Religion, philosophy, and nationalism across the Middle East are often in the news, and often are depicted as uniform de
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In this innovative book, Keith Watenpaugh connects the question of modernity to the formation of the Arab middle class.
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The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 was a landmark event in Egyptology that was celebrated around the world
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The uprisings of 2011, which erupted so unexpectedly and spread across the Middle East, once again propelled the armies
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The collapse of communism, and the rise of militant Islamic movements in the Middle East, have raised the spectre of a f
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Many students first encounter the Middle East as a region embroiled in conflict. This text seeks to enrich students'
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In the summer of 1974, against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, ceramics expert and Morgan sports car enthusiast
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Many Westerners are unaware of the diversity of language and art across the Middle East. Arabic dialects differ based on
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Economic considerations are often at the forefront of political conflict in the Middle East. This text excavates past an
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From Tunisia to Egypt and from Israel to Iran, the debates surrounding the concept of democracy in the Middle East are n
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