Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492-1900 by Simon Schama
$28.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVER Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the Jews' expulsion from Spain in 1492 it tells the stories not just of ...Show more
Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat
$80.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes ...Show more
The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story by Ramzy Baroud
$31.95 AUD
Category: Middle East
This is a history of modern Palestine like no other: built from the testimony of people who have lived through it. Ramzy Baroud here gathers accounts from countless Palestinians from all walks of life, and from throughout the decades, to tell the story of the nation and its struggle for independence and ...Show more
The House of Islam by Ed Husain
$30.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
'Not just timely but important too. Ed Husain does not just set out the fundamentals of Islam as a religion but explains how and why understanding it properly matter. This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies ...Show more
Iran in the Middle East - Transnational Encounters and Social History by Maral Jefroudi (Editor); Peyman Jafari (Editor); H. E. Chehabi (Editor)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Iran's interaction with its neighbours is a topic of wide interest. But while many historical studies of the country concentrate purely on political events and high-profile actors, this book takes the opposite approach: writing history from below, it instead focuses on the role of everyday lives. Modern ...Show more
Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia by Michael Vatikiotis
$23.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Why are the region's richest countries such as Malaysia riddled with corruption? Why do Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines harbour unresolved violent insurgencies? How do deepening religious divisions in Indonesia and Malaysia and China's growing influence affect the region and the rest of the world? ...Show more
Israel, Palestine and the Politics of Race["Exploring Ethnicity and Power"] by Yasmeen Abu-Laban; Abigail Bakan
$39.99 AUD
Category: Middle East
Israel and the World Economy["Power of Globalization"] by Assaf Razin (Contribution by)
$69.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Trouble in the Tribe["The American Jewish Conflict over Israel"] by Dov Waxman
$44.99 AUD
Category: Middle East
In Days to Come: A New Hope for Israel by Avraham Burg; Joel Greenberg (Translator)
$39.95 AUD
Category: Middle East
Robert Fisk on Algeria : Why Algeria's Tragedy Matters by Robert Fisk
$32.99 AUD
Category: Middle East | Series: History As It Happened
Fobert Fisk on Israel : The Obama Years by Robert; Independent (COR) Fisk
$32.99 AUD
Category: Middle East | Series: History As It Happened
No journalist has chronicled the tragedies of the Israelis and the Palestinians so exhaustively, so authoritatively - or so controversially - as Robert Fisk, The Independent's correspondent in the region for 25 years. No US president has entered the White House carrying so much hope of peace and progres ...Show more