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Using a variety of historical sources and methodological approaches, this book presents the first large-scale study of single men and women in the Roman world, from the Roman Republic to Late Antiqu……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 **“[A] sweeping and authoritative history" (The New York Times Book Review), Black Waveis an unprecedented and ambitious examination of how the modern Middle Ea……続きを見る

The Fertile Crescent regionーthe swath of land comprising a vast portion of today’s Middle Eastーhas long been regarded as pivotal to the rise of civilization. Alongside the story of human developme……続きを見る

"Der Heilige Koran: buchstäblich das, was oft rezitiert wird. Ein Netz von Rhythmus und Bedeutung, dessen Worte durch die muslimische Anbetung pulsieren und das an jedem Punkt im Leben des Gläubigen……続きを見る

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'It's all here in this stunning first draft of the history of the presidency of Donald Trump' Sydney Morning Herald 'An icy, Iago-like glimpse of the emotional and moral nu……続きを見る

Like a great dynasty that falls to ruin and is eventually remembered more for its faults than its feats, Arab nationalism is remembered mostly for its humiliating rout in the 1967 Six Day War, for i……続きを見る

IN the period upon which we are about to enter, the peoples of south-west Asia, Egypt and south-east Europe were brought Into very close contact one with another. Peaceful trading-journeys, ambitiou……続きを見る

In tracing the causes of the Crusades, that fearful drama whose nine acts ran the weary length of nearly two centuries, and at a low computation cost Europe two millions of lives, the word itself be……続きを見る

From the stories of wives and their lovers to those of kings and their conquests, to the overarching story of Shahrazad and Shahryar, the tales of the Arabian Nights have offered countless audiences……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Seagulls were flying past us in clouds, and sporting like domestic birds about the vessel, while many of the adjoining roofs were clustered with them; the wild-duck and the water-hen were ……続きを見る

This book provides a modern historical study of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq from 2003 to 2013, against a background analysis of the origins and ecclesiological development of the Chaldean c……続きを見る

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shi……続きを見る

This seventh volume of The Cambridge History of Judaism provides an authoritative and detailed overview of early modern Jewish history, from 1500 to 1815. The essays, written by an international tea……続きを見る

The great empires of the vast Eurasian continent have captured the imagination of many. Awe-inspiring names such as ancient Rome, Han and Tang China, Persia, Assyria, the Huns, the Kushans and the F……続きを見る

The modern Middle East emerged out of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, when Britain and France partitioned the Ottoman Arab lands into several new colonial states. The following period was a char……続きを見る

Selma Lagerlöfs großartige Werke 'Jerusalem' und 'Im heiligen Lande - Historische Romane aus wahrem Leben' entführen den Leser in die faszinierende Welt des Nahen Ostens und enthalten eine Mischung ……続きを見る

Les œuvres de Flavius Josèphe en général, et son récit de la Grande Révolte qui a opposé l’impérialisme romain au peuple de Judée en particulier, sont parmi les sources les plus précieuses qui perme……続きを見る

Eighth- and ninth-century Armenia and Caucasian Albania were largely Christian provinces of the then Islamic Caliphate. Although they formed a part of the Iranian cultural sphere, they are often omi……続きを見る

He Will Rule as God deciphers the time-forgotten events that occurred in pre-exilic Palestine. Although the biblical stories of the Old Testament have confounded people for centuries, this book fina……続きを見る

First published in 2005, this encyclopedia demonstrates that the millennium from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance was a period of great intellectual and practical achievement and inno……続きを見る

"No imaginário ocidental o harém primeiro fascina pelo mistério. Com efeito, a compreensão lendária das culturas do Médio Oriente incorpora uma visão de mulheres isoladas e restritas, à disposição d……続きを見る

Covering a period of five hundred years, from the arrival of the Ottomans to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings, James McDougall presents an expansive new account of the modern history of Africa's ……続きを見る

The Collected Works of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) is a literary masterpiece that showcases the brilliant mind of T. E. Lawrence. This comprehensive collection includes his essays, letters, ……続きを見る

A twentieth-anniversary edition of the fascinating, accessible introduction to Islam with a new preface and study guide, from the #1 bestselling author of Zealot FINALIST FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK……続きを見る

Across centuries, the Islamic Middle East hosted large populations of Christians and Jews in addition to Muslims. Today, this diversity is mostly absent. In this book, Heather J. Sharkey examines th……続きを見る

“The finest Orientalist of his generation” (Wall Street Journal) rewrites everything we thought we knew about the modern history of the Islamic world. In this “stylishly written, surprisingly moving……続きを見る

The first fundamental truth about the "Arab Spring" is that there never was one. The salient fact of the Middle East, the only one, is Islam. The Islam that shapes the Middle East inculcates in Musl……続きを見る

Winner of the Runciman Award Winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award “Tells the story of how the Seleucid Empire revolutionized chronology by picking a Year One and counting from there, rather than s……続きを見る

A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary……続きを見る

This book presents a cultural history of modern Iran from the point of view of Shiraz, a city famous for its poetry and its traditions of scholarship. Exploring the relationship among history, poetr……続きを見る