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41) Iran
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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Iran - or Persia, as it was known until the 1930s - is home to one of the world's oldest cultures. Over the years it has exerted a great influence over its neighbors in the Middle East and Central Asia. Although Iran was once a close ally of the United States, in 1979 supporters of the Islamic fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew the government and instituted a new one based on strict interpretation of Islamic law. In the years...
42) Syria
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Syria.
43) Turkey
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and communities of Turkey.
44) Egypt
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Egypt.
45) Syria
Author
Language
English
Description
A history of Syria, focusing on the country's role in the current political climate of the modern Middle East.
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Following the story of one middle class family as they work, eat, love, and grow, Everyday Life in Global Morocco provides a moving and engaging exploration of how world issues impact lives. Rachel Newcomb shows how larger issues like gentrification, changing diets, and nontraditional approaches to marriage and fertility are changing what the everyday looks and feels like in Morocco. Newcomb's close engagement with the Benjelloun family presents a...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Ervand Abrahamian is Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York.
Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, Ervand Abrahamian discusses Iranian society and politics during the period between the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909 and the Islamic Revolution of 1977-1979. Presented here is a study of the emergence of horizontal divisions, or socio-economic classes, in a country with...
Author
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Iraq Today is an accurate and contemporary presentation that explores the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq with a focus on the country as it is today: current issues, culture, and lifestyle. The book is written in an easy-to-read enjoyable narrative form for elementary readers grades 3-6. The Iraq title includes a native recipe and craft for students to create. Elementary students are encouraged to consider evidence from informational texts...
Author
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Jordan Today is an accurate and contemporary presentation that explores the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan with a focus on the country as it is today: current issues, culture, and lifestyle. The book is written in an easy-to-read enjoyable narrative form for elementary readers grades 3-6. The Jordan title includes a native recipe and craft for students to create. Elementary students are encouraged to consider evidence from informational...
51) New York Giants
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the key players, the big wins, and the long team history of the New York Giants. They are one of the oldest teams in football, having started playing in 1925. Over the years, this New York team has won eight titles." --
53) New York Jets
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the key players, the big wins, and the team history of the New York Jets, from winning seasons to memorable moments in football history." --
Author
Publisher
C.E. Tuttle Co
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. This work is not simply a description...
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Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Religion, philosophy, and nationalism across the Middle East are often in the news, and often are depicted as uniform despite the varied cultures in the region. This book examines the historical role religion and philosophy have played in different countries in the Middle East and their influences on political and cultural relations today. Important historical and contemporary figures in religious and nationalist movements will also be examined on...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
This revised and enlarged edition of The Arts of India has over 150 impressive gravure and full-color illustrations. These include various important objects and monuments not usually seen in general surveys to supplement the many essential art milestones that this book features. It is also unique in beginning its visual survey with relics of India's stone age and in concluding the book with works from the nation's great folk tradition and selected...
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Series
Publisher
American Quilter's Society
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For generations, ladies have gathered at churches to quilt, as they bring income to their treasury. In Church Ladies Quilts, the fifth and final novel in the East Perry County series, Kate Meyr's love for quilts convince her to join the quilters at Concordia Lutheran church in Borna. The ritual of their practices amuse Kate as she listens to the diverse personalities. It doesn't take long after Kate joins them that a mystery surfaces of a missing...
Author
Series
Harvard East Asian ; 14
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1964.
Language
English
60) Libya
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of Libya.
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