
| Abu Musab Al-Suri's Jihad Concept |
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By Philipp Holltmann Paper, 210 pages, $16.25 / NIS 65.00, ISBN: 978-965-224-084-2. |
| Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: Islam and Modernity |
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By Samuel Helfont Paper, 162 pages, $14.95 / NIS 60.00,ISBN: 978-965-224-085-9. |
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מלחמות הדמוקרטיה: המערב והערבים מנפילת הקומוניזם ועד המלחמה בעיראק |
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The Wars of Democracy: The West and the Arabs from the Fall of Communism to the War in Iraq (Hebrew)
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בין סונה לשיעה: יחסי הכוחות המשתנים |
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Sunna and Shi'a: The Changing Balance of Power (Hebrew)
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Turkey and Israel: A Comparative Analysis: Conference Proceedings |
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Challenges to the Cohesion of the Arab State |
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Culture and Society in Modern Turkey: Conference Proceeding |
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Edited by Asher Susser
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תורכיה: העבר העות'מאני וההווה הרפובליקני |
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Turkey: The Ottoman Past and the Republican Present (Hebrew)
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Michael Winter and Miri Sheffer
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The Maghrib in the New Century: Identity, Religion, and Politics |
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Commanding Syria: Bashar al-Asad and the First Years in Power |
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Eyal Zisser This is the first major work on Bashar al-Asad. It explains his emergence to power from the Byzantine manoeuverings of Asad family politics. It assesses the durability of Hafis’s legacy, including the persistent influence of the old-power brokers, the effectiveness of Bashar’s attempts to move away from his father’s shadow, and the prospects for reform in Syria. It examines the key events of Bashar’s Presidency, the so called ‘Damascus Spring’, the decision not to support America’s second war with Iraq in 2003, and the assassination of the former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri, and puts them into historical context. Above all, Commanding Syria evaluates Bashar’s continuing hold on power following Syria’s humiliating retreat from Lebanon in Spring 2005 and the aggressive American drive to impose democracy in the Middle East.
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Women in Morocco: Participation in the Workforce as an Avenue of Social Mobility |
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Rachel Alpert
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המהפכה הירוקה: הפרופיל החברתי של חמאס |
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The Green Revolution: The Social Profile of Hamas (Hebrew)
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המיעוט הערבי בישראל והבחירות לכנסת ה- 17 |
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The Arab Minority in Israel and the 17th Knesset Elections
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Elie Rekhess |
| Middle Eastern Societies and the West |
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Meir Litvak |
| Turkish-Israeli Relations in a Trans-Atlantic Context |
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| Turkey: Between the European Union and the Middle East |
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| The Middle East: The impact of Generational Change |
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(Translated from Hebrew) Paper, 174 pp., ISBN: 965-224-071-0 |
| Turkey's Foreign and Domestic Policy Agenda |
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Conference Proceedings Published by the Moshe Dayan Center paper, 60 pages, $8.00, ISBN: 965-224-065-6 |
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the Name of the Father By Eyal Zisser Published by Tel Aviv University Press Paper, 327 pp., $18.95 ISBN: 965-7241-08-1 |
| The Turkish-Israeli Relationship Changing Ties of Middle Eastern Outsiders |
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| Economic and Demographic Developments in the Middle East and North Africa, 1980-2000 |
(Data and Analysis Series)By Paul Rivlin and Yitzhak Gal Published by the Moshe Dayan Center The study places Middle Eastern economic and demographic trends in their global context. The rate of population growth declined during the 1980s and 1990s, but the number of people of working age and the number entering the labor market each year grew rapidly. Theses trends will continue over the next ten to twenty years, posing serious challenges, given that economic growth has been below expectations. Paper, 64 pp., $7.00 ISBN: 965-224-061-3 |
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By Eyal Zisser Published by Hakibbutz Hameuchad
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| Middle East Contemporary Survey Vol. XXIV: 2000 |
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Edited by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman 685 pp., w/maps, tables, appendices, index. Hardcover, $99.00, ISBN: 965-224-054-0 Past volumes in this series are available through the Moshe Dayan Center. |
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By Joshua
Teitelbaum The Saudi champions of Islam face a homegrown Islamic opposition. Holier Than Thou analyzes the history of the religious establishment in Saudi Arabia from the kingdom’s beginnings to Usama Bin Ladin. Joshua Teitelbaum sheds new light on the battle between the bearers of Wahhabi orthodoxy and their radical opponents and offers an assessment for Saudi-Islamist relations after King Fahd. Paper, 123 pp., $19.95 ISBN: O-944029-35-3 |
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Jordan |
| By Asher Susser Published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Jordan is the geopolitical pivot of the Arab world. Political winds and demographic changes cause it to tip – but, so far, not to overturn. Asher Susser analyzes Jordan’s relations with the Arab world, the Gulf states, the West, and Israel, from Jordan’s creation in 1921 under Abdallah I throught he reign and death of King Hussein and the transition to his son, Abdallah II. Paper, 123 pp., $19.95 ISBN: 0-944029-37-X |
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The Rise and Fall of the Hashimite Kingdom of Arabia |
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By Joshua Teitelbaum
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| Asad's Legacy: Syria in Transition |
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This in-depth study examines Syria's political and economic fortunes over the last decade of the 20th century in the face of changing domestic and regional circumstances. With Asad now gone and his son Bashar a rather unknown quantity, Zisser's analysis is particularly timely.
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| Middle East Monarchies: The Challenge of Modernity |
| Edited by Joseph Kostiner Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers This collected volume analyzes the enduring role of monarchies in Middle Eastern politics. Thematic essays examine on the origins of Middle Eastern monarchies, possible explanations of their longevity, and the problems they face today. Case studies include Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Kuwait, alongside retrospective analyses of monarchies which failed. Included are articles by Lisa Anderson, Ami Ayalon, Gabriel Ben-Dor, F. Gregory Gause III, Fred Halliday, Joseph Kechichian, Joseph Kostiner, Gudrun Krämer, Rémy Leveau, Bernard Lewis, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, David Menashri, Uzi Rabi, Asher Susser, Joshua Teitelbaum, and Onn Winckler. The volume originated in a Dayan Center conference. Hardcover, 344 pp., $59.95 ISBN 1-55587-862-8 |
| Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence |
| By Eyal Zisser Published by I.B. Tauris Zisser’s work is a careful study of the presidency of Lebanon’s first post-independence president, Bishara al-Khuri. Was Khuri a brilliant politician who laid the durable foundations of Lebanese independence, assuring country’s distinct character and existence to this day? Or did his methods sow the seeds of civil war? Zisser offer’s a balanced account of Khuri and his controversial legacy. Hardcover, 299 pp., $59.50 ISBN: 1-86064-537-2 |
| Economic Policy and Performance in the Arab World |
| By Paul Rivlin Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers The wide disparities in the economies of the Arab world are not only the result of diverse geography. They reflect the outcomes of different policies. Economist Paul Rivlin explores the Arab debate over growth, rent, and the struggle of interest groups. Special attention is devoted to the stabilization and structural adjustment policies of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Syria, and the controversial role of the IMF and World Bank. Hardcover, 256 pp., $49.95 ISBN: 1-55587-932-2 |
| The Jewish Discovery of Islam |
Edited by Martin Kramer
Published by the Moshe Dayan Center "Jewish scholars," writes Bernard Lewis, "were among the first who attempted to present Islam to European readers as Muslims themselves see it and to stress, to recognize, and indeed sometimes to romanticize the merits and achievements of Muslim civilization in its great days." Lewis's premise is explored in ten studies prepared in honor of his eightieth birthday. Contributors include Benjamin Braude, Lawrence I. Conrad, Joel L. Kraemer, Martin Kramer, Jacob M. Landau, Jacob Lassner, the late Hava Lazarus-Yafeh, Minna Rozen, Shulamit Sela, and David Wasserstein. Hardcover, 311pp., $25.00 ISBN: 965-224-040-0 |
| Middle Eastern Lectures Number 3 (1999) |
Edited by Martin Kramer Middle Eastern Lectures is a biennial publication of the Moshe Dayan Center, which serves to disseminate outstanding lectures delivered by visitors to the Center. Number Three (1999) includes lectures by Fred Halliday on Middle Eastern nationalisms, Farhad Kazemi and Olivier Roy on Khatami’s election, Johannes J.G. Jansen on comparing fundamentalisms, and Gudrun Kramer on applying Islamic law. Also included are the lectures from the Center's Special Series on Orientalism: Alastair Hamilton on "Western Attitudes to Islam in the Enlightenment," Robert Irwin on "Oriental Discourses in Orientalism," and John MacKenzie on "Orientalism: A Revisionist View." Paper, 136pp., $7.50 ISBN: 965-224-036-2 Also available: |
| Middle East Contemporary Survey Vol. XXIII: 1999 |
| Edited by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman Published by the Moshe Dayan Center The new volume of the Middle East Contemporary Survey is the twenty-third in a series that has become the standard reference work on a complex and rapidly changing part of the world. The volume covers 1999, with chapters on regional, Arab-Israeli, and Islamic affairs, and detailed country-by-country surveys of all the Arab states, Israel, Turkey, and Iran. "One of the best regular guides to the politics and international relations of the region that money can buy - packed with data, analysis and insight." - British Society of Middle Eastern Studies Journal. 732 pp., w/maps, tables, appendixes, index.
Hardcover, $99.00. Past volumes in this series are available through the Moshe Dayan Center. |
| MECS on CD: Iraq 1976-1999 |
Edited by Ofra Bengio Iraq is a country of significant weight
in the Middle East. Its policies have affected the entire region as well
as the international arena. Iraq's recent history of constant conflicts
and wars both provided it a crucial role in the Middle East but also
helped isolate it. For the last twenty-three years, Iraqi
developments have been closely documented and analyzed in the Middle
East Contemporary Survey (MECS). Now it is all at your fingertips -
and on your computer screen - in the new CD, Iraq 1976-1999.
$24.95 (one user). Updates planned. |
| MECS on CD: Egypt 1976-1999 |
| Edited by Ami Ayalon
$19.95 (one user). Updates planned. |
| Minorities and the State in the Arab World |
| Edited by Ofra Bengio and Gabriel Ben-Dor Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers This collected volume examines questions of ethnicity and identity in
light of the recent expansion of political participation in the Arab
world. The book offers a comprehensive discussion of minorities and ethnic
politics in eight Arab countries, focussing on the strategic political
choices made by minorities, majorities, and regimes in power. The
contributors also point to probable future developments in
majority-minority relations in the region. Included are studies by:
Gabriel Ben-Dor, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Ami Ayalon, Yehudit Ronen, Asher
Susser, Meir Zamir, Eyal Zisser, Ofra Bengio, and Uzi Rabi and Joseph
Kostiner. Hardcover, 223 pp., $45.00 ISBN: 1-55587-647-1 |
| Saddam's Word: Political Discourse in Iraq |
| By Ofra Bengio Published by Oxford University Press Despite the West's preoccupation with the regime of Saddam Hussein, its ethos has remained an enigma. Ofra Bengio seeks to unravel the mystery through an analysis of the political discourse of Saddam, the Iraqi media, and Iraqi official publications. Each arm of the regime systematically manipulates language, religion, and history to serve Saddam's ends. Saddam's Word is a window on Saddam's own logic, and the sophisticated methods by which he uses language to instill ideology-and fear-in the Iraqi people. "The most important book on Baathi Iraq since Kanan Makiya's Republic of Fear." - Middle East Policy Hardcover, 266 pp., $45.00 ISBN: 0-19-511439-6 |
| Arab Awakening & Islamic Revival |
By
Martin Kramer Published by Transaction Publishers Over the past decade, Arab nationalism has lost its grip on the imagination of a new generation, and Islam, as an ideology has spread across the region. Arab Awakening and Islamic Revival is a critical assessment of the contradictions of Arab nationalism and Islamism, and the misrepresentation of both in the West. "These essays are models of insight and learning , both
documenting the attractions of Arab nationalist and Islamist ideas to
several generations of Middle Easterners and explaining why the ideals
have significantly diverged from reality." James Piscatori |
| Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century
Iraq: The Ulama of Najaf and Karbala |
By
Meir LitvakPublished by Cambridge University Press Najaf and Karbala, two sacred Shi'i shrine cities in Iraq, emerged during the nineteenth century as the most important centers of Shi'i learning and religious leadership. Tracing the evolution of this preeminence, Meir Litvak explores the determinants of social status among the ulama, the role of patronage in the relations between master and disciple, the structure and financing of learning, and problems of ethnicity. During this period, the ulama became communal and political leaders, interacting with Ottoman Baghdad and Qajar Iran, and setting crucial precedents for ulama activism in the twentieth century. Hardcover, 265pp., $60.00 ISBN: 0-521-62356-1 |
| Islam and Salvation in Palestine: The Islamic Jihad Movement |
| (The Dayan Center Papers, Number 127) By Meir Hatina
Paper, 180pp., $12.95 ISBN: 965-224-048-6 |
| A Drive to Israel: An Egyptian Meets His Neighbors |
| (The
Dayan Center Papers, Number 128) By Ali Salem Translated by Robert J. Silverman This is the odyssey of the popular Egyptian humorist and
playwright, Ali Salem, translated for the first time from Arabic into
English by Robert Silverman. This travelogue is an engaging look at an
Egyptian intellectual’s direct impressions of Israel, and the reactions
of his Egyptian colleagues to his adventure. Salem’s account is
illuminating, provocative, and full of tongue-in-cheek humor.
Paper, 120 pp., $12.95 ISBN: 965-224-050-8 |
| The Remaking of Saudi Arabia |
The
Struggle between King Sa'ud and Crown Prince Faysal, 1953-1962 (The Dayan
Center Papers, Number 121)
By Sarah Yizraeli In the middle of this century, a crucial debate took place within the
royal family of Saudia Arabia, between King Sa'ud and Crown Prince Faysal.
When the dust had settled, the kingdom had been remade into a modern
state, even as the grip of the royal family tightened. Saudi stability
still rests upon the foundations laid in that crucial decade. This book
offers a comprehensive and documented analysis of the royal debate, which
ended in the transformation of the kingdom from a tribal confederation
into a nation-state. |
| The Islamism Debate |
(The
Dayan Center Papers, Number 120) Edited by Martin Kramer Nine authors -- leading protagonists in the Islamism debate from the
United States, France, Britain, and Israel -- address the controversial
questions that surround political Islam. Is it driven by religious fervor,
social protest, or nationalist xenophobia? Is the rise of Islamism a
threat to stability, tolerance, and order? Or is it the first step towards
reform, participation, and democratization? Does repression of Islamists
radicalize or tame them? are Islamists in power guided by their ideals or
interests? Should the governments of the West base their policy on human
rights or realpolitik? Contributors to the book include Daniel Brumberg,
François Burgat,
Graham E. Fuller, Martin Kramer, Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Daniel Pipes,
Olivier Roy, Robert Satloff and Claire Spencer. |
| An Index of the Shwadran Collection |
| (Teaching and Research Aids Series) Compiled by Dorit Paret The Shwadran Collection, transferred to the Center by Prof. Benjamin Shwadran 30 years ago, is comprised of 45 linear meters of documents and press clippings which he collected while heading the research department of the American Zionist Emergency Council (1940s) and as editor of Middle Eastern Affairs (1950-63). Paper, 70 pp., $5.00 ISBN 965-224-046-X |
| Population Growth, Migration and Socio-Demographic Policies in Qatar |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Onn Winckler An analysis of demographic developments in sparsely populated Qatar, as the government comes to terms with the challenge of foreign labor and unstable oil prices. Paper, 52 pp., $5.00 ISBN 965-224-045-1 |
| The Islamization of Palestinian Identity: The Case of Hamas |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Meir Litvak In early 1996, Hamas cut a swath of terror through the Israeli political landscape. Through a series of devastating suicide bombings, this Palestinian Islamic movement magnified the question-mark beside the peace process, and forced difficult choices on Israelis and Palestinians alike. In this paper, Meir Litvak examines the symbols of Islam and the rhetoric of Palestinian nationalism in Hamas. SOLD OUT (click here
for full text) |
| The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Shmuel Bar This detailed study traces the development of the Brotherhood in Jordan from its establishment in 1945 to its present-day immersion in Jordan's parliamentary politics. The Muslim Brotherhood's infrastructure in the mosques, the Qur'anic schools and the universities has given it a ready-made political base. In recent years, Islamist opposition to Jordan's peace accord with Israel has strained the movement's relations with the monarchy. While the King presently holds the Muslim Brotherhood in check, the movement could pose a challenge to the royal family in a time of transition. Paper, 64 pp., $6.50, ISBN: 965-224-030-3 |
| Demographic Developments and Population Policies in Kuwait |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Onn Winckler This study is a close consideration of the impact of oil wealth, the two Gulf wars, the Iraqi occupation, the reconstruction process, and government policy on the demographic composition of the Kuwaiti city-state. Winckler's research points to trends that are likely to determine the future not only of Kuwait, but of all the smaller Gulf states, which must somehow root their identity in rapidly changing demographic realities. Paper, 54 pp., $8.00 ISBN 965-224-031-1 |
| Egypt's Quest for Cultural Orientation |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Ami Ayalon The encounter between religious militancy and the state has dominated Egyptian public life for over two decades. Underlying the sometimes violent struggle is a debate over rival cultural orientations. This study follows the most recent episodes in this confrontation, in present-day Egyptian politics, society, and culture, and sets them in historical context. Paper, 48 pp., $6.00 ISBN 965-224-041-9 |
| Turkey's Experiment in Islamist Government |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Aryeh Shmuelevitz For eleven months, beginning in July 1996, Turkey was governed by a coalition led by the Islamist Welfare (Refah) Party. Its leader, Necmettin Erbakan, became prime minister, in a development that sent shockwaves through the Turkish polity. This study considers the power struggle that developed between Erbakan and the military over questions of secularism and Islamization, culminating in the fall of the government. Paper, 40 pp., $6.00 ISBN 965-224-035-4 |
| Syria: Domestic Political Stress and Globalization |
| (Data and Analysis Series) By Eyal Zisser and Paul Rivlin The political and economic status quo identified with Hafiz al-Asad is coming under pressures of change. Eyal Zisser looks at succession, generational shifts in Syrian political, social and economic life, the role of the Islamic movement, and Syria's growing exposure to the forces of globalization. Paul Rivlin measures Syrian agriculture and manufacturing, economic reforms and demographic growth. Paper, 64 pp., $8.00 ISBN 965-224-039-7 |
| Newspapers and Periodicals of Egypt |
| In the Press Archive of the Moshe
Dayan Center
The Archives' largest catalogue to date, listing over 750 titles of Egyptian newspapers and journals. Paper, 109 pp., $5.50, ISBN 965-224-043-5 |
| Newspapers and Periodicals of Jordan |
| In the Press Archive of The Moshe Dayan Center
The Press Archive of the Moshe Dayan Center is the most extensive collection of the modern Arabic press of its kind in the world. This catalogue includes details on 280 Jordanian holdings (including the West Bank before 1967). Paper, 48pp., $5.00 ISBN: 965-224-022-2 |
| Newspapers and Periodicals of Syria |
In
the Press Archive of The Moshe Dayan Center
Some 270 titles in the Center's unmatched collection of the Syrian press, from 1940 to the present day. Paper, 48pp., $5.00 ISBN 965-022-025-7 |
| Newspapers and Periodicals of Iraq |
| In the Press Archive of the Moshe Dayan Center
A catalog of the Center's outstanding collection of the Iraqi press. The Iraqi holdings of the Press Archive include excellent runs of newspapers and periodicals from the late Republican and Ba`thist periods. The collection also includes 100 titles of opposition publications, published clandestinely or outside Iraq, in Arabic and Kurdish. Paper, 66pp., $5.00 ISBN: 965-224-032-X |
| Central Asia Meets the Middle East |
| Edited by David Menashri Published by Frank Cass How independence for the Muslim republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia has affected the Middle East, with special emphasis on Turkey and Iran. SALE! |