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  • The Caliph and the Imam

    The Making of Sunnism and Shiism

    The authoritative account of Islam's schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon after the Prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. Most Muslims argued that the leader of Islam should be elected by the community's elite and rule as Caliph. They would later become the Sunnis. Others—who would ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • TOEFL Essential Words, Eighth Edition

    Series series Barron's Test Prep
    Barron’s TOEFL Essential Words is designed for ESL students preparing to take the TOEFL. The book features 500 words that are seen most often on the exam. Inside you will findPhrases and “purpose” words (for example, define, discuss, claim, etc.) that are used in the speaking and writing sections of the testVocabulary lists with definitions, sample sentences, and practice exercises for 500 need-to ... Read more

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  • Power, Resistance, Ideology and the State

    Charles Tripp and the Comparative Politics of the Middle East

    Series series Gingko-St Andrews Series
    A wide-ranging, innovative, and essential exploration of the politics of today’s Middle East.Power, Resistance, Ideology and the State: Charles Tripp and the Comparative Politics of the Middle East seeks to present a new understanding of a region of unprecedented volatility, where postcolonial projects of state-driven development have now expired, old ruling elites have been delegitimized, and ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • When Roe Fell

    How Barriers, Inequities, and Systemic Failures of Justice in Abortion Became Visible

    Series series Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
    When Roe Fell examines the history, politics, and practical experiences of abortion leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, placing this judicial decision in a longer history of abortion in the United States. Contributors delve into what the end of Roe revealed about abortion seekers, abortion provision, and abortion advocacy, demystifying abortion and abortion research, laying bare common ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Sectarian Gulf

    Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn't

    As popular uprisings spread across the Middle East, popular wisdom often held that the Gulf States would remain beyond the fray. In Sectarian Gulf, Toby Matthiesen paints a very different picture, offering the first assessment of the Arab Spring across the region. With first-hand accounts of events in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, Matthiesen tells the story of the early protests, and ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Comes the Sunshine

    A Book of Lively Poems

    Comes the Sunshine describes the poetic license and the startling miracle experienced by the author. Life-threatening events almost ended Diana Long Matthiesen’s young life. In her poetry, she describes her fascination with life and all its mysteries. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Argentinean Tangos for Keyboard

    A stunning sampler of romantic piano solos from the early days of the tango. Here is the first extensive collection of early tango music ever published outside of Argentina. This anthology presents 42 facsimile piano scores in a wide range of tango styles found in 19th century Argentina and Uruguay. Selections include classics by Argentina's and Uruguay's most famous guardia vieja (old guard) ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Habaneras, Maxixes & Tangos

    The Syncopated Piano Music of Latin America

    This collection showcases the syncopated piano music of Latin American during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It features Latin rhythms, which are really African rhythms brought to the Americas by slaves and applied to the music of the European colonists. These rhythms are varied and complex and so is their history. They've had a widespread and profound influence on the evolution of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Reproduction Reconceived

    Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade

    Series Book 5 - Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century
    The landmark case Roe v. Wade redefined family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat having children as a choice. But the historic decision also coincided with widening inequality, an ongoing trend that continues to make choice more myth than reality. In this new and timely history, Matthiesen shows how the effects of incarceration, for-profit healthcare, disease, and poverty have been ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Beautiful landscape, drinking and fighting. Stereotypes of the Irish abroad

    Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Cultural Studies - European Studies, grade: 1,7, Institute of Technology, Tralee, language: English, abstract: Essay (in englischer Sprache) über verschiedene Stereotypen über Irland und Iren, deren Entstehung, Bedeutung und Erscheinen in verschiedenen Medien im Lauf der Jahrhunderte. "This paper examines stereotypes about the Irish from the perspective of ... Read more

    $6.61 USD

  • The Other Saudis

    Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism

    Series Book 46 - Cambridge Middle East Studies
    Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. Shia petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties and founded Islamist movements. ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

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    The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions

    The Invisible Arab traces the roots of the revolutions in the Arab world. Marwan Bishara, chief policy analyst of Al Jazeera English and the anchor of the program "Empire", combines on-the-ground reporting, extensive research and scholarship, and political commentary in this book on the complex influences that made the revolutions possible. Bishara argues that the inclusive, pluralistic ... Read more

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