Middle Eastern history

A study of Perso-Islamic kingship in India, as a way to understanding the political and cultural history of Muslim courts in India and their legacy.

A study of Perso-Islamic kingship in India, as a way to understanding the political and cultural history of Muslim courts in India and their legacy.

Illuminates the influence of the US in internal Iranian politics long before the 1953 coup by examining recently declassified CIA and US State Department documents.

A fascinating and vivid picture of the perils and promises of nocturnal life in cities in the early modern Middle East.

Compares psalms and inscriptions to determine whether the aggression of the biblical God against his king and country was unique.

Tracing local trajectories of conflict, Mazur explains how the Syrian uprising became a civil war fought largely along ethnic lines.

Examines art by over twenty-five artists to enable a greater understanding of the ''Arab Uprisings'' and of the term ''revolution''.

Examines art by over twenty-five artists to enable a greater understanding of the ''Arab Uprisings'' and of the term ''revolution''.

A history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members.

The comparative study of Persian historiography of the early modern Islamic empires, the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals.

A comprehensive but accessible examination of how elite Chinese politics work covering the period from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping.

Compares psalms and inscriptions to determine whether the aggression of the biblical God against his king and country was unique.

Tracing local trajectories of conflict, Mazur explains how the Syrian uprising became a civil war fought largely along ethnic lines.

A history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members.

Demonstrates the importance of the first interim governments in shaping the trajectory of political transition in Tunisia and Libya after the 2011 uprisings.

The comparative study of Persian historiography of the early modern Islamic empires, the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals.

Demonstrates the importance of the first interim governments in shaping the trajectory of political transition in Tunisia and Libya after the 2011 uprisings.

A cross-cultural and ethno-historical perspective exploring the lives and legacies of several Muslim women rulers from medieval to modern times.

Explores the transmission - and perpetuation - of conflict narratives in Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian society since the signing of the Oslo Accords.

A cross-cultural and ethno-historical perspective exploring the lives and legacies of several Muslim women rulers from medieval to modern times.

Through Gramsci and Fanon, Salem centers anticolonial politics by exploring the connections between Egypt''s moment of decolonization and the 2011 revolution.

Written as the decade-long Syria conflict nears an end, this book explores changes in International Law brought about by the conflict.

An innovative exploration of how colonial interventions in Afghanistan have been made possible through representations of the country as ''backward''.

A cultural and political history of youth culture and youth-centric organizations in Lebanon from 1920–1958.

An innovative exploration of how colonial interventions in Afghanistan have been made possible through representations of the country as ''backward''.

Through Gramsci and Fanon, Salem centers anticolonial politics by exploring the connections between Egypt''s moment of decolonization and the 2011 revolution.

A fascinating history of nineteenth century Eastern Mediterranean port cities, re-examining European influence over the changing lives of their urban populations.

Explores the emergence, florescence, decay, and rejuvenation of the Sunni saint cult and shrine-complex of Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad-i Jam over nine-hundred years.

Explores the emergence, florescence, decay, and rejuvenation of the Sunni saint cult and shrine-complex of Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad-i Jam over nine-hundred years.

Explores the transmission - and perpetuation - of conflict narratives in Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian society since the signing of the Oslo Accords.

A fascinating ethnography of the Diyanet''s women sessions in Istanbul illuminating the current reconfigurations of Islam in Turkey.

Exploring visual culture, design and politics in 1960s Beirut, this compelling interdisciplinary study examines a critical period in Lebanon''s history.

Exploring visual culture, design and politics in 1960s Beirut, this compelling interdisciplinary study examines a critical period in Lebanon''s history.

Written as the decade-long Syria conflict nears an end, this book explores changes in International Law brought about by the conflict.

A cultural and political history of youth culture and youth-centric organizations in Lebanon from 1920–1958.

An examination of temporary marriage, or sigheh, in Iran through the representation of women within modern novels, short stories and cinema.

A diachronic, yet nuanced study of Amorite identity from Mesopotamia to Egypt over a millennium of Bronze Age history.

A fascinating history of nineteenth century Eastern Mediterranean port cities, re-examining European influence over the changing lives of their urban populations.

A transformative account of the adventures of Persian travelers in the nineteenth century, moving beyond Eurocentric approaches to travel narratives.

A transformative account of the adventures of Persian travelers in the nineteenth century, moving beyond Eurocentric approaches to travel narratives.

A diachronic, yet nuanced study of Amorite identity from Mesopotamia to Egypt over a millennium of Bronze Age history.

Examines liberalism''s invisible, yet influential status, in modern Iranian political and intellectual discourses.

Examines liberalism''s invisible, yet influential status, in modern Iranian political and intellectual discourses.

An examination of temporary marriage, or sigheh, in Iran through the representation of women within modern novels, short stories and cinema.

The fourth edition of this award-winning account of the conflict between Israel and Palestine for students and general readers.

The first full-length study to examine the significance of the critical but neglected Iranian organization and ministry, Reconstruction Jihad.

How can we understand the remarkable success of the Assyrian Empire?

A conceptually rich, historically informed study of the contested politics emerging out of decades of authoritarian neoliberalism in Egypt.

Reveals how an aesthetic of wonder underlay the classical Arabic treatments of poetry, the Quran, and Aristotelian poetics.

An insider''s look at the role international law plays in Arab-Israeli negotiations in the Middle East.