The Road to Ein Harod

The Road to Ein Harod is a political thriller steeped in the Israeli Arab-Jewish conflict. Following a military coup, an Israeli opposition member makes his way from a terrorized Tel Aviv to the Ein Harod kibbutz, rumoured to be the centre of resistance. En route, he encounters an Arab man pursuing his own itinerary to a destination 'beyond Ein Harod'. Mortal enemies contesting one another for the same land, circumstances nevertheless compel them to travel together for a time across Israel. Meanwhile, a crazed general equanimously contemplates Armageddon from his bunker . . . The Road to Ein Harod was a bestseller in Israel in 1984 and winner of the first annual Sartawi Prize.

The Road To Ein Harod

Kenan, Amos

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Saqi Books

The social position of women in many of the countries ringing the Mediterranean is notoriously inferior. Across North Africa and along much of the Mediterranean's eastern shore, the 'crime of honour' - in which a woman suspected of having violated a stringent code of sexual behaviour is murdered by members of her own family - is rarely punished severely. Women spend their entire lives under the formal control and 'protection'of their fathers, brothers, husbands. In this classic work, now in its fifth edition in France, Germaine Tillion argues that this extreme form of oppression is not an aberration specific to Islam, but part of a legacy from pagan prehistory that weighs upon Christian and Muslim society alike. The rise of the Republic of Cousins was a unique Mediterranean social innovation whereby the immemorial incest taboo was relaxed and marriage between first cousins in the paternal line became common. It set the stage for the debasement of the female condition and for much else besides, from economic expansionism to high birthrates. In the hinterlands of the Mediterranean's northern shore, the Republic of Cousins ultimately gave way to the modern Republic of Citizens, though not without leaving deep traces in European and eventually American society. On the southern shore it still persists widely to this day, and many of its practices have been absorbed into Islam so profoundly that they are considered Islamic in origin by the peoples of Morocco and Algeria themselves. In support of her thesis Tillion draws upon authors as diverse as Herodotus, Saint Paul, and Ibn Khaldun, on legend and literature, ethnography and personal history, sociological investigation and fascinating anecdote. The Republic of Cousins is a work of engaging charm and impressive scope, a blend of scientific insight, irreverent wit, and provocative speculation.

The Republic Of Cousins: Women's Oppression in the Mediterranean

History

Tillion, Germaine

World

Cult, Ghetto And State

In this collection of lively and provocative essays, Rodinson brings his impressive expertise and sharp wit to bear on Jewish problems past and present, whilst avoiding any form of ethnocentrism.

Politics & Social Sciences

Rodinson, Maxime

Social Sciences

Gypsies: An illustrated history

In this lively and informative book, Jean-Pierre Liegeois traces the origins of the Gypsies in a sympathetic though not uncritical portrayal. Ideal for anyone who wishes to learn more about this misunderstood people.

Gypsies: An Illustrated History

Leigeois, Jean-Pierre

Liégeois, Jean-Pierre

Bahiah Shaheen, an eighteen-year-old medical student and daughter of a prominent Egyptian public official, finds the male students in her class coarse and alien. Her father, too, seems to belong to a race apart. Frustrated by her hard-working, well-behaved, middle-class public persona, her meeting with a stranger at a gallery one day proves to be the beginning of her road to self-discovery and the start of her realisation that fulfilment in life is indeed possible. Two Women in One is the story of countless women in the Third World, and speaks of their quest for emancipation and dignity.

Two Women in One

Literature & Fiction

El-Saadawi, Nawal

Literary

The prophet and pharaoh: Muslim extremism in Egypt

A study of Islamic fundamentalism - more properly called "Islamicism" in the country of its birth, Egypt. Gilles Kepel unwinds the skein of Islamicism from its renaissance in the 1950s to the eruption of various competing currents and factions in the 1970s and 1980s.

Gilles Kepel

"Assassin" came to the West around the time of the Crusades, when it was the name of an Islamic sect feared by Crusaders and the Muslim establishment alike. This study traces the origins of the Assassin sect and chronicles both their doctrines and the life of their enigmatic founder.

The Assassins

Bernard Lewis

Since the 1960s, the Arab countries of the Gulf have been completely transformed. Oil brought undreamed-of prosperity to this vast but thinly populated region, once a backwater but suddenly at the forefront of world politics. The future seemed assured, yet... Beyond Oil presents a challenging look at the Arab Gulf states. A survey of social and economic life before the discovery of oil is followed by a critical assessment of the twenty years from 1966-1986. Looking behind the apparent stability, Muhammad Rumaihi argues that political unity throughout the region is essential if genuine social and economic development is to be achieved.

Beyond Oil: Unity and Development in the

Business & Money

Rumaihi, Muhammad

Economics

Jews in America Today

At the turn of the 20th century, the Jewish population density in some streets on New York's east side was greater than Calcutta's slums. Today, American Jews are the wealthiest and best-educated ethnic or religious community in the USA. This is a study of the transformation of a community.

Lenni Brenner

The Palestinian folk arts have a rich and fascinating history. Silk thread and embroidery, together with an expanding repertoire of symbols, are known to have made their way from China to the Holy Land along the Silk and Spice Routes before being introduced to Europe by Christian saints, holy men and pilgrims. Mainly using cross-stitch, Palestinians have continued to embroider their traditional motifs, giving them their own appellations and developing their own terminology. As clothing was of prime importance, Palestinian women wanted something personal, distinctive and handmade. By adopting the traditional styles and motifs of her area, a woman expressed her wish to identify and be identified with her cultural roots. Samples of late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century Palestinian costumes are considered to be representative of folk art at its best.Through the vicissitudes of war and occupation, Palestinian folk materials have been dispersed, though samples are to be found in published material, in museums outside Palestine and in small private collections. Leila El Khalidi's work in identifying and recording the history and motifs in Palestinian embroidery will be of interest both to craftspeople and to students of folk traditions and is an important step in preserving the Palestinian heritage. The book is illustrated with a detailed appendix showing the principal motifs and with photographs of traditional costumes.

Art Of Palestinian Embroidery

Arts & Photography

Laila El-Khalidi

History & Criticism

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