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Samuel Van Valkenburg
Whose Promised Lands: A Political Atlas of the Middle East and India
<p>May 20 1946. Good softcover. Staple-bound with thin card covers. Lightly scuffed with slight general age darkening; small letter 'N' on front cover near joint otherwise clean covers; tightly bound; clean interior with some age darkening at page edges; one interior leaf has 3/4 inch closed tear at fore edge; owner's blind embossed stamp on one interior leaf. Illustrated with maps. 12mo 96 pp. 'Headline Series No. 57.</p> New York: Foreign Policy Association paperback
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GOPIN Marc
Holy War Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
NY:: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0195146506 . Book club edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Oxford University Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 36462 ISBN : 0195146506 9780195146509
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LEWIS Bernard
From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
NY:: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0195173368 . First printing. Very near fine in like dust jacket. . Oxford University Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 36307 ISBN : 0195173368 9780195173369
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Ricks Thomas E
Fiasco : The American Military Adventure in Iraq
The Penguin Press 2006. clean unmarked copy. Hardback. Fine/Fine. The Penguin Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 355131 ISBN : 159420103x 9781594201035
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Caroline Moorehead editor.:
Over the Rim of the World. Freya Stark Selected Letters
<p>London.John Murray1988. ISBN 0 7195 4619 2 First edition.With a map & foreword by Patrick Leigh Fermor.pp x 404. Hard covergreen cloth gilt.Page edges are slightly browned otherwise a very good copy in a very good unclipped dust jacket.</p> Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7290 ISBN : 0719546192 9780719546198
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RUBIN Barry and RUBIN Judith Colp
Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography
NY: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0195166892 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34027 ISBN : 0195166892 9780195166897
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MILLER Donald E. and MILLER Lorna Touryan
Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope
Berkeley: University of California Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0520234928 . Black and white photographs by Jerry Berndt. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of California Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33272 ISBN : 0520234928 9780520234925
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KHALIDI Rashid
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East
Boston:: Beacon Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0807002348 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Beacon Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33212 ISBN : 0807002348 9780807002346
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HOURANI Albert
A History of the Arab Peoples
Cambridge MA: Belknap Press 1991. 551 pages. Illustrated with maps and B&W photos. The author has written a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Belknap Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000880 ISBN : 0674395654 9780674395657
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Hourani Albert
A HISTORY OF THE ARAB PEOPLES
Cambridge: Harvard Belknap 1991. 22551pp photo plates. Notes biblio index. Many maps. Cloth Hard Back. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Asia. Harvard Belknap Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42263 ISBN : 0674395654 9780674395657
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American Philological Association editor
TAPA Transactions of the American Philological Association
<p>TAPA is the yearly journal of the American Philological Association concerned with Greek and Roman scholarship. In addition to articles on the classical world TAPA publishes the presidential addresses and other proceedings from the Annual Meetings of the Association. This is volume 118 1988</p> Scholars Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio12
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Lewis Bernard
FROM BABEL TO DRAGOMANS; INTERPRETING THE MIDDLE EAST
Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004. 16438pp. Chapter notes. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43996 ISBN : 0195173368 9780195173369
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Bowes Alison M
Kibbutz Goshen: An Israeli Commune
Waveland Pr Inc 1989. clean unmarked copy. owner's name. Paperback. Very Good. Waveland Pr Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 354348 ISBN : 0881333956 9780881333954
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Osman Tarek
Egypt on the Brink : From Nasser to Mubarak
Yale University Press 2011. clean unmarked copy. Paperback. Fine. Yale University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 354258 ISBN : 0300162758 9780300162752
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Ali Tariq
The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades Jihads and Modernity
New York New York U.S.A.: Verso Books 2003. clean unmarked copy. Paperback. Fine. Verso Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 354144 ISBN : 185984457X 9781859844571
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Ahmad Feroz
The Turkish Experiment in Democracy 1950-1975
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1977. Classic scholarly text investigates the Turkish experiment in democracy which began with the formation of new political parties in 1945 and led to the peaceful abdication of power by the Republican People's Party after the general election of 1950. This change which brought the Democrat Party to power proved to be a turning-point in Turkish politics and thereafter the experiment took on new dimensions. This book is based largely on Turkish sources including material gathered by the author in his extensive interviews with participants in this continuing experiment. 474 pp. Minor small light scuff mark to lower section of front dustjacket cover. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-46 ISBN : 0891586296 9780891586296
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Mahdavi Shireen
For God Mammon And Country: A Nineteenth Century Persian Merchant: Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb 1834-1898
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1999. This scholarly text is the first major account of the life and times of a merchant in nineteenth-century Iran or in the Middle East. Haj Muhammad Amin al-Zarb 1834-1898 rose from humble beginnings to become one of Iran�s wealthiest and most prominent merchants. He built up his wealth as a money changer a trader in textiles precious stones opium carpets agricultural products and staple foodstuffs amongst other goods and judicious transactions in land. Adept at cultivating powerful connections he became the principal supplier of luxury goods to the Shah his court and members of the ruling elite; served as private banker to the Shah his prime minister and influential bureaucrats; and became Master of the Mint. He had agents in all the main towns of Persia and Europe with correspondents in Asia and America.Amin al-Zarb was also an entrepreneur industrialist and innovator. Determined to bring to Iran the advances he had witnessed in Europe he invested in mining established factories with imported machinery such as glass china and silk reeling built a railway line and urged the Shah to establish a national bank. He also became an advocate of reform and curbs on arbitrary rule. He befriended the famous Islamic reformer Jamal al-Din Afghani. An innovator in business Amin al-Zarb led a very traditional life at home. Gifted at making money he was nevertheless a pious man who contributed generously to religious and charitable causes. Shireen Mahdavi draws on hitherto unpublished family archives to write not only a biography of a fascinating nineteenth-century merchant but also a social history of the period. Her portrait of Amin al-Zarb also provides important insights into the economic social and political role played by merchants in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East in the nineteenth century. 286 pp. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-45 ISBN : 0813336422 9780813336428
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Longva Anh Nga
Walls Built On Sand: Migration Exclusion And Society In Kuwait
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1997. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 the sight of tens of thousands of non-Kuwaiti Arabs Indians East Asians and Westerners fleeing or trapped under occupation made the outside world suddenly aware of a singular fact of Kuwaiti society�that Kuwaitis are an absolute minority in their own country. Basing her analysis on extensive fieldwork and archival research the author examines the social dimension of labor migration to Kuwait since independence in 1961 exploring how the presence of over one million foreign workers has influenced the way Kuwaitis organize their lives and perceive themselves. In particular Longva looks at the relations between two sharply differentiated social categories and the politics of exclusion that have allowed Kuwaitis to protect their rights and privileges as citizens against infringement by the huge influx of expatriates. Longva examines the little-studied system of kafala or sponsorship under which all foreign workers enter and reside in the country showing how it has become the most critical source of power for native Kuwaitis vis-�-vis immigrants. She also addresses aspects of ethnicity and class describes the life of expatriates and looks at developments in gender relations and the role of women in building the national identity in the context of migration and modernization. 266 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-44 ISBN : 081332758x 9780813327587
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Shamir Shimon
Egypt from Monarchy to Republic: A Reassessment of Revolution and Change
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1995. Scholarly text presents a detailed examination of the extent to which Nasser's 1952 coup d'etat brought about significant changes in the basic social political and cultural structures of Egypt. Topics discussed include state and revolution; economic and social patterns; the role of intellectiuals and the media; issues of foreign relations including the conflict with Israel; the process of value-system transformation; etc. 352 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-42 ISBN : 0813386586 9780813386584
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Huyette Summer Scott
Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1985. Scholarly text examines the evolution of the Sa'udi government from 1901 to 1983 a period of major social and political transformation and the ways in which a traditional elite the Al Sa'ud has managed to surmount the formidable obstacles of tribal and regional differences compounded by rapid modernization. The Council of Ministers formed in 1953 is one method developed by the Sa'udis to cope with these problems and represented the first step toward a national administrative system. Dr. Huyette traces the Council's antecedents as well as the changes in its membership procedures and responsibilities and the concomitant changes in the political elite and its style of leadership. 201 pp. Publisher's stampon the half title page. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-41 ISBN : 081330203x 9780813302034
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AbuSulayman AbdulHamid; Safi Louay M. Akram Ejaz
American Journal of Islamic Social Science: Volume 18 Fall 2001 Number 4
Herndon Virginia: Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought 2001. Scholarly text presents articles covering Al-Mawardi's Theory of State: Some Ignored Dimensions; Prospect and Problems of a Common Market: An Empirical Examination of the OIC Countries; Femininity versus Feminism: Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on the Essence of Womanhood; ISESCO and the International Knowledge Order: Proaction Reaction or Inaction; The Evolution of Early Islamic Ethics. 205 pgs. Prior ownership name stamp on title page. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Association of Muslim Social Scientists & International Institute of ISlamic Thought Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-43
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Beattie Kirk J
Egypt During the Nasser Years: Ideology Politics & Civil Society
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1994. Scholarly highly acclaimed text focuses on the origins and consequences of political-ideological struggle in Egypt which pitted liberal democrats transitional authoritarians Marxists and Islamic fundamentalists against one another for control of the state and Egypt's future. Based on hundreds of interviews with key actors representing a cross-section of ideological viewpoints this text provides a detailed analysis of government and opposition decisionmaking during the Nasser period and clarifies the motivations and beliefs of the Egyptian elite and the real abd perceived constraints that shaped their behavior. 260 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-38 ISBN : 0813384540 9780813384542
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Piscatori James & Harris George S
Law Personalities And Politics Of The Middle East: Essays In Honor Of Majid Khadduri
Washington D.C.: Westview Press / Middle East Institute 1987. Scholarly text presents a collection of essays in honor of Professor Majid Khadduri and covers the fields to which he has made notable contributions: law ideas and personalities and the politics and diplomacy of the Middle East. The text also examines the complexity of communism in the Arab world the little-known events following World War I that surrounded the short-lived Republic of Gilan and the rationale for and effect of British intervention in the Gulf in the nineteenth century. 270 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press / Middle East Institute Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-40 ISBN : 0916808327 9780916808327
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Hole Frank
The Archaeology of Western Iran: Settlement and Society from Prehistory to the Islamic Conquest
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1987. Scholarly comprehensive text reviews the archaeology of western Iran from the first Neolithic villages through the earliest political states from the archaic and Persian empires to the profound influences of the Greek and Roman civilizations and finally to the fall to Islamic invaders. Text adopts a geographic approach concentrating on settlement patterns and the inferences that can be made from them concerning population changes the function of sites in regional social networks and regional interactions. 332 pgs. Illustrated. Tiny faint scuff to outer edge. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : AN-50 ISBN : 0874745268 9780874745269
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Al Yassini Ayman
Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1985. Scholarly text examines the complex processes by which the traditional relationships between religion society and polity are being radically altered in the modern Saudi state. This study focuses on the differentiation between religion and state in a patrimonial society; changing patterns in the composition and orientation of the political elite; the process of nation building. 171 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-36 ISBN : 0813300584 9780813300580
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Richards Alan
Egypt's Agricultural Development 1800-1980: Technical and Social Change
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1982. Scholarly study describes and interprets the transformation of Egyptian agriculture from the beginning of cotton cultivation in the early nineteeth century to the economic changes under Anwar Sadat. The author uses both microeconomic theory and social and political analysis to show how the interaction of social classes technical change government policy and the international and state systems have shaped Egypt's agricultural development. 296 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-35 ISBN : 0865310998 9780865310995
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Abir Mordechai
Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era: Regime and Elites; Conflict and Collaboration
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1988. Scholarly text explores the recent history of the Saudi oil state in an analysis of the struggle for social and political power in modern Saudi Arabia. Includes a discussion of the impact on the Saudi economy of the oil market; processes of modernization and its impact on social and political change; etc. 247 pgs. Frontispiece map. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper with some residual print transfer on inside dustjacket flap. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-37 ISBN : 0813306434 9780813306438
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Siavoshi Sussan
Liberal Nationalism in Iran: The Failure of a Movement
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1990. Scholarly text explores the failure of liberal nationalism in Iran and examines the movement's three major opportunities and subsequent failures to gain political power in Iran- the latest during the 1977-1979 revolution. The author addresses the key question of whether the failure of liberal nationalism can be blamed o structural constraints or is the result of the movement's own internal dynamics that a complex interplay between these elements against the backdrop of global power politics defeated the movement in Iran. Includes an assessment of future prospects for a secular-liberal-nationalist movement in post-revolutionary Iran. 214 pp. Publisher's stamp on half-title page. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-33 ISBN : 0813374138 9780813374130
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Burgel Johann Christoph
The Feather of Simurgh: The "Licit Magic" of the Arts in Medieval Islam
New York: New York University Press 1988. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of the interrelation between magic and the arts in Medieval Islam including new theories reflecting various aspects of Islamic culture. Topics covering the rise and place of the arts in Islam; role of occult sciences in Islamic culture; the element of the "licit" or religiously sanctioned magic which played a major role in postclassical Islam; the interrelationship of poetry music and painting in Islamic society; psychotherapeutic effects of pictures; etc. Includes an index of Koranic verses included in the text. 207 pgs. Illustrated. Faint publisher's mark on lower outer edge. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. New York University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : AR-109 ISBN : 0814711022 9780814711026
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Heper Metin & Evin Ahmet
Politics in the Third Turkish Republic
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1994. Scholarly text examines the trials and tribulations involved in consolidating democracy in Turkey since the 1980's including the major transformation in Turkey's economy; new environment and feminist political issues; demilitarization and civilianization of the regime; privatization of the state economic enterprises; transition to democracy; decentralization in government; autonomization of politcs and civil society; international dynamics; etc. 270 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-23 ISBN : 0813386748 9780813386744
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Khomeini Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mousavi & Borujerdi J
A Clarification of Questions: An Unabridged Translation of Resaleh Towzih al-Masael
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1984. Comprehensive scholarly text presents an unabridged translation of Ayatollah Khomeini's "A Clarification of Questions" which provides a unique picture of the belief structure of Shi'ism. A compendium of 3000 "problems" Khomeini's treatise is intended to guide laymen in their religious duties as well as to cover all of life's questions and needs from personal hygiene and ritual purity to organ transplants and modern banking. The Resaleh Towzih al-Masael reveals how the external world is viewed by the Shi'ite faithful. 432 pp. No spine cracks or creases. Scarce. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-22 ISBN : 0865318549 9780865318540
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Thomas Philipp & Haarmann Ulrich
The Mamluks in Egyptian Politics and Society
Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 1998. Scholarly text presents a collection of essays which provides a detailed introduction to the structure of political power under the Mamluks and its economic foundations and also offers a unique insight into the Mamluk households and their relationship with the indigenous Egyptian population. Topics cover Mamluk culturescience and education; Mamluk property geography and urban society; Mamluk rule and succession. 306 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cambridge University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-24 ISBN : 0521591155 9780521591157
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Bar El Raphael; Nesher Ariela
Rural Industrialization in Israel
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1987. Scholarly text deals with industrialization patterns in the kibbutz the moshav the non-agricultural village and the Arab village. Prevailing conditions and objectives vary depending on the specific type of settlement. Includes a general background of and define the specific objectives for each type of village; relevant conditions at the local and regional levels; analysis of the individual experiences of industrial development; evaluation of economic achievement and attainment of development goals; and determination of influential factors. 193 pp. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-25 ISBN : 081337393x 9780813373935
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Al Kuwari Ali Khalifa
Oil Revenues in the Gulf Emirates: Patterns of Allocation and Impact on Economic Development
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1978. Scholarly text based on the author's extensive research and access to previously unpublished government documents presents the first detailed and accurate figures on the size and distribution of the Gulf oil revenues. Text examines precisely how four governments- Abu Dhabi Bahrain Kuwait and Qatar- decided to use the wealth they received from exploitation of their petroleum deposits and assesses the impact of their decisions on their countries' development. 218 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-32 ISBN : 0891588310 9780891588313
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Foran John
Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1993. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of Iran beginning with the rise of the Safavid dynasty in 1501 and tracing the transformation of Iran'a social structure offers an interpretive synthesis of Iranian history. It argues that Iranian social structure is historically the product of both internal and external dynamics and that growing dependence on the West has produced a series of resistance movements that have been built on fragile social bases. 452 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-29 ISBN : 0813384788 9780813384788
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Jaber Kamel Abu; Buhbe Matthes; Smadi Mohammad
Income Distribution in Jordan
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1990. Scholarly text authored by a group of distinguished Jordanian economists examines the extent to which economic inequality in Jordan has increased since 1973 despite- and due to a concerted program of economic development. Utilizing empirical data on the distribution of income the authors analyze the wage and income differentials by occupation economic sector rural/urban variables; relationship to poverty-line social security and health care expenditures. Includes analyses of income distribution in the West Bank and Gaza. 208 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-27 ISBN : 0813379334 9780813379333
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Bakhash Shaul
Iran: Monarchy Bureaucracy & Reform Under the Qajars: 1858-1896
London U.K.: Ithaca Press 1978. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the attempts made in the last four decades of Naser ad-Din Shah's reign to reform the governmentand the administration in Persia. Includes topics covering the factors that by 1858 made reform appear a pressing necessity among leading Persians; proposals and ideas for reform that began with correspondence and essays by Persians after 1858; specific measures introduced in the effort to reform the administration and to strengthen the state; reasons for the limited success or outright failure of reforms under Naser ad-Din Shah. 444 pp. Gilt spine. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ithaca Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-21 ISBN : 0903729369 9780903729369
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Richards Alan
Food States and Peasants: Analyses of the Agrarian Question in the Middle East
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1986. Comprehensive scholarly text examines the issues of food problems government policy and social class formation in the Middle East focusing on Turkey and Egypt. Topics covered include political economy of demand: food subsidies and political conflict; political economy of supply: taxes and subsidies; agrarian relations; transformation of the agricultural labor force; etc. 282 pp. Illustrated with 55 tables. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-18 ISBN : 0813371171 9780813371177
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Nakosteen Mehdi
A Tale of Cats and Mice of Obeyd of Zaakan
Boulder CO.: Este Es Press & Colorado Typographic Society 1971. Classic scholarly text contains an English free verse translation of one of the great masterpieces of the fourteenth century by the renown Persian satirist Obeyd of Zaakan. The poem reflects the political personalities and events of 14th Century Persia emphasizing the moral of the strength of will is the best defense against degenerancy tyranny and exploitation. The author's translation in free English rhythmic prose is somewhat removed form the original Persian context by substituting a Western frame of reference for certain episodes and symbols in order to make the tale more meaningful. Text in English and Persian. 55 pgs. Illustrated. Signed by Nakosteen on second front free endpaper. Limited to 125 copies of which this is numbered 118. Gilt spine and front cover. Slight split on front spine hinge binding tight. Very minimal shelfwear. . Signed by Author. Limited Collector's Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by GilmanJohn T. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. . Este Es Press & Colorado Typographic Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-17
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Gerges Fawaz A
The Superpowers and the Middle East: Regional and International Politics 1955-1967
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1994. Comprehensive highly acclaimed scholarly text presents a detailed analysis of the interrelations of global and regional politics and the complex relationship between the superpowers and the Arab world. Topics covered include inter-Arab dynamics; the Arab subsystem regional and outside powers; superpower engagement in the Middle East 1955; the Suez crisis;the Eisenhower doctrine; the Egyptian-Syrian union; end of an era in Arab -superpower relations 1958-1961; the breakup of the UAR; the Egyptian-Saudi conflict in Yemen and the superpowers' response 1961-1964; the Israeli factor in Inter-Arab and Arab-Superpower relations 1964-1966; the Yemeni war; march toward war 1966-1967; U.S.-Arab relations; the emergence of a new Middle Eastern order; etc. 274 pgs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-12 ISBN : 0813386977 9780813386973
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Tamadonfar Mehran
The Islamic Polity and Political Leadership: Fundamentalism Sectarianism and Pragmatism
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1989. Comprehensive text presents a theoretical and analytical study of the political authority in the Islamic world that not only recognizes the existance of social stratification within Islamic society but also the significance of individual leaders' characteristics. Topics covered include the Islamic state; politics of Islamic sectarianism; Islamic political leadership; elitism charasmatic authority and Islamic leadership; pragmatism in political leadership; etc. 152 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-11 ISBN : 0813374367 9780813374369
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Costello Vincent Francis & Dewdney John C
Kashran: A City and Region of Iran
Essex U.K.: Bowker Publishing 1976. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the development of the Iranian city of Kashran including aspects of settlement patterns; population trends; housing; health facilities; education; occupational and social structures; urban morphology; industry; trade; commerce; urban ecology; land use; etc. 166 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Bowker Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-13 ISBN : 0859350452 9780859350457
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Fischel Walter Joseph
Ibn Khaldun in Egypt: His Public Functions and His Historical Research: A Study in Islamic Historiography
Berkeley CA.: University of California Press 1967. Scholarly highly regarded text examines the impact of the "Egyptian Phase" 1382-1406 on the great historian Ibn Khaldun's writings and interest towards Eastern Islam and non-Islamic peoples. First part of the text covers Khaldun's life in Mamluk Egypt and his roles as educator Chief Cadi and public servant; including details of the six topics he and Tamerlane discussed during their confroontation outside Damascus. Second part of the text investigates the Egyptian influence on the products of Ibn Khaldun's historical research which included a biography of the Sultan Barquq a historical survey of the Mongol and Tatar tribes biographies of Jenghiz Khan his descendants and Tamerlane; etc. 217 pgs. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper. Dustjacket has a few tiny creases on top edge; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University of California Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-7 ISBN : 0520004140 9780520004146
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Al Subaiy Abdullah N
American and Canadian Doctoral Dissertations on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1935-1987
Abdullah N. Al-Subaiy 1987. Scholarly text presents 789 bibliographic entries of doctoral dissertaions on all subjects related to Saudi Arabia which have been accepted by universities in the U.S. and Canada from 1935-1987. Entries are arrange alphabetically by subject year and author. Text in English and Arabic. Includes a presentation letter from the author on his stationary signed and dated. Approx. 350 pp. Gilt spine front cover in English rear cover in Arabic. Lower corners slightly bumped. Scarce. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Privately Printed. Abdullah N. Al-Subaiy Hardcover
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Salah Nahda
Costumes and Customs From the Arab World
Dhahran Saudi Arabia: I.P.A. 1979. Classic comprehensive lavishly illustrated text presents a detailed survey of Arabic social customs and rituals; traditional costumes fashion perfumery coffeemaking marriage and divorce nomadic carpets jewellery and spirituality. Includes a short historical background of Arab culture and heritage. 124 pgs. Full color illustrations. Decorative endpapers. Small stamp and library presentation label pastedown on copyright pg. small label on lower spine; label removal mark on front cover. Considerable edgewear and rubbing to spine. Upper and lower text corners minor moisture damage- no stuck pages or text damage. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fair/ . Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Ex-Library. I.P.A. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : AR-84
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Vine Peter
Jewels of the Nile: The Heritage of Jordan
London U.K.: Immel Publishing 1987. Comprehensive reference text presents a lavishly illustrated detailed historical view of the past and present-day Jordan including ancient archaeological sites and artifacts; historical and geological summary of the prehistoric period through modern day Jordan; natural history and concise descriptions of the flora and fauna of the region; traditional craftsmanship and costumes; art and artists; agricultural development; business and finance; communications; etc. 159 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Photo frontispiece. Lower corners slightly bumped. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Immel Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-6
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Al Wohaibi Abdullah
The Northern Hijaz in the Writings of the Arab Geographers 800-1150
Beirut Lebanon: Al-Risalah 1973. Classic scholarly historical text contains early geographical writings from 800 to 1150 including descriptions of some localities in the Northern Hijaz by the Arab geographers of that period; descriptions of the pilgrim routes in that area; a general survey of information and characteristics; rise and decline of towns and villages in the Northern Hijaz; dependencies of Medina and Mecca; geographical poetry; etc. Includes a detailed fold-out map of the region. 486 pp. Dustjacket in mylar. Virtually no shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Al-Risalah Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-4
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Shahin Emad Eldin
Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa
Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1998. Scholarly text presents an unbiased comparative analysis of the Islamic movements in Algeria Morocco and Tunisia exploring their formation and expansion in the late 1960's and the basis of their ideology for social transformation. 275 pgs. Minor shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. . Westview Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : MS-3 ISBN : 0813336171 9780813336176
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Layish Aharon
Divorce in the Libyan Family: A Study Based on the Sijills of the Sharia Courts of Ajdabiyya and Kufra
New York: New York University Press 1991. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of the way in which two sharia courts in Libya deal with questions of divorce in an almost exclusively tribal and largely nomadic environment. Topics include unilateral divorce; divorce by consent; judicial divorce; consequences of divorce; Sharia and custom in the Cyrenaican family; Quadis and divorce; Arabic legal and technical terms; etc. 236 pgs. Spine title slightly faded. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. New York University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MS-2 ISBN : 0814750532 9780814750537
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Abdel Fadil Mahmoud
Papers on the Economics of Oil: A Producer's View
U.K.: Oxford University Press 1979. Detailed text provides a systematic account of the views of the Arab oil-producing countries on the basic issues underlying debates in the most crucial areas of international oil affairs. Contains nine papers contributed by some of the leading figures in policy-making in international oil affairs and oil-developmental economists in the Arab world. 110 pgs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Oxford University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : EC-43 ISBN : 0198771517 9780198771517
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