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3) Colonialism and Revolution in the Middle East: Social and Cultural Origins of Egypt's Urabi Movement
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Juan R. I. Cole is Associate Professor of Middle East History at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Roots of North Indian Shi`ism in Iran and Iraq (California/Oxford)
In this book Juan R. I. Cole challenges traditional elite-centered conceptions of the conflict that led to the British occupation of Egypt in September 1882. For a year before the British intervened, Egypt's viceregal government and the country's influential European community...
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Widely recognized both in America and Japan for his insider knowledge and penetrating analyses of Japanese politics, Gerald Curtis is the political analyst best positioned to explore the complexities of the Japanese political scene today. Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to provide invaluable and graphic insights into the world of Japanese politics....
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Thomas Philipp's study of Acre combines the most extensive use to date of local Arabic sources with commercial records in Europe to shed light on a region and power center many identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. The third largest city in eighteenth-century Syria-after Aleppo and Damascus-Acre was the capital of a politically and economically unique region on the Mediterranean coast that included what is today northern Israel...
6) Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon: A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict
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In this long-awaited work, Samir Khalaf analyzes the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon and reveals the inherent contradictions that have plagued that country and made it so vulnerable to both inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. How did a fairly peaceful and resourceful society, with an impressive history of viable pluralism, coexistence, and republicanism, become the site of so much barbarism and incivility? Khalaf argues...
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Korea Between Empires chronicles the development of a Korean national consciousness. It focuses on two critical periods in Korean history and asks how key concepts and symbols were created and integrated into political programs to create an original Korean understanding of national identity, the nation-state, and nationalism. Looking at the often-ignored questions of representation, narrative, and rhetoric in the construction of public sentiment,...
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In Liberalization against Democracy, Stephen J. King argues that, in contrast to prevailing views, pro-market economic reforms in Tunisia did not foster democratization. Instead, state-led economic liberalization facilitated the reorganization of authoritarian rule and contributed to the subversion of democratic tendencies at both the national and local levels. In addition to King's analysis of neo-liberal economic transformation and regime change...
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From the time of the decline of the Mongol Golden Horde to the end of the 18th century, the Russian government expanded its influence and power throughout its southern borderlands. The process of incorporating these lands and peoples into the Russian Empire was not only a military and political struggle but also a contest between the conceptual worlds of the indigenous peoples and the Russians. Drawing on sources and archival materials in Russian...
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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
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2003
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Most people know Afghanistan only as a nation of war and ruins, but it is a country with a remarkable history. Afghanistan is a section of central Asia rich in art, architecture and archaeology. For centuries, the region had held historical significance because of its location - straddling trade routes between the Indian subcontinent, Iran, and central Asia. Today, Afghanistan shares its borders with six countries of central Asia and the Middle East....
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In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs. But behind the darkness there is talk of rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed, determined to regain their freedom with the help of one incredible weapon—a weapon of technology. It is the mystical Elephant, and whoever masters it holds the key to freedom—or defeat.
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This innovative study examines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. The PLO leadership has sought to prevent the rise of any alternative in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that can challenge its authority to represent Palestinian aspirations for self-determination. Drawing on Palestinian sources and interviews with Palestinian political leaders, Jamal argues that the...
19) Ardneh's Sword
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It's been a thousand years since the time of Ardneh, the transcendant being that saved humanity from the vicious archdemon Orcus. It was a legndary battle between magic and technology that killed them both, but left behind tales of Ardneh's heroism and newly found hope for humanity. But, in the passing years only a few remain that actually believe these legends as truths.
Chance Rolfson comes from a long line of Ardneh's followers, descendants from...
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Renowned scholar of Shin Buddhism, Alfred Bloom, presents the life and spiritual legacy of Shinran Shonin, the influential religious reformer and founder of Pure Land Buddhism, the most popular school of Buddhism in Japan today. Bloom presents a wide selection of Shinran's essential writings on the key Shin Buddhist idea of "true entrusting" (shinjin) to the Other-Power of Amida Buddha through His Vow to save all sentient beings. The Essentials of...