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Library of Middle East History

Britain in Iraq Contriving King and Country Cover

As the attention of the world is focused on the increasingly beleaguered U.S. and U.K. occupation of Iraq, Iraq expert and Middle East historian Peter Sluglett revisits Britain's creation of Iraq in the twentieth century in this thoroughly revised edition of his classic text 'Britain in Iraq'.

Close Relationships Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature Cover
Confronting an Empire Constructing a Nation Cover

Palestinian Arab nationalism is often portrayed as an elite ideology that did not gain popular appeal until after 1948. This book reexamines the rise of nationalism in Palestinian politics. It shows that the new generation of Arab nationalists which emerged in the 1920s sought to construct an inclusive public sphere around the idea of the nation.

Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World A Tenthcentury Treatise on ArabByzantine Relations Cover

Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. This title presents an account of the diplomacy of the period. It provides an understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History.

Inventing Lebanon Nationalism and the State Under the Mandate Cover

This study examines the history behind an idea: a new polity of "Greater Lebanon". It shows how, under the powerful influence of the French Mandate, various groups of the local elite attempted to create what amounted to a new Lebanese nationalism.

Islam and the Victorians Nineteenth Century Perceptions of Muslim Practices and Beliefs Cover

How did the Victorians perceive Muslims in the British Empire and beyond? Talking about Victorian Britain's conceptions and misconceptions of the Muslim World, this book helps in understanding the apprehensions and misapprehensions about Islam in the nineteenth century.

Islam, Orientalism and Islamic History cover

Focusing on Ibn Khaldun, the complexities of orientalism and modernity, and recent European as well as Arab writings on these themes, this book is essential for all those interested in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Western and Islamic philosophies of history, and modernity.

Islamic Jerusalem and Its Christians A History of Tolerance and Tensions Cover

Focusing on Islamic Jerusalem, this book presents a critical look at historical events during the time of two key figures in the history of Islam: firstly Caliph 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, who played a critically important role in the birth and spread of Islam. Secondly Sultan Salah al-Din, the legendary 'Saladdin' of Western Crusader lore.

Jerusalem From the Ottomans to the British Cover

Discusses the period of transition from Ottoman rule to the British administration, focusing on the socio-political changes from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, the impact of the First World War and the development of Jerusalem into the vibrant city it has become.

Mamluk History Through Architecture Monuments Culture and Politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria Cover

Analysing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index, this book shows how the buildings mirror the complex - and historically unique - military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society. It offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks.

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