A sweeping journey through the story of human thoughtFrom the first sparks of civilization to the complex realities of the twenty-first century, A History of...
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity by Chris Stringer and Robin McKie is a compelling and authoritative examination of the theory that modern humans...
At once scholarly and entertaining, Constantinople depicts the Ottoman capital as a place of shifting boundaries and categories. It was the capital of both Islam...
In Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents, Robert Irwin offers an alternate perspective on the intellectual tradition of Orientalism, an area of study that has...
In Islam and the West, Bernard Lewis, widely regarded as one of the foremost Western scholars of Islamic history and culture, brings together eleven insightful...
Jihad in the West: Muslim Conquests from the 7th to the 21st Centuries by Paul Fregosi. For over 1,300 years, Jihad—the Muslim holy war against Christians and others—has...
An accessible history of conflict between Christian and Muslim in the Middle Ages, but with far greater scope than the usual crusade narratives. Starting with...
This book represents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary presentation of ancient Near Eastern civilization. Concentrating on Mesopotamia and North Syria and focusing particularly on the cultures...
LIKE ENGLAND'S CHARLES II, the Ottoman Empire took "an unconscionable time dying." Since the seventeenth century, observers had been predicting the collapse of this so-called...
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked a pivotal moment in history, ending the Byzantine Empire. Roger Crowley’s engaging and thorough narrative of the battle...
In The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation, Sandra Mackey delves into Iran’s intricate history, exploring the two contrasting identities that have...
A panoramic window into one of the world’s great civilizations The Islamic World brings together a rich collection of primary sources that span the full...
A sweeping journey through the story of human thoughtFrom the first sparks of civilization to the complex realities of the twenty-first century, A History of...
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity by Chris Stringer and Robin McKie is a compelling and authoritative examination of the theory that modern humans...
At once scholarly and entertaining, Constantinople depicts the Ottoman capital as a place of shifting boundaries and categories. It was the capital of both Islam...
In Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents, Robert Irwin offers an alternate perspective on the intellectual tradition of Orientalism, an area of study that has...
In Islam and the West, Bernard Lewis, widely regarded as one of the foremost Western scholars of Islamic history and culture, brings together eleven insightful...
Jihad in the West: Muslim Conquests from the 7th to the 21st Centuries by Paul Fregosi. For over 1,300 years, Jihad—the Muslim holy war against Christians and others—has...
An accessible history of conflict between Christian and Muslim in the Middle Ages, but with far greater scope than the usual crusade narratives. Starting with...
This book represents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary presentation of ancient Near Eastern civilization. Concentrating on Mesopotamia and North Syria and focusing particularly on the cultures...
LIKE ENGLAND'S CHARLES II, the Ottoman Empire took "an unconscionable time dying." Since the seventeenth century, observers had been predicting the collapse of this so-called...
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked a pivotal moment in history, ending the Byzantine Empire. Roger Crowley’s engaging and thorough narrative of the battle...
In The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation, Sandra Mackey delves into Iran’s intricate history, exploring the two contrasting identities that have...
A panoramic window into one of the world’s great civilizations The Islamic World brings together a rich collection of primary sources that span the full...