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This volume, first published in 1987, was the first to examine in depth the religious thought of Colonel Mu »ammar al-Qadhdhafi and its central place in his political, social and economic theories. T …

This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are using Islam to empower themselves, and theorizes the conditions that have made the appearance of these new voices possib …

The Arctic is heating up. While China, the US and Russia are militarizing the North pole – sending submarines and ice-breakers – the ice itself continues to recede creating new trade routes and new o …

The English Revolution of 1642-60 produced an explosion of stylistically and ideologically diverse pamphlet literature. The essays collected here focus on the prose of this new revolutionary era, and …

An Unfortunate Woman, An Unforgettable Journey was the final book written by Richard Brautigan before his death in 1984 and lay unpublished for sixteen years.Originally written in the 160 pages of a …

Caryl Phillips is one of the most respected writers of his generation. An award-winning author best known for his fiction, essays and stage plays, he is also the author of radio plays, nine of which …

First published in 1965, this reissued work by Wendy Craik provides a thorough and extensive study of Jane Austen »s six complete novels: Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, …

Here, Jayne L. Warner has created a unique biographical tapestry that illuminates not only the life of one of Turkey »s leading literary and cultural authorities, but also the emergence of a republic …

First published in 1986. The present volume is a complete translation of the Sawanih, written by the Persian Sufi master Ahmad Ghazzali with a commentary by the translator. The title of this book, to …

History—natural history, human history, and personal history—and place are the cornerstones of The Eye of the Mammoth. Stephen Harrigan’s career has taken him from the Alaska Highway to the Chihuahua …