Al Braithwaite

Examines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes)

A short and pithy introduction to the history of Russia as we know it today.

Akkadian, comprising the Babylonian, Assyrian and Old Akkadian dialects, is the earliest known Semitic language, attested from the middle of the 3rd m

The second volume in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, Al-Kitaab Part One with Website helps students develop skills in formal and co

De bevlogen middeleeuwse denker Ghazali is nog altijd een bron van inspiratie voor miljoenen moslims. Hij wordt gewaardeerd om de manier waarop hij fi

Banipal 65 celebrates Iraq novelist and poet Fadhil Al-Azzawi, renowned for his "conceptual leaps, rich references and linguistic surprises". Ariel Do

The `visionary memoir' (Observer) of a young female architect in war-torn Syria, and the role architecture plays in whether a community crumbles or co

'Arabische sprookjes' is een onmisbaar verhalenboek voor kinderen én volwassenen, met sprookjes verzameld en verteld door Rodaan Al Galidi en versierd

Deze klassieke tekst uit de islamitische filosofische traditie is voor het eerst in het Nederlands vertaald. De deugdzame stad is het hoofdwerk van de

Features hundreds of the world's most powerful optical illusions. Some of the mind-boggling images seem to spring into action, vibrating, pulsing, and

An entertaining caper about the wonder of words and the magic of storytelling, hailed in the Daily Telegraph as one of the '100 Best Children's Books

The global boom in skyscrapers-why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people.

A short and pithy introduction to the history of Russia as we know it today

This book explores science fiction television in the 1970s and 80s, analysing the changes under neoliberalism and the rise of Thatcherism. -- .

Main feature: London-based Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh. Poems by late Lebanese poet Bassam Hajjar now read widely as "inspirational" and poems by