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As centers for defense and bases for attack since ancient times, fortifications are a crucial aspect of military history. Indeed, as Jeremy Black shows, the history of fortifications is a global his……続きを見る

The "natural order of the state" was an early modern mania for the Ottoman Empire. In a time of profound and pervasive imperial transformation, the ideals of stability, proper order, and social harm……続きを見る

Every year before the holiday of Sukkot, Jews all around the world purchase an etrogーa lemon-like fruitーto participate in the holiday ritual. In this book, David Z. Moster tracks the etrog from it……続きを見る

For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th ce……続きを見る

This book examines contending visions on nomadism in modern Palestine, with a special focus on the British Mandate period. Extending from the late Ottoman period to the founding of the State of Isra……続きを見る

Pyrrhus Press specializes in bringing books long out of date back to life, allowing today’s readers access to yesterday’s treasures. This is a quick history that looks at the Crusades and their lega……続きを見る

In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam. “Fascinating. . . . Lively and engaging. ……続きを見る

مقتطفات من كتاب أخبار مكة وما جاء فيها من الآثار للأزرقي، وهو من أقدم المصادر المعتبرة عن تاريخ مكة وأشهرها. وفيه معلومات وفيرة عن تاريخ مكة القديم، وتاريخها الإسلامي، ومافيها من آثار وأماكن جغرفية. 続きを見る

Istanbul, la maggiore città della Turchia, antica capitale dell'Impero ottomano, erede di Bisanzio e di Costantinopoli, città sospesa tra sogno e realtà. Franca Colozzo è nata nel 1951 a Gaeta (LT),……続きを見る

Presentazione “Le ragazze afgane” narra dell’incontro di un mercante di tappeti di origine iraniana e Azar, una ragazza afgana di Herat, avvenuto durante l’invasione sovietica dell’Afghanistan negli……続きを見る

Da una bella tesi e da un'importante esperienza personale nasce un testo dedicato a nuove situazioni e nuovi ruoli della donna in questo secolo complesso. 続きを見る

While spending a day in the country on one of those pretty green islets that are dotted about in clusters on the Seine between Champrosay and Soisy, and wrestling with a friend, my foot slipped on t……続きを見る

Secondo una credenza popolare del nord dell’Iran, quando tre rane cantano, vuol dire che sta per piovere. “La pioggia quando arriva?”, chiede Nima Yooshij alla rana in una sua celebre poesia del 195……続きを見る

The decree of Cyrus (538 BC) seems to have been acted upon with all speed by a portion of the Jews resident in Babylon. That portion, however, doubtless consisted of the less well-to-do and those wh……続きを見る

The purpose of these pages is to present a short history of Ancient Egypt from the founding of the monarchy until the disintegration of the empire 3,000 years afterwards. The material for such a wor……続きを見る

The traveller who desires to penetrate Asia Minor by railway may start either from Smyrna or from Constantinople. The Constantinople terminus of the Anatolian Railway is at Haïdar Pasha, on the Asia……続きを見る

I ricordi, individuali e collettivi, non sono affatto asettici e ben ordinati magazzini. La memoria non è un semplice storage: non vi è soltanto ciò che vi viene registrato, ma le informazioni vi so……続きを見る

Chador e tagli punk, feste clandestine e preghiere del venerdì, musica rock e misticismo religioso, poesia sufi e blog su Internet, disoccupazione e voglia di fuggire all'estero. Il 70% della popola……続きを見る

Una europeista convinta, libera ed emancipata, lascia il lavoro per seguire il marito in un progetto di science diplomacy in Arabia Saudita. Non è l'inizio di un romanzo ma la vera storia di Eleonor……続きを見る

IT was in 1299 that Osman declared himself Emir of the Turks, that is, of the tribe over which he ruled. The Seljuq Turks have been treated in a previous chapter; but there were many other Turkish t……続きを見る

Ibrahim was a Christian of base extraction, the son of a Greek sailor of Parga. He was born in 1494. In his childhood he was captured by Turkish corsairs. It would seem that he was first sold to a w……続きを見る

Nelle strade del medio oriente, mezzaluna fertile dell'islam, terra santa cristiana e promessa agli ebrei, due storie si incrociano e si sovrappongono anche se apparentemente separate da otto secoli……続きを見る

I turchi sono stati uno dei popoli più importanti della storia del Medio Oriente, dell'Europa meridionale e del bacino del Mediterraneo. Fino al Seicento l'impero ottomano è stato la più grande pote……続きを見る

Qabil dan Habil atau Cain & Abel adalah dua orang putra Nabi Adam. Dalam Al-Qur'an surah Al-Ma'idah di ceritakan bahwa, Qabil (Cain) merupakan tokoh yang melakukan pembunuhan pertama di muka bumi in……続きを見る

Hezbollah: An Outsider’s Inside View is the answer to the question that has been asked for years by the concerned Westerner: who are those people over there and do we really need to be scared of the……続きを見る

Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah.” For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God……続きを見る

For Hansje and Willem: WHEN I was twelve or thirteen years old, an uncle of mine who gave me my love for books and pictures promised to take me upon a memorable expedition. I was to go with him to t……続きを見る

Le Donne del Paradiso di Giovanni Saladino, che ha per tema il primo universo femminile musulmano, illustra un aspetto significativo della biografia di Maometto. Il saggio delinea la fisionomia priv……続きを見る

Presentación "Las jóvenes afganas" narra el encuentro de un mercader de alfombras de origen iraní y Azar, una joven afgana de Herat, sucedido durante la invasión soviética de Afganistán en los años ……続きを見る

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