Heroes of the Age

David B Edwards

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 21
• Much of the political turmoil that has occurred in Afghanistan since the Marxist revolution of 1978 has been attributed to the dispute between Soviet-... Lees meer

Nationalism and the Genealogical Imagination

Andrew Shryock

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 23
• This book explores the transition from oral to written history now taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which mod... Lees meer

Islam, Politics, and Social Movements

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies
• Taken together the essays in this work not only provide new research essential to the study of Islamic societies and Muslim peoples, but also set a ne... Lees meer

The Calligraphic State

Brinkley Messick

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 16
• In this innovative combination of anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, Brinkley Messick examines the changing relation of writing and authori... Lees meer

Muslim Travellers

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 9
• Focusing on travel in Muslim societies from Malaysia to West Africa to Western Europe from the first centuries of Islam to the present, the contributo... Lees meer

The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760

Richard M Eaton

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 17
• In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-large... Lees meer

Rebel and Saint

Julia A Clancy-Smith

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 18
• Julia Clancy-Smith's unprecedented study brings us a remarkable view of North African history from the perspective of the North Africans themselves. F... Lees meer

The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform

Adeeb Khalid

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 27
• Adeeb Khalid offers the first extended examination of cultural debates in Central Asia during Russian rule. With the Russian conquest in the 1860s and... Lees meer

The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution

Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 19
• In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and mo... Lees meer

Disorienting Encounters

Muhammed As-Saffar

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 14
• In December of 1845, Muhammad as-Saffar was sent by the reigning Moroccan sultan on a special diplomatic mission to Paris. During the journey, as-Saff... Lees meer

The Prophet's Pulpit

Patrick D Gaffney

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 20
• Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamis... Lees meer

Putting Islam to Work

Gregory Starrett

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 25
• The development of mass education and the mass media have transformed the Islamic tradition in contemporary Egypt and the wider Muslim world. In Putti... Lees meer

Making Muslim Space in North America and Europe

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 22
• Focusing on the private and public use of space, this volume explores the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe. Un... Lees meer

Between Marriage and the Market

Homa Hoodfar

• Paperback | Engels | Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies | nr. 24
• Homa Hoodfar's richly detailed ethnography provides a rare glimpse into the daily life of Arab Muslim families. Focusing on the impact of economic lib... Lees meer