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Urban Governance Under the Ottomans : Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict
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Subject(s): Cities and towns -- History -- 19th century. -- Turkey | City and town life -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Municipal government -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Imperialism -- Social aspects History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Cosmopolitanism -- History -- 19th century -- Turkey | Social change -- History -- 19th century -

Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon
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Subject(s): Sociology -- Philosophy | Sociology -- History Summary: This book expands the sociological canon by introducing non-Western and female voices, and subjects the existing canon itself to critique. Including chapters on both the 'founding fathers' of sociology and neglected thinkers it highlights the biases of Eurocentrism and

Buddhists : Understanding Buddhism Through the Lives of Practitioners
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Subject(s): Buddhists -- Biography | Buddhism Summary: "Understanding Buddhism provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition. Portrays the foundational principles of Buddh

Reason Unbound : on Spiritual Practice in Islamic Peripatetic Philosophy
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Subject(s): Islamic philosophy Contents:Islamic philosophy and the crisis of modern rationalism -- Beyond orientalism and academic rationalism : a critique of the standard readings of Islamic philosophy -- To the things themselves : Corbin and Heidegger on phenomenological access -- From the things themselves to prophecy : philosophical cu

meta-Religion : Religion and Power in World History
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Subject(s): Religions -- History | Religion and politics -- History Summary: "While many textbooks treat 'world religions' in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individual seekers after wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, Laine's book treats religion and politics as hal

The World's Great Wisdom : Timeless Teachings from Religions and Philosophies
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Subject(s): Wisdom | Religions | Philosophy | Conduct of life Summary: "Surveying spiritual and philosophical traditions, revives the search for wisdom for modern times"--Provided by publisher. Holdings: ,Book - General,Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Library,General Collection,Open Shelf,BJ1595 W927W 2014,Available,111003990

Ke Arah Reformasi Islam : Kebebasan Sivil, Hak Asasi dan Undang-undang Antarabangsa
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Subject(s): Islamic law -- History | Public law (Islamic law) | Civil rights (Islamic law) | International law (Islamic law) Holdings: ,Book - General,Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Library,General Collection,Open Shelf,BPK40.5 N35165 2019,Available,11100430139

The Fear of Islam : an Introduction to Islamophobia in the West
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Subject(s): Islamophobia | Muslims -- Non-Islamic countries | Islam -- Public opinion Summary: American and European societies, particularly in the long wake of the events of 9/11 and the bombings in Madrid and London, have struggled with the recurrent problem of Islamophobia, which continues to surface in waves of controversial legislative pro

Borders : a Very Short Introduction
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Subject(s): Boundaries | Borderlands | Boundary disputes | Human territoriality -- Political aspects | Human geography | Political anthropology | International relations Summary: "Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forc

Faith and Power : Religion and Politics in the Middle East
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Subject(s): Islam -- History | Islam -- Relations | East and West | Middle East -- Religion Summary: "Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal ), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religio

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