped the course of the future. The foundation by the Han dynasty of an extensive network of interl...

This is a collection of 49 of the most divine love poems by Rumi, one of the most widely read and bestselling poets of the world. In 1244 a man wra...

DescriptionThe Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land covers the 3, 000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--and rela...

DescriptionThis book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book stud...

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Ever since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, fighters from abroad have journeyed in ever-greater numbers to conflict zones in the Muslim ...

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