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by Alev Lytle Croutier  Publisher Comments "Érich, firsthand accounts are an alluring invitation into the labyrinthine corridors of the Turkish harem." --San Francisco Chronicle "A serious history, yet an immensely readable oneÑinformative, gossipy and grand fun." --The New York Times Book... (read more)  List Price $25.00 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by William R. Polk Publisher Comments Iraq will continue to be a major issue and involvement for the United States into the foreseeable future says William R. Polk, former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council and professor of Middle Eastern history at the University of... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Martin Gilbert Publisher Comments The twentieth century has often been a bloody one for Jerusalem. But it has also been a century of creativity and satisfaction, exuberant life, determination, civic achievement, and perpetual hope. — from Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Bernard Lewis Publisher Comments For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $2.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Queen Noor 
Publisher Comments Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing an intimate portrait of the late King and a moving account of their... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Augustus R. Norton Publisher Comments Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization — nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group — which... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $9.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jason Elliot Publisher Comments Filling a long-neglected gap in the travel writing of the region, Mirrors of the Unseen is a rare and timely portrait of the nation descended from the world's earliest superpower: Iran. Animated by the same spirit of exploration as its acclaimed... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Bernard Avishai Publisher Comments Political economist Bernard Avishai has been writing and thinking about Israel since moving there to volunteer during the 1967 War. now he synthesizes his years of study and searching into a short, urgent polemic that posits that the country must become... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Brian Keenan Synopsis Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing... (read more) Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward W Said Publisher Comments Edward Said demonstrates why he is considered the preeminent observer and critic of the Middle East peace process in this collection of fifty essays, written mostly for Arab and European newspapers in the last five years and previously not readily... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John L Esposito Publisher Comments Thoroughly updated and featuring new material on current affairs in Turkey, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Southeast Asia, this new edition of Esposito's highly regarded book covers the many challenges for the West posed by the Islamic revival.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $2.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by As'ad AbuKhalil Publisher Comments Lebanese scholar As'ad AbuKhalil examines the roots of the September 11 crisis, the causes for antipathy toward the United States, and the historical relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world. AbuKhalil also reviews the background of U.S... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price $3.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jason Goodwin Publisher Comments Since the Turks first shattered the glory of the French crusaders in 1396, the Ottoman Empire has exerted a long, strong pull on Western minds. For six hundred years, the Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, in three... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Shirin Ebadi and Azadeh Moaveni Publisher Comments The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Neumann Publisher Comments In this provocative book, Neumann argues that Zionism is responsible for the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and that Israel is responsible for the perpetuation of violence.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Brigitte Gabriel Publisher Comments "Her writing is eloquent and her passion tremendous." --Publishers Weekly “Brigitte Gabriel's words should be read, and studied carefully, by all the law enforcement and government officials of the West -- as well as by everyone who values freedom.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Hugh Miles Publisher Comments Al Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world--and one of the most controversial. A noted journalist speculates on the potentially dramatic effects of the network's new station on the Western world while uncovering the true... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Arthur Goldschmidt Publisher Comments The eighth edition of Arthur Goldschmidt’s widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Afschineh Latifi Publisher Comments At the age of ten, a young Iranian girl witnesses the horror of her father's execution and escapes the revolution with her sister. Growing up in Tehran in the 1970s, Afschineh Latifi and her sister and two brothers enjoyed a life of luxury and privilege.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jean Sasson Publisher Comments This book paints a horrifying reality for women of the desert kingdom. It is a haunting look at the danger of Saudi male dominance and the desperate lives of the women they rule.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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