Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War (Stanek Lukasz)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War (Stanek Lukasz)(Pevná vazba)

How socialist architects, planners, and contractors worked collectively to urbanize and develop the Global South during the Soviet era In the course of the Cold War, architects, planners, and construction companies from socialist Eastern Europe engaged in a vibrant collaboration with those in West

The Art of Minorities: Cultural Representation in Museums of the Middle East and North Africa (Rey Virginie)(Pevná vazba)

How are issues related to identity representation negotiated in Middle Eastern and North African museums? Can museums provide a suitable canvas for minorities to express their voice? Can narratives change and stereotypes be broken and, if so, what kind of identities are being deployed? Against the

Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: A Photographic Guide (Jiguet Frdric)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive field guide to every bird species in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is the first comprehensive pocket-sized photographic field guide to every bird species in Europe--this includes winter visitors and common

Applied Linguistics in the Middle East and North Africa - Current practices and future directions(Pevná vazba)

RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War: Thinking the Unthinkable (Walpole Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

_RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War_ is the result of ten years of research, involving many visits to the former German Democratic Republic by a small Anglo/German team of military specialists. Their purpose was to explore the lives of RAF and East German fighter and

Disaster in the Desert: An Alternate History of El Alamein and Rommel's North Africa Campaign (Delve Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Summer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are poised on the borders of Egypt and all that is needed is one last push. For that to succeed, Rommel needs supplies and for the Allies to be denied supplies. With Malta still active and disrupting the Axis

British and French Colonialism in Africa, Asia and the Middle East: Connected Empires Across the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries (Fichter James R.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the connections between the British Empire and French colonialism in war, peace and the various stages of competitive cooperation between, in which the two empires were often fr res ennemis. It argues that in crucial ways the British and French colonial empires influenced each

Asfuriyyeh: A History of Madness, Modernity, and War in the Middle East (Abi-Rached Joelle M.)(Pevná vazba)

The development of psychiatry in the Middle East, viewed through the history of one of the first modern mental hospitals in the region.ʿAṣfūriyyeh (formally, the Lebanon Hospital for the Insane) was founded by a Swiss Quaker missionary in 1896, one of the first modern psychiatric hospitals in

Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa (Sabet Behrooz)(Paperback)

Recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa have radically destabilised the region, which is beset with rising religious and political tensions, sectarian conflict and terrorism. Though in crisis and suffering from a paralysis of will, the region is also vastly rich in culture, and

Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West (Kepel Gilles)(Pevná vazba)

The Middle East is one of the world's most volatile regions. In recent years, from the optimism and then crushing disappointment of the Arab uprisings through the rise and fall of the Islamic State, it has presented key international security challenges. With the resilient jihadi terror threat,

Ancient West Asian Civilization: Geoenvironment and Society in the Pre-Islamic Middle East (Tsuneki Akira)(Pevná vazba)

Henri Lefebvre on Space: Architecture, Urban Research, and the Production of Theory (Stanek Lukasz)(Paperback)

In this innovative work, Lukasz Stanek frames a uniquely contextual appreciation of Henri Lefebvre's idea that space is a social product. Stanek explicitly confronts both the philosophical and the empirical foundations of Lefebvre's oeuvre, especially his direct involvement in the fields of urban

The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire (Raheb Mitri)(Pevná vazba)

Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at

East of Nowhere (Ponzio Fabio)(Pevná vazba)

In 1987, Fabio Ponzio embarked on a photographic odyssey across Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Starting in Istanbul, and making his way to Poland, Ponzio found little food in the shops and long lines to buy bread. With supplies dwindling in the shops and immense crowds to buy

When 'Adjusted' People Rebel: Volume 29: Economic Liberalization and Social Revolts in Africa and the Middle East (1980s to the Present Day) (Dakhli Leyla)(Paperback)

This volume examines social movements and unrest in the Middle East and Africa in the context of the implementation of neoliberal economic policies. It investigates the ways in which the upheavals brought about by this new liberalization were actually experienced by people in their daily lives and

Global Development: A Cold War History (Lorenzini Sara)(Pevná vazba)

In the Cold War, 'development' was a catchphrase that came to signify progress, modernity, and economic growth. Development aid was closely aligned with the security concerns of the great powers, for whom infrastructure and development projects were ideological tools for conquering hearts and minds

Economics of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), the (Second Edition) (Pelzman Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a large, complex, and diverse region, which faces a wide range of economic issues. The MENA group includes Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia,

Aesthetics of Everyday Life: East and West (Carter Curtis L.)(Pevná vazba)

As a new trend in aesthetics appearing concurrently in the West and the East in the last ten years, the aesthetics of everyday life points to a growing diversification among existing methodologies for pursuing aesthetics, alongside the shift from art-based aesthetics. The cultural diversity

Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity During the Cold War (Ghodsee Kristen)(Paperback)

Women from the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe--what used to be called the Second World--once dominated women's activism at the United Nations, but their contributions have been largely forgotten or deemed insignificant in comparison with those of Western feminists. In Second World,

Explore!: Early Islamic Civilisation (Howell Izzi)(Paperback)

Early Islamic civilisation spread across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, forming a massive empire. Find out about the birth of Islam, amazing inventions and trade across the empire. Read about weapons and war, the city of Baghdad, the life of a scribe,

Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco: Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization (Clark Janine A.)(Pevná vazba)

In recent years, authoritarian states in the Middle East and North Africa have faced increasing international pressure to decentralize political power. Decentralization is presented as a panacea that will foster good governance and civil society, helping citizens procure basic services and fight

Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East Since the First World War (Fraser T. G.)(Pevná vazba)

A history of the last century of tensions in the Middle East. Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. Its collapse, coupled with the subsequent clash of European imperial policies, unleashed a surge of political feeling among the people of

Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East (Levin Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

​'Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruelty and despair.' --Daniel Kahneman, New York Times bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow 'In laying bare the raw human toll of the

Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa: Literature, Film, and National Discourse (Kahf Mohja)(Pevná vazba)

A multi-disciplinary exploration of how masculinity in the MENA region is constructed in film, literature, and nationalist discourse Constructions of masculinity are constantly evolving and being resisted in the Middle East and North Africa. There is no 'before' that was a stable gendered