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In this volume are English translations of primary sources upon which much modern knowledge about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Kanem-Borno, and their neighbors depends. Here is the story of the conversion of the western Sudan to Islam, as well as accounts of the famous medieval …
"As the violence of the Middle East has come to America, many Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem that appears to be a feature of Arab societies. This book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal, religious, and cultural tradition…
Explores the legacy of civil war and despotic regimes crippling Arab nations and points to a complex code of shame, honor, and power-challenging that feed the ongoing political battles.
"This book is a truly extraordinary scholarly accomplishment. From this point forward, anybody who wants to understand the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict will not be able to do so without consulting Gribetz's work."--Israel Gershoni, coeditor of Rethinking Nationalism in t…
Depuis des décennies, l'actualité offre l'image d'un monde arabe sombrant dans la violence et le fanatisme. Comme si une malédiction frappait ces peuples, de l'interminable conflit israélo-palestinien aux guerres d'Irak et de Syrie, en passant par l'essor du jihadisme internatio…
Depuis des décennies, l'actualité offre l'image d'un monde arabe sombrant dans la violence et le fanatisme. Comme si une malédiction frappait ces peuples, de l'interminable conflit israélo-palestinien aux guerres d'Irak et de Syrie, en passant par l'essor du jihadisme internatio…
The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persis…
"As the violence of the Middle East has come to America, many Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem that appears to be a feature of Arab societies. This book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal, religious, and cultural tradition…