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Edward Said’s Orientalism, now more than fifty years old, has to be one of the most frequently cited books among academics in a wide range of disciplines, and the most frequently assigned book to un……続きを見る

This book offers a new insight into the political, social, and religious conduct of religious-Zionism, whose consequences are evident in Israeli society today. Before the Six-Day War, religious-Zion……続きを見る

Originally published in 1923, this book provides an exploration of Egyptian art. Drawing on environmental factors of the Egyptian region, architecture, history and Egyptian society, Capart also prov……続きを見る

This memoir recalls Yervant Alexanian’s death-defying experiences in the center of the Armenian Genocide. Like other Armenians of his generation, he was an eyewitness to the massacre and dislocation……続きを見る

Rival Conceptions of Freedom in Modern Iran is an original historiographic examination of the idea of freedom in early modern Iran within a larger context of the formation of modern Muslim thought. ……続きを見る

L’État saoudite tire son nom de son fondateur, l’imam Muħammad ibn Sa`ûd ibn Muħammad ibn Muqrin. On considère que l’ancêtre de la famille, le cheikh Mâni` ibn Rabî`a al-Murîdî est le premier de la ……続きを見る

In this ground-breaking work, Gerasimos Tsourapas examines how migration and political power are inextricably linked, and enhances our understanding of how authoritarian regimes rely on labour emigr……続きを見る

The Arab Uprisings of 2010 and 2011 had a profound effect on labor politics in the region, with trade unions mobilizing to an extent never before seen. How did these formerly quiescent trade unions ……続きを見る

During the 1970s and early 1980s, Egypt experienced swift economic growth resulting from a regional oil boom. Oddly, this economic growth hardly registered in Egyptian public discourse, which contin……続きを見る

Dünya çapında yapılan birçok anket veya istatistik çalışmalarında toplum olarak ya orta ya da son sıralarda yer alırız. Anket konuları ise genellikle insan hakları, demokrasi, ifade hürriyeti ve eği……続きを見る

This book is situated in the wider theoretical framework of civil and commercial law in the context of the tensions and conflicts arising between the Islamic law and western legal systems. The book ……続きを見る

In this book historians and social scientists examine boycotts from the eighteenth century to the present day. Employed in struggles against British rule in the American colonies, against racial dis……続きを見る

This download Is a monologue depicting the life of Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, advocate and humanitarian. It includes a version for school-age or adult audiences and one for K-2 studen……続きを見る

Since 2011, civil wars and state failure have wracked the Arab world, underlying the misalignment between national identity and political borders. In Break all the Borders, Ariel I. Ahram examines t……続きを見る

Zionism, Islam and the West constitutes a broad overview of the last century and insightfully questions several popular shibboleths. Over 12 chapters Kerry Bolton rattles quite a few of the widely h……続きを見る

An Introduction to the Crusades, part of the Companions to Medieval Studies series, is an accessible guide to studying the complex history of the Crusades. The book begins by defining the Crusades, ……続きを見る

State and Religion in Israel begins with a philosophical analysis of the two main questions regarding the role of religion in liberal states: should such states institute a 'Wall of Separation' betw……続きを見る

By the late 1960s, West Germany and Israel were moving in almost opposite diplomatic directions in a political environment dominated by the Cold War. The Federal Republic launched ambitious policies……続きを見る

In this complete military history of Britain's pacification of the Arab revolt in Palestine, Matthew Hughes shows how the British Army was so devastatingly effective against colonial rebellion. The ……続きを見る

From popular and 'New Wave' pre-revolutionary films of Fereydoon Goleh and Abbas Kiarostami to post-revolutionary films of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the Iranian cinema has produced a range of films and dir……続きを見る

This volume explores how scholars wrote, preserved, circulated, and read knowledge in ancient Mesopotamia. It offers an exercise in micro-history that provides a case study for attempting to underst……続きを見る

Jordan's diverse socioeconomic make-up encapsulates, like no other Middle Eastern state, both the array of pressing short-term problems facing the region, and the underlying challenges that Arab sta……続きを見る

Riverbend, the young Iraqi woman whose "articulate, even poetic prose packs an emotional punch," continues her blog from her hometown of Baghdad ( The New York Times). Riverbend, the pseudonymous re……続きを見る

The Arab-Israeli conflict is fraught with political complexity. It entails long-standing, entrenched views on the part of all the participants, direct and indirect, and is heavily charged with emoti……続きを見る

The youngest living Medal of Honor recipient **delivers an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader” (**Jim Mattis) NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selection On ……続きを見る

Damascus, first published in 2005, was the first account in English of the history of the city, bringing out the crucial role it has played at many points in the region’s past. It traces the story o……続きを見る

Patterns of Nationhood and Saving the State in Turkey tackles a theoretical puzzle in understanding the state policy changes toward minorities and nationhood, first by placing the state in the histo……続きを見る

This book presents a multidimensional case study of international human rights in the immediate post-Second World War period, and the way in which complex refugee problems created by the war were of……続きを見る

All’inizio dell’anno 1979, lo Scià di Persia Muhammad Reza Pahlavi lasciava l’Iran. Non avrebbe mai più fatto ritorno nel suo Paese. Il 16 gennaio di quarant’anni fa tramontava una monarchia che ave……続きを見る

Mirrored Loss tells the story of Amat al-Latif al Wazir, only daughter of 'Abdullah al-Wazir, the leader of Yemen's constitutional movement of the mid-twentieth century for democratisation of the au……続きを見る