Since the work of Edward Said first appeared, countless studies have shown the ways in which Western writers--sometimes unwittingly--participate in the oversimplified East/West dichotomy of Orientalis
Since the work of Edward Said first appeared, countless studies have shown the ways in which Western writers--sometimes unwittingly--participate in the oversimplified East/West dichotomy of Orientalis
Aksikas (cultural studies and Middle Eastern studies, Columbia College, Chicago) critically interrogates some of the ideologies of so-called modernity and modernization in the post-colonial Arab world
Post–9/11 Representations of Arab Men by Arab American Women Writers: Affirmation and Resistance examines the portrayals of Arab masculinities in novels published after September 11, 2001, by women of
Arab Media charts the evolution and ownership patterns of different media forms, from the emergence of the Arab press in the second half of the nineteenth century to the rise of radio, television and
Malek (Film Studies, American University in Cairo) presents the most comprehensive study of Youssef Chahine's work to appear since the Egyptian director's death in 2008. Using a post-colonial point of
The editors (the director and a member of the advisory council of the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK) present the results of an eponymous conference hel
What does it mean to promote transitions to democracy in the Middle East? How have North American, European, and multilateral projects advanced human rights, authoritarian retrenchment, or Western dom
This is a comprehensive survey of minorities in the Middle East with a special focus on the post Arab Spring era and a rich trove of information and insights generated from the detailed case studies.
Ten Arab Filmmakers provides an up-to-date overview of the best of Arab cinema, offering studies of leading directors and in-depth analyses of their most important films. The filmmakers profiled here
Following up on the 2000 study Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream, Abraham (anthropology, Henry Ford Community College), Howell (history and Arab-American studies, U. of Michigan), and Shryock (a
Abdelrazek (U. of Alexandria, Egypt) offers students and scholars in American literary studies an in-depth examination of four works by four Arab-American women writers published both prior to and imm
Bernstein (U. of Haifa) examines the competition and interaction between Jewish and Arab workers, and the impact of both on the labor market of the British Mandate of Palestine during the 1920s and 19
In late summer 1929, a countrywide outbreak of Arab-Jewish-British violence transformed the political landscape of Palestine forever. In contrast with those who point to the wars of 1948 and 1967, his
Iranian-French sociologist Khosrokhavar (School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris) has written about Arab people and culture for the past two decades, and here looks at the popular risings
Unexpected and transformative revolutions broke off in North Africa and quickly spread to the Middle East and the rest of the world in 2010 and 2011. Spontaneous, leaderless, youth-driven, and backed
For as long as people have been working to bring peace to areas suffering long-standing, violent conflict, there have also been those working to spoil this peace. These "spoilers" work to disrupt the
