Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800

Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800

By Jonathan M. Bloom.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 10, 2020
Books about the arts of al-Andalus and the Maghrib typically focus on a...
AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

By Maria Bashshur Abunassar
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 15, 2020
This coffee-table volume of photography focusing on the American...
The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

By Seif El Rashidi and Sam Bowker
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 15, 2019
This book is a model of how to make the fruit of specialized academic...
Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

By Jonathan Conlin
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
When Armenian Turkish businessman Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955, Life...
Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

By Kevin Bubriski.
Reviewed by Judy Sultan on July 15, 2019
Today, many only know Syria as a geopolitical disaster and humanitarian...
The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

By Leon McCarron
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on September 15, 2018
At one point in this personal account of a long-distance trek across the...
Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

By Georgina Herrmann
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on May 15, 2018
British archeologist Austen Henry Layard discovered the first pieces of...
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen: Authentic Recipes for Fresh and Flavorful Mediterranean Home Cooking

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen: Authentic Recipes for Fresh and Flavorful Mediterranean Home Cooking

By Julie Ann Sageer with Leah Bhabha
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
Julie Ann Sageer earned her nickname “Julie Taboulie” from...
The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria

The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria

By Marlene Matar
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 1, 2017
Considering the recent fate of Aleppo, it is easy to be distracted from...
Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

By Philip Mansel
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on May 1, 2017
In this timely publication, as Syria’s second city suffers from...

The Indus: Lost Civilizations

By Andrew Robinson
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on January 23, 2016
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The Maqaddimah: An Introduction to History

By Ibn Khaldun. N. J. Dawood, ed.; Franz Rosenthal, trans.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on January 23, 2016
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The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt

By John Cooper
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 23, 2016
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Walking the Nile

By Levison Wood
Reviewed by Arthur Clark on January 23, 2016
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333 Saints: A Life of Scholarship in Timbuktu

By Alexandra Huddleston
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on April 1, 2015
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A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid / 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

By John Romer / Eric H. Cline
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 1, 2015
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A History of the World in 12 Maps

By Jerry Brotton
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 1, 2015
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Arabic Studies in the Netherlands: A Short History in Portraits, 1580-1950

By Arnoud Vrolijk and Richard van Leeuwen
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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Art & Energy: How Culture Changes

By Barry Lord
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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Desert Road Archaeology in Ancient Egypt and Beyond

By Frank Förster and Heiko Riemer
Reviewed by Peter Herrigan on April 1, 2015
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Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World

By Reza Zarghamee
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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Europe and the Islamic World: A History

By John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein and Henry Laurens
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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