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My Days in MeccaAhmad Suba'i, edited and translated by Deborah S. Akers and Abubaker A. Bagader Ahmad Suba'i's autobiography is the story not only of an Arab boy growing up in Saudi Arabia at the turn of the twentieth century—to become a noted writer, educator, and social critic—but also of a place, Mecca, and of the world of the traditional quranic school of the time.
Contextualizing the work, the editors have provided information about Suba'i's life and work, More > | |
My Dog Always Eats First: Homeless People and Their AnimalsLeslie Irvine A weary-looking man stands at an intersection, backpack at his feet. Curled up nearby is a mixed-breed dog, unfazed by the passing traffic. The man holds a sign that reads, "Two old dogs need help. God bless." What's happening here?
Leslie Irvine breaks new ground in the study of homelessness by investigating the frequently noticed, yet More > | |
My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab CauseTawfiq al-Suwaydi, translated by Nancy Roberts and with an Introduction by Antony T. Sullivan These memoirs of the distinguished Iraqi statesman Tawfiq al-Suwaydi (1892-1968) evocatively recapture a now largely vanished Arab world—and are an eloquent reminder that Iraq was once a far more open and tolerant society than it is today.
Al-Suwaydi served as Iraq's prime minister three times (1929, 1946, 1950), as foreign minister on numerous occasions, and as ambassador to Iran, More > | |
Myanmar: The Dynamics of an Evolving PolityDavid I. Steinberg, editor What issues will Myanmar need to address as it moves beyond the immediate complexities of a transition from an authoritarian state to a more pluralistic polity? How will the new government navigate the challenges—some new, some old—of increasing public participation, persistent coercive forces, economic transformation, ethnic tensions, varying conceptions of the role of law, and more? More > | |
Myths, Models, and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Cultural Shaping of Three Cold WarriorsStephen W. Twing In what ways does national culture influence the direction of U.S. foreign policy? What are the mechanisms through which culture shapes policy outcomes? Stephen Twing’s thoughtful analysis illustrates precisely how certain cultural elements influenced the policy preferences and policymaking behaviors of three Cold War-era statesmen, John Foster Dulles, Averell Harriman, and Robert More > | |
NAFTA Stories: Fears and Hopes in Mexico and the United StatesAnn E. Kingsolver Ann Kingsolver presents stories people have told about NAFTA—young people and old, urban and rural, with differing political perspectives, occupations, and other markers of identity—that demonstrate their expectations and imaginations of the sweeping trade agreement.
NAFTA, Kingsolver contends, both before and after its passage, became a catch-all in public discourse for tensions More > | |
Naked in Exile: Khalil Hawi's The Threshing Floors of HungerKhalil Hawi, translated and with extensive interpretive material by Adnan Haydarand Michael Beard Assembled in this volume are the Arabic and English texts of the three long poems that make up Hawi's Bayadir al-ju [The Threshing Floors of Hunger], The Cave, The Genie of the Beach, and Plurals in Singular Form: The Transformations of Lazarus 1962. The translators provide detailed essays that explain each poem and the specific problems encountered in translating it.
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Narcostates: Civil War, Crime, and the War on Drugs in Mexico and Central AmericaWilliam L. Marcy How did Mexico and Central America become a lawless corridor for conveying narcotics into the United States? How did the drug cartels rise to power, succeeding in institutionalizing the narco-industry? Why have the police and military failed to rein the cartels in? What have been the consequences of the US-led "war on drugs?" William Marcy's Narcostates provides answers to these More > | |
Narrating the Nile: Politics, Identities, CulturesIsrael Gershoni and Meir Hatina, editors The authors of Narrating The Nile seek to encourage the study of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia not only as autonomous entities, but also as part of the Nile region, a shared theater of experiences, national identities, and collective memories. Combining in-depth historical studies and broad interdisciplinary discussions, they provide fresh perspectives on the region's politics and More > | |
Nation-Building Unraveled? Aid, Peace, and Justice in AfghanistanAntonio Donini, Norah Niland and Karin Wermester, editors Using Afghanistan as an illustrative case, Nation-Building Unraveled? offers insiders’ perspectives on how emerging international practices are affecting the roles, policies, and impacts of UN agencies and international NGOs involved in peacebuilding efforts.
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