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The Ottoman Criminal Code, Text And Translation: P. 54-131. Edited By V. L. Ménage. The Ottoman Criminal Code, Text [and] Translation: P. [54]-131. Includes Bibliographical References And Index...

Paperback: 182 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (1974) Language: English ISBN-10: 0198813325 ISBN-13: 978-0198813323 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of IsraelIn this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898–1978) through a feminist...

Nach einer Einführung in den Palästina-Konflikt werden in knappen Abschnitten zahlreiche Gesichtspunkte eines möglichen Friedens untersucht. Dazu gehören die Sicherheit Israels, die PLO und ihr...

Many of the political problems of the Middle East and North Africa have geographic roots, but material and ideas on spatial relationships in the region have, until now, remained scattered and...

This is a book for anyone who values art and fears its misuse, and for those who want to understand what keeps totalitarian regimes in power and how culture - normally an unquestioned good - can play...

Hardcover with dust jacket. VG/G. Previous owner's name, slightly chipped dust jacket

How a controversial biblical tale of conquest and genocide became a founding story of modern IsraelNo biblical text has been more central to the politics of modern Israel than the book of Joshua...

A history of the Ottoman incorporation of Arab lands that shows how gentlemanly salons shaped culture, society, and governanceHistorians have typically linked Ottoman imperial cohesion in the...

Kambiz Eslami

1. The Middle East -- 2. Asia -- 3. Africa -- 4. Europe, 1946-1979. Rosalyn Higgins. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.

This concise, witty, and readable guide is an ideal companion for travelers to the Holy Land. Based on Murphy-O'Connor's many years of directing archaeological field trips, this guide gives clear...

This collection of essays by prominent Turkish scholars provides a comprehensive historical, political, and economic analysis of Turkey from the inception of its republic after World War I right up...

Middle Eastern society experienced sudden and profound change in the 19th century under the impact of European expansion and influence. But as Western ideas about politics, technology, and culture...

Today, it is hard to imagine a time and place when public school teachers were considered among the elite strata of society. But in the lands controlled by the Ottomans, and then by the British in...