The Legionary (The Roman World)

Editorial Description
With the ingenuity of a detective, Peter Connolly has brilliantly reconstructed the life of a Roman soldier--who lived less than a hundred years after the death of Christ--by using a vast array of archaeological material, including tombstones and original Roman documents written on papyrusfound in the sands of Egypt and Syria.

The soldier's name was Tiberius Claudius Maximus and he served under the emperor Trajan, in his great wars in Central Europe and the Middle East. Maximus was decorated thr 

 

TMS - Islam and the West

 

Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr
(The George Washington University)

Course Syllabus

Lecture 1 DЇar al-IslЇam and Western Christendom
Lecture 2 The Islamic World and the West
Lecture 3 Western Christianity and Islam: Their Views of Each Other Over the Ages
Lecture 4 Islamic Civilization: A Survey of Its Foundation and Growth
Lecture 5 Islamic Theology, Philosophy, and Mysticism and Their Influence on the West
Lecture 6 Islamic Science, Theoretical and Applied: Its Achievements and Influence on Western Science and Technology
Lecture 7 Islamic Art: Its Spirit, Philosophy, Forms, and Influence on Western Art
Lecture 8 Literature in the Islamic World: Arabic and Persian Literature and the West
Lecture 9 The Western Expansion into the Islamic World and the Influence of Western Institutions, Thought, and Art on That World
Lecture 10 The Advent and History of Modernism in the Islamic World
Lecture 11 Islamic Education, Western Educational Institutions, and Ideas in the Islamic World: The Role of Modern Western Science in Education in Islamic Countries
Lecture 12 Modern Western Scholarship on Islam and the Image of Islam in the West
Lecture 13 Islamic Responses to the Modern West: Modernist, Mahdiist, ”Fundamentalist,” and Traditional
Lecture 14 Islam and the West Today

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An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day, Maps of Time is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.
Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental studies, all figure in David Christian's account, which is an ambitious overview of the emerging field of "Big History."

What Is Anthropology?
Leading anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world. Perfect for students, but also for those who have never encountered anthropology before, this book explores the key issues in an exciting and innovative way. Eriksen explains how to see the world from below and from within - emphasising the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. He reveals how seemingly enormous cultural differences actually conceal the deep unity of humanity.

World Drugs Report 2007
The World Drug Report presents the most comprehensive statistical view of today's illicit drug situation. This year's edition reports signs of long-term containment of the global problem. However, the overall trend masks contrasting regional situations, which the report examines in detail. For instance, while an impressive multi-year reduction in opium poppy cultivation continued in South-East Asia, Afghanistan recorded a large increase in 2006. More interceptions of cocaine and heroin shipments across the world have played an important part in stabilizing the market. However, as we witness successes in some areas, challenges appear in others. Although drug abuse levels are stabilizing globally, countries along major and new trafficking routes, such as those now going through Africa, may face increasing levels of drug consumption. The World Drug Report 2007 also discusses a possible method to better assess and monitor the role played by organized crime in transnational drug trafficking.