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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Lost History of Christianity The Lost History of Christianity Philip Jenkins,John Philip Jenkins In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, wi… OL15178095W
Culture and dignity Culture and dignity Laura Nader "In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship betwe… OL16626967W
Handbook to life in ancient Egypt Handbook to life in ancient Egypt A. Rosalie David,Rosalie David Covers such topics as the geography of Ancient Egypt, society and government, religion, funerary beliefs and customs, architecture, trade and transport, the army and navy, economy and industry, and e… OL17688232W
Arab Society and Culture: An Essential Guide Arab Society and Culture: An Essential Guide Samir Khalaf,Roseanne Saad Khalaf Arab Society and Culture provides wide-ranging essays and supplementary readings that examine recent social and cultural change in Arab societies. From investigations of consumerism and Islam on the … OL19635879W
The closed circle The closed circle David Pryce-Jones The author argues that modern Arab society is based in ancient tribal culture complicating its relationship with the West. OL2442921W