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According to tradition, the First Crusade began at the instigation of Pope Urban II and culminated in July 1099, when thousands of western European knights liberated Jerusalem from the rising menace……続きを見る

The Dhufar revolution in Oman (1965-1976) was the longest running major armed struggle in the history of the Arabian Peninsula, Britain's last classic colonial war in the region, and one of the high……続きを見る

For anyone, non-Muslim or Muslim, who wants to know how to approach, read, and understand the text of the Qur'an, How to Read the Qur'an offers a compact introduction and reader’s guide. Using a chr……続きを見る

Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval world’s greatest commercial hubs. Appro……続きを見る

As its interests have become deeply tied to the Middle East, the United States has long sought to develop a usable understanding of the people, politics, and cultures of the region. In Imagining the……続きを見る

In the field of American studies, attention is shifting to the long history of U.S. engagement with the Middle East, especially in the aftermath of war in Iraq and in the context of recent Arab upri……続きを見る

In this absorbing transnational history, Alex Lubin reveals the vital connections between African American political thought and the people and nations of the Middle East. Spanning the 1850s through……続きを見る

Cockburn was the first Western journalist to warn of the dangers posed by Islamic State. His originality and breadth of vision make The Age of Jihad the most in-depth analysis of the regional crisis……続きを見る

This book explores key historical episodes to understand the reasons and consequences of the enduring partiality problem in cooperation between Turkey and Iraq. Notwithstanding their mutual material……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

LEs commencemens des longs voyages & des choses difficiles, qui avec le cours du temps se sont eslevees, ont souvent esté entièrement incognus à la posterité. Recherchant plusieurs fois la cause……続きを見る

In this meticulously researched volume, Leonard Wood presents his ground breaking history of Islamic revivalist thought in Islamic law. Islamic Legal Revival: Reception of European Law and Transform……続きを見る

A robust defense of a poetic genius Abū Tammām (d. 231 or 232/845 or 846) is one of the most celebrated poets in the Arabic language. Born in Syria to Greek Christian parents, he converted to Islam ……続きを見る

Insights into a life of integrity by a master of Arabic eloquence A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin an……続きを見る

Occupied by Memory explores the memories of the first Palestinian intifada. Based on extensive interviews with members of the "intifada generation," those who were between 10 and 18 years old when t……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'ーthe alter ego of the Arab intellectual Ahm……続きを見る

A well documented, historical account of the Order of the Assassins, a secret society that ruled with terror in the middle east.続きを見る

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Il contient une table des matières dynamique. Extrait : Ce soir-là, à la tombée de la nuit, alors que déjà le relais ……続きを見る

Çerkez Ethem Kurtuluş Savaşı'nın tartışmalı kişilerinden birisidir. Ulusal kuvvetlere karşı gelişen isyanların bastırılmasında büyük yararı olmuştur. Yunan kuvvetlerine karşı başarılarıysa sınırlıdı……続きを見る

As the 2011 uprisings in North Africa reverberated across the Middle East, a diverse cross section of women and girls publicly disputed gender and sexual norms in novel, unauthorized, and often shoc……続きを見る

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century’s first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it re……続きを見る

As Syria’s anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the need for understanding the nation’s complex political and cultural realities remains urgent. The s……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

During the postwar period of 1948–56, over 400,000 Jews from the Middle East and Asia immigrated to the newly established state of Israel. By the end of the 1950s, Mizrahim, also known as "Oriental ……続きを見る

Amidst changing notions of religion and identity in the modern Middle East, this book uncovers the hidden story of Ahmad Moftizadeh, the nonviolent religious leader of Iran’s Kurds during the Irania……続きを見る

Discover the riveting true story of the 18th-century expedition that left only one survivor in this lost classic of adventure and travel writingーwith 33 drawings and maps. Arabia Felix is the spell……続きを見る

This text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to the broader Middle East. Readers will come away from this book with an 続きを見る

Exploring the divergent aspects of the rule of neoliberalism in Turkey since 1980s, each chapter in this book highlights a specific dimension of this socio-economic process and together, these essay……続きを見る

Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait : On a écrit beaucoup de livres sur l’Inde ; on a publié sur ce pays volumes sur volumes, mais les auteurs se……続きを見る

Negotiating Palestinian Womanhood: Encounters between Palestinian Women and American Missionaries, 1880s–1940s is the first analytical study to examine the American Quaker educational enterprise in ……続きを見る