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America's Rise to Dominance in the Middle East

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“Deeply researched, tightly argued, and accessibly concise” (The New York Times Book Review)—a major retelling of the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956, a seminal event in the history of US relations with the Middle East, and why President Eisenhower sided with Egypt rather than Britain, France, and Israel, and how he came to regret that decision.In 1956 President Nasser of Egypt moved to take possession ... Read more

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“Deeply researched, tightly argued, and accessibly concise” (The New York Times Book Review)—a major retelling of the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956, a seminal event in the history of US relations with the Middle East, and why President Eisenhower sided with Egypt rather than Britain, France, and Israel, and how he came to regret that decision.In 1956 President Nasser of Egypt moved to take possession
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Works Of E. A. Wallis Budge: The Book Of The Dead, The Babylonian Legends Of The Creation, Egyptian Ideas Of The Future Life, The Literature Of The Ancient Egyptians And More (Mobi Collected Works)

by E. A. Wallis Budge ...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography and illustrations.Table of ... Read more

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This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography and illustrations.Table of
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Egyptian Mythology - Ancient Gods and Goddesses of the World

by Jonalyn Crisologo ...

Egyptian Mythology - Ancient Gods and Goddesses of the WorldTable of ContentsIntroductionAncient Egyptian Mythology: An OverviewThe Creation of the Universe and the EarthMajor Gods and GoddessesNun and NeithThe Benben Stone, Atum, and the Bennu (Phoenix)PtahApep and SobekThe first family of deities: Shu, Tefnut, Geb, and NutThe Children of Geb and Nut: Osiris, Her-Ur (Horus the Elder), Set, Isis, ... Read more

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Egyptian Mythology - Ancient Gods and Goddesses of the WorldTable of ContentsIntroductionAncient Egyptian Mythology: An OverviewThe Creation of the Universe and the EarthMajor Gods and GoddessesNun and NeithThe Benben Stone, Atum, and the Bennu (Phoenix)PtahApep and SobekThe first family of deities: Shu, Tefnut, Geb, and NutThe Children of Geb and Nut: Osiris, Her-Ur (Horus the Elder), Set, Isis,
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Female Homosexuality in the Middle East

Histories and Representations

by Samar Habib ...

Series series Routledge Research in Gender and Society
This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement ... Read more

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This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement
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The Lost City of the Exodus

The Archaeological Evidence behind the Journey Out of Egypt

by Ahmed Osman ...

Recent archaeological findings confirm Osman’s 25-year-old discovery of the location of the city of the Exodus• Explains why modern scholars have been unable to find the city of the Exodus: they are looking in the wrong historical period and thus the wrong region of Egypt• Details the author’s extensive research on Hebrew scriptures and ancient Egyptian texts and records, which allowed him to ... Read more

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Recent archaeological findings confirm Osman’s 25-year-old discovery of the location of the city of the Exodus• Explains why modern scholars have been unable to find the city of the Exodus: they are looking in the wrong historical period and thus the wrong region of Egypt• Details the author’s extensive research on Hebrew scriptures and ancient Egyptian texts and records, which allowed him to
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Morbid Symptoms

Relapse in the Arab Uprising

by Gilbert Achcar ...

Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the "Arab Spring" has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent into mayhem and war. The revolution has been overwhelmed by clashes between rival counter-revolutionary forces: resilient old regimes on the one hand and Islamic fundamentalist contenders on the other.In this eagerly awaited book, foremost Arab world and international ... Read more

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Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the "Arab Spring" has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent into mayhem and war. The revolution has been overwhelmed by clashes between rival counter-revolutionary forces: resilient old regimes on the one hand and Islamic fundamentalist contenders on the other.In this eagerly awaited book, foremost Arab world and international
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Hero of the Crossing

How Anwar Sadat and the 1973 War Changed the World

by Thomas W. Lippman ...

In eleven dramatic years, Anwar Sadat changed history—not just that of Egypt, or of the Middle East, but of the entire world. As the architect of the 1973 war against Israel, he gained the support of other Arab nations and inspired the oil embargo that transformed the global economy. Following the war, however, he forever ended Arab aspirations of unity by making peace with Israel. Early in his ... Read more

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In eleven dramatic years, Anwar Sadat changed history—not just that of Egypt, or of the Middle East, but of the entire world. As the architect of the 1973 war against Israel, he gained the support of other Arab nations and inspired the oil embargo that transformed the global economy. Following the war, however, he forever ended Arab aspirations of unity by making peace with Israel. Early in his
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Once Upon A Revolution

An Egyptian Story

by Thanassis Cambanis ...

Award-winning journalist Thanassis Cambanis tells the “wonderfully readable and insightful” (Booklist, starred review) inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Cambanis brings to life the noble dreamers who brought Egypt to the brink of freedom, and the dark powerful forces that—for the time being—stopped them short. But he also tells a universal story of inspirational people willing to ... Read more

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Award-winning journalist Thanassis Cambanis tells the “wonderfully readable and insightful” (Booklist, starred review) inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Cambanis brings to life the noble dreamers who brought Egypt to the brink of freedom, and the dark powerful forces that—for the time being—stopped them short. But he also tells a universal story of inspirational people willing to
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The Good Shabti

by Robert Sharp ...

A thrilling debut that spans thousands of years. In the twilight days of Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV, a slave stumbles into the path of a vizier's imperial ambitions. And, in the near future, a brilliant scientist and her ruthless companions edge closer to completing an impossible experiment: the revivification of an ancient mummy. The two stories weave together in a tale that combines science and myth ... Read more

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A thrilling debut that spans thousands of years. In the twilight days of Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV, a slave stumbles into the path of a vizier's imperial ambitions. And, in the near future, a brilliant scientist and her ruthless companions edge closer to completing an impossible experiment: the revivification of an ancient mummy. The two stories weave together in a tale that combines science and myth
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Egypt Land

Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania

by Scott Trafton, Donald E. Pease ...

Series series New Americanists
Egypt Land is the first comprehensive analysis of the connections between constructions of race and representations of ancient Egypt in nineteenth-century America. Scott Trafton argues that the American mania for Egypt was directly related to anxieties over race and race-based slavery. He shows how the fascination with ancient Egypt among both black and white Americans was manifest in a range of ... Read more

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Egypt Land is the first comprehensive analysis of the connections between constructions of race and representations of ancient Egypt in nineteenth-century America. Scott Trafton argues that the American mania for Egypt was directly related to anxieties over race and race-based slavery. He shows how the fascination with ancient Egypt among both black and white Americans was manifest in a range of
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Using Life

by Ahmed Naji ...

Translated by Benjamin Koerber ...

Series series Emerging Voices from the Middle East
Upon its initial release in Arabic in the fall of 2014, Using Life received acclaim in Egypt and the wider Arab world. But in 2016, Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison after a reader complained that an excerpt published in a literary journal harmed public morality. His imprisonment marks the first time in modern Egypt that an author has been jailed for a work of literature. Writers and ... Read more

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Upon its initial release in Arabic in the fall of 2014, Using Life received acclaim in Egypt and the wider Arab world. But in 2016, Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison after a reader complained that an excerpt published in a literary journal harmed public morality. His imprisonment marks the first time in modern Egypt that an author has been jailed for a work of literature. Writers and
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The Red Land

The Illustrated Archaeology of Egypt's Eastern Desert

by Steven E. Sidebotham, Martin Hense, Hendrikje M. Nouwens ...

For thousands of years Egypt has crowded the Nile Valley and Delta. The Eastern Desert, however, has also played a crucial-though until now little understood-role in Egyptian history. Ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley feared the desert, which they referred to as the Red Land, and were reluctant to venture there, yet they exploited the extensive mineral wealth of this region. They also ... Read more

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For thousands of years Egypt has crowded the Nile Valley and Delta. The Eastern Desert, however, has also played a crucial-though until now little understood-role in Egyptian history. Ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley feared the desert, which they referred to as the Red Land, and were reluctant to venture there, yet they exploited the extensive mineral wealth of this region. They also
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