Middle Eastern history Books

Book SynopsisExamines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their 'interests' in the Middle East. Including the 9/11 and the Iraq war, this book argues that US foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context.Trade Review"A vitally important book because it warns against easy explanations of U.S. foreign policy." - Diplomatic History "It is one of the achievements of McAlister's subtle and complex book that her analysis allows one to situate public perceptions...and the responses of the U.S. Government within a coherent and persuasive framework. [An] excellent book." - Times Literary Supplement"Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface to the 2005 Edition Introduction: Middle East Interests 1. "Benevolent Supremacy": The Biblical Epic at the Dawn of the American Century, 1947-1960 2. The Middle East in African American Cultural Politics, 1955-1972 3. King Tut, Commodity Nationalism, and the Politics of Oil, 1973-1979 4. The Good Fight: Israel after Vietnam, 1972-1980 5. Iran, Islam, and the Terrorist Threat, 1979-1989 6. Military Multiculturalism in the Gulf War and After, 1990-1999 Conclusion: 9/11 and After: Snapshots on the Road to Empire Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Filmography Index

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Book SynopsisPericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch.Trade Review"Easily readable and thoroughly engaging." New England Classical Journal "Tracy has produced a useful short introduction to the sparse sources on Pericles and some of the modern interpretations of his career and personality. -- Susan Downie MouseionTable of ContentsList of Passages Translated xi List of Illustrations xv Abbreviations and Primary Sources xvii Preface xxi Introduction A Brief History of Athens in the Fifth Century 1 Chronology 8 The Life of Pericles 14 the primary sources Pericles' Writings 27 The Archaeological Evidence Inscriptions and Ostraca 32 Portrait Busts 35 The Building Program on the Acropolis 40 Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles I: Prelude to War 45 Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles II: The First Campaign and the Funeral Oration 61 Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles III: Plague, Last Speech, and Final Tribute 79 Aristophanes and Old Comedy: Caricature and Personal Attack 96 Herodotus 109 Protagoras 116 Sophocles' Oedipus: In the Image of Pericles Lysias, Xenophon, and Plato Plutarch and the Biographical Tradition Afterword: The Legend of Pericles Appendix: The Dryden Translation of Plutarch's Life of Pericles Recommended Reading Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisChronicles the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. This book examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to the war in Iraq.Trade Review"Should be mandatory reading for all Western policy makers, academics and intelligent lay public thinking about yet another invasion of any Middle Eastern state." Cookeville Herald-Citizen "A general history that will give newspaper readers an alternative account of the major political events in the modern Middle East." The HistorianTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I. "WHY DO THEY HATE US?" 1. Civilization and Its Contradictions 2. Science and Barbarism PART II: SACRED TRUSTS 3. Ottoman Breakdown 4. Exit the Sharif 5. Small Wars in Iraq 6. Double Colonialism in Palestine 7. Civil War along the Potomac PART III. THE AMERICAN ASCENDANCY 8. The "Tripartite Aggression" 9. My Enemy's Special Friend 10: LBJ's Other War 11. Disabling Lebanon PART IV. THE BUSH WARS 12 . Into the Gulf 13. George the Son 14. The Long Campaign Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPresents a study that explores the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from a small outpost in the Persian Empire. This book discusses the trans-imperial cosmopolitan world of the New Julfans. It also explores the effects of long distance trade on the organization of community life.Trade Review"Fascinating." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Exceeds, by far, all previous scholarship on the Armenian merchants of New Julfa." Ararat "A fascinating book." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Aslanian has unearthed a veritable treasure trove, and this book, which is written in a lucid style, is of great interest." The Historian "An extensively researched study ... that is both scholarly and interesting to read... Well written and well-documented." -- Daphne Abeel Armenian Mirror-Spectator "This is the kind of book that entices readers to spend time not only with the text but also with the bibliography and endnotes, retracing research steps and finding new paths to benefit their own work." -- Patricia Risso American Historical Review "Ground-breaking ... Superb." -- Sossie Kasbarian Journal of Global History

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Book SynopsisThrough a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Imagined Empires, Real Rebels 1. Ottomans, Plague, and Rebellion (15--18) 2. The French, Plague Encore, and Jihad (1798--1801) 3. The Pasha's Settlers, Bulls, and Bandits (1805--1848) 4. A "Communist" Revolution (1848--1882) 5. Rebellion in the Time of Cholera (1882--1950) Epilogue: America--The Last Imagined Empire? Notes Bibliography Art Credits Index

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Book SynopsisThrough a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Imagined Empires, Real Rebels 1. Ottomans, Plague, and Rebellion (15--18) 2. The French, Plague Encore, and Jihad (1798--1801) 3. The Pasha's Settlers, Bulls, and Bandits (1805--1848) 4. A "Communist" Revolution (1848--1882) 5. Rebellion in the Time of Cholera (1882--1950) Epilogue: America--The Last Imagined Empire? Notes Bibliography Art Credits Index

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible the ancient Near East came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions and Greek culture met. This book discloses fresh political and economic factors.Trade Review"5/5 ... the author does an excellent job of delving into the intricate world of biblical history and the challenges along the way." -- Kevin Winter San Francisco Book Review "Remarkably comprehensive ... Tales of High Priests and Taxes deserves to be at the centre of discussion in the coming years." Journal of Jewish StudiesTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments General Introduction PART I. IOUDAISMOS: 1 AND 2 MACCABEES AS DYNASTIC HISTORY Methodological Introduction: The Modern Semantic Categories of "Religion" and "Politics" and Ancient Societies 1. 2 Maccabees as Dynastic History 2. Temple Foundation and Royal Legitimacy: A Narrative Pattern and Its Message 3. Ioudaismos as the Legitimate Social Order Founded by Judas Maccabee 4. Royal High Priests and Temple Foundation: The Narrative Pattern and the Hasmonean Political Order Conclusion PART II. HELLENISMOS: THE CAUSES OF THE REBELLION ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS OF 1 AND 2 MACCABEES Methodological Introduction: Symbolic Universe, Cultural Codes, and Causal Analysis in 1 and 2 Maccabees 5. Hellenismos: The Social Order of the Wicked Rivals in 1 and 2 Maccabees 6. The "Religious Persecution" in the Light of Ancient Judean Cultural and Narrative Codes 7. The Causes of the Rebellion according to 1 and 2 Maccabees Conclusion PART III. HISTORY: THE JUDEAN REBELLION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 200--164 B.C.E. From Literary Analysis to History: A Summary of the Conclusions of Parts I and II 8. Judea and Koile Syria and Phoinike under Antiochos III, 200--187 B.C.E. 9. Seleukos IV Philopator and the Revision of Antiochos III's Settlement in Judea, 187--175 B.C.E. 10. Judea under Antiochos IV Epiphanes: The Reforms, 175--ca. 172 B.C.E. 11. Judea under Antiochos IV Epiphanes: The Suppression of the Rebellion, 169/8--164 B.C.E. Appendix A. The Literary Composition of 1 Maccabees Appendix B. The Literary Composition of 2 Maccabees Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index of Subjects Index Locorum

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Book SynopsisPresents a history of transportation and communication in the modern Middle East. This title argues that contrary to accepted wisdom technological modernity in Egypt did not drive a sense of time focused on standardization only.Trade Review"A book of impeccable scholarship." -- Robert L. Tignor American Historical Review "On Time provides a fascinating read, rich with vivid historical accounts that make the author's arguments all the more striking and memorable." -- Yulia Frumer Technology and CultureTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Another Time? 1. En Route 2. Double Standards 3. Effendi Hauntologies 4. Harmonization and Its Discords 5. The Urban Politics of Slowness 6. Counterclockwise Revolution 7. On Hold Conclusion: Countertemporality Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this biography, Philliou offers a subtle and revealing history of the meaning of opposition." * Foreign Affairs *"Through her graceful prose, Philliou provides an insight into Karay’s humanity. . . . We should be grateful to Christine Phillou for allowing us to engage with the ideas of one of the most interesting personalities of Ottoman/Turkish letters." * Turkish Studies *“[Philliou’s] work successfully brings to life one of the most colorful muhalifler and shows his evolution from a broader perspective.” * Middle East Journal *"Past against History will be a much needed addition to all syllabi on Turkish and Middle Eastern studies, as well as on courses on nationalism and democracy in a global context. It should be an essential reading especially for graduate level classes because Philliou's masterful account encapsulates the best example of microhistory that can help the readers to rethink about all the major scholarly themes and topics in the historiography on Ottoman and Turkish studies." * Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association *"Historiographically challenging and imaginative…a welcome addition to the field of late Ottoman and early Turkish Republican history." * New Perspectives on Turkey *"As a careful observer of modern Turkish history and domestic politics, Christine Philliou skillfully addresses the emergence and transformation of the muhalefet concept in the late Ottoman and early republican decades. Enriched with Refik Halid Karay’s relevant writings, Phillou’s research takes readers on a well-designed journey from the 1880s to the 1960s through an objective, socio-cultural prism. A Past Against History is recommended for readers and researchers on late Ottoman and early republican era politics and cultural studies." * Insight Turkey *Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration Timeline Introduction: How Happy Is He Who Calls Himself a Turk? 1 • Against Power? (1888–1909) 2 • The Contradictions of Ottoman Constitutionalism and the Remaking of Muhalefet (1908–1913): The Porcupine Speaks 3 • The Joke (1913–1918) 4 • The True Face of Istanbul (1918–1922) 5 • Muhalefet from Abroad (1922–1927) 6 • There Is a World Underground (1928–1945) 7 • Muhalefet in the Free World (1945–1965) Epilogue: Muhalefet, Reconsidered Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this biography, Philliou offers a subtle and revealing history of the meaning of opposition." * Foreign Affairs *"Through her graceful prose, Philliou provides an insight into Karay’s humanity. . . . We should be grateful to Christine Phillou for allowing us to engage with the ideas of one of the most interesting personalities of Ottoman/Turkish letters." * Turkish Studies *“[Philliou’s] work successfully brings to life one of the most colorful muhalifler and shows his evolution from a broader perspective.” * Middle East Journal *"Past against History will be a much needed addition to all syllabi on Turkish and Middle Eastern studies, as well as on courses on nationalism and democracy in a global context. It should be an essential reading especially for graduate level classes because Philliou's masterful account encapsulates the best example of microhistory that can help the readers to rethink about all the major scholarly themes and topics in the historiography on Ottoman and Turkish studies." * Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association *"Historiographically challenging and imaginative…a welcome addition to the field of late Ottoman and early Turkish Republican history." * New Perspectives on Turkey *"As a careful observer of modern Turkish history and domestic politics, Christine Philliou skillfully addresses the emergence and transformation of the muhalefet concept in the late Ottoman and early republican decades. Enriched with Refik Halid Karay’s relevant writings, Phillou’s research takes readers on a well-designed journey from the 1880s to the 1960s through an objective, socio-cultural prism. A Past Against History is recommended for readers and researchers on late Ottoman and early republican era politics and cultural studies." * Insight Turkey *Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration Timeline Introduction: How Happy Is He Who Calls Himself a Turk? 1 • Against Power? (1888–1909) 2 • The Contradictions of Ottoman Constitutionalism and the Remaking of Muhalefet (1908–1913): The Porcupine Speaks 3 • The Joke (1913–1918) 4 • The True Face of Istanbul (1918–1922) 5 • Muhalefet from Abroad (1922–1927) 6 • There Is a World Underground (1928–1945) 7 • Muhalefet in the Free World (1945–1965) Epilogue: Muhalefet, Reconsidered Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A magisterial study." * Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies *"Roving Revolutionaries is a work of discovery and recovery solidly based on prodigious research and reading. Berberian whets one’s appetite for even more: a deeper exploration of the complexities of the revolutionary milieus in which these itinerant radicals found themselves; a more critical stance toward her actors; and a hard look at how their circuits, ideas, and activities contributed to the sad, tragic fates that both they personally and the people they hoped to save suffered." * Journal of Modern History *"A successful hit and highly recommended." * Connections *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration 1. Connected Revolutions: Local and Global Contexts 2. “Active and Moving Spirits of Disturbance”: Circulation of Men, Arms, and Print 3. The Circulation of Ideas and Ideologies: Constitutionalism and Federalism 4. Connected through and beyond Reading: Socialism across Imperial Frontiers 5. “The Egoism of the Cured Patient”: (In Lieu of a) Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A magisterial study." * Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies *"Roving Revolutionaries is a work of discovery and recovery solidly based on prodigious research and reading. Berberian whets one’s appetite for even more: a deeper exploration of the complexities of the revolutionary milieus in which these itinerant radicals found themselves; a more critical stance toward her actors; and a hard look at how their circuits, ideas, and activities contributed to the sad, tragic fates that both they personally and the people they hoped to save suffered." * Journal of Modern History *"A successful hit and highly recommended." * Connections *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration 1. Connected Revolutions: Local and Global Contexts 2. “Active and Moving Spirits of Disturbance”: Circulation of Men, Arms, and Print 3. The Circulation of Ideas and Ideologies: Constitutionalism and Federalism 4. Connected through and beyond Reading: Socialism across Imperial Frontiers 5. “The Egoism of the Cured Patient”: (In Lieu of a) Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Fahmy’s archive-centered iconoclasm of traditional binaries and ideas of ahistorical essences targets the grand narratives about modernity in the Middle East—Islamism, Orientalism and nationalism—at the same time as bringing a focus on gritty neglected aspects of modernization in academia." * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *"Ambitious in its scope and elegant in its organization, Khaled Fahmy’s In Quest of Justice is a significant intervention in the fields of legal and medical history in modern Egypt and the Middle East. By interweaving law and forensic medicine, Fahmy takes on several prominent debates in Middle East studies." * Arab Studies Journal *"In Quest of Justice makes a significant contribution to this scholarly momentum by offering a historical reconstruction and analysis of the connection between medicine and law in nineteenth-century Egypt." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *"Provides a fascinating account of the rise of a state apparatus in Egypt during the nineteenth century. . . . The book represents a level of reflection and an unrivaled knowledge of the archive that can only spring from a distinguished career and years of research. This veritable chef d’oeuvre will serve as a key text for many students and scholars of Egyptian and Middle Eastern history." * American Historical Review *"In Quest of Justice makes a significant contribution to . . . scholarly momentum by offering a historical reconstruction and analysis of the connection between medicine and law in nineteenth-century Egypt." * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *"The book is written in an elegant style that reads as smoothly as good fiction. . . . Fahmy’s interest in legal medicine in nineteenth-century Egypt has led him to make a groundbreaking contribution to Islamic legal studies as well as produce a novel history of the emergence of the modern Egyptian state . . . Above all, In Quest of Justice is a book written with passion and animated by a deep, moving love for Egypt and for its people." * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Medicine, Enlightenment, and Islam 2 • Siyasa, the Forgotten Code 3 • An Olfactory Tale of One City: Cairo in Khedival Times 4 • Law in the Market: H. isba and Forensic Chemistry 5 • Justice without Pain Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Toward the Sacramental Saint Ascetics and the Eucharist before Chalcedon Cyril of Scythopolis and the Second Origenist Crisis Mystics and Liturgists Hagiography and the Eucharist after Chalcedon 2. Sophronius and the Miracles Impresario of the Saints Medicine and Miracle Narratives of Redemption The Miracles in Comparative Perspective 3. Moschus and the Meadow The Fall of Jerusalem Moschus from Alexandria to Rome Ascetics and the City Chalcedon and the Eucharist 4. Maximus and the Mystagogy Maximus, Monk of Palestine The Return of the Cross The Mystagogy 5. The Making of the Monenergist Crisis The Origins of Monenergism The Heraclian Unions Sophronius the Dissident 6. Jerusalem and Rome at the Dawn of the Caliphate Sophronius the Patriarch Jerusalem from Roman to Islamic Rule The Year of the Four Emperors From Operations to Wills Maximus and the Popes 7. Rebellion and Retribution Maximus from Africa to Rome The Roman-Palestinian Alliance Rebellion and Trial Maximus in Exile Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index

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Book SynopsisWhen women took to the streets during the mass protests of the Arab Spring, the subject of feminism in the Middle East and North Africa returned to the international spotlight. In the subsequent years, countless commentators treated the region's gender inequality as a consequence of fundamentally cultural or religious problems. In so doing, they overlooked the specifically political nature of these women's activism. Moving beyond such culturalist accounts, this book turns to the relations of power in regional and international politics to understand women's struggles for their rights. Based on over a hundred extensive personal narratives from women of different generations in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, Nicola Pratt traces women's activism from national independence through to the Arab uprisings, arguing that activist women are critical geopolitical actors. Weaving together these personal accounts with the ongoing legacies of colonialism, Embodying Geopolitics demonstrates how the production and regulation of gender is integrally bound up with the exercise and organization of geopolitical power, with consequences for women's activism and its effects. Trade Review"A compelling portrait of women working inside, outside, and against systems of power." * Foreign Affairs *"Pratt’s book has many strengths. The span of history it covers makes it an ambitious project, but Pratt deftly highlights the most analytically relevant features of each time period under consideration. . . . [And] leaves the reader simultaneously optimistic about the future of women’s activism in the region while also aware and wary of the major challenges that women continue to face." * Middle East Journal *"Groundbreaking research." * Arab Studies Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Embodying Geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa 1 • Female Respectability and Embodied National Sovereignty 2 • The 1967 Defeat and Its Aftermath: The Breakdown of the Gender Order and the Expansion of Women’s Activism 3 • The Gendered Effects of Political Repression and Violence in the 1970s and 1980s 4 • The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Women’s Activism after the Cold War 5 • Women’s Rights as Geopolitical Discourse: The Struggle over Geography in the Post–Cold War Period 6 • The Struggle over Gender at the Heart of the Arab Uprisings 7 • The Gendered Geopolitics of Fear and Counterrevolution Conclusion Notes List of Interviewees List of Organizations References Index

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Book SynopsisWhen women took to the streets during the mass protests of the Arab Spring, the subject of feminism in the Middle East and North Africa returned to the international spotlight. In the subsequent years, countless commentators treated the region's gender inequality as a consequence of fundamentally cultural or religious problems. In so doing, they overlooked the specifically political nature of these women's activism. Moving beyond such culturalist accounts, this book turns to the relations of power in regional and international politics to understand women's struggles for their rights. Based on over a hundred extensive personal narratives from women of different generations in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, Nicola Pratt traces women's activism from national independence through to the Arab uprisings, arguing that activist women are critical geopolitical actors. Weaving together these personal accounts with the ongoing legacies of colonialism, Embodying Geopolitics demonstrates how the prodTrade Review"A compelling portrait of women working inside, outside, and against systems of power." * Foreign Affairs *"Pratt’s book has many strengths. The span of history it covers makes it an ambitious project, but Pratt deftly highlights the most analytically relevant features of each time period under consideration. . . . [And] leaves the reader simultaneously optimistic about the future of women’s activism in the region while also aware and wary of the major challenges that women continue to face." * Middle East Journal *"Groundbreaking research." * Arab Studies Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Embodying Geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa 1 • Female Respectability and Embodied National Sovereignty 2 • The 1967 Defeat and Its Aftermath: The Breakdown of the Gender Order and the Expansion of Women’s Activism 3 • The Gendered Effects of Political Repression and Violence in the 1970s and 1980s 4 • The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Women’s Activism after the Cold War 5 • Women’s Rights as Geopolitical Discourse: The Struggle over Geography in the Post–Cold War Period 6 • The Struggle over Gender at the Heart of the Arab Uprisings 7 • The Gendered Geopolitics of Fear and Counterrevolution Conclusion Notes List of Interviewees List of Organizations References Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called Saracens.Trade Review"A fine study of Christian colonization, spatial and spiritual, of the Sinai Peninsula... a very good book." -- E. J. Hutchinson Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration Acronyms One: The Beginnings of the Humanitarian Era the Eastern Mediterranean Two: The Humanitarian Imagination and the Year of the Locust: International Relief in the Wartime Eastern Mediterranean, 1914-1918 Three: The Form and Content of Suffering: Humanitarian Knowledge, Mass Publics and the Report, 1885-1927 Four: 'America's Wards:' Near East Relief and American Humanitarian Exceptionalism, 1919-1923 Five: The League of Nations Rescue of Trafficked Women and Children and the Paradox of Modern Humanitarianism, 1920-1936 Six: Between Refugee and Citizen: The Practical Failures of Modern Humanitarianism in the Interwar Eastern Mediterranean, 1923-1939 Seven: Modern Humanitarianism's Troubled Legacies, 1927-1948 Notes Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDevelops a fresh theory of political apathy, using a combination of ethnographic material, narrative, and political, cultural, and feminist theory. This book examines how the status quo is maintained in Israel-Palestine, even by the activities of Jewish Israelis who are working against the occupation of Palestinian territories.Trade Review"This book is a significant contribution to Israel/Palestine studies and gender studies... Katherine Natanel’s Sustaining Conflict is a welcome and important addition to the literature in our field. * Middle East Journal *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 • Th e Everyday of Occupation 2 • Bordered Communities 3 • Normalcy, Ruptured and Repaired 4 • Embedded (In)action 5 • Protesting Politics Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe City and the Wilderness recounts the journeys and microhistories of Indo-Persian travelers across the Indian Ocean and their encounters with the Burmese Kingdom and its littoral at the turn of the nineteenth century. As Mughal sovereignty waned under British colonial rule, Indo-Persian travelers and intermediaries linked to the East India Company explored and surveyed the Burmese Empire, inscribing it as a forest landscape and Buddhist kingdom at the crossroads of South and Southeast Asia. Based on colonial Persian travel books and narratives in which Indo-Persian knowledge and perceptions of the wondrous edges of the Indian Ocean merged with Orientalist pursuits, The City and the Wilderness uncovers fading histories of inter-Asian crossings and exchanges at the ends of the Mughal world.Trade Review"This accessible and thoughtful book…will be a rewarding read for scholars of the Indian Ocean World." * SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This accessible and thoughtful book…will be a rewarding read for scholars of the Indian Ocean World." * SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia *

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Book SynopsisDrawing on ethnography conducted in Israel since the late 1990s, Food and Power considers how power is produced, reproduced, negotiated, and subverted in the contemporary Israeli culinary sphere. Nir Avieli explores issues such as the definition of Israeli cuisine, the ownership of hummus, the privatization of communal Kibbutz dining rooms, and food at a military prison for Palestinian detainees to show how cooking and eating create ambivalence concerning questions of strength and weakness and how power and victimization are mixed into a sense of self-justification that maintains internal cohesion among Israeli Jews.Trade Review"Avieli’s book reveals not only power dynamics associated with what we eat, but also how we, as a community member or as an outsider researcher within it, use food to establish our 'place' in society." * Digest: A Journal of Foodways & Culture *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Hummus Wars 1 • Size Matters 2 • Roasting Meat 3 • Why We Like Italian Food 4 • Th e McDonaldization of the Kibbutz Dining Room 5 • Meat and Masculinity in a Military Prison 6 • Th ai Migrant Workers and the Dog-Eating Myth Conclusion: Food and Power in Israel—Orientalization and Ambivalence Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisFor many people, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia evokes images of deserts, camels, and oil, along with rich sheikh in white robes, oppressed women in black veils, and terrorists. This book paints a lucid portrait of contemporary Saudi culture and the lives of individuals, who like us all grapple with modernity at the dawn of the twenty-first century.Trade Review"Vivid descriptions and moving personal narratives ... Crossing the Kingdom paints a lucid portrait of contemporary Saudi culture." HEPPAS Books "A travelogue that is more sophisticated than the perspectives that dominate Western media reporting on the kingdom." Times Literary Supplement "Danforth provides a superb anthropological analysis of the cultural problems the Saudi state has become entangled in." The Middle East JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1 * Can Oil Bring Happiness? Alternate Visions of Saudi Aramco 2 * Driving While Female: Protesting the Ban on Women Driving 3 * Saudi Modern: Art on the Edge 4 * Finding Science in the Quran: Creationism and Concordism in Islam 5 * Roads of Arabia: Archaeology in Service of the Kingdom 6 * Saving Jeddah, the Bride of the Red Sea 7 * Who Can Go to Mecca? Conversion and Pilgrimage in Islam Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAcross the Middle East in the post-World War I era, European strategic moves converged with late Ottoman political practice and a newly emboldened Zionist movement to create an unprecedented push to physically divide ethnic and religious minorities from Arab Muslim majorities. States of Separation tells how the interwar Middle East became a site for internationally sanctioned experiments in ethnic separation enacted through violent strategies of population transfer and ethnic partition. During Britain's and France's interwar occupation of Iraq, Palestine, and Syria, the British and French mandate governments and the League of Nations undertook a series of varied but linked campaigns of ethnic removal and separation targeting the Armenian, Assyrian, and Jewish communities within these countries. Such schemes served simultaneously as a practical method of controlling colonial subjects and as a rationale for imposing a neo-imperial international governance, with long-standing consequences for the region. Placing the histories of Iraq, Palestine, and Syria within a global context of emerging state systems intent on creating new forms of international authority, in States of Separation Laura Robson sheds new light on the emergence of ethnic separatism in the modern Middle East.Trade Review“In addition to shedding new light on the transformation of identity and communal subjectivity in the post-war Middle East, Robson also provides crucial historical context to several issues facing the region today, including the refugee crisis, increased migration, and intercommunal conflict." * New Books Network *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 * Origins 2 * The Refugee Regime 3 * The Transfer Solution 4 * The Partition Solution 5 * Diasporas and Homelands Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExamines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, This title investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires.Trade Review"This very good book is a welcome contribution ... and is worthy of the prestigious series in which it appears." Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Sources and Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Art and Ritual of Kingship Within and Between Rome and Sasanian Iran 3. The Lure of the Other and the Limits of the Past 4. Sapur I, King of Kings of Iran and Non-Iran 5. Rome's Troubled Third Century and the Emergence of a New Equilibrium 6. Contested Images of Sacral Kingship and New Expressions of Triumph 7. Unceasing Embassies 8. City as Stage and Art as Statecraft 9. The Late Antique Kosmos of Power Epilogue: The Legacy of the Two Eyes of the Earth Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArchaeological discoveries in Jerusalem capture worldwide attention in various media outlets. Bridging the ever-widening gap between popular coverage and specialized literature, this title provides a comprehensive tour of the politics of archaeology in the city.Trade Review"[Finding Jerusalem] should . . . hold wide appeal among multi-disciplinary scholars from a range of fields." * Arab Studies Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisLocalities, countries, and regions develop through complex interactions with others. This striking volume highlights global interconnectedness seen through the prism of the Middle East, both global-in and global-out. It delves into the region's scientific, artistic, economic, political, religious, and intellectual formations and traces how they have taken shape through a dynamic set of encounters and exchanges. Written in short and accessible essays by prominent experts on the region, Global Middle East covers topics including God, Rumi, food, film, fashion, music, sports, science, and the flow of people, goods, and ideas. The text explores social and political movements from human rights, Salafism, and cosmopolitanism to radicalism and revolutions. Using the insights of global studies, students will glean new perspectives about the region.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Part One: Introduction 1 • Global Middle East Asef Bayat and Linda Herrera Part Two: Nations without Borders 2 • God Ebrahim Moosa 3 • Algebra, Alchemy, Astronomy Robert Morrison 4 • Rumi, the Bridge Builder Fatemeh Keshavarz 5 • On Nations without Borders Hamid Dabashi Part Three: Home and the World 6 • Reflections on Exile Edward Said 7 • Mo Salah, a Moral Somebody? Amro Ali 8 • Gamal Abdel Nasser Khaled Fahmy Part Four: Food, Film, Fashion, Music 9 • Circuits of Food and Cuisine Sami Zubaida 10 • Pictures in Motion Kamran Rastegar 11 • Musical Journeys Michael Frishkopf 12 • The Kufiya Ted Swedenburg Part Five: Geopolitics of Goods 13 • Water of Vulnerability Jeannie Sowers 14 • Cycle of Oil and Arms Timothy Mitchell 15 • Cotton, Made in Egypt Ahmad Shokr 16 • Ports of the Persian Gulf Laleh Khalili Part Six: Human Flows 17 • Touring Exotic Lands Waleed Hazbun 18 • Outsiders of the Oil States Ahmed Kanna 19 • The Levant in Latin America John Tofik Karam Part Seven: Politics and Movements 20 • Global Tahrir Asef Bayat 21 • Islamizing Radicalism Olivier Roy 22 • Global Movement for Palestine Ilana Feldman 23 • Human Rights, Indigenous and Imperial Lori Allen 24 • Cosmopolitan Middle East? An Interview with Seyla Benhabib Linda Herrera Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The dispossession of Palestinians is...discussed as a result of capitalist and technological development which in turn shaped societal dynamics and contributed to the first manifestations of inequality between Jewish settlers and the indigenous Palestinians." * Middle East Monitor *"Fredrik Meiton’s meticulous history of electrification in the British Mandate of Palestine, and its vast implications for Israel and the Palestinians, provides an important intervention in the history of the region by illuminating the role of technology in shaping the political reality." * The Middle East Journal *"Meiton has written an elegant and original history of mandatory Palestine." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"Meiton makes a major contribution to exposing the inherent political nature of infrastructure and approaching perennial ethnic opposition via an STS framework." * Technology and Culture *Table of ContentsLists of Tables and Illustrations Abbreviations and Notes on Sources Acknowledgments Introduction: The Unalterable Order of Electrical Palestine 1 Expert Revolutionary 2 Contentious Concession 3 The Politics of Th in Circuitries 4 The Radiance of the Jewish National Home 5 Industrialization and Revolt 6 Electrical Jerusalem 7 Statehood and Statelessness Conclusion: Electrical Palestine Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough scholars have long studied how Muslims authenticated and transmitted Muhammad's sayings and practices (hadith), the story of how they interpreted and reinterpreted the meanings of hadith over the past millennium has yet to be told. Joel Blecher takes up this charge, illuminating the rich social and intellectual history of hadith commentary at three critical moments: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of contemporary field notes and fine-grained arguments adorning the margins of manuscripts, Said the Prophet of God offers new avenues for the study of religion, history, anthropology, and law.Trade Review"In his marvelous new book, Said the Prophet of God: Hadith Commentary Across a Millennium, Joel Blecher, engages with tremendous lucidity and brilliance the topic of Hadith commentaries in Muslim intellectual and social history across time and space. Traversing the pre-modern and modern periods in sites ranging from the Middle East to South Asia, this book presents in remarkable detail and with considerable nuance the intellectual, social, and material stakes of the discipline and performance of the Hadith commentarial tradition." * New Books Network *"Blecher’s text will come in handy as classroom reading for courses on a range of topics, and it will open doors for new scholars to further explore the uses and limits of hadith collections and the scholarship of Hadith glossators." * Reading Religion *"Historians regularly trace the ways in which some argument or practice unfolds in a given tradition—that's just what Joel Blecher's (2017) book Said the Prophet does in relation to hadith commentary. The book spans centuries and continents to tell us something extraordinarily illuminating not only about the figures it treats but about the tradition that helps define them." * Religious Compass *“With an admirable expertise and impressive knowledge of minute detail, Blecher traverses the exegetical reception and commentarial reenactment of al-Bukhari’s Sahih across space and time.... Blecher’s treatment of hadith commentary by a combination of methods from the fields of social history, intellectual history, and social theory is commendable, as is his aspiration to foreground the performative and interactional aspects of the commentator’s activity. This approach yields excellent results.” * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies *"The temporal and geographic breadth of Blecher's canvas is supported both by his rigorous textual study and by ethnographic work in both the Middle East and South Asia. . . . This is certainly a foundational study in the field of Islamic social and intellectual history." * Religious Studies Review *“​"This is certainly a foundational study in the field of Islamic social and intellectual history." * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Note on Transliteration and Conventions Introduction I. ANDALUSIA IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE UMAYYADS 1. The Perils of Public Commentary 2. The Inner World of the Interpretive Tradition II. EGYPT AND SYRIA UNDER THE MAMLUKS 3. For Sultans, Students, and Scholars 4. Rivalry and Revision in the Manuscript Age 5. Oratory in the Shade of the Sultan’s Garden 6. Gatekeepers of the Law 7. Mysteries of the Thresholds 8. The Art of Concision III. EARLY MODERN INDIA AND BEYOND 9. Trustees across the Ocean: Gujarat to Deoband to Bhopal 10. Lost in Translation: Arabic to Urdu to English Epilogue: Islamism, ISIS, and the Politics of Interpretation Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index of Names and Titles Index of Subjects and Terms

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Toward the Sacramental Saint Ascetics and the Eucharist before Chalcedon Cyril of Scythopolis and the Second Origenist Crisis Mystics and Liturgists Hagiography and the Eucharist after Chalcedon 2. Sophronius and the Miracles Impresario of the Saints Medicine and Miracle Narratives of Redemption The Miracles in Comparative Perspective 3. Moschus and the Meadow The Fall of Jerusalem Moschus from Alexandria to Rome Ascetics and the City Chalcedon and the Eucharist 4. Maximus and the Mystagogy Maximus, Monk of Palestine The Return of the Cross The Mystagogy 5. The Making of the Monenergist Crisis The Origins of Monenergism The Heraclian Unions Sophronius the Dissident 6. Jerusalem and Rome at the Dawn of the Caliphate Sophronius the Patriarch Jerusalem from Roman to Islamic Rule The Year of the Four Emperors From Operations to Wills Maximus and the Popes 7. Rebellion and Retribution Maximus from Africa to Rome The Roman-Palestinian Alliance Rebellion and Trial Maximus in Exile Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index

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Book SynopsisConversion to Islam is a phenomenon of immense significance in human history. At the outset of Islamic rule in the seventh century, Muslims constituted a tiny minority in most areas under their control. But by the beginning of the modern period, they formed the majority in most territories from North Africa to Southeast Asia. Across such diverse lands, peoples, and time periods, conversion was a complex, varied phenomenon. Converts lived in a world of overlapping and competing religious, cultural, social, and familial affiliations, and the effects of turning to Islam played out in every aspect of life. Conversion therefore provides a critical lens for world history, magnifying the constantly evolving array of beliefs, practices, and outlooks that constitute Islam around the globe. This groundbreaking collection of texts, translated from sources in a dozen languages from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries, presents the historical process of conversion to Islam in all its variety anTrade Review"The volume…will greatly help anyone who teaches premodern Islamic history using sources in translation and should stimulate further research into the fascinating topic of conversion." * DER ISLAM *

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Book SynopsisDespite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of Christianity that connected empires. These early Christians wrote in the language of Syriac, the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East, and a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Collecting key foundational Syriac texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, this anthology provides unique access to one of the most intriguing, but least known, branches of the Christian tradition. Trade Review"A courageous work. . . .meant to become a useful point of departure for teaching, learning, and further research on the numerous facets of Syriac literature. I have no doubt that the volume will serve this function in the best way." * Reading Religion *"This volume represents a broad and accessible introduction to the material of Syriac studies, suitable for scholars of classics and the ancient world looking to familiarize themselves with this important late ancient language and its literary tradition. . . . also well suited for use as a sourcebook for undergraduate teaching." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *"This volume is warmly recommended to every library that wants to keep history alive and help its students understand the present and future of an often-forgotten Christianity, through an appeal to the past epitomized in the excellent sources that this book skillfully presents." * Scripta Classica Israelica *"An essential resource. . . .The rich array of texts succeeds in captivating the audience’s attention and inviting them to further study." * Religion * "Through the selection of sources and the introductory materials, the editors guide readers through the Christian history of these regions…The result is a landmark volume that will be essential reading for church history seminars, ministers, and laity interested in the origins and history of the faith, and for scholars looking to familiarize themselves with the Syriac tradition." * RESTORATION QUARTERLY *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Nomenclature Maps by David A. Michelson and Ian Mladjov Introduction PART I. FOUNDATIONS 1. Origin Stories 2. Poetry 3. Doctrine and Disputation PART II. PRACTICES 4. Liturgy 5. Asceticism 6. Mysticism and Prayer PART III. TEXTS AND TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION 7. Biblical Interpretation 8. Hagiography 9. Books, Knowledge, and Translation PART IV. INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS 10. Judaism 11. Islam 12. Religions of the Silk Road Appendix A. Translations and Editions Appendix B. Biographies of Named Authors Appendix C. Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisDespite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of Christianity that connected empires. These early Christians wrote in the language of Syriac, the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East, and a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Collecting key foundational Syriac texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, this anthology provides unique access to one of the most intriguing, but least known, branches of the Christian tradition. Trade Review"A courageous work. . . .meant to become a useful point of departure for teaching, learning, and further research on the numerous facets of Syriac literature. I have no doubt that the volume will serve this function in the best way." * Reading Religion *"This volume represents a broad and accessible introduction to the material of Syriac studies, suitable for scholars of classics and the ancient world looking to familiarize themselves with this important late ancient language and its literary tradition. . . . also well suited for use as a sourcebook for undergraduate teaching." * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *"This volume is warmly recommended to every library that wants to keep history alive and help its students understand the present and future of an often-forgotten Christianity, through an appeal to the past epitomized in the excellent sources that this book skillfully presents." * Scripta Classica Israelica *"An essential resource. . . .The rich array of texts succeeds in captivating the audience’s attention and inviting them to further study." * Religion * "Through the selection of sources and the introductory materials, the editors guide readers through the Christian history of these regions…The result is a landmark volume that will be essential reading for church history seminars, ministers, and laity interested in the origins and history of the faith, and for scholars looking to familiarize themselves with the Syriac tradition." * RESTORATION QUARTERLY *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Nomenclature Maps by David A. Michelson and Ian Mladjov Introduction PART I. FOUNDATIONS 1. Origin Stories 2. Poetry 3. Doctrine and Disputation PART II. PRACTICES 4. Liturgy 5. Asceticism 6. Mysticism and Prayer PART III. TEXTS AND TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION 7. Biblical Interpretation 8. Hagiography 9. Books, Knowledge, and Translation PART IV. INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS 10. Judaism 11. Islam 12. Religions of the Silk Road Appendix A. Translations and Editions Appendix B. Biographies of Named Authors Appendix C. Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisBarsauma was a fifth-century Syrian ascetic, archimandrite, and leader of monks, notorious for his extreme asceticism and violent anti-Jewish campaigns across the Holy Land. Although Barsauma was a powerful and revered figure in the Eastern church, modern scholarship has widely dismissed him as a thug of peripheral interest. Until now, only the most salacious bits of the Life of Barsaumaa fascinating collection of miracles that Barsauma undertook across the Near Easthad been translated. This pioneering study includes the first full translation of the Life and a series of studies by scholars employing a range of methods to illuminate the text from different angles and contexts. This is the authoritative source on this influential figure in the history of the church and his life, travels, and relations with other religious groups. Table of ContentsList of Illlustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Volker Menze 1. Barsauma and the Emperors Simon Corcoran 2. Ascetic History and Rhetoric in the Life of Barsauma Cornelia B. Horn 3. Barsauma’s Travels to the Holy Land and Jewish History Günter Stemberger 4. Barsauma, Eudocia, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount Jan Willem Drijvers 5. Cleansing the Sacred Space: The Holy Land and Its Inhabitants in the Pilgrimage Narrative of Barsauma Reuven Kiperwasser and Serge Ruzer 6. “It is not lawful for Samaritans to have dealings with Christians!” Samaritans in the Life of Barsauma Johannes Hahn 7. Wandering Monks Remembered: Hagiography in the Lives of Alexander the Sleepless and Barsauma the Mourner Daniel F. Caner Conclusion: Barsauma between Hagiography and History Johannes Hahn Appendix: The Life of Barsauma Andrew Palmer Bibliography List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisViolence and war have raged between Zionists and Palestinians for over a century, ever since Zionists, trying to establish a nation-state in Palestine, were forced to confront the fact that the country was already populated. Covering every conflict in Israel's history, War over Peace reveals that Israeli nationalism was born ethnic and militaristic and has embraced these characteristics to this day. In his sweeping and original synthesis, Uri Ben-Eliezer shows that this militaristic nationalism systematically drives Israel to find military solutions for its national problems, based on the idea that the homeland is sacred and the territory is indivisible. When Israelis opposed to this ideology brought about change during a period that led to the Oslo Accords in the 1990s, cultural and political forces, reinforced by religious and messianic elements, prevented the implementation of the agreements, which brought violence back in the form of new wars. War over Peace is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the role of ethnic nationalism and militarism in Israel as well as throughout the world.Trade Review"Offers an insightful and comprehensive analysis of one hundred years of Israeli conflicts from late nineteenth-century Zionism to current-day Israel. . . . A welcomed contribution, which should not only have a lasting impact on the study of civil-military relations in Israel but also contribute significantly to our broader understanding of militarism and its interaction with nationalist ideologies." * H-Diplo | H-Net *"War over Peace deserves attention for its penetrating analysis of the role of culture and ideology in shaping Israeli settler-colonialism." * Electronic Intifada *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 • Militaristic Nationalism and War 2 • The Birth of Militaristic Nationalism in Pre-state Israel 3 • The Establishment of a Dominant Nation-State: The 1948 War of Independence 4 • A Nation-in-Arms: The Sinai War of 1956 5 • Militaristic Nationalism and Occupation: The Six-Day War of 1967 6 • The Price: The Yom Kippur War of 1973 7 • The Decline of the Nation-in-Arms: The 1982 Lebanon War 8 • The Emergence of Liberal Nationalism: From the First Intifada to the 1993 Oslo Accords 9 • The Return of Militaristic Nationalism: The 2000–2005 Al-Aqsa Intifada 10 • Religious and Militaristic Nationalism: Israel’s New Wars 219 Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisStudies of the pivotal historic place of the Mediterranean have long been dominated by specialists of its northern shores, that is, by European historians. The seven leading authors in this groundbreaking volume challenge views of Mediterranean space as shaped by European trajectories, and in doing so, they challenge our comfortable notions. Drawing perspectives from the Mediterranean'seastern and southern shores, they ask anew: What is the Mediterranean? What are its borders, its defining characteristics? What forces of nature, politics, culture, or economics have made the Mediterranean, and how long have they or will they endure? Covering the sixteenth century to the twentieth, thistimely volume brings the early modern world into conversation with the modern world in new ways, demonstratingthat only recently can we differentiate the north and south into separate cultural and political zones. The Making of the Modern Mediterranean: Views from the Southoffers a blueprint for a new generation of readers to rethink the world we thought we knew.Trade Review"The volume partakes of recent efforts to expand [Mediterranean] historiography with studies that take ‘Arab and Turkish lands as points of departure.’" * Journal of Historical Geography *"Taken as a whole, this is a modest collection that does a nice job of inviting us to think harder about the Mediterranean as a space, and about the interplay of its southern, eastern, western, and northern shores." * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments IntroductionJudith E. Tucker 1. The “Mediterranean” through Arab Eyes in the Early Modern Period: From Rūmī to the “White In-Between Sea”Nabil Matar 2. The Mediterranean of the Barbary Coast: Gone MissingJulia Clancy-Smith 3. The Mediterranean of Modernity: The Longue Durée PerspectiveEdmund Burke III 4. Piracy of the Ottoman Mediterranean: Slave Laundering and SubjecthoodJoshua M. White 5. Piracy of the Eighteenth-Century Mediterranean: Navigating Laws and Legal PracticesJudith E. Tucker 6. The Mediterranean in Saint-Simonian Imagination: The “Nuptial Bed”Osama Abi-Mershed 7. The Mediterranean in Colonial North African Literature: Contesting ViewsWilliam GranaraContributors Selected Readings Index

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Book SynopsisStudies of the pivotal historic place of the Mediterranean have long been dominated by specialists of its northern shores, that is, by European historians. The seven leading authors in this groundbreaking volume challenge views of Mediterranean space as shaped by European trajectories, and in doing so, they challenge our comfortable notions. Drawing perspectives from the Mediterranean'seastern and southern shores, they ask anew: What is the Mediterranean? What are its borders, its defining characteristics? What forces of nature, politics, culture, or economics have made the Mediterranean, and how long have they or will they endure? Covering the sixteenth century to the twentieth, thistimely volume brings the early modern world into conversation with the modern world in new ways, demonstratingthat only recently can we differentiate the north and south into separate cultural and political zones. The Making of the Modern Mediterranean: Views from the Southoffers a blueprint for a new geneTrade Review"The volume partakes of recent efforts to expand [Mediterranean] historiography with studies that take ‘Arab and Turkish lands as points of departure.’" * Journal of Historical Geography *"Taken as a whole, this is a modest collection that does a nice job of inviting us to think harder about the Mediterranean as a space, and about the interplay of its southern, eastern, western, and northern shores." * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments IntroductionJudith E. Tucker 1. The “Mediterranean” through Arab Eyes in the Early Modern Period: From Rūmī to the “White In-Between Sea”Nabil Matar 2. The Mediterranean of the Barbary Coast: Gone MissingJulia Clancy-Smith 3. The Mediterranean of Modernity: The Longue Durée PerspectiveEdmund Burke III 4. Piracy of the Ottoman Mediterranean: Slave Laundering and SubjecthoodJoshua M. White 5. Piracy of the Eighteenth-Century Mediterranean: Navigating Laws and Legal PracticesJudith E. Tucker 6. The Mediterranean in Saint-Simonian Imagination: The “Nuptial Bed”Osama Abi-Mershed 7. The Mediterranean in Colonial North African Literature: Contesting ViewsWilliam GranaraContributors Selected Readings Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsVolume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms Preface Chronology Abbreviations and Symbols Foreword by Antonio Loprieno Introduction Literary Genres and Literary Styles Part One. The Old Kingdom 1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs Inscriptions of Princess Ni-sedjer-kai Inscription of Hetep-her-akhet Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi Stela of Ni-hebsed-Pepi from Naqada The Autobiography of Weni The Autobiography of Harkhuf 2. A Royal Decree Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother 3. From the Pyramid Texts Unas Pyramid Texts: Utterances Teti Pyramid Texts: Utterances Pepi I Pyramid Texts: Utterances 4. A Theological Treatise “The Memphite Theology” 5. Didactic Literature The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni The Instruction of Ptahhotep Part Two. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom 1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs Stela of Count Indi of This The First Part of the Autobiography of Ankhtifi Stela of the Butler Merer of Edfu Stela of the Treasurer Iti of Imyotru Stela of the Steward Seneni of Coptus Stela of the Soldier Qedes from Gebelein Stela of the Treasurer Tjetji 2. The Prayers of a Theban King A Stela of King Wahankh Intef II 3. The Testament of a Heracleopolitan King The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare Part Three: The Middle Kingdom 1. Monumental Inscriptions Rock Stela of Mentuhotep I Building Inscription of Sesostris I Boundary Stela of Sesostris III Stela of Intef Son of Sent Stela of Ikhernofret Stela of Sehetep-ib-re Stela of Horemkhauf 2. A Spell from the Coffin Texts CT 1130 and 1031 3. Didactic Literature The Instruction of King Amenemhet I for His Son Sesostris I The Prophecies of Neferti The Complaints of Khakheperre-sonb The Admonitions of Ipuwer The Dispute between a Man and His Ba The Eloquent Peasant The Satire of the Trades 4. Songs and Hymns Three Harpers’ Songs A Cycle of Hymns to King Sesostris III A Hymn to the Red Crown A Hymn to Osiris and a Hymn to Min The Hymn to Hapy 5. Prose Tales The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor Three Tales of Wonder The Story of Sinuhe Volume II: The New Kingdom Preface Chronology Abbreviations and Symbols Foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert Introduction Continuity and Change Part One: Monumental Inscriptions 1. Inscriptions from Private Tombs The Autobiography of Ahmose Son of Abana The Prayers of Paheri The Installation of the Vizier Rekhmire 2. Inscriptions from Royal Monuments Obelisk Inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut From the Annals of Thutmose III The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III The Great Sphinx Stela of Amenhotep II at Giza Stela of Amenhotep III The Later Boundary Stelae of Amenhotep IV Akhenaten Dedication Inscriptions of Seti I The Kadesh Battle Inscriptions of Ramses II The Poetical Stela of Merneptah (Israel Stela) Part Two: Hymns, Prayers, and a Harper’s Song The Great Hymn to Osiris Two Hymns to the Sun-God Hymns and Prayers from El-Amarna The Short Hymn to the Aten Two Hymns and a Prayer in the Tomb of Ay The Great Hymn to the Aten A Prayer and a Hymn of General Haremhab Three Penitential Hymns from Deir el-Medina Votive Stela of Nebre with Hymn to Amen-Re Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Mertseger Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Ptah Prayers Used as School Texts Praise of Amen-Re Prayer to Amun Prayer to Amun Prayer to Thoth Prayer to Thoth A Harper’s Song from the Tomb of Neferhotep Part Three: From the Book of the Dead Part Four: Instructions The Instruction of Any The Instruction of Amenemope Part Five: Be a Scribe Papyrus Lansing: A Schoolbook The Immortality of Writers Part Six: Love Poems From Papyrus Chester Beatty I From Papyrus Harris From the Cairo Vase 1266 + 25218 Part Seven: Tales The Destruction of Mankind The Doomed Prince The Two Brothers Truth and Falsehood Horus and Seth The Report of Wenamun Volume III: The Late Period Preface Chronology Abbreviations and Symbols Foreword by Joseph G. Manning Introduction The Uses of the Past Part One: Texts in the Classical Language 1. Biographical Inscriptions Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefankh Statue Inscription of Nebneteru Statue Inscription of Harwa Two Statue Inscriptions of Montemhet Cairo Museum 42237 Berlin Museum 17271 Statue Inscription of Peftuaneith Statue Inscription of Udjahorresne Stela of Somtutefnakht Four Inscriptions in the Tomb of Petosiris The Long Biographical Inscription of Petosiris Two Speeches of Sishu Father of Petosiris Speech of Thothrekh Son of Petosiris Sarcophagus-lid Inscription of Wennofer Stela of Isenkhebe Stela of Taimhotep 2. Royal Inscriptions The Victory Stela of King Piye A Victory Stela of King Psamtik II The Naucratis Stela of King Nectanebo I 3. Two Pseudepigrapha The Bentresh Stela The Famine Stela 4. Hymns and Lamentations A Hymn to Imhotep at Karnak Hymns to Hathor in the Temple of Dendera Two Hymns to Khnum in the Temple of Esna A Morning Hymn to Khnum The Great Hymn to Khnum The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys Part Two: Demotic Literature The Stories of Setne Khamwas Setne Khamwas and Naneferkaptah (Setne I) Setne Khamwas and Si-Osire (Setne II) Prince Pedikhons and Queen Serpot The Lion in Search of Man The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq The Instruction of Papyrus Insinger Index I. Divinities II. Kings and Queens III. Personal Names IV. Geographical and Ethnical Terms V. Egyptian Words VI. Some Major Concepts

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Book SynopsisRelaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran investigates how the cultural translation of cinema has been shaped by the physical translation of its ephemera. Kaveh Askari examines film circulation and its effect on Iranian film culture in the period before foreign studios established official distribution channels and Iran became a notable site of world cinema. This transcultural history draws on cross-archival comparison of films, distributor memos, licensing contracts, advertising schemes, and audio recordings. Askari meticulously tracks the fragile and sometimes forgotten material of film as it circulated through the Middle East into Iran and shows how this material was rerouted, reengineered, and reimagined in the process. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Titles Introduction 1. An Afterlife for Junk Prints Film Traffic and Regional Influence Serials Out of Sync Ironies of Appropriation 2. Circulation Worries Sustenance: Engineering and Maintenance Copyright: The Public Good and Creativity License: Junk Prints and Affidavits of Destruction Obsolescence: Dubbing Technologies and Leverage 3. Collage Sound as Industrial Practice Founding and the Found Archiving, Assembly, and Recognition Temp Love, Out of Sync Relaying the Popular Song 4. The Anxious Exuberance of Tehran Noir The Crime Thriller as Currency in the Press Currency Disputes Aesthetic Standards and Scarce Resources Modularity and Fluency Mixed Signals of Kin and Home 5. Eastern Boys and Failed Heroes Year of The Heroes Failures of The Heroes Kimiai’s First Film Cycle Sponsorship, Nostalgia, and Collecting Under the Sign of Rio Bravo Coda Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRelaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran investigates how the cultural translation of cinema has been shaped by the physical translation of its ephemera. Kaveh Askari examines film circulation and its effect on Iranian film culture in the period before foreign studios established official distribution channels and Iran became a notable site of world cinema. This transcultural history draws on cross-archival comparison of films, distributor memos, licensing contracts, advertising schemes, and audio recordings. Askari meticulously tracks the fragile and sometimes forgotten material of film as it circulated through the Middle East into Iran and shows how this material was rerouted, reengineered, and reimagined in the process. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Titles Introduction 1. An Afterlife for Junk Prints Film Traffic and Regional Influence Serials Out of Sync Ironies of Appropriation 2. Circulation Worries Sustenance: Engineering and Maintenance Copyright: The Public Good and Creativity License: Junk Prints and Affidavits of Destruction Obsolescence: Dubbing Technologies and Leverage 3. Collage Sound as Industrial Practice Founding and the Found Archiving, Assembly, and Recognition Temp Love, Out of Sync Relaying the Popular Song 4. The Anxious Exuberance of Tehran Noir The Crime Thriller as Currency in the Press Currency Disputes Aesthetic Standards and Scarce Resources Modularity and Fluency Mixed Signals of Kin and Home 5. Eastern Boys and Failed Heroes Year of The Heroes Failures of The Heroes Kimiai’s First Film Cycle Sponsorship, Nostalgia, and Collecting Under the Sign of Rio Bravo Coda Notes Index

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Book SynopsisArab Modernism as World Cinema explores the radically beautiful films of Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, demonstrating the importance of Moroccan and Arab film cultures in histories of world cinema. Addressing the legacy of the Nahda or Arab Renaissance of the nineteenth and early twentieth centurywhen Arab writers and artists reenergized Arab culture by engaging with other languages and societiesPeter Limbrick argues that Smihi's films take up the spirit of the Nahda for a new age. Examining Smihi's oeuvre, which enacts an exchange of images and ideas between Arab and non-Arab cultures, Limbrick rethinks the relation of Arab cinema to modernism and further engages debates about the use of modernist forms by filmmakers in the Global South. This original study offers new routes for thinking about world cinema and modernism in the Middle East and North Africa, and about Arab cinema in the world.Trade Review"Weaving together close film analysis, studies of cinematic techniques, and scholarly engagement with a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary material, Limbrick offers an unprecedented window into Smihi’s 'multifaceted and polyphonic' filmography. At the same time, he demonstrates that Arab film culture, when studied in its global ramifications and affinities, reveals an inner complexity that resists systematic and univocal readings, and invites to rethink Arab modernism as a dynamic and multidimensional concept." * Critical Inquiry *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Moumen Smihi, World Cinema, Arab Modernism Chapter One: Radical Realities: Form and Politics in the New Arab Cinema Chapter Two: The Voice of the Arabs: Smihi’s Soundscapes Chapter Three: Kan ya makan: Intertextuality and Arab Modernism Chapter Four: Religion, Secularism, Modernity Chapter Five: For a New Nahda: Gender, Sexuality, and Freedom Notes Filmography Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Istanbul, City of the Fearless is a book that transcends disciplinary boundaries, and is useful as an exemplary framework to study political life and affect in contemporary Istanbul, as well as in other similarly complex geographies.” * International Journal of Middle East Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue List of Political Parties and Groups 1. Spatial Politics, Historiography, Method: Introduction 2. Activism, Perception, Memory: 12 Eylül Museum of Shame 3. De-Ottomanization, Modernism, Migration: A Selective History of Istanbul, 1923–1974 4. Inscription, Sound, Violence: Militant Repertoires and the Production of Space in Istanbul, 1974–1980 5. Gecekondu, Factory, Municipality: Three Fields of Spatial Politics 6. Militants, Ideologies, (F)actions: What Is to Be Done? 7. Pacification, Resistance, Reconstruction: Coup d’État, City of the Fearful, 1980–1983 8. Phenomenology, Event, Commemoration: Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Maps Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Empire-to-Nation Transition and Historical Representations 1 • Unfolding of an Ottoman Project in the Age of Nation: The Quest to Preserve the Ottoman State 2 • Reversals of Fortune and Resilience: The Last Year of the Great War 3 • Anti-colonial Resistance and the Search for Self-Determination 4 • State Transformations: Anatolian Movement and the Fertile Crescent, 1920–1922 5 • Struggle for Redemption and Imperial Dissolution Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. Palimpsests of Themselves is an intervention in current discussions about the fate of philosophy in postclassical Islamic intellectual history. Asad Q. Ahmed uses as a case study the most advanced logic textbook of Muslim South Asia, The Ladder of the Sciences, presenting in English its first full translation and extended commentary. He offers detailed assessments of the technical contributions of the work, explores the social and institutional settings of the vast commentarial response it elicited, and develops a theory of the philosophical commentary that is internal to the tradition. These approaches to the commentarial text complicate presuppositions upon which questions of Islam's intellectual decline are erected. As such, Ahmed offers a unique and powerful opportunity to understand the transmission of knowledge across the Islamic world.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nair contributes to establishing a new model for what consequential scholarship on South Asia looks like. . . . Translating Wisdom will make a substantial contribution to the intellectual jet streams occupied by interested parties worldwide." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *

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