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The Question of Palestine – Part 1

Julia_M February 27, 2025 No Comments Author Biographies Colonialism & Post-Colonialism Cultural Anthropology (Books)Israel & Palestine History (Books)Memoirs (Books)Middle Eastern Politics

This was a seminal book when it first came out in 1979. More so, as its author is the well-known intellectual Edward W. Said. In…

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A Story of Leadership, Loss, and Loyalty

Julia_M November 4, 2024 No Comments Iran History Middle Eastern Politics Political Leader Biographies

Andrew Scott Copper writes extremely well. His research is thorough. He paced the story well. It is a joy to read this account of the…

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Excellent books

Julia_M December 4, 2023 No Comments African Politics Antique & Collectible Furniture (Books)Antique & Collectible Porcelain & China (Books)Art History (Books)Arts & Photography Criticism Asian History (Books)Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books)Gardening & Horticulture Reference (Books)Islamic Social Studies Landscape Painting Middle Eastern Politics Printmaking (Books)Southeast Asia History

5 excellent books which I bought at Kinokuniya KLCC last Sunday. Two are on Japanese wood block prints. They give a good picture of this…

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Challenges in Palestine: Truman’s Role Revisited

Julia_M November 22, 2023 No Comments History & Theory of Politics Israel & Palestine History (Books)Jewish History (Books)Middle Eastern Politics World War II History (Books)

The British Mandate over Palestine was a disaster for all inhabitants of this ancient land. The attitude of those in charge is best summed up…

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Truman and Global Conflicts

Julia_M October 31, 2023 No Comments Asian Politics Chinese History (Books)Communism & Socialism (Books)History & Theory of Politics Israel & Palestine History (Books)Middle Eastern Politics

Vice President Truman played an outsize role in world history due to the untimely demise of FDR towards the end of WWII. Unfortunately, he was…

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The Rise and Fall of Economies: Comparative Histories of Middle East and China

Julia_M July 13, 2023 No Comments African Politics Comparative Politics Development & Growth Economics (Books)Economic History (Books)History of Asia History of Europe Middle Eastern Politics Non-US Legal Systems (Books)

These three books are on comparative history. The long divergence’s key argument is that by the 19th century, the Middle East had fallen way behind…

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By Bernard Lewis

Julia_M November 8, 2022 No Comments Cultural Anthropology (Books)Historical Middle East Biographies Historiography (Books)History of Islam Literary Criticism & Theory Middle Eastern Politics Poetry Anthologies (Books)Psychologist Biographies Sociology & Religion

Bernard Lewis is the doyen of western historians of the Middle East. This is his memoir. Written in an engaging language in 2012 at the…

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The Arab Spring

Julia_M June 4, 2021 No Comments African Politics Archaeology (Books)Democracy (Books)Egyptian History (Books)Middle Eastern Politics Political Freedom (Books)

The Arab Spring- a term coined by Western interests who favored the uprisings against the Arab countries- happened 10 years ago this year. Yet, there…

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Understanding Iran

Julia_M September 1, 2020 No Comments African Politics Asian History (Books)History & Theory of Politics Iran History Middle East Biographies Middle Eastern Politics World History (Books)

Two wrongs make a right? BBC in its 2020 Panorama – Hostage in Iran postulated that dual UK and Iranian citizens who are arrested in…

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A tragedy still continuing – End of the Peace Process

Julia_M January 3, 2020 No Comments International Relations Middle Eastern Politics

I have refrained till now to buy or read any book on the Israel Palestinian issue. I felt it would be an exercise in futility.…