This study of modern Egypt aims to open the debate regarding new terms and methods for understanding the Middle East and Islamic societies. By introducing her own methodologies and applying them to th
In this study of women in wealthy households in Cairo, Fay (history, Morgan State University) shows that some Middle Eastern women were able to become property owners under Islamic law and to achieve
Social historians of modern Egypt Abbas (1939-2008) and El-Dessouky (emeritus, Helwan U.) wrote two books during the 1970s that drew empirically from sources at the Egyptian National Archive that had
Steven Salaita’s ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Pale
Nelly Hanna's work challenges the standard perceptions about Middle East society and economy of the seventeenth century. Both novel in its approach and information, this book's central theme revolves
This micro history of the women working in Lebanese tobacco factories under French and national control gives a new slant on the role of women in the Near East. Abisaab (history, McGill University) tr
The complex history of Lebanese Shi‘ites has traditionally been portrayed as rooted in religious and sectarian forces. The Abisaabs uncover a more nuanced account in which colonialism, the modern stat
In Pragmatism in Islamic Law, Ibrahim presents a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and the ways in which it was employed to accommodate the changing needs of society. Since the formative perio
