Translation in the Arab World. The Abbasid Golden Age, Paperback - Adnan K. Abdulla

This book investigates the cultural and political conflicts that translation brought into the new Abbasid state from a sociological perspective, tr...

Reducere. In this accessibly written history, Amira K. Bennison contradicts the common assumption that Islam somehow interrupted the smooth flow of Western c...

An examination of the part played by violent non-state actors in Middle Eastern and North African current affairs. Individual chapters on the Islam...

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

Reducere. A. J. Racy is well known as a scholar of ethnomusicology and as a distinguished performer and composer. In this pioneering book, he provides an int...

The New Middle East is one of the first comprehensive books to critically examine the Arab popular uprisings of 2011-12. It contains meticulous and...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Mahmoud AltarabinIllustration(s): 167 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages: 186Collection: Routledge St...

Reducere. What is it like to be a young person in the Arab world today? This lively collection of eight short stories about Arab teenagers living in Iraq, Tu...

Features a celebration of female dancers of the Arab world. This book traces the origins of this ancient art, which survived in the face of commerc...

Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press LtdAuthor(s): Mohammed El SaidNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 214 x 135 x 31Cover type: Har...

Despite substantial spending on education and support for reform, the quality of education in many, if not most, Arab countries remains low. Which ...

Nazi Germany and the Arab World - Francis R. Nicosia

Reducere. DescriptionFULL REVISED AND EXPANDED SECOND EDITIONThis book is a practical map that will help you understand the people and demystify the culture ...

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the ...

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

The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greatest bibliophiles

Writer, political entrepreneur and psychosocial therapist Indra Adnan's comprehensive and necessary account of 'waking up' - to the realities of cl...

The Arabic Club Readers are series of banded, colourful and fun books for young learners of Arabic, designed to nurture confidence and motivation.

DescriptionNations are haemorrhaging refugees around the world. How displaced peoples are treated is under constant scrutiny- whether in the UK, th...

Reducere. Arabic was among the first languages in which the Gospel was preached. The Book of Acts mentions Arabs as being present at the first Pentecost in J...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Michael (Dublin City University, Ireland) CroninNumber of pages: 178Collection: New Perspectives in Trans...

A collection of new plays exploring life in the Middle East.Publisher: Nick Hern BooksNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 216 x 1...

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the ...

In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enli...

Contributor(s): Author: Nawal El SaadawiA classic of modern Arab writing, The Hidden Face of Eve receives fresh life with this beautiful new editio...

Description Offering a variety of perspectives on the history and role of Arab Shakespeare translation, production, adaptation and criticism, this ...

This literary-historical book draws out and sheds light upon the mechanisms of 'the ideological work' that the Arabic Majnun Layla story performed ...

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Islamic Golden Age, including Baghdad around AD900. Supported by timelines,...

"Lyn Julius provides a riveting account of a fascinating, but disgracefully overlooked subject. Anyone who really wants to understand the Middle Ea...

Reducere. Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of E...

Reducere. How did the ancient Greeks and Romans envision the end of the world? What is the long-term future of the human race? Will the world always remain a...

Reducere. Lina Khatib examines the cinematic depictions of major political issues, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Gulf War, to Islamic fundamentalism,...

The silver screen in the golden age - Christopher Landry

DescriptionThis study offers a reading of Don Quixote to argue that this work was more than just hilariously comic entertainment. Rather, it belong...

Reducere. Everyone thinks they know what it means to be 'woke' - whether they're proudly declaring it, or angrily attacking it. But writer, political entrepr...

Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations re...

PIRATES AND THEIR TREASURE IN NEW ENGLAND AND ON CAPE COD. Who were they and why were they here? The Golden Age on Cape Cod in New England was betw...

A one-of-a-kind collection of original contemporary recipes from across the Arab world from acclaimed author Reem Kassis

'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They haveflung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcendcultural bounda...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Dimitri Gutas provides a stimulating, erudite and well-documented survey of this key movement in the transmission of ancient Greek culture to the M...