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Parte con questa opera La Storia delle Crociate di Gennaro Maria Monti. Il primo volume, che poi è il presente, tratta di Bizantini, Arabi e Turchi nei Secoli IV-XI. Seguiranno: I Rapporti fra Occid……続きを見る

This book examines war veterans’ history after 1945 from a global perspective. In the Cold War era, in most countries of the world there was a sizeable portion of population with direct war experien……続きを見る

Most observers did not expect the Arab spring to spread to Syria, for a number of seemingly good reasons. Yet, with amazing rapidity, massive and unprecedented anti-regime mobilization took place, w……続きを見る

In 1877, when Russia attacks the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Abdülhamit II must fight a devastating war to preserve his ethnically diverse territories that stretch across three continents. At home, he fe……続きを見る

Since the 1979 revolution, scholars and policy makers alike have tended to see Iranian political actors as religiously drivenーdedicated to overturning the international order in line with a theolog……続きを見る

The Mongols and the West provides a comprehensive survey of relations between the Catholic West and the Mongol Empire from the first appearance of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan’s armies on Europe’s horizo……続きを見る

This book examines the changing meanings Americans and Israelis invested in the relationship between their countries from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Bringing to light previously unexamined sources……続きを見る

Il musulmano errante racconta riti e credenze degli alauiti ripercorrendo una storia di oltre mille anni fino alla tragedia della guerra civile siriana e all'assedio di Aleppo. È una vicenda in gran……続きを見る

In this influential lecture, Edward Said explores Freud's foundational work Moses and Monotheism to rethink the relationship between identity, politics and psychoanalysis. The result is a study illu……続きを見る

"No ruling regime," writes Hamid Dabashi, "could ever have a total claim over the idea of Iran as a nation, a people." For decades, the narrative about Iran has been dominated by a false binary, in ……続きを見る

In this book, Isaiah Friedman examines one of the most complex problems that bedeviled Middle East politics in the interwar period, one that still remains controversial. The prevailing view is that ……続きを見る

This book focuses on a little-studied yet virulent and devoted fascist faction that was active within Zionist circles during the 1920s and 1930s. Since the early 1930s, the term 'fascist' was regula……続きを見る

DAS DEFINITIVE HANDBUCH – MIT BRANDNEUEN TEXTEN! Unsere plötzliche Hochkultur, die Pyramidenkriege, UFOs und Riesen auf der Erde, genetische Eingriffe am Menschen schon lange vor dem alten Sumer und……続きを見る

Replete with a cast of giants in Islamic thought and philosophy, Ahmad S. Dallal’s pathbreaking intellectual history of the eighteenth-century Muslim world challenges stale views of this period as o……続きを見る

This concise and engaging book argues that the Cold War and anti-colonial movements should properly be studied and taught together, not as distinct developments, but rather as interwoven aspects of ……続きを見る

Petra Ramsauer ist eine der wenigen Journalistinnen, die noch nach Syrien reisen können. Immer wieder war sie im Zentrum der Kämpfe, u.a. in Aleppo, wo sich nach Meinung vieler der Krieg entscheidet……続きを見る

Terjemahan surat al-fatihah dan juz amma edisi bilingual dalam bahasa inggris dan bahasa indonesia. Juz ‘Amma adalah surat juz ke 30 dalam kitab suci Al-Quran. Di dalamnya terdapat 37 surat. Juz Amm……続きを見る

The Contemporary Middle East provides an accessible introduction to the region s most pressing concerns and enduring conflicts. It includes provocative contributions by an impressive array of leadin……続きを見る

As centers for defense and bases for attack since ancient times, fortifications are a crucial aspect of military history. Indeed, as Jeremy Black shows, the history of fortifications is a global his……続きを見る

The "natural order of the state" was an early modern mania for the Ottoman Empire. In a time of profound and pervasive imperial transformation, the ideals of stability, proper order, and social harm……続きを見る

Every year before the holiday of Sukkot, Jews all around the world purchase an etrogーa lemon-like fruitーto participate in the holiday ritual. In this book, David Z. Moster tracks the etrog from it……続きを見る

For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th ce……続きを見る

This book examines contending visions on nomadism in modern Palestine, with a special focus on the British Mandate period. Extending from the late Ottoman period to the founding of the State of Isra……続きを見る

Pyrrhus Press specializes in bringing books long out of date back to life, allowing today’s readers access to yesterday’s treasures. This is a quick history that looks at the Crusades and their lega……続きを見る

In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam. “Fascinating. . . . Lively and engaging. ……続きを見る

مقتطفات من كتاب أخبار مكة وما جاء فيها من الآثار للأزرقي، وهو من أقدم المصادر المعتبرة عن تاريخ مكة وأشهرها. وفيه معلومات وفيرة عن تاريخ مكة القديم، وتاريخها الإسلامي، ومافيها من آثار وأماكن جغرفية. 続きを見る

Istanbul, la maggiore città della Turchia, antica capitale dell'Impero ottomano, erede di Bisanzio e di Costantinopoli, città sospesa tra sogno e realtà. Franca Colozzo è nata nel 1951 a Gaeta (LT),……続きを見る

Presentazione “Le ragazze afgane” narra dell’incontro di un mercante di tappeti di origine iraniana e Azar, una ragazza afgana di Herat, avvenuto durante l’invasione sovietica dell’Afghanistan negli……続きを見る

Da una bella tesi e da un'importante esperienza personale nasce un testo dedicato a nuove situazioni e nuovi ruoli della donna in questo secolo complesso. 続きを見る

While spending a day in the country on one of those pretty green islets that are dotted about in clusters on the Seine between Champrosay and Soisy, and wrestling with a friend, my foot slipped on t……続きを見る