Middle Eastern history Books

"On Point II" is the US Army's first historical study of Operation Iraqi Freedom between May 2003 and January 2005. The authors of this study, historians at the Army's Combat Studies Institute, have based their account on primary documents and hundreds...

This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system...

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a protracted and multi-layered struggle deeply rooted in historical grievances, political aspirations and competing claims to land, resources and sovereignty. In this comprehensive guide by the GEW Intelligence Unit,...

Mass communication has long been recognized as an important contributor to national identity and nation building. This book examines the relationship between media and nationalism in Israel, arguing that, in comparison to other countries, the Israeli...

The long history of the dhimmi subordination of Christians and Jews to Islamic rule in the Middle East, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Balkans produced a lengthy trail of persecution, oppression, population cleansing, and transfer.In the...

Si desea descubrir la cautivadora historia de los judíos, siga leyendo...El pueblo judío es uno de los grupos humanos más antiguos del planeta. Los judíos vivieron junto a los antiguos egipcios, babilonios, fenicios y sumerios, todos los cuales han...

Perched between three continents — Africa, Asia, and Europe — the Levant is a crossroads of world history. Presently the domain of Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians, with Turkey on its northern margins, the Levant epitomizes cultural...

In January 1929, the reigning monarch of Afghanistan, Amir Aman Allah Khan, was driven from his capital by a former soldier turned outlaw. The uprising was a response to the ruler's attempts to modernize the tribal culture of Afghanistan. Kabul, then as...

The Arab region continues to be among the most challenging in the world for the progress of women's rights. Equality remains elusive for women and vulnerable groups in the region due to traditional patriarchal cultures, protracted crises, lack of...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Jerusalem has a long and mystical history. This book explores the folklore and superstitions of one of the worlds most amazing cities. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and...

This volume features Andrew Lang's detailed exploration of Ancient Egyptian mythology, religion, and folklore.First published in 1877, this in-depth volume examines the Ancient Egyptian deities, gods, and religious folklore. The perfect read for those...

Examines the struggle of Jewish women to join defense and military activities during the decades leading up to the Israeli War of Independence.

An examination of how the logistical demands of the British military campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia led to a more intrusive and authoritarian form of imperial control in 1917-18. This early example of Western military intervention in the Middle...

This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than...

""Della Giurisdizione Consolare In Levante: E Della Riforma Giudiziaria In Egitto"" ����� un saggio scritto da Arturo Carpi nel 1875. Il libro tratta della giurisdizione consolare nella regione del Levante e della riforma giudiziaria in Egitto. L'autore...

Il libro ""Della Regale Accademia Ercolanese Dalla Sua Fondazione Sinora: Con Un Cenno Biografico De' Suoi Soci Ordinari (1840)"" di Giuseppe Castaldi fornisce una descrizione completa della fondazione e della storia dell'Accademia Reale di Ercolano...

""Del Uso En Sus Relaciones Con El Lenguaje"" es un libro escrito por Miguel Antonio Caro en 1881. En este libro, el autor explora la relaci������n entre el uso del lenguaje y su correcta aplicaci������n en la comunicaci������n. Caro argumenta que el...

Liber intitulatus ""De Vita Et Scriptis Sancti Jacobi: Batnarum Sarugi In Mesopotamia Episcopi"" auctore Abbeloos, Joannes Baptiste, anno MDCCCLXVII editus est. In hoc libro, auctor vitam et scripta Sancti Jacobi, qui Batnarum Sarugi in Mesopotamia...

De Veteris Testamenti Versione Syriaca Quam Peschittho Vocant, Part 1: Quaestiones Criticae est opus Isaac Prager, quod anno MDCCCLXXV editum est. In hoc libro auctor quaestiones criticas circa versionem Syriacam Veteris Testamenti, quae Peschittho...

De Vita Et Scriptis Aphraatis, Sapientis Persae: Dissertatio Historico-Theologica (1882) est liber qui tractat de vita et scriptis Aphraatis, sapientis Persae. Auctor huius libri est Jacobus Forget. Liber est dissertatio historico-theologica, quae...

This book examines the process of secularization in the Middle East in the late 19th and early 20th century through an analysis of the transformation and abolition of Islamic Caliphate. Focusing on debates in both the center of the Caliphate and its...

This book is a tale of loss: the loss of Iran as America's main ally and agent in the Middle East and the downfall of the short-lived Pahlavi monarchy and America's inability and unwillingness to prevent its demise. Khomeini's triumph altered America's...

This book examines a key question through the lens of popular culture: Why did the Egyptian people opt to elect in June 2014 a new president (Abdel Fattah al-Sisi), who hails from the military establishment, after toppling a previous military dictator...

In Islamic History and Law, Labeeb Ahmed Bsoul undertakes an extensive examination of Islamic intellectual history, covering ages that witnessed different movements and doctrinal trends. While political and geographical factors certainly influenced the...

The state and entrepreneurs are two players that have shaped both economic activity and economic history throughout the world since the Industrial Revolution. The state affects the economy through its policies, while entrepreneurs affect the economy...

This book is the only comprehensive study in a European language that analyzes how Sufi treatises, Qur'anic commentary, letters, hagiography, and poetry define and depict jihad. Harry S. Neale analyzes Sufi jihad discourse in Arabic and Persian texts...

The role of the mass media in Genocide is multifaceted, with respect to the disclosure and flow of information. In fact, the mass media provides both explanations and interpretations of events to the public in potentially controversial ways. From this...

This book explores key historical episodes to understand the reasons and consequences of the enduring partiality problem in cooperation between Turkey and Iraq. Notwithstanding their mutual material interdependence and common cultural heritage, these two...

This book explores the professional and social lives of the soldiers who served in the army of the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century. More than just a fighting force, this army was the setting in which hundreds of thousands of men forged...

This volume provides cutting-edge political economy analyses of the Palestinian people as a whole - those living in the occupied territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (including annexed East Jerusalem), those living within Israel and refugees in...

This book provides a detailed historical and political analysis of Israel's policy decision-making process towards the Occupied Territories, under successive Labour governments. The book argues that Israel did not have a strategic policy towards the...

In the familiar atmosphere of hue and cry, Violence and Understanding in Gaza encourages its readers to think for themselves when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As the first comprehensive investigation of the British broadsheets' coverage...

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were pivotal in contemporary Egyptian history. The country searched for an identity in the face of intensifying western imperialism, the emerging nation-state, changing gender roles, and a rising middle...

Between 1948 and 1951, there was a concerted effort by Britain and the US to find a solution to the Palestinian refugee problem. Mutual self-interest drove the two powers to facilitate international and UN relief efforts as well as to open a diplomatic...

A pioneering investigation into the secret world of wartime Persia (Iran), meticulously sourced and based on six years of extraordinarily wide and deep research in the German, British, and American archives. This study exposes the problems, pressures,...

The Arabic Influences on Early Modern Occult Philosophy introduces Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories formulated mainly in The Great Introduction to the Judgements of the Stars by Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787-886), De radiis by Ya'qub ibn...

This book provides a history of sovereign debt, defaults and international financial control in the Middle East and the Balkans between 1870 and 1914.

A collection of essays and articles on Armenian and Near Eastern studies, written by renowned scholar Matteos Mamurian. From the origins of the Armenian language to the history of Armenian Christianity and the Armenian Genocide, this volume covers a wide...

In diesem Buch beschreibt Jehiel Tschlenow seine fünf Jahre der Arbeit in Palästina. Als einer der führenden Zionisten seiner Zeit gewährt er Einblicke in seine Vision für eine jüdische Nation. Für alle, die sich für die Geschichte des modernen Israel...

Explore the history and rich culture of Palestine in this comprehensive work. From the earliest days of civilization to the modern era, William Leonard Gage provides a fascinating account of this important region of the world. This book is sure to be...

L'œuvre majeure de Nils Gustaf Palin offre une plongée fascinante dans les hiéroglyphes, leur signification et leur contexte historique. Ce livre est un excellent point de départ pour les historiens, les archéologues et les passionnés érudits. Une...

Dieses Buch präsentiert die Ergebnisse von altorientalischen Forschungen, die von Hugo Winckler durchgeführt wurden. Es enthält wichtige Informationen über die Kultur und Geschichte des alten Orients und ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk für...

Eine Chronik der Geschichte von Babylon und ein Anhang über synchronistische Geschichte P. Das Buch behandelt die politischen und sozialen Ereignisse in Babylon und ihre Rolle in der Weltgeschichte.This work has been selected by scholars as being...