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UNINA9910457363103321 |
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Autore |
Burns Robert A |
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Titolo |
Christianity, Islam, and the West [[electronic resource] /] / Robert A. Burns |
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Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, 2011 |
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1-283-32053-3 |
9786613320537 |
0-7618-5560-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Islam - Relations - Christianity |
Christianity and other religions - Islam |
Islam - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. 1. The Islamic religion -- pt. 2. Current areas of concern. |
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This work touches upon the origins and central teachings of the Islamic religion and discusses the commonalties and differences between Islam and Christianity. The purpose of this book is to help alleviate the misinformation surrounding Islam and to inspire a dialogue between the two religions. |
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UNINA9910962288603321 |
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Autore |
Eckstein Susan <1942-> |
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Titolo |
Back from the future : Cuba under Castro / / Susan Eva Eckstein |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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1-135-93605-6 |
1-135-93606-4 |
0-415-94793-6 |
1-280-05286-4 |
0-203-49167-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Communism - Cuba |
Cuba Social policy |
Cuba Economic policy |
Cuba Politics and government 1959-1990 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-311) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ABBREVIATIONS; The Limits and Possibilities of Socialism; The ~Push for Communism~ and the ~Retreat to Socialism~: 1959 to 1985; The Late 1980s Campaign to ~Rectify Errors and Negative Tendencies~ Socialist Renegade or Retrograde in the Era of Perestroika?; From Communist Solidarity to Communist Solitary: The 1990s ~Special Period in Peacetime~; The Irony of Success: Social Accomplishments and Their Unintended Consequences |
~A Maximum of Ruralism, a Minimum of Urbanism~: From Idealism to RealismInternationalism; The Relevance of the Revolution; Epilogue: Dollarization and its Discontents in the Post-Soviet Era; TABLES; NOTES; INDEX; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This updated, second edition contains a new epilogue by the author that covers the last decade, including such newsworthy events as the Elian Gonzalez controversy and the growing immigrant community of |
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Cuban-Americans in Florida. |
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