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Arab women poets have been around since the earliest of times, yet their diwans (collected poems) were not given the same consideration as their male counterparts'.Spanning 5,000 years, from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian periods, Classical Poems by...

A unique and extraordinary collection, Desert Songs of the Night presents some of the finest poetry and prose by Arab writers, from the Arab East to Andalusia, over the last 1,500 years. From the mystical imagery of the Qur'an and the colourful stories...

'A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by occupation and oppression into a nightmare. Poetry is perhaps what teaches us to nurture the charming...

European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. In The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, Amin...

Celebrate the timeless beauty of Japanese art with this lined journal, featuring a masterpiece by a renowned ukiyo-e artist.This lined, paperback journal from Tuttle Publishing features 'Morning Glories and Cricket' (1843-47) from the series 'A...

Seek for dinosaur bones at the beach and peek under flaps in this adorable board book!Let's go digger for a dinosaur at the beach. What will we find? In this uniquely interactive board book, toddlers go "digging" for dinosaurs at the beach by lifting...

Search for dinosaur bones and peek under flaps in this adorable board book!In this uniquely interactive board book series, toddlers will go "digging" for dinosaurs by lifting flaps, discovering many interesting objects hidden in the earth along the way...

Being the devil's advocate pays great but could cost you everything-just ask the young rich widows, who are back and better than ever.The widows are back! Big hair and bigger lies collide in the highly anticipated follow-up to Young Rich Widows, where...

Scholars from diverse disciplines tackle the many questions posed by the work and life of abstraction pioneer Hilma af Klint. In this thorough critical appraisal, 20 specialists on modern art, art history, philosophy and religious studies examine the...

What role does architecture and trade play in creating civilized societies? How can we create urban environments where the individual can flourish? These questions have taken on a new significance as COVID-19 has reshaped the way cities operate. This...

In this anthology, 25 leading scholars from across the globe describe and analyse how different societies have handled crisis. In ancient Greek, a crisis refers not necessarily to a catastrophic situation but to an opportunity for great change. Edited by...

In this anthology, 25 leading scholars from across the globe describe and analyse how different societies have handled crisis. In ancient Greek, a crisis refers not necessarily to a catastrophic situation but to an opportunity for great change. Edited by...