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The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau chief, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, takes us into the Green Zone, headquarters for the American occupation in Iraq. In this bubble separated from wartime realities, the task of reconstructing Iraq is in the hands of 20-somethings chosen for their Republican Party loyalty. They pursue irrelevant neoconservative solutions and pie-in-the-sky policies instead of rebuilding looted buildings and restoring electricity, angering the locals and fueling the insurgency.

Ancient Egypt, сivilizаtiоn in nоrthеаѕtеrn Afriса thаt dates from the 4th millеnnium BCE. Itѕ mаnу асhiеvеmеntѕ, preserved in its art аnd mоnumеntѕ, hоld a fascination thаt continues to grоw as аrсhаеоlоgiсаl finds expose its ѕесrеtѕ. This book fосuѕеѕ оn Egурt from itѕ prehistory thrоugh itѕ unifiсаtiоn undеr Mеnеѕ (Nаrmеr) in thе 3rd millennium BCE - sometimes uѕеd аѕ a reference point for Egурt’ѕ оrigin - аnd up tо the Islamic соnԛuеѕt in thе 7th сеnturу CE. 

For millennia, the Mediterranean Sea has been a global crossroads, carrying people, goods, ideas, beliefs, and conflicts across the waters. Great empires have fought to control it, great adventurers have made their fortunes on it, and great legends have been told about it.

Do you feel it? That pull under the noise of your days, an old thread tugging at the back of your soul. As if a name you have forgotten is trying to surface, and will not let you rest. Maybe you have always sensed it. The call of the Neteru, the gods of the Black Land, moving in your blood like...

Scars The World Can’t See winner of the Switzerland First Prize Literary Award. The skillful author takes us on his life journey, revisiting moments and past adventures in 150 countries, some of which represent the most troubled places on earth, where life (or an acceptable version of it) is a...

When journalist Elena González is sent to cover a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University, she expects another routine story about righteous anger and occupation. What she finds instead is something far more dangerous: a crowd chanting “From the river to the sea,” a Jewish student bleeding on the grass, and a growing chorus insisting that “Palestine has existed for thousands of years.” As Elena digs deeper, she encounters facts that contradict everything she thought she knew. A Roman coin stamped Judaea Capta. Genetic evidence of continuous Jewish presence.

The military strategy was clear: stand up as the local forces stood down. But in the most dangerous city in Iraq, there was no one left to stand. In May 2006, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division ("Ready First") arrived in Ramadi. A city heavily controlled by Al Qaeda in Iraq, who had already declared it the capital of their brutal caliphate. The conventional method of conducting quick patrols from distant bases was failing, creating a dangerous vacuum that the enemy filled the moment American tracks withdrew.

While numerous books address Israel-Palestine conflict, Gaza in Crisis brings together two renowned thinkers—American activist Noam Chomsky and Israeli historian Ilan Pappé—to examine why this conflict has lasted so long, who can stop it, and how. Israel's Operation Cast Lead, a 2008 military assault on the Gaza Strip, thrust the region to the center of the discussion. With expert knowledge and deep insight, Chomsky and Pappé survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza and place it in historical context.

In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the 20th century.

Today, it is known by many names, like the First Iraq War, Kuwait War, and, most commonly, the Gulf War or the First Gulf War. It was a rather short conflict, lasting just shy of seven months between late 1990 and early 1991. Yet, it was still rather impactful because it showcased several essential innovations and changes in political and technological aspects of warfare, some of which are still part of modern conflicts.

At the conclusion of World War I, a once promised unified Arab state, which was to include the modern Hejaz, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Jordan and Iraq, did not materialize. Instead, the territories were divided between the French and British, but the British did reward the Hashemites by putting local leaders on the thrones of Iraq and Jordan....

Learn the secrets of the pharaohs and Ancient Egypt! No matter how much you know about modern culture, there's no escaping the fact that ancient myths still impact our world today. Have you ever wondered why ancient Egyptian mythology has stood the test of time? Ancient Egyptian Mythology can give you a better understanding of Egypt and its culture.

Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces listeners to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them.

In the early 1980s on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury holiday resort opened for business. Catering for divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the holidaymakers know that the staff were undercover spies, working for the Mossad - the Israeli secret service. Providing a front for covert night-time activities, the holiday village allowed the agents to carry out an operation unlike any seen before. What began with one cryptic message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews....

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and...

The enmity between Iran and Israel today seems so entrenched that it is difficult to imagine it was ever otherwise. Yet as Arash Azizi shows, in the years following the Second World War, these two nations, one Persian, one Jewish, found common cause as outsiders in an Arab-dominated region...

Reis naar het mystieke Alexandrië en ontdek hoe oude hermetische filosofie jouw begrip van bewustzijn transformeert. Waar Griekse denkkracht en antieke spirituele tradities samensmolten, zochten vroege denkers naar de intieme verbinding tussen de menselijke geest en de kosmos. Deze zoektocht...

这部沉浸式的城市史纪实带你重返古代地中海，亲历人类文明史上最伟大知识宝库的诞生与陨落，见证帝国霸业与文化传承的宿命纠葛。当你在日常通勤或深夜独处时渴望一次深度的精神漫游，这段充满史诗感的岁月将唤醒你...

رحلة غامرة في أساطير الحضارة القديمة تكشف كيف تحول الموت من فناء حتمي إلى بوابة أبدية نحو الحياة الآخرة. انغمس في أجواء المقابر العتيقة، حيث يتحول شغفك بالتاريخ...

一座扼守欧亚咽喉的要塞，如何在无休止的战火劫掠与帝国兴衰中拒绝毁灭，反而一次次重塑全球贸易与信仰的版图？当你被困在拥挤的早晚通勤路上，或是面对生活中的不确定性感到迷茫时，这座跨越两千年依然屹立不倒的...