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Anti-Americanism in the Islamic World
	Faath, Sigrid Subject: Middle East, Religion, U.S. History	Anti-Americanism is a far from homogenous phenomenon — even in the Islamic world, where the press would sometimes want to convince us that a near-unanimous hostility to the United States exists. This book, by dint of on-the-ground research into Muslim … More Information

The Arabs: A Short History
	Halm, Heinz Subject: Middle East	The history of Arabia is inextricably tied to the history of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad came from Arabia, and the most important religious centers for Muslims are located in the Arab cities of Mecca and Medina. However, Arabs already had … More Information

Arabs: A Short History with Documents
	Halm, Heinz (edited by Luke Yarbrough and Oded Zinger; translated by Allison Brown and Tom Lampert) Subject: Middle East	Heinz Halm is an internationally renowned scholar of the Middle East, whose books, including The Shiites: A Short History and The Arabs: A Short History, have been translated into many languages. The Arabs, Heinz Halm’s masterful narrative, is now available … More Information

Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of Historic Buildings
	Gravette, Andrew Subject: Latin America, Caribbean	Better known for its land and sea, the Caribbean is also home to a wealth of historic buildings. As a region colonized by Spanish, French, British, and Dutch settlers, its architecture reflects an unparalleled variety of colonial influences. Its buildings … More Information

Artificial Intelligence in Accounting and Auditing
	Vasarhelyi, Miklos A., Enrique Bonson, Rani Hoitash, Alexander Kogan, and Dan O'Leary Subject: Accounting	Over two-thirds of these articles have never been published previously; others have been updated or expanded since they were first published. They highlight current use of artificial intelligence in industry, databases in auditing, and artificial intelligence in public accounting firms, … More Information

Aspects of Avicenna
	Wisnovsky, Robert, editor Subject: Middle East, Religion, World Literature	The philosopher and physician Abû ‘Alî al-Husayn ibn ‘Abdallâh ibn Sînâ (d. 1037 c.e.), known in the West by his Latinized name Avicenna, was one of the most influential thinkers of the Islamic and European Middle Ages. Yet for a … More Information

Battleship Vieques: Puerto Rico from World War II to the Korean War
	Ayala, César J. and José L. Bolívar Subject: Latin America, Caribbean, U.S. History	*Outstanding Book of the Year, Choice* Magazine** The demonstrations that resulted in the U.S. Navy’s being forced out of Vieques in 2003 were the result of the island’s occupation during and after World War II. After German … More Information

The Bear and the Porcupine: The US and Mexico
	Davidow, Jeffrey Subject: Latin America, U.S. History	Jeffrey Davidow coined the phrase “the bear and the porcupine”—which has now entered Mexican political discourse—to describe the difficult relationship between the hypersensitive Mexican “porcupine” and the “insensitive” American bear. In this revised and expanded second edition, Davidow picks up … More Information

Beauty in Arabic Culture
	Behrens-Abouseif, Doris Subject: Middle East, Religion	Arabic Islamic thought allowed the development of autonomous norms of beauty that were independent of moral or religious criteria. The artistic work was viewed separately from the divine scheme and was free of metaphysical associations. Beauty, however, had a significant … More Information

Between Pit and Pedestal: Women in the Middle Ages
	Williams, Marty; Echols, Anne Subject: European History, Women's History	“A fascinating and highly readable survey.” — Library Journal “Crusader and concubine, laundress and troubadour, mystic and midwife and miniaturist, beguine and bondwoman and the bersatrix rocking the cradle of kings — all find their rightful place in this … More Information