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Arabian Oasis City
The Transformation of 'Unayzah
By Soraya Altorki and Donald P. Cole
University of Texas Press
The first anthropological study to document the social change in an urban community in Saudi Arabia since the oil book of the mid-1970s.
Islam against the West
Shakib Arslan and the Campaign for Islamic Nationalism
University of Texas Press
This book gives a unique perspective on the interwar history of the Middle East; by telling the life story of one man, it illuminates the political and cultural struggles of an era.
Government and Society in Rural Palestine, 1920-1948
By Ylana Miller
University of Texas Press
This study seeks to go beyond attributions of responsibility to investigate the concrete conditions which determined and limited Palestinian Arab actions between 1920 and 1948.
Land and Revolution in Iran, 1960–1980
University of Texas Press
In the first major study of the effects of the Iranian land reform carried out by the government of the shah between 1962 and 1971, Eric Hooglund's analysis demonstrates that the primary motives behind the land reform were political.
Government and Society in Afghanistan
The Reign of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman Khan
University of Texas Press
This is an authoritative study of the administrative, social, and economic structure of Afghanistan during a decisive stage in its history.
Lebanon in Strife
Student Preludes to the Civil War
University of Texas Press
In this study, an eminent sociologist of the Arab world analyzes student politics in Lebanon and their relationship to the civil war.
Moroccan Islam
Tradition and Society in a Pilgrimage Center
University of Texas Press
A study of maraboutism in Morocco.
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