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The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey (Vintage International)
by Fouad Ajami
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From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately,... ( read more)
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The Jews of Kurdistan (Jewish Folklore & Anthropology)
by Erich Brauer
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Following World War II, members of the sizable Jewish community in what had been Kurdistan, now part of Iraq, left their homeland and resettled in Palestine where they were quickly assimilated with the dominant Israeli-Jewish culture. Anthropologist... ( read more)
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A Strange Death
by Hillel Halkin
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In 1917, the members of a spy ring who sought to assist the British in driving the Turks from Palestine were betrayed. Two were hanged; one, the iconically beautiful Sarah Aaronsohn, shot herself to escape torture and died a lingering death four days... ( read more)
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The Closed Circle
by David Pryce Jones
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As the violence of the Middle East has come to America, many Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem that appears to be a feature of Arab societies. This important book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal,... ( read more)
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Middle East & the United States: A Historical & Political Reassessment
by David W Lesch
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The important relationship between the United States and the Middle East has historically been examined from a one-dimensional perspective. This volume brings together noted scholars and diplomats from the Middle East, North America, and Europe to... ( read more)
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A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
by Kenneth Pollack
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“A persuasive but painful solution for dealing with the mess in the Middle East.” –Kirkus The greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political... ( read more)
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1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East
by Tom Segev and Jessica Cohen
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From Israel's leading historian, a sweeping history of 1967 — the war, what led up to it, what came after, and how it changed everything.
Tom Segev's acclaimed works One Palestine, Complete and The Seventh Million overturned accepted views of... ( read more)
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Time: The Middle East: The History, the Conflict, the Culture, the Faiths
by Kelly Knauer
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The Middle East is rich in history and saturated in blood. Time explains the current crisis in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza by illuminating the complicated history if this fascinating, tortured region and profiling the swrils of culture, religions and... ( read more)
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Let Me Create a Paradise, God Said to Himself: A Journey of Conscience from Johannesburg to Jerusalem
by Hirsh Goodman
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"Let Me Create a Paradise" is a wise, warm, and wry memoir. It is one man's life story and the story of two divided nations in two different eras: the tragedies in their histories, and the hope that still exists for both of them.... ( read more)
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Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
by Elaine Sciolino
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Sciolino goes behind the headlines for an intriguing, in-depth look at Iran's complex people and culture. photos. 1 map.... ( read more)
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Saudi Arabia
by Gene Lindsey
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An American businessman's view (developed over the past decade--much
of which he spent in the Kingdom) of Saudi resources, enterprise,
investment, and world view.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... ( read more)
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Future Iraq: Us Policy in Reshaping the Middle East
by Geoff Simons
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Accomplished author Geoff Simons offers an incisive look at the implications of US involvement in... ( read more)
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Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society
by Lila Abu Lughod
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"A truly extraordinary book--beautifully and modestly written, remarkably insightful, consistently compelling." --Edward Said, author of "Out of Place: A... ( read more)
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Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies
by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit
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A pioneering investigation of the lineage of anti-Western stereotypes that traces them back to the West itself.
Twenty-five years ago, Edward Said's Orientalism spawned a generation of scholarship on the denigrating and dangerous mirage of "the East"... ( read more)
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A Hundred and One Days
by Asne Seierstad
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From January until April 2003 — for one hundred and one days — Åsne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Bagdad for Scandinavian, German, and Dutch media. Through her articles and live television coverage she reported on the events in Iraq before,... ( read more)
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Multiple Identities of the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis
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The Middle East is the home of ancient civilizations, yet most of its states are of recent origin. In modern times, the very nature of the area's identity, allegience and legitimacy has undergone and is undergoing major changes; this book examines the... ( read more)
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Holy Land Whose Land 2ND Edition Rev Modern Dile
by Dorothy W Drummond
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Holy Land, Whose Land? examines how the land sacred to three world religions has become a cauldron of conflict, struggling with the continual intrusion of the past upon the present. The book traverses the region's history from Abraham to Arafat, focusing... ( read more)
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Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
by Stephen Kinzer
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If Turkey lived up to its potential, it could rule the world - but will it? A passionate report from the front lines For centuries few terrors were more vivid in the West than fear of "the Turk," and many people still think of Turkey as repressive, wild,... ( read more)
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In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam
by Milton Viorst
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The Middle East has long been a volatile yet vital region in world politics. In his captivating new book, In the Shadow of the Prophet, journalist Milton Viorst illuminates the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community's fierce determination to... ( read more)
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A Thousand Sighs, a Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan
by Christiane Bird
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Though the Kurds played a major military and tactical role in the United States' recent war with Iraq, most of us know little about this fiercely independent, long-marginalized people. Now acclaimed journalist Christiane Bird, who riveted readers with... ( read more)
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