Middle Eastern history Books

Book SynopsisThe current political climate of confrontation between Islamistregimes and Western governments has resulted in the proliferation ofessentialist perceptions of Iran and Iranians in the West. Suchperceptions do not reflect the complex evolution of Iranian identitythat occurred in the years following the Constitutional Revolution(1906–11) and the anti-imperialist Islamic Revolution of 1979.Despite the Iranian government’s determined pursuance ofanti-Western policies and strict conformity to religious principles,the film and literature of Iran reflect the clash between a nostalgicpride in Persian tradition and an apparent infatuation with a moreEurocentric modernity. In Familiar and Foreign, Mannani andThompson set out to explore the tensions surrounding the ongoingformulation of Iranian identity by bringing together essays on poetry,novels, memoir, and films. These include both canonical and less widelytheorized texts, as well as works of literature written in English byauthors living in diaspora. Challenging neocolonialist stereotypes, these critical excursionsinto Iranian literature and film reveal the limitations of collectiveidentity as it has been configured within and outside of Iran. Throughthe examination of works by, among others, the iconic female poetForugh Farrokhzad, the expatriate author Goli Taraqqi, thecontroversial memoirist Azar Nafisi, and the graphic novelist MarjaneSatrapi, author of Persepolis, this volume engages with thecomplex and contested discourses of religion, patriarchy, and politicsthat are the contemporary product of Iran’s long andrevolutionary history.Table of ContentsFamiliar and Foreign: An Introduction • Manijeh Mannani andVeronica Thompson 3 1 The Development of the Artistic Female Self in the Poetry ofForugh Farrokhzad • Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri 17 2 Overcoming Gender: The Impact of the Persian Language on IranianWomen’s Confessional Literature • Farideh Dayanim Goldin 31 3 Autobiomythography and Self-Aggrandizement in Iranian DiasporicLife-Writing: Fatemeh Keshavarz and Azar Nafisi • Manijeh Mannani 61 4 Graphic Memories: Dialogues with Self and Other in MarjaneSatrapi’s Persepolis and Persepolis 2 • Mostafa Abedinifard83 5 Mr. and Mrs. F and the Woman: Personal Identities in ZoyaPirzad’s Like All the Afternoons • Madeleine Voegeli 111 6 Anxious Men: Sexuality and Systems of Disavowal in ContemporaryIranian Literature • Blake Atwood 129 7 Reading the Exile’s Body: Deafness and Diaspora in KaderAbdolah’s My Father’s Notebook • Babak Elahi 149 8 Persian Literature of Exile in France: Goli Taraqqi’s ShortStories • Laetitia Nanquette 173 9 Farang Represented: The Construction of Self-Space in GoliTaraqqi’s Fiction • Goulia Ghardashkhani 189 10 Film as Alternative History: The Aesthetics of Bahram Beizai• Khatereh Sheibani 211 11 Technologies of Memory, Identity, and Oblivion in Persepolis(2007) and Waltz with Bashir (2008) • William Anselmi and SheenaWilson 233 Contributors 261

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Book SynopsisBreath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections encompasses the geographic regions of Mesopotamia, Syria and the Levant, and Anatolia and Iran, and explores several broad themes found in the art of the ancient Near East: gods and goddesses, men and women, and both real and supernatural animals. These art objects reveal a wealth of information about the people and cultures that produced them: their mythology, religious beliefs, concept of kingship, social structure, and daily life.Trade Review"[Breath of heaven] begins with a general discussion of the emerging archaeologists and collectors of the ancient Near East. . .Part 2 of this book documents, through individual catalogue entries, each of the 64 objects illustrated in color plates. A bibliography, chronology, and map supplement the text in this beautiful volume." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Dedication Civilizations in the Sand: Archaeologists, Collectors, and the American Discovery of the Ancient Near East Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections -The Divine Realm -The Human Realm -The Animal Realm Selected Bibliography Chronology Map Photo Credits

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Book SynopsisEgypt's eighteenth dynasty, a period of empire building, was also for a short time the focus of a religious revolution. Now called the Amarna Period (1353-1322 BCE), after the site of an innovative capital city that was the center of the new religion, it included the reigns of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten and his presumed son, the boy king Tutankhamun. Three Penn Egyptologists examine the concept of royal power and demonstrate how Akhenaten established, projected, and maintained his vision of it. They investigate how and why this unique pharaoh made fundamental changes in the social contract between himself and his subjects on one side, and between his new solar god, the Aten, and himself on the other. The authors also look at the radical religion, politics, and art, he introduced to Egypt as well as at the consequences of his actions after his death, including how his successors, most notably, Tutankhamun, Egypt's most famous pharaoh, dealt with the restoration of traditional ways. Why did this reversal take place? Could a youth effect such changes without significant help? In concise and readable form, this generously illustrated volume takes a fresh approach to a most fascinating period in Egyptian history. It deals with such topics as the evolution of Akhenaten's ideology and the concepts surrounding the foundation, construction, and use of his innovative city and its unique palaces, temples, and houses. Egypt's empire, the role of its women, its relations with other nations of the ancient world, and the remarkable place both Akhenaten and Tutankhmun hold in history are also among other issues discussed. An epilogue recaps how Amarna's modern discovery helped solve the mysteries surrounding this city, its unique founder, and the aftermath of his revolution.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2019 Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize for Excellence in Armenian Studies (NAASR) From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, the city of Ani was the jewel of the Armenian kingdom, renowned far and wide for its magnificent buildings. Known as the city of 1001 churches, Ani was a center for artistic innovation, and its architecture is a potential missing link between Byzantine and Gothic styles. By the fifteenth century, Ani was virtually abandoned, its stunning buildings left to crumble. Yet its ruins have remained a symbol of cultural accomplishment that looms large in the Armenian imagination. The Ruins of Ani is a unique combination of history, art criticism, and travel memoir that takes readers on a thousand-year journey in search of past splendors. Today, Ani is a popular tourist site in Turkey, but the city has been falsified in its presentation by the Turkish government in order to erase Armenian history in the wake of the Armenian Genocide. This timely publication also raises questions about the preservation of major historic monuments in the face of post atrocity campaigns of cultural erasure. Originally written by young priest Krikor Balakian in 1910, just a few years before the Armenian genocide, this book offers a powerful and poignant counterpart to Balakian’s acclaimed genocide memoir Armenian Golgotha. This new translation by the author’s great-nephew, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian, eloquently renders the book’s vivid descriptions and lyrical prose into English. Including a new introduction that explores Ani’s continued relevance in the twenty-first century, The Ruins of Ani will give readers a new appreciation for this lost city’s status as a pinnacle of both Armenian civilization and human achievement. Trade Review"This fine English translation breathes new life into a crucial, and yet neglected source for the celebrated medieval Armenian city of Ani, and for the brief but important period of Russian control in the region." -- Christina Maranci * author of Medieval Armenian Architecture: Constructions of Race and Nation *"Peter Balakian's translation and recasting of his great uncle's memoir combines sensitive Armenian religious and cultural history with a clear focus on the cultural dimension of genocide. It is a remarkable and invaluable study." -- Robert Jay Lifton * author of Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide *"This is an enthralling account of the 1909 pilgrimage of an Armenian priest to the ruins of the Armenian city of Ani. Introduced by his great-nephew, the distinguished poet Peter Balakian, this memoir is a powerful expression of Armenian pride and longing for the land on which they lived for a millennium. Written a bare six years before Ottoman forces carried out the Armenian genocide, this document underscores forcefully how central cultural destruction was and is in the unfolding of that crime against humanity." -- Jay Winter * author of War beyond Words: Languages of Remembrance from the Great War to the Present *“Vartabed Balakian describes Ani as an 'Armenian genius,' a title befitting of Balakian. His eye on the ancient capital is intricate and mournful, and creates a new depth post genocide.” -- Donna-Lee Frieze * editor and transcriber of Totally Unofficial *"Krikor Balakian’s rhapsodic narrative is a scholarly, flowery mix of architectural history and a travelogue of his much-anticipated pilgrimage. He writes lovingly about church ornamentation and holy day services held among the architectural ruins; he also thunders against bloodthirsty marauders and unworthy, greedy priests in Armenia’s past. The text is accompanied by numerous richly toned photographs of Ani’s dramatic ruins, which are critical evidence of lost history." * Foreword Reviews *"Krikor Balakian’s The Ruins of Ani published by Rutgers University Press," by the Armenian-American Spectator * The Armenian-American Spectator *"[The Ruins of Ani] documents the history, genius, and tragedy of the Armenian civilization as refracted through its ancient capital. It also illuminates one of those rare places that leaves visitors feeling they might have to dust off the word mystical to describe the experience." * The Arts Fuse *"Balakian’s book explores both the ancient and modern versions of the city of Ani, unknown to many non-Armenians. The intertwined legacy of the Balakian family and their connection to a revered city provides a moving and enduring account of history." * Armenian Weekly *"This book is a valuable contribution to the scholarly study of the art, architecture, and archaeology of Ani, and its translation into English will help it to reach a wider audience." * Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies *"This new edition of The Ruins of Ani is not merely an informative description of a dazzling city that became a 'great museum of the arts and crafts of Armenian antiquity'. It is also an intriguing document of trans-historical and cross-generational imagination. The 'richness and opulence' that 'always [aroused] the greed of conquering rulers” when Ani was in its prime have long vanished, but eyes are converging on the city once more.'" * Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsContents Introduction by Peter Balakian Chapter I: The History of Ani Part I—The Foundation and Flourishing of Ani Part II—The Sale of Ani Part III-The Seljuk Invasions and the Destruction of Ani Chapter II: The Topography of Ani Chapter III: The Description of the Ruins of Ani The External Walls The Cathedral Surp Krikor Lusaworich‘ [St. Gregory the Illuminator] Church Surp Aṙak‘elots‘ [Holy Apostles] Church Abughamrents‘ Surp Krikor Church Kakgashēn [Gagkashēn] Surp Krikor Church Vrats‘ [Georgian] Church The Palace of the Pakradunis Ani’s Residence of the Catholicos The Statue of Kakig [Gagik] I Ani’s Citadel The Girls’ Fortress The Two Story Bridge and the Pekhents‘ Monastery The Tombstone of the Royal Princes The Ruins of the Royal Bath The Royal Road Leading to the Akhurian River Ghōshavank‘ Near Ani [The Monastery of Hoṙomos] The Vaulted and Pillared Inner Part of the Royal Conference Hall in Ghōshavank‘ Surp Minas and Surp Kevork Chapels in the Valley of Ghōshavank‘ The Tomb of King Ashod [Ashot] the Merciful Chapter IV: Scholarly Ani Part I—The Armenian Architectural Style Ani’s Plan [illustration] Part II—The Present Excavations of Ani Voyage to Ani His Holiness the Holy Patriarch’s Voyage to Ani The Pilgrim of Ani Acknowledgments Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisUnder Quarantine is the riveting story of Shaar Ha’aliya, a central immigrant processing camp opened shortly after Israel became an independent state. This historic gateway for Jewish migration was surrounded by a controversial barbed wire fence. The camp administrators defended this imposing barrier as a necessary quarantine measure - even as detained immigrants regularly defied it by crawling out of the camp and returning at will. Focusing on the conflicts and complications surrounding the medical quarantine, this book brings the history of this place and the remarkable experiences of the immigrants who went through it to life. Evocative and bold, Under Quarantine shows that we cannot fully understand Israel until we understand Shaar Ha’aliya. The gate of arrival for nearly half a million immigrants - a space of homecoming, conflict, exclusion and welcoming - here was the country’s crucible.Trade Review"With uncompromising care and sensitivity, Rhona Seidelman unpacks the 'great story' of 'Aliah to the newly created Israel and puts the medical dimension of migration at the center. An essential chapter in the history of the Mizrahim." -- Zvi Ben-Dor Benite * author of The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History *"An important contribution to the ever-growing body of Jewish and Israeli studies literature, Jewish immigration studies, and health and immigration scholarship. In particular, it facilitates a broader multidimensional perspective on a specific locus in its historical as well as current contexts." * AJS Review *"Immigrants and Quarantine at Israel’s Founding with Rhona Seidelman" * Infectious Historians Podcast *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Barbed Wire 1 Confines 2 Structure 3 Meaning 4 Memory Conclusion: Under Quarantine Epilogue: The Shaar Ha’aliya Memorial for Migrants and Medicine Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProjecting the Nation: History and Ideology on the Israeli Screen is a wide-ranging history of over seven decades of Israeli cinema. The only book in English to offer this type of historical scope was Ella Shohat’s Israeli Cinema: East West and the Politics of Representation from 1989. Since 1989, however, Israeli cinema and Israeli society have undergone some crucial transformations and, moreover, Shohat’s book offered a single framework through which to judge Israeli cinema: a critique of orientalism. Projecting the Nation contends that Israeli cinema offers much richer historical and ideological perspectives that expose the complexity of the Israeli project. By analyzing Israeli films which address such issues as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi divide, the kibbutz and urban life, the rise of religion in Israeli public life and more, the book explores the way cinema has represented and also shaped our understanding of the history of modern Israel as it evolved from a collectivist society to a society where individualism and adherence to local identities is the dominant ideology. Trade Review“In Projecting the Nation, Eran Kaplan ingeniously analyzes the interrelation of aesthetic, economic, and social forces that have influenced Israeli filmmaking since the state’s inception. Kaplan’s interpretations of genres and individual films are smart, sophisticated, and engaging.”— Derek Penslar, Author of Israel in HistoryTable of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Pioneers, Fighters and Immigrants 2 Looking Inward 3 Present Absentees 4 The Post-Zionist Condition 5 The Post-Political Turn in Israeli Cinema 6 Eros on the Israeli Screen 7 In the Image of the Divine Epilogue Big Screens, Small Screens Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisProjecting the Nation: History and Ideology on the Israeli Screen is a wide-ranging history of over seven decades of Israeli cinema. The only book in English to offer this type of historical scope was Ella Shohat’s Israeli Cinema: East West and the Politics of Representation from 1989. Since 1989, however, Israeli cinema and Israeli society have undergone some crucial transformations and, moreover, Shohat’s book offered a single framework through which to judge Israeli cinema: a critique of orientalism. Projecting the Nation contends that Israeli cinema offers much richer historical and ideological perspectives that expose the complexity of the Israeli project. By analyzing Israeli films which address such issues as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi divide, the kibbutz and urban life, the rise of religion in Israeli public life and more, the book explores the way cinema has represented and also shaped our understanding of the history of modern Israel as it evolved from a collectivist society to a society where individualism and adherence to local identities is the dominant ideology. Trade Review“In Projecting the Nation, Eran Kaplan ingeniously analyzes the interrelation of aesthetic, economic, and social forces that have influenced Israeli filmmaking since the state’s inception. Kaplan’s interpretations of genres and individual films are smart, sophisticated, and engaging.” -- Derek Penslar * Author of Israel in History *“In Projecting the Nation, Eran Kaplan ingeniously analyzes the interrelation of aesthetic, economic, and social forces that have influenced Israeli filmmaking since the state’s inception. Kaplan’s interpretations of genres and individual films are smart, sophisticated, and engaging.” -- Derek Penslar * Author of Israel in History *Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Pioneers, Fighters and Immigrants 2 Looking Inward 3 Present Absentees 4 The Post-Zionist Condition 5 The Post-Political Turn in Israeli Cinema 6 Eros on the Israeli Screen 7 In the Image of the Divine Epilogue Big Screens, Small Screens Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisAmerican Jews donate approximately $2.5 billion to Israel each year. Behind all that money and influence lies a power-sharing dynamic that has left an indelible mark on the relationship between Israeli and American Jews and on the direction of Israeli society to this day. Checkbook Zionism investigates how both parties have managed their interests, emotions, and attitudes about the important yet at times tense collaboration between them. By delving into the history of American Jews’ philanthropic giving to Israelis, Fleisch assesses the core nature of power sharing between both sides of the Jewish diaspora to the United States through in-depth contemporary case studies of the relationship between sixteen non-governmental organizations and their American Jewish donors. Field observation, document analysis, and interviews with leaders, activists, and select donors alike serve a critical role here, as Fleisch assesses whether these contemporary philanthropic associations repeat classic dynamics of power-sharing or whether they represent a marked departure from the Checkbook Zionism of old. The result is a new paradigm for evaluating power sharing that can be applied to future considerations of development in the Israel-Diaspora relationship. Trade Review"Checkbook Zionism 'follows the money' as it flows from American Jews to Israel. The result is one of the best-researched, most illuminating studies of American Jewish philanthropy ever written." -- Jonathan D. Sarna * author of American Judaism: A History *"Fleisch's groundbreaking work helps scholars and the public understand why, despite American Jews' significant investment in Israel, so many feel disempowered when it comes to the political future of the country. Even if there has been a major transformation in how American Jews support Israel, Fleisch reveals that the actual power they wield has remained remarkably restricted." -- Lila Corwin Berman * author of The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institutio *Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction PART IThe Rise and Fall of Checkbook Zionism 1 The Mechanics of Checkbook Zionism 2 The Culture of Checkbook Zionism 3 The Decline of Checkbook Zionism PART IIPower Sharing in the Contemporary Era 4 An Introduction to the Study of Contemporary Relationship Dynamics 5 Prospects for a New Era of Partnership? 6 Power Sharing in the Twenty-First Century in Direct Giving Arrangements 7 Power Sharing in the Twenty-First Century in New Federated Arrangements Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAmerican Jews donate approximately $2.5 billion to Israel each year. Behind all that money and influence lies a power-sharing dynamic that has left an indelible mark on the relationship between Israeli and American Jews and on the direction of Israeli society to this day. Checkbook Zionism investigates how both parties have managed their interests, emotions, and attitudes about the important yet at times tense collaboration between them. By delving into the history of American Jews’ philanthropic giving to Israelis, Fleisch assesses the core nature of power sharing between both sides of the Jewish diaspora to the United States through in-depth contemporary case studies of the relationship between sixteen non-governmental organizations and their American Jewish donors. Field observation, document analysis, and interviews with leaders, activists, and select donors alike serve a critical role here, as Fleisch assesses whether these contemporary philanthropic associations repeat classic dynamics of power-sharing or whether they represent a marked departure from the Checkbook Zionism of old. The result is a new paradigm for evaluating power sharing that can be applied to future considerations of development in the Israel-Diaspora relationship. Trade Review"Checkbook Zionism 'follows the money' as it flows from American Jews to Israel. The result is one of the best-researched, most illuminating studies of American Jewish philanthropy ever written." -- Jonathan D. Sarna * author of American Judaism: A History *"Fleisch's groundbreaking work helps scholars and the public understand why, despite American Jews' significant investment in Israel, so many feel disempowered when it comes to the political future of the country. Even if there has been a major transformation in how American Jews support Israel, Fleisch reveals that the actual power they wield has remained remarkably restricted." -- Lila Corwin Berman * author of The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institutio *Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction PART IThe Rise and Fall of Checkbook Zionism 1 The Mechanics of Checkbook Zionism 2 The Culture of Checkbook Zionism 3 The Decline of Checkbook Zionism PART IIPower Sharing in the Contemporary Era 4 An Introduction to the Study of Contemporary Relationship Dynamics 5 Prospects for a New Era of Partnership? 6 Power Sharing in the Twenty-First Century in Direct Giving Arrangements 7 Power Sharing in the Twenty-First Century in New Federated Arrangements Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers the first critical edition of the vast Commentary on the Pentecostal iambic canon (traditionally ascribed to St John the Damascene) composed by Eustathius, archbishop of Thessalonica. The attribution of the hymn to the Damascene was, in principle, called into question by Eustathius himself, who eventually suggested to have it adopted into Damascene’s paternity only out of ecclesiastical obedience. The Commentary is probably the last text Eustathius wrote. It can be regarded as the summa of his method of work, his style of exposition, his scholarly interests and literary tastes. Moreover, it can be read as the first Byzantine attempt to create a fusion between a method of work which originated from the exegesis of classical texts and the modes of theological interpretation connected in turn with liturgical experience and pastoral practice. The edition of the text is accompanied by three apparatuses, a complete range of indices, and exhaustive Prolegomena where the editors shed light on the Commentary as such – its genesis and date, its audience, its discussion of the traditional attribution, its sources – and on history of its manuscript tradition, with a special focus on the Constantinopolitan didaskaleion of Prodromos-Petra.

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of the Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae covers the inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima and the coastal region of the Middle Coast from Tel Aviv in the south to Haifa in the north from the time of Alexander to the Muslim conquest. The approx. 1,050 texts comprise all the languages used for inscriptions during this period (Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, Samaritan, Syrian, and Persian) and are arranged according to the principal settlements and their territory. The great majority of the texts belongs to Caesarea, the capital of the province of Judaea/Syria Palaestina. No other place in Judaea has produced more Latin inscriptions than this area, reflecting the strong Roman influence on the city.

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Book SynopsisHolocaust Denial. The Politics of Perfidy provides a graphic and compelling global panorama of past and present variations on this toxic phenomenon. The volume examines right and left wing French negationism, post-Communist Holocaust deniers in Eastern-Europe, the spread of denial to Australia, Canada, South-Africa and even to Japan. Leading scholarly experts also explore the close connection between Holocaust denial, global conspiracy theories, antisemitism and radical anti-Zionism – especially in Iran and the Arab world.

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Book SynopsisFrühes Wissen um Mensch und Natur weist häufig kulturelle Parallelen auf. Daraus ergibt sich die Unterscheidung zwischen universellen und spezifischen Konzepten. Universell meint dabei weniger etwas, das überall und stets vorhanden ist, als vielmehr etwas, das zeitlich und räumlich bei vergleichbaren Voraussetzungen unabhängig entstehen kann. Der Band greift Phänomene der Klassifizierung und Kategorisierung in alten und modernen Kulturen auf. Im Vordergrund steht eine Gesamtschau der kulturellen Praktiken, wie Individuen und soziale Gruppen sich ihre Welt aufteilen und welche kognitiven Systeme dabei gruppenübergreifend wirksam werden. Wie kann man Klassifizierungen und Kategorisierungen auf der Ebene von Schrift, Sprache, Abbild und Frames fassen? Gibt es Hierarchisierungen? Werden differierende Klassifizierungssysteme in verschiedenen sozialen Gruppierungen bzw. in unterschiedlichen Medien sichtbar? Altertumswissenschaftler, Anthropologen, Linguisten u.a. gewinnen durch eine synchron und diachron vergleichende Perspektive Methoden zur Rückgewinnung früher Konzepte von Mensch und Natur.

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Book SynopsisCan time exist independently of consciousness? In antiquity this question was often framed as an enquiry into the relationship of time and soul. Aristotle cautiously suggested that time could not exist without a soul that is counting it. This proposal was controversially debated among his commentators. The present book offers an account of this debate beginning from Aristotle’s own statement of the problem in Book IV of the Physics. Subsequent chapters discuss Aristotle’s Peripatetic followers, Boethus of Sidon and Alexander of Aphrodisias; his Neoplatonic readers, Plotinus and Simplicius; and early Christian authors, Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine. At the centre of the debate stood the relation between the subjective time in the soul and the objective time of the cosmos. Both could be seen as united in the world soul as the seat of subjective time on a cosmic scale. But no solution to the problem was final. No theory gained general acceptance. The book shows the fascinating variety and plurality of ideas about time and soul throughout antiquity. Throughout antiquity, the problem of time and soul remained as intriguing as it proved intractable.

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Book SynopsisMiddle Eastern instability is manifest externally in many ways: by crises afflicting governing regimes, the rise of political Islam, terrorism, revolution, civil war, increased migration, and the collapse of many states. This book examines the roots of this instability using a theoretically original and empirically supported historical-sociological comparative analysis. Countering common interpretations of postcolonial Middle Eastern development, Instability in the Middle East focuses on the highly uneven and unsynchronized pace of change in individual sociodemographic, economic, and political dimensions of modernization. Drawing on the theory of multiple modernities, Cerny investigates the broader cultural, religious, and international political context of uneven modernization in the Middle East and tests his model using a time series of dozens of indicators over the past fifty years, revealing a long-term trend of cumulative change across the region.

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Book SynopsisAn important collection of eight essays on Ancient Persia (Iran) in the periods of the Achaemenid Empire (539-330 BC), when the Persians established control over the whole of the Ancient Near East, and later the Sasanian Empire. It will be of interest to historians, archaeologists and biblical scholars. Paul Collins writes about stone relief carvings from Persepolis; John Curtis and Christopher Walker illuminate the Achaemenid period in Babylon; Terence Mitchell, Alan Millard and Shahrokh Razmjou draw attention to neglected aspects of biblical archaeology and the books of Daniel and Isaiah; and Mahnaz Moazami and Prudence Harper explore the Sasanian period in Iran (AD 250-650) when Zoroastrianism became the state religion.Trade ReviewThe eight essays published in this volume make a valuable contribution to the study of ancient Iran. Covering a diverse range of subjects and written by leading experts in the field, they illuminate aspects of the arts, architecture and culture of Persia from the Achaemenid to the Sassanian period. - Michael Roaf, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Munich Book dallies with a handful of attractive topics in two discrete time periods. The volume's inclusion on library shelves will please those with a compulsion towards thoroughness -Jason M. Silverman, Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de historia del Antiguo Oriente, Volume 17, 2019Table of ContentsEditor's Note Introduction - John Curtis Terence Mitchell's Published Works 1. Five Unpublished Persepolis Relief Fragments in the Ashmolean Museum - Paul Collins, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 2. Where Did the Persian Kings Live in Babylon? - John Curtis, Curator Emeritus, British Museum; Director, Iran Heritage Foundation 3. The Use of Seals in Babylonia under the Achaemenids - Christopher Walker, Curator Emeritus, British Museum 4. An Iranian in the Court of King Nebuchadnezzar - Alan Millard, Professor Emeritus, University of Liverpool 5. Biblical Archaeology in the Persian Period - Terence Mitchell, lately Curator Emeritus, British Museum 6. The Textual Connections between the Cyrus Cylinder and the Bible, with Particular Reference to Isaiah - Shahrokh Razmjou, Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran 7. Interpreting Sasanian Beards: Significant Images in an Interconnected World - Prudence Harper, Curator Emerita, Metropolitan Museum of Art 8. Sasanian-Zoroastrian Intellectual Life in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries AD - Mahnaz Moazami, Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia Iranica, University of Columbia Index of selected place-names and personal names

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