Middle East category: 7830 books
Orthodoxy and Islam
Theology and Muslim–Christian Relations in Modern Greece and Turkey
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Church History reveals that Christianity has its roots in Palestine during the first century and was spread throughout the Mediterranean countries by the Apostles. However, despite sharing the same ancestry, Muslims and Christians have been living in a challenging symbiotic co-existence for more than...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Decoding the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians cannot solve the peace process, nor does it heap credit or blame on any of the sides. This book goes about breaking down all the terms often thrown around in the Middle East that make the peace process a political minefield, and one that both...
Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East
International Relations in the Interwar Period
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must first re-examine Turkey's engagement with the region during the interwar period. Long assumed to be a period of deliberate disengagement and ruptured ties between Turkey and its neighbours,...
by Joseph Spark
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
-Explains the formation, effects, beliefs, and objectives of the group
The world has been rocked with news of the rise of a new power in the Middle East. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (also known as the Islamic State of Levant (ISIL) and Da’ish) currently controls...
Islam and the Politics of Secularism
The Caliphate and Middle Eastern Modernization in the Early 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
This book examines the process of secularization in the Middle East in the late 19th and early 20th century through an analysis of the transformation and abolition of Islamic Caliphate. Focusing on debates in both the center of the Caliphate and its periphery, the author argues that the relationship...
Man and God
The Truth and Reality About Religion and Political Strategy of Western Power in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2008
My objective in writing that has been recorded thus far has been to discover the root cause of the current conflict between western and Middle Eastern factions, a confrontation which has been labeled a struggle for freedom against terrorism. Such a discovery may enable us to identify a solution hopefully...
Nearest East
American Millenialism and Mission to the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Long before oil interests shaped American interaction with the Middle East, the U.S. had a strong influence on the late Ottoman and post-Ottoman region. Covering the period from approximately 1800 to the 1970s, Hans-Lukas Kieser’s compelling Nearest East tells the story of this intimate, identity-building...
Day of Honey
A Memoir of Food, Love, and War
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
A luminous portrait of life in the Middle East, Day of Honey weaves history, cuisine, and firsthand reporting into a fearless, intimate exploration of everyday survival.
In the fall of 2003, Annia Ciezadlo spent her honeymoon in Baghdad. Over the next six years, while living in Baghdad and...
by Craig S. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Demystifies the area's culture, politics, and religions
Explore Middle Eastern history from ancient to modern times
Looking to better understand the Middle East? This plain-English guide explains the importance of the region, especially in light of recent events. You'll meet its people...
In the Lion's Den
An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A key player in the Middle East and the site of violent protests in 2011, Syria has long been a thorn in Washington's side when it comes to forging peace or rolling back the influence of the Islamic republic of Iran. But only after the events of 9/11 and Damascus's staunch opposition to the war in...
The Everything Guide to the Middle East
Understand the people, the politics, and the culture of this conflicted region
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
The Middle East has long been a place where religions, cultures, and politics clash--today more than ever. How can a region called "the cradle of civilization" continue to face uprisings and violence? This guide is an objective, professional, and informed resource that will help you understand the...
Nazism, the Holocaust, and the Middle East
Arab and Turkish Responses
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Given their geographical separation from Europe, ethno-religious and cultural diversity, and subordinate status within the Nazi racial hierarchy, Middle Eastern societies were both hospitable as well as hostile to National Socialist ideology during the 1930s and 1940s. By focusing on Arab and Turkish...
by Andrea B. Rugh
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
The Greater Middle East poses major challenges for the United States. Yet despite decades of intense involvement in Middle Eastern affairs, most Americans still know little about the cultures of the region. Simple Gestures describes one American's efforts over forty years to better understand the society...
Cradle of Islam
The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2009
In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the Kingdom of the Hijaz into the new Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Hijazis became a people without a country of their own, who nonetheless have since retained a separate cultural consciousness. Cradle of Islam focuses on contemporary Hijazi life and culture,...