Jerusalem: The Biography A History of the Middle East by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$26.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world. Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the world ...Show more
The Middle East by Chief Consultant Steph; Stephen Bourke; Maree Browne
$39.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern | Reading Level: very good
The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization synthesizes the latest research and information from a range of disciplines to tell the compelling story, from the Neolithic period through to the Arab conquest, of how a group of linguistically disparate, nomadic tribes responded to specific social, economic ...Show more
The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler
$34.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011. He wante ...Show more
Jerusalem - The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$50.00 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern | Reading Level: very good
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine ...Show more
Mecca: The Sacred City (Spine Broken) by Ziauddin Sardar
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
Mecca is the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction towards which Muslims turn when they pray and the site of pilgrimage which annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet Mecca's importance goes beyond religion. What happens in Mecca and how Musl ...Show more
Afghanistan - A History from 1260 to the Present Day (HB) by Jonathan L. Lee
$69.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
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
Turkey: A Short History by Norman Stone
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern | Reading Level: near fine
From the eminent historian Norman Stone, who has lived and worked in the country since 1997, comes this concise survey of Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbours and the wider world from the 11th century to the present day. Stone deftly conducts the reader through this story, from the arrival o ...Show more
Bethlehem - Biography of a Town by Nicholas Blincoe
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
" Bethlehem] brings within reach 11,000 years of history, centering on the beloved town's unique place in the world. Blincoe's love of Bethlehem is compelling, even as he does not shy away from the complexities of its chronicle." --President Jimmy Carter Bethlehem is so suffused with history and myth th ...Show more
The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad by Lesley Hazleton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
Muhammad's was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known.
The Fall of the Ottomans - The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920 by Eugene Rogan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern | Reading Level: very good
Sunday Times Top Ten Best-seller. The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World War, from best-selling historian Eugene Rogan. For some four centuries the Ottoman Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Europe as well as ruler of the Middle East. By 1 ...Show more
Lawrence and the Arabs by Robert Graves; Dale Maharidge (Introduction by)
$42.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
The story of the Middle East in the early 20th century--through the eyes of two of that period's greatest Englishmen--Robert Graves and Lawrence of Arabia. "Brilliant and provocative."--The New York Times Beginning his life-long affair with the Middle East, T.E. Lawrence--Lawrence of Arabia--mad ...Show more
Women of the Raj by Margaret MacMillan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Eastern
The apparent glamour of the Indian Raj continues to fascinate long after the British quit the subcontinent. But along with the beauty of the Indian landscape and the privilege of servants and holidays in hill stations, British women in that vanished world faced challenges and fears that came from being ...Show more