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  • An Archaeology of Persecuted Peoples

    Religion and Hate in the Mountains of Asia

    by Sandra Scham ...
    This book examines the pasts and presents of some of the world’s most persecuted peoples, in search of answers to the question of why minorities living in Asia’s Highlands, with ancient roots in their homelands, have been continually oppressed by both historical and modern governments.The role of religious beliefs and practices is crucial to their story of isolation, tenacity, and resistance in ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Archaeology and the Postcolonial Critique

    by Matthew Liebmann, Matthew Liebmann, Greg Borgstede, Craig N. Cipolla, Praveena Gullapalli, Ian Lilley, Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez, Thomas C. Patterson, Robert W. Preucel, Reniel Rodriguez Ramos0, Sandra Scham1, Sudharshan Seneviratne2, Jason Yaeger3 ...
    Series series Archaeology in Society
    In recent years, postcolonial theories have emerged as one of the significant paradigms of contemporary academia, affecting disciplines throughout the humanities and social sciences. These theories address the complex processes if colonialism on culture and society-with repect to both the colonizers and the colonized-to help us understand the colonial experience in its entirety. The contributors ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Extremism, Ancient and Modern

    Insurgency, Terror and Empire in the Middle East

    by Sandra Scham ...
    Near Eastern archaeology is generally represented as a succession of empires with little attention paid to the individuals, labelled as terrorists at the time, that brought them down. Their stories, when viewed against the backdrop of current violent extremism in the Middle East, can provide a unique long-term perspective.Extremism, Ancient and Modern brings long-forgotten pasts to bear on the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Palestine

    A Four Thousand Year History

    by Nur Masalha ...
    This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

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  • Peace Be Upon You

    Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation

    by Zachary Karabell ...
    In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, an award-winning historian reveals the history of peaceful coexistence between Muslims, Christians, and Jews over the course of fourteen centuries until the present day.The harsh reality of religious conflict is daily news, and the rising tensions between the West and Islam show no signs of abating. However, the relationship between Muslims ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Iraq

    A History

    by John Robertson ...
    Series series Short Histories
    Cities, scripts, literature, the rule of law – all were born in Iraq. That so many see this ancient land as nothing more than a violent backwater steeped in chaos is a travesty. This is the place where, for the first 5,000 years of human history, all innovations of worth emerged. It was the cradle of civilization.In this unrivalled study, John Robertson details the greatness and grandeur of Iraq’s ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Iran in World History

    by Richard Foltz ...
    Series series New Oxford World History
    Home of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has been at the nexus of world history for the past three thousand years. Situated at the crossroads between East and West, it has been marked by its encounters with other cultures and has influenced them with its own. From paradise gardens and Persian carpets to the mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafez, Iran's contributions ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • The Burden of Silence

    Sabbatai Sevi and the Evolution of the Ottoman-Turkish Dönmes

    by Cengiz Sisman ...
    The Burden of Silence is the first monograph on Sabbateanism, an early modern Ottoman-Jewish messianic movement, tracing it from its beginnings during the seventeenth century up to the present day. Initiated by the Jewish rabbi Sabbatai Sevi, the movement combined Jewish, Islamic, and Christian religious and social elements and became a transnational phenomenon, spreading througout Afro-Euroasia. ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • A History of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East

    by Heather J. Sharkey ...
    Series Book 6 - The Contemporary Middle East
    Across centuries, the Islamic Middle East hosted large populations of Christians and Jews in addition to Muslims. Today, this diversity is mostly absent. In this book, Heather J. Sharkey examines the history that Muslims, Christians, and Jews once shared against the shifting backdrop of state policies. Focusing on the Ottoman Middle East before World War I, Sharkey offers a vivid and lively ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Creating God

    The birth and growth of major religions

    by Robin Derricourt ...
    What do we really know about how and where religions began, and how they spread? In this bold new book, award-winning author Robin Derricourt takes us on a journey through the birth and growth of several major religions, using history and archaeology to recreate the times, places and societies that witnessed the rise of significant monotheistic faiths. Beginning with Mormonism and working ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites

    Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution

    Edited by Elazar Barkan, Karen Barkey ...
    Series Book 22 - Religion, Culture, and Public Life
    This anthology explores the dynamics of shared religious sites in Turkey, the Balkans, Palestine/Israel, Cyprus, and Algeria, indicating where local and national stakeholders maneuver between competition and cooperation, coexistence and conflict. Contributors probe the notion of coexistence and the logic that underlies centuries of "sharing," exploring when and why sharing gets interrupted—or not ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Alevi Identity

    Cultural, Religious and Social Perspectives

    by Tord Olsson, Elisabeth Ozdalga, Catharina Raudvere ...
    In the rising momentum for new and reformulated cultural identities, the Turkish Alevi have also emerged on the scene, demanding due recognition. In this process a number of dramatic events have served as important milestones: the clashes between Sunni and Alevi in Kahramanmaras in 1979 and Corum in 1980, the incendiarism in Sivas in 1992, and the riots in Istanbul (Gaziosmanpasa) in 1995. Less ... Read more

    $62.99 USD