Bøger i SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East serien

Examines silences or omissions in Middle Eastern history at the turn of the twenty-first century, to give a fuller account of the society, culture and politics. With a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Palestine, this book considers how and why such silences occur.

Aims to bring together research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. This book examines case studies from seventh-century Syria to seventeenth-century Mughal India.

Examines the rise and development of the Arab intellectual under colonial rule through to independence. This book includes coverage of a number of states and individuals including liberals, radical secularists and salafi intellectuals.

Access in English to Japanese analysis of Japan's energy policies, business ventures, diplomacy and economic assistance in the region.

Examines important elements in the economic and political systems in Jordan, and argues that the state possesses a certain amount of economic resilience and has successfully fostered a national identity.

These studies describe the recent collapse of Sudan's state and economy and explain the difficulties of potential solutions. Issues discussed include famine, debt, religion and the roots of political instability.

This collection of studies remedies a dearth of serious scholarship in the area. Kurdish history, society and culture are considered, as are the international political and legal dimensions of the Kurds' situation.

Thirteen essays by leading scholars reflect on the range of modern perspectives on the Qur'an and on the Muslim exegetical tradition. Taken together, they provide a sample of the aims, methods and topics of enquiry now being pursued.

This book examines the causes and consequences of the many crises within the Egyptian political, sociological, economic and moral legacy and the strategies which Mubarak's government has devised to cope with that legacy.