Middle East

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Iran’s revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the revolutionary movement gain such strength? And...

History Wasn't Boring. Your History Books Were. If you've ever fallen asleep reading about ancient civilizations, it wasn't your fault. Most history books bury the best parts under dry dates, dusty names, and academic jargon. But the real stories of Egypt, Greece, and Rome? They're bloody, messy, and deeply human. This 3-in-1 book brings ancient history to life the way it deserves—with the drama, the chaos, and the larger-than-life characters that made these civilizations legendary.

A moving and harrowing portrait of the lives of Iranians across five decades, tracing the promise of the 1979 Iranian revolution, its betrayal by forces of autocracy, and a people’s undying spirit of resistance "One of the most perceptive books on modern Iran in years." —The New York Times...

Are we doomed to endless conflict, or is there a revolutionary path to lasting peace in the Middle East? For decades, Western peace plans have failed, leaving the region caught in a cycle of bloodshed with consequences for the entire world. But what if the true solution was never about separation, but about rediscovering a shared heritage? Forged in the fire of the regional war that began on October 7, 2023, a new movement has emerged from unprecedented discussions among leaders representing the region's diverse peoples and faiths.

Bloomsbury presents The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, read by Nezar Alerazi. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy, and violent conflict. Meanwhile...

A forensic examination of how antisemitism, moral evasion, and institutional failure culminated in the Bondi massacre—and what that moment reveals about the choices now facing Australia and the democratic West. A call to action from a soldier who refused to look away as hatred came home. For years, the warning signs were visible. Antisemitism moved from history and the Middle East into mainstream discourse, institutions, and public life across Western democracies.

7 октября 2023 г. и последовавшие за этим события стали потрясением. Трагедия, боль, разрушения, страдания тысяч людей—все это заставило и евреев, и арабов, и представителей других стран по-новому взглянуть на палестино-израильское противостояние. Вопрос о скорейшем его завершении опять вышел чуть ли не на первое место в мировой политической повестке, но до этого пока по-прежнему далеко. Востоковед Дмитрий Марьясис представляет свою попытку разобраться в хитросплетениях многолетнего конфликта, рассказывает о его истории и основных болевых точках.

Арабские революции 2011 года застали мировое сообщество врасплох. После десятилетий стабильности под властью автократических режимов арабский мир, казалось бы, неожиданно оказался в вихре стремительных и радикальных перемен. Между тем нет более верного способа предсказать будущее, чем вглядеться в прошлое. Именно по этому пути пошел выдающийся британский историк Юджин Роган. Он описывает историю арабских государств Северной Африки, Плодородного полумесяца и Аравийского полуострова начиная с XVI века.

Il grande Maometto il Conquistatore, nelle stanze del palazzo reale di Costantinopoli appena sottomessa, andava recitando una triste poesia persiana. Trovandosi di fronte all'immensità della sua conquista, il vincitore dell'ultimo basileus non poteva evitare di provare la malinconia della decadenza. Tra il Trecento e il Novecento gli ottomani edificarono un enorme impero incastrato tra Occidente e Oriente, con il chiaro proposito di unire l'Asia e l'Europa.

Libya and the West: What Everyone Needs to Know is a welcome update to the literature on Western diplomatic relations with Libya. It specifically analyzes the complicated relationships that Italy, Britain, the United States, and France developed with Libya beginning in the 1910s. On the basis...