How did ordinary Iraqis survive the occupation of their communities by the Islamic State? How did they decide whether to......more
How did ordinary Iraqis survive the occupation of their communities by the Islamic State? How did they decide whether to......more
An incisive look at the past, present, and future of the religious divide that lies at the heart of the Middle East. At ......more
During the formation of the Turkish national movement, while Istanbul was under British, French, and Italian occupation,......more
In this refreshing exploration of Judah’s identity formation, the emphasis is placed on the psychological underpinnings ......more
The contributions of this volume discuss the broad field of transformation processes in Muslim societies from different ......more
Articles included in issue 27 of Marxist Left Review: Editorial: Amidst a genocide, solidarity with Palestine grows, by ......more
Museums in Israel After the Holocaust explores the influence of the traumatic events of the Holocaust on the formation o......more
This Handbook, the first of its kind, provides an in-depth examination of the evolution, ideology, history and culture o......more
Robert Vitalis’s empirically rich study challenges the left-nationalist paradigm through which twentieth-century Egyptia......more
- This book’s research background focuses on the rapid and transformative Islamic conquests in Asia, which began in the ......more
Semi-colonization of the countries of the Near and Middle East in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Turkey (Ottoma......more
What is the nature of slavery as practiced and at times reintroduced over the past two centuries in the Middle East and ......more
Azmi Bishara’s book on the Syrian Revolution is one of the most comprehensive and profound works on the subject publishe......more
The influence of the ulema, the official Sunni Muslim religious scholars of the Ottoman Empire, is commonly understood t......more
Winner of the Counter Current Award at the 2023 Palestine Book Awards All national identities are somewhat fluid, held t......more
Offering a history of travel, tourism and Egyptology, Tea on the terrace follows Egyptologists between home and field si......more
A collection of essays exploring what it means to be a young secular Muslim woman today by N.S. Nuseibeh who reflects on......more
In the 1890s, conflict erupted on the Ottoman island of Crete. At the heart of the Crete Question, as it came to be know......more
In the 1890s, conflict erupted on the Ottoman island of Crete. At the heart of the Crete Question, as it came to be know......more
’’Highly recommended’’ Library Journal ’’Skillfully and lovingly written’’ The Independent Born in 1921 in British Manda......more
What Ottoman Constantinople takes for granted, frowns upon, laments, and lampoons in terms of gender is often so unexpec......more
What Ottoman Constantinople takes for granted, frowns upon, laments, and lampoons in terms of gender is often so unexpec......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
Manuscript cultures have frequently forgotten, neglected, or even erased women’s contributions from memory. Women’s agen......more
Miller examines Britain and Japan’s involvement in the Middle East peace process after the October war of 1973 and how i......more
The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy: 1949-Present explores the activities of the Iran National Front ......more
Arguments over the relationship between Canaanite and Israelite religion often derive from fundamental differences in pr......more
In Mission Manifest, Matthew Shannon argues that American evangelicals were central to American-Iranian relations during......more
This study of the surrender to Babylon uses an interdisciplinary approach that includes historical-critical, linguistic,......more
Ahmedi’s History of the Kings of the Ottoman Lineage and Their Holy Raid(s) against the Infidels is the foundation text ......more
"A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel’s longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Palesti......more
"Unsettled examines the role of young American Jews in the Palestine solidarity movement and argues that their activism ......more
The political events that took place during Lord Wavells Viceroyalty in India set the stage for all that transpired duri......more
This edited volume examines the impact of the protest movements that shook West Asia and North Africa in the early 2010s......more
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has raised a plethora of unanswered questions, generated seemingly irreconcila......more
This book documents the prehistoric and ancient cultural accomplishments influencing the Golden Ages of Inner Eurasia in......more
The true story of a father and son who enlist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard after the horrors of 9/11 shake th......more
Author Elon Perry uniquely combines the narrative of a challenging childhood amidst wartime struggles with the gripping ......more
This book examines for the first time how ancient Egypt is reflected in early modern Venetian sources. As a center of th......more
A multilayered, multidisciplinary examination of migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region during two centuries This is......more
Public and government attitudes to the role of the public sector in Egyptian cinema In 1957 the public sector in Egyptia......more
An ethnographic study of the contemporary meanings, forms, and purposes of friendship among young Egyptians There is a g......more
A study of how the city of Port Said was created, and its spaces mutually produced and transformed through the practices......more
The motivations behind those who went on the Third Crusade examined through close investigation of their social networks......more
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world In the late 8th and ear......more
This volume revisits the "long 19th century" in the Middle East from the perspective of emerging subjectivity as a funda......more
This book analyses under what conditions, and with what developmental effects, armed organizations shift their ’coercive......more
Days before his country signed a deal to normalize ties with Israel, the Emirati Ambassador to the US penned an article ......more
First published in 1942, Palestine is a brief history of Zionism, interspersed with a wealth of observation stimulation ......more
From the Muscovites’ annexation of the nearby Khanate of Astrakhan in 1556 to their expulsion from the region by the Ott......more
Turkish Politics and ’The People’ enhances our understanding of ’the popular’ in the study of politics through a critica......more
This edited collection brings together discussions of literary works from Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, ......more
This book tells the history of Herat, from its desolation under Chingiz Khan in 1222, to its capitulation to Tamerlane i......more
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Human rights abuses and violations in Saudi Arabia attract international condemnation. But within the country, an Islami......more
Revised version of a PhD thesis, originally published under the title: Elam in exile: religion and nature among Iranian ......more
From Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 to the foreign interventions in the ongoing civil wars in Syria, Yem......more
Between 1965 and 1975, Britain discreetly supported the Sultanate of Oman in achieving a historic Cold War-era counterin......more
In Jerusalem, as World War II was coming to an end, an extraordinary circle of friends began to meet at the bar of the K......more
In Jerusalem, as World War II was coming to an end, an extraordinary circle of friends began to meet at the bar of the K......more
The Case for Palestine is written as a counternarrative, with the hope that, if the truth is told, this violence and dis......more
As the Commander of U.S. Central Command, General Frank McKenzie oversaw some of the most important - and controversial ......more
Although the broad outline of the history of Iran in the eighteenth century is known, it still is one of the most "unkno......more
This book provides the first comprehensive account of the work of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNS......more
This book offers an analysis of the major sources of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and suggests principles and proces......more
America’s Arab Nationalists focuses in on the relationship between Arab nationalists and Americans in the struggle for i......more
This book provides analytical study of the colonial literature of Baghdad in relation to its historiography. The history......more
This book analyses the civil war in Yemen and how intervening external actors have shaped the trajectory of the conflict......more
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Israel, accounting for changes, developments and contemp......more
This book provides a comparative historical study of the rise and evolution of anti-colonial movements in South Africa a......more
This book explains the dynamics and nature of Iraqi Kurdistan’s de facto statehood since its inception in 1991, in parti......more
The book presents a new materialist understanding of acts of deliberate destruction of the built environment and, specif......more
This book considers how international law constitutes Arab lives as dispensible....more
Since 2011, the conflict in Syria has been one of the most catastrophic conflicts of our time and a dark stain on the pe......more
Nomadic people have been associated with storm rather than breeze in terms of their activities across Asia. The collecti......more
For a brief moment in the history of Acre, there was a Hebrew community that linked old and new settlements. It had a na......more
Following the horrific attack on October 7, support for a devastating military retaliation and resolution has taken cent......more
Following the horrific attack on October 7, support for a devastating military retaliation and resolution has taken cent......more
Explore the depths of ancient Egyptian burial rites with The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings. The ceremony involved an ela......more
As Andrew M. Gardner explains in The Fragmentary City, in Qatar and elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, nearly nine out ......more
As Andrew M. Gardner explains in The Fragmentary City, in Qatar and elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, nearly nine out ......more
Conspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social a......more
Conspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social a......more
This book examines the cultural heritage of Inner Eurasia (Central Asia) through the arts, from prehistoric times to the......more
Struggling for Time examines how time is used as a mechanism of control by the Israeli state and a site of mundane resis......more
Struggling for Time examines how time is used as a mechanism of control by the Israeli state and a site of mundane resis......more
What does local self-government look like in the absence of sovereignty? From the beginning of its occupation of the Wes......more
What does local self-government look like in the absence of sovereignty? From the beginning of its occupation of the Wes......more
Proper Women tells the unprecedented story of an NGO-led "women’s empowerment" program in Tehran that was created to ser......more
To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise With historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan, a......more
In a world grappling with escalating geopolitical tensions and the human cost of armed conflict, understanding the respo......more
SAUDI ARABIA TRAVEL GUIDE 2024 this comprehensive travel guide is filled with location specific photographs, by the auth......more
Focused on three Egyptian revolutions--in 1919, 1952, and 2011--this edited book argues that each of these revolutions i......more
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era This book de......more