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  • A History of the 'Alawis

    From Medieval Aleppo to the Turkish Republic

    by Stefan Winter ...
    The 'Alawis, or Alawites, are a prominent religious minority in northern Syria, Lebanon, and southern Turkey, best known today for enjoying disproportionate political power in war-torn Syria. In this book, Stefan Winter offers a complete history of the community, from the birth of the 'Alawi (Nusayri) sect in the tenth century to just after World War I, the establishment of the French mandate over ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Syrian-Kurdish Intersections in the Ottoman Period

    Edited by Stéfan Winter, Zainab HajHasan ...
    Series series New Landscapes in Middle East Studies
    Syrian-Kurdish Intersections in the Ottoman Period is a collection of essays on different aspects of the history of the Kurdish people in Syria under the Ottoman Empire, by specialists from Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Syria, Turkey, and the United States.The book explores the junctures and crossings of Kurdish lives, Syrian geography in the broadest ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule, 1516–1788

    by Stefan Winter ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
    The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule provides an original perspective on the history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society. Winter presents a history of the community before the 19th century, based primarily on Ottoman Turkish documents. From these, he examines how local Shiites were well integrated in the Ottoman system of rule, and that Lebanon as an autonomous entity only ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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    Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs

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    An authoritative history of the Ottoman dynasty, revealing a diverse empire that straddled East and West.**"Panoramic and thought-provoking." —**The GuardianThe Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe’s ... Read more

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  • Osman's Dream

    The History of the Ottoman Empire

    by Caroline Finkel ...
    The definitive history of the Ottoman Empire“Lucid, judicious and enjoyable.” (Times Literary Supplement)The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most influential empires in world history. Its reach extended to three continents and it survived for more than six centuries, but its history is too often colored by the memory of its bloody final throes on the battlefields of World War I.In this ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Ottomans: The Greatest Empire

    by İlber Ortaylı ...
    What was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What lessons can be drawn from the civilization that the ottomans created? What does the Ottoman Empire mean to us today? One of Turkey's leading historians answers all of these questions in "Ottomans, The Re-Discovery", a brilliant set of learned and engaging reflections on the everyday life, legacy and enduring relevance of the Ottomans.Ilber ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Morocco

    From Empire to Independence

    by C.R. Pennell ...
    The only comprehensive history of this popular travel destinationBeginning with Morocco’s incorporation into the Roman Empire, this book charts the country’s uneasy passage to the 21st century and reflects on the nation of citizens that is emerging from a diverse population of Arabs, Berbers, and Africans. This history of Morocco provides a glimpse of an imperial world, from which only the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • A History of Egypt

    From Earliest Times to the Present

    by Jason Thompson ...
    In A History of Egypt*,* Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because scholars ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Baloch and Balochistan

    A Historical Account from the Beginning to the Fall of the Baloch State

    by Naseer Dashti ...
    Three thousand years ago, a group of Indo-Iranic tribes (called Balaschik at that time) settled in the northwestern Caspian region of Balashagan. Circumstances forced them to disperse and migrate towards south and eastern parts of Iranian plateau. In medieval times, they finally settled in present Balochistan where they became known as the Baloch. During their long and tortuous journey from ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran

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  • A History of Iran

    Empire of the Mind

    by Michael Axworthy ...
    The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today.**“Michael Axworthy’s deft untangling of the country’s history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement.” -**GuardianIran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1.4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Iran’s religious culture ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • A History of the Ottoman Empire

    by Douglas A. Howard ...
    Covering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolution after the Great War in Europe, this textbook takes a holistic approach, considering the Ottoman worldview - what it was, how it came together, and how it fell apart. Douglas A. Howard stresses the crucial role of the Ottoman sultans and their extended household, discusses the evolution of ... Read more

    $36.99 USD