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  • The Turks in Egypt and their Cultural Legacy

    Traducido por Humphrey Davies ...
    Though Egypt was ruled by Turkish-speakers through most of the period from the ninth century until 1952, the impact of Turkish culture there remains under-studied. This book deals with the period from 1805 to 1952, during which Turkish cultural patterns, spread through reforms based on those of Istanbul, may have touched more Egyptians than ever before. An examination of the books, newspapers, and ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Science, Technology and Learning in the Ottoman Empire

    Western Influence, Local Institutions, and the Transfer of Knowledge

    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    The aim of these studies is to explore the scientific activity and learning that took place within the Ottoman empire, a subject often neglected by both historians of science and of the Ottoman world. Professor Ihsanoglu has been a pioneer in this field. In several papers he analyses the continuing tradition of Arabic science inherited by the Ottomans, together with the contributions made by the ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • The House of Sciences

    The First Modern University in the Muslim World

    Following a string of military defeats at the end of the eighteenth century, Ottoman leaders realized that their classical traditions and institutions could not compete with Russia and the European states' technological and economic superiority.One of a series of nineteenth-century reform initiatives was the creation of a European-style university called darülfünun. From the Arabic words dar, ... Leer más

    $116.99 USD

  • The Abbasid House of Wisdom

    Between Myth and Reality

    This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as "The House of Wisdom" ("Bayt al-Hikma"), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars’.This book places the palace library within the framework of the multifaceted cultural and scientific activities in the era of the caliphs, Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma’mun, generally regarded as the Golden Age of Islamic ... Leer más

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  • Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture

    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture brings together eleven articles by distinguished historian Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu.The book addresses multiple issues related to the histories of science and culture during the Ottoman era. Most of the articles contained in this volume were the first contributions to their respective topics, and they continue to provoke discussion and debate amongst academics to ... Leer más

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  • What Went Wrong?:Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

    Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

    de Bernard Lewis ...
    For many centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement--the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe, a remote land beyond its northwestern frontier, was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief from which there was nothing to learn or to fear. And then everything changed, as the ... Leer más

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  • A History of Iran

    Empire of the Mind

    The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today.**“Michael Axworthy’s deft untangling of the country’s history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement.” -**GuardianIran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Iran’s religious culture ... Leer más

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  • Between Two Worlds

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  • Empire and Power in the Reign of Süleyman

    Narrating the Sixteenth-Century Ottoman World

    de Kaya Şahin ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
    Kaya Şahin's book offers a revisionist reading of Ottoman history during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent (1520–66). By examining the life and works of a bureaucrat, Celalzade Mustafa, Şahin argues that the empire was built as part of the Eurasian momentum of empire building and demonstrates the imperial vision of sixteenth-century Ottomans. This unique study shows that, in contrast with many ... Leer más

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  • Safavid Persia in the Age of Empires

    The Idea of Iran Vol. 10

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