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Review of Middle East Studies, Volume 41 - Issue 1 - June 2007

Modern History and Culture

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Mubarak Al-Sabah: Founder of Modern Kuwait 1896-1915, by B.J. Slot. London: Arabian Publishing, 2005. 461 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. US$54.00 (Cloth) ISBN 0-9544792-4-6

A Historical and Economic Geography of Ottoman Greece: The Southwestern Morea in the 18th Century, by Fariba Zarinebaf, John Bennet, and Jack I. Davis. Athens: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2005. 328 pages, glossary, index, CD-ROM. US$45.00 (Paper) ISBN 0-97661-534-5

Contemporary Society, Politics and Economics

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Israel and the Persian Gulf: Retrospect and Prospect, by Gawdat Bahgat. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006. 155 pages, notes, bibliography, and index. US$59.95 (Cloth) ISBN 0-8130-2908-2

Arab-Israeli Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars, by Anthony H. Cordesman. Westport: Praeger Security International and Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2006. 384 pages, endnotes. US$89.95 (Cloth) ISBN 0-275-99186-5

Oman: The Islamic Democratic Tradition, by Hussein Ghubash. Translated from French by Mary Turton. New York: Routledge, 2006. 252 pages, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. US$115.00 (Cloth) ISBN 0-415-375678-1

Class and Labor in Iran: Did The Revolution Matter?, by Farhad Nomani and Sohrab Behdad. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006. 268 pages, appendix, bibliography, index. US$24.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-8156-3094-8

Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen, by Jillian M. Schwedler. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 252 pages, footnotes, tables, bibliography, index. US$80.00 (Cloth) ISBN 0-521-85113-0

Language, Literature, Art and Architecture

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English Grammar for Students of Arabic: The Study Guide for Those Learning Arabic, by Ernest N. Mccarus. Ann Arbor: The Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. 165 pages, index. US$16.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-934034-35-7

Century of Locusts, by Malika Mokeddem. Translated by Laura Rice and Karim Hamdy. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. 267 pages, glossary. US$24.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-8032-8306-7

Early Persian Painting: Kalila wa Dimna Manuscripts of the Late 14th Century, by Bernard O'Kane. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2003. 336 pages, illustrations, appendices, index. US$75.00 (Cloth) ISBN 1-86064-852-5

Films

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Be Fruitful and Multiply (Israel/USA) 2005. 50 minutes, in English and Hebrew with English subtitles. Director: Shosh Shlam; Distributor: First Run Icarus Films, 32 Court Street, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11021 (800-876-1710; fax: 718-488-8642; mail@frif.com; www.frif.com).

Playing the News (USA) 2005.20 min. In English. Directors: Jeff Plunkett, Jigar Metah; Distributor: First Run Icarus Films, 32 Court Street, 21st Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201 (800-876-1710; fax: 718-488-8642; mail@frif.com; www.frif.com).

Soraida: A Woman of Palestine (Canada/Palestine) 2004.52 min. In Arabic with English subtitles. Director/filmmaker: Tahani Rached; Distributor: Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, Suite 500Q, New York NY10013 (212-925-0606; fax: 212-925-2052; info@wmm.com; www.wmm.com).

Women of the Holy Kingdom (Saudi Arabia) 2006.50 min. In Arabic and English w/English subtitles. Produced by Sharmeen Obaid, Sharmeen Obaid Films for Discovery Times Network (sharmeen@sharmeednobaidfilms.com; www.sharmeenobaidfilms.com).

Music

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Abayudaya: Music From The Jewish People of Uganda. Compiled and annotated by Jeffrey A. Summit. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Washington, DC., 2003.32 pages of notes in English. 5 photographs. One compact disk, 24 tracks (60 min.). US$16.98 SFW CD 40504

Akawologoma, by Ndere Troupe. Pan Records, Leiden, Netherlands. 2002. All tracks—traditional, arranged by Stephen Rwangyezi. 8 pages of notes in English. € 15.65 0713958020128

In Memoriam

lliya F. Harik (1934-2007)

Stanford J. Shaw (1930-2006)

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