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New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

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Zachary Lockman, “Field Notes: The Making of Middle Eastern Studies in the United States” (Stanford UP, 2016)

2017/7/24

The dominant narrative in the history of the study of the Middle East has claimed that the Cold War

Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, “The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The USSR’s Intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli Conflict” (Oxford UP, 2017)

2017/7/19

The title of Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez‘s The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The USSR’s Interve

Nader Hashimi and Danny Postel, eds. “Sectarianization: Mapping the New Politics of the Middle East” (Oxford UP, 2017)

2017/7/16

The term ‘sectarianism’ has dominated much of the discourse on the Middle East and dictates that muc

Blake Atwood, “Reform Cinema in Iran: Film and Political Change in the Islamic Republic” (Columbia UP, 2016)

2017/6/26

Iranian cinema has close connections to the 1979 Islamic revolution. Ayatollah Khomeini , explicitly

Erik Love, “Islamophobia and Racism in America” (NYU Press, 2017)

2017/6/26

In his new book, Islamophobia and Racism in America (New York University Press, 2017), Sociologist E

Brad Gooch, “Rumi’s Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love” (Harper, 2017)

2017/6/8

Ever since their composition in the 13th century the poems of the Persian writer Rumi have enthral

Rajan Gurukkal, “Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade: Political Economy of Eastern Mediterranean Exchange Relations” (Oxford UP, 2016)

2017/6/8

Rajan Gurukkal‘s Rethinking Classical Indo-Roman Trade: Political Economy of Eastern Mediterranean E

Nir Baram, “A Land Without Borders: My Journey Around East Jerusalem and the West Bank” (Text Publishing Company, 2017)

2017/5/30

In A Land Without Borders: My Journey Around East Jerusalem and the West Bank (Text Publishing Compa

Lewis Glinert, “The Story of Hebrew” (Princeton UP, 2017)

2017/4/11

For this episode, New Books in Jewish Studies interviews Lewis Glinert, Professor of Hebrew Studies

Joseph Lumbard, “The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary” (HarperOne, 2015)

2017/3/24

The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (HarperOne, 2015) represents years of effort from

Brian T. Edwards, “After the American Century: The Ends of U.S. Culture in the Middle East” (Columbia UP, 2016)

2017/3/6

American culture is ubiquitous across the globe. It travels to different social contexts and is cons

Nathan Hofer, “The Popularisation of Sufism in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1325” (Edinburgh UP, 2015)

2017/1/27

Medieval Egypt had a rapid influx of Sufis, which has previously been explained through reactionary

“Best New Books in Political Science 2016: International Politics Edition”

2016/12/29

Last week featured a year-end-round up of books in American politics. This week I looked back to the

Jack M. Sasson, “From the Mari Archives: An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters” (Eisenbrauns, 2015)

2016/12/29

For over 40 years, Jack M. Sasson has been studying and commenting on the cuneiform archives from Ma

Sharon Rotbard, “White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa” (MIT Press, 2015)

2016/12/26

In White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa (MIT Press, 2015), Sharon Rotb

Abigail Jacobson and Moshe Naor, “Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine” (Brandeis UP, 2016)

2016/12/23

Much of the existing literature on Mandatory Palestine adheres to a dual society model which assumes