Middle East Study List

Explore the best books on Middle East studies with our curated list. Discover essential reads for understanding the region's history, culture, and politics. Perfect for students and researchers.

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Palestine

by Jimmy Carter

President Carter, who was able to negotiate peace between Israel and Egypt, has remained deeply involved in Middle East affairs since leaving the White House. …
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Ghost Wars

by Steve Coll

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction • A New York Times bestseller “The CIA itself would be hard put to beat his grasp of …
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What Went Wrong?

by Bernard Lewis

For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader …
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All the Shah's Men

by Stephen Kinzer

This is the first full-length account of the CIA's coup d'etat in Iran in 1953—a covert operation whose consequences are still with us today. Written …
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes

by Amin Maalouf

The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into …
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Nine Parts of Desire

by Geraldine Brooks

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize winning author presents the stories of a wide range of Muslim women in the Middle East. As an Australian American …
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Princess

by Jean P. Sasson

A Saudi Arabian princess describes the inequities for women in her country, discussing arranged marriages for child brides, the murder of female babies, and her …
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Now They Call Me Infidel

by Nonie Darwish

A Cairo-raised daughter of an Egyptian military officer describes how she was raised to hate Americans and Jewish people and submit to dictatorship, her decision …
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From Beirut to Jerusalem

by Thomas L. Friedman

Examines Israeli-Palestinian relations, the PLO, Israeli politics, Lebanese factions, news reporting from the Middle East, and other issues of the Middle East.
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Guests of the Ayatollah

by Mark Bowden

From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a definitive account of the Iran hostage crisis during which fifty-two Americans were held hostage in …
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Hezbollah

by Augustus R. Norton

Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization--nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's …
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