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Omani Author Zahran Alqasmi's Story About Life, Land and Honey
In his third novel, about a beekeeper living in Oman’s mountainous interior, local author Zahran Alqasmi grapples with a changing landscape around him.
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Book Deconstructs Myth Surrounding Egypt’s Most-Famous Boy King
Egyptologist Aidan Dodson sifts the evidence—from tomb paintings to statuary to temple inscriptions—in his quest to recover the real King Tutankhamun.
Omani Author Zahran Alqasmi's Story About Life, Land and Honey
In his third novel, about a beekeeper living in Oman’s mountainous interior, local author Zahran Alqasmi grapples with a changing landscape around him.
In the Aftermath of Rome's Collapse, These Communities Shaped the Mediterranean
Three regions of the post-Roman Mediterranean, from 400 CE to 1000 CE—the Latin West, Byzantium and the early Islamic world—are the focus of this work.
Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Winner Gives Voice to Marginalized
“No one else will be destined to write a life story as squalid as mine, although it’s all true,” comments the elusive protagonist of Algerian author Ahmed Taibaoui’s noir novel.
Dissolved Monopoly’s Legacy Hinges on How India Honors Its Political Architecture
From the first fortified trading post in northeastern India, historian Rosie Llewellyn-Jones tracks the physical changes wrought by the English East India Company.
Ancient Egyptians Still Have Things to Teach Us
Socrates and other Greek thinkers admired Egypt for its philosophical tradition. This new translation of a manuscript as old as the pyramids shows us why.
Children's Book Offers Lessons for Any Age
Change is hard, and there are few bigger changes to contend with than that of moving thousands of kilometers away to a different country.
Dubai Neighborhood Paves Way for Urban Design Preservation
Architect Peter Jackson and social geographer Anne Coles examine the origins, flowering, decline and restoration of the famed Dubai wind towers.
Archeologist Breathes New Life Into Recently Abandoned 5,000-Year-Old City
Archeologist Rubina Raja pieces together Palmyra’s life story, from its Bronze Age beginnings to its place as a trading hub for the Roman Empire.
Family Trek Across Lebanon Inspires 70 Years Later
Tag along with a Beirut-based British family on a 483-kilometer trek along Lebanon’s mountainous backbone in an updated release first published in 1959..png?cx=0.54&cy=0.15&cw=480&ch=360)
World's Largest Collection of Medieval Objects Reveals Secrets of Everyday Life
Book presents hundreds of archeological artifacts from the Wyvern Collection that paint a picture of everyday Byzantine and Sasanian life.
Wartime Reporter Speaks Truth to Power and Answers a Fundamental Question
As civilians die while politicians dither, journalist Jane Ferguson ponders whether her work on the frontlines makes a difference.