The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown).

Explains the kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy.

Agatha Christie's memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan

Takes the reader on a journey through the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, describing the history, business, and people.

Though Syria has begun to open itself up to the foreign traveller, for many of us it remains a sinister and forbidding destination. In this book, Robert Tewdwr Moss, the most easy-going of explorers, side-steps danger to luxuriate in Turkish baths and muse on the ironies of life and love.

A history of the 1967 Six-Day War, by the BBC's distinguished former Middle East correspondent.

The Inside Story of the Yom Kippur War. Introduction by Brigadier General Michael Herzog.

Andrew Eames, an adventurous, insightful and sympathetic observer, sets out to travel from London to Baghdad by train, following the route of the old Orient Express and an identical journey made by Agatha Christie in 1928. Agatha's journey was to change her life completely and led to her spending thirty seasons on archaeological digs in the deserts of Syria and Iraq. Eames' own journey reveals ...

Thompson shows how post-WWI Syrians and Lebanese mobilized to claim the terms of citizenship enjoyed in the European metropole. Colonial Citizens highlights gender as a central battlefield upon which the relative rights and obligations of states and citizens were established.

Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict

Tells the story of the author's one year trip through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Turkey. This book covers the bustling bazaars, underground brothels, the angry streets of Cairo, and the living rooms of ordinary people in Jordan and Palestine.

* A vivid account of the year 1967 and the impact it made on the Middle East and the rest of the world.

In this account of developments in Syrian politics and civil society, Alan George recounts the drama of the Damascus Spring and its repression, and reveals what happens in a state like Syria to the institutions that occupy the political space between government and governed.

This is a chronicle of the events of the Yom Kippur War. Beginning with a description of the initial Syrian offensive, the author recounts the personal endeavours of the men in his battalion, their fears and ambitions, as well as their emotional and physical hardships.

Melbourne-based chef Greg Malouf grew up in a family whose longing for their homeland Lebanon was most often expressed through food. This book chronicles Greg's journey to the lands of his ancestors to explore its cuisine. Greg, and his writing partner unearth an array of traditional dishes as well as other culinary delights.

This work examines the largest and most prominent political party in Lebanon, and renowned Islamic movement, the Hizbullah. It explains the thinking within the Hizbullah, its small and ill-equipped guerilla group has defeated one of the most powerful armies in the world.

Legend becomes frighteningly real in a crumbling palace in the Lebanon

Former SEAL Michael Harmon retired for service injuries, is not enjoying college life. But things are about to change. When he sees a kidnapping a series of decisions leave him shot to ribbons and battling a battalion of Syrian commandos with only the help of three naked co-eds who answer to the names Bambi, Thumper and Cotton Tail.

Tells the definitive history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian Peninsula westwards, to the present day. For this edition, Malise Ruthven continues the history to include such recent events as the crisis in Iraq, the civil war in Algeria and the aftermath of September 11th.