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Nationalism, Islam and World Literature
The writer and politician Mahmud al-Mis’adi is a figure of prime importance in the development of North African literature and cultural politics since the last war. This fascinating book covers both his essays and fiction, written between the 1930s and 1990s, which challenge the boundaries between the sacred and irreligious in the Islamic world. In addition, it also examines Arabic literature and its relationship to the West.
Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1850-1950
The essays, which discuss authors in a variety of literary genres and across the spectrum of the region concerned-from Iraq in the East to Tunisia in the West-provide clear evidence of the gradually changing roles of the indigenous and the imported which are an intrinsic feature of the movement known in Arabic as al-bahada (cultural revival) and the way in which Arab litterateurs chose to respond to the inspiration that such changes inevitably engendered. --
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law - 2002
The world’s only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly-topical branch of international law. The Yearbook also includes a selection of documents from the reporting period, many of which are not accessible elsewhere and a comprehensive bibliography of all recent publications in humanitarian law and other relevant fields. Ease of use of the Yearbook is guaranteed by the inclusion of a detailed index. Distinguished by its topicality and contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.
Tunisia
The Arab Spring began and ended with Tunisia. In a region beset by brutal repression, humanitarian disasters, and civil war, Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution alone gave way to a peaceful transition to a functioning democracy. Within four short years, Tunisians passed a progressive constitution, held fair parliamentary elections, and ushered in the country's first-ever democratically elected president. But did Tunisia simply avoid the misfortunes that befell its neighbors, or were there particular features that set the country apart and made it a special case? In Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly, Safwan M. Masri explores the factors that have shaped the country's exceptional experience. He traces Tunisia...
From Sumatra with Love
Untuk mengisi liburan kenaikan kelas, Clarissa dan delapan sahabatnya jalan-jalan ke Sumatra. Mereka senang banget bisa melihat kota Medan, Danau Toba, Pulau Samosir, sampai ke Bukittinggi dan Rumbai. Memang, sejak kelas sepuluh, Clarissa, Nadya, Kelly, Lia, Anty, Krisna, Sandro, Adi, dan Mahmud menabung sedikit demi sedikit hingga akhirnya bisa berangkat ke Medan walau menggunakan kapal laut. Berbagai peristiwa menarik terjadi di sepanjang perjalanan mereka yang memakan waktu hampir setengah bulan! Ada yang jatuh cinta, ada yang cemburu, ada yang sirik, ada yang manjanya kumat, juga ada yang bertengkar. Suasana makin panas ketika Clarissa dan teman-temannya bermain Truth or Dare dengan ancaman siapa yang berbohong akan sial selama perjalanan. Entah mengapa setelah permainan di malam hari itu, Krisna hampir tiap hari ketiban sial. Apakah dia berbohong? Siapa sebenarnya yang ditaksir Krisna? Clarissa atau Lia? Masalah tak henti menerpa mereka. Ternyata Adi dan Mahmud sama-sama naksir Nadya. Wah… wah… kalau nggak segera dituntaskan, bisa gawat. Masa berangkat sebagai sahabat, pulang ke Jakarta jadi musuh? Jadi, apakah petualangan kesembilan sahabat ini berakhir sukses?
Milestones
On Islam and Islamic civilization.
Sufism in the Contemporary Arabic Novel
This book will present close readings of three contemporary Arabic novelists - an Egyptian (Gamal Al-Ghitany), an Algerian (Taher Ouettar) and a Touareg Libyan (Ibrahim Al-Koni) - who have all turned to Sufism as a literary strategy aimed at negotiating i
Poetics of Love in the Arabic Novel
Considers the Arabic novel within the triangle of the nation-state, modernity and tradition.The novel is now a major genre in the Arabic literary field; this book explores the development of the novel, especially the ways in which the genre engages with a
Wars of Modern Babylon
As long as there have been wars, victors have written the prevailing histories of the world's conflicts. An army that loses -- and especially one that is destroyed or disbanded -- is often forgotten. Nevertheless, the experiences of defeated forces can provide important insights, lessons, and perspectives not always apparent to the winning side. In Wars of Modern Babylon, Pesach Malovany provides a comprehensive and detailed history of the Iraqi military from its formation in 1921 to its collapse in 2003. Malovany analyzes Iraqi participation in the 1948, 1967, and 1973 Arab wars against Israel as well as Iraq's wars with the Kurds during the twentieth century. His primary focus, however, is...
