Autumn 2011 Preview: New books on the Middle east
Yale University Press publishes cutting-edge current affairs books. Today we look at Yale’s Autumn 2011 list, picking specific titles that deal with conflicts in the Middle East, including a revised edition of Tarek Osman’s acclaimed and prescient Egypt on the Brink. In the last hour the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has addressed his country for … Read more
David Lesch provides the perfect introduction to Bashar Al-Assad as the eyes of the world turn to Syria
Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad has been in the news recently, due to the increasing scrutiny of his leadership. As events continue to unfold in his country, we are likely to be hearing a lot more about this controversial leader. The New Lion of Damascus is an authoritative work by David Lesch that helps to shed … Read more
Crisis in the Arab World: Free Download
Yale University Press presents a FREE DOWNLOAD of chapters from three of its acclaimed, prescient and immensely readable books on the Arab region. The events of January and February 2011 have shaken not only the Middle East and North Africa but the whole world. Starting in Tunisia in December 2010, unrest has spiralled through the … Read more
Religion, regimes and revolution: Discovering the Middle East
From Egypt and Dubai to Yemen and Palestine, Yale’s extensive range of newly-published books on the Middle East vividly describe its turbulent history, illustrating the cultural, economic and political issues that continue to confront the region today. At a time when demonstrators crowd the streets in cities across Egypt, the international community has been forced … Read more
