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The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs offers a vision of the future for the Middle East. He sees a reconstructed region free of past conflicts, set to take its place...

This groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years' research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for sale...

A history of the Crusades. From the bestselling author of The Templars . 'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: Dan Jones's tumultuous and thrilling history of the crusades is one of...

A groundbreaking account of how the ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood, from the Predynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom There could be no society, no family,...

Here (In the State if Israel) their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance, and gave the...

Is the destruction of Gaza only a consequence of the October 7, 2023 attack, or is it also the outcome of a long process of dispossession and eradication? Do Palestinians...

Diary of a Crisis explores the past tumultuous and traumatic year in Israel-Palestine. The eminent historian Saul Friedlander began a diary of Israeli politics in January 2023 as the country...

It is quite possible that before too long the Iranian people will chase the Pahlavi dictator and his associates from power... So wrote historian Fred Halliday in the conclusion to...

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson "The author succeeds in bringing this...

An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against...

This comprehensive exploration of language and literacy in the multi-lingual environment of Roman Palestine (c. 63 B.C.E. to 136 C.E.) is based on Michael Wise's extensive study of 145 Hebrew,...

A vivid and incisive analysis of the complex relationship between Israel and its Palestinian citizens written by an acclaimed Israeli historian For more than 60 years, hundreds of thousands of...

For the first time in English, a catalog of the world through 14th-century Arab eyes--A Short History of Nearly Everything from the Islamic Golden Age A Penguin Classic For the...

The British Army's SAS - the Special Air Service - is recognized as one of the world's premier special operations units. During the Gulf War, deep behind Iraqi lines, an...

A military history classic from the bestselling author of Vulcan 607 and Phoenix Squadron ____________________ 'As vivid and compelling as the best adventure thriller, and a fitting tribute to a...

A comprehensive history of the study and understanding of ancient Egypt, filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity, the first of three-volumes--new in paperback The discovery of ancient...

Welcome to the exotic world of Istanbul in the year 1750! Palaces & mosques, coffee houses and baths - this is your pocket guide to the city of the Sultans....

In this readable and wide ranging book, Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the two great empires, the Roman and the Persian, and covering...

A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded-and enabled-the European Renaissance. The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West....

The Israeli security wall is going to be some 700 miles long when completed and will surround most of the West Bank. Seen by some as a cynical land grab...

For over a century, the Middle East has been riven by conflict driven by Jewish and Arab nationalism. They came about at the same point in history with claims over...

Welcome to the exotic world of Istanbul in the year 1750! Palaces & mosques, coffee houses and baths - this is your pocket guide to the city of the Sultans....

Now newly updated, this incisive and illuminating guide is hailed as the best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries, and economics of the contemporary Arab world (The Washington Post...

A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was...

Palestine Papers brings the forgotten pages of history back to passionate life. Doreen Ingrams has sieved through secret cabinet documents, Foreign and War office memorandum and their cryptic annotations to...

The book titled Expats: Travels in Arabia, from Tripoli to Teheran by the author Christopher Dickey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran by the author Roy Mottahedeh. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Roland Dallas''s biography of King Hussein of Jordan is the story of an extraordinary man, the survivor o f several assassination attempts and a man equally at home a t...

Roland Dallas'' biography of the late King Hussein of Jordan is the story of an extraordinary man, the survivor of several assassination attempts and a man who was equally at...

Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about...

'Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it - both good and horrifying - that very few international observers have encountered' -...

This is an account of the events which led up to and followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The authors answer the many questions that still remain about the events of...

In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse. This was the start of the Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last...

A vivid new history of the criminal underworld in the medieval Holy Land The religious wars of the crusades are renowned for their military engagements. But the period was witness...

The story of the medieval world's most extraordinary organisations, the Assassins and the Templars The Assassins and the Templars are two of history's most legendary groups. One was a Shi'ite...

The ancient Egyptian myths are some of the oldest and most famous stories in the world. This striking comic book collection will be the perfect introduction to the world of...

Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about...

A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious...

A masterfully researched history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 "The defiant spirit of [Iran] is brought to life in this monumental history of the past 500 years."-Richard Spencer, The...

The only full account of life and culture in the twelfth-century crusader states, where religious battles raged and civilizations collided When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from...

Is the destruction of Gaza only a consequence of the October 7, 2023 attack, or is it also the outcome of a long process of dispossession and eradication? Do Palestinians...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more . After the deaths of Antony...

Victor Hugo meets Papillon in this effervescent memoir of war, slavery, and self-discovery, told with aplomb and humor in its first English translation. A pioneering work of Ottoman Turkish literature,...

A vivid new history of the criminal underworld in the medieval Holy Land The religious wars of the crusades are renowned for their military engagements. But the period was witness...

A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was...

A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "A lucid and persuasive reinterpretation. Readers won't see Cleopatra the same way...

A lively new biography of Tutankhamun-published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb's modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter...

An ambitious revisionist history of the modern Middle East What Really Went Wrong offers a fresh and incisive assessment of American foreign policy's impact on the history and politics of...