Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare.
Michael Ferber considers Romanticism in its time of growth in Western Europe, examining various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. He provides examples and quotations throughout to demonstrate the diverse nature of the movement.
This work studies the role of the state in the Arab world. It sets out to place the Arab world within a framework that avoids both "orientalist" and "fundamentalist" insistence on the peculiarity of the region, and focuses on issues such as the relationship between state and civil society.
This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict.
In bringing the history and art of Persian carpets to Western audiences, award-winning journalist Brian Murphy composes a rich literary tapestry, revealing the meaning and worth of these mystical artefacts.
This work shows that "Mushashi's Book of Five Rings" is, in essence, the definitive treatise on mortal combat from one of Japan's most formidable warriors - the martial arts luminary Miyamoto Musashi. It provides a translation of the martial arts stratagems.
A profoundly moving and candid memoir about being a Palestinian in exile, from one of the most important writers and thinkers of the twentieth century.