Criminal evidence and procedure

an introduction

Sheriff Alastair Brown draws on his extensive experience in practice to present a clear and up-to date overview of the subject, taking into account updates relating to the law of arrest, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses, the sentencing powers for non-harassment orders and the First ...

The Almoravid and Almohad empires

This is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an area that encompassed southern Spain and Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and ...

Imagining the Arabs

arab identity and the rise of Islam

Who are the Arabs? When did people begin calling themselves Arabs? And what was the Arabs' role in the rise of Islam? Investigating these core questions about Arab identity and history through close interpretation of pre-Islamic evidence and the extensive Arabic literary corpus in tandem ...

Astronomy and astrology in the islamic world

It was the astronomers and mathematicians of the Islamic world who provided the theories and concepts that paved the way from the geocentric theories of Claudius Ptolemy in the second century AD to the heliocentric breakthroughs of Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler in the sixteenth ...

The Near West

medieval North Africa, Latin Europe and the Mediterranean in the Second Axial Age

Viewing the history of North Africa and Europe through the eyes of Christian kings and Muslim merchants, emirs and popes, Sufis, friars and rabbis, this book argues that they together experienced the twelfth-century renaissance and the commercial revolution. In the midst of this common commercial ...

Internet arabic

Gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages to express modern concepts in internet Arabic. What is the Arabic term for 'homepage'? How would you say 'podcast'? Could you recognise the phrase 'add this site to your favourites'? Or 'printer-friendly version'? This short, accessible vocabulary ...

Foucault's History of Sexuality

Volume I: The will to knowledge

This is a step-by-step guide to Foucault's "History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to Knowledge". In the first volume of his "History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge", Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically ...

Kant's groundwork of the metaphysics of morals

This is a step-by-step guide to Kant's first work on moral philosophy. "Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals" is considered a standard text in the history of moral philosophy as well as a classic work of moral philosophy in its own right ...

The Derrida wordbook

This is a glossary of words associated with Jacques Derrida accommodating the far-reaching implications of his work. Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) was undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. He informed debate across many varied subjects and questions, from literature and philosophy ...

Risk management for islamic banks

This title provides an integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. This guide shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. Covering the key areas - credit or default risk, liquidity risk, market risk, operational risk, Shari'ah risk ...

The new extremism in cinema

from France to Europe

This is an exploration into the darkest side of cinema. Explosive images of sex and violence in films by directors such as Catherine Breillat, Gaspar Noe, Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier have attracted media attention for the ways in which they seek to shock ...

Oman, culture and diplomacy

From colonial narratives and Cold War calculations to Iranian-US relations and the Middle East peace process, Oman has played an essential role in global diplomacy and international relations. For Oman, the idea of diplomacy refers not only to the country's interactions in the global ...

Muslim political participation in Europe

This title analyses European Muslim communities' developing involvement in their political environment. Muslims are making themselves noticed in the political process of Europe. But what is happening behind the sensational headlines? These 16 essays look at the processes and realities in 12 European areas: Belgium ...

The European Union and South Korea

the legal framework for strenthening trade, economic and political relations

This title offers insights into the state of EU-Korea relations and considers potential lessons for other bilateral and regional initiatives. The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of bilateral and regional cooperation in all parts of the world, the EU and South Korea have been ...

Institutions in global distributive justice

Defining an institution as a public system of rules that sets out positions, rights and duties, this book uses a philosophical argument to analyse the roles that social, economic and political institutions play in conditioning the justification, scope and content of principles of justice. It ...

Evil in contemporary political theory

This title explores the actual and possible roles of evil in current-day international politics. Politicians and the press exploit the rhetorical strength of the word 'evil' in phrases such as 'evil regimes' or 'Axis of Evil'. But does it have any role in political theory ...

Grounding cosmopolitanism

from Kant to the idea of a cosmopolitan constitution

This title relates a Kantian form of cosmopolitan theory to the requirements for a constitutional global order. Garrett Wallace Brown explores and defends topics such as cosmopolitan law, cosmopolitan right, the laws of hospitality, a Kantian federation of states, a cosmopolitan epistemology of culture and ...

Security arabic

Your guide to current terms and concepts used in intelligence and security Arabic What is the Arabic term for 'sleeper cell'? How would you say 'hijacker'? Could you recognise the phrase 'operational planning'? Or 'money-laundering investigations'? This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of ...

Deleuze's difference and repetition

This is the essential toolkit for anyone approaching Deleuze for the first time. "Difference and Repetition" (first published in 1968) is widely accepted as Gilles Deleuze's most important work of philosophy and one of the most significant texts of contemporary philosophy. Students face two ...

The end of the Roman Republic, 146 to 44 BC

conquest and crisis

This title deals with a crucial and turbulent century for the Roman Republic. By 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power. Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. At the same time, the internal balance of ...

From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565

the transformation of Ancient Rome

The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome is a chronological history of Rome and the Roman world in eight volumes. From the city's first settlement to the collapse of the western empire and the emergence of Byzantium some 1,500 years later, each volume encapsulates ...

The Seljuqs

politics, society and culture

This is a unique collaborative exploration of this pivotal yet understudied Muslim dynasty. The Seljuqs were a Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. What was it like to live in Seljuq ...