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Entdecke in diesem historischen Sachbuch den Aufstieg mächtiger afrikanischer Reiche und den epischen Kampf um den Nil. Lass dich auf deinem täglichen Arbeitsweg von einer atmosphärischen Reise durch die Jahrtausende fesseln. Von den ersten Siedlungen in Nubien bis hin zu den sagenumwobenen...

Diese fesselnde antike Geschichte beleuchtet den epischen Konflikt zwischen persischer Macht und Alexanders Zerstörung. Perfekt für deinen Arbeitsweg oder konzentrierte Lernphasen, zieht dich die dramatische Erzählung tief in das Herz des Achämenidenreichs. Erlebe hautnah, wie monumental...

Diese packende historische Chronik zeigt, wie ein einzelnes Bauprojekt Welthandel und Geopolitik für immer prägte. Egal, ob du beim täglichen Pendeln in die Vergangenheit abtauchen oder abends deinen Wissensdurst stillen möchtest – hier erlebst du Weltgeschichte hautnah. Lass dich in eine...

The story of Islam is not one story, but many stories involving peoples of different races, ethnicities, and cultures. Every religious tradition is marked by internal diversity, manifested through its various communities of interpretation. Islam likewise is multifaceted, as are Muslim life and faith. Living Islam invites readers to appreciate ways in which Muslims from diverse backgrounds and traditions interpret and experience their faith.

Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth—and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. Classrooms were never sufficient for Jared Cohen; he wanted to learn about global affairs...

In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts organized a series of writing workshops led by prominent authors to encourage US troops and their families to record their experiences and reflections on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The result is this extraordinary volume of first-hand letters...

From the bestselling author of The First World War and Intelligence in War comes the most up-to-date and informed study yet of the Iraq War. John Keegan, whom the New York Review of Books calls “the best historian of our day,” now brings his extraordinary expertise to bear on perhaps the...

Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world - a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the Muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produced in the Islamic world, is not as well known as he should be, and his ideas are widely misunderstood. In this groundbreaking intellectual biography, Robert Irwin provides an engaging and authoritative account of Ibn Khaldun's extraordinary life, times, writings, and ideas.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Two lifelong peace activists and guides to Israel/Palestine, both of whom have lost family in the conflict, take readers on a revealing life-changing journey across this holy, bloodstained land and discover the mythic, political, and personal history that divides...

In this memorable biography, Mordechai Bar-On, Dayan's IDF bureau chief, offers an intimate view of Dayan's private life, public career, and political controversies, set against an original analysis of Israel's political environment from pre-Mandate Palestine through the early 1980s.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history...

From “one of America’s smartest and most charming writers” (NPR), an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between. Whether it’s the mighty pyramids of...

This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever. "A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis "Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding...

This book presents a comprehensive and pragmatic blueprint for resolving the Ukraine-Russia conflict and achieving lasting peace in the region. At its core is a six-part formula: an immediate ceasefire; deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in occupied territories; a UN-organized referendum to let local populations decide their political future; total withdrawal of Russian and Ukrainian forces from contested regions before the vote; binding commitments from both Putin and Zelensky to honor the results; and a formal pledge from Ukraine not to join NATO, addressing Russia's key security concern.

One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants. With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend, the "Histories" offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.

Published on the 15th anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians-and the decision-making process itself - that laid the foundation of the occupation. Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest "open prison". 

A Genocide Foretold confronts the stark realities of life under siege in Gaza and the heroic effort ordinary Palestinians are waging to resist and survive. Weaving together personal stories, historical context, and unflinching journalism, Chris Hedges provides an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence.

Dopo saggi considerati pietre miliari della storiografia del conflitto araboisraeliano, lo storico israeliano Ilan Pappé rivolge qui la sua analisi al futuro di Israele e della Palestina, riflettendo sui rischi e sulle opportunità che emergono dagli orrori di questo momento storico. Il libro è suddiviso in tre parti.

In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War, or simply as “the Setback.” Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. The Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David...

This second edition of Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges the United States faces in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government's first involvement there in the 1940s.