Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change 9798987053515, 9798987053508

Egypt: The Moment of Change 9781350219830, 9781848130210

Egypt is at the axis of the Arab world. With the largest population, the largest industrial economy and the longest trad

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The Art of Laughter 9780231878647

Presents a general theory on laughter and the vocal pleasures associated with it. Examines the factors in common in lite

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Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village 9781845459611

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more

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Pleasure of Fools: Essays in the Ethics of Laughter 9780773572850

Men cannot laugh heartily without showing their teeth, quipped Samuel Butler. From St Paul to Descartes to Adorno, schol

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The Transformation of Egypt (RLE Egypt) 9781138118690

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Love and Laughter in the Time of Chemotherapy 9781772600469

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Tune Thy Musicke to Thy Hart: The Art of Eloquent Singing in England 1597–1622 9781487584177

Many singers today perform Elizabethan and Jacobean lute-songs. Robert Toft offers the first help for singers in underst

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The Autumn of Dictatorship: Fiscal Crisis and Political Change in Egypt under Mubarak 9780804777735

Examines how and why the Mubarak regime managed to maintain control of Egypt for 30 years despite an ongoing fiscal cris

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Napoleon in Egypt: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading

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In Tune With The World [Paperback ed.] 1890318337, 9781890318338

In this stimulating and still-timely study, Josef Pieper takes up a theme of paramount importance to his thinking—that f

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