Varcare i limiti dell'orizzonte nazionale e muoversi in una dimensione trans-regionale, privilegiare i fenomeni nei quali si esprime l'interazione attiva tra le diverse culture e liberarsi, così, dal pregiudizio eurocentrico: sono questi, in sintesi, i presupposti della sfida ch…
Map -- Preface -- 1. Sanctuary -- 2. Peace it is -- 3. Repel evil with good -- 4. City of the Prophet -- 5. Just war -- 6. The heart of Mecca -- 7. Into the way of peace -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
The history of whom? History from above: "Great men" and a few women ; Social history and quantification ; E.P. Thompson's historical revolution ; Resistance and agency ; Power and the private sphere -- The history of where? How national history became unnatural ; Oceans, middle…
As a cultural antithesis, the Orient is a site of projections for European mind-sets and fantasies. Since the 19th century, it has been an omnipresent subject, particularly in francophone literature and art. The contributions to this volume uncover these constructions of the Ori…
As a cultural antithesis, the Orient is a site of projections for European mind-sets and fantasies. Since the 19th century, it has been an omnipresent subject, particularly in francophone literature and art. The contributions to this volume uncover these constructions of the Ori…