Military Politics of the Contemporary Arab World, Paperback - Philippe Droz-Vincent

Aside from large-scale civic mobilisations, no force was more critical to the outcomes of the 2011 Arab uprisings than the armed forces. Nearly a d...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Zoltan (Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Government, Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Pro...

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An examination of the part played by violent non-state actors in Middle Eastern and North African current affairs. Individual chapters on the Islam...

DescriptionNineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay col...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ussama MakdisiIllustration(s): 3 mapsNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 150 ...

Based on decades of consistent research, but also newly available sources in both Arabic and various European languages, Volume 1 tells the story o...

Features a celebration of female dancers of the Arab world. This book traces the origins of this ancient art, which survived in the face of commerc...

Reducere. Lina Khatib examines the cinematic depictions of major political issues, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Gulf War, to Islamic fundamentalism,...

A one-of-a-kind collection of original contemporary recipes from across the Arab world from acclaimed author Reem Kassis

Contributor(s): Editor: Nadia YaqubEditor: Rula QuawasWomen's transgressive behaviors and perspectives are challenging societal norms in the Arab w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Isa BlumiSince March 2015, a Saudi-led international coalition of forces--supported by Britain and the United States--has w...

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This book fills a gap in existing scholarship by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts ...

DescriptionViolent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines...

A collection of new plays exploring life in the Middle East.Publisher: Nick Hern BooksNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 216 x 1...

Description Offering a variety of perspectives on the history and role of Arab Shakespeare translation, production, adaptation and criticism, this ...

What were the catalysts that motivated Mexican American youth to enlist or readily accept their draft notices in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam? I...

Ahmad Agbaria tells the story of a generation of postcolonial thinkers and activists who came to question their modernist commitments. He analyzes ...

Reducere. Description"This is my story, the story of an Arab woman. It is the story of a lost world. It begins in 1917, in Lebanon, when I was seven years ol...

DescriptionThis book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book stud...

Publisher: Flight Recorder Publications LtdAuthor(s): Stuart ElliottIllustration(s): Over 250 illustrations and photographsNumber of pages: 144Publ...

DescriptionIn a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressi...

As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, a Taliban victory in that besieged, long-suffering country and the further Talibalization of Pakistan its...

'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They haveflung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcendcultural bounda...

The twelve new essays in this volume join the pragmatic philosophy of Deleuze to current affairs, using a contemporary context to think through and...

DescriptionSince the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights ...

DescriptionThis book provides an overview of the military forces, and their antecedents, of the Arabian Gulf States. Most were British Protected St...

The true saviour of Little Round Top at Gettysburg was a 26-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer, who paid with his life to defend that hill. This is t...

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Reducere. This fast-paced and timely book from Vijay Prashad is the best critical primer to the Middle East conflicts today, from Syria and Saudi Arabia to t...