Middle Eastern history

In the mild climate of the Mediterranean, a rare blossom once bloomed: a prosperous, urbanised society inhabited by various ethnic and religious groups living harmoniously together for nearly two-hundred years.

The Ottoman Empire was a hub of flourishing intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule.

Gaza in Crisis is Noam Chomsky's and Ilan Papp 's clear-sighted analysis of an area in a desperate impasse.

Few doubt the pro-Israel bias of the Western media.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS.

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A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia was the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations.

Policing Transnational Protest offers an original perspective on the history of police surveillance of anticolonial activists in France, Britain, and Germany in the first half of the twentieth century.

The first book to speak out against the pervasive influence of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on American politics, policy, and institutions resonates today as never before.

"e;She has a gift for people; she has an eye for places.

In recent years, an internal debate has arisen in Saudi Arabia on the legitimacy of Saudi religion and the foundations of Islam.

Across the Hellespont describes in lively detail the remarkable literature which Turkey has inspired for two thousand years.

The Oxford History of Byzantium is the only history to provide in concise form detailed coverage of Byzantium from its Roman beginnings to the fall of Constantinople and assimilation into the Turkish Empire.

There is always some part of the world where human rights are trampled and oppression quashes the human spirit.

»Wer Schweizer gelesen hat, sieht Syrien anders – wirklicher: ein Land, das wenig mit den abendländischen Klischees zu tun hat.

How do Palestinians live, imagine and reflect on home and exile in this period of a stateless and transitory Palestine and a sharp escalation in Israeli state violence and accompanying Palestinian oppression?

Desde 2001 hasta hoy, la cobertura que Patrick Cockburn ha venido ofreciendo de los conflictos que han agitado Oriente Próximo y otras regiones no ha tenido parangón.

To my knowledge.

Das beeindruckende, unterhaltsame Leben eines polyglotten Intellektuellen zwischen Jerusalem und New York.

To my knowledge.

Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today.

"e;Operation Solomon"e; was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in little more than a day.

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today.

"e;Operation Solomon"e; was one of the most remarkable rescue efforts in modern history, in which more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in little more than a day.

Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization.

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam.

A beguiling, entrancing novel that tells the story of a prominent Egyptian family's struggle to survive the turmoil of post-World War II Cairo.

Both the Quran and Bible purportedly hold the keys to creation, but when you examine both closely, only one of them holds up.

Muchos caminos llevan a Líbano.

Saladin is a legendary figure in the history of the Middle East.

A reinterpretation of biblical and Egyptian history that shows Moses and the Pharaoh Akhenaten to be one and the same.