Middle Eastern history

This thought-provoking book reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology, revealing fascinating insights into Islamic ethics.

This book describes life on the contemporary border between Algeria and Mali, exploring current developments in a broad historical and socioeconomic context.

This study reassesses the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya, one of the greatest medieval Islamic theologians.

This book explores the roles of mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world in ancient Mesopotamia.

This book explores the roles of mobile and sedentary members of the ancient world in ancient Mesopotamia.

This study reassesses the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya, one of the greatest medieval Islamic theologians.

This compelling and timely book explores the relationship between classical Islamic theology and the contemporary radicalization of Islam.

Ideal for students and general readers, this single-volume work serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in countries in North Africa and the Middle East, covering subjects ranging from the latest young adult book craze in Egypt to the hottest movies in Saudi Arabia.

This compelling and timely book explores the relationship between classical Islamic theology and the contemporary radicalization of Islam.

This study presents the annotated transcripts of Iraqi audio recordings of meetings between Saddam Hussein and his inner circle.

Examines Israeli identity by exploring its historical narratives, such as crusader and Canaanite challenges, and proposes a new meta-narrative - Mediterraneanism.

This book shows how regulations that applied to minorities in early Islamic societies were based on traditions originating from the conquerors and the conquered.

Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together experts in their fields to reassess the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

This is an analysis of the constitutional revolutions in the Ottoman Empire and Iran in the early twentieth century.

A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein''s Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin''s Russia or Mao''s China.

Examines Israeli identity by exploring its historical narratives, such as crusader and Canaanite challenges, and proposes a new meta-narrative - Mediterraneanism.

This book shows how regulations that applied to minorities in early Islamic societies were based on traditions originating from the conquerors and the conquered.

Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together experts in their fields to reassess the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

A unique and revealing portrait of Saddam Hussein''s Iraq which was every bit as authoritarian and brutal as Stalin''s Russia or Mao''s China.

This is an analysis of the constitutional revolutions in the Ottoman Empire and Iran in the early twentieth century.

This updated edition of the history of Libya charts developments since 2005 through civil war and Qadhafi''s demise.

This updated edition of the history of Libya charts developments since 2005 through civil war and Qadhafi''s demise.

This book examines the memories of those affected by the Palestinian war of 1948, and how it has been mythologized over time.

Explaining The Iraq War provides an original critique of conventional explanations of the Iraq War.

Explaining The Iraq War provides an original critique of conventional explanations of the Iraq War.

This book examines the memories of those affected by the Palestinian war of 1948, and how it has been mythologized over time.

This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi''a.

This book explores the serious and far-reaching impacts of Little Ice Age climate fluctuations in Ottoman lands.

Wendy Pearlman demonstrates that the use of violent or nonviolent protest derives from a national movement''s organizational structure.

This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi''a.

This book explores the serious and far-reaching impacts of Little Ice Age climate fluctuations in Ottoman lands.

Wendy Pearlman demonstrates that the use of violent or nonviolent protest derives from a national movement''s organizational structure.

The first systematic study of the role of celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East.

The first systematic study of the role of celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East.

Examines the endurance and influence of mystical beliefs on political strategy in Iran from the Safavid dynasty to the present.

This book charts how changes in the control of natural resources fundamentally altered the nature of Ottoman imperial sovereignty.

This timely book explores the causes and consequences of the growing conflict between Israel''s Jewish majority and its Palestinian-Arab minority.

Examines the endurance and influence of mystical beliefs on political strategy in Iran from the Safavid dynasty to the present.

This timely book explores the causes and consequences of the growing conflict between Israel''s Jewish majority and its Palestinian-Arab minority.

This text analyzes the supposed link between Islamist terrorism and the lack of democracy in the Middle East.

Unique interdisciplinary study of relationships between climate, hydrology and human society in the Jordan Valley for researchers and advanced students.

Unique interdisciplinary study of relationships between climate, hydrology and human society in the Jordan Valley for researchers and advanced students.

This rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane is the first of its kind in any language.

This text analyzes the supposed link between Islamist terrorism and the lack of democracy in the Middle East.

This book charts how changes in the control of natural resources fundamentally altered the nature of Ottoman imperial sovereignty.

This rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane is the first of its kind in any language.

Traces Palestine''s statehood to the 1924 League of Nations mandate and provides an account of how Palestine has been recognized until the present day.

Traces Palestine''s statehood to the 1924 League of Nations mandate and provides an account of how Palestine has been recognized until the present day.

This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke.

"e;Mafi's luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi's distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience.