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The Angel and the Cholent: Food Representation from the Israel Folktale Archives by Idit Pintel-Ginsberg, translated into English for the first time from Hebrew, analyzes how food and foodways are the major agents generating the plots of several significant folktales. The tales were chosen from the Israel Folktales Archives' (IFA) extensive collection of twenty-five thousand tales. In looking at the subject of food through the lens of the folktale,...
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A path-breaking history of how the United States superseded Great Britain as the preeminent power in the Middle East, with urgent lessons for the present day
We usually assume that Arab nationalism brought about the end of the British Empire in the Middle East--that Gamal Abdel Nasser and other Arab leaders led popular uprisings against colonial rule that forced the overstretched British from the region.
In Lords of the Desert, historian James Barr...
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A riveting account of exile from Turkish genocide, brought to light for the first time ever in Sano Halo's personal story
Not Even My Name exposes the genocide carried out during and after WW I in Turkey, which brought to a tragic end the 3000-year history of the Pontic Greeks (named for the Pontic Mountain range below the Black Sea). During this time, almost 2 million Pontic Greeks and Armenians were slaughtered and millions of others were exiled.
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2284) Erdogan Rising
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Who is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and how did he lead a democracy on the fringe of Europe into dictatorship? How has chaos in the Middle East blown back over Turkey's borders? And why doesn't the West just cut Erdogan and his regime off?
Hannah Lucinda Smith has been living in Turkey as the Times correspondent for nearly a decade, reporting on the ground from the onset of the Arab Spring through terrorist attacks, mass protests, civil war, unprecedented...
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This political biography sheds new light on the vital role played by the Israeli Prime Minister in establishing peaceful relations with Egypt.
Focusing on the character and personality of Menachem Begin, Gerald Steinberg and Ziv Rubinovitz offer a new look into the peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt in the 1970s. Begin's role as a peace negotiator has often been marginalized, but this sympathetic and critical portrait restores him to the...
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"Winner of the Outstanding Book Award, History of Education Society" Hilary Falb Kalisman is assistant professor of history and the Endowed Professor of Israel/Palestine Studies in the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The little-known history of public school teachers across the Arab world-and how they wielded an unlikely influence over the modern Middle East
Today, it is hard to imagine a time and place when public...
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In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. Sara Daniel travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations: from the Kurds in the north to the rising new politicians in Baghdad and beyond; from the insurgents in Sadr City and Fallujah to the police chief in Basra; from the hospital doctors...
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On a night in 1999 when Sarah Tuttle-Singer was barely 18, she was stoned by Palestinian kids just outside one of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem. In the years that followed, she was terrified to explore the ancient city she so loved.
But, sick of living in fear, she has now chosen to live within the Old City's walls, living in each of the four quarters: Christian, Muslim, Armenian, and Jewish.
Jerusalem's Old City is the hottest piece...
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Rachel Havrelock is associate professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of River Jordan: The Mythology of a Dividing Line and the coauthor of Women on the Biblical Road: Ruth, Naomi, and the Female Journey. She lives in Chicago. Twitter @RachelHavrelock
How a controversial biblical tale of conquest and genocide became a founding story of modern Israel
No biblical text has been more central to the politics...
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"Winner of the BAJS Book Prize, British Association for Jewish Studies" Seth Anziska is the Mohamed S. Farsi-Polonsky Lecturer in Jewish-Muslim Relations at University College London and a visiting fellow at the U.S./Middle East Project. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Foreign Policy, and Haaretz. He lives in London.
On the fortieth anniversary of the Camp David Accords, a groundbreaking new history that shows how Egyptian-Israeli...
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In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch -- poised between Europe and Asia, between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions.
In this newly revised edition of Crescent and Star, he adds much important...
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Few cities are as famous, as alluring or as sacred as Jerusalem. Pilgrims have been travelling here for thousands of years, making it one of the first tourist destinations in the world. Even today pilgrims from the three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – journey to Jerusalem to follow in the footsteps of ancient prophets. From the Wailing Wall in the Old City to trendy eateries in both East and West Jerusalem, Footprintfocus...
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A complete beginning language course for Modern Standard Arabic!
This is an ideal introductory textbook-quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful and popular language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the world's 5th most spoken language.
Each of the 20 lessons in this book includes:
• A real-life, practical dialogue that increases your proficiency and ability to communicate, and online audio recordings.
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Footprintfocus Red Sea and Sinai is the only dedicated guide available covering this popular Egyptian destination. Features an Essential section with practical tips to help plan a trip, detailed information on attractions and comprehensive listings of where to eat, sleep and have fun.
• Essentials section with tips on getting there and around
• Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay and eat
• Highlights map of the region plus detailed...
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Un roman profondément humain
Eliott vit dans une drle de famille, o on ne s'embrasse pas sur la joue et o on ne fête pas les anniversaires.
Un jour, dans la cabane au fond du potager, Eliott trouve Yazid, un jeune terroriste qui revient de Syrie et se cache de la police.
Yazid supplie Eliott de ne pas le dénoncer...
Ce récit aborde un sujet d'actualité, le terrorisme, d'une manière nuancée et pédagogique.
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Un relato apasionante sobre la situación actual de Oriente Medio
La derrota de Oriente - continuación de La cárcel identitaria, publicada por Libros del K.O. en 2013 - es el cuaderno de bitácora de un corresponsal escéptico en mitad de un naufragio. Eugenio García Gascón anota en su diario el paisaje de una región, Oriente Medio, sumida en un círculo vicioso de fanatismo religioso, intereses geopolíticos e interferencias extranjeras. El...
2297) The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies
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A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's "War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems.
The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed...
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Surah 71 Nuh (Prophet Noah AS) is the seventy-first sura of The Holy Quran with 28 ayat. It is about the Islamic prophet Noah (Nuh) and his complaint about his people rejecting all warning God gave them through Prophet Noah AS (Nuh).
In Nuh, the seventy-first surah, the Quran refers to Nuh's prophethood in snippets. Nuh is a messenger of God. When Nuh realizes the messages are not accepted by the community, he supplicated to God. God planned to flood...
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Quickly learn how to read and write Persian-Farsi with this user-friendly guide!
Reading & Writing Farsi is an easy-to-grasp introduction to written Farsi--perfect for anyone just starting out. Pegah Vil, an incredibly experienced language teacher, has developed an engaging set of lessons based on her time in the classroom with students.
The lessons in this book show you how to write the 32 letters of the Farsi alphabet (alefba) and how to quickly...
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Concise and affordable, this guide features essential information on Cairo's top sights and the surrounding Nile Delta. Features excellent information on the city's top museums and sights as well as an Essentials section with practical advice to help travellers plan their trip, detailed maps of the city's popular districts, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and have fun.
• Includes detailed coverage of Cairo
• Features advice on day-trips...
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