Middle East History Books

New and Published Books

1. Women, Religion and Culture in Iran

   By Sarah Ansari, Vanessa Martin

   Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books

   Investigates how women, religion and culture have interacted in the context of 19th and 20th century Iran, covering topics as seemingly diverse as the social and cultural history of Persian cuisine, the work and attitudes of 19th century Christian missionaries, the impact of growing female literacy...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. German Orientalism

   The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945

   By Ursula Wokoeck

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Security in the Gulf: Historical Legacies and Future Prospects

   Edited by Matteo Legrenzi

   This book examines Gulf Security in a holistic way seeing past the narrow military aspect and also trying to debunk the conventional narratives propagated by regional and external actors. In particular, the emphasis is be on the historical legacy of Gulf security and the fundamental domestic and...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. Inside the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)

   By Dilip Hiro

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1982, Inside the Middle East is a definitive study of the region. It provides a clear, concise description of the complex social, political and economic life of the Middle East. Beginning with an outline of the birth and growth of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula and the history of...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
5. War and Intervention in Lebanon (Routledge Revivals)

   The Israeli-Syrian Deterrence Dialogue

   By Yair Evron

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Despite the bitter conflict that divided Jerusalem and Damascus, a fascinating process of indirect – through the United States – and tacit understandings emerged with regard to Lebanon in the 1970s. This derived largely from the Israeli deterrence posture which held in check Syrian military...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Creation of Saudi Arabia

   Ibn Saud and British Imperial Policy, 1914-1927

   By Askar H. Al-Enazy

   Series: History and Society in the Islamic World

   Overturning previous interpretations that see the territorial expansion of the Saudi state between 1915 and 1926 as the result of an aggressive Wahhabi ideology carried out by a politically ambitious Ibn Saud, this book explores the links between Saudi territorial expansion and British Imperial...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Origins of the Libyan Nation

   Colonial Legacy, Exile and the Emergence of a New Nation-State

   By Anna Baldinetti

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History

   Libya is a typical example of a colonial or external creation. This book addresses the emergence and construction of nation and nationalism, particularly among Libyan exiles in the Mediterranean region. It charts the rise of nationalism from the colonial era and shows how it developed through an...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Ibn al-Haytham's Theory of Conics, Geometrical Constructions and Practical Geometry

   A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 3

   By Roshdi Rashed

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Theory of Conics, Geometrical Constructions and Practical Geometry: A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 3, provides a unique primary source on the history and philosophy of mathematics and science from the mediaeval Arab world. The present text is complemented by two preceding...

   Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge
9. Iran Under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals)

   By Dilip Hiro

   First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study off the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. The author describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed,...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Remembering Cosmopolitan Egypt

    Literature, culture, and empire

    By Deborah Starr

    Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures

    Remembering Cosmopolitan Egypt examines the link between cosmopolitanism in Egypt, from the nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, and colonialism. While it has been widely noted that such a relationship exists, the nature and impact of this dynamic is often overlooked. Taking a...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge