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Political Islam: Context versus Ideology by Khaled Hroub
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.83This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the contemporary debates within political Islam, providing an in-depth analysis of the specific movements, countries and regions in the Arab world and... -
Patterns, Costumes and Stencils by Chant Avedissian 9780863566790
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $12.41"Patterns, Costumes and Stencils" is a reflection of the diverse peoples, cultures and traditions that have influenced Chant Avedissian's work, from the colourful textiles of Rajasthan and the glazed... -
Turkish Cookery by Sally Mustoe 9780863560729
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $24.36This is no ordinary cookbook. Some of the world's great chefs have come together here to share their favourite Turkish recipes. Sample Nigella Lawson's hummus with seared lamb and toasted pinenuts;... -
Syria: A Recent History by John McHugo 9780863561603
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75Syria's descent into chaos since 2011 has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, while more than nine million people have fled their homes. In this timely account, John McHugo charts the history of... -
Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863561344
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92Based on interviews with Islamic State insiders, Abdel Bari Atwan reveals the origins and modus operandi of the fastest-growing and richest terrorist group in the world. Outlining its leadership... -
My End is My Beginning by Moris Farhi 9780863561306
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $11.58Civilisation is on the brink of collapse. The people are controlled with Big Lies, mass surveillance and brutal suppression. What price would you pay for freedom? Oric and his lover Belkis are part... -
Understanding the Qur'an Today by Mahmoud Hussein 9780863568497
RRP: $13.40Booksplease Price: $9.92The prevailing belief among Muslims is that, because the Qur'an is the Word of God and God is eternal, it follows that His Word is also eternal. The belief is based on the postulate that the Word of... -
After Bin Laden by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863564192
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.07Osama bin Laden is dead but al-Qa'ida remains the CIA's 'number one threat'. With branches in strategic hotspots from Yemen and Somalia to North Africa and an increasing influence among 'home grown... -
Tehran Blues: Youth Culture in Iran by Kaveh Basmenji 9780863565823
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41More than two decades after their parents rose up against the excesses of the Shah, increasing numbers of young Iranians are risking jail for things their counterparts in the West take for granted:... -
A Country of Words: A Palestinian Journey from the Refugee Camp to the Front Page by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863566219
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $19.77In this riveting and revealing autobiography, newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan recounts with humour and honesty his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend... -
I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes See: Photographs from the Refugee Crisis: 2017 by 9780863561795
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $23.99A Scotsman Best Photography Book of 2017 Texts by Filippo Grandi, UN High Comissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, and Robert Del Naja, Massive Attack In October 2015, Giles Duley was commissioned by the... -
Palestine in Black and White by Mohammad Sabaaneh 9780863569401
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $12.41Palestine in Black and White is an intimate and powerful portrayal of life under occupation from one of the most talented cartoonists working today. Mohammad Sabaaneh has gained worldwide renown for... -
Stories and Scenes from Mount Lebanon by Mahmoud Khalil Saab 9780863565700
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $23.69At the outbreak of civil war in 1975, Mahmoud Khalil Saab realised that Lebanon would be changed forever. A man with a deep love for his country, he immediately set about recording eye-witness... -
The Devil You Don't Know: Going Back to Iraq by Zuhair Al-Jezairy 9780863566493
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75In 1979, journalist Zuhair al-Jezairy fled Iraq and certain death after openly criticising Saddam's regime. Twenty-five years later he is back, and cautiously celebrating the toppling of the hated... -
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor by Nawal el Saadawi 9780863566103
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92A young Egyptian woman clashes with her traditional family when she chooses a career in medicine. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage and motherhood, she cuts her hair short and works fiercely... -
Hizbullah: The Story from within by Naim Qassem
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem provides an unparalleled insider's view of the workings of this Shi'ite resistance group turned political party. Formed in 1982 in response to Israel's... -
The Origins of the Druze People and Religion by Philip K. Hitti
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92The Druze, who can be traced back to eleventh-century Levant, have long intrigued scholars of the Middle East. Their obscure origins and blending of beliefs from Ismaili Shi'ism, animism, Greek... -
English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide by Basil Hatim 9780863561559
RRP: $22.71Booksplease Price: $17.21Unlike other available translation manuals, English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide transcends crude dichotomies of 'literal' vs 'free' translation, 'specialized' vs 'general',... -
Galpa: Short Stories by Bangladeshi Women by Niaz Zaman 9780863565670
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92This vibrant and thought-provoking anthology of translated short stories is representative of the variety of issues that women from Bangladesh tackle in their writings. It includes stories about the... -
Dubrovnik: A History by Robin Harris 9780863569593
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $23.99Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik held a significant position beyond what could have been expected of this tiny city-state. Its merchants, trading throughout the huge... -
Victims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry by Adonis 9780863565243
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $11.58Mahmud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim and Adonis are amongst the leading poets in the Arab world today. Victims of a Map presents some of their finest work in translation, alongside the original Arabic,... -
Enemy on the Euphrates: The Battle for Iraq, 1914-1921 by Ian Rutledge 9780863561702
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $12.89In 1920 an Arab revolt came perilously close to inflicting a shattering defeat upon the British Empire's forces occupying Iraq after the Great War. A huge peasant army besieged British garrisons and... -
Lebanon Adrift: From Battleground to Playground by Samir Khalaf 9780863564345
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $18.52Lebanon today is at a fateful crossroads in its eventful socio-cultural and political history. Imperiled by unsettling transformations, from postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation to the forces of... -
Kahlil Gibran: A Biography by Alexandre Najjar 9780863566684
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92'If there is a man who can read "The Prophet" without a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man is indeed dead to life and truth' - "The Chicago Post". Author of the international... -
Higher Education in the Gulf States: Shaping Economies, Politics and Cultures by Christopher Davidson 9780863566974
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.07Nowhere in the world is university education expanding as rapidly as in the six-member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In two generations the region has gone from having the Middle East's... -
Love and Sexuality in Modern Arabic Literature by Roger Allen 9780863560750
RRP: $22.71Booksplease Price: $16.80In segregated, conservative societies with a repressive attitude to women, writing on the theme of love and sexuality are of particular interest. Among the plethora of studies on modern Arabic... -
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The Flood by Maggie Gee 9780863565120 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.71Booksplease Price: $2.65President Bliss is handling a tricky situation with customary brio, but after months of ceaseless rain the city is sinking under the floods. The rich are safe on high ground, but the poor are getting... -
Two Women in One by Nawal El Saadawi 9780863566912
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92Bahiah Shaheen, an eighteen-year-old medical student and the daughter of a prominent Egyptian public official, finds the male students in her class coarse and alien. Her father, too, seems to belong... -
Harun Al-Rashid: and the World of the Thousand and One Nights by Andre Clot 9780863565502
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, was the son of a Yemenite slave who cleared Harun's path to power, very probably by poisoning her eldest son. Harun... -
Islam and Capitalism by Maxime Rodinson 9780863564710
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.26Islam and Capitalism is a learned, engaged rebuttal of the cultural reductionism of Max Weber and others who have tried to explain the politics and society of the Middle East by reference to some... -
Selected Writings by Mai Ghoussoub
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41Mai Ghoussoub A A A A - artist, writer and co-founder of Saqi A A A A- commented widely on culture, aesthetics and the Middle East, and published many books in English, Arabic and French. Gathered... -
Arak and Mezze: The Taste of Lebanon by Michael Karam
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $24.66Arak and Mezze celebrates two of the Levant's cherished traditions: the aniseed-flavoured spirit that inspired the great eaux de vie of Europe, and the appetizers that have become a byword for all... -
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan 9781908906298
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $11.58Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesus within the context of the times in which he lived:... -
Return to the Shadows: The Muslim Brotherhood and an-Nahda Since the Arab Spring by Alison Pargeter 9780863561443
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.83The Arab Spring heralded a profound shift in the Middle East, bringing to power Islamist movements which had previously been operating in the shadows. The Muslim Brotherhood stormed to victory in... -
The Arab Rediscovery of Europe: A Study in Cultural Encounters by Ibrahim Abu Lughod 9780863564031
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.07Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 suddenly exposed the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire to a Europe vastly different from the one known to the Arabs of the Middle Ages. At the start of the... -
Under the Naked Sky: Short Stories from the Arab World by Denys Johnson-Davies 9780863563874
RRP: $17.35Booksplease Price: $12.38Drawing on an intimate knowledge of modern Arabic writing, Denys Johnson-Davies brings together a colourful mosaic of life as lived and portrayed by Arabs from Morocco to Iraq. From a diverse area of... -
Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed by Ayse Onal 9780863566172
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41'Ayse Onal has done an immense service by revealing what it is like to live in an honour-based society and the terrible cost, not just to the women who are beaten and eventually killed, but to the... -
Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas 9780863564628
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $23.29Does Islam call for the oppression of women? The subjugation of women in many Muslim countries is often used as evidence of this, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify... -
A to Z of Arabic-English-Arabic Translation by Ronak Husni 9780863568855
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $18.52The A to Z highlights common pitfalls faced by translators working on both Arabic-English and English-Arabic texts. Each translation problem is carefully contextualized and illustrated with examples... -
Simple Arabic: A Comprehensive Course by Yousif Haddad
RRP: $17.35Booksplease Price: $12.38Simple Arabic aims to make learning Arabic as easy and simple as possible. Assuming no previous knowledge of the language, it is suitable for beginners but also for those who already have a grounding...