Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica – January 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|January 29, 2013|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica|0 comments

Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations Les vivants et leurs morts : actes du colloque organisé par le Collège de France, Paris, les 14-15 avril 2010 / éd. par Jean-Marie Durand, Thomas Römer et Jürg Hutzli. Tracing the earliest recorded concepts of international law: the ancient Near East (2500-330 BCE) / by Amnon Altman. Byzantium Road to Manzikert : Byzantine and Islamic warfare, 527-1071 / Brian Todd Carey. Jewish Studies The Miriam

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Middle East, Central Asia and Islamica – September 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|December 4, 2012|Middle East, Central Asia and Islamica|0 comments

Islam Apocalypse dans l’islam. English = “Apocalypse in Islam/ Jean-Pierre Filiu translated by M.B. DeBevoise.” Apart : alienated and engaged Muslims in the West / Justin Gest. Islam in the West : key issues in multiculturalism / edited by Max Farrar … [et al.]. Allah, liberty and love : the courage to reconcile faith and freedom / Irshad Manji. Jihad and genocide / Richard L. Rubenstein. al-Thamarah al-murḍīyah fī baʻḍ

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Middle East and Central Asia – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|September 28, 2012|Middle East, Central Asia and Islamica|0 comments

Islamica Islam, security and television news / Christopher Flood … [et al.]. Islam in media, Security, Terrorism, Religious anthropology, Islam , Interfaith relations, Koran, Koranic studies Jews, Christians, and the abode of Islam : modern scholarship, medieval realities / Jacob Lassner. A new anthropology of Islam / John R. Bowen. Which Koran ? : variants, manuscripts, & the influence of pre-Islamic poetry / edited by Ibn Warraq. Les traditions sur

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Literature – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 30, 2012|Literature|0 comments

Literature After sex? : on writing since queer theory / edited by Janet Halley and Andrew Parker. Feminism in West African novel / M. Farida Begum. The negritude moment : explorations in francophone African and Caribbean literature and thought / F. Abiola Irele. Neo-imperialism in children’s literature about Africa : a study of contemporary fiction / by Yulisa Amadu Maddy, Donnarae MacCann. The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature /

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Music, Media and Film Studies – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 3, 2012|Music, Media and Film Studies|0 comments

Dancehall : from slave ship to ghetto / Sonjah Stanley Niaah. Can’t stop won’t stop : a history of the hip-hop generation / Jeff Chang. The music of Jōji Yuasa / Luciana Galliano ; edited by Peter Burt Kyeʺ lakʻ to rvā teʺ kabyā / Ūʺ Soʻ Jaṅʻ pru cu saññʻ. ʼAlaṅkā Kyoʻ Cvā Ūʺ Hanʻ Pa / Nanʻʺ Ññvanʻʹ Chve. Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India / Smita

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Films and Sound Recordings – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 9, 2012|Films and Sound Recordings|0 comments

Films Great African films. Vol. 1 – Faraw!: In Songhai with English subtitles. Haramuya: In Bambara with English subtitles. District 9 / Peter Jackson presents in association with TriStar Pictures and Block/Hanson a Wingnut Films production a film by Neill Blomkamp produced by Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell directed by Neill Blomkamp. Et maintenant, on va où? / Anne-Dominique Toussaint présente ; une co-production Les Films

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Films and Sound Recordings – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 1, 2012|Films and Sound Recordings|0 comments

Films Not one less / Columbia Tristar Home Video directed by Zhang Yimou.  New Dragon Gate Inn / directed by Li Hui Min produced by Tsui Hark. Son of Babylon / a film by Mohamed Al-Daradji. b19121763 Sergio / HBO Documentary Films and BBC Storyville present a Passion Pictures and Silverbridge production a film by Greg Barker produced by John Battsek, Greg Barker, Julie Goldman directed by Greg Barker.  Le

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