Ahmet Midhat Efendi’s famous 1875 novel Felâtun Bey and Râkim Efendi takes place in late nineteenth-century Istanbul and follows the lives of two young men who come from radically different background
From the 17th century through the 20th, a common strain of Irish lament involved an analogy with the Jews, says Bender, not only with the ancient Israelites being conquered and oppressed, but in how I
The book cites that conflicted Syria--from spring uprising to civil war--has suffered from ill-informed and confusing news coverage and has revealed the dearth of expert writing on the country, making
As Syria’s anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the need for understanding the nation’s complex political and cultural realities remains urgent. The sec
Rather than idealizing the Hebrew-Yiddish bilingualism that once defined Eastern European Jewish culture or recounting the language war that challenged it, Brenner argues that the continued Hebrew-Yid
At the beginning of the twentieth century, ambitious young writers flocked fromJewish towns and villages to cultural centers like Warsaw, Odessa, and Vilnato seek their fortunes. These writers, typica
The author explores the effects of market Orientalism on the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman) and how emerging markets are ima
Deyoung presents students, academics, and researchers with an exploration of the life of Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmud al-Barudi. The author has organized the main body of her text in eight roughly c
Ibrahim presents students, academics, and researchers with a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and its historical use to engage the developing needs of Islamic society. The author has organize
Murphy tells how Nicholson (1792-1855) left her comfortable home in New York to help the Irish poor during the Great Irish Famine of 1845-52. She emphasizes how the austerity of her upbringing on a Ve
Moroccan novelist, essayist, and critic Kilito explores the narrative fiction tradition in Arabic literature, emphasizing those stories and novels that are best known to European readers. Among his to
A scholar of Islam and a historian of the Middle East synthesize more than a decade of research into the intellectual, sociopolitical, and economic history of Lebanon, including field work there betwe
By focusing on orphans and destitute children in the late Ottoman Empire and thus regarding children as a significant part of history, Maksudyan says, she crosses the conventional rigid boundaries of
The subject of this book is the history of Armenian minorities in Iran. The author looks at how they encountered Iranian nationalism, and their participation in various ways in how it developed in the
Contributors in peace and conflict, justice, education, history, and philosophy offer essential teachings of nonviolence in conversation with a range of contemporary concerns, illustrating the power o
The expert authors brought together in this volume collectively deploy the essential teachings of nonviolence across a spectrum of contemporary issues. From considering the principles of the French Re
Studies of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict typically focus on how international conditions drive the likelihood of conflict resolution. By contrast, Democracy and Conflict Resolution considers the un
Eight essays identify the elements in Israel's domestic politics hampering attempts at compromise with the Palestinians, and build on the growing interest in the durability of peace processes and the
This volume brings the field of disability studies into conversation with the fields of law and education in order to interrogate disability-related policies and practices and their impacts on issues
This coffee table book blends text and over 200 b&w photographs to present historical images and contexts for the disabled. After an introduction, the book is divided into sections examining portr
In accord with 'the personal is political' slogan, Elsadda (English and comparative literature, Cairo U.) reads the national canon of modern Arabic fiction to analyze how fiction reflects and construc
In this memoir, Frye (emerita, English and women's studies, the College of Wooster) touches on the relationship between feminism, motherhood, and self-expression as she describes her marriage to a dom
Riess (history, Northeastern Illinois U.) offers an in-depth history of the world of horse racing in New York State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, describing the web of politics, illegal a
According to the Qur’an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and rel
This field guide will give nature enthusiasts instant access to the diverse and beautiful flora of these New England states. Combining more than 400 color photographs with concise descriptions, it is
This field guide not only provides detailed descriptions and color photographs of flowers of the northeast, it also teaches users how to systematically identify unfamiliar flora. The book divides wild
At its core, the field of conflict resolution is about relationships and ways of approaching methods for problem solving. These relationships and approaches vary greatly depending on the individual, s
Written by and for scholars and practitioners, these 22 essays reflect the role of culture in the process of solving problems. Topics include the fear of the sacred, the cultural world view, new roles
Kerber (anthropology, Native American studies, and archaeological collections, Colgate U.) compiles 24 recent articles on Iroquoian archaeology, written mostly from the 1990s on and drawn from regiona
North American and British geographers explore the norms, ideologies, behaviors, and everyday worlds of women embedded in the three principal monotheistic religions--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--
In this probing and original lecture, Paul Mendes-Flohr examines classical and modern Jewish commentaries on the biblical commandment, "Love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord" (Leviticus 19:18)
Religion, anthropology, sociology, psychology, law enforcement, and astrophysics are among the perspectives contributors bring to their exploration of relations between space aliens and earthlings. To
This groundbreaking volume takes a deliberate look at how entire households, families, and individuals "cope," negotiate their lives, and achieve personal and collective goals in Oc
Taraki (sociology, Birzeit U., occupied Palestinian West Bank) and her colleagues analyze the data collected by a summer 1999 survey of some two thousand households in nineteen Palestinian communities
The Turkish Muse: Views and Reviews, 1960s-1990s, collects Talat S. Halman’s book reviews written in English and, read chronologically, provides a unique perspective on the development of Turkish lite
This book explores the societal construction of "black-on-black violence" - referring to the 1980s when acts of aggression among African American perpetrators and victims increased. Massive job losse
Arpey (New York State Archives, Albany) details the 1846 murder of a white family in Auburn, New York, by a free black and the issues about crime, insanity, punishment, and race that the subsequent tr
This book examines recent reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gülen movement. Combining a devotion to Islam with love for modern learning, especi
