Rob - Middle East 1

Are jihadists dying for a fiction? Everything you thought you knew about Islam is about to change. Did Muhammad exist? It is a question that few have thought-or dared-to ask. Virtually everyone, Mus……続きを見る

In 1971, the Shah of Iran threw what was declared the Party of the Century. Before it was over, it had been written off as a disaster and helped to precipitate his downfall. The Shah's Party colourf……続きを見る

Faith, Migration & Power: How Religion and Empire Keep Humanity Divided is a bold, unflinching investigation into the oldest strategy used by empires, governments, and religious institutions: divide……続きを見る

When originally published in 1984, Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan provided the first focused consideration of the 1978 Saur Revolution and the subsequent Soviet invasion and occupation of……続きを見る

"I told them Libya would become a failed state. I told them Egypt's military would never surrender power. I told them Syria would become a jihadist wasteland. I said this on television in March 201……続きを見る

In the late summer of 1894, Sultan Abdülhamid II ordered several battalions of Ottoman soldiers to destroy Armenian 'bandits' operating in the remote mountains of Sasun. Over a three-week period, th……続きを見る

In the late 16th century, hundreds of travelers made their way to the Habsburg ambassador's residence, known as the German House, in Constantinople. In this centrally located inn, subjects of the em……続きを見る

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he pic……続きを見る

Beginning in January 2011, the Arab world exploded in a vibrant demand for dignity, liberty, and achievable purpose in life, rising up against an image and tradition of arrogant, corrupt, unresponsi……続きを見る

This book analyses the role of social networks in the process of migration. Based on stories of Polish Jews who migrated between Poland and Palestine in the 1920s, the author presents all stages of ……続きを見る

A Sea of Wealth is a sweeping retelling of the Omani position in the Indian Ocean. Here the reign of Oman’s longest-serving ruler, Saʿid bin Sultan, offers a keyhole through which we can peer to see……続きを見る

"Soraya, the Empress of Iran" delves into the extraordinary life of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who captured the hearts and imaginations of millions. ……続きを見る

Between 1450 and 1550, a remarkable century of intellectual exchange developed across the Eastern Mediterranean. As Renaissance Europe depended on knowledge from the Ottoman Empire, and the courts o……続きを見る

Across the Middle East in the post–World War I era, European strategic moves converged with late Ottoman political practice and a newly emboldened Zionist movement to create an unprecedented push to……続きを見る

Recounts 2½ years of a security contractor's profound experiences in Iraq, blending gripping vignettes of firefights, cultural encounters, and the human cost of conflict. A candid and multifaceted l……続きを見る

When Tiamat lets one of Babylon's dragons lick her hand, her luck turns overnight. From being an average player of Twenty Squares, she becomes the Egibi team's secret weapon, blessed with a mysteri……続きを見る

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors Arabia and the Arabs provides t……続きを見る

The definitive work of literary journalism on the Arab Spring and its troubled aftermath In 2011, a wave of revolution spread through the Middle East as protesters demanded an end to tyranny, corrup……続きを見る

A sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the Middle East from an award-winning journalist who has covered the region for over forty years, The Great War for Civilisati……続きを見る

This book presents the first comprehensive study of Iran's complex relationship with Africa during the late Pahlavi era. While many studies of Iran's foreign relations during the Cold War present Ir……続きを見る

Three award-winning journalists dive into the 2010 uprising that engulfed North Africa and the Middle Eastーand its aftermath. "The big problem with the Middle East is to get people to see it from a……続きを見る

Based upon extensive archival research and bringing to life the words and actions of extraordinary individuals from the early 20th century, this book calls into question contemporary assumptions abo……続きを見る

The substantially revised and updated third edition of Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East focuses on the experiences of ordinary men, women, and children from the region. Readers will gain a gr……続きを見る

Oggi più che mai, la storia del Medio Oriente è quella del mondo intero e ogni riflessione che lo riguarda, per quanto indiretta, si rivela uno specchio della nostra civiltà. Per riuscire a intraved……続きを見る

The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry – what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used. 続きを見る

The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil. It looks at the wheeling and dealing that went on between ……続きを見る

This volume is based on the assumption that Iran will soon obtain nuclear weapons, and Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr. develop alternative models for assessing the challenges of a n……続きを見る

The Gulf monarchiesーSaudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emiratesーplay crucial roles in world markets and politics. Their economies, which have traditionally been driven……続きを見る

Honorable Mention, 2025 Charles H. Norchi Prize, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Long before the 1979 Soviet invasion, the United States was closely concerned with Afghanistan. Fo……続きを見る

In this book, Robert K. Beshara applies decolonial film theory to an analysis of Youssef Chahine's (1997) *Al-Masir (Destiny).*** Transmodern Cinema and Decolonial Film Theory is the first book on d……続きを見る