Capital Development - Mandate Era Amman and the Construction of the Hashemite State 1921-1946

The history of the city of Amman under the British protectorate government of Transjordan. 
 Amman, the capital of Jordan, contends with a crisis of identity rooted in how it...

Revealing the Unseen - New Perspectives on Qajar Art

Christmas and the Quran

The familiar and heartwarming story of Christmas is one of hope, encapsulated by the birth of the infant Jesus. It is also a story that unites Christianity and Islam--two faiths...

Early Mubarak Years 1982-1989 - The Non-Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz, Volume III

In these essays Naguib Mahfouz comments on Egyptian politics, the role of Parliament, and the institutional changes that took place in Egypt after Honsi Mubarak became...

Regime Change

The nine essays in this volume were first presented at the Historians of Islamic Art Association's (HIAA) seventh biennial symposium entitled 'Regime Change' and they highlight...

Iran, Islam and Democracy

The surprise election of Hasan Rouhani in 2013 has refocused attention on the dynamics between Islam and democracy in Iran after the hiatus of the Ahmadinejad presidency. With...

They All Made Peace - Whats Peace?

An analysis of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne from multiple historical, economic, and social perspectives. 
 The last of the post-World War One peace settlements, the 1923 Treaty...

Poet and Businessman

A history of contemporary Kuwait as seen through the life of an individual Kuwaiti. 
 This book reviews and analyzes the modern history of Kuwait through the life of Abd al-Aziz...

Precious Material

A historic collection of metal art from ancient Iran, featuring images of more than 150 objects described in detail and fully illustrated, some with X-rays. 
 Medieval...

Gingko difuzér hnědá

Značka Gingko je známá tím, že z praktických doplňků dělá nápadité kousky, které jen tak někdo nemá. Důkazem je i tento smart difuzér, který kromě toho, že celý pokoj příjemně...

You Can Crush the Flowers

Part visual history, part memoir, You Can Crush the Flowers is a chronicle of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath, as it manifested itself not only in the art on the...

Treasures of Herat

An illustrated reference book for students and scholars of Persian art, poetry, and literature. 
 With this book, Barbara Brend provides thorough consideration of two celebrated...

West-Eastern Divan

In 1814, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe read the poems of the great fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz in a newly published translation by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. For...

Umayyad Mosque of Damascus - Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam

An expansive illustrated history of the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. 
 The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest continuously used religious sites in the...

Art, Trade, and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond - From the Fatimids to the Mughals

The essays in this book trace a rich continuum of artistic exchange that occurred between successive Islamic dynasties from the twelfth through nineteenth centuries--as well as...

Culinary Crescent

The Fertile Crescent region--the swath of land comprising a vast portion of today's Middle East--has long been regarded as pivotal to the rise of civilization. Alongside the...

Urban Histories of Rajasthan

An exploration of religious conflicts in premodern urban India. 
 Diverse peoples intermingled in the streets and markets of premodern Indian cities. This book considers how...

The Image Debate

The images released by the Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across Northern Iraq and Syria during 2015-16....

Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage

A comprehensive overview of Hajj, one of the central pillars of Islam. 
Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage consists of twenty-seven essays addressing objects in the remarkable...

Iznik Ceramics at the Benaki Museum

The first publication to feature the full collection of Iznik ceramics at the Benaki Museum in Athens. 
 The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art in Athens has a substantial collection...

Moulids of Egypt

A fascinating and highly original contribution to the study of Egypt's religious folklore. 
 First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids of Egypt is a study of...

Off Limits

Nawal El Saadawi is a significant and broadly influential feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. Born in 1931 in Egypt, her writings focus on women in Islam....

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