When it was originally published this book broke new ground in presenting one continuous narrative of the history of Christians in Persia from the second century A.D to the 1970s. The material gathered here was previously only to be found in obscure books, manuscripts and foreign periodicals. Christ..
This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world...
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Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya reveals the deeply-entrenched historical patterns and elements of continuity that have led to path dependent outcomes in the political transitions of both countries. Motivated by personal experiences as an activist in Lebanon, the..
This book examines the contribution of eminent American anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s contributions to sociocultural theory and symbolic anthropology in relation to Islam, urban studies, and the anthropology of North Africa._x005F_x000D_
This book was published as a special issue of Journal of No..
This book examines the contribution of eminent American anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s contributions to sociocultural theory and symbolic anthropology in relation to Islam, urban studies, and the anthropology of North Africa._x000D_
This book was published as a special issue of Journal of North Af..