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The Modern Middle East: A Sourcebook

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at September 6, 2008

Hardcover: 704 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 1, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0199262098

The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists’ and travellers’ accounts, literature, and official reports (including statistical data). Each document has been prefaced, translated and annotated by a specialist in the particular history and culture from which it was drawn. Enough information is provided so that every student can appreciate the value of a document and begin a further exploration either of its specific historical context or its relationship to broader themes in modern Middle Eastern history, whilst scholars will find it of value for its use in teaching and discussion.
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Understanding Human Knowledge: Philosophical Essays

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at September 6, 2008

Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 21, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0199252130

Since the 1970s Barry Stroud has been one of the most original contributors to the philosophical study of human knowledge. This volume presents the best of Stroud’s essays in this area. Throughout, he seeks to clearly identify the question that philosophical theories of knowledge are meant to answer, and the role scepticism plays in making sense of that question. In these seminal essays, he suggests that people pursuing epistemology need to concern themselves with whether philosophical scepticism is true or false. Stroud’s discussion of these fundamental questions is essential reading for anyone whose work touches on the subject of human knowledge.
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