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The Dissident Mullah: Ayatollah Montazeri and the Struggle for Reform
The Iranian cleric Ayatollah Montazeri (1922-2009) played an integral role in the founding of the Islamic Republic in the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/9. Yet at the time...
Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of
How 19th-century soldier, adventurer and scholar Henry Rawlinson deciphered cuneiform, the world's earliest writing, and rediscovered Iraq's ancient civilisations. This is the exciting, true adventure story of Henry Rawlinson, a...
The Continuing Storm: Iraq, Poisonous Weapons and Deterrence
This study offers a reassessment of the 1991 Gulf War, focusing on the role of biological and chemical weapons. The narrative reviews the events of the war, examines intelligence and...
Minorities in the Middle East: A History of Struggle and
The struggle for independence by minorities in the Middle East (those people who are non-Arab or non-Muslim) is affecting the political climate around the world. War and terrorism are threatening...
Jerusalem & Its Environs
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This is an illustrated account of the urban and rural development of Jerusalem from the early 19th century when Ottoman Jerusalem was encompassed by its sixteenth century walls, and was...
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation....
Till We Have Built Jerusalem
A biographical excavation of one of the world's great, troubled cities. Equal parts biographical puzzle, architectural meditation, and probing detective story, Adina Hoffman's Till We Have Built Jerusalem offers a...
The Crusades
Combining the historian's accuracy with the novelist's understanding, this book tells the story of the Crusades. The author describes the Crusades as not only a religious phenomenon, but also an...
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Cutting through the headlines and spin, this is the first book to give us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there...
Turkiye: Cycling Through a Country's First Century
"A deeply thoughtful, gripping and scrupulous book told in Sayarer's trademark style from the saddle and the roadside" CAROLINE EDEN By a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel...
The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster
'Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim's childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics' Rory Stewart 'From Baghdad to...
Bethlehem: Biography of a Town
The town of Bethlehem carries so many layers of meaning--some ancient, some mythical, some religious--that it feels like an unreal city, even to the people who call it home. Today,...
Forgotten: Searching for Palestine's Hidden Places and Lost Memorials
Author: Raja Shehadeh Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian...
War & Peace & War: Twenty years in Afghanistan
Author: Andrew North Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it - both good and horrifying...
Drawn to the Promised Land: A Cartoon History of Britain, Palestine and the Jews: 1917-1949
Author: Tim Benson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Drawn to the Promised Land charts the dramatic history of Palestine from the Balfour Declaration to the creation of the state...
Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue
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The true, declassified account of CIA operative Tony Mendez's daring rescue of American hostages from Iran that inspired the critically-acclaimed film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, and co-starring John...
The Emperor
"The Emperor", Haile Selassie: King of Kings, Lion of Judah - the absolute ruler of Ethiopia for 44 years, and possibly one of the most corrupt leaders of our time....
All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and
Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad investigates the modern history of Lebanon f rom the port explosion and civil war to the role of Hezbollah and Israel - and weaves an extraordinary...
Cradle And Crucible: History And Faith In The Middle East
Through photographs, maps, and the writings of highly respected authors such as David Fromkin, Zahi Hawass, Sandra Mackey, and Milton Viorst, Cradle & Crucible details the historical, political, cultural, and...
Forts of Judaea 168 BC - AD 73: From the Maccabees to the Fall of
This book analyzes the fortifications of Hasmonaean and Herodian Judaea from the middle of the second century BC, when the Maccabees rebelled against their Seleucid overlords and established an independent...
A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the
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Another solid work of history from an author and historian who truly grasps the mysteries of ancient Egypt. - Kirkus Reviews Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles...
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * In a thrilling dramatic narrative, the award-winning reporter traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison...
The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Involved for over thirty years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime. In the post-Saddam years, he has held important...
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W.
The Endgame is a gripping and authoritative account of the secret military and political effort to pull Iraq from the precipice of full-scale civil war. The book fuses unrivalled access...
The Arabs: A History
Eugene Rogan has written an authoritative new history of the Arabs in the modern world. Starting with the Ottoman conquests in the sixteenth century, this landmark book follows the story...
Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and
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"Extensively researched--with detailed source notes and an expansive bibliography--and cogently argued, Gerolymatos's study of diplomacy by espionage is timely and instructive." - Publishers Weekly With roots in imperialism and the...
The Cypress Tree
Kamin Mohammadi was nine years old when her family fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution. Bewildered by the seismic changes in her homeland, she turned her back on the past...
Red Nile: A Biography of the World's Greatest River
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From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling,...
Major Farran's Hat: The Untold Story of the Struggle to Establish the
In May 1947 a sixteen-year-old Jewish activist named Alexander Rubowitz was abducted in broad daylight from the streets of Jerusalem. At the abduction scene, a gray hat was found, purportedly...
Brother Against Brother: Violence and Extremism in Israeli Politics
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Sprinzak paints a disturbing portrait of the dark side of Israeli politics, exposing the shift from ideological dissent to violence and terrorism, culminating in the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. His...
A History of Modern Israel
The state of Israel came into existence in 1948. Colin Shindler's book traces Israel's history across sixty years, from its optimistic beginnings - immigration, settlement, the creation of its towns...
Sacred Rage
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For a generation, Muslim extremists have targeted Americans in an escalation of terror that culminated in the September 11 attacks. Our shared confusion -- Who are the attackers? Why are...
Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' - Daily
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind 'Monumental and vividly imagined' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Times 'Lively and...
Escape from Kabul: The Inside Story
Afghanistan, August 2021. As the clock ticks down to a total Allied withdrawal and the Taliban go door to door to execute 'collaborators', a small, semi-official force of allied Paratroopers...
Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean
Levant is a book of cities. It describes Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut when they were windows on the world, escapes from nationality and tradition, centres of wealth, pleasure and freedom....
To The City: Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
The Middle East and Islamic World Reader: An Historical Reader for the
The Muslim world is tremendously rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of world events. In...
Inventory of a Life Mislaid: An Unreliable Memoir
A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile. 'Wonderful - a brave, inventive, touching distillation of memory and imagination' JENNY UGLOW Inventory of...
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization
An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor. When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, the year Columbus discovered America. But as celebrated Yale...
The Jews Against Rome: War in Palestine AD 66-73
This is the first book to examine the causes, events and consequences of a major conflict in ancient Palestine, and assess the accounts of its star witness, Josephus. The Jewish...
The Great Siege of Malta
A major new history of the epic siege of the island fortress of Malta Even as the great siege began it was understood by both sides to be an epic...
Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in
A startling exploration of slavery in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present Slavery in the Islamic world has a long, complex and controversial history. Captives and...
The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a grassy hill in Iraq, they chanced...
Unveiling The Kings Of Israel
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Unearth the history of the small nation of Israel - the troubled and devastating periods of loss and exile - once lost to time. Far from being a book of...
The Pyramids
Here, the Egyptian pyramids provide the inspiration for another book, although this one is not, and does not claim to be, thoroughly up-to-date. Originally published in Czech in 1997, this...
The One That Got Away
The Bravo Two Zero mission conducted by the SAS behind Iraqi lines is the most famous story of courage and survival in modern warfare. Here Chris Ryan reveals for the...
The Real Bravo Two Zero
The true story of the most famous SAS operation in history. 'Bravo Two Zero' was the code-name of the famous SAS operation: a classic story of bravery in the face...