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Modern historiography has become accustomed to portraying the emperor Theophilos of Byzantium (829-842) in a favourable light, taking at face value the legendary account that makes of him a righteou……続きを見る

Israel Finkelstein beschreibt in seinem bahnbrechenden Buch die Geschichte des Königreichs Israel konsequent aus archäologischer Sicht. In diesem schon 722 v. Chr. untergegangenen, von der Bibel als……続きを見る

Die Phönizier bildeten eine der Hochkulturen des Vorderen Orients und waren ein wirkungsmächtiger Faktor der Geschichte des antiken Mittelmeerraums. Der Band bietet einen anschaulichen Überblick übe……続きを見る

For the first time in English, a catalog of the world through fourteenth-century Arab eyesーa kind of Schott’s Miscellany for the Islamic Golden Age An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civil……続きを見る

TÜRK MİLLETİ! Milli değerlerine sahip çıkan, Milliyetçi, Vatanını ve Milletini seven bir şahsiyete sahipsin! Ruhunda; Soyluluk, Temizlik, Dürüstlük ve Doğruluk vardır! Bu asaletinden dolayı, bütün s……続きを見る

In Visual Occupations Gil Z. Hochberg shows how the Israeli Occupation of Palestine is driven by the unequal access to visual rights, or the right to control what can be seen, how, and from which po……続きを見る

Robert Irwin's authoritative introduction to the fourth volume of The New Cambridge History of Islam offers a panoramic vision of Islamic culture from its origins to around 1800. The introductory ch……続きを見る

Church: the early years describes the churches that were to be found during the first century AD that is about seventy years after the death of Jesus Christ. The term for church, "ekklesia" in Greek……続きを見る

This hugely successful, ground-breaking book is the first introductory textbook on the Modern Middle East to foreground the urban, rural, cultural and gender histories of the region over its politic……続きを見る

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of T.E. Lawrence - also known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' - of his service in the Arab Revolt during the First World War, published in Penguin Mod……続きを見る

A delightful account of one woman's two-year stay in a tiny rural village in Iraq, where she assumed the dress and sheltered life of a harem woman. "A most enjoyable book abouut [Muslim women]ーsimp……続きを見る

The inspiration for the Netflix series premiering March 3rd "Hugely enjoyable, magnificently researched, and deeply absorbing." ーJason Goodwin, New York Times Book Review At midnight, December 31, ……続きを見る

This book gives a unique perspective on the interwar history of the Middle East. By telling the life story of one man, it illuminates the political and cultural struggles of an era. Shakib Arslan (1……続きを見る

This is a study of the nature of Ottoman administration under Sultan Abdulhamid and the effects of this on the three provinces that were to form the modern state of Iraq. The author provides a gener……続きを見る

When the radical Islamist group Hamas was elected to lead Palestine in 2006, the Western world was shocked. How had the majority of Palestinians come to support an extremist organization and how wou……続きを見る

Josephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus……続きを見る

At 60 manuscript pages and 100 sources, Target Iran is of the new genre of eBooks on critical political subjects written for the modern reader who requires reliable background information to reach a……続きを見る

THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND UPDATED **'A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant character s……続きを見る

Political speeches and public rhetoric paint the phenomena of terrorism with a black-and-white brush, presenting it as a clear-cut battle between evildoers and heroes. With The Achille Lauro Hijacki……続きを見る

Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly soph……続きを見る

No event in post World War II diplomacy has been more written about than the Suez crisis of 1956-and for good reason: it signaled the fall of British power and influence in the Middle East. But most……続きを見る

A brilliant narrative history tracing today’s troubles back to the grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Kingmakers is the gripping story of how the modern Middle East……続きを見る

The Ba'th Party came to power in 1968 and remained for thirty-five years, until the 2003 US invasion. Under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, who became president of Iraq in 1979, a powerful authori……続きを見る

“A provocative history . . . helps us to understand why the Arab spring is so important and valuable.”ーDavid Ignatius, National Interest In the twentieth century, while fighting a common enemy in E……続きを見る

A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States. Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qae……続きを見る

This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the power politics that characterized the empire and led to its decline. 続きを見る

From William Dalrympleーaward-winning historian, journalist and travel writerーa masterly retelling of what was perhaps the West’s greatest imperial disaster in the East, and an important parable of……続きを見る

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors Arabia and the Arabs provides t……続きを見る

After the Mongol period, Persian was the official written language in Iran, Central Asia and India. A vast amount of documents relating to administration and social life were produced and yet, unlik……続きを見る

Music was one of the first casualties of the Iranian Revolution. It was banned in 1979, but it quickly crept back into Iranian culture and politics. The state made use of music for its propaganda du……続きを見る