It would be nice to have some similar discussions revolving around material available online, which are more manageable for those of us in the outer corners.
It would be nice to have some similar discussions revolving around material available online, which are more manageable for those of us in the outer corners.
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary”
H.L. Mencken
Dayuhan, I do realize some of these books will be difficult or even impossible to get ahold of for some of the members here. However, researching and vetting enough sources to replace what one book covers is time I just don't have, unfortunately. If there are any hidden millionaires lurking who want to fund such an project, I'll gladly take their money!
With that said, I will definitely include academic articles and reference materials that are free and online in the future.
Da book (da pdf link).
Regards
Mike
Not saying online articles would be a substitute for books, only that they could make appropriate subjects for discussion. They might in some circumstances be easier to manage than books, as the discussion would be more focused and more people would have the time to read and digest.
However, since Mike has deprived me of my excuse... I'll see what I can do
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary”
H.L. Mencken
As the book club matures please post a separate thread for each book discussion. That would go a long way in terms of ease of access - especially for potential participants - Thanks - Dave D.
Dave- I definitely planned on it. I think my sanity would suffer otherwise!
I might get a list of vocabulary up as a reference at some point this weekend.
Dayuhan,
Already thought of it.We'll work through one book (perhaps an article or two?) every two months.
I chose this book to go first for a number of reasons. Most importantly is that Brown does a great job of covering a good amount of history, vocabulary, and 'current' events while explaining things in an approachable fashion. It's a very condensed version of Islam 101, basically. Articles, however, tend to assume the reader has a fairly good background knowledge to begin with. It's why they can have such manageable discussion points. If you don't have that background, they're 30 pages of misery.
Perhaps the next thing we read will be an article. I have one in mind already
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