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Markus Wiener Publishing Inc Islands of the Ottoman Empire
Book SynopsisThe Ottoman Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic. It included islands such as Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, and many smaller ones in the Aegean, Adriatic, and Black Seas. These islands were its frontiers, and many of the battles against Christian enemies were fought here; they were also bridges to the outside world beyond the empire. They were often fortified by magnificent castles, and sometimes served as bases for corsairs. The chapters deal with significant events in naval history, collective punishments by invaders, and many aspects of economic and cultural life on the islands.
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Gorgias Press History of the City of Gaza: From the Earliest
Book SynopsisParticularly valuable to students of archaeology in the ancient Near East are the old accounts of cities uncovered by archaeologists and historians of the nineteenth century. Meyer offers as comprehensive a history of Gaza as the material of his time would allow. This ambitious account covers what was known of Gaza in Palestine from the earliest records up through the nineteenth century. Meyer divides his treatment into two parts: the first looks at the population and historical periods of the city; the second is concerned with concepts and physical remains: cults; deities; the Gaza calendar; inscriptions; coins; and other artifacts.
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Michigan State University Press Decolonizing Independence: Statecraft in
Book SynopsisEven before it gained independence in 1960, the process of nation-building in Nigeria was plagued by regional, ethnic, and class conflict. Decolonizing Independence: Statecraft in Nigeria’s First Republic and Israeli Interventions examines how many of the leading figures of what would become Nigeria’s First Republic (1963–1966) formed relations with Israel to help navigate the challenges of statecraft and development. As Nigeria transitioned to independence, the dealings between its political elite and Israeli diplomats helped advance the ideological aspirations, economic ventures, development schemes, and political agendas that defined the era. Moving beyond the familiar history of Nigeria’s struggle with former colonizer Britain, Decolonizing Independence uses Israeli-Nigerian diplomatic relations to provide a novel window into the political cultures, ideologies, and leadership strategies that shaped statecraft in Nigeria. Tracing the events and dynamics that increasingly ensnared Israel in the smoldering political landscape of the First Republic, this volume sheds light on the postcolonial imaginaries of the Nigerian elite as they attempted to lead a divided nation through the process of decolonization.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Delinking: The Action Group and the Pursuit of Decolonization Chapter 2. Disorder: National Incoherence and Foreign Relations Chapter 3. Development: The Politics of Farm Settlements Chapter 4. Democracy: The Western Region Crisis and the Coker Inquiry Chapter 5. Decentered: The Sardauna, the NPC, and Relations with the Middle EastConclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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American University in Cairo Press Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen
Book SynopsisAn authoritatively written overview of ancient Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historianThe monuments of ancient Egypt have held scholars and tourists in their thrall for centuries. The sheer mass of the pyramids of Giza, the interaction of the temples at Deir al-Bahari with the natural environment, and the use of light in the hypostyle hall of Karnak all make these buildings world-class masterpieces of architecture, rivaling those of Greece and Rome.Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments presents an authoritative overview of Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historian with decades of fieldwork experience in Egypt and elsewhere. It focuses on fifteen selected masterpieces, from well-known structures such as the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur and the temple of Horus at Edfu to lesser-known monuments in Hierakonpolis, Abydos, Hawara, and Bubastis, each building representing an important stage in the development of Egyptian architecture and a different vision of what architecture should aspire to achieve.Using sixty reconstruction drawings and black-and-white photographs, Felix Arnold presents new insights into form, meaning, and the organization of space, providing a fresh perspective on ancient Egyptian culture and society.Trade Review"Felix Arnold has given us great insight into the mystery of ancient Egypt's built environment through fifteen examples spanning three millennia."—Zahi Hawass“This authoritatively written overview of Egyptian architecture from the point of view of an archaeologist and architectural historian elucidates the social meanings of built space through insightful analyses that reflect a broad understanding of trends and a deep knowledge of the specialist literature. Arnold presents some fascinating insights that will be new to most readers, providing in some instances completely new theories and a fresh perspective.”—Stephen Harvey, Director, Ahmose and Tetisheri Project, Abydos“No medium is better suited than architecture to express the spirit of a culture—its ideas about the divine, the dead, the other world, political organization—in the transformations of its multi-millennial development. Felix Arnold succeeds, in this brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated analysis, in disclosing the spirit of ancient Egypt and its development through fifteen selected monuments of great architecture.”—Jan Assmann, Heidelberg University“With clean lines, Felix Arnold distills the essence of fifteen masterpieces of ancient Egyptian architecture from the inherent complexities of their archaeological settings. In succinct prose, as elegant as his drawings, he also conveys something of the people behind these monuments, their history, and countryside. As the book reveals an interplay between symbol and setting over an evolution of design, from the prehistoric Per Wer hut to the Karnak Hypostyle and beyond, it gets us to the point of each masterpiece, showing how each contributed to that evolution, and how each was unique. Student and professor alike will gain from Arnold’s insightful, interpretive introduction.”—Mark Lehner, Ancient Egypt Research AssociatesTable of ContentsIntroductionTimeline of Egyptian History and the Buildings Discussed in this Book Part I. Subduing the Forces of Nature and the Founding of a State1. The per-wer: Harnessing Animal-Power 2. The Shunet al-Zebib: Power by Separation 3. The Djoser-Complex: Model Architecture4. The Bent Pyramid: Bodies in Light 5. The Temple of Sahure: Imitating Nature Part II. Moral Responsibility and the Construction of Society 6. The hut-ka-Chapel at Bubastis: Simple Construction 7. The Temple of Mentuhotep II: Opening Space8. The White Chapel: Striving for Perfection9. The Labyrinth: Cultivating Choice10. Hatshepsut’s Thebes: Creating LandscapesPart III. Erected Demarcations and the Emergence of Religious Communities11. The Great Aten-Temple: The Sky is the Limit12. The Great Hypostyle Hall: Projected Power13. The Temple at Tanis: Segregation by Purity14. The Naos of Mendes: Space Compacted15. The Edfu Temple: Space AssembledAncient Egyptian Architecture: A SummaryGlossarySuggested ReadingAcknowledgments
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Interlink Publishing Group, Inc A Traveller's History Of Egypt
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Israel's National Identity: The Changing Ethos of
Book SynopsisIn a country whose citizens have experienced prolonged exposure to intractable conflict, are there unique features to be found in Israeli society’s core beliefs? And how—and to what effect—have those beliefs changed across the decades? To answer these questions, the author deeply explores Israel’s political culture. The author focuses especially on two circular processes: the two-way relationship between the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Israel’s national identity; and efforts by leaders to shape that national identity while, in turn, shifts in public opinion exert influence on leadership positions. Drawing on extensive data including speeches, party platforms, school texts and curriculums, and public opinion polls, she offers both a unique analysis and a rich reference resource.Trade Review“An interesting and enlightening monograph that should be given serious consideration by everyone interested in this topic.” — David Rodman, Israel AffairsTable of ContentsThe Israeli Ethos as an Ethos of Conflict. THEMES OF THE ISRAELI ETHOS. A Jewish State in Eretz Israel. A Small Country Surrounded by Enemies. A Villa in the Jungle. The Whole World Is Against Us. Patriotism and National Unity. Dreams of Peace. EXPLAINING POLICY CHOICES. The Prism of Election Platforms. Conflict and Israel's Changing Political Culture.
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Casemate Publishers Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation
Book SynopsisOn 4 November 1979, “student” supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over 60 hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States. The counterterrorism learning curve, both political and military, would be steep and often deadly.Detachment A had been established in Berlin early in the Cold War to harass and delay any Soviet military advance west. This Special unit trained relentlessly for every aspect of unconventional warfare, and was later assigned a second mission of counterterrorism. Due to this mix of skills, Det A would be called upon to undertake additional missions, including providing protection to General Al Haig and General Frederick Kroesen following assassination attempts. When American planners were trying to work out how to rescue hostages being held at two sites in the middle of a hostile country, it became apparent that the unit—the only US military dual-capability unit—would be integral to the effort.The plan for Operation Eagle Claw, as it became known, was extremely complex. The first stage was intelligence gathering—no mean feat as most of the CIA’s capabilities in the country had been eliminated. With operatives trained in intelligence work, fluent in many languages and adept at blending in, Det A took on the advanced recon of the targets. Then, when Delta Force admitted that it could only manage the assault of the Embassy, Det A volunteered to rescue the three Americans at the Foreign Ministry. Meanwhile for security purposes, all existing training and exercise commitments in Berlin would continue with no Teams broken up. This caused some consternation as none of the men wanted to miss out on this mission reminiscent of Son Tay.Veteran and historian James Stejskal details Det A’s unique and integral role in Operation Eagle Claw, based upon firsthand accounts of the operatives involved.Table of ContentsIntroduction A Short History of Detachment “A” Berlin (39th SFD) Part I — Eagle Claw 1. Where it began: Tehran, November 4, 1979 2. Clem & Scotty 3. The Ground Force Prepares 4. The Second Insert 5. From Egypt to Masirah 6. Desert One to Abort 7. Desert Two & Escape 8. Home Again Part II — Storm Cloud 1. The New Plan 2. Berlin’s Plan (Revised) 3. FOG 4. Little Birds 5. Florida 6. It’s All Over but the Shouting Appendices Bibliography Index
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Lushena Books Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London
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American University in Cairo Press Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His Life and
Book SynopsisAn innovative account of the life of Tutankhamun, the rediscovery of his existence, and the enduring impact of the finding of his tomb, by leading Egyptologist Aidan DodsonThe spectacular discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 has given him an afterlife that has all but eclipsed the young king’s real career. This authoritative yet accessible book tells the story of Tutankhamun, from his own lifetime in the fourteenth century BC, down to modern times. It explores the various theories as to his parentage, his role in the ‘counter-reformation’ that followed the religious revolution of Akhenaten, and his premature death. It also looks at the monuments built during the king’s reign, his key officials, and the arrangements made for his funeral.Moving forward in time, Tutankhamun, King of Egypt considers the way in which Tutankhamun was written out of official history. The story is then picked up again in the early nineteenth century AD when, with the first decipherment of hieroglyphs, Tutankhamun’s name could once again be read, and the problem of his place in history considered by Egyptologists. Aidan Dodson traces possible solutions through the decades as more and more data came to light, culminating in the discovery of the king’s tomb. Yet, dazzling as that discovery was, many matters regarding Tutankhamun remain obscure today, even with the aid of genetic data. Dodson also looks at how the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb brought about the first of many outbreaks of "Tut-mania," and explores some of its manifestations.Richly illustrated in full color throughout, this fascinating book by a leading Egyptologist will be essential reading for anyone interested in the life and enduring legacy of ancient Egypt’s most famous king.Trade Review"By far the best book on Tutankhamun on the market: up to date information and analysis, clearly written, and beautifully produced."—Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Cardiff University"Dodson’s historical work is ever reliable, and this volume of Tutankhamun is no exception. Focusing on narrative history, chronology, major monuments, scholarly disagreements, and the reception of the boy-king’s reign, Dodson makes his mark within Egyptological Zeitgeist 100 years after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb."—Kara Cooney, When Women Ruled the WorldPRAISE FOR NEFERTITI, QUEEN AND PHARAOH OF EGYPT:"The most objective and well-balanced summation of her career to date . . . . This volume is well-produced and sumptuously illustrated and a fine addition to this welcome biographical series."—Morris Bierbrier, Egyptian Archaeology"Writing an overview of Nefertiti's life and times is essentially an impossible task. . . Only a few people are up to this task, and thank Heavens that one of them is Aidan Dodson. Bravo!! Buy this book." —Stephen Harvey, Ahmose and Tetisheri Project"This thoroughly researched, documented, and illustrated book includes maps, a chronology of dynasties, extensive endnotes, and image sources. . . Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals."—CHOICE"Dodson goes beyond prior scholarship by meticulously chronicling her life and offering up new theories about her origins and significance."—AramcoWorldTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations and ConventionsIntroduction1. The Cradle of Tutankhamun2. The Reign of Tutankhaten3. The Reign of Tutankhamun4. The Death of Tutankhamun and Its Aftermath5. The Mansion of Millions of Years and the House of Eternity6. Limbo7. ResurrectionNotesChronologyBibliographySources of ImagesIndex
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Gibson Square Books Ltd The Killer Prince: Why Was Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Murdered?: 2021
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Archaeopress Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Book SynopsisThe Seminar for Arabian Studies is the only international academic forum which meets annually for the presentation of research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula. It focuses on the fields of archaeology, architecture, art, epigraphy, ethnography, history, language, linguistics, literature, and numismatics from the earliest times to the present day. A wide range of original and stimulating papers presented at the Seminar are published in the Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies and reflect the dynamism and scope of the interdisciplinary event. The main foci of the Seminar in 2014, in chronological order were the Palaeolithic and Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, Early Historical and Classical periods, Heritage Management, Islamic Archaeology and History. In addition there were sessions on Ethnography, on Language, and with a session dedicated to the Archaeology and History of ancient Yemen. In addition, on the evening of Saturday, 26 July 2014, Professor Lloyd Weeks, Head of the School of Humanities, the University of University of New England, New South Wales, Australia, a long supporter of the Seminar and Foundation, presented the MBI Lecture entitled ‘The Quest for the Copper of Magan: how early metallurgy shaped Arabia and set the horizons of the Bronze Age world’ and as always provided an informative, interesting and lucid lecture. This volume also includes notes in memoriam on Nigel Groom (1924–2014), ‘Arabist, historian, spy-catcher, and writer on perfume’; and on Professor Tony Wilkinson (1948–2014), Professor of Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh (2005–2006) and Professor of Archaeology at Durham University (2006–2014) who specialised in landscape archaeology.Table of ContentsEditors' Foreword In memoriam Nigel Groom (1924-2014) In memoriam Professor Tony Wilkinson (1948-2014) Alessio Agostini - The excavation of the temple of KAPPAAthtar dhu-QabRHO in Baraqish. Stratigraphic data and historical reconstruction Eleonora Bavutti, Federico Borgi, Elena Maini & Jonathan Mark Kenoyer - Shell fish-hook production at Ras al-Hadd HD-5, Sultanate of Oman (fourth millennium BC): preliminary archaeological and experimental studies (poster) Stephanie Bonilauri, Tara Beuzen-Waller, Jessica Giraud, Marion Lemee, Guillaume Gernez & Eric Fouache - Occupation during the Lower and Middle/Late Palaeolithic period in the Sufrat Valley (Adam region,Sultanate of Oman) John P. Cooper, Dionisius A. Agius, Tom Collie & Faisal al-Naimi - Boat and ship engravings at al-Zubarah, Qatar: the daw exposed? William M. Deadman, Derek Kennet & Khamis al-Aufi - Hafit tombs and the development of Early Bronze Age social hierarchy in al-Batinah, Oman (poster) Michele Degli Esposti & Anne Benoist - More on Masafi ancestors: the Late Bronze Age site of Masafi-5 Liam Delaney, Richard T.H. Cuttler, Faisal al-Naimi, Othmane Bouhali, Ali Sheharyar, Yasser al-Hamidi & Emma Tetlow - Re-presenting Qatari history: 3D digitizing of human remains of the Neolithic Age from Wadi Debayan (poster) Stephanie Dopper - The reuse of tombs in the necropolis of Bat, Sultanate of Oman Bleda S During & Eric Olijdam - Revisiting the uETAar hinterlands: the Wadi al-Jizi Archaeological Project Guillaume Gernez & Jessica Giraud - Protohistoric graveyards in Adam (Oman). Preliminary report on the 2013 and 2014 seasons of the French Archaeological Mission to Adam Martin S. Goffriller, Ma Hongjiao, Soumyen Bandyopadhyay & Julian Henderson - Chinese porcelains and the decorations of Omani mihrabs Maria del Carmen Hidalgo-Chacon Diez - The distribution of the Dadanitic inscriptions according to their content and palaeographical features Ahmed Hilal, Derek Kennet & Liz Humble - Towards a heritage management strategy for Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) Aurea Izquierdo Zamora, Richard T.H. Cuttler & Faisal A. al-Naimi - Prehistoric and pre-Islamic burial archaeology in Qatar: new results and perspectives Sterenn Le Maguer - The incense trade during the Islamic period Stephen McPhillips, Sandra Rosendahl & Victoria Morgan - Abbasid rural settlement in northern Qatar: seasonal tribal exploitation of an arid environment? Vitaly Naumkin & Leonid Kogan - Dual principles and binary oppositions in Soqotri social and oral traditions Eric Olijdam - Archival practices in Early Dilmun Bahrain as indicated by glyptic evidence from domestic and institutional contexts (poster) Robyn Pelling, Richard T.H. Cuttler, Faisal A. al-Naimi, Antonio O. Reis & Liam Delaney - A re-examination of the petroglyphs of Qatar Timothy Power, Nasser al-Jahwari, Peter Sheehan & Kristian Strutt - First preliminary report on the Buraimi Oasis Landscape Archaeology Project Anjana Reddy - Sourcing Indian ceramics in Arabia: actual imports and local imitations Claire Reeler & Nabiel Al Shaikh - A discussion of Neolithic settlement patterns in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain during the Holocene Pluvial Period Marielle Risse - Generosity, gift giving, and gift avoiding in southern Oman Jerome Rohmer & Guillaume Charloux - From LiETAyan to the Nabataeans: dating the end of the Iron Age in north-west Arabia Abdul Rahman al-Salimi & Eric Staples - Reflections of a Muslim-Portuguese maritime world in a sixteenth century Portuguese source Julie E. Scott-Jackson, Jeffrey I. Rose, William Scott-Jackson & Faisal al-Naimi - Found: the Palaeolithic of Qatar (poster) Peter Sheehan, Timothy Power, Omar Al Kaabi, Mohamed Khalifa, Mohamed al-Dhaheri, Bakheeta al-Mansoori, Leqa al-Zaabi, Myriam al-Dhaheri & Rifaa al-Mansoori - Rediscovering a 'lost' village of al-KAPPAAyn: archaeology and communal memory in the oasis (poster) Peter Spencer, Faisal al-Naimi, Richard T.H. Cuttler & Talfan Davies - Between the desert and the sea: the prehistoric landscape of north-western Qatar Rachael Sycamore - Social structure and everyday life at the Early Dilmun settlement of Saar, Bahrain (poster) Walid al-Tikriti, Mohamed al-Neyadi, Diaeddin Tawalbeh, Abdul Rahman al-Nuaimi, Abdullah al-Kaabi & Waleed Oma - Filling a blank: new excavations at an early Islamic site at Oud Al Toba/Muataredh in al-KAPPAAyn,UAE Francelin Tourtet & Friedrich Weigel - TaymaMU in the Nabataean kingdom and in Provincia Arabia T. Van de Velde - Digging into the KAPPAUbaid period bitumen from Dosariyah Julian Jansen van Rensburg & Peter De Geest - Rock art from Dahaisi cave, Socotra, Yemen: a preliminary report Titles of papers read at the Seminar for Arabian Studies held at the British Museum, London, on 25-27 July 2014
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Archaeopress Sharma: Un entrepôt de commerce medieval sur la
Book SynopsisCited by al-Muqaddasī in c.985 and then by al-Idrīsī in c.1150, the medieval port of Sharma was discovered in 1996 at the extremity of the Ra's Sharma, 50km east of al-Shiḥr on the Ḥaḍramawt coast of Yemen; it was excavated in 2001-2005. This unique site was actually a transit entrepôt, a cluster of warehouses probably founded by Iranian merchants and entirely devoted to the maritime trade. It knew a rather short period of activity, between around 980 and the second half of the 12th century, which may be acknowledged as the Sharma horizon. Excavations proved that this settlement experienced six occupation phases, which are closely related to the political and economic developments in the region at that time. The material is mainly transit merchandises, small objects, resins, glass and pottery; some of the ceramics were locally made, in the nearby kilns of Yaḍghaṭ, but most (70%) were imported, from all parts of the Indian Ocean from China to East Africa. The typo-chronological study of this closed assemblage brings very precise information on the dating and evolution of the various types recorded, and the historical analyse sheds new light on the history of the Islamic maritime trade in the 10th to 12th centuries. French text throughout.Table of ContentsIntroduction (A. Rougeulle) I. Les occupations préislamiques I/1. L’occupation préhistorique (R. Crassard, M.-L. Inizan, A. Rougeulle) I/2. L’occupation sudarabique (J. Schiettecatte) II. L’entrepôt médiéval II/1. Présentation générale (A. Rougeulle) II/2. La lisière sud de la ville et les enceintes méridionales (A. Rougeulle) II/3. La lisière est de la ville et les enceintes orientales (A. Rougeulle) II/4. Le quartier sud (A. Rougeulle, A. Joyard) II/5. Le secteur de la corniche (A. Rougeulle) II/6. Le quartier nord (A. Rougeulle) II/7. Le quartier du port (A. Rougeulle) II/8. Les structures défensives (A. Rougeulle, V. Bernard) II/9. Les structures d’approvisionnement en eau (A. Rougeulle, V. Bernard) II/10. Les cimetières (A. Rougeulle) II/11. Conclusion sur l’occupation médiévale (A. Rougeulle) III. Le matériel archéologique de l’horizon Sharma III/1. Présentation (A. Rougeulle) III/2. Les céramiques non glaçurées (A. Rougeulle, A. Collinet, N. Martin) III/3. Les céramiques à glaçure (A. Rougeulle) III/4. La céramique chinoise à Sharma : pour un essai d’étude typo-chronologique et spatiale (B. Zhao) III/5. Les verres (D. Foy) III/6. La vaisselle et les ustensiles en pierre (A. Rougeulle) III/7. Les monnaies et les poids (A. Peli) III/8. Les objets divers (A. Rougeulle) III/9. Les résines végétales de type copal et encens : caractérisation, exploitation et circuits commerciaux (M. Regert, M. Salque, Th. Devièse, A.-S. Le Hô) III/10. Analyse carpologique à Sharma : production et circulation des produits végétaux (V. Dabrowski, M. Tengberg, D. Guillemarre, Ch. Bouchaud) IV. Les réoccupations tardives IV/1. L’occupation des xiiie/xive siècles (A. Rougeulle, B. Zhao) IV/2. L’occupation des xviiie/xixe siècles (A. Rougeulle, B. Zhao) V. Sharma dans son contexte régional et international V/1. Sharma et sa région (V. Bernard, C. Hardy-Guilbert, A. Rougeulle, J. Schiettecatte) V/2. Sharma et l’essor du commerce islamique dans l’océan Indien occidental (xe-xiie siècle) (E. Vallet)
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Archaeopress Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Book SynopsisProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 1995.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Qatar and the Gulf Crisis
Book SynopsisIn 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, launching an economic blockade by land, air and sea. The self-proclaimed 'Anti-Terror Quartet' offered maximalist demands: thirteen 'conditions' recalling Austria-Hungary's 1914 ultimatum to Serbia. They may even have intended military action. Well into its second year, the standoff in the Gulf has no realistic end in sight. With the Bahraini and Emirati criminalisation of expressing support for Qatar, and the Saudi labelling of detainees as 'traitors' for their alleged Qatari links, bitterness has been stoked between deeply interconnected peoples. The adviser to the Saudi crown prince advocating a moat to physically separate Qatar from the Arabian Peninsula illustrates the ongoing intensity—and irrationality—of the crisis. Most reporting and analysis of these developments has focused on questions of regional geopolitics, and framed the standoff in terms of its impact on (largely) Western interests. Lost in this thicket of commentary is consideration of how the Qatari leadership and population have responded to the blockade. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup draws closer, the ongoing Qatar crisis becomes increasingly important to understand. Ulrichsen offers an authoritative study of this international standoff, from both sides.Trade Review‘This account moves from origin to (almost) conclusion, capturing how badly [economic and political embargoes] backfired, strengthening Qatar’s independence and global standing.’ -- The New York Times, '5 Books to Read About Qatar Before the World Cup'‘Accessible and authoritative, the book will benefit anyone interested in the Gulf countries, their multilateral institutions, as well as Qatar’s smart power capabilities.’ -- International Affairs‘A rich and valuable resource for readers wanting to understand the intricacies of one of the most critical junctures in recent Gulf history.’ -- International Affairs‘['Qatar and the Gulf Crisis' is] a detailed and thoughtful book’. -- The World Today‘Ulrichsen has written an essential book for anyone looking for an entry into the Gulf crisis or for a comprehensive read on this regional tension … Qatar and the Gulf Crisis [presents] a compelling and consistent summary of abundant information.’ -- LSE Review of Books'A brilliant account of the history, origins and evolution of the Gulf crisis--drawing meticulously upon media and academic sources, and direct interviews with leading protagonists in the region, Ulrichsen once again confirms himself as an outstanding observer of Gulf politics today.' -- Adam Hanieh, SOAS University of London, author of 'Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East'‘Ulrichsen draws on an impressive range of sources in order to provide a panoramic account of contemporary power politics across the Gulf. This important and timely book deserves to be read by anyone seeking to understand the intricacies of the Qatar diplomatic crisis.’ -- Gerasimos Tsourapas, Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics, University of Birmingham
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran
Book SynopsisFor four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold War between Riyadh and Tehran lie the Sunni–Shia divide, and the two countries' intertwined histories. Saudis see this as a conflict between Sunni and Shia; Iran’s ruling clerics view it as one between their own Islamic Republic and an illegitimate monarchy. This foundational schism has played out in a geopolitical competition for dominance in the region: Iran has expanded its influence in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, while Saudi Arabia’s hyperactive crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman, has intervened in Yemen, isolated Qatar and destabilised Lebanon. Dilip Hiro examines the toxic rivalry between the two countries, tracing its roots and asking whether this Islamic Cold War is likely to end any time soon.Trade Review'The contemporary great game playing out bloodily between oil-fired theocracies in Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran is the subject of Dilip Hiro’s latest book. He tells the story with relish.' * The Financial Times *'The book has a racy pace and is rich in reportage . . . Hiro marshals an enormous amount of fact and anecdote as he recounts the manner in which regional and global events unfold . . . a rich tapestry.' * Financial Express *'Hiro is a wonderful raconteur . . . few have told the story of tensions between Riyadh and Tehran quite as well as him.' * LSE Middle East Centre Blog *'One comes away from Dilip Hiro’s new book Cold War in the Islamic World with a heightened appreciation for the complexities of politics in the Islamic world. It is a world where geopolitics and religion intersect in a struggle for power and survival among Islamic regimes.' * New York Journal of Books *‘Dilip Hiro is one of the most prolific scholars of the Middle East, and there is little that escapes his notice. In this volume, he takes an in-depth look at the new cold war that is brewing in the region . . . a welcome addition to the literature.’ * Survival *'Eminent historian and prolific author Hiro . . . focuses on a pertinent crucible of roiling tension in the region . . . an important study for understanding the roots of current tensions [between Saudi Arabia and Iran].' * Kirkus Reviews *‘Hiro provides the reader with a perspective rarely found in most texts regarding the Middle East . . . [a] nuanced portrayal of the complex history of these nations, their relationship and its consequences for the region and the world at large.’ * CounterPunch *'Hiro treats the subject deeply and thoroughly.' * Foreign Affairs *'Iran and Saudi Arabia anchor the sweeping text, which ranges from Pakistan to Egypt and detours as far back as the seventh-century Sunni-Shi'a divide. [Hiro's] mix of lively writing and serious detail should draw in readers … with any interest in the subject.' * Choice *‘A suitable introduction to the Iranian-Saudi relations for someone wanting to go beyond the headlines … Trying to capture the vast sweep of this relationship in a single text is a monumental task … To Hiro’s credit, his account is fairly balanced. The research is also impressive in its breadth.’ * Middle East Journal *'[A] monumental study.' * Business Standard *'The book, based on Hiro's years of research and travels as a journalist, is terse in reporting historical details with disciplined focus on motivations. It is an easier read for those who closely follow news from the Middle East though scholars are sure to appreciate his thoughtful juxtaposition of events that underscore patterns.' * YaleGlobal Online *‘Captures very nicely the march of political history in the Middle East and the Gulf during the last hundred years.’‘An excellent book . . . extremely engaging and accessible.' * Kristian Coates-Ulrichsen, author of The First World War in the Middle East *‘Ambitious, impressive, original, and important.' * Mehran Kamrava, author of Inside the Arab State *
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Agenda Publishing Turkey and the Liberal International Order
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Violent Radical Movements in the Arab World: The
Book SynopsisViolent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which they have developed. Placing them in the context of the region, separate chapters cover the organizations that are currently active, including: The Muslim Brotherhood, The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, Hamas, Hizbullah, the PKK, al-Shabab and the Huthis. The book shows that while these groups are a new phenomenon, they also relate to other key factors including the ‘unfinished business’ of the colonial and postcolonial eras and tacit encouragement of the Wahhabi/Salafi/jihadi da‘wa by some regional powers. Their diversity means violent non-state actors elude simple classification, ranging from ‘national’ and ‘transnational’ to religious and political movements. However, by examining their origins, their supporters and their motivations, this book helps explain their ubiquity in the region.Table of ContentsPreface Victor Kattan Foreword: Peter Sluglett and the Study of the Modern Middle East Toby Dodge 1. Introduction: Violent Non-State Actors in the Arab World: some General Considerations Peter Sluglett 2. The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and Violence: Porous Boundaries and Context Khalid Hroub 3. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: Ideology vs. Context Hassan A. Barari 4. Between Religion, Warfare and Politics: the Case of Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria Mohamed-Ali Adraoui 5. The 2007 Hamas-Fatah Conflict in Gaza and the Israeli-American Demands Victor Kattan 6. Hizbullah and the Lebanese State: Indispensable, Unpredictable – Destabilizing? Peter Sluglett 7. When the State becomes a Non-State: Yemen in the Huthi/Ali Abdullah Salih Alliance Daniel Martin Varisco 8. Violent Non-State Actors in Somalia: al-Shabab and the Pirates Afyare A. Elmi and Ruqaya Mohamed 9. “Being in Time”: Kurdish Movement and Quests of Universal Hamit Borzolan Afterword Abdullah Baabood
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Oxbow Books Tell Ahmar on the Syrian Euphrates: From
Book SynopsisTell Ahmar – also known as Masuwari, Til Barsib and Kar-Shalmaneser in the first millennium BCE – was first inhabited in the sixth millennium during the Ubaid period, and progressively developed to become a regional centre, and in the eighth and seventh centuries, a provincial capital of the Assyrian empire. Remains from the third millennium (a temple and a funerary complex), the second millennium (an administrative complex and well-preserved houses) and the first millennium (an Assyrian palace and elite residences) are particularly impressive.The book offers an archaeological and historical synthesis of the results obtained by the excavations of François Thureau-Dangin (1929–1931) and by the more recent excavations of the universities of Melbourne (1988–1999) and Liège (2000–2010). It presents a comprehensive and diachronic view of the evolution of the site, which, by its position on the Euphrates at an important crossroads of ancient communication routes, was at the heart of a game of cultural and political interference between Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean world and Asia Minor.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Prologue: The site and its exploration Part One: Tell Ahmar from its origins to the end of the second millennium: East meets west on the Euphrates 1. Tell Ahmar and the origins of urban life 2. Tell Ahmar in the second millennium Part Two: Tell Ahmar between Luwians, Aramaeans and Assyrians: Birth of a regional capital 3. Tell Ahmar/Masuwari/Til Barsib and the Aramaean tribe of Adini (c. 1200–856) 4. From Til Barsib to Kar-Shalmaneser – The beginnings of Assyrian domination (c. 856–750) Part Three: Tell Ahmar in the Assyrian empire: birth of an imperial koine 5. Ashur imposes its mark – The palace and the high dignitaries 6. Urbanism and residential buildings 7. Images in everyday life 8. People and crafts Epilogue: The end of Tell Ahmar Fieldwork at Tell Ahmar — Selected bibliography
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Intellect Books Imagining Antiquity in Islamic Societies
Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage pursued by Islamist groups like ISIS, many observers have erroneously come to associate Islamic doctrine and practice with such acts. This book explores the diverse ways Muslims have engaged with the material legacies of ancient and pre-Islamic societies, as well as how Islam’s own heritage has been framed and experienced over time. This is a new collection of articles previously available in issues of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture. The tragically familiar spectacles of cultural heritage destruction performed by the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq are frequently presented as barbaric, baffling, and far outside the bounds of what are imagined to be normative, 'civilized' uses of the past. Often superficially explained as an attempt to stamp out idolatry or as a fundamentalist desire to revive and enforce a return to a purified monotheism, analysis of these spectacles of heritage violence posits two things: that there is, fact, an 'Islamic' manner of imagining the past – its architectural manifestations, its traces and localities – and that actions carried out at these localities, whether constructive or destructive, have moral or ethical consequences for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In this reading, the iconoclastic actions of ISIS and similar groups, for example the Taliban or the Wahhabi monarchy in Saudi Arabia, are represented as one, albeit extreme, manifestation of an assumedly pervasive and historically on-going Islamic antipathy toward images and pre-contemporary holy localities in particular, and, more broadly, toward the idea of heritage and the uses to which it has been put by modern nationalism. But long before the emergence of ISIS and other so-called Islamist iconoclasts, and perhaps as early as the rise of Islam itself, Muslims imagined Islamic and pre-Islamic antiquity and its localities in myriad ways: as sites of memory, spaces of healing, or places imbued with didactic, historical, and moral power. Ancient statuary were deployed as talismans, paintings were interpreted to foretell and reify the coming of Islam, and temples of ancient gods and churches devoted to holy saints were converted into mosques in ways that preserved their original meaning and, sometimes, even their architectural ornament and fabric. Often, such localities were valued simply as places that elicited a sense of awe and wonder, or of reflection on the present relevance of history and the greatness of past empires, a theme so prevalent it created distinct genres of Arabic and Persian literature (aja’ib, fada’il). Sites like Ctesiphon, the ancient capital of the Zoroastrian Sasanians, or the Temple Mount, where the Jewish temple had stood, were embraced by early companions of the Prophet Muhammad and incorporated into Islamic notions of the self. Furthermore, various Islamic interpretive communities as well as Jews and Christians often shared holy places and had similar haptic, sensorial, and ritual connections that enabled them to imagine place in similar ways. These engagements were often more dynamic and purposeful than conventional scholarly notions of 'influence' and 'transmission' can account for. And yet, Muslims also sometimes destroyed ancient places or powerfully reimagined them to serve their own purposes, as for example in the aftermath of the Crusader presence in the Holy Land or in the destruction, reuse and rebuilding of ancient Buddhist and Hindu sites in the Eastern Islamic lands and South Asia. This volume presents thirteen essays by leading scholars that address the issue of Islamic interest in the material past of the ancient and Islamic world, with essays examining attitudes about antiquarianism in the Islamic world from medieval times to the present. Main readership will be among scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, educators and academic libraries working or studying in the fields of the ancient world, antiquities, heritage and the Islamic world.Trade Review'Imagining Antiquity in Islamic Societies makes for an interesting probe into the often complicated relationship between Islam’s nascent sense of self and its precursors as well as contemporary societies and cultures. Framed around the themes of faḍā’il (virtues) and ʿajā’ib (wonders), the authors explore Islamic responses to antiquity: its physical ruins, the incorporation of spolia into its new occupier’s architecture, the thorny issue of heritage from a historic perspective and bringing it up to the present and covering Abbasid Iraq, Yemen, Islamic India, Ottoman Greece, Palestine and Tunisia.' -- Cleo Cantone, The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: Imagining Localities of Antiquity in Islamic Societies – Stephennie Mulder PART 1: Imagining Antiquity in Medieval Islam 1. ‘Return to Origin Is Non-existence’: Al-Mada’in and Perceptions of Ruins in Abbasid Iraq – Sarah Cresap Johnson 2. Medieval Reports of the Preservation and Looting of Pre-Islamic Burials in South Arabia – Daniel Mahoney 3. The Wisdom to Wonder: Ajā’ib and the Pillars of Islamic India – Santhi Kavuri-Bauer PART 2: Imagining Antiquity in Ottoman Lands 4. Explosions and Expulsions in Ottoman Athens: A Heritage Perspective on the Temple of Olympian Zeus – Elizabeth Cohen 5. Spoils for the New Pyrrhus: Alternative Claims to Antiquity in Ottoman Greece – Emily Neumeier 6. Claiming the Classical Past: Ottoman Archaeology at Lagina – Amanda Herring PART 3: Imagining Antiquity in Modernity 7. Destruction as Layered Event: Twentieth Century Ruins in the Great Mosque of Gaza – Eli Osheroff and Dotan Halevy 8. In Situ: The Contraindications of World Heritage – Wendy M. K. Shaw PART 4: Imagining Antiquity in the Contemporary World 9. The Masjid al-Haram: Balancing Tradition and Renewal at the Heart of Islam – Muhsin Lutfi Martens 10. ISIS’s Destruction of Mosul’s Historical Monuments: Between Media Spectacle and Religious Doctrine – Miroslav Melčák and Ondřej Beránek 11. The Radicalization of Heritage in Tunisia – Virginie Rey 12. Heritage Crusades: Saving the Past from the Commons – Ian B. Straughn Notes on Contributors Index
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Archaeopress Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Book SynopsisThe Seminar for Arabian Studies is the principal international academic forum for research on the Arabian Peninsula. First convened in 1968 it is the only annual academic event for the study of the Arabian Peninsula that brings together researchers from all over the world to present and discuss current fieldwork and the latest research. The Seminar covers an extensive range of subjects that include anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, epigraphy, ethnography, history, language, linguistics, literature, numismatics, theology, and more besides, from the earliest times to the present day or, in the fields of political and social history, to around the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). The 53rd Seminar for Arabian Studies was hosted by the University of Leiden and took place in the Lipsius Building from Thursday IASA. In total sixty-five papers and twenty-three posters were presented at the three-day event. On Friday 12 July a special session on the stone tools of prehistoric Arabia was held, the papers from this session are published in a supplement to the main Seminar Proceedings.Table of ContentsEditors’ Foreword ; In Memoriam Jocelyn Cecilia Orchard, 1936–2019 ; Desert tombs: recent research into the Bronze Age and Iron Age cairn burials of Jebel Qurma, north-east Jordan – Peter M.M.G. Akkermans, Merel L. Brüning, Monique Arntz, Sarah A. Inskip & Keshia A.N. Akkermans ; On the nature of South Arabian influences in Ethiopia during the late first millennium BC: late pre-Aksumite settlement on the margins of the eastern Tigray plateau – Anne Benoist, Iwona Gajda, Steven Matthews, Jérémie Schiettecatte, Ninon Blond, Saskia Büchner & Pawel Wolf ; Pottery from the al-Zubārah suq – Agnieszka Magdalena Bystron ; The dawn of the Islamic era? The excavation of Yughbī in the Crowded Desert of Qatar – Jose C. Carvajal López, Kirk Roberts, Laura Morabito, Gareth Rees, Frank Stremke, Anke Marsh, David M. Freire-Lista, Robert Carter & Faiṣal ‘Abd Allāh al-Na‘īmī ; First discoveries of the Bāt/al-Arid mission (Sultanate of Oman) – Corinne Castel, Olivier Barge, Blandine Besnard, Tara Beuzen-Waller, Jacques Élie Brochier, Lionel Darras, Emmanuelle Régagnon & Séverine Sanz ; Large-sized camel depictions in western Arabia: a characterization across time and space – Guillaume Charloux, Maria Guagnin & Jérôme Norris ; The Ras al-Jinz reloaded: resuming excavations at the edge of Arabia – Alexandre P. De Rorre, Jean-François Berger, Massimo Delfino, Jonathan M. Kenoyer, Elena Maini & Valentina M. Azzarà ; Kalbā and dāw in Khaliji art: tracing extinct dhows in Arab and Persian iconography – Mick de Ruyter ; New light on the late Wadi Suq period from the Ṣuhār hinterlands – Michel de Vreeze, Bleda Düring & Eric Olijdam ; Nothing but tombs and towers? Results of the Al-Mudhaybi Regional Survey 2019 – Stephanie Döpper & Conrad Schmidt ; Excavations at Wādī al-Sail, Bahrain 2015–2019 – Takeshi Gotoh, Kiyohide Saito, Masashi Abe & Akinori Uesugi ; Renewed research at the Iron Age II site of Hili 2 (Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) – Steven Karacic, Ali Abdu Rahman Al Meqbali, Abdulla Khalfan Al Kaabi, Dia Eddin Abdullah Altawallbeh, Hamad Ahmed Fadel & Peter Magee ; A ninth- to tenth-century pottery workshop at al-Yamāmah, Central Arabia – Fabien Lesguer & Jérémie Schiettecatte ; Les fouilles françaises de Abu Saiba (Mont 1). Données nouvelles sur la phase Tylos de Bahreïn (c.200 BC–AD 300) – Pierre Lombard, Bérénice Chamel, Julien Cuny, Marianne Cotty, François Guermont, Robert Lux & Lionel Noca ; Trade and contacts between southern Arabia and East Asia: the evidence from al-Balīd (southern Oman) – Alexia Pavan & Chiara Visconti ; Ceramic exchange in the northern UAE during the Late Bronze Age: preliminary results of macroscopic and petrographic analyses – Maria Paola Pellegrino, Sophie Méry, Anne Benoist, Sophie Costa & Julien Charbonnier ; Excavations at the Old Fort of Stone Town, Zanzibar: new evidence of historic interactions between the Swahili coast and Arabian Gulf – Timothy Power & Mark Horton with Omar Salem al-Kaabi, Mohamed Matar al-Dhaheri, Myriam Saleh al-Dhaheri, Noura Hamed al-Hameli, Henry Webber & Rosie Ireland ; Late Islamic ceramic distribution networks in the Gulf: new evidence from Jazīrat al-Ḥamrāʾ in Ras al-Khaimah – Seth M.N. Priestman ; Some thoughts on the burial space inside QA 1-1, an Umm an-Nar tomb in Wādī al-Fajj (Oman): a case of incomplete paving of the tomb’s floor – Łukasz Rutkowski ; Assessing Kalba: new fieldwork at a Bronze Age coastal site on the Gulf of Oman (Emirate of Sharjah, UAE) – Christoph Schwall & Sabah A. Jasim ; Taxation and public labour in ancient Sabaʾ: an examination of ḫrṣ using the Leiden and Munich minuscule inscriptions – Jason Weimar ; Titles of papers read at the Seminar for Arabian Studies held at the University of Leiden, 11–13 July 2019
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Archaeopress Publishing Ash-Sharq: Bulletin of the Ancient Near East Vol
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Independently Published Der unverfälschte ägyptische Ursprung
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Open Book Publishers Neo-Aramaic and Kurdish Folklore from Northern
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Liverpool University Press The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This
Book SynopsisThe Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran are adherents of the last surviving Gnostic tradition from the period of Late Antiquity, and the Book of Kings is the capstone to one of their most sacred scriptures. A universal history in four parts, it concisely outlines the entire 480,000 year span of the material world, from its creation to its destruction in the maw of the great Leviathan, with details including a succession of antediluvian cataclysms that have previously wiped out all human life, the reigns of the kings who have reigned over humanity and are still yet to reign, a lament on the end of pagan antiquity under the reign of the Arabs, and the apocalyptic drama attending those who have the misfortune to live at the end of the world era. For the first time ever, this work appears in English in its entirety, complete and unabridged, and directly translated from original Mandaic manuscripts, with the events mentioned within it coordinated with our calendar. It also includes an extensive commentary illustrating its relationship to contemporary historical writing and with the sacred literature of Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, and other neighbouring religious communities living under Sasanian rule.Trade Review‘[The book] offers interesting insights into a Middle Eastern community during the era of the Byzantine and Sasanid empires. It is useful for those wanting to compare religious beliefs between cultures.’ Medievalists.net
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University of Exeter Press The Yemeni Civil War
Book SynopsisPresents an innovative theoretical framework to understand the meltdown and civil wars of countries such as Yemen, Syria, and Libya after their 2011 uprisings, using Yemen as a case study. The interaction between different types of state formation and regional rivalry can explain what happened.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Formation of the UAE
Book SynopsisDecember 2, 1971 ushered the United Arab Emirates into existence and marked the end of one hundred fifty years of British protection of the Arab states of the Gulf. Today, the UAE projects an image of modernity and prosperity; but before its formation, the emirates endured poverty and political upheaval while the rulers and people navigated the transition from autonomous city-states to modern nation states under informal British rule. This book shows how the Trucial States came to form a sovereign federation, paying particular attention to the role of nationalism and anti-imperialism. Kristi Barnwell demonstrates that the ruling sheikhs of the Gulf Arab rulers in the Gulf strove to create their new state with close ties to Great Britain, which provided technical, military and administrative assistance to the emirates, while also publicly embracing the popular ideologies of anti-imperialism and Arab socialism that were still dominating the political discourse in the Arab world. In the process, she situates the Emirates' modern history in the broader narratives of the history of the Middle East. The research draws on primary source materials from British and American government archives, speeches, and government publications from the Arab Emirates, as well as memoirs and secondary sources.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Policy-Making in the GCC: State, Citizens and
Book SynopsisThe GCC is a major player in the post-2011 reordering of the Middle East. Despite the rise in prominence of individual Gulf states - especially Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - and the growth of the GCC as a collective entity, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the actual mechanics of policy-making in the region. This book analyses the vital role that institutions are coming to play in shaping policy in the Gulf Arab states. The research coincides with two key developments that have given institutions new importance in the policy process: the emergence of a new generation of leaders in the Gulf, and the era of low oil prices. Both developments, along with dramatic demographic change, have compelled state and citizens to re-evaluate the nature of the social contract that binds them together. Contributors assess the changing relationship between state and citizen and evaluate the role that formal and informal institutions play in mediating such change and informing policy.The book shows how academic, social and economic institutions are responding to the increasingly complex process of decision-making, where citizens demand better services and further empowerment, and states are obliged to seek wider counsel, although wanting to retain ultimate authority. With contributions from both academics and practitioners, this book will be highly relevant for researchers and policymakers alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overview Mark C. Thompson and Neil Quilliam PART 1: THE STATE AND E-GOVERNMENT 1 Identity and State in the Gulf: The Case of Kuwait Shafeeq Ghabra 2 Saudi Arabia’s Support for International Development Mehtab Currey, Abdullah Al Shoaibi and Nassir Al Kasabi 3 GCC Governments Responding to Public Needs through E-government: Progress and Limitations of Public Administration Reform Sherif Fawzi Abdel Gawad and Maggie Kamel 4 Governance, Participation and ICT: Assessing the Role of E-Government in the State of Qatar Rhea Abraham PART 2: CITIZENS: ECONOMY AND LABOUR ISSUES 5 Economic Diversification and the Emergence of Inclusive Economic Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council States I-Tsung Tsai and Abdullah Kaya 6 Youth Employability and its Cultural and Institutional Context: Do Current Institutions and Policies Promote or Prevent Greater Productivity and Positivity within Local Labour Markets Towards the Knowledge-Based Economies of the Future? David Jones, Radhika Punshi and Gauri Gupta 7 A Review and Critique of the Saudisation Metanarrative: Bringing ‘the Citizen’ into Focus Faisal Kattan PART 3: INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES 8 Institutional Processes and Gender Issues: The Women’s Cultural and Social Society as an Agent of Change in Kuwaiti Politics Alanoud Alsharekh 9 The Rise and Role of State Philanthropy in the United Arab Emirates Natasha Ridge and Susan Kippels 10 The Role of Private, Non-Government Organisations and New State Institutions in the Gulf in the Development of Civil Society: The Example of Saudi Arabia Adam Kulach Bibliography Contributors Index
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Verso Books Loved Egyptian Night
Book SynopsisLoved Egyptian Night fundamentally reassesses the Arab Spring, refuting the stories the Western powers fed to the world. There is no doubt that the toppling of Ben Ali in Tunisia in January 2011 and what it led to amounted to a political revolution. But the uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Syria - countries with quite different histories and political traditions - were never revolutions. As Hugh Roberts explains, the bitter ends of these episodes were inscribed in their misunderstood beginnings. To celebrate these uprisings as 'revolutions' preempts and inhibits critical analysis and expresses an abdication of intellectual responsibility. After so much wishful thinking, what remains is the debris of a cynical pretension. Outside interference, ostensibly on behalf of these 'revolutions', reduced Libya to anarchy and condemned Syria to a devastating proxy war now in its twelfth year. In Egypt, the Free Officers' state was re-booted in its most brutal ever
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Ebury Publishing The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: My Untold Story of
Book SynopsisFor over half a century, noodlemaker Gyalo Thondup has been a familiar figure in the Himalayan hill town of Kalimpong. But it was not until 2010 that the townsfolk discovered his true identity: Gyalo Thondup is none other than the older brother of the Dalai Lama and his special envoy, a trusted interlocutor between Tibet and foreign leaders from Chiang Kai-shek to Jawaharlal Nehru, Zhou Enlai to Deng Xiaoping. Indeed, only the Dalai Lama himself has played a more important role in the political history of modern, tragedy-ridden Tibet. Now, for the first time, Gyalo Thondup is prepared to tell his story. His remarkable account offers an intimate, personal look at the Dalai Lama and his immediate family, as well as an insider's view of the vicious and sometimes deadly struggles within the Potala Palace - the seat of power in Tibet. His is a story of the 'real' Tibet - a country that is secular as well as sacred, where the source of conflict is not just with China but between Tibetans themselves. Candid and insightful, this long-awaited account reveals Gyalo Thondup to have been a key figure in the great game played out by China, India, Russia and the United States over the strategically important Tibetan plateau.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Tribes and States in a Changing Middle East
Book SynopsisAt the outset of the twenty-first century and in the midst of the Arab Spring, tribe-state relations are a useful frame of reference through which to analyse the Middle East on a state-by-state basis. Tribes and States in a Changing Middle East looks beyond the dichotomy between tribe and state. Its central theme is the role of tribes and tribalism in state politics, society, and identity, as demonstrated in case studies from the Arab East (mashriq). The book is a comparative endeavour that seeks to address questions related to the interplay between tribal organisations and state institutions, tribal solidarity and nationalism, and tribal power and the centralised government. It further discusses the impact and role of tribal polities in modern states in times of regional and national turmoil.Trade Review'This book is an outstanding tribute to the life and work of Joseph Kostiner who did so much to bring the sensibilities of a historian and the acuity of a social scientist to the study of states and tribes in the Middle East. It carves out new fields of research that build on, but also take further, many of his original insights.' - Charles Tripp, Professor of Middle East Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; 'Uzi Rabi, who himself is among the foremost scholars now working on tribal identity and the state, has assembled an impressive cast of contributors to this volume. ... Tribes and States is admirable in its intellectual ambition and empirical scope and certainly the best volume now available on understanding past context and the present conditions that now shape tribal-state relations in the contemporary Middle East.' - Clive Jones, Professor of Regional Security, and Deputy Head of School in the School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham; 'Tribes and States draws together an impressive, some might say stellar, range of experts in order to explore - through the prism of country-by-country analyses - the role of tribes in the state formation and consolidation processes.' - James Worrall, Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, and author of State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Gaza as Metaphor
Book SynopsisOpen-air prison, Terror, Resistance, Occupation, Siege, Trauma, Bare humanity: irrespective of when, where, and to whom the word is uttered, Gaza immediately evokes an abundance of metaphors. Similarly, a plethora of metaphors also invoke Gaza: Crisis, Exception, Refugees, Destitution, Tunnels, Persistence. With essays written by journalists, writers, doctors, academics and others, this volume uses metaphor to record and historicize Gaza, to contextualize its everyday realities, interrogate its representations and provide an understanding on Gaza's real and symbolic significance. The essays within, written both from within Gaza and outside, touch on life and survival, the making of the Gaza Strip and its increasing isolation, the discursive and visual tools that have often shackled Gaza behind misunderstandings, and what Gaza contributes to our understanding of exception; inequality; dispossession; bio-politics; necro-power and other terms which we rely on to make sense of our world. The volume reveals how Gaza is an outcome of specific historical and spatial practices, and not simply a metaphor of a far-away humanitarian disaster or place of incomprehensible violence.Gaza As Metaphor demonstrates that Gaza is a real place, an inseparable part of the past, present, and future condition of Palestinians, in particular, and of dispossession, more generally.Trade Review'Perhaps more than any place on earth, Gaza is a microcosm of our world of cruelty and barbarism, but, no less, of courage, creativity and resilience. With sympathy and deep understanding, these essays reveal the terror and sheer savagery to which the people of Gaza are subjected daily and their brave refusal to succumb to despair and hopelessness. A searing rendition of grim tragedy, and a powerful call to action.' -- Noam Chomsky'Gaza is a truth, to paraphrase Nietzsche, demanding its metaphors. In Gaza as Metaphor, Helga Tawil-Souri and Dina Matar have gathered the whirlwind momentum of a critical mass of caring intellects to dwell on the hermeneutic precipice when a piece of land in Palestine has become the fragmented site of a truth so bold and demanding that forces all our languages to defy the tyranny of their compromised grammar. You have not read a book on Palestine as an enduring testimony to defiant dignity as Gaza as Metaphor. It captures with uncanny precision a traumatic moment in a colossal catastrophe the Palestinians call Nakba and the rest of the world can now see as the mirror metaphor of their own innermost struggles for truth and justice.' -- Hamid Dabashi, Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and author of The Arab Spring: The End of Postcolonialism and Brown Skin, White Masks'Gaza is a microcosm of global realities, "surplus humanity" fighting oppression and induced impoverishment against powerful militaries of the Global North. Through the fluid medium of metaphor, Tawil-Souri and Matar provide their contributors with a means of exploring the range of ways Gazans cope with imposed conditions of dispossession and "bare life." Ultimately, they collectively rescue Gaza from metaphor as an actual location of humanity and resistance.' -- Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and author of War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification'This pathbreaking book takes the reader beyond the spectacle of ferocious warfare on Gaza to open up an expansive gaze onto a hermetically-sealed strip that has become both metaphor and metonymy for the Palestinian condition. The volume lucidly unpacks the metaphors by which Gazans live and die, shedding empathetic light on their creative quotidian struggles to exist. Written within diverse genres, the essays offer the reader vital conceptual tools for engaging the ongoing nakba of Palestinian history.' -- Ella Shohat, author of Taboo Memories, Diasporic Voices'Gaza as Metaphor offers an impressive selection of the most recent work of some of the best specialists, Palestinian and non-Palestinian. It is a very welcome reminder, as one of the contributors puts it, that "Gaza is Palestine." Stimulating and dense, this edited volume is also fluid and absorbing.' -- Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of Gaza: A History and From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy'This carefully edited collection of essays and stories, mainly by Palestinian academics, is a rich insight into Gaza's reality of human life versus inhuman violence -- a challenge to false constructed image and narrative. These "unwanted Palestinians" come to life in vivid evocations of day-to-day struggle under Israeli military onslaught, and the tunnels' business of lions and radiant brides coming through to life in Gaza.' -- Victoria Brittain, author of Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror'Gaza as Metaphor is an exemplary collection: comprehensive despite its relatively small size, greatly readable, very stimulating, and most satisfying intellectually and aesthetically: a landmark in Gaza studies and an important addition to Palestine studies.' -- Gilbert Achcar, Journal of Palestine Studies'All [the contributors] have something unique and important to impart in this compilation of consistently excellent essays ... If widely read, Gaza as Metaphor has the potential to raise the volume and increase the resonance of Gazans' stories.' -- Sally Bland, Jordan TimesTable of Contents* Cover art by Raed Issa * Introduction by Helga Tawil-Souri and Dina Matar * Photo by Tanya Habjouqa (from Women of Gaza series) * Section 1: Living Gaza 1. Helga Tawil-Souri, Gaza as Larger Than Life 2. Haidar Eid, Diary July 20, 2014 / Signposts on the Road to Liberation 3. Said Shehadeh, Ghazeh el Sumud: Confronting Israeli Mass Torture 4. Pierre Krahenbuhl, Gaza as a Metaphor for Unsustainability 5. Mouin Rabbani, Israel Mows the Lawn6. Naim Al Khatib, On War and Shit* Photo by Jim McFarlane (from Gaza Anti-Portraits series) [* needs to be confirmed]* Section 2: Placing Gaza 1. Khaled Hroub, Tunnels: Love, Lions and ... Absurdities 2. Jehad Abusalim, From Fence to Fence: Retelling Gaza's Story 3. Ilana Feldman, Gaza: Isolation 4. Salman Abu Sitta, Gaza Strip: The Lessons of History 5. Glenn Bowman, Gaza: Encystation * Photo by Omar Al Qattaa (children in Gaza) * Section 3: Narrating Gaza 1. Selma Dabbagh, Inventing Gaza2. Ramzy Baroud, Fighting Another Day: Gaza's Unrelenting Resistance3. Atef Alshaer, In the company of Frantz Fanon: The Israeli Wars and the National Culture of Gaza4. Ilan Pappe, Can the Pen be Mightier than the Sword? Permission to Narrate Gaza5. Dina Matar, Gaza: Image Normalization * Photo by Omar Al Qattaa (Parkour photo) * Section 4: Thinking Gaza1. Darryl Li, Gaza at the Frontiers of Zionism 2. Ariella Azoulay, Concentration-Place 3. Nimer Sultany, Repetition 4. Sara Roy, Gaza: No Se Puede Mirar - One Cannot Look, A Brief Reflection 5. Sherene Seikaly, Gaza as Archive * Biographies* Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in
Book SynopsisThe cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been presented to us through its monuments and high arts. Our understanding of its culture has thus come from a world created by and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire. But what of the world of the craftsmen and tradesmen who produced the monuments and artefacts? Or the townspeople who prayed in the mosques, drank water from the sebils or passed by the mausolea in the ordinary course of their lives? How did they live and die? To date no book has adequately explored the day-to-day life of the common people during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In this new edition Faroqhi explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, describing the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examining the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire.Trade ReviewUNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE'[Faroqhi] has produced here an impressive and thoughtful study of Ottoman social culture which is witnessed by her acknowledgement of the work of well-respected scholars, the inclusion of a chronology which usefully highlights relevant cultural events, and a superb bibliography of English, French, German and Turkish publications...a stimulating read.'-Jennifer M Scarce, University of DundeeINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TURKISH STUDIES'One of the most prolific of present-day Ottoman historians...her forte is her complete ease in using the Ottoman archives not only to capture and retell the stories buried in the records but also to weave some sense of the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of a distant empire into a story that is accessible to a literate audience.'-Virginia H. Askan, McMaster UniversityMESA BULLETIN'...interesting and erudite...stimulating...This book is highly suitable as a text for courses in Ottoman history or Middle Eastern cultural history. The prose is clear and accessible, and the presentation not overly complex or obscure. Its mixture of broad analysis and striking detail make it an attractive initiation for undergraduates into debates about Ottoman cultural history. Graduate students, too, would benefit from a close reading of the text, which is studded with off-hand questions and asides that could easily launch entire dissertations. Her command of the historical literature and ability to identify potential lines of research are truly impressive. For anyone seeking a well-informed overview of Ottoman cultural history, Faroqhi's book will stand out as a valuable guide.'-James Grehan, Portland State University
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Unknown Crusader Castles
Book SynopsisThe capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean which lasted until the 15th century. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles rather than by pitched battles. Kristian Molin covers the military history of the crusades on a wider geographical scale than previous historians, taking in Armenia, Cyprus and Greece as well as the Holy Land. He also shows the role of castles as administrative, judicial and social centres in times of peace as well as in war. "Unknown Crusader Castles" provides a fresh perspective on the history of the crusades.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Modern Middle East
Book SynopsisThis textbook assembles key writings on the modern history of the Middle East by some of the most distinguished specialists in the field. The book aims to meet the needs of a wide range of students. After a general introduction by Albert Hourani, the essays are arranged in four sections: reforming elites and changing relations with Europe 1789-1918; transformation in society and economy 1789-1918; imperialism and nationalism in the interwar period; and the Middle East since World War II. This revised edition contains a range of additional material on the history of the region since the 1990s.
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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Bir Umm Fawakhir, Volume 2: Report on the
Book SynopsisBir Umm Fawakhir is a fifth-sixth century AD Coptic/Byzantine gold-mining town located in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago carried out four seasons of archaeological survey at the site, in 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997; one season of excavation in 1999; and one study season in 2001. This volume is the final report on the 1996 and 1997 seasons. The goals of the 1996 and 1997 field seasons were to complete the detailed map of the main settlement, to continue the investigation of the outlying clusters of ruins or "Outliers" and to address some specific questions such as the ancient gold-extraction process. The completion of these goals makes the main settlement at Bir Umm Fawakhir one of the only completely mapped towns of the period in Egypt. Not only is the main settlement plotted room for room and door for door but also features such as guardposts, cemeteries, paths, roads, wells, outlying clusters of ruins and mines are known and some of these are features not always readily detectable archaeologically. This volume presents the pre-Coptic material; a detailed discussion of the remains in the main settlement, outliers and cemeteries; the Coptic/Byzantine pottery, small finds and dipinti; as well as a study of ancient mining techniques.
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Archaeopress Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Book SynopsisCONTENTS: Abdol Rauh Yaccob, British policy on Arabia before the First World War: an internal argument; Adrian G. Parker &. Jeffrey I. Rose, Climate change and human origins in southern Arabia; Alexandrine Guérin & Faysal Abdallah al-Na’imi, Nineteenth century settlement patterns at Zekrit, Qatar: pottery, tribes and territory; Anthony E. Marks, Into Arabia, perhaps, but if so, from where?; Audrey Peli, A history of the Ziyadids through their coinage (203– 442/818–1050); Aurelie Daems & An De Waele, Some reflections on human-animal burials from pre-Islamic south-east Arabia (poster); Brian Ulrich, The Azd migrations reconsidered: narratives of ‘Amr Muzayqiya and Mālik b. Fahm in historiographic context; Christian Darles, Derniers résultats, nouvelles datations et nouvelles données sur les fortifications de Shabwa (Hadramawt); Eivind Heldaas Seland, The Indian ships at Moscha and the Indo-Arabian trading circuit; Fabio Cavulli & Simona Scaruffi, Stone vessels from KHB-1, Ja’lān region, Sultanate of Oman (poster); Francesco G. Fedele, Wādī al-Tayyilah 3, a Neolithic and Pre-Neolithic occupation on the eastern Yemen Plateau, and its archaeofaunal information; Ghanim Wahida, Walid Yasin al-Tikriti & Mark Beech, Barakah: a Middle Palaeolithic site in Abu Dhabi Emirate; Jeffrey I. Rose & Geoff N. Bailey, Defining the Palaeolithic of Arabia? Notes on the Roundtable Discussion; Jeffrey I. Rose, Introduction: special session to define the Palaeolithic of Arabia; Julie Scott-Jackson, William Scott-Jackson, Jeffrey Rose & Sabah Jasim, Investigating Upper Pleistocene stone tools from Sharjah, UAE: Interim report; Krista Lewis & Lamya Khalidi, From prehistoric landscapes to urban sprawl: the Masn’at Māryah region of highland Yemen; Michael J. Harrower, Mapping and dating incipient irrigation in Wadi Sana, Hadramawt (Yemen); Mikhail Rodionov, The jinn in Hadramawt society in the last century; Mohammed A.R. al-Thenayian, The Red Sea Tihami coastal ports in Saudi Arabia; Mohammed Maraqten, Women’s inscriptions recently discovered by the AFSM at the Awām temple/Mahram Bilqīs in Marib, Yemen; Nasser Said al-Jahwari & Derek Kennet, A field methodology for the quantification of ancient settlement in an Arabian context; Rémy Crassard, The “Wa’shah method”: an original laminar debitage from Hadramawt, Yemen; Saad bin Abdulaziz al-Rāshid, Sadd al-Khanaq: an early Umayyad dam near Medina, Saudi Arabia; Ueli Brunner, Ancient irrigation in Wādī Jirdān; Vincent Charpentier & Sophie Méry, A Neolithic settlement near the Strait of Hormuz: Akab Island, United Arab Emirates; Vincent Charpentier, Hunter-gatherers of the “empty quarter of the early Holocene” to the last Neolithic societies: chronology of the late prehistory of south-eastern Arabia (8000–3100 BC); Yahya Asiri, Relative clauses in the dialect of Rijal Alma’ (south-west Saudi Arabia); Yosef Tobi, Sālôm (Sālim) al-Sabazī’s (seventeenth-century) poem of the debate between coffee and qāt; Zaydoon Zaid & Mohammed Maraqten, The Peristyle Hall: remarks on the history of construction based on recent archaeological and epigraphic evidence of the AFSM expedition to the Awām temple in Mārib, Yemen
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Nomad Publishing The Fakhros of Bahrain: Merchants and Reformers
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Helion & Company The Iran-Iraq War - Volume 3: The Forgotten
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Nomad Publishing Effendina: The Story of the young King Farouk of
Book SynopsisKing Farouk came to the throne in 1936, at the tender age of 16. The young monarch? s rule was to the be the last in a dynasty that had run this ancient land since 1805. Melekper Toussoun? s account is a history told from the inside, as someone who was part of that final dynasty which held the helm until the monarchy was toppled in a coup d''é tat in 1952 ? a coup d? é tat that would probably not have taken place had the young king not suffered an accident that affected the neuronal pathways in his brain.This evocative and highly personal narrative tells the story of the young monarch, and pivots on one central event that was to change everything - Farouk? s car accident on a country road in 1943, in which he sustained an injury which, without damaging his intellectual faculties, changed instantly and permanently his behaviour and personality. Melekper Toussoun evocatively conveys the stresses and strains the king was under through those tortured years, and highlights the gulf between his behaviour before and after the accident where ''Farouk was no longer Farouk.''
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Helion & Company Lebanese Civil War: Volume 2: Quiet Before the
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Scribe Publications Taking Sides: a memoir about love, war, and
Book SynopsisThe deeply moving memoir of an award-winning war correspondent turned activist — and her rousing defence of human rights in times of resurgent authoritarianism. As a broadcast journalist for Sky News and Al Jazeera, Sherine Tadros was trained to tell only the facts, as dispassionately as possible. But how can you remain neutral when reporting from war zones, or witnessing brutal state repression? For twenty-six years, Tadros grew up in the quiet surroundings of her family’s London home, and yet injustice was something her Egyptian immigrant parents could never shelter her from. From her first journalistic assignment trapped inside a war zone in the Gaza Strip, to covering the Arab uprisings that changed the course of history, Tadros searched for ways to make a difference in people’s lives. But it wasn’t until her fiancé left her on their wedding day, and her life fell apart, that she found the courage to pursue her true purpose. It was the beginning of a journey leading to her current work for Amnesty International at the United Nations, where she lobbies governments to ensure that human rights are protected around the world. With the compassion and verve of a clear-sighted campaigner and a natural storyteller, Tadros shares her remarkable journey from witnessing injustice to fighting it head-on in the corridors of power.Trade Review‘An engaging, intelligent, and intensely personal story set against the backdrop of conflict in Lebanon, Gaza, and Egypt.’ -- Lara Marlowe * The Irish Times *‘Sherine Tadros has written a gripping and powerful memoir of her journey through journalism, hope, and despair to activism. It’s a candid guidebook that will empower anyone who wants to make the world a better place.’ -- Kim Ghattas, author of Black Wave‘Taking Sides isn’t just a memoir but a call to action. It’s a testimony to how fighting inequality and injustice takes continuous engagement by those who choose to step up.’ -- Leymah Gbowee, activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate‘I read this exquisite and courageous book in one sitting: I could not put it down.’ -- Arwa Damon, humanitarian and former senior international correspondent for CNN‘As a journalist and powerful storyteller, Sherine Tadros immerses us in some of the Middle East’s most compelling recent periods — Hezbollah’s struggle for power in Lebanon, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the Tahrir Square pro-democracy protests in Egypt. Yet after living through these dramatic moments, she recognises that recording them is not enough. She decides to abandon the neutrality of journalism to become a human rights advocate, so she can contribute her remarkable communication skills to those seeking justice. A captivating story told with humility, passion, and flair.’ -- Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch‘Full of compassion, heart, and intellect. This is an important book about what it takes to be a conflict reporter, a woman, and the holder of a tender heart. As well as providing a window into the world of global journalism and international organisations, Sherine Tadros is a truth-teller working on the frontlines of storytelling, human rights, and advocacy.’ -- Janine di Giovanni, executive director of The Reckoning Project and author of The Vanishing‘Superbly written, with great thoughtfulness and yet such tempo. Sherine Tadros’s telling of her story as a television journalist in war and a human rights activist at the UN deserves to be read widely. Her honesty and her clarity of thought will make this a classic among journalists, and those mulling the thorny dilemmas she probes with enormous skill.’ -- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, CEO of the International Peace Institute and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights‘Sherine Tadros is a profile in courage. Her story is for anyone who has found themselves looking for a way to make an impact while surmounting personal struggles and heartbreak. In her journalism and now in her activism, she has always succeeded in telling people’s stories and changing the course of history. She has highlighted injustice and worked to redress it. Taking Sides is a guidebook on how to make the world a better place and the sacrifices you have to make along the way.’ -- Lulu Garcia-Navarro, journalist and host of New York Times Podcast First Person‘While delivering an engaging memoir — told with self-deprecating humour and much self-awareness — Tadros also provides sober and important insights into the modern “Middle East”. She makes accessible to any reader the region’s overlooked humanity and triumphs, as well as its all-too-frequent heartbreaks, from those suffered collectively to intensely personal ones — bravely, Tadros also includes her own. You cannot but cheer her on in her new vocation, even as she leaves journalism — a field she so excelled in and which misses her already.’ -- Alia Malek, journalist and author of The Home That Was Our Country‘[A] mixture of memoir, confession and, unsurprisingly, astute political observation.’ -- Steven Carroll * The Sydney Morning Herald *‘A riveting coming-of-age chronicle which catches your breath, warms your heart, and leaves you full of admiration.’ -- Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent and senior presenter‘A natural storyteller, Tadros’s story of her time as a reporter and an activist is readily readable, insightful and deeply moving. A powerful memoir.’ -- Jeff Popple * Canberra Weekly Magazine *‘Impassioned recollections of a war correspondent and geopolitical advocate … The author’s writing is clear and passionate … A solid contribution to current conversations about privilege and consensus-building for international crises.’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘This memoir by human-rights advocate Tadros, deputy director of advocacy and representative to the United Nations for Amnesty International, illuminates horrific war crimes, brutal state repression, and more, without ever losing sight of humanity’s power to create meaningful, systems-based change … More than a memoir, this book demonstrates why stories matter and how to utilise them for positive change. A vital read for activists.’ -- Library Journal, starred review
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Astral Horizon Press IRAQ TODAY
Book SynopsisIraq's people, cities and countryside remain unknown to most outsiders. With this important book, revealing daily life behind the headlines, photographer and explorer Daniel Whitfield's travels across Iraq bring the country to the reader in stunning pictures and words. City scenes in the streets and markets, Mesopotamia's ancient archaeological inheritance unrivalled anywhere else in the world, and most of all, the people of Iraq at work, at prayer, and at play. From the ancient ziggarat of Ur to the markets of Baghdad, from the hanging gardens of Babylon to the trade entrepot of Basra, from the unique treasures of the Iraqi Museum to the backstreet hangouts - discover Iraq through this special book, which celebrates the grandeur, the history, and the humanity of the cradle of civilisation in the current era. For fans of travel, photography, politics, Arab and Middle East studies, history.
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Let in the Light Publishing Chaldean Nation: Past and Present
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RAND Countering Sectarianism in the Middle East
Book SynopsisScholars and policymakers have sought to understand what drives sectarianism in the Middle East and its relationship to multiple conflicts, but far less attention has been focused on the factors that make a community more resilient to sectarianism. This report provides a better understanding of how communities inoculate themselves from sectarianism or recover from it and draws lessons on how to promote resilience and cross-sectarian cooperation.
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Hachette Livre - BNF Histoire Générale de la Chine, Ou Annales de CET
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De Gruyter Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt: The
Book SynopsisThe belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship. Spells referring to or enabling the deceased’s transformations occur in the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, and the Book of the Dead. But it is not until the Graeco-Roman Period that we find entire compositions devoted to this theme. Two of the most important are P. Louvre N. 3122 and P. Berlin P. 3162, both written in hieratic and dating to the 1st century AD. Both texts have been known to Egyptologists for more than a century, but neither is currently available in an up-to-date comprehensive edition. This book provides such an edition, including high-resolution images of the manuscripts, hieroglyphic transcriptions, translations, descriptions of their material aspects, studies of their owners, their titles, and their families, reconstructions of their context of usage, analyses of their orthography and grammar, and detailed commentaries on their contents.
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Gerlach Press The Constitution of Medina
Book SynopsisThe Constitution of Medina' is probably the first legal document of Mu?ammad and dates back to the first year after his hijra (622 CE), or emigration, which brought him from his hometown Mecca to the cluster of towns known as Yathrib or Medina in the Hijaz (northern Arabia) and marked the beginning of the Islamic era.
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Girl God Books Asherah
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