Stealing from the Saracens. How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe, Hardback - Diana Darke

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Diana DarkeIllustration(s): 149 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these...

The struggle for the soul of Europe today is every bit as dire and consequential as it was in the 1930s. Then, in Weimar, Germany, the center did n...

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John B. HillingIllustration(s): 141 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and whiteNumbe...

Reducere. How Christendom defeated the Ottoman Turks. Historian Diane Moczar pulls back the curtain on one of the most important acts in the drama of Muslim ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe original inspiration for this book came from visits to the buildings of Moorish Spain, in particular those of Grenada, Cordoba and S...

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A surprising new history of Tutankhamun published to coincide with the centenary of his tomb's discovery.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Christ...

Reducere. Always in the Dark is a deeply moving memoir that tells of secrets, scandal and survival. After her parents emigrated post war, Diane spends her id...

This volume collects Yasser Tabbaa's investigative and interpretive articles on medieval Islamic architecture, ornament and gardens in Syria and Ir...

The third edition of Reading the Middle Ages retains the strengths of previous editions--thematic and geographical diversity, clear and informative...

'Brilliant.' Alan Johnson 'Compelling.' David Kynaston 'The beer drinkers' Bill Bryson.' Times Literary SupplementPublisher: HarperCollins Publishe...

Publisher: BlurbAuthor(s): Andrew HoNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 161 x 237 x 35Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul le...

This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture during a time that witnessed the formation of a new artistic culture and...

Contributor(s): Michael Aaron FrishkopfEditor: Federico SpinettiTracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and...

Charting the many and varied ways the coconut has shaped and continues to shape our world

An eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic world--a thousand-year relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than is ...

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for...

Reducere. In Stealing Fire from the Gods, Dr. Rechtshaffer draws upon many years of experience, both as a Buddhist practitioner and teacher, and as a therapi...

Reducere. What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history o...

A fresh take on the history of architecture, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections between society, engineering, and design.

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Argues that secularism is not the central principle of international relations but should be considered as one belief system that influences intern...

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The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when representative democracy became a political option for Arabs - and how the West denied ...

From stone age to space age, every human who has ever looked up at the night sky has seen the same stars in the same patterns. They reveal our enti...

DescriptionThe first complete history of US industry's most influential and controversial lobbyistFounded in 1895, the National Association of Manu...

Roland Ennos' The Wood Age is a love-letter to the world's most vital and yet most threatened material. It is the story of how wood has shaped our ...

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

This study of Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo (2012-2020) answers three questions: How could Abe Shinzo remain in power for nearly a decade? Wha...

The author was inspired by his family history to examine the British manufacturing industry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip Hamly...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Sequoia NagamatsuNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 218 x 30Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Islam in "Liberal" Europe provides the first comprehensive overview of the political and social status of Islam and of Muslim migrants in Europe. I...

Publisher: Hoxton Mini PressAuthor(s): Hoxton Mini PressIllustration(s): 276 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Di...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

Reducere. This book has the pictures of all the positions of performing the prayer. There has been an urgent need for a simple and concise guide which teache...

An exploration of the ways that social media shapes how we eat, and how to make it work for us, from registered nutritionist Pixie Turner.

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): J. E. LendonIllustration(s): 5 b/w illus.Number of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 168 ...

Publisher: CornerstoneAuthor(s): Calum JacobsNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 158 x 227 x 30Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...