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Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology
	Finley, Sir Moses I. (edited by Brent Shaw) Subject: Europe, World History, History of Slavery, Latin America	Slaves have been exploited in most societies throughout human history. There have, however, been only five genuine slave societies, and of these, two were in antiquity: classical Greece and classical Italy. Here distinguished historian Sir Moses Finley examines those two … More Information

Ancient South Arabia: From the Queen of Sheba to the Advent of Islam
	Schippman, Klaus (translated by Allison Brown) Subject: Middle East, Archaeology,Relion	At a crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe, the South Arabian kingdoms were major commercial and cultural players in world history. Their art and architecture, and especially their irrigation system, featuring a gigantic dam high in the mountains, give witness … More Information

Annotated Index of Medieval Women
	Williams, Marty and Anne Echols Subject: World History	This is the most exhaustive bibliography in the field, compiled by two librarians who are also trained historians. Over 1,500 women who lived between 800 and 1500 C.E. are listed alphabetically, and details on nationality and brief summaries of … More Information

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

Bahamian Society After Emancipation
	Saunders, Gail Subject: Caribbean	This book examines the social aspects of Bahamian society between the early 19th- and mid-20th- centuries, advancing our knowledge of Bahamian history and helping to locate the Bahamas within the regional and historical context of the West Indies. It shows … More Information