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A selection of the author's writings on war in the Middle East and elsewhere, the sexist gaze, censorship, and Abu Ghraib.

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The first English translation of this seminal work and milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. Professor al-Azm analyses the reasons for the Arabs' defeat against Israel in the 1967 war, and criticises a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, proposing that Arabs take responsiblity for their own state of affairs.

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All ten stories here showcase Wilkie Collins's towering contribution to the development of the mystery genre.

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A "song man" blinds his daughter to keep her from following her half-brother, who ran away due to the art's rigorous training. The girl forgives her father before his death, and through this act, she deepens her insight into the nature of human existence, and, as her father had insisted would happen, elevates the art of her p'ansori singing.

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Features a celebration of female dancers of the Arab world. This book traces the origins of this ancient art, which survived in the face of commercialism, religious disapproval and changing times. It demonstrates how Arabic dance came to be influenced by Western ideas about art and entertainment.

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In these pages, former coalition Cabinet minister David Laws explores periods in British history when one party needed the other to secure electoral support or the ability to govern.

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InSet in Stone, Alan McKirdy traces Scotland's geological journey, explaining for the non-specialist reader why the landscape looks the way it does todays. He also explores Scots and those working in Scotland have played a seminal role in the development of the science of geology, understanding Earth processes at a local and global scale.

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A lavish photographic celebration of the life of charismatic Seve Ballesteros. Published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his sad passing.

Seven Days consists of easily accessible yet powerful snapshots of life from seven very different angles. Named after the day described, each story offers an insight from an individual cultural perspective and together they weave a powerful and gritty portrait of human experience.

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Contains seven plays, written between 1906 and 1926, which demonstrate the basic forms, tenets and preoccupations of German Expressionist drama, which has been described as the forerunner of Absurdist theatre and is characterized by both visual and verbal violence.

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7 Steps to Spiritual Intelligence gives us a step-by-step guide to come closer to God. Based on the teachings of Imam Ghazali and other classical scholars.

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The classic book on sewing linens in a new edition. Revised instructions, worksheets, and special advice for beginners, and new patterns included.

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Examines issues of sex and society in early twentieth-century Spain, using a specific case history, namely that of Hildegart Rodriguez (1914-1933) who came to be one of the central players in the Spanish chapter of the World League for Sexual Reform (WLSR) and made famous by her dramatic demise when murdered by her mother.

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In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our lives.

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The explosive story of the Sex Pistols is now so familiar that the essence of what they represented has been lost in a fog of nostalgia and rock 'n' roll cliche. In 1976 the rise of the Sex Pistols was regarded in apocalyptic terms, and the punks as visitors from an unwanted future bringing chaos and confusion.

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Witty and thought-provoking examination of what really stimulates the voting public.

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The ultimate, unusual and intriguing guide to the next election.

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Drawing on both Arabic and Western sources, the author describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic world view.

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Arab cultural discourse has been slow to respond to changing sexual behaviour. The contributors to this collection pick up the slack, ranging across such disciplines as literature, history, sociology and psychology.

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A collection of poems that address faith, love, politics, spirituality and Islam in the 21st Century.

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Shadi Ghadirian is one of Iran's leading contemporary photographers. Born in Tehran in 1974, she has exhibited widely in Europe and the US, and her work has been collected by museums worldwide. This illustrated monograph examines her work and the issues she addresses in her photographs.