Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2016
ISBN 10: 3959940084 ISBN 13: 9783959940085
Da: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-library, with library markings limited to ghost of spine label at foot of spine, property stamp to top-edge of textblock, property stamp (canceled) to front pastedown, and barcode label (marked out) at rear pastedown. vii, 244 pages. Series: Gulf Research Center book series at Gerlach Press. Binding square, corners sharp; library markings as noted, else internally fine. 520 grams.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2017
ISBN 10: 3959940068 ISBN 13: 9783959940061
Da: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. vi, 158 pages : illustrations. Series: The Gulf Research Centre book series at Gerlach Press. Binding fresh, corners sharp; minor erasure from verso of title-page else contents as new. 380 grams.
Editore: Berlin, Gerlach Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 3940924660 ISBN 13: 9783940924667
Da: Antiquariat Andree Schulte, Grafschaft-Ringen, Germania
Membro dell'associazione: GIAQ
195 pp. -TEXT IN ENGLISH- Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500 Large 8vo. Hardcover, no dust jacket, very fine.
Editore: Berlin, Gerlach Press, 2017
ISBN 10: 3959940122 ISBN 13: 9783959940122
Da: Antiquariat An der Vikarie, Grafschaft-Leimersdorf, Germania
Membro dell'associazione: GIAQ
146 pp., covers slightly rubbed, else good and clean, text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 400 original hardcover (no dustjacket),
Editore: Berlin, Gerlach Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 3959940386 ISBN 13: 9783959940382
Da: Antiquariat An der Vikarie, Grafschaft-Leimersdorf, Germania
Membro dell'associazione: GIAQ
190 pp. -TEXT IN ENGLISH- Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 Large 8vo. original hardcover, very fine and clean.
Editore: Berlin, Gerlach Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 3959940742 ISBN 13: 9783959940740
Da: Antiquariat An der Vikarie, Grafschaft-Leimersdorf, Germania
Membro dell'associazione: GIAQ
XI/325 pp., the first pages slightly creased, else good and clean, text in English, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 660 original hardcover (no dust jacket),
Editore: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2019
ISBN 10: 3959940688 ISBN 13: 9783959940689
Da: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. Pages 461-778 : 24 cm. Volume 2 of 2 only.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 3959941684 ISBN 13: 9783959941686
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This is the first translation of three accounts by Pierre Loti (1850-1923) of his visits to Constantinople: a description of his brief visit in 1890; of his stay in 1910 in order to visit the tomb of his lover; and the account of his visit in 1913, invited as he then was by the Turkish authorities as their thank-you for all his support of their cause on the international scene after the Balkan Wars.Pierre Loti (1850-1923) was born Louis-Marie-Julien Viaud into a Protestant family in Rochefort in Saintonge, South-West France (now Charente Maritime). He was an officer of the French Navy and a prolific author of considerable note in 19th-/early-20th-century France, publishing many novels and numerous accounts of his travels around the world. He was a member of the French Academy.Loti's book was published in 1921, by which time he was ill and unable to continue. Publication was completed by his son, Samuel Viaud (1889-1969), who appears on the title page. Loti was a photographer of note and the volume is greatly enhanced by the reproduction of some of his photographs taken in and around Constantinople at the time of his visits.The book is translated from the French and annotated by G. Rex Smith and Jonathan M. G. Smith. This is the first translation of three accounts by Pierre Loti (1850-1923) of his visits to Constantinople: a description of his brief visit in 1890; of his stay in 1910 in order to visit the tomb of his lover; and the account of his visit in 1913. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2023
ISBN 10: 3959941668 ISBN 13: 9783959941662
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The Al Khalifa of Bahrain is a long-standing dynasty that has established dispute resolution measures to overcome intra-tribal ambitions for power and wealth, replacing extra-constitutional rulership succession with primogeniture. Since their control over Bahrain began in 1783 until the British withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971, the Al Khalifa introduced ten senior ruling shaykhs, seven of whom experienced turbulent successions, and faced in-house rivalries and power-seeking disputes. This book provides valuable insights into how the Al Khalifa tribe managed to shape and maintain their patrimonial rule for over 240 years, ultimately emerging as one of the most prevailing and enduring royal families in the region today. It delves into their strategies and tactics for overcoming local contexts, external challenges, and intra-tribal rivalries. The book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history and politics of Bahrain and the Gulf region. This book provides valuable insights into how the Al Khalifa tribe of Bahrain managed to shape and maintain their patrimonial rule for over 240 years, ultimately emerging as one of the most prevailing and enduring royal families in the region today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 3940924326 ISBN 13: 9783940924322
Da: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. x + 320 pages : 24 cm. Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the "Age of Terror" and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: the historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; the interactions of the Gulf charities with "Western" relief and development institutions - now under pressure owing to budgetary constraints; numerous case studies from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia; the impact of violent extremism on the sector, with the legal repercussions that have followed - especially in the USA; the recent history of attempts to alleviate the obstacles faced by bona fide Islamic charities, whose absence from major conflict zones now leaves a vacuum for extremist groups to penetrate; the prospects for a less politicized Islamic charity sector when the so-called "war on terror" eventually loses its salience.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 3959941242 ISBN 13: 9783959941242
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The 'Constitution of Medina' is probably the first legal document of Muhammad and dates back to the first year after his hijra (622 CE), or "emigration", which brought him from his hometown Mecca to the cluster of towns known as Yathrib or Medina in the Hijaz (northern Arabia) and marked the beginning of the Islamic era. Muslim historians and jurists have been familiar with this important document for centuries, and aware of its legal and theological implications for Islamic law. It was first brought to the attention of scholars in the West at the end of the 19th century by Wellhausen, who accepted it as an authentic document from the time of the Prophet. Since then, such leading orientalists as Goldziher, Gil, Serjeant, Goto, U. Rubin and J. B. Simonsen have studied various aspects of it. This monograph offers an edited translation and interpretation of the earliest and most important document from the time of Muhammad. Lecker's focus is on the Jewish tribes, the Treaty of the Mu'minun and the Treaty of the Jews. The Constitution of Medina is probably the first legal document of Muammad and dates back to the first year after his hijra (622 CE), or emigration, which brought him from his hometown Mecca to the cluster of towns known as Yathrib or Medina in the Hijaz (northern Arabia) and marked the beginning of the Islamic era. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2022
ISBN 10: 3959941587 ISBN 13: 9783959941587
Da: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. Hardcover. It has been a decade since people across the Arab world rose up in revolt against their governments in 2010/11, demanding political empowerment, social reform and economic improvement. Pro-democracy protests, as they were called in common parlance, which spread rapidly through the mobilisation of social media calls, ended up overthrowing long-standing authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya. That gave rise to hope for a more representative future, as well as economic reforms, after decades of mismanagement and stagnation. However, such hopes were quickly dispelled, as the political vacuum created by the elimination of regional dictatorships deepened fractures in many of these societies along ethnic, religious and tribal fault lines. As Islamists and secularists jockeyed for power, Egypt's brief alliance with democracy was halted by a neo militarist, counter-revolutionary takeover. Tunisia is a notable exception, where both factions in political society have resolved to settle their differences through dialogue and set the tone for democratic politics, while the country is struggling with economic growth and transformation. Very little if anything, has changed in Yemen, Libya and Syria, where long-drawn and bloody civil wars are raging. The monarchies of the Gulf have not been untouched, but remain markedly unchanged The uprisings against Arab governments in 2010/11, demanding political participation, social reforms and economic improvements, gave rise to hopes for a more representative future and economic reforms after decades of mismanagement and stagnation. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 395994098X ISBN 13: 9783959940986
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Detailed examination of traditions about Muhammad which illustrate particular themes thought to be part of the biblical prophetic paradigm: attestation, preparation, the experience of revelation, persecution, and "salvation," this last meaning the hijra. The author analyzes the ways in which Muhammad's early biographers sought to shape the Prophet's biography through biblically based, and later Qur'anic, modes of authentication. The author has abandoned the quest for the historical Muhammad because of the impossibility of separating the "real" Muhammad from legends about him. He challenges the notion that earlier traditions about Muhammad are more authentic than later ones, arguing that the moulding of accounts of Muhammad's life according to what were perceived as standard criteria of prophethood began at the outset, as Muslims sought to prove themselves worthy successors to the civilizations of the Jews and the Christians. Detailed examination of traditions about Muhammad which illustrate particular themes thought to be part of the biblical prophetic paradigm: attestation, preparation, the experience of revelation, persecution, and "salvation," this last meaning the hijra. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 3959941129 ISBN 13: 9783959941129
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This volume provides a discussion of the works of Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 932 CE) the greatest historian of the early Islamic world. An international team of well-known scholars examine the life of the man, his work, the sources he used and his intellectual legacy. Grouped around four major themes - Caliphate and power, economy and society, Abbasids, and frontiers and the others - the contributions deal with the history, archaeology, architecture and literature of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond, from the time of the Prophet until the fifteenth century. It is difficult to say whether we should treat him as an author or as an editor, repackaging earlier works, all fully acknowledged. What were his biases and prejudices? Was he a propagandist for the reigning Abbasid dynasty or simply a passer on of the traditions he found? This volume, bringing together some of the most eminent scholars of early Arabic historiography is the first attempt to answer some of these questions and it will be of fundamental importance to anyone interested in the early Islamic world or in comparative historiography. This volume provides a discussion of the works of Muhammad ibn Jarir al-abari (d. 932 CE), the greatest historian of the early Islamic world. An international team of well-known scholars examine the life of the man, his work, the sources he used and his intellectual legacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 3959941145 ISBN 13: 9783959941143
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This book investigates the literary role played by the Bible in Islamic sources. It focuses on the tension between Biblical and Qur'anic models as revealed in Islamic texts describing contacts between the Muslims and the "Children of Israel", as Jews and Christians are usually called in the context of world history. By adopting the method of his earlier work on the image of the Prophet Muhammad, The Eye of the Beholder: The Life of Muhammad as Viewed by the Early Muslims, Rubin examines hadith reports of the first three Islamic centuries that draw on Qura'nic and biblical material. Each of the work's three parts reflects a particular historical attitude toward the Jews and definition of the relationship between Jews and Muslims. This book isof interest to students of the history and interpretation of the Qur'an and of early Islamic tradition and dogma and early Islamic history, as well as to all those interested in comparative religion and intercultural relations between Muslims and non-Muslims. This book investigates the literary role played by the Bible in Islamic sources. It focuses on the tension between Biblical and Quranic models as revealed in Islamic texts describing contacts between the Muslims and the Children of Israel, as Jews and Christians are usually called in the context of world history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2022
ISBN 10: 3959941528 ISBN 13: 9783959941525
Da: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. 'Subaltern studies' refers to the importance of 'subordinate' groups in the making of history. The latter are usually defined as encompassing the urban and rural underclasses, the majority in any society, although generally the term is said to refer to all non-elites, including women. Most often the discourse concentrates on instances of social protest as points whereat the 'subalterns' make their 'voices' heard in response to, or even independent of, manipulations by the elite. The book draws on wide-ranging sources to be explored for direct and indirect access to these voices, and include elite Persian diplomatic and political-economic (court-level) materials but also those drawn from such a broad range of 'cultural' spheres as, for example, art and architecture (including cinema, for the modern period), prose, poetry and other media and religious materials (Sunni, Shi`i and Sufi) of all genres in all relevant languages. The overall project seeks also to explore attitudes toward the subaltern by the authors of these sources. Finally, the project aims also to identify problems in accessing/using the sources and questions/avenues for further research across Persianate history and, in the process, to establish an on-going network to chart pathways for further associated research projects and support for these. The book draws on wide-ranging sources to be explored for (in)direct access to these voices were to include elite Persian diplomatic and political-economic materials but also those drawn from such a broad range of cultural spheres as art and architecture, prose, poetry and other media and religious materials of all genres in all relevant languages. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Editore: Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2024
ISBN 10: 3959941269 ISBN 13: 9783959941266
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The main part of this book consists of a compilation and evaluation of the corpus of traditions about the life of Muhammad attributed to the early scholar 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr (c. 643-c. 712). 'Urwa was the nephew of the Prophet's wife 'A'isa, who was also his most important informant. The authenticity of a large part of these traditions is certain, since they were handed down independently from each other by two or more tradents of 'Urwa. They are thus the oldest authentic Muslim reports about the Prophet. The authors argue that 'Urwa's reports by and large correctly reflect the basic features of the historical events described. Somewhat older than 'Urwa's traditions about Muhammad is only a report in a non-Islamic Armenian source attributed to the chronicler Sebeos (wrote around 660). This and other external evidence partly agree with the Islamic sources, sometimes providing new perspectives on the life of the Prophet. But there are also contradictions. The authors can show that in such cases the 'Urwa transmission is preferable. The crux of the much-discussed so-called Hagarism hypothesis, which proposes an alternative narrative of the origins of Islam (Muhammad, after having established a community which comprised both Arabs and Jews, set off with these allies to conquer Palestine) is demonstrably based on a misreading of a Sebeos passage. The main part of this book consists of a compilation and evaluation of the corpus of traditions about the life of Muammad attributed to the early scholar Urwa ibn al-Zubayr (c. 643-c. 712). Urwa was the nephew of the Prophet's wife Aisa, who was also his most important informant. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.