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The Saudi Kingdom: Between the Jihadi Hammer and the Iranian Anvil
	al Shihabi, Ali, Haykel Bernard Subject: Middle Eastern History	The Saudi Kingdom: Between the Jihadi Hammer and the Iranian Anvil presents a candid and insightful analysis of Saudi Arabia’s political instability in light of the mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country today. Directly addressing Saudi Arabia’s … More Information

Al-Jabarti’s History of Egypt
	Al-Jabarti, Abd al Rahman (edited by Jane Hathaway) Subject: Africa, Middle East, World History	The multi-volume chronicle of the Cairo scholar Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753-1825), known in Arabic as caja-’ib al-atha-r fi- al-tara-jim wa-al-akhba-r, which translates roughly as The Most Wondrous Achievements: Biographies and Reports of Events, is the single most important primary source … More Information

Napoleon in Egypt: Al-Jabarti’s Chronicle of the French Occupation of 1798 (Expanded Edition)
	Al-Jabarti, Abd Al Raman Subject: Africa, Europe, Middle East	Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt in 1798 was the first contact between a Western power with imperial goals and an ancient regime of an African society. Sheik Al-Jabarti’s chronicle is a unique combination of historical narration and reflection combined with daily … More Information

East Africa and the Indian Ocean
	Alpers, Edward A. Subject: Africa, World History	For centuries, East Africa has played a central role within the Indian Ocean world. The Arabs built the first trade networks there; these were laid siege to by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, followed by British colonialists in the … More Information

The Ottoman Balkans, 1750–1830
	Anscombe, Frederick F. Subject: Europe, Middle East	“The decades after 1750 saw the Ottoman Empire undergo tremendous stresses that culminated in the first stirrings of nationalism among Christian subjects and an irrevocable commitment to reform by the Muslim state. By 1830, Serbs and Greeks had fought successfully … More Information

From Plotzk to Boston: A Young Girl’s Journey from Russia to the Promised Land
	Antin, Mary (edited by Pamela S. Nadell) Subject: Europe, U.S. History, Jewish Studies	From Plotzk to Boston was written while the memory of the journey was still fresh, when Mary Antin was just 13 years old. She describes her family’s frightening and exciting journey to America in the 1890s. Like thousands of other … More Information

Las mujeres toman la palabra: Escritura femenina del siglo XIX en Hispanoamérica, Tomo I
	Arambel-Guiñazú, Maria Cristina and Claire Emilie Martin Subject: World Literature	In this two-part collection, Maria Cristina Arambel-Guiñazú and Claire Emilie Martin showcase Spanish writing from women in the 19th century. The first section of this text contains a critical examination of the evolution of feminine prose at a time … More Information

Las mujeres toman la palabra: Escritura femenina del siglo XIX en Hispanoamérica, Tomo II: Antología
	Arambel-Guiñazú, Maria Cristina and Claire Emilie Martin Subject: World Literature	In this two-part collection, Maria Cristina Arambel-Guiñazú and Claire Emilie Martin showcase Spanish writing from women in the 19th century. The first section of this text contains a critical examination of the evolution of feminine prose at a time when … More Information

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

Caribbean: Sea of the New World
	Arciniegas, Germán Subject: Caribbean	This book is a new edition of the most beautifully written history of the Caribbean from the European discovery through the nineteenth century. Commonweal wrote of the 1946 edition, “Arciniegas has written a most informative and entertaining book…the student of … More Information

Palabra de Mujer: Historia oral de las directoras de cine mexicanas (1988-1994)
	Arredondo, Isabel Subject: Latin America	“In this compilation of interviews, [Isabel] Arredondo, professor of Latin American literature at SUNY Plattsburgh, documents the importance of allowing women filmmakers to develop their own dialogue about their craft. After an introduction detailing the governmental bureaucracies that control the … More Information

Libète: A Haiti Anthology
	Arthur, Charles and Michael Dash, editors Subject: Caribbean	Haiti’s dramatic history, pressing social problems, and rich culture make it one of the most fascinating nations in the Americas. This book aims to reflect some of Haiti’s extraordinary diversity through the best of writing. While many journalistic accounts are … 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