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Islamism A History of Political Islam from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Rise of Isis
ISBN: PB: 9780300230963, Yale University Press, October 2017
328 pp., 19.7x12.7 cm, 8 pp. black&white
A political, social, and cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe Islam should be the region's primary identity. In opposition are nationalists, secularists, royal families, military est...
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£14,99
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Digital World War Islamists, Extremists, and the Fight for Cyber Supremacy
ISBN: HB: 9780300231106, Yale University Press, October 2017
320 pp., 21x14 cm, 12 black&white illus.
Social media has dominated the discourse surrounding recent events in the Muslim world – from the seismic events of the Arab Spring and its aftermath, to ISIS's slick online recruitment and digitally documented campaign of terror, to the ongoing civi...
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£18,99
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Ethnologia Europaea 46:1 Special Issue: Muslim Intimacies
ISBN: PB: 9788763544870, University of Chicago Press, Museum Tusculanum Press, October 2017
131 pp., 24.1x16.5 cm
In every society, individual choice and freedom are shaped at least to some degree by the needs of familial and marital institutions. Currently, negotiations between individuals and families are undergoing transformations due to late modern processes...
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£16,50
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Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief"
ISBN: PB: 9780226526478, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
344 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Centuries after his death, al-Ghazali remains one of the most influential figures of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Although he is best known for his "Incoherence of the Philosophers", "Moderation in Belief" is his most profound work of philosop...
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£32,50
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Critical Muslim, Volume 24 Populism
ISBN: PB: 9781849048996, Hurst Publishers, October 2017
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! The rise of populism in the US and Europe is the focus of this issue of "Critical Muslim". It will explore issues and trends that led to Brexit and the emergence of President Trump. There will be essays on American populism, th...
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£14,99
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By the Pen and What They Write Writing in Islamic Art and Culture
ISBN: HB: 9780300228243, Yale University Press, September 2017
318 pp., 29.2x22.9 cm, 235 colour illus., 35 black&white illus.
Considered by Muslims as the only true art, calligraphy has played a prominent role in Islamic culture since the time of the prophet Muhammad. Exploring this central role of the written word in Islam and how writing practices have evolved and adapted...
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£60,00
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Black Banners of Isis The Roots of the New Caliphate
ISBN: HB: 9780300228359, Yale University Press, September 2017
280 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 1 black&white illus.
With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to conquer and retain huge swaths of territory has demonstrated its skillful tactical maneuvering, ambi...
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£20,00
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Syrian Jihad The Evolution of an Insurgency
ISBN: PB: 9781849048729, Hurst Publishers, August 2017
520 pp., 22.5x14.5 cm
For sale in CIS only! The eruption of the anti-Assad revolution in Syria has had many unintended consequences, among which is the opportunity it offered Sunni jihadists to establish a foothold in the heart of the Middle East. That Syria's ongoing ci...
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£15,99
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In Their Own Words Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
ISBN: HB: 9781849045728, Hurst Publishers, August 2017
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! This path-breaking volume reveals a little-known aspect of how Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, a jihadist terrorist group, functions in Pakistan and beyond by translating and commenting upon a range of publications produced and disseminated...
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£40,00
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Al-Qaeda 2.0 A Critical Reader
ISBN: PB: 9781849048101, Hurst Publishers, July 2017
320 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! On 16 June 2011, three days before his sixtieth birthday, Ayman al-Zawahiri was declared the new leader of Al-Qaeda, replacing the fallen Osama bin Laden. The veteran Egyptian jihadist has little of his predecessor's charisma a...
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£25,00
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