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Gulf Women
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 28.99This ground-breaking collection of fifteen essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world as well as the history of Muslim women. The result of a project aimed at finding sources and studying the history of women in the region, the articles are presented thematically and chronologically, starting with ancient... more...
Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 79.00This study reassesses the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya, one of the greatest medieval Islamic theologians. more...
The Good Muslim
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 24.00This thought-provoking book reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology, revealing fascinating insights into Islamic ethics. more...
The Middle East in Turmoil
ABC-CLIO 2012; US$ 89.00From Islamic extremism in Algeria to civil war in Iraq, this volume provides in-depth coverage of political and cultural conflict in the Middle East. more...
Land of Dreams
Taylor Trade Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99This memoir, written by a native son, recalls everyday life before, during, and after the birth of the State of Israel. more...
Modern Israeli Tanks and Infantry Carriers 1985-2004
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95Over the last two decades, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has introduced a variety of new AFVs. Old models such as the M48 and M60 have been improved beyond recognition, in the form of the Magach 7. The performance of Israel's indigenous Merkava tank has been similarly enhanced with new variants and the new Merkava 4 MBT has recently entered service.... more...
A History of the Arab Peoples
Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 14.57A History of the Arab Peoples covers not only political history, but also culture, society, economy and thought, in a work of profound and lasting importance. A magnificent display of the late Albert Hourani's lifetime of scholarship, it was a best-seller on first publication in 1991. This new edition, updated by Malise Ruthven, includes such recent... more...
The House of Prisoners
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 154.00This book studies the house of prisoners at the city of Uruk during the revolt against king Samsu-iluna (ca. 1741?1739 BC). The history of this period is not widely known and there is no previous comprehensive treatment of the institution under consideration. The analysis of some 410 documents dated or attributable to Rim-Anum of Uruk, one of the rebel... more...
A Convergence of Civilizations
Columbia University Press 2011; US$ 39.99We are told that Western/Christian and Muslim/Arab civilizations are on the verge of destroying each other. The demographics of one group remain sluggish, while the population of the other has exploded, widening the cultural gap and all but guaranteeing the outbreak of war. Leaving aside the media's sound and fury on this subject, measured analysis... more...
Colonial Effects
Columbia University Press 2001; US$ 28.99Colonial Effects analyzes the creation and definition of modern Jordanian identity. Massad studies two key institutions-- the law and the military--and uses them to create an original and precise analysis of the development of Jordanian national identity in the postcolonial period. Joseph A. Massad engages recent scholarly debates on nationalism... more...









