Middle East Studies

The contributors discuss the nature and characteristics of this cultural tension and the nature of Jewishness since the 1950's, as Israeli culture has been disintegrating into simultaneous sub-cultures...

The McMahon-Husayn correspondence is here examined in historical context to determine why it was so obscure and what lay in the minds of those who drafted it...

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This work describes the fame of Shaykh Omar, a West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), who struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling...

Throughout his life the Shams-ul-Ullema devoted himself to advancing the Zoroastrian Faith, not only as a priest and teacher, but also as a writer. This volume of papers is authored by an international group of scholars and covers the history, philosophy, literature and language of Persia and the In..

Over the last decade or so, academic and non-academic observers have focussed mainly, if not exclusively on the institutions and places of formal power in the Greater Middle East, depicting politics in the region as a small area limited to local authoritarian rulers._x005F_x000D_ In contrast, this b..

Over the last decade or so, academic and non-academic observers have focussed mainly, if not exclusively on the institutions and places of formal power in the Greater Middle East, depicting politics in the region as a small area limited to local authoritarian rulers._x005F_x000D_ In contrast, this b..

Islamic banking and economics (IBE) is a fast-growing subject of vital interest in both East and West as Muslims change their attitudes towards investments and find ways to invest their funds according to the Islamic faith.In answer to a long-felt need, "Information Sources on Islamic Banking and Ec..

This thorough analysis in particular examines the forces at work within the Arab world, the domestic politics and economy of Israel and the state’s relationship with the West and the Soviet Bloc, and the relationship between the Arabs and the West since the Ottoman Empire. Containing an unprecedente..

This thorough analysis in particular examines the forces at work within the Arab world, the domestic politics and economy of Israel and the state’s relationship with the West and the Soviet Bloc, and the relationship between the Arabs and the West since the Ottoman Empire. Containing an unprecedente..

The book addresses dynamics of intellectual life in the modern Middle East through studies dealing with a range of geographical and historical contexts, including Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel/Palestine and Morocco. The book helps to place contemporary intellectual dynamics in a broader context._x005F..

The book addresses dynamics of intellectual life in the modern Middle East through studies dealing with a range of geographical and historical contexts, including Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel/Palestine and Morocco. It was published as a special issue of the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies...