Aman - Middle East 1

The Middle East is not simply facing another crisis. It is experiencing the slow collapse of an old regional order. From Iran's confrontation with Israel and the United States, the unresolved traged……続きを見る

For nearly half a century, Iranians have lived under a Constitution born in the turmoil of 1979 ー a Constitution imposed upon the nation through revolution, deception, political miscalculation, and……続きを見る

Als sich Beate Zschäpe am 8. November 2011 der Polizei stellt, spricht mit einem Mal ganz Deutschland über den NSU, das Versagen der Sicherheitsbehörden und die realen Gefahren des Rechtsterrorismus……続きを見る

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction ‘A devastating indictment’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘An important book, a superb piece of reporting’ OBSERVER ‘With great narrative verve, and a sober and subtle int……続きを見る

The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"--and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a ti……続きを見る

Silenced in Beirut: American Businessman Amer Fakhoury’s Six-Month Ordeal as a Hostage in Lebanon is a heartrending, harrowing, yet illuminating memoir by four devoted daughters recounting the false……続きを見る

CONOCE LA CULTURA DE LOS ÁRABES DE LA PLUMA DE IKRAM ANTAKI «El poeta Abul-Atahiya había grabado en el interior de su anillo: " Maldiga dios a la gente". Y la gente que conoció eran aquellos árabes ……続きを見る

Presenting the firsthand account of an American woman working several jobs in Egypt over a four-year period, this book analyzes the cross-cultural business environment between the United States and ……続きを見る

This bibliography, first published in 1979, is a guide to serials and periodicals in Arabic, English, French and other European languages published in the Arab countries or in the Western hemisphere……続きを見る

With an estimated population of 35 million, Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without an independent state of their own. Kurds constitute about 20 percent of Turkey, the largest Kurdis……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

A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, priestesses, merchants, bricklayers, and others In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Ama……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage s'aventure dans l'histoire d'un pays déconcertant... Dans un pays où les minorités confessionnelles demeurent réfractaires à l’intégration dans un moule national, des esprits clairvoyant……続きを見る

When Bashar al-Asad smoothly assumed power in July 2000, just seven days after the death of his father, observers were divided on what this would mean for the country’s foreign and domestic politics……続きを見る

Courts were the most important frameworks for the production, performance, and evaluation of literature in medieval Islamic civilization. Patrons vying for prestige attracted to their courts literar……続きを見る

This book demonstrates the complexity of nineteenth-century Britain’s engagement with Palestine and its surrounds through the conceptual framing of the region as the Holy Land. British engagement wi……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

Major new translation of a unique and important Persian treatise on divine names in the Islamic tradition. The Repose of the Spirits is a translation of one of the earliest and most comprehensive tr……続きを見る

Examining the effects of the Cold War and regional politics on the Iraqi Kurds between 1958 and 1975, this study demonstrates how regional and international powers sought to exploit the Iraqi Kurds ……続きを見る

Herein are the facts of the story of T.E. Lawrence and his adventures and achievement in Arabia, collated by Lowell Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) and his cameraman Harry Chase who travell……続きを見る

Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was transformed into a legend by all those he met, leaving an enduring tradition of romances across the world. Aside from its penetration into every language of medi……続きを見る

Is Saudi Arabia really a homogeneous Wahhabi dominated state? In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi Ara……続きを見る

This book is a study of the concept of wilāya and its developments among Shīʿī scholars from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Leila Chamankhah addresses a number of issues by delving into the co……続きを見る

Casgliad o ysgrifau bywiog sy'n darlunio bywyd bob dydd yn nwyrain Ewrop a'r gwledydd Arabaidd rhwng chwyldro 1989, pan chwalwyd y drefn gomiwnyddol, a 2012, pan heriwyd unbeniaid y gwledydd Arabaid……続きを見る

In this book, Yaman Kepenç highlights the significance of Chilean-Turkish relations throughout Turkey’s struggle for state recognition. Despite their geographic remoteness, Chile and Turkey share a ……続きを見る

Art in Zion deals with the link between art and national ideology and specifically between the artistic activity that emerged in Jewish Palestine in the first decades of the twentieth century and th……続きを見る

In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in Turkey's ability to create a secular, constitutional democracy within a predominantly Muslim population. Remaking Turkey provides a comprehen……続きを見る

Ten Arab Filmmakers provides an up-to-date overview of the best of Arab cinema, offering studies of leading directors and in-depth analyses of their most important films. The filmmakers profiled her……続きを見る

Among traditionally educated scholars in the Islamic world there is much disagreement on the crises that afflict modern Muslim societies and how best to deal with them, and the debates have grown mo……続きを見る