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Denys Johnson-Davies, "The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim: Great Egyptian Writers"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 9774165926, 9774161513 | PDF | pages: 243 | 1.4 mb
The importance of Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) to the emergence of a modern Arabic literature is second only to that of Naguib Mahfouz. If the latter put the novel among the genres of writing that are an accepted part of literary production in the Arab world today, Tawfiq al-Hakim is recognized as the undisputed creator of a literature of the theater. In this volume, Tawfiq al-Hakim's fame as a playwright is given prominence. Of the more than seventy plays he wrote, The Sultan's Dilemma, dealing with a historical subject in an appealingly light-hearted manner, is perhaps the best known; it appears in the extended edition of Norton's World Masterpieces and was broadcast on the old Home Service of the BBC. The other full-length play included here, The Tree Climber, is one that reveals al-Hakim's openness to outside influences―in this case, the absurdist mode of writing. Of the two one-act plays in this collection, The Donkey Market shows his deftness at turning a traditional folk tale into a hilarious stage comedy. Tawfiq al-Hakim produced several of the earliest examples of the novel in Arabic; included in this volume is an extract from his best known work in that genre, the delightful Diary of a Country Prosecutor, in which he draws on his own experience as a public prosecutor in the Egyptian countryside. Three of the many short stories he published are also included, as well as an extract from The Prison of Life, an autobiography in which Tawfiq al-Hakim writes with commendable frankness about himself.
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The Entrepreneur 24/7: Hard Work Always Pays Back by Ernesto Apolo Valenciana Martínez
English | October 9, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BHTPK99H | 90 pages | EPUB | 0.59 Mb
Much is said about entrepreneurship as the key to success, but... Do we apply the right strategies to achieve it?
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Azra Asghar Ali, "The Emergence of Feminism among Indian Muslim Women 1920-1947"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0195791525 | PDF | pages: 311 | 56.3 mb
This book highlights the diverse efforts made by a wide range of groups-the government, Christian missionaries, social reformers, and the women themselves-to bring about the emancipation of Muslim women in India. It looks closely at changes in education and in medical care, particularly at
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Suzanne Hobson, "The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism, Myth and Religion "
English | ISBN: 1474494781 | 2023 | 552 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Until fairly recently, the 'Authorized Version' of cultural modernism stated that the secularizing trends of liberal modernity - and the resultant emphasis on irony, parody and dissolution in modernist artforms - had pushed religion to the edges of early twentieth-century culture. This Companion complicates this 'Authorized Version' by furnishing students and academic researchers with more nuanced and probing assessments of the intersections - and tensions - between religion, myth and creativity during this half century of geopolitical ferment.
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The Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on Environmental Revolution By Derrick Jensen; Lierre Keith
2012 | 640 Pages | ISBN: 160980404X | EPUB | 6 MB
In an age marked by seemingly unstoppable environmental collapse and the urgent quest for solutions, environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen, the voice of the growing deep ecology movement, reveals for us new seeds of hope. Here for the first time in The Derrick Jensen Reader are collected generous selections from his prescient, unflinching books on the problem of civilization and the path to true resistance.In the acclaimed A Language Older Than Words, Jensen dissects his own abusive childhood to examine the pathology of Western culture and shares with us the power and beauty of an alliance with the natural world. He continues to use the lens of his own experience as well as the wisdom of philosophers, activists, and teachers to expose oppression and call us to action in his other early works, Listening to the Land, A Culture of Make Believe, Strangely Like War, and Walking on Water. We see his analysis deepen when he asks us to accept that the only moral response to biocide is resistance in the two-volume Endgame, a truth he explores further in Thought to Exist in the Wild, What We Leave Behind, the graphic novel As The World Burns, and in his two novels, Songs of the Dead and Lives Less Valuable. And in Dreams, Jensen's latest work, he leads us still further toward his vision for a healed planet, freeing us to see beyond the limits of our present culture to a future luminous with meaning.
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The DBT Skills Workbook For Teens - Understand Your Emotions and Manage Anxiety, Anger, and Other Negativity To Balance Your Life For The Better (Mental Health Books for Teens) by The Mentor Bucket
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09TWHN2HC | 71 pages | EPUB | 0.13 Mb
The DBT Skills Workbook for Teens: An Interactive Guide to Understanding Your Emotions and Managing Your Anxiety, Anger, and Other Negativity to Help You Balance Your Life for the Better
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The Costliest Pearl:: China's Struggle for India's Ocean By Bertil Lintner
2019 | 334 Pages | ISBN: 9388689712 | EPUB | 1 MB
The Indian Ocean's strategic importance to China cannot be underestimated, given the oil, African minerals and container traffic that pass through it. Yet, until now, China has been absent from the region since Admiral Zheng Ze. In the fifteenth century, Zheng's fleet had sailed through these waters, exploring and mapping, in a bid to extend the Celestial Empire's trading and tributary system. Beijing's re-entry into the Indian Ocean after 600 years is part of Xi Jinping's 'Belt and Road' megaproject. He is investing trillions of dollars in infrastructure projects around the Ocean rim, including a military base in Djibouti. This has touched off a new and dangerous confrontation. Ranged against China is an informal alliance of India, the US, France, Australia, and, predictably, Japan-Beijing's archrival in the Asia-Pacific. Bertil Lintner unearths this dramatic story, profiling the key players, examining the economic and naval balance of power, and scrutinising New Delhi and Beijing's intense competition for the allegiance of small island nations. China is in the Indian Ocean for the long haul, and the entry of big-power politics into this sensitive maritime region will shape its future for decades to come.
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The Complete Book of Drawing Optical Illusions, 3D Illustrations, and Spiral Art:
Master more than 50 optical illusions, 3D illustrations, and spiral drawings
English | 2023 | ISBN: 076037824X | 451 Pages | MOBI EPUB (True) | 43 MB
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The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies By Neil Lazarus (editor)
2004 | 352 Pages | ISBN: 0521826942 | PDF | 3 MB
The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, first published in 2004, offers a lucid introduction and overview of one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies. The volume aims to introduce readers to key concepts, methods, theories, thematic concerns, and contemporary debates in the field. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, contributors explain the impact of history, sociology and philosophy on the study of postcolonial literatures and cultures. Topics examined include everything from anti-colonial nationalism and decolonisation to globalisation, migration flows, and the 'brain drain' which constitute the past and present of 'the postcolonial condition'. The volume also pays attention to the sociological and ideological conditions surrounding the emergence of postcolonial literary studies as an academic field in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Companion turns an authoritative, engaged and discriminating lens on postcolonial literary studies.
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The Book of the Hakutaku: A Bestiary of Japanese Monsters By
2019 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 0985218452 | EPUB | 12 MB
Ancient legend tells of an encyclopedia called The Book of the Hakutaku, which was given to the emperor by a magical beast. This book contained information about all the spirits, gods, and demons in the universe. It was lost long ago, but parts of it were copied down. People have been collecting information about the spirit world in supernatural encyclopedias ever since. Throughout Japan's history, artists have gathered folklore from various sources and bundled them into illustrated, multi-volume encyclopedias. As demand grew, artists looked back into literature and history for inspiration. They copied monsters from ancient Chinese classics, reinterpreting them through a Japanese lens. They even invented new yōkai based on puns and reflecting contemporary societal issues. Today, the tradition of collecting and retelling yōkai stories remains strong.This bestiary contains over 100 illustrated entries covering a wide variety of Japanese monsters, ghosts, and spirits. Some of them are native to Japan, while others have been incorporated into Japanese folklore from foreign cultures. Each entry is described in detail, including its habitat, diet, origin, and legends based on translations from Japanese texts.
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