Ciencias sociales / Estudios regionales

Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia

de Stig Stenslie

This book examines the structure of political power amongst elites inside Saudi Arabia and how they might cope with the very serious challenge posed by succession. Presenting a new and refreshing theoretical...

Navigating Perilous Waters: An Israeli Strategy for Peace and Security

de Ephraim Sneh

Israel is a Jewish state in a Muslim Middle East. How can it survive in that region? This book answers this question by analyzing the dangers and threats that Israel faces today. The book also highlights an...

The Muslim Creed: Its Genesis and Historical Development

de A J Wensinck

Originally published in 1932. This volume is a comprehensive study of the historical development of Muslim dogmatics and consists of translations and commentaries on the creed in its various forms.

Muslim Institutions

de Maurice Gaudefroy-Demombynes

Originally published in 1967, this Companion is designed to help readers of the Qur'an by giving them necessary background information. An account is given of ideas peculiar to the Qur'an, and the main variant...

Sufism: An Account of the Mystics of Islam

de A.J. Arberry

Originally published in 1950.Thinkers such as Ghazali and Ibn `Arabi, poets such as Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz and Jami were greatly inspired by the lives and sayings of the early Sufis. This book was the first...

The Guide for the Perplexed: Moses Maimonides

de Leon Roth

Originally published in 1948.

Moses Maimonides was one of the most powerful philosophers of the Middle Ages. The philosophical basis which he elaborated for Judaism had a profound influence on mediaeval Christian...

Oriental Mysticism

de E H Palmer

Originally published 1867.

This volume describes not only the basic tenets of the Sufis but also the Ahl i wahdat which was a branch of Sufism. The author's use of a Persian manuscript treatise by 'Aziz bin...

Muslim Law: An Historical Introduction to the Law of Inheritance

de Alexander David Russell

This volume, orginally published in 1925, outlines the historical development of the Muslim law of inheritance in pre-Islamic Law. It discusses the ranking of heirs and guardians, reforms introduced by Muhammad,...

Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink

de John Campbell

In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria’s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very...

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India: I Can Change

de Aditi Mitra

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India: I Can Change uses data collected from educated, urban, middle and upper-class women at the forefront of women’s empowerment movements as volunteers...

Foreign Relations of the PRC: The Legacies and Constraints of China's International Politics since 1949

de Robert G. Sutter

This cogent but comprehensive book examines the international relations of the People’s Republic of China since its founding in 1949. Noted scholar Robert G. Sutter provides a balanced assessment of the country’s...

National Myths: Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents

de Gérard Bouchard

National myths are now seriously questioned in a number of societies. In the West, for instance, a number of factors have combined to destabilise the symbolic foundation of nations and collective identities....

De-Bordering Korea: Tangible and Intangible Legacies of the Sunshine Policy

de Valérie Gelézeau, De Koen Ceuster & Alain Delissen

As tensions remain on the Korean peninsula, this book looks back on the decade of improved inter-Korean relations and engagement between 1998 and 2008, now known as the 'Sunshine Policy' era. Moving beyond traditional...

Muhammad and the Supernatural: Medieval Arab Views

de Rebecca Williams

Mu?ammad and the Supernatural:  Medieval Arab Views examines the element of the supernatural (or miracle stories) in the life of the Prophet Mu?ammad as depicted in two genres:  prophetic biography (s?ra)...

Women and Knowledge in the Mediterranean

de Fatima Sadiqi

Women in the Mediterranean have helped constitute new meanings of knowledge whilst simultaneously providing a wealth of material that is now part of the knowledge archive of the area. The inception of types...

Racism and Discourse in Latin America

de Van Teun A. Dijk, Marta Casaús Arzú & Neyla Graciela Pardo Abril

Teun A. van Dijk brings together a multidisciplinary team of linguists and social scientists from eight Latin American countries (Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru),...

Palestinian Identity in Jordan and Israel: The Necessary "Others" in the Making of a Nation

de Riad M. Nasser

The book examines the process of national identity formation. It argues that identity, whether of a small community, a nation, an ethnic group, or a religious community, requires an Other against whom it becomes...

Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia: Garrison State Diplomacy

de Jacob Abadi

This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. The author argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict,...

Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology

de Raphael Israeli

Raphael Israeli's overview of Islamic martyrology focuses upon the situation that has developed worldwide since the World Trade Centre was destroyed. His thesis is that a sea-change has occurred in international...

Egypt Under Mubarak

de Roger Owen & Charles Tripp

Egypt is one of the major powers in the Middle East. The vigour of its cultural life and the extent of its influence make it a force which cannot be ignored in the Arab world. Yet, despite the comparative confidence...