Middle East — Markus Wiener Publishers

Subject: Middle East

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The Shiites: A Short History
	Halm, Heinz (translated by Allison Brown) Subject: Middle East, Religion,	Combining history, comparative religion, and political interpretations, Heinz Halm elucidates Shi’ism and political developments in the Middle East for the uninformed reader. The author highlights three main aspects of Shi’a Islam: its historical development, especially the history of the Imans; … More Information

The Travels of Ibn Battuta to Central Asia
	Ibrahimovich, Ibrahimov Nemattula Subject: Asia, Middle East	The original Travels of Ibn Battuta ranks high amongst the masterpieces of Arabic geographical literature and is of great significance in the understanding of the history of the peoples inhabiting the Central Asian states. In 1325, Ibn Battuta, a traveler … More Information

The Travels of Ibn Battuta to India, the Spice Islands, and China
	Ibn Battuta, author; King, Noël Q., translator; Butters, Albion, M., editor Subject: Middle Eastern History, World History, Asia, India, China, Religion	The era in which Ibn Baṭṭūṭa traveled to the East was exciting but turbulent, cursed by the Black Plague and the fall of mighty dynasties. His chronicle provides a first-hand account of increased globalization due to the rise of … More Information

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

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

Women in Islam
	Walther, Wiebke Subject: Middle East	This book does not pretend that the society of Islam was dominated by women, but illustrates that the world from the classical period to modern times is also a woman’s world. Here we have tales of A’isha, who joined the … 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

Zionism: A Brief History
	Brenner, Michael (translated by Shelley Frisch) Subject: Middle East, Religion, World History	This book explores the origins of Zionism within Jewish tradition, the variety of Zionist ideologies, and the political circumstances that fostered this movement. Jewish immigration to Palestine, shifting British policies, Arab reactions to Jewish settlements, and the impact of the … More Information