Middle East — Markus Wiener Publishers

Subject: Middle East

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Challenges to Democracy in the Middle East
	Arat, Yesim et al. Subject: Middle East	This book provides in five essays background information of some of the most current problems affecting the modern Middle East. Ahmad Ashraf analyzes the appeal of modern conspiracy theories to Iranians, including the social, cultural, political and psychological factors contributing … More Information

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic
	Fidan, Giray Subject: Middle Eastern History, Asian History, Documents and Primary Sources	PRINCETON SERIES OF MIDDLE EASTERN SOURCES IN TRANSLATION Edited by Near Eastern Studies Department By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and … More Information

Colonialism (Updated and Expanded Edition)
	Osterhammel, Jürgen Subject: World History	“Osterhammel (History, U. of Constance) argues that the global mercantile expansion of the European powers of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries bears a marked resemblance to the political imperialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Further, although there are … More Information

Constellations of the Caucasus
	Michael A. Reynolds, Editor Subject: Middle East	The Caucasus has fascinated humanity for millennia. A natural crossroads and a perpetual borderland, the region has often been described as the meeting place of East and West, Europe and Asia, Christendom and Islam. The Caucasus Mountains are home to … More Information

Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History
	Hopkins, J. F. P. and Nehemiah Levtzion, editors Subject: Africa, Middle East	From the eighth century onwards, the Muslim townsfolk of North Africa were well aware that fifty stages away across the desert to the south lay a land inhabited by black people which was the source of gold, ivory … More Information

Darfur: The Long Road to Disaster (Updated 2008 Edition)
	Burr, J. Millard and Robert O. Collins Subject: Africa	Images of the genocide in Darfur have shocked the Western world; upwards of 300,000 of its inhabitants have died, and another 2.5 million have become refugees. Those affected by the violence are estimated at almost 4 million, 700,000 of whom … More Information

Eunuchs and Castrati: A Cultural History
	Scholz, Piotr (translated by Shelley L. Frisch) Subject: World History	This fascinating study of eunuchs guides readers as they travel through various lands and periods, familiarizing themselves with the duties and responsibilities, the unspeakable torments, and the passions and joys of these individuals. Eunuchs were not simply “bedchamber attendants,” as … More Information

Faces of Lebanon: Sects, Wars, and Global Extensions
	Harris, William Subject: Middle East	“If there’s a gaping hole in your knowledge of the Middle East just north of Israel, Harris’s straightforward, thorough guide to Lebanon will more than plug the gap. Harris, a visiting professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University, past … 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

From Berber State to Moroccan Empire: The Glory of Fez Under the Marinids
	Shatzmiller, Maya Subject: Africa, Middle East, Religion	“A masterpiece of historical scholarship”–Midwest Book Review (March 2020) Medieval Fez was a main center of education, art, and commerce from the 13th to the 16th centuries after the Berber tribe of the Marinids seized power in Morocco and moved … More Information