Cultural Region/Middle Eastern
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Why Intelligence Fails
$20.95 Add to cartThe U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that h
- Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
- Author: Jervis, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 22 2011
- ISBN10: 0801478065
- Language: English
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Hezbollah: A Short History Updated and Expanded Third Edition
$19.95 Add to cartFeaturing a new prologue and conclusion and two new chapters on recent developments
With Hezbollah’s entry into the Lebanese government in 2009 and forceful intervention in the Syrian civil war, the p- Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics #69
- Author: Norton, Augustus Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180881
- Language: English
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Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
$19.99 Add to cartIn this authoritative biography, historian John Man brings Saladin and his world to life with vivid detail in “a rollicking good story” (Justin Marozzi).
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figure- Author: Man, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0306825422
- Language: English
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In God’s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
$23.99 Add to cartIn just over a hundred years–from the death of the Mohammed in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750–the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Afri… [more below]
- Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- Author: Hoyland, Robert G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0190618574
- Language: English
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Lebanese Cuisine: The Authentic Cookbook
$32.00 Read moreA truly authentic Lebanese cookbook. Fresh, flavorful, and healthy ingredients, prepared the right way!
Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, chickpeas, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemons, fresh seafood,- Author: Kazan, Samira
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0744054494
- Language: English
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Writing the Camp
$14.50 Add to cartPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY SPRING RECOMMENDATION 2021
Yousif M Qasmiyeh’s Writing The Camp is an exceptional, essential collection drawn from the poet’s experience of the Baddawi refugee camp in Lebanon. The
- Author: Qasmiyeh, Yousif M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: February 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1913642356
- Language: English
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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs: The Syrian Congress of 1920 and the Destruction of Its Historic Liberal-Islamic Alliance
$20.00 Add to cartThe story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when Arabs established a representative democracy–and how the West crushed it
When Europe’s Great War engulfed the Ottoman Empire, Arab nationa
- Author: Thompson, Elizabeth F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0802148603
- Language: English
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King Tut. the Journey Through the Underworld. 40th Ed.
$30.00 Read moreBuried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intri
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: Vannini, Sandro
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 30 2020
- ISBN10: 3836584239
- Language: English
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Birthright
$16.00 Add to cart2021 Arab American Awards – George Ellenbogen Poetry Award Winner
2021 Lambda Literary Awards – Bisexual Poetry Finalist
2020 Big Other Awards – Poetry Winner
2020 Big Other Awards – Readers’ Choice F… [more below]- Series: Button Poetry
- Author: Abraham, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1943735670
- Language: English
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A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East
$22.00 Add to cartThis pioneering book considers the culinary cultures of the Middle East in a variety of contexts. The contributors discuss various aspects of historical and contemporary processes, including likely or… [more below]
- Series: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Author: Zubaida, Sami
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 16 2001
- ISBN10: 1860646034
- Language: English
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Nopi: The Cookbook
$40.00 Add to cartA cookbook from acclaimed London restaurant Nopi, by powerhouse author Yotam Ottolenghi and Nopi head chef Ramael Scully.
Pandan leaves meet pomegranate seeds, star anise meets sumac, and miso meets m- Author: Ottolenghi, Yotam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1607746239
- Language: English
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Crossing The Hidden Bridge: Christians of The Holyland
$24.99 Add to cartThis new Holyland guide invites readers to discover the hidden bridge-Christians of the Holyland. Although their presence has been hidden by a century of conflict, they have something profound to teac
- Author: Mubarak, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1734840250
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends
$25.95 Read moreThis survey of Egyptian mythology explores how the ancient Nile-dwellers explained the world around them. It delves into the creation and evolution of the world and the reigns of the gods on earth, be… [more below]
- Series: Myths #1
- Author: Shaw, Garry J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 22 2014
- ISBN10: 0500251983
- Language: English
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
$19.99 Add to cart“An instant classic. . . . A pure joy to read.” —Washington Post Book World
Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible presents one man’s epic journey- by foot, jeep, rowb
- Author: Feiler, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 18 2014
- ISBN10: 0062336509
- Language: English
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Purple Heart
$10.99 Add to cartWhen Private Matt Duffy wakes up in an army hospital in Iraq, he’s honored with a Purple Heart. But he doesn’t feel like a hero.
There’s a memory that haunts him: an image of a young Iraqi boy as a bul
- Author: McCormick, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 0061730920
- Language: English
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Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran
$17.99 Add to cartThe “astonishing and deeply poignant” (The Washington Post) memoir of one man’s search for a beloved family friend explores the depth of Iranian culture and the sweep of its history, and transcends to… [more below]
- Author: Ward, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1982142820
- Language: English
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Mama Nazima’s Jewish-Iraqi Cuisine: Jewish Iraqi Recipes
$19.95 Add to cart“… when it comes to understanding the soul of what makes Middle Eastern cooking so delicious, it’s one of the best hidden treasures on the market.”-Jessica Soffer, Saveur Magazine
Now available in p
- Author: Goldman, Rivka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 078181426X
- Language: English
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Three Days at the Brink: Fdr’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II
$19.99 Add to cartThe Instant New York Times Bestseller
“I could not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly written, brilliantly conceived, and impeccably researched. This
- Series: Three Days
- Author: Baier, Bret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 0062905694
- Language: English
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Our Harsh Logic
$26.99 Add to cartOne of the most important books on Israel/Palestine in this generation.–The New York Review of Books
Support for Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory–both internationally and within Israel i- Author: Breaking the Silence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 1250037735
- Language: English
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Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy
$19.95 Add to cartEighteen prominent South African scholars reflect on the analogy between apartheid South Africa and contemporary Israel.
- Author: Jacobs, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 24 2015
- ISBN10: 1608465187
- Language: English
