Middle East Studies

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An American Feminist in Palestine

The Intifada Years

Sherna Berger Gluck

A personal journey forces the author to confront her Jewish identity and Western feminism

248 pages | 6 x 9 | 5 figures, 5 maps

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Another Arabesque

Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil

John Tofik Karam

A revealing investigation of changing identity in a globalizing world

232 pages | 6 x 9

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Consider and Hear Me

Voices from Palestine and Israel

Saul A. Slapikoff

Interviews with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists reveal the tragedy of the Occupation and the meaning of "intifada"

240 pages | 5.5 x 8.25 | 1 maps

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Disruptive Situations

Fractal Orientalism and Queer Strategies in Beirut

Ghassan Moussawi

The first comprehensive study to employ the lens of queer lives in the Arab World to understand everyday life disruptions, conflicts, and violence

210 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 table, 2 figures, 3 halftones

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Elie Wiesel and the Politics of Moral Leadership

Mark Chmiel

A sobering critique of the renowned Jewish writer and philosopher Wiesel

248 pages | 6 x 9

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Exiled Memories

Stories of Iranian Diaspora

Zohreh T. Sullivan

A moving portrait of the Iranian émigré community grappling with life in the U.S.

328 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 map 1 figure 14 halftones

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Eyes Without Country

Searching for a Palestinian Strategy of Liberation

Souad R. Dajani

A strategy of nonviolent civilian resistance for Palestinian sovereignty

256 pages | 6 x 9

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Family and Gender Among American Muslims

Issues Facing Middle Eastern Immigrants And Their Descendants

Barbara BilgÈ, and Barbara C. Aswad

Diverse perspectives and groundbreaking research on gender and family issues affecting Muslim communities throughout North America

344 pages | 6 x 9 | 11 tables, 9 halftones

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Hope Is Cut

Youth, Unemployment, and the Future in Urban Ethiopia

Daniel Mains

A detailed look at young men in urban Ethiopia that reveals the impact of economic development and globalization

208 pages | 6 x 9 | 2 maps

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Islam, Justice, and Democracy

Sabri Ciftci

Explores the connection between Muslim conceptions of justice and democratic orientations

240 pages | 6 x 9 | 19 tables, 12 figures

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Israel's Dead Soul

Steven Salaita

How Zionism became an exceptional ideology in the eyes of the West

176 pages | 5.5 x 8.25

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Jewish Self-Determination beyond Zionism

Lessons from Hannah Arendt and Other Pariahs

Jonathan Graubart

A compelling diagnosis of the long-reigning pathologies and practices of Zionism and a prescription for reforming Jewish self-determination

218 pages | 6 x 9

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Jews Against Zionism

The American Council for Judaism, 1942-1948

Thomas A. Kolsky

288 pages | 6 x 9

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The National Question

Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Self-Determination in the Twentieth Century

Berch Berberoglu

This volume examines the volatile nature and complex dynamics of national movements and ethnic conflict around the world

344 pages | 6 x 9

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Nearest East

American Millennialism and Mission to the Middle East

Hans-Lukas Kieser

How missionaries and evangelical politics influenced American government policy in the Middle East

224 pages | 6 x 9

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