Middle East
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From SirteTouchstone of Imperialism From: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter Two Sirte: Touchstone of Imperialism, Forte examines how Sirte represented a post-colonial Libya, as the seat of the Al-Fateh Revolution and later the focus of international attention … | Maximilian C. Forte | 68 | 2012 | $6.80 Add |
From Whenever My Sore Heart Gets HungryThe Quest for Land |
In this chapter, the author explores the evolution and current situation of the Palestinian poetry scene. He meets and talks to several poets living and working in Palestine. | Marcello Di Cintio | 49 | 2018 | $4.90 Add |
From Zionism |
Chapter Two focuses on the roots of political Zionism. Since its creation by Theodor Herzl, Zionism has envisaged a return to an imagined glorious past. The distinguishing feature of political … | Stephen Gowans | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! Chapter 3: Afghanistan before 9/11From: Canada In Afghanistan |
In this chapter, Schalk describes the political landscape of Afghanistan pre-war. He provides context to The United States’ motivations to occupy Afghanistan by documenting the history … | Owen Schalk | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
From Libyan Pan-Africanism and Its DiscontentsFrom: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter Three, Forte focus on Pan-Africanism and the relationships between Gaddafi’s Libya and key African Leaders. Forte highlights how much of Gaddafi’s thinking followed in the … | Maximilian C. Forte | 50 | 2012 | $5.00 Add |
From Nakba |
Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … | Stephen Gowans | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
From Three: Crossing the MediterraneanFrom: The Imperilled Ocean |
In readings from this book Journalist Lauren Trethewey explores stories about the many ways in which people around the world interact with the ocean. In this chapter Trethewey provides the … | Laura Trethewey | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
From To Breathe Life Into a Name |
In this chapter, the author travels to Jerusalem and meets with several writers and poets living in the divided city. He explores what the city means to the Palestinian people through their writing. | Marcello Di Cintio | 34 | 2018 | $3.40 Add |
From Two FacesFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. | Hassan Al Kontar | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
From A Nakba of OlivesThe West Bank Wall From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their … | Marcello Di Cintio | 30 | 2013 | $3.00 Add |
From A War against AfricaAFRICOM, NATO, and Racism From: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter Four, Forte examines the role of the United States military in Africa through the role of the Africa Command (AFRICOM), the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), the work of the … | Maximilian C. Forte | 50 | 2012 | $5.00 Add |
From Between the Camel and the Range RoverFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! Chapter 4: Oil and minerals: Canada’s secret stake in AfghanistanFrom: Canada In Afghanistan |
In this chapter, Schalk discusses the abundance of gas, oil, and minerals that made Afghanistan an attractive entity to control. Schalk details both Canada and The United States’ attempts … | Owen Schalk | 11 | 2023 | $1.10 Add |
From I Do Not Have an Account in the Bank of Wars |
In this chapter the author crosses into Israel to meet with Palestinian writers living there. | Marcello Di Cintio | 42 | 2018 | $4.20 Add |
From Imperialism |
Chapter Four focuses on Israel’s ties to imperialism. The chapter explores how Israel had aided in the imperial mission of the West in the Middle East and how its own interests tie in with … | Stephen Gowans | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
From Division |
Chapter Five focuses on the division between the ideologies of Arabism and Islamism which arose in the Arab States during the mid-twentieth century. Arabism spawned Arab socialism, which promoted … | Stephen Gowans | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |