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This volume, with contributions from well-respected experts on Turkey, examines how well different theories and framewor......more

This book analyses the main events and turning points in the building of pre- and post-independent South Sudan. It cover......more

A lucid and landmark translation that offers an intriguing glimpse into Tibetan history, the Mongol Empire, and the spir......more

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous (1919-1990) is the most popular and prolific writer of Arabic fiction in the twentieth century. The......more

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The West’s actions in the Middle East are based on a fundamental misunderstanding: political Islam is repeatedly assumed......more

The first English-language translation of former Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s penultimate book, published in Per......more

This book analyses the securitization of ethnic identities and social groups by the state in Afghanistan in the post-200......more

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As weavers, garment workers, and peddlers, Syrian immigrants in the Americas fed the early twentieth-century transnation......more

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This book features leading scholars examining the dynamics of Turkish politics through alternative themes, including pol......more

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Over the past decade, histories of Late Ottoman and especially Mandate Palestine have moved away from the political fram......more

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Franks and Saracens is the first and only book to examine the Crusades from the viewpoint of psychoanalysis, studying th......more

Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature contains scholarly essays and sample texts rela......more

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Focused on the connections between archaeology and Israeli society, this book examines the development of Israeli archae......more

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This book presents a social, political, cultural, and socioeconomic history of Iranian Kurdistan since the 1979 Revoluti......more

For decades, the agricultural settlements of Israel’s arid Central Arabah prided themselves on their labor-Zionist commi......more

For decades, the agricultural settlements of Israel’s arid Central Arabah prided themselves on their labor-Zionist commi......more

In this book, you will learn: - How King David and Joab are related - How Joab became Commander-in-Chief of David’s Army......more

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Can the church in the Middle East and North Africa survive the ravages of radical Islamic terrorists, or should the beli......more

A foundational text for the Zionist movement, The Jewish State presents Theodor Herzl’s vision for a Jewish homeland as ......more

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Rice Solutions is a very accessible guide for Europeans and North Americans coming to the Gulf Region for work. The auth......more

The cinema of Iran is celebrated both locally and internationally, yet elements of this diverse field remain comparative......more

This gripping biography documents the life and reign of Hattusili, one of the most famous and well-documented Hittite ru......more

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Israel’s cultural space is frequently studied as if it were synonymous with the Hebrew-Israeli one. But within the borde......more

Egypt’s January 2011 uprising spurred millions to action with a cacophony of demands--including the call to address Egyp......more

Human existence is fundamentally defined by time. Throughout history and across cultures, societies have negotiated time......more

Iran is More than Persia: Ethnic Politics in Iran analyses Iranian politics from a unique perspective, one that focuses ......more

The Gay Girl in Damascus Hoax explores the vulnerability of educated and politically engaged Westerners to Progressive O......more

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Befitting her name, this book offers seven unique perspectives on the visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon in 1 Kings ......more

The last King of Babylon, Nabonidus (556-539 BCE), did not fade into obscurity after the Persian conquest in 539 BCE. He......more

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Architecture and urban planning have always been used by political regimes to stamp their ideologies upon cities, and th......more

Palestine has often been defined and constructed in the global imaginary through conflict, resistance, oppression and vi......more

This study presents a comparative, case-study approach to analyzing the foreign policies of ruling Islamist parties in E......more

Since the beginning of his artistic career in 1959, Bahram Beyzaie’s oeuvre has incorporated various aspects of Iranian,......more

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Women, Faith, and Family takes an insider look at the practices adopted by the Women’s Islamic Coalition, an assembly of......more

Women, Faith, and Family takes an insider look at the practices adopted by the Women’s Islamic Coalition, an assembly of......more

The island city of Tyre along the coast of Lebanon was for centuries an impregnable fortress and key to unlocking Phoeni......more

The Trials of Shylock is an exploration and reinterpretation of The Merchant of Venice from an acting point of view, des......more

This book examines the key political and military events in Afghanistan from 1978 to August 2021. It covers the Afghan-S......more

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