A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam 9780231553322, 9780231170659, 2020039638, 2020039639, 9780231170642

A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam 9780231553322

In this magisterial cultural and intellectual history, Thomas Bauer reconsiders classical and modern Islam by tracing di

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A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam 0231170645, 9780231170642

In the Western imagination, Islamic cultures are dominated by dogmatic religious norms that permit no nuance. Those figh

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A History of Ambiguity 9780691188775

A history of the concept of ambiguity in the interpretation of texts, from the sixteenth century to the present. Ever

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An Alternative History of Mankind 0988360640, 9780988360648

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Indonesia. An Alternative History

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Muhammad ‘Abduh: Modern Islam and the Culture of Ambiguity 9781838607302, 9781838607319, 9781838607333

Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849-1905) was one of the most influential Muslim modernist reformers of the 19th century. The book pro

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An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles: Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture 9781498528801, 1498528805

This book offers an account of two-wheeled vehicle development that challenges the common evolutionary model of developm

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Assimilation: An Alternative History 9780520971967

For over a hundred years, the story of assimilation has animated the nation-building project of the United States. And s

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The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity 9780812292473

The historical displacement of charity by philanthropy represents a radical transformation in how we think about volunta

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Use Matters: An Alternative History of Architecture 9781134661596, 1134661592

From participatory architecture to interaction design, the question of how design accommodates use is driving inquiry in

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