Middle Eastern history

The defence of the Gulf has been a vital strategic concern for close on 100 years.

The defence of the Gulf has been a vital strategic concern for close on 100 years.

This book analyzes the contemporary politics of the Hajj in countries of Africa, the Near East, and Southeast Asia.

This book, first published in 1969, surveys Soviet policies and Middle Eastern responses during the turbulent 1960s.

This book, first published in 1969, surveys Soviet policies and Middle Eastern responses during the turbulent 1960s.

Egyptians in Revolt investigates the political economy of the Egyptian labor and student movements.

Iran is the only Middle Eastern state to have preserved its national identity through the upheavals of Arab, Turkish and Mongol invasions.

Iran is the only Middle Eastern state to have preserved its national identity through the upheavals of Arab, Turkish and Mongol invasions.

The Gulf War inflicted dramatic environmental damage upon the fragile desert and shore environments of Kuwait and north eastern Saudi Arabia.

The Gulf War inflicted dramatic environmental damage upon the fragile desert and shore environments of Kuwait and north eastern Saudi Arabia.

The Middle East is a continuing crisis area in world politics.

The Middle East is a continuing crisis area in world politics.

After a million deaths and twice that number injured, after the destruction of much of the infrastructure of Iran and Iraq, disruption of trade throughout the Gulf and the involvement of the USA and USSR, was the Gulf War a pointless exercise, a futile conflict which achieved nothing and left the combatants at the end of it all back in exactly the same position from which they started in 1980?

After a million deaths and twice that number injured, after the destruction of much of the infrastructure of Iran and Iraq, disruption of trade throughout the Gulf and the involvement of the USA and USSR, was the Gulf War a pointless exercise, a futile conflict which achieved nothing and left the combatants at the end of it all back in exactly the same position from which they started in 1980?

Spanning over a period of more than five decades since its inception, Iran's nuclear programme is the most protracted civilian nuclear program in the world and one of the most politicized projects in Iran's history.

Spanning over a period of more than five decades since its inception, Iran's nuclear programme is the most protracted civilian nuclear program in the world and one of the most politicized projects in Iran's history.

This book examines migration and colonialism in the ancient Near East in the late second millennium BCE, with a focus on the Levant.

This book examines migration and colonialism in the ancient Near East in the late second millennium BCE, with a focus on the Levant.

A new perspective on Iranian politics and culture in the 1960s-1970s documenting the ''Westoxification'' discourses adopted by the Pahlavi State.

An innovative and comprehensive exploration of revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the most recent 2011 Arab uprisings.

An innovative and comprehensive exploration of revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the most recent 2011 Arab uprisings.

A study of the life and thought of the Iranian philosopher Ahmad Fardid and the development of political philosophy in post-revolutionary Iran.

This book examines the commonalities of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and presents martyr narratives as a resource for resisting political violence.

This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia.

This book explores the Christian caliphal provinces of Armenia and Caucasian Albania as part of the larger Iranian cultural sphere.

This book explores the Christian caliphal provinces of Armenia and Caucasian Albania as part of the larger Iranian cultural sphere.

A critical overview and re-evaluation of the origins and development of the ''special'' relations between Israel and the United States.

This book compares historical and modern natural law ideas across global Christian traditions and explores their use in church law.

A study of the life and thought of the Iranian philosopher Ahmad Fardid and the development of political philosophy in post-revolutionary Iran.

Offers an unprecedentedly rich portrait of the vibrant intellectual and intercultural exchanges sparked by the Crusades in thirteenth-century Acre.

A study of the writings of Ibn Barrajān, an influential pioneer of intellectual mysticism in the Muslim West.

A study of the writings of Ibn Barrajān, an influential pioneer of intellectual mysticism in the Muslim West.

Reveals a religiously diverse pre-industrial society in the Middle East, broadening studies of global Christianity and challenging Islamic history''s exceptionalism.

A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258.

A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258.

A comparative study of the role of political parties and movements in the founding and survival of developing world democracies.

Walton explains political dynamics in Myanmar through Buddhist thought, providing a conceptual framework for understanding Myanmar''s ongoing political transition.

This book investigates the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history from Morocco to Egypt and Iraq.

An examination of the link between the economic and political development of the Kurds in Turkey, and Turkey''s Kurdish question.

This book investigates the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history from Morocco to Egypt and Iraq.

An examination of the link between the economic and political development of the Kurds in Turkey, and Turkey''s Kurdish question.

This book explores the evolution of a Shia Ismaili identity in late colonial South Asia.

An analysis of Balkan Islam and the formation of one of the largest Muslim communities in the early-modern Ottoman Balkans.

Noam Leshem examines the radical transformation of Arab landscapes seized by Israel in the 1948 war.

Noam Leshem examines the radical transformation of Arab landscapes seized by Israel in the 1948 war.

This book explores the challenge of crafting a democratic constitution under conditions of deep disagreement over a state''s religious or secular identity.

This book analyzes the role of law and social norms in fostering tax compliance in British-ruled Palestine and modern Israel.

This book analyzes the role of law and social norms in fostering tax compliance in British-ruled Palestine and modern Israel.

This interdisciplinary study investigates what the Byzantines believed about the fate of the soul after death.

This book is a major and innovative contribution to our understanding of the historical unfolding of Islamic law.