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New paperback edition of critically acclaimed, lively and gripping account of the British invasion and occupation of Iraq and of the Arab revolt against it, the most serious armed uprising against British rule in the twentieth century. Vividly brings to life key players such as Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Sir Mark Sykes.

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From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, this title traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. It looks at the ways the conquerors and those they conquered reshaped their myths of civilization's origins in response to the social and political consequences of empire.

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Features several photographs from a defining era of the Central Asian region, collected and annotated by a descendant of the photographer. The photographs provide us with a rare Russian point of view of the Great Game - the rivalry between Britain and Russia for the domination of Central Asia.

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"This edition is a substantially revised translation of Israel: Traum und Wirklichkeit des Jeudischen Staates by Micahel Brenner, A Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, Munchen 2016"--Title page verso.

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(Paperback)

A deeply informed political and cultural narrative of a country thrust into the international spotlight, now in paperback.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

Originally published: 2009. With a new foreword by the author.

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The Jews of Iraq constituted one of the rooted Jewish communities in the world. But in the early 1950s most of them left for Israel. This book examines the years of the later 1940s - when deep rifts began to appear in Iraqi society, and the sad sequence of events that finally led to the mass exodus of Jews in the 1950s.

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A new history of the United Arab Emirates, which looks behind the region's glossy facade to cast a revealing light on a much-misunderstood land.

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A twelve-year-old girl writes an essay that extols revenge to impress her teacher, and is surprised to receive criticism rather than praise. 'Revenge', Mrs Nomy insists, is 'the most cowardly' human behaviour. Years later, having fled Beirut, she reflects upon the devastating role revenge has played in her country.

(Hardback, Collectors Ed/ /Eng-Fr-Sp-Sub and Revised and Updated to Inc)

Explores the differing mythologies of the Maronite, Druze and Sunni communities that led to a brutal clash in Lebanon in 1958. This work offers a fresh perspective on a period in Lebanese history often seen as the product of international friction between pan-Arab nationalism and the growing threat to Western hegemony during the Cold War.

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Sheds new light on Qatar, a country that has previously defied explanation.

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The definitive account and overview of the attack on the Mavi Marmara freedom flotilla by the state of Israel.

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Shows the struggles of everyday life in a state edging ever closer to apartheid. Through anecdotes, interviews and letters provides an insider's view of the milestones of the Israeli peace movement.

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Takes a look at the two wars - The Northern Oman or al-Jabal al-Akhdar War and Dhufar War - in the context of insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare. This work also surveys Oman's transition from a strictly traditional regime controlling only parts of the country to a modern, inclusive state, particularly in terms of security concerns.

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Based on the author's own conversations with President Karzai and other Afghan politicians, as well as prominent international representatives, this title presents a Norwegian diplomat's account of his two years at the United Nations. It offers an account of contemporary Afghanistan, and critiques military and civilian operations in Afghanistan.

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As Prime Minister of Lebanon for ten years, 1992-98 and 2000-04, Rafiq Hariri was credited for its rebirth after years of civil war. This book offers a perspective of the Hariri years, including a look at the economic reforms instituted under Hariri's leadership. It also provides information about such scandals as the al-Madina bank affair.

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The first English translation of this seminal work and milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. Professor al-Azm analyses the reasons for the Arabs' defeat against Israel in the 1967 war, and criticises a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, proposing that Arabs take responsiblity for their own state of affairs.