Jadaliyya Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom
Norman Finkelstein
This episode focuses on the Palestinian initiative to obtain an ICJ opinion confirming the illegality of Israeli rule in the West Bank & Gaza Strip. "Connections Ep. 48: The International Court of Justice & Palestine with Norman Finkelstein (Video)" https://t.co/YTgyRcao6x https://t.co/0xq3kVVox3
Paperback, 2021
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Revolutions Aesthetic: A Cultural History of Ba'thist Syria
Max Weiss
LIVE NOW: Max Weiss discusses his latest work, “Revolutions Aesthetic: A Cultural History of Baʿthist Syria.” Join us at https://t.co/PSAO4y70Sl https://t.co/dIJf3KDdyp
Paperback, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dangerous Gifts: Imperialism, Security, and Civil Wars in the Levant, 1798-1864
Ozan Ozavci
Dangerous Gifts traces the origins of western armed interventionism to what is now known as the “age-old,” even outworn, “Eastern Question.” It tells a new history of this old question. New Texts Out Now with Ozan Ozavci: https://t.co/lEGhrZg2qR https://t.co/Qr7kg6aKOb
Hardcover, 2021
$135.00$110.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Kurdish Women's Freedom Movement
Isabel Käser
I look at the history of the movement, the role women play in the political sphere in Turkey, & how women become fighters in the mountain camps. "Isabel Käser, The Kurdish Women’s Freedom Movement: Gender, Body Politics & Militant Femininities (NEWTON)" https://t.co/gxKvi6hG1W https://t.co/ExVbvmQKKW
Paperback, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yemen in Crisis: Road to War
Helen Lackner
The book examines Yemen’s political, social, & economic developments since the 1960s, including comparison of the different regimes & how they led to the current war. Helen Lackner, Yemen in Crisis: Devastating Conflict, Fragile Hope (New Texts Out Now) https://t.co/7NWjR7Zm3M https://t.co/ua4CVD7Kns
Paperback, 2019
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Sunni City
Tine Gade
The book analyses a century of political socialization in Tripoli (1920–2020), focusing on the post-2005 period. "@tinegade, Sunni City: Tripoli from Islamist Utopia to the Lebanese ‘Revolution’ (New Texts Out Now)" https://t.co/IP4zHK1ePn https://t.co/ltTaLMgIVr
Hardcover, 2022
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The Homeless Man's Journal
Shayne Whitaker
That a Turkish academic owned and sold the only peer-reviewed academic journal of Kurdish studies in the Euro-American academia to a predatory journal is a black comedy. "Kurdish Studies Journal: The Homeless Journal of an Orphan Field" by @nilayozok https://t.co/B6MRwtiUZW https://t.co/WoGzQTnrA9
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight Against Torture
Lisa Hajjar
In the latest episode of "Live with ASI" hosts @4Bassam and @mksmith034 were joined by @lisahajjar Hajjar discussed her new book “The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture," which traces the fight against US torture policy by lawyers. https://t.co/miL6cQZ4wI https://t.co/y5Y0WB0aXc
Paperback, 2024
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Markets of Civilization: Islam and Racial Capitalism in Algeria
Muriam Haleh Davis
This is the keynote speech of the Political Economy Summer Institute with @MuriamDavis discussing her book "Markets of Civilization". "Political Economy Summer Institute Keynote: Markets of Civilization with Muriam Haleh Davis (Video)" https://t.co/ufmTytvpd4 https://t.co/c2zuF7tqTx
Paperback, 2022
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Table of Contents
John McPhee
The latest ASJ is out now! We're proud to present a collection of articles, essays, & reviews providing new perspectives on questions of capitalism, nationalism, & the environment. "Arab Studies Journal Fall 2022 Issue: Editors' Note & Table of Contents" https://t.co/WZimkbSTve https://t.co/70FZL2G8PI
Paperback, 1986
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