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Book SynopsisSimon Mabon is Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, UK, where he directs SEPAD and the Richardson Institute.Sanaa Alsarghali is Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at An-Najaj National University, Palestine, where she is the Director of the Constitutional Studies Center. Adel Ruished is PhD Researcher in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Philosophy, Politics and Religion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Lancaster University, UK.Table of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. States of Exception, Bare Life and Agamben in the Middle East Simon Mabon, Lancaster University, UK 2. The Gulf Cooperation Council Police Imagined: The State of Exception and Transnational Policing Staci Strobl, University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Simon Mabon, Lancaster University, UK 3. Claiming Agency in the Iraqi State of Exception Edith Szanto , University of Alabama, USA 4. Institutionalizing Authoritarianism: Egypt, Al Sisi and the State of Exception Lucia Ardovini, Lancaster University, UK 5. A Forced Marriage? Palestine and the State of Exception Sanaa Alsarghali, An-Najah National University, Palestine Chapter 6: States of Exception and Emergency in the Post Arab Uprisings Middle East Lucia Ardovini, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden 6. Soverign Power in an Icy Climate: An Exploration of Violence, Environmental Challenges and Displacement in the Bekka Valley, Lebanon Ana Maria Kumarasamy, Lancaster University, UK 7. Penal Portents, Penal Precedents and Spectacles of Unbearable Life Madonna Kalousian, Lancaster University, UK 8. The Politics of Secular Cultural Property in East Jerusalem: The Case of Birket Hamam Al-Batrak Adel Ruished, Lancaster University, UK 9. Biopolitics, Destituent Resistance and Power-Sharing in Post-War Lebanon John Nagle, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Concluding Observations Index

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Book SynopsisRobert Grant Watson was a British diplomat attached to the British Legation in Persia. His A History of Persia, published in 1866, is a detailed account of events in the country in the first half of the nineteenth century, when the foundations of the Qajar dynasty were being laid. Watson uses both European and Persian sources to detail the circumstances of the Qajar rise to rule and recount the tumultuous events of Persia affairs both foreign and domestic between 1800 and 1860. This was one of the first books to be written on this specific period and details Persia's entanglements with European powers, including the war between Persia and Russia, her internal ructions, and the complex dealings of the various treaties and their upsets. The hard-to-find volume is now re-published with a new introduction by the leading scholar of Iranian History, Ali Ansari, who is Professor at St Andrews University in the U.K.Trade ReviewThe Qajar Dynasty’s rise to power along with power struggles within Iran and particularly the Great Game between Russia and Britain remain critical topics that make Watson’s work an important resource for scholars today. Reading a British diplomat’s account of the period when Eastern Empires collided with European civilization is an invaluable resource for comprehending how 19th-century Iranian history was shaped. * Iran Çalismalari Dergisi *Table of ContentsChapter I INTRODUCTION Population of Persia – Cultivated Portion of the Country very small – Supply of Water – Artificial Irrigation – The Elburz Mountains – Attachment of Persians to their Native Country – Persia inhabited by Men of various Races – The Wandering Tribes – The Turkish and the Persian Languages – Two Classes of People in Persia – The Persians a robust Race – The Persian Character – Estimate formed of it by Europeans – Persian Government – Checks on the Royal Authority – Court of the Shah – Education in Persia – National Religion of the Persian Army – Labourers and Villagers – Mendicants – Trade and Produce – Climate – Prospects of the Country Chapter II The Sefaveean Dynasty – Fall of Ispahan – Expulsion of Affghans from Persia 0 Nadir Shah – Origin of the Affghan Kingdom – Adel Shah – Ibraheem – Shahrukh Meerza – Rival Candidates for the Persian Throne – The Chief of the Kajars p Herat and Seistan added to the Affghan Kingdom – Kereem Khan – Azad Khan – Zends and Kajars – Zeki Khan – Aga Mahomed Khan – His Escape from Sheeraz – Ali Murad – Jafer, Chief of the Zend – His Son Lutf’ali Khan Chapter III Origin of the Kajar Tribe – Its three Branches – Its settlements – Astrabad Branch of Kajars – Upper and Lower Kajars – Astrabad – Unsettled Condition of that Province – Ak-kaleh – Rhages – Rhei – Tehran – Its early Condition – Aga Mahomed Khan – His Brothers – Cruel Testament to which Aga Mahomed was subjected – Kindness shown to him by Kereem Khan – Lutf’ali Khan – Cruelty of Aga Mahomed – Haji Ibraheem – His Defection from the Chief of the Zend – Decisive Battle – Siege of Kerman – Death of Lutf’ali Khan Chapter IV Relations between the Shahs of Persia and the Czars of Georgia – Interference of Russia in Affairs of the Caucasus – Campaign of Peter the Great in Daghestan – Taking of Bakoo and Derbend – Southern Coast of the Caspian Sea – Early Condition of Georgia – Mingrelia – Intolerance of the Georgians – Tiflis – Expedition of Aga Mahomed into Georgia – Fortress of Erivan – Annexation of Korassan to Persia – Death of Shahrukh Meerza – Missions to Persia from the French Republic – Murder of Aga Mahomed – His Character Chapter V Sadek Khan endeavours to make himself King- Is defeated at Kasveen by the Shah – Kasveen – Province of Fars – Sheeraz – Sadek Khan delivers the Crown Jewels to the Shah, and is pardoned – The Body of Aga Mahomed Khan conveyed t oNejjef in Arabia – His Assassins are put to Death – Fetteh Ali crowned at Tehran – Rebellion of Mahomed Khan - Ispahan – Rebellion of Sadek, Jafer, Kuli, and Mahomed Kuli Khans – Goorgeen of Georgia – Fresh Rebellion of Mahomed Khan – Rebellion of the Shah’s Brother – Defection of Mahomed Veli Khan and Suleiman Khan – Celmancy of the Shah – Revolt of Ishak Meerza – Herat – Rebellion of Nadir Meerza – Mission from India – Khorazzan – Last Rebellio of Sadek Khan – His Fate – Mission of Captain Malcolm – Fall of Haji Ibraheem – Kashan – Fresh Rebellion of the Shah’s Brother – Siege of Meshed – Fall of Nadir Meerza Chapter VI Abdication of Czar of Georgia in favour of Emperor of Russia, 1800 – Prince Alexander defeated by General Lazeroff – Captures of Genja – Battle of Etchmiadzeen – Seeseeanoff routs Persians, and lays Siege to Erivan – Nocturnal Attacks – Eiege of Erivan raised – Events on Eastern and Southern Frontiers of Persia – Bokhara, Nermansheer, and Seistan – Chief og Karabagh submits to Russia – Campaign on that Province – Russia Descent on Glan – Capture of Genja by Persians – Assassination of Seeseeanoff – Missions of M. Jaubert -Fall of Ibraheem Khaleed Kahn – Turko-Persian Frontier – Establishment of Russia Authority from the Caucasus to Moghan – War between Persians and Affghans – Embassies from Napolean and from the Talpoors of Sindh – Embassy from England – Treaty – Mission from India – Disaster to Persian Arms in Russian War = Capture of Lankoran – Peace of Gulistan, 1813 Chapter VII The Sons of Fetteh Ali Shah – Tabreez – Rebellion of the Chiefs of Khorassan – Isaak Khan, Karai – Hassan Ali Meerza – Herat – Tribes of Hezareh and Feeroozkoh – Treaty between England and Persia – Yezd – Guebres – Their Temples and Customs – The Chief of the Assassins – Combination of Chiefs of Herat, Khorassam and Central Asia against Persia – Fetteh Khan, Barukzye – His Defeat by Hassan Ali Meerza – Dost Mahomed Khan – War between Persia and Turkey – Campaigns of Baghdad and of Turkish Armenia – Battle of Toprak-Killeh – Massacre pf Christians at Salmas – Nestorians of Persia – American and French Missionaries – Peace between Turkey and Persia – Invasion of Khorassan by the Khan of Khiva Chapter VIII Vague Terms of Treaty of Gulistan – District of Gokcheh claimed by Russia – It is occupied by that Power – Excitement throughout Persia – War breaks out – Persians at first successful – They advance to the neighbourhood of Tiflis, and are defeated at the Zezam, and again near Genja – Avariciousness of the Shah – Division in his Council – Negotiations for Peace – The Russians checked on the Araxes – Erivan besieged – Siege raised – Abbassabad taken by General Paskiewitch – Defeat of the General Karkoffski by Persian Commanders at Asterick – Final Siege and Capture of Erivan – Invasion of Azerbaeejan by Price Aristoff – Tabreez falls into his Hands – Renewed Negotiations – Treaty of Turkomanchai Chapter IX Provisions of the Treaty of Turkomanchai – Alteration of the Treat between England and Persia – General Confusion in Persia – Supineness of the Shah’s Government – M. Grebaiodoff – Murder of the Members of his Missions – Terror of the Shah – Embassy to Petersburg of Prince Kosroo – Severe Earthquakes in Persia – Campaign of the Crown Prince in Khoroassan – Fall of Ameerabad and of Kabulshan – Assault on Serrekhs – Origin of the Affghan War – Death of Abbas Meerza – The Kaim-makam – Last Days of fetteh Ali Shah – His Character – Burial Place of the Persian Kings Chapter X Three Aspirants to sovereign Power – Mahomed Meerza marches from Tabreez to Tehran – Submission of the Zil-es-Sultan – Mahomed Shah crowned at Tehran – Defeat of Hassan Ali Meerza by Sir ery Bethune – Capture of the Firman – Firma – Ardabeel – General Revolt in Khorassan – Fall of the Kaim-makam – Haji Meerza Aghassi – Ambitious Designs of the Persian Government – Expedition against Herat – Seistan – Prince Kamran and Yar Mahomed Khan – Reasons of Dost Mahomed Khan for distrusting the Government of India – Cruelty of Mahomed Shah – His Failure before Herat – Rival Influences in his Camp – The Siege of Herat raised Chapter XI Demands of her Britannie Majesty’s Government from King of Persia – Evasive Answers of Haji Meerza Aghassi – Suspensions of Diplomatic Relations between England and Persia – Advance of Russia in the East - British Expedition to the Persian Gulf – Hussein Khan – Firmness of Lord Palmerston – The Shah yields – Rising of the Chief of the Assassins – His Success and subsequent Failure – Bunpoor – The Belooches put their Families t oDeath – Affairs of Kurdistand – Unsettled State of Turko-Persian Frontier – Commission appointed for its Delimitation – Persians# Sufferings at the Hands of Turkomans – Massacre at Kerbela – Banishment of the Asef-ed-Dowleh – War in Kohorassan – The Bab – Death of Mahomed Shah Chapter XII Flights of Haji Meerza Aghassi – Rival Parties at Tehran – The Queen mother Presiden of the Council – Serious Risings in the Provinces – The Salar – The Ameer-i-Nizam – Measures of Reform adopted by him – mutiny of the Garrison of Tehran – Seizure of Kotoor by the Turks – Ascendancy of the Belooches in Seistan – Persian Claims to that Province – Proracted Siege of Meshed – Blman Merrza – Prince Sultan Mraud presses of the Sege of Meshed – Foreign interference offered for the Pacification of Khorassan – Ravages of the Turkomans – Surrender of Meshed – Death of the Salar Chapter XIII Rising of the Followers of the Bab – Mode of carrying out Capital Punishments in Persia – Seizure of Zinjan – The Bab put to Death – Tenets of his Followers – Hopeless Contest to Zinjan – Reckless Braver of the Babis – Courage of the Women – Terrible Cruelties – Exhibition of Fanaticism at Tabreez – Results of the Administration of the Ameer-i-Nizam – Occupationof Ashorada by Russia – The Caspian Privinces – Fall of the Ameer-i-Nizam – Conduct of the Wife of the ex-Minister – The Ameer’s Death – Remembrance of his Administration Chapter XIV Conspiracy against Life of the Shah – His Escape – Persecution of Conspirators – Ministers of State ac as Executioners – Firmness of Followers of the Bab – Jealous of European Interference at Persian Court – Alliance of the Shah sought by Russia in 1853 – Tempting Offer made to Persian Government – Alternative placed before the Shah – His Alliance declined by the Western Powers – Neutrality distasteful to Persian Government – Angry Discussions between Sedr-Azem and the British Minister – Meerza Hashem – Arrest of his Wife – Conduct of the Sedr-Azem – Diplomatic Relations suspended between England and Persia - Mr. Murray quits Tehran – Persian Expedition against Herat – War against Persia declared at Calcutta Chapter XV Policy of the Sedr-Azem – Embassy of the Ferrukh Khan to Europe – Fall of Herat – Rules to be observed in carrying on English War Against Persia – Singular Instance of Persian Levity – War against Infidels proclaimed at Tehran – The Sirkisikchi-Bashi – Occupation of Karrack by British Troops – Capture of Reshire – Surrender of Bushire – Sir J. Outram – Expedition to Burazjan – Action at Khushab – Bombardment of Mohamra – Defeat of Persians – Expedition to Ahwaz – Restoration of Peace – Terms of Treaty of Paris – Sultan Ahmed Khan – Murder of Price Mahomed Yoosuf – Fall of the Sedr-Azem – Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the establishment of the new Safavid regime in Iran. Along with reuniting the Persian lands under one rule, the Safavids initiated the radical transformation of the religious landscape by introducing Imami Shiism as the official state faith and in this as in other ways, laying the foundations of Iran's modern identity. In this book, leading scholars of Iranian history, culture and politics examine the meaning of the idea of Iran in the Safavid period by examining contemporary experiences of both insiders and outsiders, asking how modern scholarship defines the distinctive features of the age. While sometimes viewed as a period of decline from the high points of classical Persian literature and the visual arts of preceding centuries, the chapters of this book demonstrate that the Safavid era was nevertheless a period of great literary and artistic activity in the realms of both secular and theological endeavour. With the establishment of cTable of ContentsIntroduction, Charles Melville 1. The Body Politic and the Rise of the Safavids - Ali Anooshahr, University of California, Davis, USA 2. The Qazvin Period and the Idea of the Safavids - Gregory Aldous, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, USA 3. Man of the Pen, Pillar of the State: Hatem Beg Ordubadi and the Safavid Empire - Colin Mitchell, Dalhousie University, Canada 4. The Idea of Iran in the Safavid Period: Dynastic Pre-eminence and Urban Pride - Rudi Matthee, University of Delaware, USA 5. Safavid Town Planning - Sussan Babaie, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK 6. From Absolute Prince to Despot: The Political Representations of Safavid Iran in Seventeenth-Century France - Aurélie Salesse-Chabrier, Université de Lyon, France 7. The Idea of Baqer al-Majlesi as ‘The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era’ - Andrew J. Newman, University of Edinburgh, UK 8. Practising Philosophy, Imagining Iran in the Safavid Period- Sajjad Rizvi, University of Exeter, UK 9. Popular Religiosity and Vernacular Turkic: A Qezelbash Catechism from Safavid Iran - Ferenc Csirkés, Sabanci University, Turkey 10. ‘O Muhibbi! You’ve Lit Your Lamp with Khosrow’s Burning Passion’: Persian Poetry as Perceived by Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Authors - Benedek Péri, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary 11. Commercial Relations between Safavid Persia and Western Europe Willem Floor, Independent scholar 12. ‘The World is an Oyster and Iran, the Pearl’: Representations of Iran in Safavid Persian Travel Literature - Maryam Ala Amjadi, Independent scholar 13. Local and Transregional Places in the Works of Safavid Men of Letters - Sunil Sharma, Boston University, USA 14. Shi‘i Rulers, Safavid Alliance and the Religio-Political Landscape of the Deccan - Roy S. Fischel 15. Safavids and Ozbeks - Florian Schwarz, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria 16. The Evolution of the Safavid Policy towards Eastern Georgia - George Sanikidze, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia 17. Flora in Safavid Paintings from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama and Later Works - Sheila R. Canby, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA 18. The Making of New Art: From the Khazana to its Audience at the Court of Shah Soleyman - Negar Habibi, Geneva

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Book SynopsisEnno Maessen is Lecturer in History at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He has (co-)authored articles and reviews in Patterns of Prejudice, Middle Eastern Studies, The Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, Journal of World History, and International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity.Trade ReviewAn original and fresh look at the urban history of Istanbul and particularly of Beyoglu. * YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies *“Maessen’s original work shows how an allegedly cosmopolitan urban environment becomes a new, contested laboratory for the social and cultural production of space. Memories of late Ottoman pluralism and refractions of the Cold War, nation-building ethos and minorities’ right to the city: all embedded in a landscape whose legitimate “owners” are still being questioned.” * Paolo Girardelli, Bogaziçi University, Turkey *"Enno Maessen provides a welcome addition to the growing literature on post-1945 urban history. In introducing us to the clubs, cinemas and international schools of a cosmopolitan Istanbul district he also sheds fresh light on European identities on the margins of the continent." * Moritz Föllmer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Istanbul and Beyoglu in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries 2. Bosphorus Germans and the Teutonia Club 3. Yesilçam Street or Turkish Hollywood: Novel Cultural Industries in Beyoglu 4. A Francophone National Institution: Galatasaray High School 5. Beacon of Britishness: the English High School for Girls 6. The Pivot of German Cultural Diplomacy in Turkey: The German High School Conclusion and Epilogue

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Book SynopsisFatma Müge Göçek is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. Her recent published works include: The Transformation of Turkey: Redefining State and Society from the Ottoman Empire to the Modern Era (I.B. Tauris, 2011) and A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire (2011).Gamze Evcimen is based at Eastern Michigan University, USA. She has published in the book, Domestic and Regional Uncertainties in the New Turkey (2017) and has won awards from the American Sociological Association and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.Trade ReviewEditors Go¨c¸ek (Univ. of Michigan) and Evcimen (previously, Kalamazoo College) have assembled an excellent compendium of 36 original sociological essays... The essays are uniformly well researched and clearly written...Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Fatma Müge Göçek & Gamze Evcimen. Part I. Pivotal Moments. Introduction to Part I by Gamze Evcimen & Fatma Müge Göçek. I. Israel and Palestine. Segregation and Commingling: Jews and Palestinians in Israel’s New Mixed Towns by Gershon Shafir Neoliberal Apartheid in Palestine by Andy Clarno. Constructing a Sense of ‘We’ Across Conflict Lines: Joint Israeli-Palestinian Peace Movement Organizations by Michelle Gawerc. II. Iranian Revolution. Ideology and Political Action in the Iranian Revolution by Misagh Parsa. Gender Politics and the State in Postrevolutionary Iran by Nazanin Shahrokni III. Arab Uprisings and Egypt Front Stage and Back: Assessing ‘Transition’, Citizenship, And Violence in the 2011 Arab Uprisings by Benoit Challand. Historicizing Space and Mobilization in Tahrir Square by Atef Said. Dual Refusal: How the Labour Movement almost toppled the Bahraini Monarchy by Amy Austin Holmes. Ten Years On: Assessing the Outcomes of The Arab Spring for Bahraini Women by Magdalena Karolak. IV. Syrian War and Refugees. Extractive Landscapes: The Case of the Jordan Refugee Compact by Julia Morris. Schooling in an Environment of Uncertainties: The Case of Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey by Çetin Çelik & Ahmet Içduygu. Part II. Public Formal Space: State and Politics. Introduction to Part II by Gamze Evcimen & Fatma Müge Göçek. I. Development, Finance and Neoliberalism.. Before the Boom: Oil Wealth, Shariah Scholars, and the Birth of the Islamic Finance Industry by Ryan Calder The Islamic Ethic and the Spirit of Turkish Capitalism: A Neoliberal History Making by Yildiz Atasoy. II. Religion, Politics and Lifestyles of Islam.. Islam As an Experiment in Global Citizenship by Mohammed Bamyeh. When Do Muslims Vote Islamic? by Charles Kurzman and Didem Türkoglu. Against the ‘Exception’ Thesis: Retheorizing the Turkish Secularism as the Management of Religion and the Case of the Diyanet by Berna Zengin Arslan and Bryan S. Turner III. Citizenship, Minorities and Violence. The Kurds and Middle Eastern ‘State of Violence’: The 1980s and 2010s by Hamit Bozarslan. Social Construction of Minority Emotions and Sectarian Boundaries: Christian-Muslim Relations in Post-Arab Uprisings Egypt by Hyun Jeong Ha. Muslimizing Turkish-Origin Migrants and Their Descendants: Diaspora Politics and Integration Politics by Ayhan Kaya. Part III. Civic Informal Space: Culture and Society. Introduction to Part III by Gamze Evcimen & Fatma Müge Göçek. I. Space and Lifeworlds. Israel’s Biospatial Politics by Yinon Cohen and Neve Gordon. Post January Revolution Cairo: Urban Wars and the Reshaping of Public Space by Mona Abaza. II. Culture and Consumption. Matrimonial Transactions and the Enactment of Class and Gender Difference Among Egyptian Youth by Rania Salem.. Between Fashion and Tesettür: Marketing and Consuming Women’s Islamic Dress by Banu Gökariksel and Anna Secor From Aspiration to Self-Confidence: What Emotions and Clothing Tastes Tell Us About Class Inequality in Turkey by Irmak Karademir-Hazir III. Gender and Sexuality. Queer Exceptionalism and Exclusion: Cosmopolitanism and Inequalities in ‘Gay-Friendly’ Beirut by Ghassan Moussawi Escaping Femininity, Claiming Respectability: Culture, Class and Young Women in Turkey by Ayça Alemdaroglu. Sexuality in Iran Revisited: Queer and Unruly Digital Constellations by Ladan Rahbari Part IV. Liquified Space: Beyond Borders and Boundaries. Introduction to Part IV by Gamze Evcimen & Fatma Müge Göçek. I. Refugees. Migration, Security and Insecurity: The Securitization and Hypergovernance of Islam and Muslim Societies and Diasporas by Michael Humphrey. Negotiating Control: Camps, Cities, and Political Life by Silvia Pasquetti568 Governing Syrian Refugees Through Tech by Elisa Pascucci II. Diaspora in Europe. Muslims’ Civic Participation and Voting in France, Québec, and English-Canada: Do National ‘Models’ Play a Role? by Emily Laxer, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Patrick Simon. Rethinking Diasporas of the Middle East: Kurdish Diaspora as the Global South in the Global North by Ipek Demir Jews and Turks in Germany: Immigrant Integration, Political Representation, and Minority Rights by Gökçe Yurdakul III. Diaspora in United States. The Social Construction of Difference and the Arab American Experience, Revisited by Louise Cainkar Middle Eastern Muslims and the Ethical Inclusion of America As a New Homeland by Mücahit Bilici Between Sacred Codes and Secular Consumer Society: The Practice of Headscarf Adoption Among American College Girls by Mustafa Gürbüz and Gülsüm Küçüksari Figures. Tables.

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Book SynopsisAtef Alshaer is Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language and Culture at the University of Westminster, UK. He is the author of Poetry and Politics in the Modern Arab World (2016), and co-author of The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication (2014).Table of ContentsIntroduction: Love and Poetry in the Middle East: From Antiquity to the Present, by Atef Alshaer (University of Westminster, UK) 1. Akkadian Love Poetry: From the Lewd to the Learned, Mark Weeden (SOAS, University of London, UK) 2. “Be My Baby” in Babylonia: An Akkadian Poem of Adolescent Longing, Andrew George (formerly University of Heidelberg, Germany) 3. The Poetry of love in Ancient Egypt, Robert Anderson (Late, City University, UK) 4. The Love of Jacob and Rachel in Modern Hebrew Poetry, Tamar S. Drukker (SOAS, University of London, UK) 5. An Arab and Islamic View of Love: The Poetry of the ‘Udhris, Atef Alshaer (University of Westminster, UK) 6. A Comparison Between the Ideas of Love Found in Al-Ghazali’s ‘The Alchemy of Happiness’ and the first volume of Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’, Huma Baig (UK BioBank) 7. Unveiling Desire: Love in Modern Turkish Poetry, Laurent Mingon (University of Oxford, UK) 8. Kurdish Love poetry, Mariwan Kanie (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) 9. Modern Persian Poetry, Seyedeh Paniz Musawi Natanzi (Peace of Mind Afghanistan) 10. Poetics and politics of love in Modern Arabic Poetry: The Case of Nizar Qabani and Mahmoud Darwish, Atef Alshaer

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Book SynopsisCarsten Wieland is a German diplomat, senior UN consultant, Middle East and conflict expert with high-ranking mediation experience. He has served with three UN Special Envoys for Syria as Senior Expert for Intra-Syrian Talks and political advisor. He has also worked on political responses to the Syrian conflict for the German Foreign Office and as Director of the German Information Center for the Arab World in Cairo. A journalist by training, he reported from the United States, the Middle East and Latin America as a foreign correspondent. He was a Government Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Geneva, and a fellow at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. His publications include Syria: A Decade of Lost Chances (2012), Syria - Ballots or Bullets (2006) and Syria at Bay: Secularism, Islamism, and Pax Americana (2006).Trade ReviewHats off to Wieland for giving us food for thought at this critical crossroad in the evolution of humanitarian aid. I hope it leads the UN, donors, and humanitarian organizations to reflect seriously about how they can change their approach to delivering humanitarian aid during an armed conflict before we repeat the deadly mistakes of Syria. * The Middle East Journal *Wieland deserves ample praise for his decision to write a book that catalogs in exhausting detail the failings of an institution he admires so much. One hopes that his former colleagues understand the book as an effort to strengthen United Nations, not embarrass it. * War on the Rocks *A masterpiece, this book is a riveting call for action to prevent governments that massacre their own citizens from directing who shall, and who shall not, receive donor-funded life-saving emergency help. -- Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs 2012-2018A highly interesting and original study based on many years of practical and intensive experience of Carsten Wieland, who served as a diplomat and an academic, dealing with the Middle East, Syria in particular, also in the intra-Syrian negotiations under the auspices of the UN Special Envoy for Syria. This book clearly explains the complicated juridical, humanitarian and political dimensions of the various dilemmas of delivering humanitarian aid during wars. Wieland provides an authoritative guide on how to better deal with delicate humanitarian issues, like those in Syria. It should be highly recommended reading for politicians, humanitarian negotiators, people active in the field of humanitarian aid and other decision makers. -- Nikolaos van Dam, Former Ambassador of the Netherlands and author of Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in SyriaThis in an extraordinary book on humanitarian law and practice in the Syria conflict. By a scholar-practitioner with many years of experience studying Syria and acting as advisor to the UN mediator on the country, it is a model of how theoretical concerns and practical experience in policy making can cross fertilize each other. -- Raymond Hinnebusch, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews Centre for Syrian Studies, UKThe most convincingly argued call yet to take international humanitarian aid out of the control of unaccountable governments that use sovereignty as a pretext - the ultimate exposure of sovereignty as fake neutrality. -- Eberhard Kienle, Research Professor at the Centre des recherches internationales (CERI), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) & SciencesPo, Paris, FranceTable of ContentsForeword Abbreviations 1. Introduction to a Tough Dilemma 2. Expectations and Disillusions Beyond Syria 3. Containing the Human Beast: Fundamentals of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law The Government’s Particular Responsibility State-centred International Practice Neutrality and Impartiality Countries’ Controversial Consent 4. A Moving Target: Dynamics of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law Law or War An Octopus with Dwindling Force Contested Notions of State Sovereignty 5. The Terrorism Tool: De-humanizing the Other The Sin of Rage at Ground Zero The Myth of the Unlawful Combatant Poisonous Rhetoric A Self-fulfilling Prophecy 6. De-Neutralizing Aid: All Roads Lead to Damascus The Government’s Grip on Humanitarian Work Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s Plight in a Totalitarian System Western Diplomats’ Dilemma Cross-Border Controversies in the Security Council 7. In the Pillory: The UN’s Syria Dilemma Complicity with Evil Contracting Dangerous Bedfellows Between All Fronts 8. Credibility Crisis The UN Reacts Donors React 9. Diversifying Aid: Roads to Circumvent Damascus “Humanitarian Plus” A Double-edged Sword The Reconstruction Gamble 10. Irreconcilable Positions: Roads to Nowhere Fig Leaf for Political Failure Double Deficiency Russia’s Soft Power Failure Contempt for Multilateralism 11. Arguments for Change: How to Avoid the Neutrality Trap Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisJuan Cole is a public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, and the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, USA. He is the translator of Broken Wings and The Vision by Khalil Gibran.Trade ReviewA bold yet singular addition to the discourse on pacifist streams in Islam where there are resources galore on militant Islam. * The Muslim World Book Review *This collection of essays is a needed book. It mirrors the richness of what goes on in the Muslim world: groundbreaking theological work with clear political implications and peace practices and humanitarian work which are not new and not unknown in the history of Islam. The articles dealing with history, in particular, demonstrate how persons of Muslim faith have made important contributions towards peace – although, like so many others, they have not always succeeded. * Journal of Peace Research *"Peace Movements in Islam: History, Religion and Politics, edited by Juan Cole is a “must read,” an antidote to media and polemicists’ portrayal of Islam as a religion of war and to former President Donald Trump’s declaration that “Islam hates us.” An excellent collection of scholars take the reader on a journey from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to today, underscoring the long tradition of peace that exists in contrast to the rhetoric and actions of militant movements." * John L. Esposito, Georgetown University, USA *Nowhere has the charged topic of Islam and peace been as deftly and broadly addressed as in this collection of essays edited by the maestro of public scholarship on Islam, Juan Cole. From Qur’anic dicta to historical exemplars to modern day perspectives on fundamentalism, women and Trump, the contributors eschew easy platitudes or apologia, providing a kaleidoscope of insight that will attract the general reader as also the academic specialist. * Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University, USA *This is an especially timely volume given the high levels of Islamophobia and the racialization of Muslims globally that continue to put Muslims at risk through being conceptualized as inherently violent. * Zayn Kassam, John Knox McLean Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Pomona College, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Between Compassion and Justice: Locating an Islamic Definition of Peace, A. Rashied Omar 2. The Qur’an on doing Good to Enemies, Juan Cole 3. A Different Kind of Striving: Jihad as Peacemaking, Asma Afsaruddin 4. Internal Peace versus Being in Society: Sufi Dilemmas, Alexander D. Knysh 5. Principled Pacifism in Islamic West Africa, Rudolph Ware 6. Rashid Rida and the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, Elizabeth F. Thompson 7. Paradise Bound: Righteous Others in the Writings of Rashid Rida, Mohammad Hassan Khalil 8. Abdul Ghaffar Khan: An Islamic Ghandi, James L. Rowell 9. Islam and Peace: A Muslim Fundamentalist Perspective, Sherman A. Jackson 10. Women, Religion, and Peace Leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zilka Spahic Šiljak 11. Muslim American Activism in the Age of Trump, Grace Yukich Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAli Rahnema is Emeritus Professor at the American University of Paris, France. He is the author of The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran (2021), Call to Arms: Iran's Marxist Revolutionaries (2021), Behind the 1953 Coup in Iran: Thugs, Turncoats, Soldiers, and Spooks (2015), Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics: From Majlesi to Ahmadinejad (2011), and An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shariati (2000) among others.Trade ReviewThe product of thirty-five years of teaching and research, this text book is ideal for introducing students to the history of modern Iran. * Dr Roham Alvandi, London School of Economics, UK *By drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary source material Ali Rahnema offers a highly accessible and informative textbook, a lucid survey of Iran’s political history in the twentieth century to the present. * Ali Gheissari, Professor, University of San Diego, USA *An outstanding feat of scholarship and pedagogy, this remarkable textbook of modern history guides students through Iran's intertwined political, social, economic, intellectual and religious histories of the past 100 years in an engaging and straightforward language framed by a wealth of vivid excerpts from contemporary accounts, helpful explanatory sidebars and comprehensive sets of analytical and discussions questions that both students and instructors will come to appreciate. * Iago Gocheleishvili, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University, USA *Exhibiting concision, depth of research, elegant prose, and intellectual acumen in every page, this textbook is a much-needed resource for understanding modern Iran’s political history and its developmental trajectories from the outset of the twentieth century to the present. Ali Rahnema has once again produced a work of impressive range and great analytical subtlety that is destined to become a staple of Iranian Studies syllabi the world over. * Hussein Banai, Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: THE QUEST FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY UNDER THE QAJARS: (1905-1911) CHAPTER 2: A STATE MADE DYSFUNCTIONAL (1912-1921) CHAPTER 3: REZA SHAH: NATION BUILDING, REPRESSION, EUROPEANIZATION AND MODERNIZATION. (1921-1941) CHAPTER 4. MOHAMMAD REZA SHAH: FOREIGN INVASION, OIL NATIONALIZATION AND THE COUP (1941-1953) CHAPTER 5: FROM POST-COUP TO POST-UPRISING (AUGUST 1953- JUNE 1963) CHAPTER 6: THE SHAH’S PUSH TOWARDS THE GATES OF THE GREAT CIVILIZATION (1964-1977) CHAPTER 7: THE REVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION FROM MONARCHY TO REPUBLIC (MARCH 1977- MARCH 1979) CHAPTER 8: KHOMEYNI’S ISLAMIC REPUBLIC (1979-1989) CHAPTER 9: PRESIDENT RAFSANJANI, THE CRUSADER OF CONSTRUCTION (1989-1997) CHAPTER 10: KHATAMI’S PRESIDENCY: A DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY DEFLECTED AND FOREGONE (1997-2005) CHAPTER 11: THE AHMADINEJAD PRESIDENCY (2005-2013) CHAPTER 12: ROWHANI: SMILES, HOPE AND MODERATION DASHED (2013-2021) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn October 2019, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Lebanon to protest austerity measures in what became known as the thawra. These were the largest mass protests seen in the country's modern history. The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 puts the revolution in its historical and regional context and also follows the huge transformations that have been unraveling in Lebanon ever since. The book is a unique source of testimonies that brings to the fore the voices of those scholars, activists, researchers, and journalists who took part in the protests or were closely involved in the unfolding events. These accounts include stories about specific events and struggles, views of the uprising from various regions of the country, and reflections on topics such as the labor struggle, disability, the student movement, foreign interventions, the struggle for preserving environmental spaces, the role of refugees and non-Lebanese within the movement, and women and queer participation. The bookTrade ReviewThe Lebanon Uprising of 2019 offers us new voices, excellent emerging scholarship and a sound basis for making sense of the October 2019 protests. * Middle East Monitor *As we are still grappling to understand what happened in October 2019 Lebanon revolution, this book captures the scene from different angles and perspectives including a political, social, economic, gender, and disability, rarely to be found in one book. -- Maha Shuayb, Centre for Lebanese Studies at University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsForeword – Lara Bitar 1. Framing the October Uprising in Lebanon: An Unfolding Revolutionary Situation – Jeffrey G. Karam and Rima Majed Part 1 - Setting the Stage: Situating the Uprising within the Foundations of the Lebanese Polity, Regional Considerations, and Global Consequences 2. Reckoning with the Past: Selected Scenes from the Modern History of Lebanon – Sana Tannoury-Karam 3. Lebanon’s Post-War Political Economy: From Reconstruction to Collapse - Mohamad Zbeeb 4. Wondering About the Social – Samer Frangie 5. Law in Times of Revolution:A Double-Edged Sword of Repression and Resistance – Lama Karamé 6. Filthy Flows of Power: A Political Ecology of Disasters in Lebanon – Roland Riachi 7. ‘Sectarian Neoliberalism’ and the 2019 Uprisings in Lebanon and Iraq – Rima Majed 8. The Shadow Guardians of the Status-Quo: The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 and the International Politics of Counter-Revolution – Jeffrey G. Karam Part 2 - Faces of the Revolutionary Uprising: Tactics, Repression, and Alternative Voices and Movements 9. How Urban Space Shapes Collective Action: The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 - Mona Harb 10. Alternative Media and Digital Platforms: Empowerment Tools for Civic Engagement – Claudia Kozman 11. Lebanon’s Alternative Labor Movement: In Between Collapse and Revolutionary Imaginaries - Nadim El Kak 12. Appearing as Women – Sara Mourad 13. Clashing with the Patriarchy: The Promise of Potential as Politics -- Nay el Rahi 14. The Lebanese Uprising through the Eyes of Loyalists – Mortada Al-Amine 15. The Power and Limits of Blocking Roads: How the October Uprising Disrupted Lebanon – Nizar Hassan 16. The Different Faces of Counterrevolution and Obstacles for Change in Lebanon – Joseph Daher 17. The ‘Lebanese’ Uprising: Revisions from Refugees and Migrants – Moné Makkawi 18. Lebanese Diaspora, October 17 Uprising, and Political Transformation in Lebanon – Paul Tabar and Yara El-Zakka Part 3 - Experiencing the Revolution (Thawra): Testimonies and Reflections from the Ground 19. The Cycle of Loss: Between Trial and Sabotage - Hani Adada 20. “A Nation for All”: The Lebanon Uprising and Disability Rights in Lebanon - Grace Khawam 21. A Feminist Revolution Par Excellence - Myriam Sfeir 22. Student Activism and the October Uprising: We Felt Once More That Everything Is Anew - Samir Skayni 23. Road blocking, Mass Strike, and the Qantari Collective - Rawane Nassif 24. Night of the Banks: Uprising Against the Rule of Banks -- Mohammad Bzeih 25. The Struggle for the Bisri Valley - Roland Nassour 26. Reconstructing the Uprising in Tripoli: The Revolution that Never Left the Square - Tamim Abdo 27. The Mobilization in Baalbeck-Hermel: On the Incomplete Uprising of the First Days and the Dissidents that Carried on Despite Everything - Lamia Sahili 28. Experiencing the Uprising in the Chouf and Aley Region - Alaa Al Sayegh 29. Reflections from Two Revolutions: From the Ignition of the Tunisian Revolt to the Lebanon Uprising -- Olfa Saadaoui 30. From Syria to Lebanon: We Felt Again that Everything is New -- Saad Choeb Afterword – Leyla Dakhli

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Book SynopsisJanis Esots is a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK and Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Latvia, Latvia. His research focuses on Ismaili thought and the so-called philosophical school of Isfahan' (Mulla Sadra, Mir Damad, and Rajab Ali Tabrizi). He is the managing editor of Encyclopedia Islamica and the editor of the Islamic Philosophy Yearbook, Ishraq.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. School of Isfahan I: Mir Damad’s ‘Wisdom of the Right Side’ Mir Damad’s Life and Works Philosophical Doctrine Metaphysics I. Making the Quiddities Metaphysics II. Perpetuity and Perpetual Inception Physics: Perpetuity and Motion Psychology and Eschatology Chapter 2. The Gnostic of Shiraz: Mulla Sadra’s ‘Transcendent Wisdom’ Mulla Sadra’s Life and Works Key Elements of the Doctrine The Principality of Existence in respect to Quiddity Systematic Ambiguity of Existence Substantial Motion Eschatology Summary of Sadra’s Doctrine: Eleven Premises Addendum. Sadra and the Stoics Chapter 3. School of Isfahan II: The Apophatic Wisdom of Rajab 'Ali Tabrizi Rajab 'Ali Tabrizi’s Life and Works Pivotal Tenets: Principality of Thing and Homonymy of Existence 'Ali Quli bin Qarachaghay Khan –The Perfecter of Tabrizi’s Doctrine Chapter 4. A Comparative Analysis of the Doctrines Mir Damad and Mulla Sadra, Mir Damad and Rajab 'Ali Tabrizi Mulla Sadra and Rajab 'Ali Tabrizi Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisCharles Melville is Professor Emeritus of Persian History at the University of Cambridge, UK, President of the British Institute of Persian Studies and Director of the Shahnama Project, at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on the history of Iran, including Every Inch a King, The Mongols' Middle East and Persian Historiography (I.B.Tauris).Table of ContentsIntroduction, Charles Melville, University of Cambridge, UK Nader Shah’s Idea of Iran, Ernest Tucker, United States Naval Academy, US Dismembering the Corporate: The Single Portraits of Nader Shah and the Changing Body Politic in Post-Safavid Iran, Janet O’Brien, Courtauld Institute of Art, UK ‘The Persian State’ and the Safavid Inheritance: Views from the Caspian, 1722–1781, Kevin Gledhill, Yale University, US Safavid Nostalgia in Early Qajar Chronicles, Assef Ashraf, University of Cambridge, UK From Chehel-Sotun to Golestan Palace: The Evolution of Royal Wall Painting during the Reign of Fath-‘Ali Shah, Kianoosh Motaghedi, Independent Russian–Persian Gift Exchange in the early Qajar Period, Firuza Abdullaeva, University of Cambridge, UK Proto-Nationalism in Early Modern Iran and Afghanistan, Sajjad Nejatie, University of Toronto, Canada Fraying at the Edges: Iran and the Khanates of Central Asia, Fatema Soudavar, Independent Sir William Jones and the Migration of the Idea of Iran to India, John Perry, University of Chicago, US

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Book SynopsisDevrim Adam Yavuz is Assistant Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, USA, where he teaches in the areas of political sociology and classical theory. He has published articles in peer-review journals such as Sociology and Government and Opposition.Trade ReviewDoes the development of capitalism help or hinder democratization? This is a brilliant contribution to that debate, based on remarkable access to the Turkish business elite, concluding with careful distinctions between state power and the most recent ideological pressures. The book certainly deserves the widest readership. * John A. Hall, Emeritus James McGill Professor of Sociology, McGill University, Canada *This book will create a much-needed debate by bringing Turkey’s capitalists to the forefront to scrutinize state-business relations. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews, Devrim Yavuz analyzes how the country’s wealthiest business elite have played complex leading roles in shaping democratization since 1960s and in navigating through the reversal of democracy in the new millennium. This is a must read for the students and scholars of state-society interaction. * Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Northeastern University, USA *In this fascinating account of state-business relations, Yavuz examines how and why the Turkish business elite became agents of democracy. This insightful and persuasive account moves beyond explanations that consider economic interests as the most critical variable explaining capitalists’ actions. Instead, Yavuz directs our attention to the workings of ideological and political power in determining the course and salience of capitalists’ push for regime change. * Yesim Bayar, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Saint Lawrence University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Democracy in Turkey 2. Capitalism and Democracy; Theorizing the Role of State-Business Relations 3. Turkish Capitalists and The State in The World Economy 4. Awakenings: The Making of The Business Elite 1960s to 1980 5. Prometheus Unbound: Economic Power from 1980 to 2002 6. The Capitalist Spirit: Sources of Power and Democracy 7. New Authoritarianism, Conflict and the Business Elite’s Commitment to Democracy Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisDaniel Beben is Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. He is the co-author with Daryoush Mohammad Poor of The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam: A Persian edition and English translation of the ' Ibrat-afza of Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni, also known as Hasan 'Ali Shah (I.B. Tauris and the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2018).Jo-Ann Gross is Professor Emerita of Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian History at The College of New Jersey, USA. Her book publications include Sufism in Central Asia: New Perspectives on Sufi Traditions, 15th-21st Centuries, co-edited with Devin DeWeese (2018); The Letters of Khwaja Ubayd Allah Ahrar and his Associates, co-authored with Asom Urunbaev (2002), and the edited volume Muslims in Central Asia: Expressions of Identity and Change (1992).

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThere is no dearth of books, policy briefs, and reports about Lebanon and its multiple crises. Yet, none provides anywhere near the scope and depth of analysis about the formulation and implementation of U.S. Lebanon policy as David Hale’s excellent book. Mr. Hale has been involved with U.S. policymaking on Lebanon for many years and provides an insider’s perspective of “America’s oscillations in policies and levels of activity” concerning Lebanon. This is a must-read book for scholars of Lebanon and the Levant, of U.S. policy in the Levant, and for practitioners of crisis management and conflict resolution. Most of all, Lebanese must read this book to understand the evolution of U.S. policy vis-à-vis their country, what the U.S. did or did not do at critical episodes in their country’s political trajectory, and the main drivers of those decisions and actions. * Randa Slim, Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Institute, U.S *Anyone with an interest in Lebanon will find this an absorbing book written by a diplomat with a long history and deep knowledge of the country and the region. Through six episodes, spanning over sixty years, David Hale explores the twists and turns of Lebanon’s fortunes and the problems of inconsistent diplomatic efforts that culminate in the challenges of today. An important contribution to our understanding and a valuable tool for our diplomacy. * Catherine Ashton, Former High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, UK *Lebanon has been the school of hard knocks for successive generations of American diplomats. David Hale’s pithy, unsparing review of American policy is intensely readable and instructive, especially with the backdrop of yet another Middle East crisis. Written with personal experience, empathy and objectivity, Hale’s work is seminal and authoritative. * C. David Welch, Ambassador and Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, USA *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction: America and Lebanon Chapter 1: American Diplomacy and Lebanese Independence, 1943-45 Chapter 2: Ike Intervenes, 1958 Chapter 3: The Brown Mission and Red Lines, 1976 Chapter 4: Reagan Meant Well, 1982-84 Chapter 5: Syria First, 1993-2000 Chapter 6: The Freedom Agenda, 2004-08 Chapter 7: Since 2008: Lebanon in Paralysis Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • In a thrilling dramatic narrative, the award-winning reporter traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. With a new AfterwordDrawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational details with the perspectives of diplomats and spies, generals and heads of state, many of whom foresaw a menace worse than al Qaeda and tried desperately to stop it. Black Flags is a brilliant and definitive history that reveals the long arc of today’s most dangerous extremist threat.

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Book SynopsisHow did the Shah of Iran become a modern despot? In 1953, Iranian monarch Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi emerged victorious from a power struggle with his prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, thanks to a coup masterminded by Britain and the United States. Mosaddeq believed the Shah should reign not rule, but the Shah was determined that no one would make him a mere symbol. In this meticulous political history, Ali Rahnema details Iran’s slow transition from constitutional to despotic monarchy. He examines the tug of war between the Shah, his political opposition, a nation in search of greater liberty, and successive US administrations with their changing priorities. He shows how the Shah gradually assumed control over the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, and the media, and clamped down on his opponents’ activities. By 1968, the Shah’s turn to despotism was complete. The consequences would be far-reaching.Trade Review‘As creative and sensitive in his interpretations as he is meticulous in his research, Rahnema offers a forensic analysis of the history of the last shah of Iran’s drift into dictatorship, guiding us skilfully through Iran’s political history, from the aftermath of the 1953 royalist coup d’état to the shah’s triumphant, Napoleonic coronation ceremony in 1968. Chronicles of the late monarch’s steady consolidation of power in his own hands and the stifling of dissent are now legion, of course. But rarely has detail been marshalled so effectively in demonstrating these points… Rahnema has written an important and insightful treatment of Iranian political history in the 1950s and 1960s, a period that is often glossed over superficially in the rush to connect the 1953 coup to the shah’s autocracy in the 1970s, but which actually marks a critical moment of transition for Iran.’ * International Journal of Middle East Studies *‘A brilliant history of late Pahlavi Iran and the fatal entanglements of the shah, the opposition and the United States.’ * Stephanie Cronin, Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Research Fellow, University of Oxford *‘Richly detailed yet exceedingly accessible… The significant insights Rahnema offers into Mohammad Reza Shah’s rise and political trajectory make the book an important read for students not just of modern Iran but of despotic politics more broadly.’ * Ali Mirsepassi, Albert Gallatin Research Excellence Professor, New York University *

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Book SynopsisAccessible, engrossing biography; compellingly tells the history of the Middle East from WWI to the 1948 Palestine War through the life of one of the most influential Arabs of the century. Essential reading for those with an interest in the history of British Imperialism, Palestine and the Arab struggle for independence.Trade Review'In this remarkable study, Laila Parsons provides an essential corrective... She succeeds admirably in her stated aim: to portray, "through a detailed description of one individual, the historical landscape of the early-twentieth-century Arab Middle East".' The Times; 'An outstanding book that tells the history of the Middle East from the First World War to the 1948 Palestine War through the life of one of the most influential Arabs of the twentieth century. Fawzi al-Quwuqju should be a household name for his role in the Arab world's failed struggles against European imperialism and Zionism. In this fascinating political biography, Laila Parsons restores Qawuqji to his rightful place and has produced one of the most important new works in modern Middle Eastern history.' Eugene Rogan, author of The Arabs and The Fall of the Ottomans; 'There has never been a better, more vivid retelling of the struggles, hopes, and bitter disappointments of the Arab East after the end of the Ottoman Empire than Laila Parsons's The Commander. After nearly a century, readers can finally see the post-Ottoman world through the eyes of those who fought mightily to shape it. The book is a triumph of the historian's craft.' Michael Provence, University of California, San Diego; 'An indispensable account of the career of a remarkable Arab military leader whose life involved participation in most of the Middle East's major twentieth-century battles.' Roger Owen, Harvard University; 'With great skill and impressive scholarship, Laila Parsons succeeds admirably in bringing to life the hopes, struggles, and disappointments not only of al-Qawuqji but of many of his contemporaries.' Charles Tripp, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; 'Laila Parsons's excellent new book combines a rare command of published memoirs with a novel interpretive reading of private papers in mostly unused archives. It tells us the unique story of one individual, but also the story of a people and a region. The Commander gives an important place to narrative and storytelling without sacrificing depth of analysis and interpretation. It is also quite remarkable in conveying the views not only of powerful colonial overlords but of the Arab populations they ruled.' Leila Fawaz, Tufts University; 'Written in a fluent and compelling style, The Commander is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand both the tortuous history and the current tragedy of today's Middle East.' Carne Ross, author of The Leaderless Revolution; 'With a subject so inspiring and provocative, The Commander never fails to interest. This is a fascinating biography and Parsons chose well not only in selecting a subject who authored a memoir and wrote many letters and diaries, but one who wrote so well... Parsons's own writing style is similarly light and pacy, as persuasive as it is measured... The Commander is a book as much for the lay reader as for the historian of Palestine. It can be read cover to cover as a well-told story of an adventurous life, with battles fought and visions formed and lost.' Electronic Intifada; 'In this mesmerizing look at Arab military leader Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Parsons fashions an unconventional biography of a divisive figure in the early 20th-century struggle for Arab sovereignty...The narrative is taut and fluid. Gliding along seamlessly, with a whole world unfurling like a carpet, al-Qawuqji emerges from these pages as an enigmatic, complex figure worthy of sustained scholarly attention.' Publishers Weekly (starred review); 'Parsons conveys the epic sweep of [al-Qawuqji's] life and his importance to Arab history...[The Commander is] a remarkably even-handed biography of an important player in Arab history that doubles as a crucial scholarly reinterpretation of the rise and fall of Arab nationalism.' Kirkus Reviews; 'Parsons captures Qawuqji as quixotic and charismatic, if at times desperate and reckless, and brings to the fore his relentless pursuit of a greater Arab state, despite sometimes insurmountable opposition from colonial powers, religious and ethnic groups, and other rebel leaders... In light of ongoing political upheaval in the Middle East, Parsons's coverage of this key figure and formative period is especially relevant.' Sarah Grant, BooklistTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix; Preface xiii; 1 Ottoman Officer 3; 2 Syria in Revolt 38; 3 Palestine 1936 107; 4 Baghdad to Berlin 141; 5 Palestine 1948 181; Epilogue 249; Notes on Sources 257; Acknowl-edgments 279; Index 283

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Book SynopsisAs Prime Minister of Lebanon for ten years, 1992-98 and 2000-04, Rafiq Hariri was credited for its rebirth after years of civil war. This book offers a perspective of the Hariri years, including a look at the economic reforms instituted under Hariri's leadership. It also provides information about such scandals as the al-Madina bank affair.

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Book SynopsisSamir Khalaf, a Beirut resident and an internationally acclaimed sociologist, is an ardent admirer of the Bourj's cosmopolitan history and argues passionately that its reinvention is at hand, and must be encouraged: the Bourj must reclaim its disinherited legacy of pluralism and tolerance.Trade Review'A timely and informative study on Beirut's pre-eminent patch of public space.' The Daily Star 'Khalaf has arguably contributed more fine studies on the history and sociology of modern Lebanon than has any other scholar alive.' Foreign Affairs 'A spirited guide to Beirut's redevelopment, lively in style, rich in illustration and perceptive in analysis.' Urban History

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Book SynopsisHistory of the Three Saudi States (1157H/1744 - 1343H/1925)Trade ReviewThis is an effort which has genuinely attempted to bridge gaps in knowledge about the region and to promote international understanding. The book is a valuable scholarly addition to the paucity of material on the subject and has come at a time when the need for such books of reliable scholarly validity seems to be rising by the day. HRH PRINCE MUHAMMAD AL FAISAL AL SAUD.

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Book SynopsisOil Companies in the International System (1978) provides an original and wide-ranging examination of the impact that the leading oil companies have had on international relations. It looks at the interplay between the oil companies and the governments of both the industrialised and oil-producing countries and asks to what extent the former have been beyond the control of these authorities. It pays particular attention to the oil industry's relations with the consuming countries, and considers the oil companies' importance in international politics.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Oil Majors and Parent Governments before 1939 3. Majors and Parents 1939–69: The Second Industry Restructuring 4. Majors and Host Governments pre-1970 5. Parent and Host Governments pre-1970 6. The Companies as Transitional Actors 7. Hosts and Companies in the 1970s 8. Companies, Industrialised Consumers and the OPEC Challenge 9. The Embargo and After – Testing Time 10. Will the Companies Survive?

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Book SynopsisMost ancient history focuses on the urban elite. Papyrology explores the daily lives of the more typical men and women in antiquity. Aphrodito, a village in sixth-century AD Egypt, is antiquity''s best source for micro-level social history. The archive of Dioskoros of Aphrodito introduces thousands of people living the normal business of their lives: loans, rent contracts, work agreements, marriage, divorce. In exceptional cases, the papyri show raw conflict: theft, plunder, murder. Throughout, Dioskoros struggles to keep his family in power in Aphrodito, and to keep Aphrodito independent from the local tax collectors. The emerging picture is a different vision of Roman late antiquity than what we see from the view of the urban elites. It is a world of free peasants building networks of trust largely beyond the reach of the state. Aphrodito''s eighth-century AD papyri show that this world dies in the early years of Islamic rule.Trade Review'… this is an impressive book and an excellent introduction to Aphrodito and the wealth of its material BEFORE the Islamic Conquest … will leave the reader wanting more, it also provides the tools for further exploration.' Jennifer Cromwell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review'Ruffini's presentation is an optimistic vision of late antique Egypt and the ability of its inhabitants to get on and live their lives without due interference from outside. For Ruffini there is no oppressive state or crushing bureaucracy, and the religious controversies of the period pass most of the population by.' Gareth Sears, Medieval Archaeology'Life in An Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity is a well-organized exploration of a rich archival source-a corpus rendered less daunting, for the outsider, by Ruffini's imaginative prose.' Nancy Khalek, Journal of Near Eastern StudiesTable of Contents1. Aphrodito in Egypt; 2. A world of violence; 3. A world of law; 4. Dioskoros, caught in between; 5. Working in the fields; 6. Town crafts and trades; 7. Looking to heaven; 8. From cradle to grave; 9. Aphrodito's women; 10. Big men and strangers; 11. Life in the big city; 12. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA History of the Muslim World since 1260 continues the narrative begun by A History of the Muslim World to 1750 by tracing the development of Muslim societies, institutions, and doctrines from the time of the Mongol conquests through to the present day. It offers students a balanced coverage of Muslim societies that extend from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. Whereas it presents a multifaceted examination of Muslim cultures, it focuses on analysing the interaction between the expression of faith and contemporary social conditions. This extensively updated second edition is now in full colour, and the chronology of the book has been extended to include recent developments in the Muslim world. The images and maps have also been refreshed, and the literature has been updated to include the latest research from the last 10 years, including sections dedicated to the roles and status of women within Muslim societies throughout history. Divided chronologicallyTrade Review'Assimilating so many centuries, countries and communities together, especially following the invasions by the Mongols and the Crusaders is a daunting proposition. Egger has accomplished it and to a high quality. Information on Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, often ignored or found on the margins in historical accounts, is certainly comprehensive here. Students, as well as a general readership, will be able to relate to the various phases, challenges, and dynamics of Muslim societies.'Iftikhar H. Malik, Bath Spa University, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Making of a Civilization 610-1260; Part I: Mongol Hegemony, 1260-1405; Chapter 1: The Great Transformation; Chapter 2: Unity and Diversity in Islamic Traditions; Part II: Muslim Ascendency, 1405-1750; Chapter 3: The Central Muslim Lands; Chapter 4: The Umma in the West; Chapter 5: Central Asia and Iran; Chapter 6: South Asia; Chapter 7: The Indian Ocean Basin; Part III: The World Turned Upside Down, 1750-Present; Chapter 8: Reform and Renewal, 1750-1875; Chapter 9: The Loss of Sovereignty, 1875-1920; Chapter 10: The Interwar Years, 1920-1939; Chapter 11: Regaining Sovereignty, 1939-1970; Chapter 12; New Directions, 1970-Present; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the first book to address the critical role of the (un)dressed body in the formation of the modern Middle East, these essays unveil contemporary struggles over nation, gender, modernity and post-modernity. Contributions from leading interdisciplinary scholars, exploring gender representation, photography, dress and visual culture, recount the role of the visible elite body in campaigns for gender and social emancipation, dress histories concerning early nationalist women and men, and legal frameworks used by those who seek to control the movement of gendered bodies. The result is a rich picture of a historical period and cultural landscape which brings dress and visual culture back into historical narratives of the modern Middle East.Recognising multiple modernities, multiple imperialisms and diverse regional experiences of post-colonialism, Fashioning the Modern Middle East contains a range of theoretical frameworks invaluable to students of fashion studies, Middle Eastern sTrade ReviewThese thoughtful essays on the historical meanings of dress, and what it might tell us about choices, compulsions, and self-representations, engage readers in the compelling work of interpretation. Narratives about power, these are also stories about visual archives: not only what they tell us, but how elusive they are. These scholars’ passion for the archives they’ve allowed us to view is evident. It’s a rich read. * Marilyn Booth, University of Oxford, UK *Examining the ‘corporeal’ Middle East, this innovative and multi-disciplinary volume explores different forms of representation of image on film and canvas, how both individuals and the state sought to fashion themselves, and the ways in which sartorial choice could be used to challenge established norms. * Kate Fleet, University of Cambridge, UK *This volume sheds new light on the Middle East. The underlying theme throughout the essays is in order to claim modernity people had to be prepared to absorb into their daily lives all that they perceived as that which constituted the western modernity. The book makes fascinating reading uncovering a life which few westerners could envisage. * The Journal of Dress History *Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Mapping Modern Bodies in the Middle East: Introduction Reina Lewis and Yasmine Nachabe Taan 2. Fashion and the camera: Istanbul in the late Ottoman Empire Nancy Micklewright 3. Training Slaves for the Camera: Race and Memory in Representations of Slaves, Cairo and Khartoum, 1882-1892 Eve M. Troutt Powell 4. Patronage, Taste, and Power: Slave, Manumitted, and Free Subjects in the Fashioning of Middle Eastern Modernity Reina Lewis 5. Constantin Guys and the Painters of Global Modernity Mary Roberts 6. Looking at/as Nudes: A Study of a Space of Imagination Kirsten Scheid 7. Another Look: “The Body that Is,” Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Post-Ottoman Egypt Wilson Chacko Jacob 8. The Arab Garçonne: Being Simultaneously Modern and Arab in 1920s and 1930s Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt Yasmine Nachabe Taan 9. The Photograph, the Dress, and the Conjugalization of the Family Afsaneh Najmabadi Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis textbook offers a systematic and up-to-date introduction to politics and society in the Middle East. Taking a thematic approach that engages with core theory as well as a wide range of research, it examines postcolonial political, social and economic developments in the region, while also scrutinising the domestic and international factors that have played a central role in these developments. Topics covered include the role of religion in political life, gender and politics, the Israel-Palestine conflict, civil war in Syria, the ongoing threat posed by Islamist groups such as Islamic State as well as the effects of increasing globalisation across the MENA. Following the ongoing legacy of the Arab Spring, it pays particular attention to the tension between processes of democratization and the persistence of authoritarian rule in the region. This new edition offers: - Coverage of the latest developments, with expanded coverage of the military and security apparatus, regional cTrade ReviewThis book is an invaluable resource for students of the Middle East. It is a highly accessible, but nuanced text that rightly eschews simplistic explanations of an increasingly complex region. The authors’ decision to undertake a thematic analysis of events and currents across the last 150 years makes the book one of the best of the genre, and ensures that students of all levels will be well served. * Dara Conduit, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Melbourne, Australia *To analyse in depth and nuance the comparative politics of the Middle East in less than 300 pages and to offer such a sum to both the academic community and general public is a real tour de force. Two of the most brilliant representatives of Middle East Studies combine their efforts to synthesize numerous years of burning events, passionate debates and innovative leads. A stellar contribution. * Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, Assistant Professor in Middle East History, Politics and International Relations, Radboud University, the Netherlands *This book provides an excellent overview of the historical, religious, social, political and economic context framing the persistence of authoritarianism in the modern Middle East. It analyses the domestic and international forces at play, and what impact this may have on political and security institutions, state society relations and gender relations. Accessible and engaging, Cavatorta and Durac’s book serves as a comprehensive guide for any student of Middle East politics. * Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor of Government, University of Essex, UK *An extremely useful tool both for students and professionals who want to better understand political dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa. Extensive, accurate and well informed, this second edition provides an updated analysis of the region’s politics in light of more recent political developments and debates. An essential textbook that offers a fresh overview of countries, issues and political trajectories. * Rosita Di Peri, Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations, University of Turin, Italy *The second edition of this innovative textbook provides a dynamic overview of the key topics characterising the MENA region and the substantial changes it has witnessed since the Arab Uprisings, offering a balanced overview while also questioning the validity of nation-state systems in the region. This book is an essential textbook for university students and scholars, as well as for the average interested reader seeking a basic knowledge of politics in the Middle East. * Younis Lahwej, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations of the Middle East, University of Reading, UK *Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 The Historical and Political Context 3 Social Structures and Social Development 4 Political Economy 5 Political Systems 6 Religion and Politics 7 Civil Society and Political Change 8 Gender and Politics 9 The Use of Violence: Armed Forces, Police and Militias 10 Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa 11 The Middle East and the Wider World 12 The Origins of the Arab Uprisings 13 Reflections on the Nature and Aftermath of the Arab uprisings

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, this book explores the passionate, divided and evolving field of Islamic Studies in Europe and North America, past and present covering topics from secularism and gender to pop music and modern science.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, this book explores the passionate, divided and evolving field of Islamic Studies in Europe and North America, past and present covering topics from secularism and gender to pop music and modern science.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a ground breaking analysis of the concrete practices of Islamist movements to assess their impact on post-2011 activism.

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Book SynopsisThe balsam of Matarea was a famous panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the antique and medieval periods. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century.Trade Review"The Queen of Sheba's Gif is a sweeping survey of the intriguing history and lore of balsam, a precious balm once worth its weight in gold. Milwright's deeply researched story of this fabled substance is a gift of erudite and enchanting scholarship." -Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University

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Book SynopsisState Atrophy in Syria highlights how the appropriation of state institutions by public officials limits public capacity to demand accountability from government without having to challenge the state or its institutions.Trade Review"It is gratifying to see how recent methodical reflections on contemporary Syria are bearing fruit, enriched by intensive research, and new analytical departures. Akdedian's granular analysis of state capture, sectarianism, the multiform devolution of state power and authority, of the salience of locality and the virtual effacement of the private/public distinction in many domains, shows these to be dynamic processes with agency, novelty and considerable complexity. Having read this book, it would no longer be conscionable to spin stories of primordialism, nor tropes of return to an authentic past." -Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University

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