Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, United States, New York, 2005
ISBN 10: 0195169638 ISBN 13: 9780195169638
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. It addresses emerging issues and problems - equal rights for women, elimination of corruption and correction of glaring economic and social disparities - and asks the fundamental question: can this ancient Muslim kingdom embrace western democracy in an era of deepening divisions between the Islamic world and the West? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Arthur Barker Ltd., London, 1955
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Zustand: Good. 1955. First Edition. 239 pages. Photographic dust jacket with white lettering over brown cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Top corner of front endpaper cut out. Pen inscription to page 239. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear and tear to edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Minor soiling to DJ.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0195169638 ISBN 13: 9780195169638
Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
Verlag: C Hurst and Co Publishers Ltd, 2012
ISBN 10: 184904161X ISBN 13: 9781849041614
Anbieter: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
paperback. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Verlag: Arthur Barker Ltd, London, 1956
Anbieter: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: G. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original brown cloth (ex-library, with usual rsms, labels etc to endpapers, cloth a little rubbed with wear to extremities, a few internal marks, else clean; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 240, with illustrations. A good reading copy.
Verlag: Boulder Colo : Westview Press copyr, 2000
ISBN 10: 081333764X ISBN 13: 9780813337647
Anbieter: Untje.com, Roeselare, Belgien
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. xv, 310 p. : ill., c. geogr. ; 24 cm English.
Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. R240164206: Non daté. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 252 pages. Jaquette déchirée. Non daté. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.
Verlag: BASIC BOOKS Apr 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0813342422 ISBN 13: 9780813342429
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The secular Republic of Turkey, which has gone further towards Westernization than any other Muslim country, has been caught up in the Islamic revival sweeping the world from Morocco to the Philippines. Three-quarters of a century after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the trappings of the Islamic state and replaced them with Western institutions, Turkey has become dangerously polarized. Ataturk's disciples see his revolution under threat and are engaged in a new crusade against the spread of political Islam. On the other hand, a reinvigorated Islamic movement chafes at official restrictions on Islamic practices and is seeking ways to gain political power. Turkey Today is about the Islamic surge in today's Turkey, the only Muslim country with one foot in Europe and an active member of the Western Alliance. It is about Ataturk's legacy, its successes and failures. It is also a personal view of the multi-dimensional nature of Islam in Turkey, as a political, moral, spiritual force. The New York Times bureau chief in Ankara before and after the 1980 military coup, Marvine Howe returns to Turkey to give an in-depth account of the Islamic revival in that rigidly secular country. She discusses the questions on many peoples minds: Why has political Islam reemerged in Turkey today How does the observance of Islam in Turkey differ from that of other Muslims in the region Does the Islamic movement pose a threat to the secular state and its relations with the West What are the chances for an Islamic-secular dialogue and accommodation Here is a close-up view of some of the many faces of Islam in Turkey: the fundamentalist who would sacrifice higher education for a headscarf, radical cult leaders who prey on youths, the Islamist author who openly seeks to return to Sharia (Islamic Law), ordinary students in the controversial Imam Hatip schools, a leading Islamic reformist who would be satisfied with the American Bill of Rights.Here too, you will meet the Kemalists imbued with the Ataturk mystique. There is the judge who firmly believes that all sectors of the Turkish society have been infiltrated by the Islamic movement. Above all many women are obsessed with the Iranian revolution and the possibility it might happen in Turkey. Their close allies are the military, who promoted religion against Communism in the 1980s, and a decade later launched a virulent campaign against what they perceive to be radical Islamic activities.This reportage-monograph also focuses on other aspects of contemporary Turkey: the Kurdish imbroglio, the mood of the minorities, the Islamization of the arts, the economic boom in the provinces, the reappraisal of Turkish foreign policy. Turkey Today is a lively engaging portrait of this richly diverse society, a fair and even-handed treatment of all sides.
Verlag: Basic Books Jun 2000, 2000
ISBN 10: 081333764X ISBN 13: 9780813337647
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three-quarters of a century ago Mustafa Kemal Ataturk launched a sweeping Cultural Revolution in the disintegrating Ottoman Empire, abolishing the Caliphate and Sufi orders and other Islamic institutions to create the modern secular Republic of Turkey. Most Turks and Turkish observers ignored signs of an Islamic revival and were stunned by the victory at the polls of the pro-Islamic party in 1994 and 1995. Marvine Howe, Ankara bureau chief for the New York Times before and after the 1980 military coup, returned to Turkey in 1995 to examine the rise of the Islamic movement. In Turkey Today, she describes the multi-dimensional nature of Islam in Turkey, its roots and ramifications. Howe introduces leaders of the Islamic movement, scholars, and simply devout Muslims, who discuss their problems and goals. From the secular camp, she presents politicians, women, military, jurists, and ordinary citizens, who articulate their concerns about the Islamic resurgence. In conclusion, Howe speaks of some of the people who are trying to bridge the gaps in this divided society.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Nov 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 0199327572 ISBN 13: 9780199327577
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the authoritative guide on Muslims in Spain and Portugal, both historically and in the modern world. It offers a comprehensive account on the recent transformation of Iberia into an immigrant receiving society, especially Muslims, at this time of economic hardship and heightened radicalism in both the Islamic World and the West.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0195169638 ISBN 13: 9780195169638
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. It addresses emerging issues and problems - equal rights for women, elimination of corruption and correction of glaring economic and social disparities - and asks the fundamental question: can this ancient Muslim kingdom embrace western democracy in an era of deepening divisions between the Islamic world and the West.