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The Adventures of Amir Hamza
• Musharraf Ali Farooqi
• LITERATURE
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A deft new translation of the rip-roaring tales of the storied life and fabulous exploits of the Prophet Mohammad's uncle Hamza and his heroic encounters with emperors, merchants, viziers, courtesans, warriors and magical beings.
(IDA391, $45.00)
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Alexander the Great
• Robin Lane Fox
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight.
(GRE17, $16.00)
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Among the Believers, An Islamic Journey
• V.S. Naipaul
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A tenchant account set against the backdrop of Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Iran.
(ISL17, $16.00)
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Ancient Iraq
• Georges Roux
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A thorough introduction to the ancient peoples of modern-day Iraq.
(IRQ01, $17.00)
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The Arabs, A Short History
• Philip K. Hitti
• HISTORY
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An overview by the influential historian of the Arab world.
(ARB63, $14.95)
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The Arabs: Journeys Beyond the Mirage
• David Lamb
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Thoughtful essays that paint a vivid portrait of Arab culture and history.
(MDE05, $15.95)
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Baghdad Sketches
• Freya Stark
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An account of a four-year sojourn in Iraq and Iran, the first of Dame Freya Stark's many travel books.
(MDE75, $17.00)
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Beirut Map
• Geoprojects
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A street map of Beirut at a scale of 1:10,000.
(MDE101, $18.95)
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Beyond Belief, Islamic Excursions Among the Converted People
• V.S. Naipaul
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Revisiting his "Among the Believers", Naipaul returns to the Islamic nations of Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia and Iran.
(ASA14, $15.00)
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Cultural Schizophrenia, Islamic Societies Confronting the West
• Daryush Shayegan
• RELIGION
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An illuminating account of the relationship between Islamic societies and the West
(ISL38, $19.95)
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Democracy and Terrorism, Volume I: The Roots of Terrorism
• Louise Richardson
• HISTORY
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This in-depth study takes in psychological and political factors to provide an analysis of terrorism and it origins.
(GEN361, $29.95)
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A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape
• Michael Mares
• Stephen Jay Gould
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt.
(DES09, $29.95)
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Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell
• Janet Wallach
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively biography of Gertrude Bell, a Middle East adventuress, and formidable personality in colonial Britain.
(MDE37, $15.95)
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Digging to America
• Anne Tyler
• LITERATURE
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Tyler tackles in her 17th novel the clash of cultures when the Very American Bitsy and Brad Donaldson from Baltimore strike up an unlikely friendship with an Iranian couple, who have also just adopted a Korean baby.
(IRN48, $24.95)
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The Dust of Empire, The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland
• Karl Meyer
• HISTORY
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An engaging report on politics and struggles in 20th-century Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Russia.
(CAS96, $15.00)
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The Ends of the Earth, A Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
• Robert D. Kaplan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An insightful, opinionated odyssey to some of the world's poorer and more troubled nations.
(WLD26, $16.00)
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The Fortune Catcher
• Susanne Pari
• LITERATURE
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A cross-cultural novel set in 1980s Iran.
(IRN16, $16.95)
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
• Thomas L. Friedman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A illuminating, and heartfelt exploration of the complexity of the Middle East conflict. Pulitzer Prize-winner Friedman provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of conflict.
(MDE98, $22.95)
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Full Tilt, From Dublin to Delhi with a Bicycle
• Dervla Murphy
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The indomitable Dervla Murphy's first book, a captivating account of her solo journey across Europe to Iran, Afghanistan, and over the Himalayas to Pakistan and into India.
(IDA324, $15.95)
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Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
• Susan T. Hitchcock
• John Esposito
• Desmond Tutu
• Mpho Tutu
• RELIGION
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A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred.
(REL05, $24.00)
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Gilgamesh, A New Rendering in English Verse
• David Ferry
• LITERATURE
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A lyrical translation of the ancient Mesopotamian epic.
(IRQ02, $12.00)
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Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East
• Clement M. Henry
• Robert Springborg
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An analysis of the Middle East's responses to the prospect of globalization at the turn of the twenty-first century.
(MDE76, $24.99)
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God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories
• Tom Bissell
• LITERATURE
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Six fast-paced tales set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea by the author of Chasing the Sea.
(CAS117, $13.95)
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A History of the Arab Peoples
• Albert Hourani
• HISTORY
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A grand history of the Arab world by the distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani, this is a readable and much acclaimed survey that ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples in 26 lucidly written chapters.
(MDE11, $16.99)
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A History of the Middle East
• Peter Mansfield
• Nicolas Pelham
• HISTORY
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(MDE84, $16.00)
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Honeymoon in Purdah, An Iranian Journey
• Alison Wearing
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A delightfully insane jaunt through contemporary Iran. The author dives into the personalities and charm of the Iranian people in this entertaining, insightful account.
(IRN24, $15.00)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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An illustrated account of Alexander's ten-year conquest of 4th-century cities from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India.
(MED23, $21.95)
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In the Shadow of the Prophet, The Struggle for the Soul of Islam
• Milton Viorst
• HISTORY
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A wideranging analysis based on interviews with key figures in Iran and the Arab world.
(ISL18, $17.50)
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In the Walled Gardens
• Anahita Firouz
• LITERATURE
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(IRN53, $21.99)
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In Xanadu, A Quest
• William Dalrymple
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An epic journey in the footsteps of Marco Polo through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. An intrepid traveler and entertaining writer, Dalrymple offers an anecdotal history of the people and places he encounters en route.
(CAS50, $14.95)
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Iran Map with Iraq, Kuwait, and Dubai
• Freytag & Berndt
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This regional map of Iran shows neighboring Iraq, Kuwait and Dubai.
(IRN33, $11.95)
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Iran, Iraq, and The Legacies of War
• Lawrence Potter
• Gary G. Sick
• HISTORY
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An account by western and local scholars of the troubled relationship between Iran and Iraq, particularly the 8-year war and the role of outside states.
(MDE153, $26.95)
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Islam, The View from the Edge
• Richard Bulliet
• RELIGION
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A revisionist history of the development of Islamic religious authority.
(ISL34, $29.00)
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Islamic Art and Architecture
• Robert Hillenbrand
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics, and textiles.
(CAS17, $18.95)
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Kurdistan, In the Shadow of History
• Susan Meiselas
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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(IRN57, $49.00)
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Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.
• Daniel C. Snell
• HISTORY
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From the dawn of the written word to conquest by Alexander the Great, the history of the ancient Middle East is traced in this readable, thoroughly researched overview of economic, social and cultural development in the world of the Bible.
(MDE56, $22.00)
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Lonely Planet Iran
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent practical guide to Iran geared for independent travelers.
(IRN02, $24.99)
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Lonely Planet Middle East
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to the North African and Mediterranean countries of the Middle East from Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey to Iraq and Iran.
(MDE30, $27.99)
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Lost Wisdom: Rethinking Modernity in Iran
• Abbas Milani
• HISTORY
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A collection of scholarly essays on Iran's struggle toward modernity and the roots of Shiite Islamic Fundamentalism.
(IRN55, $19.95)
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Muhammad, The Prophet for Our Time
• Karen Armstrong
• RELIGION
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In this extended essay, a volume in the Eminent Lives series, Armstrong looks at the significance of Mohammed's life and teachings.
(ISL60, $21.95)
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Neither East Nor West, One Woman's Journey Through the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Christiane Bird
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Bird returns to Iran in order to see what has become of her childhood home.
(IRN27, $19.95)
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No god but God, The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
• Reza Aslan
• RELIGION
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Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice.
(ISL50, $14.95)
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Palace and Mosque, Islamic Art from the Middle East
• Tim Stanley
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A wide-ranging survey of the architecture and art of the Islamic Middle East.
(MDE78, $50.00)
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Passionate Nomad, the Life of Freya Stark
• Jane Fletcher Geniesse
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the legendary female "poet of travel," Freya Stark.
(MDE28, $15.95)
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The Persian Bride
• James Buchan
• LITERATURE
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A novel of love and cross-cultural conflict, set in Iran in the 1970s.
(IRN19, $23.00)
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Persian Fire, The First World Empire And the Battle for the West
• Tom Holland
• HISTORY
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A riveting historical tale of the clash between the Persians and the Greeks in 480 B.C.
(IRN38, $27.50)
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Persian Nights
• Diane Johnson
• LITERATURE
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Johnson switches from her usual locale in Paris to Iran in this novel, where Chloe finds herself traveling alone after her husband is recalled home. It's good reading, rich in local detail.
(IRN03, $15.00)
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Pimsleur Basic Farsi (Persian)
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Persian Farsi, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(IRN34, $24.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Arabic (Eastern)
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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An audio CD with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Eastern Arabic, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(ARB69, $19.95)
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Power, Faith, and Fantasy, America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
• Michael B. Oren
• HISTORY
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Oren tackles not just events but also the passions, personalities, successes and failures in the region, putting recent history into context.
(MDE115, $35.00)
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The Root of Wild Madder, Chasing the History, Mystery, And Lore of the Persian Carpet
• Brian Murphy
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An exuberant tale of a quest to understand the history, lore, design and allure of Persian carpets. Murphy follows the carpets from the wild madder fields of the title to remote Turkmen villages and markets, ending up in a gallery on East 57st Street in New York City.
(IRN46, $15.00)
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
• Omar Khayyam
• Edward Fitzgerald
• LITERATURE
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Fitzgerald's well-known interpretation of Khayyam's classic Sufi poem.
(IRN14, $11.00)
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The Saffron Kitchen
• Yasmin Crowther
• LITERATURE
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A rich family drama set against the backdrops of modern day London and Iran. When the wounds of her past bleed through into her life in England, Maryam Mazar must leave her family behind and return to her small Iranian village.
(IRN54, $14.00)
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Samarkand, A Novel
• Amin Maalouf
• Russell Harris
• LITERATURE
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A fictional history of Persia featuring Omar Khayyam, the 11th-century poet and author of the "Rubaiyat." Written by Lebanese novelist Amin Maalouf.
(CAS69, $14.95)
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Searching for Hassan, An American Family's Journey Home to Iran
• Terence Ward
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A family returns to Iran in search of their old chef and mentor.
(IRN28, $14.00)
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Sufism
• A.J. Arberry
• RELIGION
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The first concise yet highly informative history of Sufi teachings.
(ISL42, $9.95)
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
• Ahmed Rashid
• HISTORY
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An eye-opening political and social history of Afghanistan and its Islamic fundamentalist movement.
(CAS49, $14.95)
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To See and See Again: A Life in Iran and America
• Tara Bahrampour
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this beautifully written and fascinating memoir, Bahrampour reveals the emotional complexity of growing up in both America and Iran, and the tensions of a multicultural identity.
(IRN17, $22.95)
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Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
• Bruce S. Feiler
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey with Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren across the Middle East. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning.
(MDE99, $14.95)
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What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East
• Bernard Lewis
• HISTORY
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An examination of the changes that have taken place in the history of Middle Eastern civilization by the prolific scholar Bernard Lewis.
(ISL44, $12.95)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller.
(ASA49, $17.95)
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Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East
• Joel Beinin
• HISTORY
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A study of the working class in the Middle East, beginning with the period of the Ottoman Empire.
(MDE77, $27.99)
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The World of Islam
• Don Belt
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Collecting more than twenty five National Geographic articles from the last one hundred years, this glimpse into the Islamic world is a fascinating examination of the evolving relationship between East and West.
(ISL30, $22.00)
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