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Scholastic meditations by Rescher, Nicholas

Table of Contents: “…Choice without preference : the problem of "Buridan's ass" -- Nicholas of Cusa on the Koran : a fifteenth-century encounter with Islam -- On learned ignorance and the limits of knowledge -- Unanswerable questions and insolubilia -- Omniscience and our understanding of God's knowledge -- Issues of infinite regress -- Being qua being -- Nonexistents then and now -- Thomism : past, present, and future -- Respect for tradition and the Catholic philosopher today.…”
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The fire, the star, and the cross minority religions in medieval and early modern Iran / by Khanbaghi, Aptin

Table of Contents: “…Religious minorities under the Sassanians : the cultural affirmation of Jews and Christians in Iran -- Iran under foreign creed : the domination of islam over Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians -- New hope and bitter deception : Iranian non-Muslims under the Mongols (1256-1336) -- The post-Mongol and pre-Safavid period -- A brief view of Iran under the Timurids and the Aq Qoyunlu -- The Safavid period.…”
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Eternal Iran continuity and chaos / by Clawson, Patrick, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Revolution and war, 1978-1988 -- 7. The second Islamic Republic, 1989-2005 -- 8. Foreign relations under Khatami -- 9. …”
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Tragedy in South Lebanon the Israeli-Hezbollah war of 2006 / by Sultan, Cathy

Table of Contents: “…The origins of chaos -- War memories of my own -- South Lebanon and Gaza : two failed policies -- The July war -- One battle, two perspectives -- Cluster bombs and other environmental hazards -- Water wars and land grabs : the Litani river and the Shebaa farms -- New worries : the Palestinians and Fatah al-Islam -- The media's coverage of the war : myth versus reality -- Despair or hope?…”
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In the words of our enemies by Babbin, Jed L.

Table of Contents: “…Before September 11 -- The hate factories -- The hate networks -- The hate networks aim at Iraq -- Iran : the central terrorist nation, long before September 11 -- The Taliban, Pakistan, and Southwest Asia -- Radical Islam aims at Turkey -- China : the emerging enemy -- Putin's Russia -- Kim Jong-il's North Korea -- Fidel Castro's Cuba -- Hugo Chavez : Castro on steroids.…”
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The modern Middle East a political history since the First World War / by Kamrava, Mehran, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…From Islam to the Great War -- From territories to independent states -- The age of nationalism -- The Arab-Israeli wars -- The Iranian Revolution -- The Gulf wars and beyond -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- The challenge of economic development -- States and their opponents -- The question of democracy -- Challenges facing the Middle East.…”
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Everyday life in Southeast Asia

Table of Contents: “…World religions in everyday life : Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity -- pt. 5. Communicating ideas : popular culture, arts, and entertainment -- pt. 6. …”
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The politics of heritage management in Mali from UNESCO to Djenné / by Joy, Charlotte, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Architecture and the 'creation' of Djenné in the West -- Archaeology and architecture -- UNESCO and becoming a World Heritage Site -- Part II. Life in Djenné. Islam -- Livelihood strategies -- Artisans, embodied knowledge and authenticity -- Guides and the regulation of history in Djenné -- Festival du Djennéry -- The lessons from intangible heritage -- Democratising heritage -- Djenné's future -- Heritage ethnographies.…”
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The modern Middle East : a political history since the First World War / by Kamrava, Mehran, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…A political history of the Middle East -- From Islam to the Great War -- From territories to independent states -- The age of nationalism -- The Arab-Israel wars -- The Iranian revolution -- The Gulf wars and beyond -- Part II. …”
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Water conservation, reuse, and recycling proceedings of an Iranian-American workshop.

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Slavery & South Asian history

Table of Contents: “…African conscripts in Portuguese India, 1857-1860 / Timothy Walker -- Indian Muslim modernists and the issue of slavery in Islam / Avril A. Powell -- Slavery, semantics, and the sound of silence / Indrani Chatterjee.…”
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Enemy combatants, terrorism, and armed conflict law a guide to the issues /

Table of Contents: “…Aukerman -- Legitimacy and authority in Islamic discussions of "martyrdom operations"/"suicide bombings" / A. …”
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Mystics by Harmless, William, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…A theology called mystical : Jean Gerson and William James -- Mystic as fire watcher : Thomas Merton -- Mystic as experienced exegete : Bernard of Clairvaux -- Mystic as multimedia artist : Hildegard of Bingen -- Mystic as cartographer : Bonaventure -- Mystic as mystagogue : Meister Eckhart -- Mystic as desert calligrapher : Evagrius Ponticus -- Mysticism and Islam : Rumi -- Mysticism and Zen Buddhism : Dōgen -- Reading mystics : text, community, experience.…”
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Multiple secularities beyond the west : religion and modernity in the global age /

Table of Contents: “…Religious communities and the state : fault-lines of religion and secularity in South Asia -- part 2. Nationalism, Islam and democratization : secular dynamics in the Arab world -- part 3. …”
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Crossover stars in the Hindi film industry : globalizing Pakistani identity / by Khdair, Dina

Table of Contents: “…A historical legacy -- Globalization, new political economies, and cultural change -- Aspirational affects and boundary crossing : Ali Zafar, the Pakistani 'Prince of Pop' -- A crossover romance : female fandom and Fawad Khan, Pakistan's 'reel' gentleman -- I am not your feminist : Mahira Khan and the re-scripting of Pakistani womanhood, Islam and globalization -- A fragile union : moving forward, facing backward.…”
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Corruption as a last resort : adapting to the market in Central Asia / by McMann, Kelly M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.…”
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Corruption as a Last Resort : Adapting to the Market in Central Asia / by McMann, Kelly M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.…”
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A history of modern Iran by Abrahamian, Ervand, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Muhammad Reza Shah's White Revolution -- 6. The Islamic Republic -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.…”
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International law and the use of force : cases and materials / by Janik, Ralph

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Contested citizenship immigration and cultural diversity in Europe /

Table of Contents: “…: national and postnational claims making -- Migrants between transnationalism and national citizenship -- Minority group demands and the challenge of Islam -- The extreme right: ethnic competition or political space? …”
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