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Violence in the Middle East: From the Political Struggle to Self-Sacrifice
	Bozarslan, Hamit Subject: Middle East	Violence has been a central political issue in many Middle Eastern countries during the past two decades, either episodically (Syria, Iran), or continually (Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine). This groundbreaking new study sheds light on the dynamics of … More Information

The Waters of the Nile: Hydropolitics and the Jonglei Canal, 1900-1988
	Collins, Robert O. Subject: African History	This is a history of the hydropolitics of the Nile Valley from 1900 to 1988. Attempts to develop the Nile and control its waters are of vital significance to the future of the inhabitants of Egypt, the Sudan, Ethiopia, and … More Information

West Africa, Islam, and the Arab World
	Hunwick, John Subject: Africa, Religion, Middle East	West Africa is defined as the area south of the Sahara between the Atlantic and Lake Chad, encompassing the Sahel zone, tropical forests, and pasturelands. West Africans speak languages belonging to three major families: Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic, as well … More Information

The West and the World: A History of Civilization, Vol. I: From the Ancient World to 1700
	Reilly, Kevin Subject: World History	The West and the World engages students and provokes discussion by presenting the past through the prism of current and perennial issues. Interpretive chapters on such topics as gender, religion, war, ecology, and nationalism create both thematic narratives and the … More Information

The West and the World: A History of Civilization, Vol. II: From 1400 to the Present
	Reilly, Kevin Subject: World History	The West and the World engages students and provokes discussion by presenting the past through the prism of current and perennial issues. Interpretive chapters on such topics as gender, religion, war, ecology, and nationalism create both thematic narratives and the … More Information

The White Minority in the Caribbean
	Johnson, Howard and Karl Watson Subject: Caribbean	This collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and political scientists locates a discussion of the white minority in the Caribbean within the mainstream of the social science literature on the region. This is especially important because white minorities — particularly … More Information

Women in Caribbean History
	Shepherd, Verene Subject: Caribbean Women's History	Early historical works portrayed women, especially those of African descent, in a sexist and racist manner. Women in Caribbean History embodies the progress of research on Caribbean women. It reveals new historical information on Caribbean women and provides detail on … More Information

Women in San Juan: 1820-1868
	Matos Rodríguez, Félix V. Subject: Latin America, Caribbean	When the threat of political revolution lurked behind the shadows of the Spanish colonial state in Puerto Rico, one of the earliest casualties of anti-independence persecution in San Juan was a woman — Maria de las Mercedes Barbudo, who was … More Information

Women in the Islamic World: From Earliest Times to the Arab Spring
	Schneider, Irene (translated by Steven Rendall) Subject: Middle Eastern Studies, Women Studies, Religion, World History	This book describes and analyzes the different roles women have played in the Islamic world, past and present. Starting with Sharia regulations and their applications in societies throughout history, Schneider observes and pinpoints the obstacles and opportunities women … More Information

Women’s Voices on Africa: A Century of Travel Writings
	Romero, Patricia W. Subject: Africa, Women's History	In African Women: A Historical Panorama, Patricia W. Romero seeks to address what she perceives as a gap in existing scholarship on the history of African women, namely a lack of personalisation and case studies in accounts of women who … More Information