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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 Ottoman Empire: A Short History
	Faroqhi, Suraiya (translated by Shelley Frisch) Subject: Middle East	In a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the most powerful empires of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern era. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spread over three continents and … More Information

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic
	Fidan, Giray Subject: Middle Eastern History, Asian History, Documents and Primary Sources	PRINCETON SERIES OF MIDDLE EASTERN SOURCES IN TRANSLATION Edited by Near Eastern Studies Department By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and … More Information

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

Puerto Rican Arrival in New York: Narratives of the Migration, 1920–1950
	Flores, Juan Subject: Caribbean, U.S. History	“First to disembark were passengers traveling first class, businessmen, well-to-do families, students. In second class, where I was, there were the emigrants, most of us tabaqueros, or cigar workers. . .” Thus writes Bernardo Vega in this collection of engaging … More Information

Las Vanguardias Literarias en Mexico y la America Central: Bibliografia y Antologia Critica
	Forster, Merlin H. Subject: Latin America, World Literature	This book offers complete bibliographical information about the avant-garde in Mexico and Central America and a selection of critical essays about avant-garde movements.

Leo Frobenius on African History, Art, and Culture: An Anthology
	Frobenius, Leo (edited by Eike Haberland; preface by Léopold Sédar Senghor) Subject: Africa, Archaeology, Art History	Leo Frobenius’ pivotal works on African culture represented a landmark study in ethnography. His writings, when discovered by young African intellectuals studying in Europe in the early 1900s, reverberated throughout the community of Africans in search of cultural legitimacy. Frobenius … More Information

The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion
	Frye, Richard N. Subject: Asia	Central Asia in ancient and medieval times was the crossroads of civilization, connecting China with the West. What we now call Central Asia was part of the empires conquered by Cyrus, Alexander the Great, Timur, and their successors during antiquity … More Information

Ibn Fadlan’s Journey To Russia: A Tenth-Century Traveler From Baghdad to the Volga River
	Frye, Richard N., editor Subject: Asia, Europe, Middle East, Religion	This is the first English translation of the famous Risala, letters by the tenth-century traveler Ibn Fadlan, one of the great medieval travelers in world history, akin to Ibn Battuta. Ibn Fadlan was an Arab missionary sent by the Caliph … More Information