Cultural Region/Middle Eastern
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Phantom Noise
$16.95 Read moreIn the aftermath of best-selling Here, Bullet, Brian Turner deftly illuminates existence as both easily extinguishable and ultimately enduring. These prophetic, osmotic poems wage a daily battle for n
- Author: Turner, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1882295803
- Language: English
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The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria
$15.95 Add to cartA masterpiece of war reportage, The Morning They Came for Us bears witness to one of the most brutal internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity
- Author: Di Giovanni, Janine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492950
- Language: English
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Israel’s Long War with Hezbollah: Military Innovation and Adaptation Under Fire
$39.95 Add to cartThe ongoing conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is now in its fourth decade and shows no signs of ending. Raphael D. Marcus examines this conflict since the formation of
- Author: Marcus, Raphael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1626166110
- Language: English
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Qatar: A Modern History, Updated Edition
$34.95 Add to cartWhat role does Qatar play in the Middle East, and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the ruling Al-Thani family shaped Qatar from a traditional tribal society and British protector
- Author: Fromherz, Allen J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: June 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1626162034
- Language: English
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5 Cities That Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London & New York Shaped Global History
$19.99 Add to cartIn Five Cities that Ruled the World, theologian Douglas Wilson fuses together, in compelling detail, the critical moments birthed in history’s most influential cities –Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London
- Author: Wilson, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 02 2009
- ISBN10: 1595551360
- Language: English
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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening
$18.99 Add to cart“A vital, inspiring book” (O, The Oprah Magazine)–a ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of the courageous movement that… [more below]
- Author: Al-Sharif, Manal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1476793034
- Language: English
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The Prince of the Marshes
$16.99 Add to cartIn August 2003, at the age of thirty, Rory Stewart took a taxi from Jordan to Baghdad. A Farsi-speaking British diplomat who had recently completed an epic walk from Turkey to Bangladesh, he was soon
- Author: Stewart, Rory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0156032791
- Language: English
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A History of Religious Rules: A Legacy of Piety and Coercion
$19.99 Add to cartThis book is a history and a suggestion as to how to approach religious differences . It is not a work of theology. It is not about belief, faith, God, or salvation. The prophets and founders of the g
- Author: Varner, Claude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987522905
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Monks of Paulestine: Volume 114
$39.95 Add to cartDuring the later fifth and early sixth centuries the most creative developments in Eastern Christian monasticism occurred not in Egypt or in Syria, but in Palestine, through the work of St Euthymius
- Series: Cistercian Studies #114
- Author: Cyril of Scythopolis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: November 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0879079142
- Language: English
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Turn Me to Gold: 108 Poems of Kabir
$24.95 Read moreAfter authoring more than 30 books, Andrew Harvey, Rumi scholar, mystic, and founder of Sacred Activism, is releasing what may be his consummate work, Turn Me to Gold: 108 Poems of Kabir, embellished … [more below]
- Author: Harvey, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0871593815
- Language: English
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Shia Power Comes of Age: The Transformation of Islamist Politics in Iraq, 2003-2023
$24.99 Add to cartShia politics roared to the center of power in Iraq after the U.S. invasion in 2003 after decades of marginalization under Saddam Hussein. A new generation of clerics and politicians, self-described a
- Author: Cambanis, Thanassis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0870785702
- Language: English
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Lebanon / Liban: Poems of Love and War / Poèmes d’Amour Et de Guerre
$9.95 Add to cartThis bilingual anthology, edited by Christophe Ippolito, contains Samuel Hazo’s complete translation of Lebanon: Twenty Poems for One Love and Paul B. Kelley’s selections from the never-before-transla
- Series: Modern Middle East Literature in Translation
- Author: Tuéni, Nadia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0815608160
- Language: English
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Essential Arabic: Speak Arabic with Confidence! (Arabic Phrasebook & Dictionary)
$10.95 Add to cartThis portable, user-friendly Arabic language guide, phrasebook and dictionary is the most accessible and affordable way to learn Arabic before and during your trip.
If you only want to purchase one A- Series: Essential Phrasebook and Dictionary
- Author: Mansouri, Fethi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0804842396
- Language: English
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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
$17.00 Add to cartBased on reporting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Thunder Run chronicles one of the boldest gambles in modern military history. Three battalions and fewer than a thousand men launched a v… [more below]
- Author: Zucchino, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 345
- Publish Date: November 29 2004
- ISBN10: 080214179X
- Language: English
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca: (Updated with New Material)
$24.00 Read moreMichael Wolfe’s exemplary (Library Journal) collection of historical writings on the Hajj, now updated with a new introduction by Reza Aslan.
Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage- Author: Wolfe, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: September 22 1998
- ISBN10: 802135994
- Language: English
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State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century
$24.95 Add to cartFrancis Fukuyama famously predicted “the end of history” with the ascendancy of liberal democracy and global capitalism. The topic of his latest book is, therefore, surprising: the building of new nat
- Series: Messenger Lectures
- Author: Fukuyama, Francis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0801442923
- Language: English
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Dirt Bikes, Drones, and Other Ways to Fly
$11.65 Read moreSeventeen-year-old Arlo Santiago lives for the “Drone Zone”–that free, joyful, anti-gravity feeling. He achieves the Zone with risky motorcycle stunts on New Mexico roads, or while playing his favori
- Author: Wesselhoeft, Conrad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0544542614
- Language: English
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Jews, God and History: Second Edition
$24.00 Add to cartA rich study of Jews and Jewish history that offers a unique look at a people who have persevered through unspeakable adversity and have contributed incredible advancements to the world we know today.… [more below]
- Author: Dimont, Max I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 04 2003
- ISBN10: 0451207017
- Language: English
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
$30.00 Read moreA captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir
“Finally, a serious consideration of Gulbadan’s achievem- Author: Lal, Ruby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0300251270
- Language: English
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Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East
$22.99 Add to cartIn this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general’s reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his f… [more below]
- Author: Cole, Juan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0230606032
- Language: English
