Many people have heard the term "Talmud" but have little or no idea what it is, what it contains, and why it was written; moreover, few have ever actually looked into one of its works, and even fewer
Sicker views a century of Middle East history from a perspective that illustrates the interaction of global and regional geopolitics and the effects of Great Power involvement on regional stability. H
Sicker explores the political history of the Middle East from antiquity to the Arab conquest from a geopolitical perspective. He provides ample evidence that geographical and religious factors conditi
