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A Tale of Two Factions

Reevaluates the foundation myths of two rival factions in Egypt during the Ottoman era.

Bored to Distraction

Examines how recent Mexican and Spanish films act as untroubling distractions from everyday routines.

Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts

Addresses the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies have confronted poverty and the poor.

Five Comedies

Two full-length and three one-act plays, translated here for the first time into English.

The Nature of the Early Ottoman State

A revisionist interpretation of the early origins of the Ottoman Empire.

Revolutionaries and Reformers

Edited by Barry Rubin
Subjects: Area Studies

Looks at Islamist movements seeking power today, and the difficult choices they face.

Israel on the Couch

Applies clinical pyschology to explain the dynamics of the Middle East peace process.

Ideology, Party Change, and Electoral Campaigns in Israel, 1965-2001

Explores the turbulent changes in Israel party politics since the mid-1960s.

Traditions and Transitions in Israel Studies

Introduces the cutting edge issues and current scholarship in the interdisciplinary field of Israel Studies.

Despotic Bodies and Transgressive Bodies

Examines crucial moments of transition in Spanish culture and society during both dictatorship and democracy.

Living Forms

Examines Romantic poets’ and essayists’ fascination with the human form.

Imagined Londons

Edited by Pamela K. Gilbert
Subjects: Area Studies

Explores the various representations and imaginations of London in literature and popular culture, from Victorian times to the present day.

Aryans, Jews, Brahmins

Explores the construction of the Aryan myth and its uses in both India and Europe.

Brickyards to Graveyards

Explores how the conditions that shaped Rwanda's labor organization and industries also shaped Rwanda's genocide.

The Church of Solitude

A translation of Grazia Deledda's final novel, an autobiographically based portrayal of an Italian woman coming to terms with breast cancer at the cusp of the twentieth century.

The Public Sphere in Muslim Societies

Multidisciplinary examination of the public sphere in “traditional” Muslim society.

The Abyss Above

Uses the figure of the mad poet to explore the connections between madness and creativity.

Constructing Ottoman Beneficence

Presents the political, social, and cultural context behind Ottoman charity.

The Arab-Israeli Conflict Transformed

Makes the perhaps surprising argument that in the last quarter of the twentieth century the Arab-Israeli conflict has been winding down.

Mail-Orders

Explores contemporary uses of letters and letter writing—including electronic mail—in literature, film, and art.

The Melting Pot in Israel

Covers early Israeli education policy regarding immigrant populations.

Somber Lust

A comprehensive study of Israel’s most internationally celebrated writer.

The Norms of Answerability

By Greg M. Nielsen
Foreword by Caryl Emerson
Subjects: Area Studies

Explores the relevance of Bakhtin's thought to social theory.

Policy Making at the Margins of Government

Traces the almost century-long struggle between Israel's largest healthcare provider, Kupat Holim, and successive Israeli governments.

The Rise of Surrealism

By Willard Bohn
Subjects: Area Studies

Examines the developments that paved the way for the Surrealist movement in literature and art.