Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin
Title | Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin PDF eBook |
Author | Kobi Peled |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2022-06-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004501827 |
The book explores the political poetry recited by the Negev Bedouin from the late Ottoman period to the late twentieth century. By closely reading fifty poems Kobi Peled sheds light on the poets’ sentiments, states of mind and worldviews.
Looking Back at Al-Andalus
Title | Looking Back at Al-Andalus PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander E. Elinson |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 201 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004166807 |
"Looking Back at al-Andalus" focuses on Arabic and Hebrew Literature that expresses the loss of al-Andalus from multiple vantage points. In doing so, this book examines the definition of al-Andalusa (TM) literary borders, the reconstruction of which navigates between traditional generic formulations and actual political, military and cultural challenges. By looking at a variety of genres, the book shows that literature aiming to recall and define al-Andalus expresses a series of symbolic literary objects more than a geographic and political entity fixed in a single time and place. "Looking Back at al-Andalus" offers a unique examination into the role of memory, language, and subjectivity in presenting a series of interpretations of what al-Andalus represented to different writers at different historical-cultural moments.
Like Joseph in Beauty
Title | Like Joseph in Beauty PDF eBook |
Author | Mark S. Wagner |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004168400 |
This book traces the evolution of an Arabic poetic form called a oeHumayni poetry.a The book addresses the connections between the Humayni poetry of Yemen and the sacred poetry of Jews from Yemen, a hitherto-neglected chapter in the history of Arabic and Jewish literatures.
A History of Palestine
Title | A History of Palestine PDF eBook |
Author | Gudrun Krämer |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2011-02-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0691150079 |
Krämer focuses on patterns of interaction amongst Jews and Arabs (Muslim as well as Christian) in Palestine, an interaction that deeply affected the economic, political, social, and cultural evolution of both communities under Ottoman and British rule.
The Case for Israel
Title | The Case for Israel PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Dershowitz |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2011-01-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1118045742 |
The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence. Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country. Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts. Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.
Weapons Systems and Political Stability
Title | Weapons Systems and Political Stability PDF eBook |
Author | Carroll Quigley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1064 |
Release | 2013-08-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781939438027 |
Carroll Quigley, American historian and professor at Georgetown University, died January 5, 1977 leaving behind a manuscript on Weapons Systems and Political Stability upon which he had been working on for the preceding twelve years. Very few would ever see his final work, that is, until today. For the first time in over 30 years, this manuscript is now available to the public in its entirety. Professor Quigley's Weapons Systems and Political Stability carries further toward completion the uniquely anthropological holistic analysis of history which is the theme of his earlier works, Tragedy and Hope, and Evolution of Civilization.
The Awakening Desert
Title | The Awakening Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Evenari |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3642744605 |
Michael Evenari's biography unfolds his exciting, manifold life: his love for botany, the confrontation with political events as a youngster and his thrilling experience of helping in the development of Israel. Evenari takes us on his exciting expeditions in the company of his beloved wife. He tells us of his meetings with many personalities and about his farm in the Negev. The discovery of long forgotten floodwater irrigated farm systems from the times of King Salomon and their reconstruction became a successful experiment which lead him to teach this approach of runoff agriculture in many parts of the world, initializing progress in the development of various arid areas. As a tribute to his successful scientific life, Evenari was awarded the Balzan Prize in 1988. In April 1989, Michael Evenari died at the age of 84.