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In 'The Mysteries of Free Masonry' by William Morgan, the author delves into the secretive world of the Freemasons, exploring their rituals, symbols, and beliefs. Written in a clear and engaging sty……続きを見る

From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, Founding Gods, Inventing Nations traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. Investigating a vast……続きを見る

This book gives a unique perspective on the interwar history of the Middle East. By telling the life story of one man, it illuminates the political and cultural struggles of an era. Shakib Arslan (1……続きを見る

William R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. A former member of the State Departm……続きを見る

In this impressive synthesis, William Harris narrates the history of the sectarian communities of Mount Lebanon and its vicinity. He offers a fresh perspective on the antecedents of modern multi-com……続きを見る

Amid the news and reports of endless war and comments by people who have only had brief contact with the land, there exists another Afghanistan. This wide ranging collection of short stories tells o……続きを見る

Deans treatise, History of the Otttoman Empire, chronicles 600 years of the empire from 1250 to 1850, including the Siege of Constantinople, the Battle of Lepanto, the Siege of Vienna, the war with ……続きを見る

A study of Anglo-Iranian relations during World War I. This book analyzes such diplomacy as an example of great power politics in regional affairs, examining Britain's concern to maintain stability ……続きを見る

This compelling book chronicles a remarkable American educational undertaking that spanned two continents and survived three wars. William McGrew recounts the challenges faced by Anatolia College’s ……続きを見る

To be a Muslim is to be a part of a culture with distinct beliefs, ideas, institutional forms and prescriptive roles. Yet there is a complex inter-relationship between a system of knowledge and beli……続きを見る

The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise Volume The destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeable future due to the U.S. incursion into this complex, perplexing d……続きを見る

This is an extraordinary work of travel writing that is more about the author's personal exploration than it is about monuments and museums. Inspired by a journey with an Eton colleague ten years pr……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

Crusade and Jihad is the first book to encompass, in one volume, the entire history of the catastrophic encounter between the Global NorthーChina, Russia, Europe, Britain, and Americaーand Muslim so……続きを見る

Quicksilver War is a panoramic political history of the wars that coursed through Syria and Iraq in the wake of the 'Arab Spring' and eventually merged to become a regional catastrophe: a kaleidosco……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

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. The Medieval Kingdoms of Cyprus and Armenia is a brief history of the two countries during the Middle ……続きを見る

This book explores Irish participation in the British imperial project after ‘Southern’ Ireland’s independence in 1922. Building on a detailed study of the Irish contribution to the policing of the ……続きを見る

In the troubled island of Cyprus, the national interests and rivalries of Greece and Turkey still collide, the population remains divided between the Greek and Turkish communities and the country is……続きを見る

In 902 the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily fell, and the island would remain under Muslim control until the arrival of the Normans in the eleventh century. Drawing on a lifetime of translating a……続きを見る

Each phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking has been inordinately difficult in its own right, and every critical juncture and decision point in the long process has been shaped by U.S. politics and the U……続きを見る

This book offers an overview of the formation of the Afghan state and of the politics, economic challenges and international relations of contemporary Afghanistan. It opens with an account of some o……続きを見る

This is an American View of the reign of the Ottoman Sulton during the declining years of Ottoman Rule in Constantinople.続きを見る

In 'France and the Republic' by William Henry Hurlbert, the author delves into the political and social landscape of France during the late 19th century, examining the rise and fall of various repub……続きを見る

During the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877–1878, Russian troops, Cossack auxiliaries, and local Bulgarians participated in what today would be called ethnic cleansing. Tensions in the Balkans between Chri……続きを見る

In 'The Cretan Insurrection of 1866-7-8' by William James Stillman, the author meticulously details the tumultuous events of the Cretan uprising against Ottoman rule. Written in a clear and informat……続きを見る

A series of three articles, "Turkey in Europe," originally published in Political Science Quarterly, by American historian William Milligan Sloane (1850-1928), talks about the Balkans, an area of so……続きを見る

The Cretan Revolt was an uprising against the ruling Ottoman Turks starting in 1866. The revolt was eventually suppressed by 1869, as the Ottomans gave further rights to Christian Cretans for local ……続きを見る

Rogers The History of Babylonia , is a fascinating quick read on the history of Babylonia and the Kassite and Isin dynasties. A table of contents is included for easier navigation. 続きを見る

Nel 1839 un'armata britannica di quasi ventimila uomini invade l’Afghanistan per insediare sul trono del paese un sovrano fantoccio, Shah Shuja, e contrastare così la temuta espansione russa in Asia……続きを見る