Based on several years of fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey, Caring for the Poor tells the stories of charity providers and volunteers. The book also places their stories within the overall development of
Based on several years of fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey, Caring for the Poor tells the stories of charity providers and volunteers. The book also places their stories within the overall development of
The recent financial crisis has had more column inches devoted to it than any other occurrence in economics and finance of the past twenty five years. That the behaviour of key actors has been alarmin
The recent financial crisis has had more column inches devoted to it than any other occurrence in economics and finance of the past twenty five years. That the behaviour of key actors has been alarmin
Fiction. In HALAL PORK AND OTHER STORIES, Cihan Kaan projects an avant garde, post 9/11 world, from the perspective of a young Muslim New Yorker. It's a place where Coney Island meets Mars; where hija
Over the last decade, pious Muslims all over the world have gone through contradictory transformations. Though public attention commonly rests on the turn toward violence, this book's stories of trans
Islamism in Turkey has been undergoing a significant transformation of rationalization and partial secularization that has been the result of the mobilization of broad sectors under the banner of radi
An authoritative but accessible introduction to this important 13th-century historian and mystic poet Rumi, this work concentrates on the social and cultural environment in which&
The term "terrorism" is often applied exclusively to non-state groups or specific "rogue states." Far less attention is given to state terrorism carried out or sponsored by democracies, most notably t
The term "terrorism" is often applied exclusively to non-state groups or specific "rogue states." Far less attention is given to state terrorism carried out or sponsored by democracies, most notably t
Partial-least-squares path modeling (PLS-PM), a composite-based form of structural equation modeling (SEM), offers great practical advantages to researchers and practitioners. It has been gaining incr
Do political parties merely represent divisions in society? Until now, scholars and other observers have generally agreed that they do. ButBuilding Blocs argues the reverse: that some political partie
Do political parties merely represent divisions in society? Until now, scholars and other observers have generally agreed that they do. ButBuilding Blocs argues the reverse: that some political partie
"Optimal Observation for Cyber-physical Systems" addresses the challenge, fundamental to the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), presented by the obligatory trade-off between precise estimates
