Middle East History

Nurbanu (1525-1583) is one of the most prominent yet least studied royal women of the Ottoman dynasty. This book concentrates on the Atik Valide mosque complex, which constitutes the architectural embodiment of Nurbanu’s prestige, power and piety...

This book provides an accessible translation and commentary on one of the key primary documents for the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries. Shedding light on many otherwise obscure aspects of the political history of the region, the book provides a more detailed contex..

Drawing on debates from the last two decades, and including a new sections on women's history in the region and new articles on minorities and land ownership, this book presents the most recent developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict and a reassessment of Israel's past. _x000D_..

This book contributes to a vibrant strand of global history that places law and other social structures at the heart of competing imperial colonial projects- British, Ottoman, Egyptian, French and Italian among them...

This book explores the medieval Islamic historiography relating to the Arab conquest of Spain in 711, arguing that the body of medieval Arabic tradition about this conquest is a showcase for the diversity and creativity of medieval Islamic history-writing...

This book explores the medieval Islamic historiography relating to the Arab conquest of Spain in 711, arguing that the body of medieval Arabic tradition about this conquest is a showcase for the diversity and creativity of medieval Islamic history-writing...

The ‘Syria idea’ emerged in the nineteenth century as a concept of national awakening superseding both Arab nationalism and separatist currents. Looking at nationalist movements, ideas and individuals, this book traces the origin and development of the idea of Syrian nationhood from the perspective ..

This book examines how the Seljuqs developed from rulers of a small principality to sultans ruling over almost the whole of Anatolia...

This book examines how the Seljuqs developed from rulers of a small principality to sultans ruling over almost the whole of Anatolia...

The role of intelligence in colonialism and decolonization is a rapidly expanding field of study. The premise of The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East is that intelligence statecraft is the "missing dimension" in the established historiography of the Middle East during and after World War I..

The role of intelligence in colonialism and decolonization is a rapidly expanding field of study. The premise of The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East is that intelligence statecraft is the "missing dimension" in the established historiography of the Middle East during and after World War I..

This is an impressive historical study of the survey and mapping system of Palestine under the British Mandate...