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  • International Relations in the Middle East

    Hegemonic Strategies and Regional Order

    by Ewan Stein ...
    Developing an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflict and cooperation, International Relations in the Middle East explores domestic and international foreign policy dynamics for an accessible insight into how and why Middle Eastern regional order has changed over time. Highlighting interactions between foreign policy trajectories in a range of states including ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Twenty-First Century Jihad

    Law, Society and Military Action

    by Elisabeth Kendall, Ewan Stein ...
    The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal reform, spiritual struggle and self-defence as much as to 'holy war'. And ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

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  • Turkey and the Arab Spring: Leadership in the Middle East

    by Graham E. Fuller ...
    The Middle East in the 21st century has witnessed a game-changing rollercoaster ride that has transformed relationships across the boards. Turkey underwent the most dramatic changes of its democratic history, propelling it into the role of major regional actor. The "Arab Spring" cast the region into political and social turmoil. US-led wars devastated the lands and peoples of several countries ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Islam and the Future of Tolerance

    A Dialogue

    by Sam Harris, Maajid Nawaz ...
    “A civil but honest dialogue…As illuminating as it is fascinating.”—Ayaan Hirsi AliIs Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem to be drawn to extremism? And what do words like jihadism and fundamentalism really mean? In a world riven by misunderstanding and violence, Sam Harris—a famous atheist—and Maajid Nawaz—a former radical—demonstrate how two ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Battle for Saudi Arabia

    Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power

    by As'Ad Abukhalil ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    In The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power , Professor As`ad AbuKhalil confronts the contradictory nature of Saudi Arabia—questions that both the Saudi government, long shrouded in mystery, and the United States government, ever protective of its own interests, seem unwilling to answer.In this unsparing probe into the history and power structure of the kingdom, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Islam

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Malise Ruthven ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Making the Arab World

    Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East

    by Fawaz A. Gerges ...
    How the conflict between political Islamists and secular-leaning nationalists has shaped the history of the modern Middle EastIn 2013, just two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country’s first democratically elected president—Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood—and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group. These bloody ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

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  • Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty

    A Muslim Case for Liberty

    by Mustafa Akyol ...
    A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition.From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom? With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the ideological ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Contemporary Politics in the Middle East

    by Beverley Milton-Edwards ...
    The fourth edition of this dynamic and popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary politics in the Middle East. Fully revised and updated throughout, it features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and its aftermath, plus a wide range of vibrant case studies, data, questions for class discussion and suggestions for further reading.Purposefully employing a clear thematic ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Revolution without Revolutionaries

    Making Sense of the Arab Spring

    by Asef Bayat ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
    The revolutionary wave that swept the Middle East in 2011 was marked by spectacular mobilization, spreading within and between countries with extraordinary speed. Several years on, however, it has caused limited shifts in structures of power, leaving much of the old political and social order intact. In this book, noted author Asef Bayat—whose Life as Politics anticipated the Arab Spring—uncovers ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Story of the Qur'an

    Its History and Place in Muslim Life

    by Ingrid Mattson ...
    This popular introduction by a well-known Islamic scholar has been updated and expanded, offering a balanced portrayal of the Qur’an and its place in historic and contemporary Muslim society.Features new sections on the Qur’an and its relationship to democracy, science, human rights, and the role of womenContains expanded sections on the Qur’an in the life cycle of Muslims, and in Islamic ethics ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • A Path Out of the Desert

    A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East

    by Kenneth Pollack ...
    “A persuasive but painful solution for dealing with the mess in the Middle East.” –KirkusThe greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict running rampant in Arab and Muslim nations. By inflaming political unrest and empowering terrorists, these forces pose ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD