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Accounts of remarkable women at the world's most powerful court Consorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were consorts to those i……続きを見る

With the exception of a few targeted aerial bombardments of the city's port, Beirut and Mount Lebanon did not see direct combat in World War I. Yet civilian casualties in this part of the Ottoman Em……続きを見る

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A bracingly immediate memoir by a young man coming of age during the Syrian war, an intimate lens on the century’s bloodiest ……続きを見る

'So much of the reporting of the Middle East at the moment reflects war and human misery; it's inspiring to find, in this thoughtful and engaging book, a message of hope from what Fr Nadim calls "th……続きを見る

In seinem Werk "Die mohamedanisch-arabische Kulturperiode" bietet August Bebel eine detaillierte Untersuchung der kulturellen Entwicklungen im arabischen Raum während der islamischen Expansion. Bebe……続きを見る

Concubines and Courtesans contains sixteen essays that consider, from a variety of viewpoints, enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays bring togeth……続きを見る

Yemen has experienced wrenching changes that have transformed the country in yet unknown ways. The country exploded in a popular revolution against the long-time rule of Ali Abdallah Saleh. While th……続きを見る

A scholar’s experiences inside a contemplative working community in Israel’s Negev desert In this thoughtful and enlightening work, world renowned religion scholar Ariel Glucklich recounts his exper……続きを見る

A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation.……続きを見る

This book offers a new theoretical perspective on the thought of the great fifteenth-century Egyptian polymath, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505). In spite of the enormous popularity that al-Suyuti's……続きを見る

Initially published in French under the title Operation Nemesis, this revealing work is now available to the English-speaking public for the first time. It ranks as a major revision in the historic ……続きを見る

Warrant for Genocide provides a unique, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the underlying causes of the World War I Armenian genocide. It traces genocide to the origin and history of the lo……続きを見る

This volume examines the background to the rise of Islam. The opening essays consider the broad context of nomad-sedentary relations in the Near East; thereafter the focus is on the Arabian peninsul……続きを見る

This volume is designed to place in context the passionate controversies and emotional attachments of the two billion people who live, study, work, love, and die in the Middle East and South Asia. U……続きを見る

Mesopotamia saw many powerful kings in its long history of power. In this book, you will get to meet some of the most popular, influential and powerful kings in the kingdom. Who were they and what c……続きを見る

It was a time of great societal unrest that the Great King Hammurabi decided to step forward and craft is Code of Law. His Laws included hundreds of laws with punishments, and these are considered t……続きを見る

Why did you have to learn about wars, especially one that happened centuries ago. Well, you can learn from the cause and effect relationships of how the decisions of a few leaders caused the heartac……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of ‘strategic culture’ on Israeli military operations against Hamas between 1987 and 2014. It has often been argued that Israeli policies and ……続きを見る

The ancient civilization of the Mesopotamia may have been long gone but it was never forgotten. Its influence in art and religion can still be seen today. If you take a look at the contents of this ……続きを見る

This book, the product of a series of 40 interviews with Israelis and Palestinians, describes everyday life in Galilee during the Mandate period. The individual narratives are skillfully embedded in……続きを見る

Jin adalah makhluk yang bersama-sama dengan kita menghuni planet bumi ini, Bahkan kehadiran jin jauh lebih dulu daripada manusia. Jin juga adalah makhluk mukallaf yang dikenai hukum dan kewajiban se……続きを見る

During war time, the everyday experiences of ordinary people - and especially women - are frequently obscured by elite military and social analysis. In this pioneering study, Elif Mahir Metinsoy foc……続きを見る

‘”From the very first moment they realize that the Hajjーthe pilgrimage to Meccaーis among the duties of each and every Muslim, the faithful long to go.” This book presents Ilija Trojanow’s journey ……続きを見る

Gustav Freytags Werk 'Aus dem Staat Friedrichs des Großen' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Preußen unter der Herrschaft Friedrichs II. Das Buch ist ein Meisterwerk des historischen Roman……続きを見る

Hvem bryr seg om det palestinske folket? I løpet av de siste hundre årene har palestinernes liv ikke vært noen dans på roser. I denne boka skal vi se på hvordan palestinerne er blitt påvirket av det……続きを見る

The death by famine of tens of millions of human beings in Asia and Africa during the Victorian era (1837–1901) is “the secret history of the nineteenth century” about which Western history books co……続きを見る

Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone or marginal frontier, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence from th……続きを見る

Thisbook helps students to understand Graphic design world history. 続きを見る

Sacred Justice is a cross-genre book that uses narrative, memoir, unpublished letters, and other primary and secondary sources to tell the story of a group of Armenian men who organized Operation Ne……続きを見る

The chief argument of this book, first published in 1990, is that Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World is a non-technical expose of basic astronomical teachings: it was written in part……続きを見る