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Boundaries of discourse in the International Court of Justice mapping arguments in Arab territorial disputes / by Burgis, Michelle L.

Table of Contents: “…Listening for silences in and beyond the courtroom : methodological tools for understanding ICJ territorial disputes -- Between faith and place : Arab-Islamic approaches to authority and territory in theory and practice -- Sanctioning colonial legacies in the Sahara : the construction of postcolonial selfhood in the Libya/Chad territorial dispute -- (De)limiting the past for future gain : the relationship between statehood, colonialism, and oil in the Qatar v Bahrain territorial dispute -- Determining the limits of law in the Western Sahara case -- Discourses of division : law, politics, and the ICJ advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory.…”
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Law without nations

Table of Contents: “…: the ongoing Jewish discussion / Suzanne Last Stone -- Western imperialism and Islamic law / Margaret Kohn -- Ethnic cleansing, genocides and gross violations of human rights : the state versus humanitarian law / Elazar Barkan -- Geertz's challenge : robust cultural pluralism in a liberal multinational empire / Richard A. …”
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The September 11 terrorist attacks by Hillstrom, Kevin, 1963-

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The world of Persian literary humanism by Dabashi, Hamid, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the making of a literary humanism -- The making of an Iranian world in an Islamic universe: the rise of Persian language and literature (632-750) -- The Persian presence in the Abbasid empire: resisting Arabic literary imperialism (750-1258) -- The prose and poetry of the world: the rise of literary humanism in the Seljuqid empire (1038-1194) -- The triumph of the word: the perils and promises of the Mongol empire (1256-1353) -- The lure and lyrics of a literature: the center and periphery of the Timurid empire (1314-1508) -- The making of a literary cosmopolitanism: treading over multiple empires (1501-1732) -- The dawn of new empires: literary humanism in search of itself (1736-1924) -- The final frontiers: new Persian literary humanism (1906-present) -- Conclusion.…”
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Dissuading terror strategic influence and the struggle against terrorism / by Cragin, Kim

Table of Contents: “…Animosity towards the United States. Support for radical Islam. Violence as political activism. Scope and methodology. …”
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Performing democracy in Iraq and South Africa : gender, media, and resistance / by Segall, Kimberly Wedeven

Table of Contents: “…-- 9/11 media : gendered nationalism beyond Islamic/Jewish borders -- Bewitched democracies : a ritual spring for youth culture?…”
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Cairo histories of a city / by AlSayyad, Nezar

Table of Contents: “…Preamble : reading and writing Cairo -- Memphis : the first Cairo -- From ancient Egypt to the Coptic enclave -- Fustat-Misr : the city of Arab Islam -- Al-Qahira : a Fatimid palatial town -- Fortress Cairo : from Salah Al-Din to the Pearl Tree -- The Bahri Mamluks : the city of the slave sultans -- Governing from the tower : the Burji Mamluks -- A provincial capital under Ottoman rule -- A changing city : from Napoleon to Muhammad Ali -- Modernizing the new, medievalizing the old : the city of the Khedive -- The Arab republic and the city of Nasser -- Escaping the present, consuming the past.…”
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Cuisine and empire : cooking in world history / by Laudan, Rachel, 1944-

Table of Contents: “….-400 C.E -- Buddhism transforms the cuisines of eastern Asia, 200 B.C.E.-800 C.E -- Islam transforms the cuisines of central and west Asia, 800-1650 C.E -- Christianity transforms the cuisines of Europe and the Americas, 100-1650 C.E -- Prelude to modern cuisines: Europe, 1650-1840 -- Modern cuisines in the industrializing regions, 1810-1920 -- The globalization of modern cuisines, 1920-2000.…”
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Transformations in slavery a history of slavery in Africa / by Lovejoy, Paul E.

Table of Contents: “…Africa and slavery; 2. On the frontiers of Islam, 1400-1600; 3. The export trade in slaves, 1600-1800; 4. …”
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The story of civilization. by Durant, Will, 1885-1981

Table of Contents: “…The age of Faith; a history of medieval civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, A.D. 325-1300.--5. …”

Gardens of the gods myth, magic and meaning / by McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…The symbolic language of gardens -- Balancing the forces of nature : Chinese and Japanese gardens -- A foretaste of paradise : the Islamic garden and its forebears -- Gardens of gods and garden of saints : pagan and Christian motifs in European gardens -- Ancient mysteries revived : the Renaissance garden in Italy -- Rosicrucian marvels and recreations of Eden : late Renaissance gardens in Europe -- Theatres of transformation : symbolism in Baroque and Rococo gardens -- Visions of a new Elysium : symbolism and allegory in gardens of the eighteenth century -- The symbol-strewn landscape : initiatic themes in European gardens of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries -- The present age -- Connecting with nature -- Creating a garden of meaning.…”
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Inscribing South Asian Muslim women an annotated bibliography & research guide / by Aftab, Tahera

Table of Contents: “…Selected sources for the study of South Asian Muslim women -- Muslim women in the history of South Asia -- Islamic traditions, Muslim women and the reform movement -- Pardah : Muslim women in/out of seclusion -- Religious practices -- In search of their identity : Muslim women setting new goals -- Women, nationalism and religion -- Muslim women's movements in South Asia -- The life cycle of South Asian Muslim women -- Women's rights to inherit property -- Education of South Asian Muslim women -- South Asian Muslim women's health -- Perspectives on South Asian women's development -- The arts and design -- Challanges, threats, and the responses of woman -- Feminism, new scholarship and new toods for development.…”
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Contours of the world economy, 1-2030 AD essays in macro-economic history / by Maddison, Angus

Table of Contents: “…69 -- The driving forces that explain the acceleration in western growth since 1820 73 -- Changes in the structure of demand and employment 74 -- The european transformation of the Americas, 1500--1820 88 -- Endnotes 105 -- References 108 -- 3The interaction between Asia and the West, 1500--2003 111 -- European--Asian interaction from 1500 to 1820 112 -- The impact of Asian trade on Europe, 1500--1820 115 -- The impact of Europe on Asia, 1500--1820 116 -- Endnotes 178 -- References 179 -- 4The impact of Islam and Europe on African development: 1--2003AD 183 -- Introduction 183 -- The European impact on North Africa before the seventh century 185 -- The Islamic conquest and its implications 188 -- Egypt as Islamic state 192 -- The Maghreb and the initiation of Trans-Saharan trade in gold and slaves 206 -- The changing character of Moroccan dynasties and their interaction with Europe and Black Africa 209 -- Black Africa and the impact of Islam 214 -- The European encounter with Africa 217 -- Africa from 1820 to 1960 227 -- Post-colonial Africa, 1960 onwards 231 -- Appendix 237 -- Endnotes 239 -- References 240 -- Advances in macro-measurement since 1665 -- 5political arithmeticians and historical demographers: the pioneers of macro-measurement 249 -- William Petty (1623--87) 250 -- John Graunt: the first demographer (1620--74) 256 -- Gregory King (1648--1712) and Charles Davenant (1656--1714) 258 -- Patrick Colquhoun (1745--1820) 282 -- French political arithmetic, 1695--1707 284 -- Macro-measurement in the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century 287 -- Bibliography 288 -- 6Modern macro-measurement: how far have we come? …”
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Gay and lesbian communities the world over / by Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013, Brooks, Alison, 1985-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Legal status of gays and lesbians -- Christianity and homosexuality -- Judaism and homosexuality -- Islam and homosexuality -- Hinduism, Buddhism, and homosexuality -- Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome -- Homosexuality during the middle ages -- Early africa and homosexuality -- Portrayal of gays and lesbians in the arts -- Early psychology and homosexuality -- Tearoom trade -- The mattachine society and New York city's Stonewall Inn : country studies -- Canada -- United States -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Great Britain -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Sweden -- Hungary -- Poland -- Russia -- Israel -- Egypt -- Iran -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- India -- China -- Japan -- Australia -- Gay and lesbian adoption -- Concluding comments.…”
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Making sense of Iranian society, culture, and business / by Yeganeh, Hamid

Table of Contents: “…The various causes and features of the Islamic revolution -- 5. The distinctive features of Iranian Shia -- 6. …”
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Actualization linguistic change in progress /

Table of Contents: “…Position paper : markedness and the theory of change / Henning Andersen -- Patterns of restitution of sound change / Kristin Bakken -- The role of markedness in the actuation and actualization of linguistic change / Alexander Bergs and Dieter Stein -- On the actualization of the passive-to-ergative shift in pre-Islamic India / Vit Bubenik -- The use of address pronouns in early modern English / Ulrich Busse -- Actualization patterns in grammaticalization : from clause to locative morphology in Northern Iroquoian / Marianne Mithun -- From Latin to modern French / Lene Schøsler -- Markedness, causation, and linguistic change / Michael Shapiro -- Markedness, functionality, and perseveration in the actualization of a morphosyntactic change / John Charles Smith -- Actualization and the (uni)directionality of change / Henning Andersen.…”
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Modern Arab American fiction a reader's guide / by Salaita, Steven, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American fiction: Etel Adnan, Rawi Hage, Patricia Sarrafian Ward -- Exploring Islam(s) in America: Mohja Kahf -- Sex, violence, and storytelling: Rabih Alameddine -- The eternity of immigration: Arab American short story collections (Joseph Geha, Frances Khirallah Noble, Evelyn Shakir, Susan Muaddi Darraj) -- Promised lands and unfulfilled promises: Laila Halaby -- Crescent moons, jazz music, and feral ethnicity: Diana Abu-Jaber -- From the Maghreb to the American mainstream: writers of North African origin (Anouar Majid, Laila Lalami, Samia Serageldin) -- Potpourri: Alicia Erian, Randa Jarrar, Susan Abulhawa.…”
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Architecture history, theory and preservation : prehistory to the middle ages / by Pabón-Charneco, Arleen

Table of Contents: “…One True Faith: Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Shinto Architecture 9. The Ages in the Middle: Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture 10. …”
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Financial services law /

Table of Contents: “…UK financial services reform / George Walker -- Statutory framework for UK financial services regulation / Paul Kennedy -- European financial services / Jane Welch and Peter Parker -- International agreements and supranational bodies / Deborah Sabalot -- The PRA and FCA and the handbooks of rules and guidance / Robert Purves -- Regulatory processes : authorisation, supervison, and enforcement / Simon Gleeson -- Financial redress : complaints, disputes, and compensation / Alex Kuczynski and James Darbyshire -- Listing and public offers / Julia Machin, Clifford Chance -- Market abuse / Jonathan Melrose -- Insider dealing and misleading statements and impressions / Jonathan Melrose and Richard Sims -- Money laudering and financial crime / Jonathan Herbst and Peter Snowdon -- Regulation and financial disputes in the civil courts / Richard Everett -- Banks and banking / George Walker -- Insurance regulation / Laura Hodgson, Noleen John, and Maria Ross -- Wholesale investment firms / Etay Katz -- Retail investment firms / Gerard McMeel -- Home Finance transactions / Robert Purves -- Collective investment schemes / Eva Lomnicka -- Islamic financial services / Andrew Henderson.…”

Lotman and cultural studies encounters and extensions /

Table of Contents: “…Dante, Florenskii, Lotman : journeying then and now through medieval space / David Bethea -- Lotman's other : estrangement and ethics in culture and explosion / Amy Mandelker -- Pushkin's Anzhelo, Lotman's insight into it, and the proper measure of politics and grace / Caryl Emerson -- Post-soviet political discourse and the creation of political communities / Michael Urban -- State power, hegemony, and memory : Lotman and Gramsci / Marek Steedman -- The ever-tempting return to an Iranian past in the Islamic present : does Lotman's binarism help? / Kathryn Babayan -- The self, its bubbles, and illusions : cultivating autonomy in Greenblatt and Lotman / Andreas Schönle -- Lotman's Karamzin and the late soviet liberal intelligentsia / Andrei Zorin -- Iconic self-expression : bipolar asymmetry, indeterminacy, and creativity in cinema / Herbert Eagle -- Post-ing the soviet body as tabula phrasa and spectacle / Helena Goscilo -- Eccentricity and cultural semiotics in imperial Russia / Julie A. …”
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