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Vendor: Jayyusi
Jerusalem Interrupted: Modernity and Colonial Transformation 1917 - Present
Details often unexplored social and political dimensions of Jerusalem. Most histories of twentieth-century Jerusalem published in English focus on the city's Jewish life and neighborhoods; this book offers a crucial balance to that history. On the eve of the British Mandate in 1917, Jerusalem...- $60.00
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Literature of Modern Arabia
First published in 1988. This large and authoritative volume offers, for the first time, a representative selection of the works of ninety-five of Arabia's best creative authors. It presents poetry, drama and short stories from Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the rest of the Gulf...- $190.00
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Short Arabic Plays: An Anthology
It is only in fairly recent times that Arab writers have turned their hands to the theater. This collection of nineteen short plays is evidence of the remarkable strides made as numerous playwrights have come to grips with the problems and potential involved with...- $25.00
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Tales of Juha: Classic Arab Folk Humor
Juha is an old Arab comic literary figure (known also to Persians and Turks) around whom countless popular anecdotes were written. He appears variously as preacher and beggar, porter and petty merchant, thief and honest man, judge and social critic, wise man and fool,...- $12.95
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