All Things Arabia

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004435921
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Things Arabia written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By employing the innovative lenses of ‘thing theory’ and material culture studies, this collection brings together essays focused on the role played by Arabia’s things - from cultural objects to commodities to historical and ethnographic artifacts to imaginary things - in creating an Arabian identity over time. The Arabian identity that we convey here comprises both a fabulous Arabia that has haunted the European imagination for the past three hundred years and a real Arabia that has had its unique history, culture, and traditions outside the Orientalized narratives of the West. All Things Arabia aims to dispel existing stereotypes and to stimulate new thinking about an area whose patterns of trade and cosmopolitanism have pollinated the world with lasting myths, knowledge, and things of beauty. Contributors include: Ileana Baird, Marie-Claire Bakker, Joseph Donica, Holly Edwards, Yannis Hadjinicolaou, Victoria Hightower, Jennie MacDonald, Kara McKeown, Rana Al-Ogayyel, Ceyda Oskay, Chrysavgi Papagianni, James Redman, Eran Segal, Hülya Yağcıoğlu, and William Gerard Zimmerle.

Author : Karen Elliott House
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307473287
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Saudi Arabia written by Karen Elliott House and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over thirty years of experience writing about Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House has an unprecedented knowledge of life inside this shrouded kingdom. Through anecdotes, observation, analysis, and extensive interviews, she navigates the maze in which Saudi citizens find themselves trapped and reveals the sometimes contradictory nature of the nation that is simultaneously a final bulwark against revolution in the Middle East and a wellspring of Islamic terrorists. Saudi Arabia finds itself threatened by fissures and forces on all sides, and On Saudi Arabia explores in depth what this portends for the country’s future—and our own.

Author : Craig Alan Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190073969
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Time for All Things written by Craig Alan Miller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has been called the greatest surgeon of the 20th century. The son of Lebanese immigrants, Michael DeBakey rose from humble beginnings in a backwater Louisiana town to dominate the landscape of modern medicine. His contributions to our understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, in particular, were innumerable and epoch-making. DeBakey led a life of high drama, from the streets of Jazz Age New Orleans and the operating theaters of pre-war Europe, to the battlefields of World War II and the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. An advisor to Presidents, a health care statesman, and a physician to royalty and commoner alike, he helped build Houston's Texas Medical Center into a jewel of the medical world. Yet DeBakey's own family paid a tremendous cost for his commitment to his fellow man. Buoyed by unique access to primary resources, A Time for All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey is the first to tell the remarkable story of a driven genius who led a scientific and therapeutic revolution in all its dramatic depth.

Author : U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781468036480
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arab Cultural Awareness written by U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and published by . This book was released on 2006-12-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is designed to specifically provide the trainer a 'hip pocket training' resource. It is intended for informal squad or small group instruction. The goal is to provide soldiers with a basic overview of Arab culture. It must be emphasized that there is no "one" Arab culture or society. The Arab world is full of rich and diverse communities, groups and cultures. Differences exist not only among countries, but within countries as well. Caveat: It is impossible to talk about groups of people without generalizing. It then follows that it is hard to talk about the culture of a group without generalizing. This handbook attempts to be as accurate and specific as possible, but inevitably contains such generalizations. Treat these generalizations with caution and wariness. They do provide insight into a culture, but the accuracy and usefulness will depend on the context and specific circumstances.

Author : Elisha Coles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary, English-Latin, and Latin-English, Containing All Things Necessary for the Translating of Either Language Into the Other. To which End Many Things that Were Erroneous are Rectified, Many Superfluities Retrenched, and Very Many Defects Supplied ... By Elisha Coles .. written by Elisha Coles and published by . This book was released on 1755 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David George Hogarth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.JD/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penetration of Arabia written by David George Hogarth and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Record of the development of western knowledge concerning the Arabian peninsula.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Diodorus Siculus. Containing All that is Most Memorable and of Greatest Antiquity in the First Ages of the World Until the War of Troy. Done Into English by H. C. Gent. [i.e. Henry Cogan.] written by and published by . This book was released on 1653 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.9C/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense written by Emanuel Swedenborg and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Raymond Barrett
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1473644631
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dubai Dreams written by Raymond Barrett and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Dubai: a place where the confines of the imagination no longer apply. Dubai has become the watchword for all things new, glittering and very bling - a billionaire's dream world and a haven for international expatriates promising a fantasy land of tax-free fun, sun and sin. In less than a generation, this small city-state on the Arabian Gulf has been transformed from a sleepy smuggler's cove to a global financial and entertainment hub home to a number of world records, including the world's tallest building, the largest man-made island and the biggest shopping mall. But what is life really like for the people who live and work in the city of Dubai, beyond the towering skyscrapers, luxury resorts and opulent mansions? Rather than just desert Sheikhs and designer-clad Emiratis, Raymond Barrett also encounters a dizzy melange of expatriates - Iranians, Ethiopians, Indians, Afghans, British and Chinese - all living their own version of The Dubai Dream. Behind the hyperbole and marketing spin, what are the real stories the city has to tell? From seven-star hotels to immigrant labour camps, from Sunni mosques to Hindu temples and from the courthouse to a back-alley speakeasy, Barrett draws a fascinating picture of the brave new world emerging from these desert sands. He reveals the hidden side of this playboy paradise and considers whether Dubai is a doomed Plastic Arabia or an authentic 21st century success story.

Author : Sabrina DeTurk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000810674
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and Contemporary Art in the Gulf written by Sabrina DeTurk and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women and Contemporary Art in the Gulf offers a unique focus on the roles of women in contemporary art, cultural production and arts institutions in the Gulf. Drawing on in-person experiences of the art and sites discussed, as well as research on regional artists and arts institutions, DeTurk argues that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been largely excluded from the critical discourse about, and display of, contemporary Middle Eastern art. The book addresses this oversight by providing an examination of the work of several contemporary women artists from the Gulf region. DeTurk also discusses the role of women in museums and cultural institutions in the region, as well as the education systems available to emerging women artists. The discussion and analysis at the heart of the book connect to a range of larger themes, including the visual culture of patriarchy, connection to material culture and heritage, religious beliefs, trade and migration, rapid development, and the need to envision and create a post-oil economy. Women and Contemporary Art in the Gulf, with its examination of the critical role women play in the formation of the cultural landscape of the Gulf, is an important contribution to discourse around the changing role of the GCC. It will be essential reading for scholars and students engaged in the study of art history, visual culture, museums and heritage, and women and gender studies.