Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Violence, nonviolence, and the Palestinian national movement Violence, nonviolence, and the Palestinian national movement Wendy Pearlman "Why do some national movements use violent protest and others nonviolent protest? Wendy Pearlman shows that much of the answer lies inside movements themselves. Nonviolent protest requires coordinat… OL15902317W
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
Electronic Iran Electronic Iran Niki Akhavan Electronic Iran introduces the concept of the Iranian Internet, a framework that captures interlinked, transnational networks of virtual and offline spaces. Taking her cues from early Internet ethnog… OL4084343W
Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Ethnic nationalism and the fall of empires Aviel Roshwald Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empire examines the critical dilemmas of nationalist politics in the first world war. The book focuses on a selection of case-studies drawn from events in the Habsb… OL4790605W
American orientalism American orientalism Little, Douglas "With the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, America's relationship with the Middle East exploded to the forefront of our national consciousness. Looking back more than a half-century, Douglas L… OL5367596W