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The Great War for civilisation The Great War for civilisation Robert Fisk During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Rev… OL13660347W
Globalization and the politics of development in the Middle East Globalization and the politics of development in the Middle East Clement M. Henry "In a new edition of their book on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa, Clement Henry and Robert Springborg reflect on what has happened to the region's economy since 2001. H… OL15587959W
Citizens Abroad Citizens Abroad Laurie A. Brand Despite the fact that the majority of emigration today originates in the global south, most research has focused on the receiving states of Europe and North America, while very little attention has b… OL1810650W
The Middle East & South Asia The Middle East & South Asia Malcolm B. Russell This volume is designed to place in context the passionate controversies and emotional attachments of the two billion people who live, study, work, love, and die in the Middle East and South Asia. OL18188559W
Identity and foreign policy in the Middle East Identity and foreign policy in the Middle East Shibley Telhami,Michael N. Barnett In this text, the authors explore how the formation and transformation of national and state identities affect the foreign policy behaviour of Middle Eastern states OL18207744W
Contrasts and solutions in the Middle East Contrasts and solutions in the Middle East Ole Høiris,Sefa Martin Yürükel 562 p. : 25 cm OL18332326W
The last Palestinian The last Palestinian Grant Rumley The first book in English to profile the man who has led the Palestinian movement for the last twelve years. OL19722856W
The modern Middle East The modern Middle East James L. Gelvin Extensively revised and updated in the wake of the Arab uprisings, the changes that they fostered, and the fault lines that they exposed, the fourth edition of The modern Middle East : a history expl… OL19733629W
Temptations of power Temptations of power Shadi Hamid "In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously declared that we had reached "the end of history," and that liberal democracy would be the reigning ideology from now on. But Fukuyama failed to reckon with the id… OL19975767W
Don't be afraid of the bullets Don't be afraid of the bullets Laura Kasinof "Laura Kasinof studied Arabic in college and moved to Yemen a few years later--after a friend at a late-night party in Washington, DC, recommended the country as a good place to work as a freelance j… OL19988047W
The age of jihad The age of jihad Patrick Cockburn,Patrick Cockburn "Presented in ... diary form, this substantial volume draws together a careful selection of Cockburn's writings from the frontlines of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, intersperse… OL20037439W
The death of the nation and the future of the Arab revolution The death of the nation and the future of the Arab revolution Vijay Prashad "This fast-paced and timely book from Vijay Prashad is the best critical primer to the Middle East conflicts today, from Syria and Saudi Arabia to the chaos in Turkey. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from… OL20038765W
A path to peace A path to peace Mitchell, George J. Finally, a way forward in the Middle East: The answer to why Israel and Palestine's attempts at negotiation have failed and a practical roadmap for bringing peace to this complicated, troubled region… OL20042683W
Saudi Arabia and Iran Saudi Arabia and Iran Banafsheh Keynoush "In a riveting narrative based on accounts of her interactions with Saudi and Iranian politicians and rich archival material, a leading scholar on the Middle East unravels the mysteries of a contenti… OL20594949W
Rage for Order Rage for Order Robert F. Worth 1 volume ; 20 cm OL20776872W
Modern Middle East Authoritarianism Modern Middle East Authoritarianism Mimi Kirk,Mehrdad Kia,Noureddine Jebnoun 1 volume ; 24 cm OL21252779W
Politics and change in the Middle East Politics and change in the Middle East Roy Andersen xxvii, 402 p. : 24 cm OL23295780W
The Red Sea region The Red Sea region Roberto Aliboni xiv, 143 pages ; 23 cm OL2488607W
Islam, the people and the state Islam, the people and the state Sami Zubaida "Sam Zubaida unpicks the phenomena which have come to define the Middle East in popular imagination: radical religious movements like the Muslim Brotherhood, authoritarian dynasties like the Sauds, a… OL4635827W
Communicating With the World of Islam Communicating With the World of Islam A. Ross Johnson "Communicating with the World of Islam draws from the lessons learned in the cold war broadcasting experience to suggest the best ways of organizing U.S. efforts to communicate with Islamic people ar… OL5044878W
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