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Peace To End All Peace : the Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East (89 Edition)
by David Fromkin
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In a famous line toward the end of David Lean's magnificent Lawrence
of Arabia, Prince Faisal tells Lawrence, "Young men make wars,
and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men, courage and hope
for the future. Then, old men make... ( read more)
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi
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Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged... ( read more)
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Orientalism
by Edward W Said
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The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.... ( read more)
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
by Michael Oren
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A gripping account of one of the pivotal events in modern Middle Eastern history — on the 35th anniversary of the war
In Israel and the West it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War, or simply as "the... ( read more)
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
by Jean P Sasson
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Because she is a woman, she is considered worthless -- a slave to the whims of her male masters. She has watched sisters, cousins and friends sold into marriage as young girls to men five times their age and brutally murdered for the slightest... ( read more)
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Reflections on Exile: And Other Essays (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)
by Edward W Said
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With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said's writings have transformed the field of literary studies. This long-awaited collection of literary and cultural essays offers evidence of how much the fully engaged critical... ( read more)
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq.
The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... ( read more)
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34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah, and the War in Lebanon (08 Edition)
by Amos Harel
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This is the first comprehensive account of the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the border abduction of an Israeli soldier on the morning of July 12, 2006, through the hasty decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions in... ( read more)
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Whose Promised Land?: The Continuing Crisis Over Israel and Palestine
by Colin Chapman
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-316) and indexes.... ( read more)
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History of the Modern Middle East 3RD Edition
by William Cleveland
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A History of the Modern Middle East provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the Iranian Revolution and the Gulf War.
After introducing... ( read more)
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Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services
by Ian Black
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This is the first documented, comprehensive history of all three of Israel's intelligence services, from their origins in the 1930s, through Israel's five wars, up to the present, with a new chapter updating the book through the Gulf War. Highly readable... ( read more)
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Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq
by Kanan Makiya
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First published in 1989, just before the Gulf War broke out, Republic of Fear was the only book that explained the motives of the Saddam Hussein regime in invading and annexing Kuwait. Written under the pseudonym Samir al-Khalil, the book now appears for... ( read more)
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Persian Girls: A Memoir
by Nahid Rachlin
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Praised by V. S. Naipaul, Anne Tyler, and other writers, Nahid Rachlin has spent her career writing novels about hidden Iran-the combustible political passions underlying everyday life and the family dramas of ordinary Iranians. With her long-awaited... ( read more)
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Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
by Norman G. Finkelstein
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-280) and index.... ( read more)
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A People's History of Iraq: The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers Movements, and the Left 1923-2004
by Ilario Salucci
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Whether standing up to British occupiers, the monarchy they installed or the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein-who for many years was a friend and ally of the United States-the workers'movement and the Left in Iraq have a rich history of fighting for... ( read more)
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Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey From Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
by Sattareh F Farmaian
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The Remarkable story of the daughter of a once powerful and wealthy shazdeh, or prince, Farmaian tells a fascinating tale of growing up in the 1930s in a Persian harem compound in Tehran. Breaking with Muslim tradition, she became... ( read more)
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Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library)
by Jane F Geniesse
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Freya Stark — traveler, explorer, Arabist, and woman of letters — began the extraordinary adventures that would glamorize her — and would catapult her into public life for the next sixty years — in 1927. And with the publication of... ( read more)
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
by Mark Bowden
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From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary... ( read more)
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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City
by Dore Gold
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In his revealing new book, bestselling author and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold explains why the battle for Jerusalem is intensifying. Gold shows why only Israel can preserve its holy places for Christians, Jews, and even... ( read more)
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Iron Cage (06 Edition)
by Rashid Khalidi
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A timely and compelling examination of the Palestinian dilemma, named one of the 100 best books of the year by Publishers Weekly In Resurrecting Empire, Rashid Khalidi dissected the failures of colonial policy over the entire span of the modern history... ( read more)
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