The modern Assyrians of the Middle East : encounters with Western Christian missions, archaeologists, and colonial powers /
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This is a revised edition of the author's The Nestorians and Their Muslim Neighbors (Princeton University Press, 1961). Early in the nineteenth century, the Aramaic-speaking \'Nestorian\' Christians received special attention when American Protestant missions decided to educate and reform them to help meet the challenge that Islam presented to the growing missionary movements. When archaeologist Layard further publicized the historic minority as \'Assyrians\', the name acquired a new connotation when other forces at work in the region - religious, nationalistic, imperialistic - entangled these modern Assyrians in vagaries and manipulations in which they were outnumbered and outclassed. The study examines Western Christendom's current position on Islam, with emphasis on the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches. The revision draws on a wide variety of sources not used in the original.
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1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : maps. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-284) and index. :
9789004320055 :
0924-9389 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
History and identity in the late antique Near East, 500-1000 /
: "This volume arose out of a seminar series organised at the Classics Centre of Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 2009 and a subsequent workshop in 2010". : xxiii, 237 pages : map ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-229) and index. : 9780199915408 : Hadeer
Cities, monuments and objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant : studies in honour of Gabi Mazor /
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Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (ii, 312 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803273358 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Sur les chemins d'Onagre : histoire et archéologie orientales : hommage à Monik Kervran /
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This volume is in honour of Monik Kervran, a pioneer of the French Islamic archaeology in the Middle East. Through the nineteen international contributions found within, the editors and contributors wish to highlight the variety of Monik Kervran's scientific interests.
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
Festschrift for Monik Kervran. :
1 online resource (vi, 244 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784919856 (ebook) :
Over the mountains and far away : studies in near Eastern history and archaeology presented to Mirjo Salvini on the occasion of his 80th birthday /
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The publication of 'Over the Mountains and Far Away' was initiated by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, the International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Rome, Italy) and the Association for Near Eastern and Caucasian Studies (Yerevan, Armenia) as a tribute to the career of Professor Mirjo Salvini on the occasion his 80th birthday. It is composed of 62 papers written by his colleagues and students from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Great Britain, Russian Federation, Israel, Turkey, Islamic Republic of Iran, Georgia, United States and Armenia. The contributions presented here cover numerous topics, a wide geographical area and a long chronological period.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xviii, 572 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
9781784919443 (ebook) :
Britain in the Middle East, 1619-1971 /
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" Britain in the Middle East provides a comprehensive survey of British involvement in the Middle East, exploring their mutual construction and influence across the entire historical sweep of their relationship. In the 17th century, Britain was establishing trade links in the Middle East, using its position in India to increasingly exclude other European powers. Over the coming centuries this commercial influence developed into political power and finally formal empire, as the British sought to control their regional hegemony through military force. Robert Harrison charts this relationship, exploring how the Middle East served as the launchpad for British offensive action in the world wars, and how resentment against colonial rule in the region led ultimately to political and Islamic revolutions and Britain's demise as a global, imperial power. "--
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xiv, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-266) and index. :
9781472590718
9781472590725