ISIS Reader - Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement (Ingram Haroro J.)(Pevná vazba)

ISIS Reader - Milestone Texts of the Islamic State Movement (Ingram Haroro J.)(Pevná vazba)

The Future of Isis: Regional and International Implications (Al-Istrabadi Feisal)(Paperback)

Looking to the future in confronting the Islamic StateThe Islamic State (best known in the West as ISIS or ISIL) has been active for less than a decade, but it has already been the subject of numerous histories and academic studies-all focus primarily on the past. The Future of ISIS is the first

Jihad and Death - The Global Appeal of Islamic State (Roy Olivier)(Pevná vazba)

Everything you need to know about how Islamic State attracts new followers, by a world-renowned sociologist of

Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100-1250: Cry of the Turtledove (Lazikani A. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers a comparative study of emotion in Arabic Islamic and English Christian contemplative texts, c. 1110-1250, contributing to the emerging interest in 'globalization' in medieval studies. A.S.Lazikani argues for the necessity of placing medieval English devotional texts in a more

The Anthropology of the State: A Reader (Sharma Aradhana)(Paperback)

This innovative reader brings together classic theoretical texts and cutting-edge ethnographic analyses of specific state institutions, practices, and processes and outlines an anthropological framework for rethinking future study of 'the state'. Focuses on the institutions, spaces, ideas,

Pride - The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement (Todd Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

Documents the milestones in the fight for equality between genders and sexualities, from the victories of early activists, to the gradual acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in society and the passing of legislation barring

Islam Through Objects (Bigelow Anna)(Pevná vazba)

Islam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic

Standard-Bearers of Equality: America's First Abolition Movement (Polgar Paul J.)(Pevná vazba)

Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first abolition movement. In showcasing the activities of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, the New York Manumission Society, and their African American allies during the post-Revolutionary and early national eras, he unearths this

The New Media Reader [With CDROM] (Wardrip-Fruin Noah)(Pevná vazba)

A sourcebook of historical written texts, video documentation, and working programs that form the foundation of new media.This reader collects the texts, videos, and computer programs--many of them now almost impossible to find--that chronicle the history and form the foundation of the

What Ails France? (Granville Brigitte)(Pevná vazba)

As evidenced by the yellow vests protest movement that began in France in 2018, the state of the French nation inspires gloom among many of its citizens. Brigitte Granville views this malaise as a peculiarly French symptom of the difficulties experienced by many advanced industrial democracies in

Feast - Food of the Islamic World (Helou Anissa)(Pevná vazba)

Modernism and the Materiality of Texts (Amiran Eyal)(Pevná vazba)

Modernism and the Materiality of Texts argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors' psychic crises. Physical features of texts that interest modernist writers, such as sound patterns and anagrams, cannot be dissociated from abstraction

The Art of Movement (Browar Ken)(Pevná vazba)

Airpower in the War Against Isis (Lambeth Benjamin S.)(Pevná vazba)

Airpower in the War against ISIS chronicles the planning and conduct of Operation Inherent Resolve by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) from August 2014 to mid-2018, with a principal focus on the contributions of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). Benjamin S. Lambeth contends that the war's

The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art (Dalal Radha)(Pevná vazba)

An international group of scholars and curators addresses mobility's effects on Islamic art, with a global range of studies from Islam's 1st century to

What is Islamic" Art?" (Shaw Wendy M. K.)(Pevná vazba)

Revealing what is 'Islamic' in Islamic art, Shaw explores the perception of arts, including painting, music, and geometry through the discursive sphere of historical Islam including the Qur'an, Hadith, Sufism, ancient philosophy, and poetry. Emphasis on the experience of reception over the context

Victor Papanek: Designer for the Real World (Clarke Alison J.)(Pevná vazba)

The history and controversial roots of the social design movement, explored through the life and work of its leading pioneer, Victor Papanek. In Victor Papanek: Designer for the Real World, Alison Clarke explores the social design movement through the life of its leading pioneer, the Austrian

The Islamic World: A History in Objects (Akbarnia Ladan)(Pevná vazba)

This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material

Spymaster of Baghdad - The Untold Story of the Elite Intelligence Cell that Turned the Tide against ISIS (Coker Margaret)(Pevná vazba)

Paradise Gardens: The World's Most Beautiful Islamic Gardens (Don Monty)(Pevná vazba)

'Lavish ... a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens' Washington PostAs seen on the highly acclaimed BBC2 series Monty Don's Paradise Gardens, a glorious celebration of the richness of Islamic culture through some of the most beautiful gardens on earth.In the Islamic

Pedagogy in Islamic Education: The Madrasah Context (Hardaker Glenn)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides an understanding of pedagogy rooted in the developments of Islamic Education. It is the first book to explore this in the Madrasah context. The focus on Islamic pedagogy provides a way to explore knowledge, spirituality and education that is shaped by a universal approach to

Neuromechanics of Human Movement (Enoka Roger M.)(Pevná vazba)

Neuromechanics of Human Movement, Fifth Edition, draws on the disciplines of neurophysiology and physics to explore how the nervous system controls the actions of muscles to produce human motion. This contemporary approach is much different from the traditional approach, which focuses solely on

The Making of Salafism: Islamic Reform in the Twentieth Century (Lauzire Henri)(Pevná vazba)

Some Islamic scholars hold that Salafism is an innovative and rationalist effort at Islamic reform that emerged in the late nineteenth century but gradually disappeared in the mid twentieth. Others argue Salafism is an anti-innovative and antirationalist movement of Islamic purism that dates back

Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture (Clevenot Dominique)(Pevná vazba)

A dazzling study of the role and fundamental importance of decoration in Islamic architecture, now available in