Isla Mujeres map from Can-Do Publishing, with extensive information on all its tourist facilities. A guide rather than a conventional map, this title is filled with details of restaurants, bars & clubs, as well as various types of accommodation & waterfront facilities. Presented in two separate, double-sided pieces, this title contains: A 61 x 92cm main sheet with on one side information about hotels & rental properties on the isl&, presented in two sections: a detailed map of the downtown area, plus the rest of the isl&. Panels provide lists with contact numbers, descriptions & prices. On the reverse is a map of the whole island with panels about attractions, tours, & restaurants outside the downtown area. Included here is information on Contoy Isl&. A 61 x 43cm sheet covering the downtown area: restaurants on one side, many with descriptions & prices, plus on the reverse various attractions & facilities. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

One of the world`s foremost commentators on religious affairs on the history (and destiny) of the world`s most misunderstood religion. In the public mind, Islam is a religion of extremes: it is the world`s fastest growing faith; more than three-quarters of the world`s refugees are Islamic; it has produced government by authoritarian monarchies in Saudi Arabia & ultra-republicans in Iran. Whether we are reading about civil war in Algeria or Afghanistan, the struggle for the soul of Turkey, or political turmoil in Pakistan or Malaysia, the Islamic context permeates all these situations. Karen Armstrong`s elegant & concise book traces how Islam grew from the other religions of the book, Judaism & Christianity; introduces us to the character of Muhammed; & demonstrates that for much of its history, the religion has been a force for enlightenment that promoted liberties for women & allowed the arts & sciences to flourish.ISLAM shows how this progressive legacy is today often set aside as the faith struggles to come to terms with the economic & political weakness of most of its believers & with the forces of modernity itself. ...

This is an authoritative & comprehensive guide to Islam & Muslims, which allows readers to appreciate a diverse culture & understand real people in their everyday lives. While many books are devoted to the study of Islam, & dozens more to specific Muslim societies (usually Arab ones), this is the first to bring together both, explaining Islam in theory & in practice across the diverse Muslim world. Readers learn not just what Islam says about everything from the nature of God to marriage to politics, but also how individual Muslims (traditional or modern, devout or barely observant) apply teachings in everyday life. ...

The meaning & message of Islam has been corrupted & perverted by a particularly virulent strain of Islam. But behind the stories of atrocities, strife & turmoil, there is a number of different versions & visions of Islam struggling to survive & make sense of a rapidly changing world. Writer & critic Ziauddin Sardar tells the stories of different interpretations of Islam & argues for a critical version of a religion that has a long & distinguished history
- but which appears to have been swept aside by a fundamentalist interpretation. Along the way, he answers a host of questions uppermost on the minds of most people. Is Islam inherently violent & misogynist? Why do young men & women go to join the Jihadi Caliphate? Does Islam need a reformation? Should we be frightened of Sharia? What part do Muhammad`s teachings play, or ought to play, in our own times? Ziauddin Sardar is a practising Muslim & he is as terrified by the rise of Islamic Jihadi groups as anyone else. In this remarkable book, he urges all those who feel the same way to work together to preserve the sanity of our world.
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Since September 11 2001 not a day passes without stories about ' Islam'
- the religion of about one-fifth of humanity
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The recent prominence of Islamic politics in the Middle East, notably the Iranian revolution & its ramifications, has raised important questions about society, politics & culture. It has posed a challenge to the main theoretical approaches in the social sciences from Marxism to modernization theory & it has given some credence to the idea that the world of Islam is essentially distinct from Europe, & follows a course of development dictated by its own history & culture. In this book, Sami Zubaida challenges these diverse opinions in favour of a general political sociology capable of dealing with the historical & cultural personalities of societies & situations in the region. He argues that rather than being revivals of historical ideas & institutions, current political & social developments in the Islamic World are, in fact, uniquely modern phenomena. ...

Carole Hillenbrand`s book offers a profound understanding of the history of Muslims & their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around the world today. Each of the eleven chapters explains a core aspect of the faith in historical perspective, allowing readers to gain a sensitive understanding of the essential tenets of the religion & of the many ways in which the present is shaped by the past. It is an ideal introductory text for courses in Middle Eastern studies, in religious studies, or on Islam & its history. ...

Islamabad with Rawalpindi at 1:30, 000 from the Pakistani national survey organization, providing an overview map of the two cities. Principal traffic arteries are highlighted & selected streets & neighbourhoods are named. Within Islamabad sector numbers are also shown. Buildings are annotated with names of various organizations, educational establishments, embassies, services, etc. The map has no index. ...