R&L Middle East Catalogue

books on the MIDDLE EAST

2020

Istanbul 1940 and Global Modernity P.25

CONTENTS Education

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Environment

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History

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International Relations

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Language Arts & Disciplines

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Law

23

Literary Criticism

25

Philosophy

27

Politics

28

Religion

38

Social Science

42

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Educating across Cultures Anatolia College in Turkey and Greece

By William McGrew

December 2017 588 pages Paperback 9780810895164 $48.00 Hardback 9781442243460 $110.00

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Education

This compelling book chronicles the challenges faced by Anatolia College, whose rich history provides a unique window on the American missionary movement, the Armenian genocides, the Greek-Turkish conflict, and two world wars from the prism of the survival and growth of an American college caught in near-perpetual upheaval.

William McGrew was president of Anatolia College from 1974 to 1999, and subsequently of the American Farm School, also in Thessaloniki, from 2005 to 2009.

Earlier he served as a U.S. diplomat with assignments in Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.

McGrew holds a PhD in Greek and Modern European History. His previous publications include Land and Revolution in Modern Greece, 1800–1881.

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After the Fall Energy Security, Sustainable Development, and the Environment Edited by Bruce Bagley, Suzanne Loftus, Hanna S. Kassab and Dina Moulioukova

November 2018 312 pages Hardback 9781498586610 $115.00

This edited volume examines whether the unexpected decline in the price of oil had a positive or negative impact on the world economy. Bringing in academics, businessleaders and policy-makers from around the globe, authors shed light on the changing international political economy after the fall.

Bruce Bagley is professor of international studies at the University of Miami.

Suzanne Loftus is a teaching and research assistant in the Program of International Studies at the University of Miami.

Hanna Kassab is visiting assistant professor of political science at Northern Michigan University, Marquette.

Dina Moulioukova is a lecturer of international studies at the University of Miami.

Environment

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The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East Exodus in Reverse

By Yagil Henkin

April 2019 340 pages Paperback 9781498516723 $42.99 Hardback 9780739187203 $121.00

The 1956 Suez War, fought between Egypt and the improbable coalition of Britain, France, and Israel, was a key turning point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book presents a clear, comprehensive narrative of the conflict with a special emphasis on the military decisions.

Yagil Henkin is a military historian at the Israeli Army's Command and General Staff College.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Who Was Who in the Middle East, 1954 Chapter 2: Wild Rhetoric and Real Estate: Escalation, 1954-1956 Chapter 3: French Steel, British Will: Planning the Suez War, July-October 1956 Chapter 4: A Collusion Course: An Unlikely Alliance, October 1956 Chapter 5: Flying Cutters and the Paratrooper Gambit: Opening Moves, October 2830, 1956 Chapter 6: Success and Fiasco at Abu-Ageila: October 30-November 2, 1956 Chapter 7: Exodus in Reverse: Israel Takes Sinai, October 31-November 5, 1956 Chapter 8: The Peacekeeping Attack: October 31-November 5, 1956 Chapter 9: Hot and Cold Wars: The Allied Invasion and the Aftermath, November 5, 1956-March 6, 1957 Epilogue: The Legacy of Suez

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History

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The Armenian Events Of Adana In 1909 Cemal Pasa And Beyond

By Yücel Güçlü

June 2018 536 pages

This book gives an accurate and reasonably complete narrative account of the Armenian events of 1909 and their aftermath and provides an interpretive framework that makes some sense out of this episode in Ottoman history.

Paperback 9780761869931 $32.99

Yücel Güçlü is historian. He is the winner of the Afet İnan Historical Studies Prize in 1996. He is currently engaged in research on Turkey, the Holocaust and the West.

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: Geographical and Economic Importance of the Province of Adana and its Vicinity Chapter Two: Position Of Armenians in Adana at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Chapter Three: Major Causes of the Outbreak, 1908–1909 Chapter Four: Dimensions Of The Disorder, April 1909 Chapter Five: Responsibility for the Outrages Chapter Six: Reestablishing Order, May-August 1909 Chapter Seven: Cemal Paşa’s Governorship In Adana, August 1909–June 1911 Chapter Eight: Post-1911 Adana And Cemal Paşa Bibliography About the Author

History

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From Shared Life to CoResistance in Historic Palestine

By Marcelo Svirsky and Ronnen Ben-Arie

November 2017 206 pages Paperback 9781783489640 $45.00 Hardback 9781783489633 $132.00

In its unique analysis of resistance, this book sets up a new methodology with which to study the settler colonial project in Palestine. Levering the insight that Zionism evolved as a project of ‘double elimination’ – of both the Native and shared life – the book sees to inform political work and political imagination.

Marcelo Svirsky is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong.

Ronnen Ben-Arie is an Associate Researcher at the Minerva Humanities Center at TelAviv University, and teaches at the Department of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion Institute.

Table of Contents Preface, Dr Raef Zreik / 1. Formulating the Problem/ 2. Shared life in Palestine/ 3.

Rewriting the Settler Colonial Paradigm/ 4. After 1948/ 5. Co-Resistance/ Afterword/ Bibliography/ Index

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History

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Historical Dictionary of the Arab Uprisings

By Aomar Boum and Mohamed Daadaoui

March 2020 464 pages Hardback 9781538119990 $95.00

Historical Dictionary of the Arab Uprisings contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on the terms, persons and events that shaped the Arab Spring uprisings.

Aomar Boum is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is interested in the place of religious and ethnic minorities such as Jews, Baha’is, Shias and Christian in post-independence Middle Eastern and North African nation states. He is the author of Memories of Absence: How Muslims Remember Jews in Morocco (Stanford University Press, 2013). This book was translated into Arabic and published in Morocco in 2015 by Mohammed V University.

He is also the co-author of the Historical Dictionary of Morocco (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016) and The Holocaust and North Africa (Stanford University Press, 2018).

Mohamed Daadaoui is professor and chair of Political Science and History at Oklahoma City University. His research interests include political Islam, US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and North Africa, democratization, and the prevalence of authoritarianism in MENA. He is the author of Moroccan Monarchy and the Islamist Challenge: Maintaining Makhzen Power, and has published a number of academic and media articles.

History

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Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

By Michael M. Gunter

February 2018 526 pages Hardback 9781538110492 $110.00

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Kurds contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 crossreferenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture of the Kurds.

Michael M. Gunter is a professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He also is the Secretary-General of the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) headquartered in Brussels. He is the author of 10 critically praised scholarly books on the Kurdish question, and editor or co-editor of four more books on the Kurds, among others.

Table of Contents Editor’s Foreword Maps Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Bibliography About the Author

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History

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Historical Dictionary of Turkey

By Metin Heper, Duygu ÖztürkTunçel and Nur Bilge Criss

May 2018 870 pages Hardback 9781538102244 $180.00

This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Turkey contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Metin Heper is Director of the Political Science Research Program, Bilkent University İhsan Doğramacı International Advanced Studies Center, Ankara and an honorary member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences.

Duygu Öztürk-Tunçel is assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of Istanbul Medipol University. Her research interests include Turkish Politics, Greek Politics, Greek-Turkish Relations, Gender and Politics, and Media and Politics.

Nur Bilge Criss retired in 2014 from Bilkent University, Ankara, where she taught Diplomatic History, Turkish Foreign Policy and History of the Cold War. She served as editorial board member for the journals Turkish Studies; The Middle East Review of International Affairs; and Journal of Central Asian Studies, and also as contributing editor to The Journal of American History.

History

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The Iranian Crisis and the Birth of the Cold War The Bridge to Victory

By Benjamin F. Harper

October 2018 144 pages Hardback 9781498576963 $90.00

This study examines the Iranian crisis of 1946 and its role in shaping the dynamics of the Cold War. The author uses the encounter as a case study to analyze how the United States used its atomic monopoly to achieve its international objectives in the early postwar era.

Benjamin F. Harper earned his PhD in history from Florida State University.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Setting the Stage Chapter 2: The Saber and the Star: The US Presence in Iran, 1942–46 Chapter 3: Iranian Plurality and the Reemergence of Ahmad Qav�m Chapter 4: Crisis Ensues: Atomic Diplomacy and Qav�m's Cold War Chapter 5: A New World Order: The Iranian Crisis and the Legitimacy of the United Nations Conclusion: On Statesmanship and Power

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History

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The Middle East and South Asia 2019-2020

October 2019 328 pages

This volume is designed to place in context the passionate controversies and emotional attachments of the two billion people who live, study, work, love, and die in the Middle East and South Asia.

Paperback 9781475852165 $25.00

Elisabeth Yarbakhsh is a research scholar at the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University

History

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The Seizure of Saddam Hussein's Archive of Atrocity

By Bruce P. Montgomery

October 2019 258 pages Hardback 9781498556972 $95.00

This book examines controversies surrounding the seizure of the Baathist security files and the discovery of an Iraqi Jewish archive amid the Kurdish uprising and the US-led invasion of Iraq. The author analyzes how the events ignited a fierce struggle for the files, which document Saddam Hussein’s vast humanitarian crimes.

Bruce P. Montgomery is former professor and Director of Archives at the University of Colorado.

Table of Contents Chapter I: Iraq’s Seizure of Kuwait’s History Chapter II: The Iraqi Kurdish Uprising: Seizure of the Anfal Files Chapter III: U.S. Seizure of Saddam’s Archives of Atrocity Chapter IV: The Iraqi Jewish Archive: Contested Cultural Patrimony Chapter V: Rescue or Plunder: Struggle for the Baath Party Archive Chapter VI: Restitution and Retribution

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History

Advocating for Israel

America's Road to Jerusalem

Diplomats and Lobbyists from Truman to Nixon

The Impact of the Six-Day War on Protestant Politics

By Natan Aridan

By Jason M. Olson

Imprint: Lexington Books

Imprint: Lexington Books

September 2019 368 pp

November 2018 280 pp

9781498553773 I $115.00 I HB 9781498553797 I $42.99 I PB

9781498581387 I $95.00 I HB

American Presidents and Jerusalem

By Ghada Hashem Talhami

Blood in the Water BLOOD IN THE WATER

Imprint: Lexington Books

How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty

By Joan Mellen Imprint: Prometheus

March 2020 234 pp

December 2018 446 pp

9781498554282 I $100.00 I HB 9781498554305 I $39.99 I PB

9781633884649 I $27.00 I HB

The Greatest Navy SEAL Stories Ever Told

Historical Dictionary of Iraq

By Beth K. Dougherty

By Laurence J. Yadon

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East

Imprint: Lyons Press

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers November 2018 240 pp

May 2019 1068 pp

9781493030897 I $19.95 I PB

9781538120040 I $200.00 I HB

History

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March 2020 524 pp

Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia

The Middle East and South Asia 2018-2019

By J.E. Peterson

By Seth Cantey

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East

Series: World Today (Stryker)

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers October 2018 300 pp 9781475841572 I $23.00 I PB

9781538119792 I $125.00 I HB

Negotiating Palestinian Womanhood

The One I'll Always Remember

Encounters between Palestinian Women and American Missionaries, 1880s–1940s

Caring for America's Wounded Warriors

By Gary L. Bloomfield

By Enaya Hammad Othman

Imprint: Lyons Press

Imprint: Lexington Books November 2018 242 pp

July 2020 288 pp

9781498509237 I $100.00 I HB 9781498509251 I $36.99 I PB

9781493038619 I $27.95 I HB

Saving Israel

The War of the Zionist Giants

The Unknown Story of Smuggling Weapons and Winning a Nation’s Independence

David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann

By Nick Reynold

By Boaz Dvir Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: Stackpole Books March 2020 320 pp

December 2018 286 pp

9780811737265 I $29.95 I HB

9781498559607 I $95.00 I HB

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History

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After Saddam American Foreign Policy and the Destruction of Secularism in the Middle East

By Dina Badie

September 2019 212 pages

This book explores the monumental shift in the balance of power in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War. It investigates the manner in which American foreign policy in Iraq artificially shifted this balance and brought religious identities to the foreground.

Paperback 9781498539012 $39.99

Dina Badie is assistant professor of politics and international studies at Centre College.

Hardback 9781498538992 $95.00

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Sunnis, the Shias, and the Caliphates Chapter 2: The Modern Middle East Chapter 3: The War on Terror Chapter 4: The Baathification and DeBaathification of Iraq Chapter 5: The Shia Revival and the Shia Crescent Chapter 6: The Sunni Backlash Chapter 7: The Surge Chapter 8: The Dominos Fall Chapter 9: The Islamic State Conclusion

International Relations

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Arab-Iranian Relations Dynamics of Conflict and Accommodation

By Shireen T. Hunter

May 2019 336 pages

By highlighting the complex set of factors and their interactions that have shaped ArabIranian relations, the book hopes to be a corrective to the simplistic and reductionist interpretations of these relations.

Paperback 9781786612076 $44.95

Shireen Hunter is a Research professor at the School of Foreign Service and affiliated with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

Hardback 9781786612069 $125.00

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Table of Contents Preface / Introduction / Part I / 1. Historical, Ethnic, Sectarian and Cultural Background to Arab-Iranian Relations / 2. Modernization, the Rise of Nation States and EthnoCentric Nationalism in Iran and the Arab World: Impact on Arab-Iranian Relations / 3.

Intra-Arab Politics: Impact on Arab-Iranian Relations / 4. The Israel Question in ArabIranian Relations / 5. The Evolving Character of International Politics and System: Impact on Arab-Iranian Relations / Part II / 6. Iran's Relations with Egypt: From Hostility to Friendship to Hostility / 7. Iran's Relations with Iraq: From Hostility to Friendship to What? / 8. Iran's Relation with Syria and Lebanon / 9. Iran's Relations with Saudi Arabia: Rivals for Supremacy in the Persian Gulf and Beyond / 10. Iran's Relations with the Persian Gulf Arab States: Uniformity and Difference / Conclusion / Selected Bibliography

International Relations

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Civil–Military Relations in the Islamic World

By Jr. , Paul E. Lenze

August 2018 222 pages Paperback 9781498518758 $42.99 Hardback 9781498518734 $95.00

The book examines civil–military relations in key Middle Eastern and South Asian Islamic states. Specifically it analyzes how the endurance of authoritarianism in Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey is affected by international influence on the political development of these states.

Paul E. Lenze, Jr. is a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University.

Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ALGERIA 3. EGYPT 4. PAKISTAN 5. TURKEY 6. CONCLUSION

International Relations

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The Crescent Moon and the Magen David Turkish-Israeli Relations Through the Lens of the Turkish Public

By Karel Valansi

March 2018 216 pages Hardback 9780761870081 $75.00

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This book is an attempt to investigate the establishment of the State of Israel, Turkey’s recognition of the Jewish state and its repercussions on the Turkish public between the years 1936 and 1956.

Karel Valansi, born in Istanbul, completed her BA in Koç University. She wrote her MA thesis on Turkish-Israeli relations in Kadir Has University. She continues her Ph.D. studies in International Relations at the same university. In addition to her academic track, she has been writing for Şalom newspaper as foreign news editor and columnist. She also contributes to many newspapers and journals. She appears for commentary on various TV and radio programs. She specializes in Turkish-Israeli relations, Arab-Israeli conflict, and Turkish Jewish history. She contributed to Atilla Dorsay’s book about the disappearance of the old Istanbul symbolized with Emek movie theater; “Emek Yoksa Ben De Yokum!” (Kırmızı Kedi, 2014), to “Meçhul Yahudiler Ansiklopedisi” edited by Rıfat N. Bali (Libra, 2016) on the history of ordinary Turkish Jews, and to “Türkiye’de Yahudi Olmak, Bir Deneyim Sözlüğü” edited by Raşel Meseri and Aylin Kuryel (Iletişim, 2017) on the Jewish experience in Turkey. She is the winner of the 10th Altındağ Short Story Contest in March 2017.

International Relations

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Rising Powers and the Arab– Israeli Conflict since 1947

By Guy Burton

March 2018 206 pages Hardback 9781498551953 $90.00

By studying the actions of the rising powers in relation to the Arab–Israeli conflict since 1947, this book identifies active and passive approaches to conflict management.

Through them, this book examines the extent to which these actions help or hinder aspirations to greater global influence.

Guy Burton is assistant professor of public policy at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai.

Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Framing Rising Powers and Conflict Management Chapter 2: Rising Powers and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947—67 Chapter 3: Rising Powers and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1967—93 Chapter 4: Rising Powers and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict during the Oslo Period, 1993—2000 Chapter 5: Rising Powers and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict since the Second Intifada Conclusion: Rising Powers and Conflict Management into the Future Bibliography About the Author

International Relations

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Turkish-Russian Relations Prospects and Challenges Edited by Natalya Ketenci and Gökçe Bayındır Goularas

December 2019 106 pages Hardback 9781793606242 $80.00

Relations between Turkey and Russia are in the process of development and still short of their potential in many areas, such as economic cooperation. This edited collection covers the most important areas of cooperation, both historical and contemporary, and discusses opportunities for the future cooperation.

Gökçe Bayındır Goularas is associate professor of economics at Yeditepe University.

Natalya Ketenci is associate professor at Yeditepe University.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: “Turkish-Russian Relations in the Context of the Middle East” by Deniz Tansi Chapter 2: “Nuclear Energy of Turkey in the Context of the Russian Experience” by Natalya Ketenci Chapter 3: “The Relations Between Turkey and Russia During the Early Years of the Cold War: 1945–1952” by Melih Görgün, Hakan Sezgin Erkan Chapter 4: “Geopolitical Competition versus Economic Cooperation: Turkey-Russia Relations after the Cold War Era” by Çağrı Levent Uslu Chapter 5: “Dynamics of Bilateral Trade between Russia and Turkey” by Ayşe Sevencan Chapter 6: “News Media Framing of Turkish-Russian Relations between 2015 and 2018” by Nihan Kocaman, Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek Chapter 7: “Migration Flows in Turkish-Russian History: A General Overview” by Betül Nuhoğlu, Gökçe Bayındır Goularas Chapter 8: “Variations in Suicide Rates: A Comparison between Russian Federation and Turkey” by Alper Altınanahtar

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International Relations

America in Retreat AMERICA IN RETREAT

The Geopolitics of Turkey– Kurdistan Relations

Foreign Policy under Donald Trump

Cooperation, Security Dilemmas, and Economies

By Mel Gurtov

By Mustafa Demir

Series: World Social Change

Series: Kurdish Societies, Politics, and International Relations

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers September 2020 216 pp

April 2019 146 pp

9781538145661 I $79.00 I HB

9781498571630 I $90.00 I HB

The Holocaust, Rebirth, and the Nakba

Imprint: Lexington Books

Iran and China A New Approach to Their Bilateral Relations

Memory and Contemporary Israeli–Arab Relations

By Shirzad Azad

By Yair Auron

Imprint: Lexington Books

Imprint: Lexington Books

November 2019 302 pp

March 2020 156 pp

9781498559485 I $110.00 I HB 9781498559508 I $42.99 I PB

9781498544573 I $89.00 I HB 9781498544597 I $36.99 I PB

The Possibility and Limit of Liberal Middle Power Policies

The World of Protracted Conflicts

By Michael Brecher

Turkish Foreign Policy toward the Middle East during the AKP Period (2005–2011)

Imprint: Lexington Books

By Kohei Imai Imprint: Lexington Books December 2017 248 pp

June 2018 428 pp

9781498524919 I $95.00 I HB

9781498531870 I $144.00 I HB 9781498531894 I $54.99 I PB

International Relations

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Language Policy and Identity in Mauritania Multilingual and Multicultural Tensions

By El Hacen Moulaye Ahmed

June 2020 284 pages

The inseparable relationship between language and identity has created many problems for countries with multilingual and multicultural diversity. El Hacen Moulaye Ahmed explores the issue of language policy and identity in Mauritania as a case study.

Hardback 9781793612656 $95.00

El Hacen Moulaye Ahmed is lecturer at the University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya.

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Language Arts & Disciplines

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Hermeneutics in the Genre of Mukhta?ar Civil and Commercial Law in Islamic Law

By Husain Kassim

December 2018 264 pages Hardback 9781498512152 $95.00

This book deals with the genre of Mukhta�ar in Islamic law and the significance of its emergence in the development and formation of Islamic law. This book comprehensively explores its emergence and analyzes civil and commercial law in four Islamic Sunni schools of law.

Husain Kassim is emeritus associate professor, University of Central Florida.

Table of Contents Chapter One Al-Sh�fi��’s Concept of Hermeneutics: The Ris�la and the Role it has played in the hermeneutical Formation of Islamic legal system Chapter Two Hermeneutics in the Genre of Mukhta�ar, its Significance, and Emergence in the Formation of Islamic legal system Chapter Three Sh�fi�� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in K al-Umm, alMuzan�’s Mukhta�ar, and al-Sh�r�z�’s Tanb�h Chapter Four �anaf� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in al-�a��w�’s Mukhta�ar, al-Qud�r�’s Mukhta�ar, and al-Margh�n�n�’s Hid�ya in Refrence Chapter Five �anbal� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in A�mad ibn �ambal’s Mas��il Collections and al-Khiraq�’s Mukhta�ar Chapter Six M�lik� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Refleced in Khal�l’s Mukhta�ar Chapter Seven Differences of Opinion in Different Schools of Law from the Hermeneutical Perspective

Law

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Sectarian Order in Bahrain The Social and Colonial Origins of Criminal Justice

By Staci Strobl

November 2018 192 pages Hardback 9781498541602 $90.00

Through the lens of a new interpretation of criminal justice history Sectarian Order in Bahrain focuses on a cache of colonial criminal cases dated 1924 to 1940. It outlines major shifts in notions of the social order, highlighting a sectarianism modus operandi within the colonial criminal justice system.

Staci Strobl is department chair and associate professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Land and Sea: The Two Historical Disruptions and Sectarian Order Maintenance Chapter 2: Shooting at the Sheikh: The Criminalization of Tribal Rivalry Chapter 3: “You Brother of a Prostitute”: Honor, Insults, and Crime Chapter 4: Sectarian Tashwish: Anti- Shi`a Violence and Sunni-Dominated Policing Chapter 5: “Mad, No House, No Money”: Sect-Based Citizenship and Crime

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Law

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Istanbul 1940 and Global Modernity The World According to Auerbach, Tanpinar, and Edib

By E. Khayyat

December 2018 296 pages Hardback 9781498585835 $95.00

This book revisits Erich Auerbach’s Istanbul writings as pioneering works of contemporary literary history and cultural criticism. It interprets these writings, which center around Western literary cultures, against the background of Auerbach’s Turkish colleagues’ works that trace Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural histories.

E. Khayyat is assistant professor of comparative literature and Middle Eastern languages and literatures at Rutgers University.

Literary Criticism

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The Prose Works of Gha’ib Tu’ma Farman The City and the Beast

By Hilla Peled-Shapira

November 2018 148 pages

This book reexamines the terms 'exile' and 'criticism' through language and metaphors in the writings of this Iraqi novelist, while shedding light on the tense relationship between Leftist intellectuals and the Iraqi regime in the mid-twentieth century.

Hardback 9781498504669 $85.00

Hilla Peled-Shapira is professor of modern Arabic literature at Bar-Ilan and Ariel Universities.

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter One: Gha’ib Tu’ma Farman and His Generation—an Introduction Chapter Two: Opposition Intellectuals in Iraq through the Prism of Language and Style —Farman Chapter Three: Being an Opposition Intellectual in Iraq—the Model of Circles of Criticism Chapter Four: Memories of Baghdad Conclusion Bibliography

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Literary Criticism

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Manifestos for World Thought Edited by Lucian Stone and Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh

December 2017 266 pages Paperback 9781783489510 $42.00 Hardback 9781783489503 $126.00

These manifestos for the future of world thought offer a uniquely global outlook by incorporating forceful examples from both western and non-western regions and placing important movements of western and non-western societies into a theoretical dialogue.

Lucian Stone is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Dakota. He is co-author of Simone Weil and Theology (2013). In addition he has edited several volumes including: Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism: Spheres of Belonging (2014); Dead Man’s Shadow: Collected Poems of Leonardo P. Alishan (2011); The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later (2010); and The Philosophy of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Library of Living Philosophers, Volume XXVIII (2001). He is editor of the journal SCTIW Review.

Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Babson College. He is the author or editor of The Chaotic Imagination: New Literature and Philosophy of the Middle East (2010), Inflictions: The Writing of Violence in the Middle East (2012), The Radical Unspoken: Silence in Middle Eastern and Western Thought (2013), and Insurgent, Poet, Mystic, Sectarian: The Four Masks of an Eastern Postmodernism (2015).

Contributors: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, SOAS, University of London and Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies, London Middle East Institute, UK; Banu Bargu, Associate Professor of Politics, New School for Social Research, USA; Réda Bensmaïa, Professor Emeritus, Formerly University Professor of French and Francophone Literature, Brown University, USA; Huda Fakhreddine, Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Wael Hallaq Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University, USA; Rosalind Hampton, doctoral candidate in Educational Studies, McGill University, Canada; Michelle Hartman, Associate Professor of Arabic Literature, McGill University, Canada; Aslı Igsiz, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York 27 University, USA; Nanor Kebranian, Assistant Professor of Middle Philosophy Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University, USA; Setrag Manoukian, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Islamic Studies, McGill University, Canada; Ruth Mas, Visiting

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Accountability in Syria Achieving Transitional Justice in a Postconflict Society Edited by Radwan Ziadeh

January 2020 142 pages Hardback 9781498511896 $90.00

This book examines the patterns of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Syria since 2011. The contributors also discuss the possibilities of achieving accountability through the international system and the linkages between the transition and the new justice system that should emerge in Syria.

Radwan Ziadeh is a senior fellow at the Arab Center, Washington D.C. Table of Contents Chapter One: Transition, Justice and Accountability in Syria Radwan Ziadeh Chapter Two: Demographic Engineering in Syria Radwan Ziadeh Chapter Three: Forced Evacuations In the Syrian Context David M. Crane Chapter Four: Stories from the Hill: Sarajevo and Daraya Janine di Giovanni with Sophia Slater Chapter Five: Syria’s Green Buses, “Evacuation Deals,” and Forced Displacement Mai El-Sadany Chapter Six: The False Allure of Syrian ‘Local Ceasefires’ Mohammed Alaa Ghanem Chapter Seven: The Promises and Pitfalls of Data Analysis for Accountability and Justice Megan Price and Anita Gohdes

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Politics

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Emerging Scholarship on the Middle East and Central Asia Moving from the Periphery Edited by Katlyn Quenzer, Maria Syed and Elisabeth Yarbakhsh

September 2018 224 pages Hardback 9781498558426 $95.00

In this book scholars specializing in the Middle East and Central Asia provide fresh analysis and cutting-edge critique of phenomena and events across the region. Authors draw on multiple disciplinary traditions and cover a broad geography, in order to challenge understandings and propose new forms of scholarly engagement.

Elisabeth Yarbakhsh is a research scholar at the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University Maria Syed is a doctoral candidate at the Australian National University Katlyn Quenzer is a doctoral student at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University

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Eurasia on the Edge Managing Complexity Edited by Richard Sakwa

October 2018 324 pages Hardback 9781498564205 $115.00

Eurasia, wherever one draws the boundaries, is very much at the center of discussions about today’s world. This book enables readers to achieve a better understanding of key security threats in the Eurasian region.

Piotr Dutkiewicz is professor of political science and the director of the Center for Governance and Public Policy, at Carleton University, Canada.

Richard Sakwa is professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent.

Fyodor Lukyanov is research director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club.

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The Future of the Middle East Faith, Force, and Finance

By Monte Palmer

January 2019 216 pages Hardback 9781538117880 $34.00

This deeply informed book considers the intertwined roles of faith, force, and finance in shaping the modern Middle East, including the relentless surge of terror in the region and beyond. Monte Palmer provides lessons learned from ten critical periods, beginning with World War I through the current chaos and stalemate.

Monte Palmer is professor emeritus of government at Florida State University, where he directed the Middle East Studies Center. He was also director of the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut from 1998 to 2000. His books include The Arab Psyche and American Frustrations, Politics in the Middle East, and Islamic Extremism: Causes, Diversity, and Challenges.

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The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East Edited by John Eibner

November 2017 276 pages Paperback 9781498561983 $39.99 Hardback 9781498561969 $100.00

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This book discusses the rapid erosion of social pluralism and the concomitant “religious cleaning” of religious minorities in the Middle East. It focuses on five crucial years between the “Arab Spring” uprisings of 2011 and the U.S. government’s genocide determination in 2016 regarding religious minorities in the Middle East.

John Eibner, PhD, CEO of Christian Solidarity International

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Iran Nuclear Accord and the Remaking of the Middle East

By Nader Entessar and Kaveh L. Afrasiabi

December 2017 298 pages Hardback 9781442271272 $90.00

This book essentially builds upon Entessar & Afrasiabi’s Iran Nuclear Negotiations (Rowman & Littlefied, October 2015), focusing this time on the final nuclear agreement, the ensuing debates around it, and its global and regional ramifications especially in the Middle East.

Nader Entessar is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South Alabama where he specializes in the politics of the developing areas (especially the Middle East) as well as foreign policy decision-making, defense and security, and North-South issues.

Kaveh Lotfollah Afrasiabi is an Iranian-American political scientist and author. He has taught Political Science at the University of Tehran, Boston University, and Bentley University and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Binghamton University and the Center for Strategic Research, Tehran. During 2004-2005, he was involved as an advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team.

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Nation-Building and Turkish Modernization Islam, Islamism, and Nationalism in Turkey Edited by Rasim Özgür Dönmez and Ali Yaman

April 2019 276 pages

This book analyzes the nation building process in Turkey from a socio-historical perspective. Authors compare the nation-building process in the Republic period with the pro-Islamists of the JDP period.

Hardback 9781498579391 $95.00

Rasim Özgür Dönmez is professor of international relations at Abant İzzet Baysal University.

Ali Yaman is professor of international relations at Abant İzzet Baysal University.

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Acknowledgement Introduction Chapter 1: The Relationship between Nation-Building, Islam, and Islamism in Turkey, Rasim Özgür Dönmez Chapter 2: Religion in the Dialectic of Turkish Nation-Building and the Case of Justice and Development Party, Büke Koyuncu Chapter 3: Nation-Building and the Religion-State Relations in Turkey: The Presidency of Religious Affairs, Ali Yaman Chapter 4: Laiklik and Nation-Building: How State-Religion-Society Relations Changed in Turkey under the Justice and the Development Party, Edgar Şar Chapter 5: Nation-Building and Gender Regime in Turkey, Senem Kurt Topuz Chapter 6: Why Afet Inan Had to Measure Skulls, Béatrice Hendrich Chapter 7: Towards an Islamic Patriarchal Society in Turkey?: Changing Gender Roles in the Secondary School Social Studies Textbooks, Gül Arıkan Akdağ Chapter 8: (Re)Construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space: Transformation Ofistanbul’s Panorama Under Jdp Rule, Seren Selvi Korkmaz Conclusion About the authors

An Anatomy of Feminist Resistance

Arab-Palestinian Society in the Israeli Political System

Rebel in the Wilderness

By Henriette Dahan Kalev

Integration versus Segregation in the TwentyFirst Century

Imprint: Lexington Books

By Rami Zeedan Imprint: Lexington Books

November 2018 252 pp

June 2019 166 pp

9781498524353 I $95.00 I HB

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Broadcasting Change

Contemporary Anti-Muslim Politics

Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Liberalism

Aggressions and Exclusions

By Joseph Braude

By Kenneth J. Long

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Imprint: Lexington Books

November 2017 240 pp

November 2018 170 pp

9781538101278 I $133.00 I HB 9781538101285 I $45.00 I PB

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Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa

The Hilltop Youth A Stage of Resistance and Counter culture Practice

An Appraisal of American Counterterrorism Policies

By Shimi Friedman Series: The Levant and Near East: A Multidisciplinary Book Series

By Christine Sixta Rinehart Imprint: Lexington Books October 2018 196 pp

November 2017 112 pp

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9781498560948 I $80.00 I HB

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Human Security and Agency HUMAN SECURITY AND AGENCY

Identities in Crisis in Iran Politics, Culture, and Religion

Empowering Locally Led Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Edited by Ronen A. Cohen

By Nilofar Sakhi

Imprint: Lexington Books

Series: Peace and Security in the 21st Century July 2020 160 pp

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

9781786614544 I $120.00 I HB

April 2019 198 pp 9781498506410 I $95.00 I HB 9781498506434 I $36.99 I PB

Israeli Settlements Land Politics beyond the Geneva Convention

By Martin Blecher

The Kurds in the Middle East THE KURDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Edited by Mehmet Gurses, David Romano and Michael M. Gunter

Imprint: Hamilton Books

November 2018 220 pp

July 2020 378 pp

9780761870647 I $36.99 I PB

9781793613585 I $115.00 I HB

The Lebanese Forces

Imprint: Lexington Books

A Constructivist Approach

By Nader Moumneh

By Louis A. Gordon and Ian Oxnevad

Imprint: Hamilton Books

Imprint: Lexington Books

December 2018 618 pp

May 2018 256 pp

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Series: Kurdish Societies, Politics, and International Relations

Middle East Politics for the New Millennium

Emergence and Transformation of the Christian Resistance

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Enduring Problems and New Dynamics

Necessary Travel

Polycentricity, Islam, and Development

New Area Studies and Canada in Comparative Perspective

Potentials and Challenges in Pakistan

Edited by Susan Hodgett and Patrick James

By Anas Malik Imprint: Lexington Books

Imprint: Lexington Books December 2018 204 pp

December 2017 326 pp

9781498545143 I $90.00 I HB

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The Return of the Past

Seven Pillars

State, Identity, and Society in thePost–Arab Spring Middle East

What Really Causes Instability in the Middle East?

By Brian Katulis

By Uzi Rabi Edited by Michael Rubin Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: AEI Press November 2019 230 pp

November 2019 178 pp

9781793600486 I $95.00 I HB

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Social Media and Politics in Turkey

Temperature Rising Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Wars in the Middle East

A Journey through Citizen Journalism, Political Trolling, and Fake News

By Nader Uskowi Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

By Erkan Saka Imprint: Lexington Books November 2019 140 pp

December 2018 226 pp

9781498591379 I $85.00 I HB

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Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South Edited by Mark A. Lamport

August 2018 1122 pages Hardback 9781442271562 $250.00

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The rapid growth of Christianity in the global south is not just a demographic shift—it is transforming the faith itself. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South traces both the history and the contemporary themes of Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. It includes maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key events.

Mark A. Lamport is a graduate professor at theological schools in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Virginia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. He is editor of the Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (2 volumes), the Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States (5 volumes), and the Encyclopedia of Christian Education (3 volumes).

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The Objectives of Islamic Law The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a Edited by Idris Nassery, Rumee Ahmed and Muna Tatari

February 2018 312 pages Hardback 9781498549936 $110.00

This book captures the growing debate among Muslim scholars about the theory of the “Objectives of the Shar�‘a” (maq��id al-shar�‘a) and its role in reforming Islamic law.

The book is divided into two parts—one highlighting the theory’s potential and the other its challenges.

Idris Nassery is postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.

Rumee Ahmed is associate dean of arts and associate professor of Islamic law at the University of British Columbia.

Muna Tatari is assistant professor of Islamic systematic theology in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.

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Shia Islam and Politics Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

By Jon Armajani

May 2020 252 pages Hardback 9781793621351 $95.00

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This book analyzes the history of modern Shia Muslim political mobilization in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. It describes Shia Islam and politics with respect to political protest, governments, and Shia interpretations of history.

Jon Armajani is professor in the peace studies department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and is the author of Modern Islamist Movements: History, Religion, and Politics.

An American Biblical Orientalism

Colonialism and the Bible Contemporary Reflections from the Global South

The Construction of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Nineteenth-Century American Evangelical Piety

Edited by Tat-siong Benny Liew and Fernando F. Segovia Series: Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion and Theology

By David D. Grafton Imprint: Fortress Academic October 2019 246 pp

April 2018 398 pp

9781978704862 I $95.00 I HB

9781498572750 I $120.00 I HB

Imprint: Lexington Books

Framing the Friday Sermon to Shape Opinion

Islamophobia and AntiMuslim Sentiment

The Case of Jordan

Picturing the Enemy

By Philip Odeh Madanat

By Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg

Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers March 2019 162 pp

July 2018 296 pp

9781498586979 I $90.00 I HB

9781538107362 I $84.00 I HB 9781538107379 I $30.00 I PB

Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in the Twenty-First Century

Modern Muslim Theology Engaging God and the World with Faith and Imagination

Intersections and Prospects

By Martin Nguyen

Edited by Carsten Schapkow and Klaus Hรถdl

August 2019 296 pp 9781793605092 I $115.00 I HB

Series: Lexington Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory Imprint: Lexington Books

Series: Religion in the Modern World

August 2018 224 pp

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Cities of the World Regional Patterns and Urban Environments Edited by Stanley D. Brunn, Donald J. Zeigler, Maureen Hays-Mitchell and Jessica K. Graybill

May 2020 608 pages Hardback 9781538126349 $149.00

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This fully updated and revised seventh edition of the classic text, now in full color, offers readers a comprehensive set of tools for understanding the urban landscape, and, by extension, the world's politics, economies, societies, and cultures.

Stanley D. Brunn is emeritus professor of geography at the University of Kentucky.

Maureen Hays-Mitchell is professor of geography at Colgate University. Donald J. Zeigler is professor of geography at Old Dominion University. Jessica K. Graybill is associate professor of geography at Colgate University.

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International Migration and Challenges in the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century Edited by Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek and Gökçe Bayındır Goularas

November 2018 210 pages Hardback 9781498586016 $95.00

This book analyzes the latest developments in international migration in the twenty-first century through an interdisciplinary perspective. The book uses sociological, economic, judicial, political, and geopolitical approaches to present the evolution of the contemporary international migration process.

Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek is assistant professor and vice chair of the French Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University.

Gökçe Bayındır Goularas is associate professor and chair of the French Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University.

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Internet Democracy and Social Change The Case of Israel

By Carmit Wiesslitz

April 2019 182 pages Hardback 9781498539784 $90.00

Internet Democracy and Social Change examines the extent to which the democratic potential ascribed to the Internet is realized in practice and how civil society organizations take advantage of the Internet to reach their goals, focusing on the case of Israel, a highly conflicted and turbulent society.

Carmit Wiesslitz is lecturer in the Department of Politics & Communications at Hadassah Academic College, Israel.

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Internet as an Alternative to Traditional Mainstream Media Chapter 2: The Internet as a means of public outreach Chapter 3: Mobilizing the people: Online organizing and recruitment Chapter 4: Online discussions: Is the Internet a deliberative and democratic platform for debate?

Conclusion References Appendix A Appendix B

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Lebanese Women at the Crossroads Caught between Sect and Nation

By Nelia Hyndman-Rizk

January 2020 170 pages Hardback 9781498522748 $90.00

This book argues that women are caught between sect and nation in Lebanon due to the division between religious and civil law. Consequently, a dual struggle is necessary, the first for women’s equal political and civil rights and the second for women’s equal legal rights in relation to personal status law.

Nelia Hyndman-Rizk is lecturer in cross-cultural management at the University of New South Wales.

Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2.The Formation of Lebanon as a ‘Confessional Democracy’: An Accommodation of Difference?

Chapter 3.Gender and Personal Status Law in Lebanon Chapter 4.A New Phase of Women’s Rights Activism: Online and Offline Chapter 5.Intersectional Activism: Civil Rights and Women’s Rights Chapter 6.The Quest for Civil Marriage Chapter 7.Conclusion: Caught Between Sect and Nation?

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Reframing Syrian Refugee Insecurity through a Feminist Lens The Case of Lebanon

By Jessy Abouarab

July 2020 222 pages Hardback 9781793613912 $90.00

REFRAMING SYRIAN REFUGEE INSECURITY THROUGH A FEMINIST LENS

Capturing the unique dynamics of a Global South-South forced migration case, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of Syrian refugee insecurity in Lebanon. It applies a transnational feminist approach to explore the plight of Syrian women who are often absent from and generally neglected in refugee securitized practices.

Jessy Abouarab is visiting assistant professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University.

Table of Contents Chapter I: Understanding the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon Chapter II: Lebanese Syrian (In)Security Practices Chapter III: (En)Gendering Lebanon Crisis Response Plan(s) Chapter IV: Alternative Refugee Insecurity Narratives Chapter V: A Vicious Cycle of Syrian Refugee Insecurities

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Refugee Crises and Migration Policies From Local to Global Edited by Gökçe Bayındır Goularas, Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek and Edanur Önel

October 2019 198 pages Hardback 9781793602084 $90.00

This edited volume investigates European approaches to migrants, European Union migration policies, and the EU-Turkey refugee agreement. The contributors also analyze issues related with migration in Turkey and Syria and specifically study the Syrian refugee crisis.

Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek is assistant professor and vice-chair of the French Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University.

Gökçe Bayındır Goularas is associate professor and chair of the French Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University.

Edanur Önel is master's student in international relations and project assistant at the Research Center of Global Education and Culture at Yeditepe University.

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Social Capital in Political Development in Iran Hashemi, Khatami, and Ahmadinejad's Presidencies

By Ali Abolali Aghdaci

August 2020 312 pages Hardback 9781793607638 $115.00

SOCIAL CAPITAL IN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN IRAN

Aghdaci argues that Iran has not yet sustained political development due to negligence by its leaders, resulting in a decline of public trust in post-revolutionary governments. He takes a statistical look at the reduction of social capital in Iran and suggests ways this trend can be reversed and political development can be maximized.

Ali Abolali Aghdaci is professor of political science at the Islamic Azad University.

Table of Contents Chapter One: General Considerations Chapter Two: Expression of Concepts and Theoretical Framework Chapter Three: Methodology of Research Chapter Four: The Study of the Relationship between Social Capital and Political Development in the Governments of Seyyed Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Chapter Five: Conclusions and Suggestions References

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Syrian Forced Migration and Public Health in the European Union

By Christine Crudo Blackburn and Jr. , Paul E. Lenze

March 2019 118 pages Hardback 9781498566100 $80.00

This book examines the effect of the Syrian forced migration on the public health infrastructure of the European Union and Middle Eastern states affected by the Syrian Civil War. Recommendations are provided for more effective protection of health for displaced persons and the host population.

Christine Crudo Blackburn is assistant research scientist at Texas A&M University.

Paul E. Lenze, Jr. is senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Global Refugee Crisis: Disease and Conflict Chapter 3: A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Disease Risk Chapter 4: The Situation in Syria Chapter 5: Political and Health Impacts of the Syrian Migration on the Middle East and Europe Chapter 6: Conclusion & Policy Recommendations

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Alternative Media in Contemporary Turkey

Citizenship Education in Turkey

Sustainability, Activism, and Resistance

From Militant-Secular to Islamic Nationalism

Edited by Murat Akser and Victoria McCollum

By Abdulkerim Sen and Hugh Starkey

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Imprint: Lexington Books

October 2018 210 pp

December 2019 146 pp

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9781498594684 I $85.00 I HB

Iranian Diaspora Identities

Kurdish Alevis and the Case of Dersim

Stories and Songs IRANIAN DIASPORA IDENTITIES

Historical and Contemporary Insights

By Ziba Shirazi and Kamran Afary

Edited by Erdal Gezik and Ahmet Kerim GĂźltekin

Imprint: Hamilton Books

June 2020 228 pp

January 2019 172 pp

9780761871705 I $36.99 I PB

9781498575485 I $90.00 I HB

The Social and Cultural Order of Ancient Egypt

Identity Building among a Double Minority

By Sebastian Maisel

By Steen Bergendorff

Imprint: Lexington Books

Imprint: Lexington Books

December 2019 162 pp

October 2018 204 pp

9781793610041 I $85.00 I HB

9780739177747 I $95.00 I HB 9781498549806 I $36.99 I PB

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Imprint: Lexington Books

Yezidis in Syria

An Ethnographic and Regional Analysis

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