Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a... Læs mere
The aim of this volume is to adopt an original analytical approach in explaining various dynamics at work behind the Arab Spring, through giving voice to local dynamics and legacies rather than concentrating on debates about paradigms.
Twenty-four original poems on the twelve themes of Goethe's West-Eastern Divan (1819) by leading contemporary world poets, with facing English versions by contemporary British, Irish, American and New Zealand poets, together with 6 essays.
Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region draws from the proceedings of a seminal international conference on the subject at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
The present collection is the product of a three-year project, financed by the British Institute of Persian Studies on the theme of Javanmardi in the Persianate world.
This study of the mosque and the Ju-jing Yuan cemetery, today as a lake-side public park, casts light on an important and transformative period in Chinese history, and perhaps the most important period in Chinese Islamic history.
the book looks at the increasing polarity of views and the changing nature of 'reformism' in light of successive setbacks and growing international tensions.
This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley of the Pakistani district of Chitral, focusing on their winter feasts which culminate in a great winter solstice festival.
Set against the backdrop of the remorseless decline of Iran and its unequal struggle against the rising powers of Russia and Britain,... Læs mere
Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand.
This book presents the history of Amman's development under the rule of the British mandate from 1921-46 and illustrates how the growth of the Anglo-Hashemite state imbued the city with physical, political, and symbolic significance.
An illustrated reference book for students and scholars of Persian art, poetry, and literature.