{"product_id":"9783031139079","title":"Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice: With a Foreword by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Prefaces by Nathan C. Funk and Meena Sharify-Funk","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice: With a Foreword by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Prefaces by Nathan C. Funk and Meena Sharify-Funk\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFunk, Nathan C.; Sharify-Funk, Meena\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKnown to many as American University’s “peace legend,” Abdul Aziz Said (1930–2021)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eled an academic career spanning nearly sixty years. Always a forward-looking thinker,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSaid consistently sought to be among the first to grapple with the leading-edge issues of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ehis day, from decolonization and turbulent social change in developing countries to the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003einfluence of multinational corporations, the normative priority of human rights, cultural\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003easpects of conflict resolution, and the promotion of Islamic-Western understanding.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTaken together, his extensive writings, innovative pedagogy, and practical pursuits offer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ea model for engaged scholarship, characterized by dynamic use of the platform provided\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eby a university career to advance international peace, intercultural dialogue, and social\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ejustice as well as a spiritual ethic emphasizing unity and connectedness among people\u003c\/div\u003efrom diverse cultural, religious, and racial backgrounds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Abdul Aziz Said has been an innovator in international relations and peace\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003estudies;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• Born in Syria, he completed his higher education in the United States and went\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eon to teach multiple generations of international affairs students;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• He was a leading scholar focusing on global peace as well as Islam and peace;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• His writings address salient global issues from the 1950s to the first decades of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ethe twenty-first century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-12-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031139079\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-13905-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 485\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588447035532,"sku":"9783031139079","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031139079.jpg?v=1774531303","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031139079","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}