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      Mataloona and Mizh: Pukhtun Proverbs and a Frontier Classic

      This edited volume combines Mataloona, a rare collection of fascinating Pukhtun proverbs and sayings compiled and translated by Dr Akbar S. Ahmed, and Mizh, a monograph on British Governments relations…

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      Islam in Tribal Societies: From the Atlas to the Indus

      A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of tribe , segmentary societies and Islam in society . This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished…

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      Islam in Tribal Societies: From the Atlas to the Indus

      A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of tribe , segmentary societies and Islam in society . This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished…

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      Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over 10 million in the West, most discussion of Islam is based on cliches or outright prejudice. This lively…

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      Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      This title uncovers the roots of Islamic discontent and celebrates the sources of its strength. From the four ideal Caliphs who succeeded the Prophet to the refugee camps of Peshawar…

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      Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Akbar S. Ahmed provides a classic account of how the history of Islam and western relations have shaped Islamic society today. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, Discovering Islam…

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      Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and promise

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      A marvellous and accessible guide to one of the great issues in the world today. If you have been puzzled and bewildered by the mixed messages abounding in the relations…

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      Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and promise

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      Can West and East ever understand each other? In this extraordinary book one of the world’s leading Muslim scholars explores an area which has been almost entirely neglected by scholars…

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      Resistance and Control in Pakistan

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      In this extraordinary book one of the world’s leading authorities on Islam explains what is happening in the Muslim world today and assesses the underlying causes.

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      Akbar Ahmed - Two Plays: Noor and The Trial of Dara Shikoh

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Contains two plays, Noor and The Trial of Dara Shikoh .

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      Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-honor World

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, this book attempts to answer the questions that people in the West ask about Islam including : ‘Why do they hate us?’; ‘Is Islam compatible…

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      Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-honor World

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, this book attempts to answer the questions that people in the West ask about Islam: ‘Why do they hate us?’; ‘Is Islam compatible with democracy?’…

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      Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization

      Akbar S. Ahmed

      Haunted by the spector of September 11, Akbar Ahmeda leading scholar of Islam,\na former diplomat, and a college professorbrings a group of his American students on a trip into the…

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      Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan

      Akbar S. Ahmed (Harvard University, Massachusetts)

      This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society…

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      The Sage Handbook of Islamic Studies

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      Islamic Studies is at a critical moment in its history. It seeks both to maintain its rich history and to engage with other - sometimes dominant - cultural and political…

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      Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity

      An examination of how general global processes are affecting Muslims everywhere, and the way in which these processes are moulded by particular local cultural, political, and economic configurations.

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      Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity

      An examination of how general global processes are affecting Muslims everywhere, and the way in which these processes are moulded by particular local cultural, political, and economic configurations.

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      After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations

      A trade title on one of the hottest topics in current affairs and world politics.

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      After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations

      Discusses a topic in current affairs and world politics.

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      The West at War

      Brings together scholars and public policy experts to reflect on perhaps the most pressing problem of our time - the West’s increasingly bloody conflict with forces that seek nothing less…

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      The West at War

      Reflects on the West’s bloody conflict with forces that seek nothing less that its destruction. Containing eleven chapters, this work deals with the internal challenges and external conflicts facing Western…

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      Transgenic Insects: Techniques and Applications

      This book describes the huge opportunity to modify insect phenotypes through genetic engineering to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive approaches are much more focused…

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