Turkish society is frequently accused of having amnesia. This volume provides an understanding of contemporary Turkey and how its different representations of the... Læs mere
Writing in a symbolic and minimalist style, author Sonallah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. This wry take on Kafka's "The Trial" revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as "the committee".
In Reading Arabia, Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth... Læs mere
The watercolours in this volume are an expression of the author's affection and fascination for the Middle East, painted during her many sojourns there starting in the mid-1950s... Læs mere
Ever since the publication of Orientalism, medievalists have attempted to apply Said‘s theses on the... Læs mere
Jerusalem is one of the most contested urban spaces in the world. It is a multicultural city, but one that is unlike other multiethnic cities. This... Læs mere
This book explores the societal construction of "black-on-black" - referring to the 1980s when violence among African American... Læs mere