Middle East 89

Jurji Zaidan was one of the leading thinkers of the Arab renaissance. Through his historical novels, his widely read journal, al-Hilal, which is still published today, and his scholarly works, he fo……続きを見る

At the heart of this volume is the translation of a fourteenth-century Turkish version of the Joseph story, better known to Western readers from the version in Genesis, first book of the Hebrew Bibl……続きを見る

Mention of Iran may bring to mind images of turbaned Mullahs and nuclear weapons. On the other hand Persia may provoke other images; of Persian Gardens, romantic poetry or the beautiful wives of the……続きを見る

It is often said that without Paul the Apostle there would have been no Christian Church. Certainly it was Paul who took the message of Christ beyond the region of Palestine to the Gentiles of Asia ……続きを見る

This book is focused on the transcultural memory of the Mediterranean region and the different ways it is articulated by contemporary art practices and museum projects linked to migrations, exile, d……続きを見る

Depuis toujours, les pyramides fascinent et suscitent l'interrogation. Les astronomes, les historiens, les archéologues et les passionnés s'intéressent grandement aux pouvoirs attribués à la forme p……続きを見る

Mijatovich's Constantine the Last Emperor of the Greeks, or the Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, is a fascinating history of the fall of Constantinople. 続きを見る

Deans History of the Ottoman Empire is a fascinating chronicle of Ottoman Empire from the 13th to the mid 19th centuries. 続きを見る

Most people have heard of Kristallnacht, Night of the Broken Glass in Hitlers Germany. Very few have heard of the Farhud in Baghdad, Iraq. The authors memoir begins in a world that no longer exists 続きを見る

This book seeks, for the first time, to examine the demography and the social and economic conditions in the Yerevan Province during the first decade of the twentieth century, before the great chang……続きを見る

The Modern History of Iraq is a remarkably readable account of contemporary Iraq, placing in historical perspective the crises and upheavals that continue to afflict the country. This text weaves to……続きを見る

In colonial-era Egypt, a new social category of "modern men" emerged, the efendiyya. Working as bureaucrats, teachers, journalists, free professionals, and public intellectuals, the efendiyya repres……続きを見る

The Ten Commandments are a set of rules or laws, God gave to the people of Israel. The commandments exist in different versions. One version can be found in the Book of Exodus of the Bible. Another ……続きを見る

"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO An Economist Book of the Year 2019 Some of the principles of warfare are ancient……続きを見る

This book casts light on a much neglected phase of the UNESCO world heritage site of Palmyra, namely the period between the fall of the Palmyrene ‘Empire’ (AD 272) and the end of the Umayyad dominio……続きを見る

As OPEC has loosened its grip over the past ten years, the oil market has been rocked by wild price swings, the likes of which haven't been seen for eight decades. Crafting an engrossing journey fro……続きを見る

The purpose of the book is twofold: first, to give an accurate and reasonably complete narrative account of the Armenian events of 1909 and their aftermath in the province of Adana and the developme……続きを見る

Amurath to Amurath is the recollections of archaeologist Gertrude Bell's travels throughout the middle east during the early 20th century. Dozens of the original illustrations are included. 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

Las recientes revueltas sociales que han conmovido a los países árabes amenazan subvertir el orden hasta ahora existente en el Medio Oriente. Precisamente los estudios compilados en este volumen ana……続きを見る

Ancient Media is an area of northwestern Iran where the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, lived. The Medes' emergence in Iran occurred between 800 BC and 700 BC, and in the 7th century the whole of ……続きを見る

The Ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient Iran Asia Minor and Armenian Highlands,……続きを見る

"Perchè si decide di partire per un luogo? A volte basta un nome evocativo come Aleppo, a volte la voglia di ritrovare le atmosfere di un libro, magari di D. H. Lawrence o Agatha Christie. Altre anc……続きを見る

Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor is a history of Constantinople and other famous cities in Asia Minor such as Ephesus and Smyrna. Dozens of illustrations are includ……続きを見る

The Rulers of the Mediterranean is an overview of the Mediterranean countries, from Gibraltar to Greece, around the turn of the 20th century. The original illustrations are included. 続きを見る

A Mission for Development tells the remarkable story of faculty from three Utah universities who lived and worked in Iran as part of the Point Four Program. Using the experience of these advisors, t……続きを見る

The Antiquities of Constantinople is an amazing account of Constantinople written during the 16th century. 続きを見る

Almost fifty years after Britain and France left the Middle East, the toxic legacies of their rule continue to fester. To make sense of today's conflicts and crises, we need to grasp how Western imp……続きを見る

In this innovative study, Joshua D. Garroway offers a revised account of the origin of the all-important Christian word “gospel,” yielding significant new insights into the development of early Chri……続きを見る

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons be……続きを見る