Guest House for Young Widows - Among the Women of ISIS by Azadeh Moaveni
$33.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
An intimate, deeply reported account of the women who made a shocking decision- to leave their comfortable lives behind and join the Islamic State. In early 2014, the Islamic State clinched its control of Raqqa in Syria. Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, urged Muslims around the world to come join the calip ...Show more
House of Islam: A Global History by Ed Husain
$23.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
'A powerful corrective' Guardian 'This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads'For anyone interested in the future of Islam, both in Britain and the Islamic world, this is an important book' The Times The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with stro ...Show more
Nine Lives - My Time As the West's Top Spy Inside Al-Qaeda by Aimen Dean; Paul Cruickshank; Tim Lister
$25.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda's chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with ...Show more
The Kabul Peace House: How a Group of Young People Are Daring to Dream in a Land of War by Mark Isaacs
$30.00 AUD
Category: Middle East | Series: Young Afghans Peace Community
A story of peace in a land of unending war. This is a story of hope and resilience in Afghanistan, a country constantly under siege from within and without. Refugee advocate, activist and acclaimed author Mark Isaacs takes us inside a remarkable and unlikely peace project established in one of the mo ...Show more
Arabs: A 3,000 Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
$65.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language a ...Show more
A History of the Middle East by Peter Mansfield; Nicolas Pelham
$35.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
The definitive history of the Middle East, now updated in its fifth edition 'The best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries and economics of the contemporary Arab world' Washington Post Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This no ...Show more
Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips
$35.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
An epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history?s most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worlds? complex relationship.When Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, returning the Holy ...Show more
In a Time of Monsters - Travels Through a Middle East in Revolt by Emma Sky
$45.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East traveling through a region in revolt. In a Time of Monsters bears witness to the demands of young people ...Show more
Afghanistan - A History from 1260 to the Present Day (HB) by Jonathan L. Lee
$70.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient routes and strategic position between India, Inner Asia, China, Persia, and beyond has meant the region has been subject to frequent invasions, both peaceful and mili ...Show more
Lords of the Desert: The Battle Between the US and Great Britain for Supremacy in the Modern Middle East by James Barr
$30.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
BOOK OF THE DAY - The Guardian'James Barr's beautifully written and deeply researched book covers 25 years of competition between Britain and the US for hegemony in the Middle East ... Barr also deftly integrates the role of secret intelligence in foreign policy, drawing on the diary of a little-known j ...Show more
The Crusader Armies - 1099-1187 by Steve Tibble
$60.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
A major new history of the Crusades that illuminates the strength and sophistication of the Western and Muslim armies During the Crusades, the Western and Muslim armies developed various highly sophisticated strategies of both attack and defense, which evolved during the course of the battles. In this a ...Show more
Islamic World: A History in Objects by Venetia Porter; Ladan Akbarnia; Fahmida Suleman; Zeina Klink-Hoppe; Amandine Merat; William Greenwood; Anon
$55.00 AUD
Category: Middle East
This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material culture ...Show more