Bøger i Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East serien
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- Spiritual Mentor of Wasati Salafism
343,95 - 813,95 kr. One of the most prominent Sunni clerics in the Muslim world, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi influences the discourse around matters central to the Islamic faith and to Islam's relationship with the West. He is the voice of the moderate current in contemporary Islam. In this volume, Polka explores al-Qaradawi's life and development as a Muslim scholar.
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- 343,95 kr.
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- 343,95 kr.
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- Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First Century
1.078,95 kr. Rooted in the world historical methodology of John Voll, this collection brings together a diverse group of scholars to investigate the ongoing impact of revival and reform movements beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing through to the present.
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- 1.078,95 kr.
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- Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First Century
478,95 kr. Rooted in the world historical methodology of John O. Voll, this collection brings together a diverse group of scholars to investigate the ongoing impact of revival and reform movements beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing through to the present.
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- 478,95 kr.
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- A Critical Examination of the Thought of Mahmud Muhammad Taha
408,95 kr. A highly influential Sudanese reformist thinker, Mahmud Muhammad Taha is regarded as a product of a dual legacy rooted in mystical Islam on the one hand and in the tradition of modernity on the other. This work presents a treatment of Taha's controversial yet significant thought. It explores Taha's theories of human freedom and his social message.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and Fadai Period of National Liberation in Iran, 1971-1979
408,95 kr. Emerging in the early 1970s, the Organization of Iranian People's Fadai Guerrillas (OIPFG) become one of the most important secular leftist political organizations in Iran. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the rise and fall of the Fadai urban guerrilla movement in Iran.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- 478,95 kr.
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- 478,95 kr.
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608,95 kr. David Yaghoubians work combines theory with original social biographical research to explore the ways in which Iranian nationalism affected the lives of Armenian minorities in Iran during the twentieth century, and to illustrate how Armenian-Iranians participated in its evolution.
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- 608,95 kr.
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- Egypt's Turbulent Transition
408,95 - 1.013,95 kr. In Egypt, something that fails to live up to its advertised expectations is often called a watermelon. The political transition in Egypt after protests overthrew Husni Mubarak is one such watermelon. Stacher examines the uprising and its aftermath to show how the country's new ruling incumbents deferred the democratic dreams of the people of Egypt.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- Reforming Zoroastrianism in India and Iran
488,95 kr. Tells the story of a major intellectual revolution in nineteenth and early twentieth-century India and Iran, one that radically transformed the role of religion in society.
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- 488,95 kr.
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- Power and Legitimacy in Egypt, 1866-2011
408,95 - 1.013,95 kr. Contrary to the prevailing opinion that autocratic parliaments are meaningless, token institutions, Weipert-Fenner's long-term analysis shows that parliament can be an indicator, catalyst, and agent of change in an authoritarian regime.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- The Second Majles, 1909-1911
613,95 - 1.148,95 kr. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, constitutionalist leaders represented a diverse composite of beliefs, yet they all shared a similar vision of a new Iran, one that included far-reaching modernizing reforms. Mangol Bayat provides a much-needed detailed analysis of this historic episode.
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- 613,95 kr.
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398,95 - 1.013,95 kr. Israel's 1977 political election resulted in a dramatic defeat for the ruling Labor movement. The government passed into the hands of the rightwing nationalist movement. Elmaliach chronicles the fascinating story of Israel's political transformation between the 1950s and the 1970s, exploring the roots of the Labor movement's historic collapse.
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- 398,95 kr.
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- Identity, Ethnicity, and Collective Memory
408,95 - 1.013,95 kr. Taking an innovative approach to the study of Iranian nationalism, Merhavy examines the way symbols from Iran's past have played an important role in the struggles between political, religious, and ideological movements over legitimacy in the last five decades.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- Islamist and Leftist Coalitions in North Africa
543,95 - 1.013,95 kr. In Why Alliances Fail, Buehler explores the circumstances under which stable, enduring alliances are built to contest authoritarian regimes, marshaling evidence from coalitions between North Africa's Islamists and leftists.
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- 543,95 kr.
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- The Yildiz Case
408,95 - 813,95 kr. Drawing upon a wide range of narrative and archival sources, Rubin explores the famous yet understudied criminal trial of the alleged murder of the former sultan Abdulaziz and its representations in contemporary public discourse and subsequent historiography.
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- 408,95 kr.
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- Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar
543,95 - 948,95 kr. In October 1875, two months after the takeover of the Somali coastal town of Zeila, an Egyptian force numbering 1,200 soldiers departed from the city to occupy Harar, a prominent Muslim hub in the Horn of Africa. In Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Ben-Dror tells the story of Turco-Egyptian colonial ambitions and the processes that integrated Harar into the global system of commerce.
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- 543,95 kr.
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- 678,95 kr.
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- Nationalist Reforms and Cultural Negotiations in Early Republican Turkey 1923-1945
353,95 kr. Deepens our understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post-Ottoman Turkey through the perspective of ordinary citizens.
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- 353,95 kr.
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- Islam and the Theory of Statecraft
423,95 kr. In this volume, a group of distinguished scholars reinterpret concepts and canons of Islamic thought in Arab, Persian, South Asian, and Turkish traditions. They demonstrate that there is no unitary ""Islamic"" position on important issues of statecraft and governance. They recognize that Islam is a discursive site marked by silences, agreements, and animated controversies.
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- 423,95 kr.
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- People, Politics, and the Party System
673,95 kr. What determines voting behaviour in Turkey? While many scholars have argued that elections in Turkey over time can be effectively and simply explained by static social or cultural cleavages, Wuthrich challenges these assertions with a framework that carefully attends to patterns of strategic vote-getting behaviour in elections by political parties and their leaders.
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- 548,95 kr.
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- The Life and Legacy of a Popular Female Artist
473,95 kr. Makes a compelling argument that, despite revolutionary upheaval, the ideals of modernity remain remote in Iran due to the absence of a modern notion of sexuality. Talattof illustrates his argument through the life of Shahrzad, a celebrated stage and screen actress, dancer, journalist, and published poet who eventually became imprisoned and later homeless in the streets of Tehran.
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- 473,95 kr.
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- Iran's Intellectual Encounter with Modernity
248,95 - 488,95 kr. This text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in modernity and Iran's experience of these issues.
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- 248,95 kr.
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- Culture, Religion, and Modernity
273,95 - 543,95 kr. Scholars from across a range of disciplines consider the impact of globalization on the Islamic world.
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- 273,95 kr.
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- Did the Revolution Matter?
308,95 - 673,95 kr. Provides an analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, this work maps the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran.
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- 308,95 kr.
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338,95 - 428,95 kr. The authors effectively define and map out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, affording us a foundational volume that enriches our understanding of society in the late Ottoman and colonial periods.
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- 338,95 kr.
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488,95 kr. Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge and experience of experts in the region, The International Politics of the Persian Gulf shines a bright light on this area, offering insights and thoughtful analyses on the critical importance of this troubled region to global politics.
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- 488,95 kr.