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  • The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East

    Iran, Palestine and Beyond

    by Rasmus C. Elling, Sune Haugbolle ...
    Series series Radical Histories of the Middle East
    In the latter half of the twentieth century, a revolutionary idea promised to upend the global order. Anti-imperialist militancy, bolstered by international solidarity, would lead to not only the national liberation of oppressed peoples but universal emancipation, shattering the division between the prosperous nations of the capitalist West and the poorer countries of the Global South.The idea was ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

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  • The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Martin Bunton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory. Adopting a fresh and original approach, each section ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Destroying a Nation

    The Civil War in Syria

    by Nikolaos Van Dam ...
    Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee crisis in modern history. In this important book, former Special Envoy of the Netherlands to Syria, Nikolaos van Dam, explains the recent history of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Iron Cage

    The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

    by Rashid Khalidi ...
    At a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, homes in on Palestinian politics and history. By drawing on a wealth of experience and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Battle for Saudi Arabia

    Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power

    by As'Ad Abukhalil ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    In The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power , Professor As`ad AbuKhalil confronts the contradictory nature of Saudi Arabia—questions that both the Saudi government, long shrouded in mystery, and the United States government, ever protective of its own interests, seem unwilling to answer.In this unsparing probe into the history and power structure of the kingdom, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Making the Arab World

    Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East

    by Fawaz A. Gerges ...
    How the conflict between political Islamists and secular-leaning nationalists has shaped the history of the modern Middle EastIn 2013, just two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country’s first democratically elected president—Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood—and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group. These bloody ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

    by John Calvert ...
    Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A History of Modern Palestine

    One Land, Two Peoples

    by Ilan Pappe ...
    Ilan Pappe's book traces the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars and conflicts which have dominated this troubled region. The second edition of Pappe's book has been updated to include the dramatic events of the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. These years, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Ashes of Hama

    The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria

    by Raphael Lefevre ...
    When the convulsions of the Arab Spring first became manifest in Syria in March 2011, the Ba'athist regime was quick to blame the protests on the "Syrian Muslim Brotherhood" and its "al-Qaeda affiliates." But who are these Islamists so determined to rule a post-Assad Syria? Little has been published on militant Islam in Syria since Hafez Assad's regime destroyed the Islamist movement in its ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Global Islam

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Nile Green ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the multiple versions of Islam propagated across geographical, political, and cultural boundaries during the era of modern globalization. Showing how Islam was transformed through these globalizing transfers, it traces the origins, expansion and increasing diversification of Global Islam - from individual activists to organizations and then ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Idea of the Muslim World

    A Global Intellectual History

    by Cemil Aydin ...
    “Superb… A tour de force.”—Ebrahim Moosa“Provocative… Aydin ranges over the centuries to show the relative novelty of the idea of a Muslim world and the relentless efforts to exploit that idea for political ends.”—Washington PostWhen President Obama visited Cairo to address Muslims worldwide, he followed in the footsteps of countless politicians who have taken the existence of a unified global ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Sectarianization

    Mapping the New Politics of the Middle East

    Edited by Nader Hashemi, Danny Postel ...
    As the Middle East descends ever deeper into violence and chaos, 'sectarianism' has become a catch-all explanation for the region's troubles. The turmoil is attributed to 'ancient sectarian differences', putatively primordial forces that make violent conflict intractable. In media and policy discussions, sectarianism has come to possess trans-historical causal power. This book trenchantly ... Read more

    $25.69 USD