Modernity, Minority, and the Public Sphere: Jews and Christians in the Middle East explores the many facets associated with the questions of modernity and minority in the context of religious communities in the Middle East by focusing on inter-communal dialogues and identity con…
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The hajj and Europe in the Age of Empire
by Ryad, Umar
fromLeiden studies in Islam and society
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The present volume focuses on the political perceptions of the Hajj, its global religious appeal to Muslims, and the European struggle for influence and supremacy in the Muslim world in the age of pre-colonial and colonial empires. In the late fifteenth century and early sixteen…
"This book offers a richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history. Concise and readable, it will enthrall all those searching for the background to present-day events in the region"-- "Morocco is notable for its stable and durable monarchy, its close ties with the West, i…
"This book offers a richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history. Concise and readable, it will enthrall all those searching for the background to present-day events in the region"-- "Morocco is notable for its stable and durable monarchy, its close ties with the West, i…
"Morocco is notable for its stable and durable monarchy, its close ties with the West, its vibrant cultural life, and its centrality to regional politics. This book, by distinguished historian, Susan Gilson Miller, offers a richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history. Th…
"This book offers a richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history. Concise and readable, it will enthrall all those searching for the background to present-day events in the region"-- "Morocco is notable for its stable and durable monarchy, its close ties with the West, i…
This is a facsimile of a classic history first published by Macmillan in 1915 and issued in two further editions by Routledge and Kegan Paul. Sir Percy Sykes was an explorer, consul, soldier and a spy who lived and travelled in Persia over a period of twenty-five years. This two…
In the thirteenth century, the Armenians of Greater Armenia and of the Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia were invaded by Mongol nomads of the Inner Asian steppe. The ensuing Mongol-Armenian relations were varied. The Greater Armenians became subjects of the Mongol Empire, whereas the …
Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad Ibn Budayr shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the eighteenth century. The barber wrote a history book, a chronicle of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Examining the 'life and work' of Ibn Budayr,…
A brief historical background of the Armenians and Mongols -- Mongol Noyans in Greater Armenia (1220-1245) -- Strategic submissions by the Armenians -- Mongol administration in Greater Armenia (1243-1275) -- Mongol-Armenian military cooperation, stage I : the conquest of the Mid…
Crusading and Masculinities
by Lewis, Katherine J., Hodgson, Natasha R., Mesley, Matthew M.
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"This interdisciplinary collection of essays by experts in academia and elsewhere explores the social, cultural, political, and economic, state of the Middle East since the American invasion and occupation of Iraq and the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011. Topics include the new shape…
"This book is the first history of the science of human genetics in the Middle East, from its roots in colonial anthropology and medicine to present-day genomic projects. Genetic Nationalism reveals the effects of international genetic discourses on Middle Eastern nationalisms a…
Die folgende Studie beschäftigt sich mit der Rezeption Konstantins in der arabischen Historiographie, sowoh christlicher- als auch muslimischerseits. Eine genauere Analyse der Texte wird zeigen, wie die Geschichte des ersten christlichen Kaisers eine Projektionsfläche für Identi…