Robert brenton betts (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (christianity, christian, middle east) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THE DUST JACKET HAS FAINT WEAR TO THE CORNERS. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE JACKET HAS A 3CM TEAR TO THE TOP RIGHT EDGE AS WELL AS FAINT MARKS. THE SPINE HAS FAINT WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THE BACK SIDE OF THE JACKET HAS SLIGHT MARKS AND STAINS. THE BINDING IS REASONABLY TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. vii, 181 pages : 24 cm. Contents: The rise of Islam and its early divisions -- The Sunni-Shi'a divide in modern times -- The future of militant Islam.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.10x6.30x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0300041004.…

Zustand: New. Until the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shi'a, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy Qur'an and Shari'a law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular ones, harbor for the prophet Muhammad, his family, and Islamic traditions. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. . 2013. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0300041004. …

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. pp. 176 2 Maps.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Very Good condition, little soiling to pages edges and fraying to boards in alike, lightly edgeworn dust-jacket; Describes what few Western people can conceive: the altogether different role that Christians must play in the life of the Middle East where they are a minority; 8vo; 318 pages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 196 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2009. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Until the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shi'a, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy Qur'an and Shari'a law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular ones, harbor for the prophet Muhammad, his family, and Islamic traditions. In The Sunni-Shi'a Divide Robert Betts traces the tortuous history of Islam's sectarian divisions, emphasizing the most important one, the Shi'a departure from Sunni "orthodoxy." Although the majority of Muslims remain faithful to the Sunni sect of Islam, approximately 15 percent subscribe to the Shi'a creed. As America's involvement in the Middle East drags on, Betts reiterates that policymakers, scholars, and laymen alike must understand the many faces of Islam, the internal forces in the United States that have brought us into these militaryconflicts, and the role of Israel in the region's escalating tensions. How the increasing hostility between the two main Islamic factions plays out on the world stage-as Sunni Turkey, Shi'a Iran, and their allies vie for dominance-is of major consequence for everyone, especially financially strapped Europe and the United States.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Until the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shi`a, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy Qur an and Shari`a law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the first complete account of the Druze, Robert Brenton Betts provides a general survey of the history, traditions, and society of this secretive Arab sect. Betts, who has spent a great deal of time with the Druze, interweaves his firsthand observations with a wealth of primary and secondary sources, describing not only their thousand-year history but also their political significance in today's Middle East. 'A deeply informed, brightly written account of the Druze that will be read with profit by students of Middle East history, politics, religion, and anthropology as well as by everyone with an interest in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.'-Michael C. Hudson, Georgetown University 'A broad and exotic historical view.'-Jewish Chronicle.…

Athens, Lycabettus Press, 1975. In-8, reliure d'éditeur toile bleue, titré en doré, sous jaquette ill., XVII-293 pp. Bibliogr., index. /9A Harcover, blue cloth with dust jacket (rubbing, smal tear). Good condition.