Religious extremism and oppression of women over the past forty years support a single goal-preserving the power of the House of Saud.
Take a deep dive behind the veils and walls of one of the most secretive countries in the world. Few people have first-hand knowledge of who lives, suffers, and wields power in Saudi Arabia. Behind the Kingdom's Veil is a unique and personal portrait of a country critical to our future.
Become an eyewitness to the inner workings of two Saudi Arabias-new and traditional. Author Susanne Koelbl reveals the not-so-obvious facts of Saudi Arabia's history, politics and customs. An award-winning journalist and military and foreign correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Koelbl helps us understand the intricate and often hidden power relations within the kingdom.
Chapter-by-chapter the black box that is Saudi Arabia opens. The author has traveled to the kingdom for years and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country's founding. She has long cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life.
Share Koelbl's experiences:
Have breakfast with Royal Highnesses, meet Osama bin Laden's bomb-making trainer, and enter the palaces of secret service chiefs and diplomatic legends.
Listen to intimate conversations with women about their homes as prison, contrasted by newly offered freedoms.
Get to know journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered and brutally dismembered at the order of the current regime.
See an in-depth portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and the contradiction between the liberalization of Saudi society and its ruthless oppression of dissenters.
If you have read books such as Karen Elliott House's On Saudi Arabia or Robert Lacey's Inside the Kingdom, Behind the Kingdom's Veil is your next read.
Автор: Trumpi, Fritz Koelbl, Marko Название: Music and democracy - participatory approaches ISBN: 3837656578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783837656572 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 60050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Music and Democracy explores music as a resource for societal transformation processes. This book provides recent insights into how individuals and groups used and still use music to achieve social, cultural, and political participation and bring about social change. The contributors present outstanding perspectives on the topic: From the promise and myth of democratization through music technology to the use of music in imposing authoritarian, neoliberal or even fascist political ideas in the past and present up to musics impact on political systems, governmental representation, and socio-political realities. The volume further features approaches in the fields of gender, migration, disability, and digitalization.
Автор: Atwell Nancie, Merkel Ann Название: The Reading Zone, 2nd Edition: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers ISBN: 0545948746 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780545948746 Издательство: Scholastic Цена: 30470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Decades of expert teaching and thoughtful observation of readers inform this expanded second edition of The Reading Zone. Dynamic teaching and writing partners, mother and daughter Atwell and Atwell Merkel show how to teach reading as a personal art--a way to develop passionate, critical readers for life--and how to build a schoolwide reading culture on self-selected, voluminous reading. The authors describe the top ten conditions for making engaged classroom reading possible for students at all levels and share the ideas and structures that have helped their own students succeed.
Автор: Hawes James Название: The Shortest History of Germany: From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel-A Retelling for Our Times ISBN: 1515941809 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781515941804 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 27580.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY IN ONE RIVETING AFTERNOON A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871-yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy. "There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present," writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. "It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany."
Автор: Moening Kate Название: Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany ISBN: 1644870983 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644870983 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 37170.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In 2018, Angela Merkel was named the most powerful woman in the world Throughout her life, Angela has worked hard to gain the trust of her country and become chancellor. Engaging text, timelines, maps, and other unique features chart AngelaХs journey in this title for beginning readers.
Автор: Hawes James Название: The Shortest History of Germany: From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel--A Retelling for Our Times ISBN: 1615195696 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781615195695 Издательство: Workman Цена: 9610.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An internationally bestselling, fresh, and entertaining take on the 2,000-year history of Germany--a country at the heart of the West's survival
As the West grapples with the rise of populism, some cite Germany as one of the last global powers capable of restoring Europe's fading glory and upholding Western liberal values seemingly under threat around the world. But how did Germany get here? How did it rebuild in the tragic aftermath of WWII? What about Germany allowed for the rise of Nazism in the first place? And what can we learn from the history of a people who did not develop a modern nation until 1871?
James Hawes answers all these questions and more. With over 100 maps, images, and diagrams, The Shortest History of Germany locates the true roots of the horrors of Nazi Germany in a way that no book has done before, and it shows how an ancient Roman divide--the limes Germanicus--has fundamentally defined not only German history, but also the Germany we think we know today.
Автор: Moening Kate Название: Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany ISBN: 1618917218 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781618917218 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11020.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In 2018, Angela Merkel was named the most powerful woman in the world Throughout her life, Angela has worked hard to gain the trust of her country and become chancellor. Engaging text, timelines, maps, and other unique features chart AngelaХs journey in this title for beginning readers.
Автор: Elisabeth Krimmer, Patricia Anne Simpson Название: Realities and Fantasies of German Female Leadership: From Maria Antonia of Saxony to Angela Merkel ISBN: 1640140654 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781640140653 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A collection of essays achieving a deeper understanding of the historical roots and theoretical assumptions that inform the realities and fantasies of German female leadership.
Автор: Clark Claudia Название: Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel ISBN: 1633310574 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781633310575 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 28530.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped the twenty-first century Today, we know US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as two of the worlds most influential leaders, together at the center of some of the biggest controversies and most impressive advancements of our time. But while their friendship has been the subject of both scrutiny and admiration, few know the full story. Taking office at the height of the 2008 global recession, Obama was keenly aware of the fractured relationship between the US and Europe. And for her part, Merkel was suspicious of the charismatic newcomer who had captivated her country. Faced with the challenges of globalization, the two often clashed over policy, but—as the first Black president and first female chancellor—they shared a belief that democracy could uplift the world. United by this conviction, they would forge a complicated but inspiring partnership. Dear Barack is a thoroughly researched document of the parallel trajectories that led to Obama and Merkel meeting on the world stage and the trials, both personal and political, that they confronted in office. At times in the leaders own words, the book details such events as Merkels historic acceptance of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Russias annexation of Crimea, and the 2013 NSA spying scandal, demonstrating the highs and lows of this extraordinary alliance. A story of camaraderie at a global scale, Dear Barack shows that it is possible for political adversaries to establish bonds of respect—and even friendship—in the service of the free world.
Автор: Hawes James Название: The Shortest History of Germany: From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel-A Retelling for Our Times ISBN: 1618031287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781618031280 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 36770.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY IN ONE RIVETING AFTERNOON A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871-yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy. "There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present," writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. "It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany."
