Middle Eastern Studies


Orientalism
A History of the Arab Peoples
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East (Vintage)
Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon
From Beirut to Jerusalem
Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
On Palestine
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies' Table Our Journey Through the Middle East
Kenneth M. Pollack
One does not have to be without sin to castigate someone else for being a rapist or murderer" (386). ...more
Kenneth Pollack, Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy

Christopher Hitchens
Edward genially enough did not disagree with what I said, but he didn't seem to admit my point, either. I wanted to press him harder so I veered close enough to the ad hominem to point out that his life—the life of the mind, the life of the book collector and music lover and indeed of the gallery-goer, appreciator of the feminine and occasional boulevardier—would become simply unlivable and unthinkable in an Islamic republic. Again, he could accede politely to my point but carry on somehow as if ...more
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

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