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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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This book discusses the largest and earliest medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus and edits its catalogue.

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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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Draws on declassified documents from six countries and original material in Arabic, German, Hebrew, and Russian to present an understanding of Egypt's disastrous five-year intervention in Yemen, which Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser later referred to as my Vietnam. This title offers an analysis of Egypt's fall from power in the 1960s.

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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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Describes the creation of a Zionist homeland out of the Palestine Protectorate.

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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.

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Gripping eye-witness account of Operation Protective Edge by only Palestinian reporting in English from Gaza during Israel's 2014 assault.

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Placing much-needed emphasis on the re-emergence of religion, this timely and vital volume offers a new, critical approach to the study of the volatile and evolving cultural, social and political landscapes of the Middle East.

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Provides an assessment of the Israel-Lebanon conflict. This work describes the popular basis of Hezbollah in Lebanon among the Shiites, and its relation to the country's other religious communities and political forces. It analyzes the regional roles of Syria, Iran and Hamas as well as the politics of US and Europe.

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Though more than sixty years have passed since the signing of the proclamation of the State of Israel, the impact of that epochal event continues to shape the political policies and public opinion of not only the Middle East but much of the world. This book is suitable for those seeking a balanced understanding of this enduring struggle.

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This book examines the reasons why innumerable efforts to resolve their differences have always failed, updates the history of these efforts and assesses whether there is any prospect of ever reaching an agreement.