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1	A History of Iraq more books like this by Charles Tripp The twentieth-century history of Iraq has been a troubled one. Since its establishment by the British in the 1920s, the country has witnessed the rise and fall of successive regimes, culminating in the dictatorship of Saddam Husain. Charles Tripp's book traces Iraq's political history from its nineteenth-century roots in the Ottoman empire, to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
2	Being Israeli: The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship more books like this by Gershon Shafir, Yoav Peled, Charles Tripp (Editor) A timely study by two well-known scholars offers a theoretically informed account of the political sociology of Israel. The analysis is set within its historical context as the authors trace Israel's development from Zionist settlement in the 1880s, through the establishment of the state in 1948, to the present day. Against this background the ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism more books like this by Charles Tripp How do modern Muslims adapt their traditions to engage with today's world? Charles Tripp's erudite and incisive book considers one of the most significant challenges faced by Muslims over the last sixty years: the challenge of capitalism. By reference to the works of noted Muslim scholars, the author shows how, faced by this challenge, these ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Israel's Holocaust Politics Nation more books like this by Idith Zertal, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) The ghost of the Holocaust is ever present in Israel, in the lives and nightmares of the survivors and in the absence of the victims. In this compelling and disturbing analysis, Idith Zertal, a leading member of the new generation of revisionist historians in Israel, considers the ways Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust in order to define ... see all copies from $13.72! new only from $13.72! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran more books like this by Parvin Paidar, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) In a challenging and authoritative analysis of the role of Iranian women in the political process, Parvin Paidar considers the ways they have been affected by the evolutionary and revolutionary transformations of twentieth-century Iran. In so doing, she demonstrates how political reorganisation has of necessity redefined the position of women, and ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $27.58! \| SVS
6	Secularism, Gender and the State in the Middle East: The Egyptian Women's Movement more books like this by Nadje Al-Ali, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) see all copies from $25.00! new only from $32.42! \| SVS
7	Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought more books like this by Daniel Brown, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Questions about the authenticity and authority of sunna have long been of central importance to the study of Islam, especially to those concerned with Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown traces the emergence of modern debates over sunna, focusing in particular on Egypt and Pakistan where these controversies have raged most ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
8	Birth Palestin Refugee Problem 2ed more books like this by Benny Morris, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Benny Morris' The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem was published in 1988. Its startling revelations about how and why 700,000 Palestinians left their homes and became refugees during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 undermined traditional interpretations as to whether they left voluntarily or were expelled as part of a systematic plan. This ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Iraqi Aggression Against Kuwait: Strategic Lessons and Implications for Europe more books like this by Wolfgang F Danspeckgruber (Editor), Charles R Tripp (Editor), Editor * (Editor) see all copies from $20.87! new only from $27.72! \| first editions
10	The Man Who Was Left for Dead more books like this by Charles Shaw (Illustrator), Jenny Tripp The true story of a man's survival after being attacked by a grizzly bear and left to die by his companions. see all copies from $2.94! first editions
11	Secularism, Gender and the State in the Middle East more books like this by Nadje Al-Ali, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) A considerable literature has been devoted to the study of Islamic activism. By contrast, Nadje Al-Ali's book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in Egypt. In so doing, it challenges stereotypical images of Arab women as passive victims and demonstrates how they ... see all copies from $85.69! new only from $99.88! \| SVS
12	Egypt Under Mubarak more books like this by Charles Tripp (Editor), Roger Owen (Editor) see all copies from $51.42! new only from $154.01! \| first editions \| SVS
13	War and peace in the Gulf : domestic politics and regional relations into the 1990s more books like this by Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Gerd Nonneman, Charles Tripp see all copies from $39.54! new only from $68.59! \| first editions
14 view cover	Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations and Regional Order more books like this by Shahram Chubim, Charles R. H. Tripp Both countries will have strong incentives to test the artificial balance established by the US and from which they are excluded. Each state, in the face of continued embargoes, may find the lure of weapons of mass destruction correspondingly increased. see all copies from $17.05! new only from $30.01! \| SVS
15 view cover	A War of Words more books like this by Professor Yasir Suleiman, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Yasir Suleiman's book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or even historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majority of those in the Middle East in a variety of dialects, Arabic is a particularly appropriate ... see all copies from $30.22! new only from $30.22!
16 view cover	Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire more books like this by Eugene L Rogan, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Until the mid-nineteenth century, Transjordan was a frontier region of the Ottoman province of Syria. In a time of European challenges to Ottoman integrity, the region's strategic location, linking Syria to Palestine and Arabia, motivated the Ottoman state to extend direct rule over this region. Using new archival material from Ottoman, Arabic and ... see all copies from $44.75! new only from $44.75! \| SVS
17 view cover	Iran and Iraq at War more books like this by Shahram Chubin, Charles Tripp An assessment of the Iran-Iraq War covering its origins, impact and contexts. The book is recommended for most libraries and would be useful for scholars of Iranian and Iraqi affairs. see all copies from $16.99! first editions
18 view cover	Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq more books like this by Meir Litvak, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) In the nineteenth century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shi'i centres of learning. In a major contribution to the study of pre-modern Middle Eastern religious institutions, Meir Litvak analyses the social and political dynamics of these communities. Tracing the historical evolution of Shi'i ... see all copies from $46.00! new only from $46.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan, 1850-1921 more books like this by Eugene L Rogan, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) see all copies from $99.62! new only from $99.62! \| SVS
20 view cover	Doing Business Middle East more books like this by Pete W Moore, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Is business the solution to the problems of the Middle East? Some economists and policymakers argue that unleashing the Arab private sector is the key to sustainable growth and more liberal politics. Pete Moore's book is the first to examine relations between state authority and elite business representation in the region. By analysing the Kuwait ... see all copies from $75.92! new only from $75.92! \| SVS
21 view cover	Religious Minorities in Iran more books like this by Eliz Sanasarian, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) Eliz Sanasarian's book explores the political and ideological relationship between non-Muslim religious minorities in Iran and the state during the formative years of the Islamic Republic to the present day. Her analysis is based on a detailed examination of the history and experiences of the Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Jews, Zoroastrians, ... see all copies from $21.50! new only from $21.50! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Middle Eastern Lectures: Number Two more books like this by Charles Tripp, P J Vatikiotis, Timur Kuran A collection of lectures that seek to represent current thinking on a variety of contemporary and historical issues in the the Middle East. Topics covered include Islamic economies, leaders, monarchs, historiography, and Jewish and Islamic civilizations. see all copies from $15.78! new only from $15.78!
23 view cover	All the Pasha's Men more books like this by Khaled Fahmy, Charles Tripp (Editor), Julia A Clancy-Smith (Editor) While previous scholarship has viewed Mehmed Ali Pasha as the founder of modern Egypt, Khaled Fahmy offers a new interpretation of his role in the rise of Egyptian nationalism, locating him in the Ottoman context as an ambitious Ottoman reformer. Basing his work on previously neglected archival material, the author demonstrates how Mehmed Ali ... see all copies from $121.45! new only from $121.45! \| SVS
24 view cover	Contemporary Egypt: Through Egyptian Eyes: Essays in Honour of P. J. Vatikiotis more books like this by Charles Tripp (Editor) see all copies from $146.62! new only from $146.62!
25	Historia de Irak more books like this by Charles Tripp see all copies from $56.76!

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