Krigen og samfundet i oldtiden og den tidlige middelalder i Asien, Mellemøsten, Europa og Mellemamerika analyseres af en række historikere, der er specialister på deres felt.
This timely and engaging book, written by a leading authority on the subject, is a must-read for anyone who wants to find out how British society has been transformed by immigration in the period since 1800. Professor John Solomos, author of Race and Racism in Britain This is a …
We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage capacity; inspire films, novels, metaphors, and paradigms. Today, TEU (Twenty F…
Most people want out of North Korea. Simmons wanted in - and she forgot to check her sense of humor at the border. But "tourism" in North Korea means you will be presented with the singular vision of the country the administration wants you to see - and nothing more. Her initial…
Drinking the sea at Gaza: days and nights in a land under siege
by Hass, Amira
fromOwl book
En jødisk-israelsk journalist indfanger stemninger, hændelser og politiske rørelser blandt palæstinensiske beboere i Gaza-striben og beskriver et hjørne af den arabisk-israelske konflikt.
Historisk, politisk og religiøs skildring af Afghanistans historie frem til mujahedinernes magtovertagelse efter det russiske nederlag. Skildringen slutter inden Taliban-styret sætter sig på magten.
Why do we feel bad at the zoo? In a fascinating counterhistory of American zoos in the 1960s and 1970s, Lisa Uddin revisits the familiar narrative of zoo reform, from naked cages to more naturalistic enclosures. She argues that reform belongs to the story of cities and feelings …
Bogen beskriver de forventede typer af konflikter i det 21. århundrede, som forventes styret af forandringer i miljøet som følge af blandt andet ændringer i klimaet. Kampen om knappe ressourcer såsom ferskvand vil efter bogens mening genere en lang række konflikter, der vil adsk…
The expansion of cities in the late C19th and middle part of the C20th in the developing and the emerging economies of the world has one major urban corollary: it caused the proliferation of unplanned parts of the cities that are identified by a plethora of terminologies such as…
Who are Europe's Muslim leaders? How do they view Islamic integration into European society and polities? Based on 300 interviews with Muslim leaders, this innovative book tackles big questions to reveal what Muslim leaders in Europe really want and the myriad ways in which Isla…