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Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East

Author : Holger Molder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789949035205
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East written by Holger Molder and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The region of the Middle East has been called the cradle of mankind. This volume studies historical, cultural, religious, social and political legacies, which play a central role in obstructing intercultural dialogue in the Middle East. The region became home to numerous cultures, religions and ethnicities with long experience of living together in a multicultural environment and has an immense impact on the entire human civilization as first human civilizations were born there. Today, more than 50% of world population follow Abrahamic religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism), which have their roots in the Middle East. This book focuses on multiple topics related to the Middle East, including ancient history, the religion and mythology of the Ancient Near Eastern regions, Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies, Persian, Turkish and Arab literature, as well as modern Middle Eastern issues related to politics, security, society and the economy.

Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789949031764
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The region of the Middle East has been called the cradle of mankind. This volume studies historical, cultural, religious, social and political legacies, which play a central role in obstructing intercultural dialogue in the Middle East. The region became home to numerous cultures, religions and ethnicities with long experience of living together in a multicultural environment and has an immense impact on the entire human civilization as first human civilizations were born there. Today, more than 50% of world population follow Abrahamic religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism), which have their roots in the Middle East. This book focuses on multiple topics related to the Middle East, including ancient history, the religion and mythology of the Ancient Near Eastern regions, Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies, Persian, Turkish and Arab literature, as well as modern Middle Eastern issues related to politics, security, society and the economy. The volume includes papers by Amar Annus, Tanja Dibou, Peeter Espak, Yoel Guzansky, Ingrida Kleinhofa, Jaan Lahe, Lidia Leontjeva, Aynura Mahmudova, Yossi Mann, Kobi Michael, Holger Mölder, Limor Nobel-Konig, Üllar Peterson, Itamar Rickover, Vladimir Sazonov and Krzyztof Ulanowski.

Jordan

Author : Peter Gubser
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000738485
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Jordan written by Peter Gubser and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-10-30 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983 Jordan: Crossroads of Middle Eastern Events examines Jordan’s unique role in the Middle East- Arab- Israeli conflict focusing also on its attempt and partial success, at developing its economy and society in the face of a dearth of natural resources and a large influx of refugees. Woven throughout the narrative is the role of King Hussain, a singular Arab ruler, master player on both the Middle Eastern and world stages even though his country lacks significant assets or power in either those arenas. Peter Gubser describes Jordan’s people, culture, history, and social structure, then looks at how the country, buffeted in the tumultuous Middle East, hampered by limited internal political development, and strained by its rapid transition from a peasant, Bedouin economy to one dominated by refugee problems, has moved forward to a much sounder economy based on diversification- in agriculture, industry, mineral extraction, and services. The author argues that Jordan once almost entirely depended on the West for economic largess as well as for political support, now has major Arab sources of assistance and is reorienting its foreign policy accordingly. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of Middle East studies, Middle East history and Middle East politics.

Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East

Author : Daniel G. Bates
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East written by Daniel G. Bates and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1983 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a topical, social-anthropological introduction to the Middle East. It synthesizes historical, ethnographic, and socioeconomic data within a social science framework., and places in proper context the region's distinctive “way of life” —which has always been at the crossroads of cultures and civilizations. Comprehensive and straightforward coverage includes distinctive theoretical forms without the use of social science jargon.. Chapter topics include the prophet, religion, identity, and culture of Islam; communal identities and ethnic groups; pastoralism and nomadic society; agriculture and the changing village; cities and urban life; women and the social order; leadership, patronage, and tribalism as local organizations of power; and challenges and dilemmas facing the Middle East today. For individuals who want to explore problems, patterns, and cultural processes of the area known as the “central Middle East.”

Vision or Mirage

Author : David Rundell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838605940
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Vision or Mirage written by David Rundell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central Command and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 'Destined to be the best single volume on the Kingdom.' Ambassador Chas Freeman, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Assistant Secretary of Defense 'Should be prescribed reading for a new generation of political leaders.' Sir Richard Dearlove, former Chief of H.M. Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Something extraordinary is happening in Saudi Arabia. A traditional, tribal society once known for its lack of tolerance is rapidly implementing significant economic and social reforms. An army of foreign consultants is rewriting the social contract, King Salman has cracked down hard on corruption, and his dynamic though inexperienced son, the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, is promoting a more tolerant Islam. But is all this a new vision for Saudi Arabia or merely a mirage likely to dissolve into Iranian-style revolution? David Rundell - one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia - explains how the country has been stable for so long, why it is less so today, and what is most likely to happen in the future. The book is based on the author's close contacts and intimate knowledge of the country where he spent 15 years living and working as a diplomat. Vision or Mirage demystifies one of the most powerful, but least understood, states in the Middle East and is essential reading for anyone interested in the power dynamics and politics of the Arab World.

Epic Encounters

Author : Melani McAlister
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520932013
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Epic Encounters written by Melani McAlister and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic Encounters examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this innovative book—now brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the Iraq war—Melani McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This remarkable and pathbreaking book skillfully weaves lively and accessible readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history. The new chapter, titled "9/11 and After: Snapshots on the Road to Empire," considers and brilliantly analyzes five images that have become iconic: (1) New York City firemen raising the American flag out of the rubble of the World Trade Center, (2) the televised image of Osama bin-Laden, (3) Afghani women in burqas, (4) the statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad, and (5) the hooded and wired prisoner in Abu Ghraib. McAlister's singular achievement is to illuminate the contexts of these five images both at the time they were taken and as they relate to current events, an accomplishment all the more remarkable since—to paraphrase her new preface—we are today struggling to look backward at something that is still rushing ahead.

At the Crossroads

Author : Adnan Badran
Publisher : Professors World Peace Academy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book At the Crossroads written by Adnan Badran and published by Professors World Peace Academy. This book was released on 1989 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cross-cultural Encounters and Conflicts

Author : Charles Philip Issawi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195118138
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Cross-cultural Encounters and Conflicts written by Charles Philip Issawi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the emphasis is on the Middle East, the subjects covered here range in scope from the great ancient civilizations to Shelley's passion for the Middle East, from the failures of the Greeks as empire builders to the predominance of English as an international language today.

Cultural Crossroads

Author : Ann D. Clark, PhD
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491784792
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Crossroads written by Ann D. Clark, PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are relocating for a month or a year, moving to Tokyo or Barcelona, going solo or bringing your family of five, Cultural Crossroads has all the information you need to make the most of your expatriate assignment. To be successful abroad, expatriates only need to change one thing EVERYTHING! Dr. Ann Clark Becoming an expatriate can be like starting life over. You effectively have a new job, with an entire new set of co-workers, whose culture and language are extremely different. Youll have to find a new house in a strange city, in a very short period of time. Your family will need to find new schools, friends, sports, day care, language classes and grocery stores. And they may be unhappy about all of this change and blame it on you! Why would anyone take on this seemingly impossible task? Because it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you and your family to see the world and get paid to do it. Thousands of American families have made the transition to living abroad successfully. Some even choose to stay. Cultural Crossroads will not only give you a roadmap for the expatriate process, but real life examples of people who are living the dream.

Manga's Cultural Crossroads

Author : Jaqueline Berndt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134102836
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Manga's Cultural Crossroads written by Jaqueline Berndt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga’s culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes "manga culture" in two ways: as a fundamentally hybrid culture comprised of both subcultures and transcultures, and as an aesthetic culture which has eluded modernist notions of art, originality, and authorship. The latter is demonstrated in a special focus on the best-selling manga franchise, NARUTO.

Cultural Transitions in the Middle East

Author : Şerif Mardin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004098732
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Transitions in the Middle East written by Şerif Mardin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides information on an aspect of the encounter of Islam with the West which is best described as the unconscious appropriation by Islam of elements of Western culture.

The Middle East

Author : Eliahu Ben-Horin
Publisher : New York : W.W. Norton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Middle East written by Eliahu Ben-Horin and published by New York : W.W. Norton. This book was released on 1943 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author cites historical developments in his analysis of the region's problems, strengths, and weaknesses. He critiques Pan-Arabism and Pan-Islamism as myths, analyzes the significance of oil in the region, and the effect of Jewish Zionism on the political balance. Part of the author's conviction that outside forces--that is, the United States--should solve the problems of the region comes from his assertion that Arab elites wasted their opportunities after WWI to improve life for the people there. This is also an international relations analysis; domestic affairs are not extensively discussed, and the colonial powers of France, Germany, the USSR, and especially Britain are viewed as the prime movers of events.

Humanities

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Humanities written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultural Entanglement in the Pre-Independence Arab World

Author : Anthony Gorman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755606329
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Entanglement in the Pre-Independence Arab World written by Anthony Gorman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ways in which non-Arabic cultural influences interacted with the rich, complex and sometimes conflictual environment of the Arab world in the pre-independence era. It comprises a series of 11 detailed case studies, including topics such as the songs of Egyptian forced labourers in the British Army in World War I, the translation and commentary of an Ottoman text in interwar Palestine, and the contested use of French in the Algerian independence movement, that highlight the complex interplay of colonial pressures, traditional and novel art forms, local and international practices, notions of identity and belonging. The book demonstrates how the interaction between Arabic and non-Arabic cultural and intellectual production as well as influences from imperial Europe and the Islamic East, have in various times and spaces inspired creative tensions which challenge binary views of East-West relations and the standard imperialist-colonial frameworks. In this sense the volume seeks to offer a critique of both established modernising conceptions of cultural development and nationalist, nativist frameworks based on the values of a specific political project.

Beirut--crossroads of Cultures

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beirut--crossroads of Cultures written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa

Author : Walid El Hamamsy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415509726
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa written by Walid El Hamamsy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the current historical moment through works of popular culture produced in, and on, the Middle East and North Africa region, Turkey, and Iran. Essays consider gender, racial, political, and other issues in film, cartoons, talk shows, music, dance, blogs, graphic novels, fiction, fashion, and advertisements.

Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East

Author : Dror Ze’evi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110439751
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East written by Dror Ze’evi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East:“Modernities” in the Making is an edited volume that seeks to deepen and broaden our understanding of various forms of change in Middle Eastern and North African societies during the Ottoman period. It offers an in-depth analysis of reforms and gradual change in the longue durée, challenging the current discourse on the relationship between society, culture, and law. The focus of the discussion shifts from an external to an internal perspective, as agency transitions from “the West” to local actors in the region. Highlighting the ongoing interaction between internal processes and external stimuli, and using primary sources in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, the authors and editors bring out the variety of modernities that shaped south-eastern Mediterranean history. The first part of the volume interrogates the urban elite household, the main social, political, and economic unit of networking in Ottoman societies. The second part addresses the complex relationship between law and culture, looking at how the legal system, conceptually and practically, undergirded the socio-cultural aspects of life in the Middle East. Society, Law, and Culture in the Middle East consists of eleven chapters, written by well-established and younger scholars working in the field of Middle East and Islamic Studies. The editors, Dror Ze'evi and Ehud R. Toledano, are both leading historians, who have published extensively on Middle Eastern societies in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman periods.