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Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation
• Ali Jamale Ahmed
• RELIGION
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A handsome bilingual edition of the Holy Book of Islam as elegantly translated by the Pakistani novelist, critic and diplomat Ahmed Ali.
(ISL02, $19.95)
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Arab Seafaring
• George F. Hourani
• John Carswell
• HISTORY
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An expanded edition of the classic authoritative history of Arab sea trade in the Indian Ocean from its earliest origins through trade with China and East Africa in Middle Ages.
(ARB47, $22.95)
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Arab World Map
• Geoprojects
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A shaded relief map of the Arab world.
(ARB53, $21.95)
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The Arab World, Forty Years of Change
• Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea
• Thomas Hartwell
• HISTORY
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An award-winning look at life in the Middle East, updated in the 1990s. The authors revisit towns and cities, paying close attention to how changes such as the Gulf War and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations have impacted daily life.
(ARB33, $17.95)
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Arabia Map
• Geoprojects
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Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula at a scale of 1:3,500,000.
(ARB39, $21.95)
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The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914
• Gertrude Bell
• Rosemary O'Brien
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The diaries of the extremely literate, extremely adventurous Gertrude Bell, from her days in Arabia.
(ARB52, $29.95)
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The Arabian Nights
• Husain Haddawy
• LITERATURE
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Translator Husain Haddawy grew up hearing his grandmothers' friends re-tell these tales on winter nights in Baghdad. A wonderful introduction to Islamic Andalucia, the tales, translated from the oldest remaining Arabic version, bring to life the culture and society of the Islamic world at its height.
(ARB10, $16.95)
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Arabic, Start Speaking Today
• Language/30
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Arabic featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve.
(ARB60, $21.95)
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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 Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800
• Sheila Blair
• Jonathan Bloom
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A survey of the monuments and art produced by Muslims from the 13th to 19th centuries.
(ISL27, $40.00)
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Baghdad Without a Map and other Misadventures in Arabia
• Tony Horwitz
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The madcap tale of a modern journey through 14 countries of the Arab world by an unusually entertaining reporter. Horowitz captures the social and economic realities of the region with razor-sharp wit.
(ARB07, $16.00)
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Behind the Veil in Arabia, Women in Oman
• Unni Wikan
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An insightful and remarkable look at the role of women in Oman based on Wikan's fieldwork as well as her personal experiences and impressions of the place.
(ARB05, $19.00)
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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 the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
• Fatima Mernissi
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An examination of sexuality and gender issues in the modern Muslim world.
(MDE35, $14.95)
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Bradt Guide Oman
• Diana Darke
• Sandra Shields
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series.
(ARB80, $23.95)
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Crusade, The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
• Rick Atkinson
• HISTORY
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An extensive account of the 42-day Persian Gulf War and how it single-handedly transformed modern warfare.
(ARB46, $17.95)
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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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Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East
• Donna Lee Bowen
• Evelyn A. Early
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A diverse anthology of short articles and essays covering the experiences of ordinary life across the Miiddle East.
(MDE34, $23.95)
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Red Sea
• Jerry Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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This double-sided plastic card shows 64 of the most commonly encountered reef fish of the Red Sea in full-color illustrations, convenient for the boat or beach.
(DIV13, $7.50)
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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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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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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, $27.99)
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The Gold-Mines of Midian
• Richard Burton
• EXPLORATION
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An account of the intrepid Burton's 1877 two-week journey to the deserts of Northwest Arabia in search of the source of King Solomon's gold.
(ARB77, $10.95)
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The Hadj, An American's Journey to Mecca
• Michael Wolfe
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Wolfe's mesmerizing account of his journey from Morocco to Mecca.
(ARB01, $16.00)
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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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Islam and Democracy, Fear of the Modern World
• Fatima Mernissi
• HISTORY
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A discussion of the Muslim world and the question of democracy.
(ISL06, $17.50)
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Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
• Richard Ettinghausen
• Oleg Grabar
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples during medieval times, including the Dome of the Rock, as well as many small aritfacts.
(ISL26, $40.00)
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Islamic Arts
• Jonathan Bloom
• Sheila Blair
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans.
(ISL01, $24.95)
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Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature
• Stephen O. Murray
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly overview of homosexuality in medieval Egypt, Ottoman Turkey and beyond.
(ARB26, $22.00)
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• David E. Long
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive look at modern Saudi Arabia and the complex issues facing the nation. Drawing from extensive research and Long's personal experiences as a Foreign Services officer, this book surveys the land, politics, religion and people of the region.
(ARB29, $19.95)
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Motoring with Mohammed, Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea
• Eric Hansen
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Classic travel writing: insightful, personal, informative, entertaining, and a wonderful introduction to life on the Arabian Peninsula. Ten years after he was shipwrecked aboard a sailboat in the Red Sea, the intrepid Hansen returns to Yemen in search of a journal he buried in the sand.
(ARB11, $14.95)
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Muhammad, A Biography of the Prophet
• Karen Armstrong
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The life of the Prophet in the context of seventh-century Arabia.
(ARB09, $15.00)
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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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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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Northeast Africa
• Reise & Verkehrsverlag
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A map of northeast Africa, including the Red Sea and entire Arabian Peninsula.
(ARB14, $11.95)
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Northeast Africa and Arabia Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
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A folded map of the Northeast region of the continent at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(AFR33, $11.95)
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca, Ten Centuries of Writing about the Pilgrimage to Mecca
• Michael Wolfe
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An American convert to Islam, Wolfe combed the large volume of literature of the Hadj to compile this diverse and fascinating anthology of writings over the centuries.
(ARB02, $20.00)
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Orientalism
• Edward W. Said
• HISTORY
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An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes.
(ISL07, $15.95)
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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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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Mecca
• Richard Francis Burton
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A fascinating account of adventures in religious capitals Madinah and Mecca.
(ARB37, $16.95)
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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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Qatar Map
• MapLink
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A shaded relief map of Qatar.
(ARB19, $21.95)
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The Road to Mecca
• Muhammad Asad
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The extraordinary account of how Leopold Weiss, born in Lvov in 1900, became a Muslim. A journalist, Asad writes of his travels, transformation and attachment to Islam and the Arab world.
(ISL23, $17.95)
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The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
• Nicholas Clapp
• EXPLORATION
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A fascinating day-by-day account of Clapp's search in the 1980s for the ruins of Ubar, an ancient Arabian trading center on the frankincense route in Oman's Empty Quarter.
(ARB49, $14.00)
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
• Paul Torday
• LITERATURE
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The winningly ridiculous tale of a plan for peace and understanding in the Middle East through fly fishing -- in a desert oasis in Yemen.
(MDE116, $14.00)
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Sandstorms, Days and Nights in Arabia
• Peter Theroux
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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As a journalist in Saudi Arabia, Peter Theroux (Paul's brother) learned the language and immersed himself in the realities of day-to-day life. This book is a memoir of his experiences, both a revealing collection of anecdotes and a humorous portrait of a place.
(ARB08, $13.95)
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Saudi Arabia, Guarding the Desert Kingdom
• Anthony Cordesman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Saudi Arabia and its national security since the Gulf War.
(ARB04, $49.00)
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The Southern Gates of Arabia, a Journey in the Hadhramaut
• Freya Stark
• EXPLORATION
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An account of Stark's quest to find the ancient city of Shabwa, the heretofore unexplored oasis on Yemen's frankincense route. Witty, rapturous and full of incident.
(MDE52, $13.95)
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The Stakes: America in the Middle East, The Consequences of Power and the Choice for Peace
• Shibley Telhami
• HISTORY
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An excellent review of current U.S.- Arab relations, updated with a new epilogue. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, is a scholar at the Brookings Institution.
(MDE88, $15.95)
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Stories of Democracy
• Mary Ann Tetreault
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A well-researched political overview of modern Kuwait.
(ARB45, $28.50)
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Sultan in Oman
• Jan Morris
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Morris richly evokes the culture, people and rhythms of Oman before the discovery of oil and modernization by Sultan Qaboos in this insightful portrait, originally published in 1957
(ARB73, $28.95)
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Travels in Arabia Deserta, Selected Passages
• Charles Doughty
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Doughty's first-hand observations of Arab life and culture in the 1870s, including his account of two years wandering among the Bedouin nomads and of his attempt to reach Mecca.
(ARB76, $17.95)
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Unholy War, Terror in the Name of Islam
• John Esposito
• RELIGION
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A chronicle of the rise of extremist groups and anti-American feeling in Muslim society.
(ISL22, $26.00)
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United Arab Emirates/Oman Map
• ITMB
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The UAE and Oman at a scale of 1:1,400,000.
(ARB48, $11.95)
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A Vanished World
• Wilfred Thesiger
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This stunning visual album of an unusually eventful life takes in Thesiger's travels and adventures in revolutionary Ethiopia and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, his time among the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, his long stint living in Northern Kenya, and his long love affair with the Empty Quarter of Oman.
(ARB56, $35.00)
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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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The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West
• Gilles Kepel
• RELIGION
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A provocative analysis of the impact of the war on terrorism and U.S. military activity on the Middle East.
(ISL47, $23.95)
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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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Winter in Arabia
• Freya Stark
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A classic account of Stark's 1937-8 expedition in what is now Yemen, rich in incident.
(ARB58, $16.95)
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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, $29.99)
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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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The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands
• Aidan Hartley
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A meditative, personal elegy to colonialism in Africa by an East-African born British journalist. As Africa correspondent for Reuters in the 1990s, Hartley covered Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo.
(EAF119, $16.00)
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