Nile

Nezar (university of California Berkeley) Alsayyad

ISBN: 9781474458603 | Hardcover

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Nile

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9781474458610 | Paperback

This book narrates the history of cities that appeared and disappeared on the banks of the river Nile the world's longest river system over four m... Meer informatie

Cinematic Urbanism

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780415700481 | Hardcover

Exploring the relationship between cities and their cinematic portrayals in over a century of film, this book shows how notions of society inform and ... Meer informatie

Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction

J.L. (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198819264 | Paperback

This book introduces the life and work of one of the most creative physicists of the 20th century. Niels Bohr, the pioneer of quantum theory, ranking ... Meer informatie

The Incomparable Monsignor

J.L. (Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

ISBN: 9780192856654 | Hardcover

J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of scienc... Meer informatie

The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction

J.L. (Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199684120 | Paperback

How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins a... Meer informatie

Traditions

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780415777728 | Hardcover

Traditions: The ‘Real’, the Hyper, and the Virtual in the Built Environment is a continuation of Nezar AlSayyad’s engagement with the subject of tradi... Meer informatie

Traditions

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780415777735 | Paperback

Traditions: The ‘Real’, the Hyper, and the Virtual in the Built Environment is a continuation of Nezar AlSayyad’s engagement with the subject of tradi... Meer informatie

Alsayyad, N: Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam

Nezar Alsayyad

ISBN: 9780739103388 | Hardcover

"Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam" brings together scholars from Europe, the United States and the Middle East in a discussion about the Muslim populations... Meer informatie

Consuming Tradition, Manufacturing Heritage

Nezar Alsayyad

ISBN: 9780415239417 | Hardcover

This book reintroduces the idea of the city as a territorial concept. The use of the built environment as a lens will place globalization debates in t... Meer informatie

Hybrid Urbanism

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780275966126 | Hardcover

Despite strong forces toward globalization, much of late 20th century urbanism demonstrates a movement toward cultural differentiation. Such factors a... Meer informatie

Japanese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of Japanese, Professor of Japanese, University of California, Berkeley) Tansman

Reeks: Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780199765256 | Paperback

With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, written works originating from Japan encompass a vast range of forms and genres. Since the eighth c... Meer informatie

Cities and Caliphs

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780313277917 | Hardcover

The history of the Islamic world includes many unique cultural, religious, scientific, and architectural developments. Among these was the evolution o... Meer informatie

Cairo

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780674072459 | Paperback

From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has... Meer informatie

The End of Tradition?

Nezar Alsayyad

ISBN: 9780415290401 | Hardcover

Rooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition - whether contemporary globalization will prove its demise or whether ... Meer informatie

The End of Tradition?

Nezar Alsayyad

ISBN: 9780415290418 | Paperback

Rooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition - whether contemporary globalization will prove its demise or whether ... Meer informatie

Cinematic Urbanism

Nezar AlSayyad

ISBN: 9780415700498 | Paperback

The city and the cinema have become inextricably intertwined over the last century, with the identities of places becoming bound up in their cinematic... Meer informatie

Quantum Drama

DR JIM (FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER) BAGGOTT ; PROF JOHN L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

ISBN: 9780192846105 | Hardcover

Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. It is also completely baffling. From the moment of its inception, its founders s... Meer informatie

Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam

Nezar AlSayyad ; Manuel Castells

Reeks: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place

ISBN: 9780739103395 | Paperback

"Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam" brings together scholars from Europe, the United States and the Middle East in a discussion about the Muslim populations... Meer informatie

Cinematic Cairo

Dr. Nezar AlSayyad ; Dr. Heba Safey Eldeen

ISBN: 9781649031334 | Hardcover

A history of urban modernity in Cairo through cinema which"makes us see makes us see the movies in a whole new way" (Chris Berry, King’s College Londo... Meer informatie