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Modern Iran: A History in Documents
	Nabavi, Negin Subject: Middle Eastern History	Covering the period from the early nineteenth century to the present day, Modern Iran: A History in Documents brings together primary sources in translation that shed light on aspects of the political, social, cultural, and intellectual history of … More Information

The History of Islamic Theology
	Nagel, Tilman (translated by Thomas Thornton) Subject: Middle East, Religion	The book presents Muslim beliefs about God’s relationship to humans by drawing on relevant Islamic sources from Muhammad to modern times. In connection with the social and political history of Islam, the reader is introduced to the central ideas and … More Information

Al-Narshakhi’s The History of Bukhara
	Narshakhi, Abu Bakr Muhammad (translated and edited by Richard N. Frye) Subject: Middle East	Al-Narshakhi’s The History of Bukhara is unusual among histories of Middle Eastern cities because it provides a broad and perceptive overview of urban life of the time, as opposed to the standard biographies of religious leaders. Richard Frye’s translation from … More Information

The Hidden Dimensions of Annual Reports: Sixty Years of Social Conflict at General Motors
	Neimark, Marilyn K. Subject: Accounting, U.S. History	Do annual reports ensure corporate accountability? Will they meet the information needs of the 21st century? No, according to Professor Marilyn Neimark. Annual reports are permeated by conflicts of interest on the part of the managements that prepare them and … More Information

First Sultan of Zanzibar: Scrambling for Power in the Nineteenth-Century Indian Ocean
	Nicolini, Beatrice Subject: World History	The Indian Ocean was long one of the world’s most important trade zones, controlled by Arab and Indian merchants. But in the 19th century, the British-French rivalry spilled over into the Indian Ocean. Pirates looted, adventurers sought their fortunes, and … More Information

The Chosen People
	Nyburg, Sidney Lauer Subject: U.S. History, World Literature	This book is the fictionalization of a true class conflict in Baltimore’s textile industry at the turn of the century. The strike around which the story is centered involved religious leaders, Christian social workers, and the local gentry. … More Information