Author: Jon KimchePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Seven Fallen Pillars. The Middle East
Author: Jon KimcheSeven Fallen Pillars
Author: Jon KimchePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabs
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
An account of the British foreign policy in the Near East.
The Pillars of the Earth
Author: Ken FollettPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101442190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1009
Book Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece” (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career—and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended. “Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect—a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Author: Thomas Edward LawrencePublisher:
ISBN: 9781873141137
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The Plo
Author: Jillian BeckerPublisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491844353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The Palestine Liberation Organization was created by the Arab states as a weapon against Israel, but most of its victims have been Arabs. In Jordan it established itself as a rival power to the state and was forcibly expelled. Its building up of an army in Lebanon led to civil war and Israeli military intervention until it was again expelled in June 1982. In 1982 and 1983, the author took herself into the midst of war to write this book, journeying for many days on roads known to be mined and ambushed, spent nights in rooms with glassless windows while shells exploded on all sides, and explored the ruins of PLO strongholds in the wake of bombardments, in order to find documents, testimony, and clues of all kinds to the history of the organization. She interviewed members of the many different sides involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The result is a powerful book which explains the structure, aims, tactics and role in middle eastern and world politics of the PLO.
Man, State and Society in the Contemporary Middle East
Author: Jacob M. LandauPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317244419
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This work, first published in 1972, is an objective introduction to the social, political, and cultural changes that took place in the Middle East in the years after the Second World War. It includes papers by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field as well as personal accounts by insightful observers living in the area. It includes articles on such topics as Arab socialism and nationalism, religious communities, ethnic minorities, women in Arab society, education, and many more.
Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Near and Middle East
Author: Blaming the Victims
Author: Christopher HitchensPublisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1789600774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Since the 1948 war which drove them from their heartland, the Palestinian people have consistently been denied the most basic democratic rights. Blaming the Victims shows how the historical fate of the Palestinians has been justified by spurious academic attempts to dismiss their claim to a home within the boundaries of historical Palestine and even to deny their very existence. Beginning with a thorough expos of the fraudulent assertions of Joan Peters concerning the indigenous inhabitants of Palestine prior to 1948, the book then turns to similar instances in Middle East research where the truth about the Palestinians has been systematically suppressed: from the bogus-though still widely believed-explanations of why so many Palestinians fled their homes in 1948, to today's distorted propaganda about PLO terrorism. The volume also includes sharp critiques of the wide consensus in the USA which supports Israel and its territorial ambitions while maintaining total silence about the competing reality of the Palestinians.
West Asia Since Camp David
Author: Anwarul Haque HaqqiPublisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170990741
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Jews of Libya
Author: Maurice M. RoumaniPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1802071415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Investigates the transformative period in the history of the Jews of Libya (1938-52). This book reveals the capacity of Libyan Jewry to adapt to and integrate into environments without losing its historical traditions.