Mana - Middle East 1

For centuries, Persian was the language of power and learning across Central, South, and West Asia, and Persians received a particular basic education through which they understood and engaged with ……続きを見る

Outstanding 11 is research articles on the history of alphabets in human civilization covering the period from the second century BC until the middle of the second century AD, which is the period in……続きを見る

A Bedouin boy born at the edge of the Negev-Desert achieved being educated at medical institutions that are among the best in the western hemisphere to become a known heart surgeon. Dr. Numan Abu-Ai……続きを見る

În aceste vremuri de atacuri pe scară largă împotriva islamului și a profetului său, dar și împotriva adepților săi, a devenit urgent să-i dăm glas lui Mahomed, pacea și binecuvântarea fie asupra sa……続きを見る

Această biografie a fost o provocare. Să scrie viața Profetului Islamului, pacea și binecuvântarea lui Allah fie asupra sa, bazându-se exclusiv pe Coran și pe cele două colecții considerate autentic……続きを見る

First Published in 1980 Arabia Unified presents an insider’s view of Saudi Arabia’s history and the remarkable career of its founder. The book covers the capture of Riyadh from the Saud family’s gre……続きを見る

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is today being pushed to the limits of its adaptability-and perhaps its utility. After a brief year in power, the organization's leaders now languish in prison or exile, w……続きを見る

The history of Baghdad in the 18th and 19th centuries had predominantly been written by two groups. The first group is Baghdadi scholars, and the second group is travellers. These two resources comp……続きを見る

During the early Ottoman period (1300–1453), scholars in the empire carefully kept their distance from the ruling class. This changed with the capture of Constantinople. From 1453 onwards, the Ottom……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

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

In Ancient Sumeria, a woman's desire for sexual sovereignty and radical vision of civic plurality draws the anger and outrage of the male status quo and unleashes catastrophe onto her city and her b……続きを見る

The leaders of the oil-rich rentier states of the Middle East, and in particular in the Gulf, have hitherto often predicated their legitimacy on a tacit social contract with their (much poorer) popu……続きを見る

The Lebanese civil war, which spanned the years of 1975 to 1990,caused the migration of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens, many of whom are still writing of their experiences. Jumana Bayeh ……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

This book investigates how British diplomats in Tehran and London reacted to the overthrow of the Shah and the creation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, which had previously been a major political an……続きを見る

In recent years, Baghdad has been viewed as a battleground for political conflicts; this interpretation has heavily influenced writings on the city. This book moves away from these perspectives to p……続きを見る

This book provides a broad history of the Seljuq Turks from their origins and early conquests in the 10th century, through the rise of empire, until its dissolution at the end of the 12th. Where the……続きを見る