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Steele, John M.	A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East (En) By: Steele, John M. Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10695 Topic: History - Culture - Middle East Astronomy Abstract: The Middle East was both the birthplace of astronomy and the center for its development during the medieval period, and this volume offers a fascinating insight into Arabic advances in astronomy and their profound influence on science in the rest of the world. $11.95 See More Detail or Order >
Healey, John E. / G. Rex Smith	A Brief Introduction to the Arabic Alphabet: Its Origins and Various Forms (En) By: Healey, John E. / G. Rex Smith Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10694 Topic: History - Culture - Arabic Alphabet Abstract: The Arabic alphabet has a fascinating history, one that is entwined with the development of culture and society in the Middle East. The authors trace the origins of the Arabic alphabet back to Aramaic, a descendant of Phoenecian, which itself gave rise to the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. $11.95 See More Detail or Order >
Mauranic, Matija (1817 - 1881) / Translated Branka Magas	A Glance Into Ottoman Bosnia (En) By: Mauranic, Matija (1817 - 1881) / Translated Branka Magas Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 6623 Topic: Historical - Travels - Expeditions Abstract: A Glance Into Ottoman Bosnia', or 'A Short Journey into that Land by a Native in 1839-40'. In this fascinating and sympathetic eyewitness account, Mazuranic records his encounters with Ottoman Bosnian society at every level... $24.95 Sale Price: $18.00 See More Detail or Order >
Khayyam, Omar	An Essay on Algebra and Equations (Algebra wa Al-Muqabala) By: Khayyam, Omar Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 9272 Topic: Mathematics, History Abstract: Omar Al-Khayyam's famous book on algebra and equations is considered to be his most important contribution to mathematics. The book deals with the solution of quadratic and cubic equations. He solved all possible cases of such equations by using geometrical approaches, sometimes involving conic sections, parabolas and hyperbolas. Historians of science, teachers of mathematics and mathematicians themselves will find the book both interesting and informative. $14.00 See More Detail or Order >
Andre Breton, Andre / Translated: Mark Polizzotti	Anthology of Black Humour By: Andre Breton, Andre / Translated: Mark Polizzotti Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 11355 Topic: Humour, Culture Abstract: First published in 1940 as "Anthologie de l'humour noir, this is Andre Breton's definitive statement on lhumour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism. Translated to the English from the French and with an introduction by Mark Polizzotti. $15.90 See More Detail or Order >
Kamal, Ahmed Adil	Atlas of the Islamic Conquests By: Kamal, Ahmed Adil Hardcover \| Arabic \| Product Code: 12148 Topic: Islam-History-Atlas Abstract: History is a mirror of the past days and nights of nations and communities. Hence the History of Islam is not only a mirror of the fourteen centuries of the Muslim Ummah but it also signifies the best Human Civilization on the face of the earth. $58.00 See More Detail or Order >
Editor, Kamal Boullata,	Belonging and Globalisation By: Editor, Kamal Boullata, Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 6849 Topic: Essays Abstract: Critical Essays in Contemporary Art and Culture - contemporary art produced outside the bounds of dominant cultural circuits responds to the challenge posed by globalisation, edited by Kamal Boullata. $21.95 See More Detail or Order >
Sibaa'ie, Dr. Mustafa	Civilization of Faith - A Journey Through Islamic History By: Sibaa'ie, Dr. Mustafa Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4518 Topic: Islamic History Abstract: This book is a reminder to Muslims of their glorious past. $10.00 See More Detail or Order >
Magas, Branka	Croatia Through History By: Magas, Branka Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 7459 Topic: History Abstract: This comprehensive volume by Branka Magas recounts Croatia's development from the early Middle Ages to the present day. $60.00 See More Detail or Order >
Schroeder, Robert	Cults: Secret Sects and Radical Religions By: Schroeder, Robert Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 11112 Topic: Religion - History and Current Abstract: By journalist and writer Robert Schroeder, in the English language. Charting the rise of religious cults and sinister sects - a disturbing phenomenon of the twentieth century - this exploration discusses the essence of a cult's appeal and the experiences of those who were once cult members. $24.95 See More Detail or Order >
McGilvary, Margaret	Dawn of a New Era in Syria By: McGilvary, Margaret Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 6783 Topic: History Abstract: This edition of The Dawn of a New Era in Syria captures the country at a difficult time in its history. First published in 1920, it describes the situation in Syria during the First World War and the beginnings of its recovery. $21.95 See More Detail or Order >
Bassam Haddad, Souhail Belhadj, Baudoin Dupret, Zohair Ghazzal, Thomas Pierret and more	Demystifying Syria (En) By: Bassam Haddad, Souhail Belhadj, Baudoin Dupret, Zohair Ghazzal, Thomas Pierret and more Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 11608 Topic: Current Affairs/Politics Abstract: This collection presents new research conducted by the contributers on aspects of Syrian politics, economics and diplomacy that are too often ignored. $21.95 Sale Price: $20.00 See More Detail or Order >
Lane, Edward William	Description Of Egypt By: Lane, Edward William Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 11873 Topic: Egyptian History - Culture Abstract: Edward William Lane (1801-76), a name known to almost anyone in Middle East studies, was the translator or author of a number of highly influential works: The Thousand and One Nights, Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, and the Arabic-English Lexicon. Yet one of his greatest works, Description of Egypt, was never published, for financial reasons. Sold to the British Museum by Lanes widow in 1891, the manuscript has only now been salvaged for publication, nearly 170 years after its completion. Written in the form of a journey through Egypt from north to south, this important book includes descriptions of all the ancient monuments and contemporary life that Lane explored along the way. $39.50 See More Detail or Order >
Sadgrove, Philip	Egyptian Theatre in the Nineteenth Century 1799-1882 By: Sadgrove, Philip Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10974 Topic: History - Culture - theatre Abstract: In the English language. Using previously unexploited sources, Philip Sadgrove provides a comprehensive account of the early history of theatre in Egypt, from the time of the French expeditionary force led by Napoleon in 1798, to the British occupation in 1882. $24.70 See More Detail or Order >
Hoare, Marko Attila	History of Bosnia By: Hoare, Marko Attila Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 7458 Topic: History Abstract: The History of Bosnia From the Middle Ages to the Present Day' - examines the origins of Bosnia and its constituent peoples, tracing their evolution through periods of Ottoman, Habsbury and Yugoslav rule. $49.95 See More Detail or Order >
Ayse Onal, Ayse / Intro: Joan Smith	Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed By: Ayse Onal, Ayse / Intro: Joan Smith Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10712 Topic: Culture Abstract: 'Ayse Onal has done an immense service by revealing what it is like to live in an honour-based society and the terrible cost, not just to the women who are beaten and eventually killed, but to the perpetrators and other relatives' - Joan Smith. $19.95 See More Detail or Order >
Graham, Mark	How Islam Created The Modern World By: Graham, Mark Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 5846 Topic: Islamic History Abstract: In the Middle Ages, while Europe was mired in superstition and feudal chaos, Baghdad was the intellectual center of the world. $19.95 See More Detail or Order >
Kabbani, Rana	Imperial Fictions: Europe's Myths of Orient By: Kabbani, Rana Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10711 Topic: Culture Abstract: 'Admirably pinpoints those aspects of the West's imaginative involvement with the East which are still painful to own up to fully.' The Sunday Times $16.95 See More Detail or Order >
Roraback, Amanda	Iraq in a Nutshell By: Roraback, Amanda Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4588 Topic: Brief History Abstract: The history and important people - such as Saddam Hussein - and what they did, by Amanda Roraback. $8.00 See More Detail or Order >
Shiblak, Abbas	Iraqi Jews : A History of Mass Exodus By: Shiblak, Abbas Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 15374 Topic: History - Jews of Iraq Abstract: The Jews of Iraq constituted one of the oldest and most deeply rooted Jewish communities in the world. But in the early 1950s most of them left for Israel, under circumstances that remain the subject of heated controversy. Researched and written by Palestinian writer and academic, Abbas Shiblak. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. First published in 1986, this 2005 edition includes a preface by Peter Sluglett. $19.95 Sale Price: $18.00 See More Detail or Order >
Armstrong, Karen	Islam A Short History By: Armstrong, Karen Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 14674 Topic: Religion - Islam - History Abstract: "Islam A Short History", by Karen Armstrong. No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. $19.95 See More Detail or Order >
Clarence-Smith, William Gervase	Islam and the Abolition of Slavery By: Clarence-Smith, William Gervase Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 11356 Topic: Islamic Studies - Historical Abstract: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2006. From the Caucasus to South Africa, Gervase Clarence-Smith ranges across the history of Islam, paying particular attention to the period from the late 18th century to the present. "As a historian, Clarence-Smith has certainly made his case. Islam and the Abolition of Slavery is a tour de force." - Times Literary Supplement $35.00 Sale Price: $30.00 See More Detail or Order >
Roraback, Amanda	Islam in a Nutshell By: Roraback, Amanda Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4586 Topic: Brief History Abstract: This book by Amanda Roraback explains the Islamic culture. $8.00 See More Detail or Order >
Arkoun, Muhammad	Islam: To Reform or to Subvert? (En) By: Arkoun, Muhammad Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10822 Topic: History / Culture Abstract: At a time when Islam is vilified by some and a source of inspiration for others, Mohammed Arkoun's is one of few voices that go against the stream. This radical review of the historiography of Islam draws on historical, social, psychological, and anthropological analysis. $25.95 See More Detail or Order >
Hughes, Stephen O.	Morocco Under King Hassan By: Hughes, Stephen O. Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 6974 Topic: History Abstract: By Stephen O. hughes, this book provides a fascinating insight into the inner workings of an endearing and gripping country which will provide the reader with a better understanding and appreciation of Morocco and the Moroccans. Consisting of 37 chapters, it is designed as a handbook for both the specialist and general reader. $35.00 See More Detail or Order >
Edited by Irene Bierman	Napoleon in Egypt By: Edited by Irene Bierman Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 6975 Topic: History Abstract: Napoleon Bonaparte's goal in setting sail for Egypt in 1798 was to establish new colonies for the French and to threaten British trade with India. While the immediate impact of the invasion has been the subject of many studies, it should also be considered in the context of the geopolitics of the period and the longer-term historical trends in Egypt. $49.50 See More Detail or Order >
Ugresic, Dubravka	Nobody's Home By: Ugresic, Dubravka Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 7447 Topic: Essays Abstract: Essays - 'A unique tone of voice, a madcap wit and a lively sense of the absurd. Ingenious.'- Marina Warner. By Dubravka Ugresic, and translated to English by Ellen Elias-Bursac. $14.95 See More Detail or Order >
Roraback, Amanda	Pakistan in a Nutshell By: Roraback, Amanda Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4587 Topic: Brief History Abstract: The history and important people of Pakistan by Amanda Roraback. $8.00 See More Detail or Order >
Roraback, Amanda	Palestine in a nutshell By: Roraback, Amanda Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4594 Topic: Brief History Abstract: The history of Palestine and what it is going through, by Amanda Roraback. $10.00 See More Detail or Order >
Boullata, Kamal	Palestinian Art From 1850 to the Present By: Boullata, Kamal Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 11617 Topic: English/Art/Culture Abstract: Kamal Boullata offers the first insider's study of Palestinian art. The only authoritative account in English yet published, this scholarly analysis presents insights into the development of Palestinian art before and after the cataclysmic events of 1948 during which Palestinian society was uprooted and dispersed. $35.95 Sale Price: $30.00 See More Detail or Order >
Ahman, Aisha / Boase, Roger	Pashtun Tales By: Ahman, Aisha / Boase, Roger Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 4560 Topic: History Abstract: All the passion, devotion, humour, and wisdom of Pashtun society can be found in this book by Aisha Ahman & Roger Boase $22.00 See More Detail or Order >
Yamani, Maha A.Z.	Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia By: Yamani, Maha A.Z. Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 10977 Topic: Culture - Society - Islamic Law Abstract: In the English, by Maha A.Z. Yamani, the first academic source of its kind, the purpose of this book is to shed light on the often misunderstood polygamous situation in modern Saudi Arabia. $54.50 See More Detail or Order >
Ranard, John	Seven Doors To Islam By: Ranard, John Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 10701 Topic: Islam - General Abstract: Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. $24.95 See More Detail or Order >
Hopwood, Derek	Sexual Encounters in the Middle East By: Hopwood, Derek Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 6638 Topic: Middle East Culture - History Abstract: Sexual Encounters in the Middle East: The British, the French and the Arabs. This book is a fascinating study of a hitherto neglected topic: the way in which British, French and Arab men and women related to each other sexually, primarily during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. $35.00 See More Detail or Order >
Bouhdiba, Abdul Wahab	Sexuality in Islam By: Bouhdiba, Abdul Wahab Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4570 Topic: Islamic Culture Abstract: Drawing on both Arabic and western sources, the author, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic view of the world. $15.95 See More Detail or Order >
Saab, Mahmud Khalil	Stories and Scenes from Mount Lebanon By: Saab, Mahmud Khalil Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 5752 Topic: History - lebanon Abstract: At the outbreak of civil war in 1975, Mahmoud Khalil Saab realised that Lebanon would be changed forever. A man with a deep love for his country, he immediately set about recording eye-witness accounts of terrible events as they unfolded, as well as stories and anecdotes passed down from one generation to the next. $36.00 See More Detail or Order >
Ahmed Essa; Othman Ali	Studies in Islamic Civilization: The Muslim Contribution to the Renaissance By: Ahmed Essa; Othman Ali Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 14701 Topic: Islamic - History - Culture Abstract: Studies in Islamic Civilization draws upon the works of Western scholars to make the case that without the tremendous contribution of the Muslim world there would have been no Renaissance in Europe. For almost a thousand years Islam was arguably one of the leading civilizations of the world spanning a geographic area greater than any other. $19.00 See More Detail or Order >
Lewis, Bernard	The Assassins By: Lewis, Bernard Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4584 Topic: History Abstract: Assassin is now a common noun in most European languages, but it first came to the West from Arabic around the time of the Crusades, when it was the name of a secretive Islamic sect feared by the Crusaders and the Muslim establishment alike. Here Bernard Lewis traces the origins of the Assassin sect. $12.00 See More Detail or Order >
Khuri, Fuad I.	The Body in Islamic Culture By: Khuri, Fuad I. Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 7547 Topic: Studies Abstract: Fuad Khuri explores the concept of the body in two phases - different meaning and images related to the body in Islam, and the ways the body communicates messages, attitudes and feelings through unspoken language. $18.00 See More Detail or Order >
Fine, John	The Bosnian Church By: Fine, John Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 7460 Topic: History Abstract: "The Bosnian Church: 'Its Place in State and Society from the Thirteenth to the Fifteenth Century". History by John Fine. $49.95 See More Detail or Order >
Faruqi, I. & L.	The Cultural Atlas Of Islam By: Faruqi, I. & L. Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 6178 Topic: Atlas of Islam Abstract: This magnificent book presents the entire world view of Islam. $59.95 See More Detail or Order > Sorry - this item is currently out of stock.
Makdisi, Ussama	The Culture of Sectarianism By: Makdisi, Ussama Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 14699 Topic: Anthropology - History Abstract: Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, Ussama Makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. His study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. $22.50 See More Detail or Order >
Najeebabadi, A.	The History of Islam 1/3, English By: Najeebabadi, A. Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 1236 Topic: Islamic History Abstract: This book presents the true Islamic events and their actual causes before the English readers, by A Najeebabadi. $55.00 See More Detail or Order >
Goodwin, Godfrey	The Janissaries By: Goodwin, Godfrey Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4572 Topic: History Abstract: This book by Godfrey Goodwin shows what the Janissaries went through from the fifteenth century till the eighteenth century. $18.00 See More Detail or Order >
Amin, Qasim	The Liberation of Women The New Woman By: Amin, Qasim Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 5833 Topic: Islamic Culture Abstract: "Two Documents in the History of Egyptian Feminism", by Qasim Amin, here in English translation for the first time in one volume. $17.95 See More Detail or Order >
Ibn Khaldun (732/1332 - 808/1406), translated by Franz Rosenthal	The Muqaddimah By: Ibn Khaldun (732/1332 - 808/1406), translated by Franz Rosenthal Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 12056 Topic: History-Culture-Anthropology Abstract: "The Muqaddimah An Introduction to History", the classic Islamic History of the World, by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun. (d.1406). This is a one-volume abridged version of Franz Rosenthal's translation. $29.95 Sale Price: $24.00 See More Detail or Order >
Nakash, Yithak	The Shia's of Iraq By: Nakash, Yithak Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4612 Topic: History - Iraq Abstract: The most authoritative account we have on the Shi'a of Iraq, by Yithak Nakash. $18.00 See More Detail or Order >
Ibrahimovich, Ibrahimov Nematulla	The Travels of Ibn Battuta to Central Asia By: Ibrahimovich, Ibrahimov Nematulla Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 10568 Topic: History - Travels and Expeditions Abstract: The original Travels of Ibn Battuta ranks highly amongst the masterpieces of Arabic geographical literature and is of great significance in the understanding of the history of the peoples inhabiting the Central Asian states. $39.95 See More Detail or Order >
Jabar, Faleh / Dawud, Hosham	Tribes and Power: Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Middle East By: Jabar, Faleh / Dawud, Hosham Hardcover \| English \| Product Code: 4562 Topic: History - Culture Abstract: This book provides a greater understanding of the structure, functioning and mutation of tribes of the Middle East today. $35.00 See More Detail or Order >
Jezernik, Bazidar	Wild Europe: The Balkans in the Gaze of Western Travellers By: Jezernik, Bazidar Softcover \| English \| Product Code: 4561 Topic: History Abstract: The author, Bazidar Jezernik, reveals how the Balkans have perceived by Western Europe travelers. $24.95 See More Detail or Order >