Middle Eastern History

An architectural historian and practising urban designer aims to raise understanding of traditional buildings in the Arab-Islamic world, and reveals the problems faced by historic cities in the light of...

Why did a handful of Iranian students seize the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979? Why did most members of the US government initially believe that the incident would...

Among the foremost contemporary Iranian artists and a pioneer of modern sculpture. Parviz Tanavoli - who has been widely recognised as the only Iranian artist to fully capture the duality...

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...

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...

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...

Keating's authoritative narrative is based on years of research in original archives across the world. She explodes many myths, including the widely held notion that oil companies and geological experts...

The book titled America, Oil & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis is the Gulf between by the author Michael Youssef. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

'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...

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,...

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...

This new and updated book is necessary reading for all professionals working in the Middle East and North Africa, it includes: - The practical impact of Islam on business -...

WINNER OF THE FOOTNOTE X COUNTERPOINTS WRITING PRIZE 2023-24 'Vivid, compassionate, captivating' Elif Shafak 'A special and original voice, one for our times' Philippe Sands 'A moving and tender story...

For thousands of years Iran, or Persia as it was known, was a melting pot of civilizations. Persia was the centre of the world''s first empire. Subsequent invasions provided a...

This book presents a frightening new picture of what we can expect from terrorists in the future. Phares shows that there has been a fundamental misunderstanding about Al Qaeda's ultimate...

"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...

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...

'We had no idea how my brother had been executed. Not until later when we saw the thick blue line scoured into his neck.' Jets screaming low over the roof...

'Future generations will marvel at Manal al-Sharif, whose voice is laden with quiet dignity even at its most urgent. Her gripping account of homegrown courage will speak to the fighter...

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...

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...

INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Trains 'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of travel, this would be one of the greatest...

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...

DUTY . . . OR LOVE? The first book in an epic YA fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic and rivals-to-lovers romance. The desert city...

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....

Filled with political intrigue and emotional tension, Carleson s riveting novel features a teenage refugee caught in a web of deceit and conspiracy. "PW, " starred review When her father...

THE ASSASSINS' GATE: AMERICA IN IRAQ recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerilla war in Iraq. It...

These places are among the most beautiful on earth - the deserts of the Middle East, the Dead Sea coast, the ancient splendor of Luxor, the pyramids at Giza, and...

This is the story of a regional process in the making: from the very concept of arms control as applied to the region, through the innovative regional forum and format...

The surprise election of Hasan Rouhani in 2013 has refocused attention on the dynamics between Islam and democracy in Iran after the hiatus of the Ahmadinejad presidency. With comparisons being...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I cannot express how many lives have been touched by Johnny, and how many of us owe him our lives." -Chris Kyle, author of American...

A moving and funny testament to a friendship born out of adversity. In 1986 Brian Keenan and John McCarthy were forced to take a journey without maps. For the next...

The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer...

Salam Pax's internet diary, the famous Baghdad Blog, is like no other account of the war in Iraq. This 29 year old Iraqi found a worldwide audience of millions who...

From the author of The Arsonists' City and The Twenty-Ninth Year, a new collection of poetry that traces the fragmentation of memory, archive, and family-past, present, future-in the face of...

'This important back is written in many tones - lyrical, sardonic, angry, heartbroken.' Raimond Gaita, author of Romulus, My Father In Leave to Remain- A Memoir, Abbas El-Zein tells his...

Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...

The unique culture of Iran and the sweep of its history are revealed in this evocative travelogue of an American family searching for a lost friend in the country of...

Richard Butler, the retiring head of UNSCOM, the organisation set up by the UN after the Gulf War to monitor, identify and isolate Saddam Hussein's military capacity, on how he...

Anjir and Zal have been together ever since they first knew what love was. But living in Iran, the two men must keep their relationship hidden, potentially on pain of...

Ehud Barak's election as Prime Minister of Israel on 17th May 1999 and his determination to conclude a peace deal with the Palestinians inspired both Israeli voters and the international...

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'A gripping account. Essential reading to understand the roots of the 2011 Arab Spring and the conflicts that have devastated so much of the region' EUGENE ROGAN, author of The...

How realistic is the prospect of peace in the Muslim world? This question is the predominant focus for global analysis today, but its debate frequently ignores the cultural and social...