Jacob Lassner

Demonizing the Queen of Sheba (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780226469133

Over the centuries, Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening the boundaries of gender. In this book...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:308

USD $147.27

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Demonizing the Queen of Sheba (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780226469157

Over the centuries, Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening the boundaries of gender. In this book...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:308

USD $53.61

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Islam in the Middle Ages: The Origins and Shaping of Classical Islamic Civilization (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780275985691

In the Middle Ages, a varied and vibrant Islamic culture flourished in all its aspects, from religious institutions to legal and scientific endeavors. Lassner...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:343

USD $67.27

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Jews and Muslims in the Arab World: Haunted by Pasts Real and Imagined (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780742558410

Jews and Muslims in the Arab World highlights the effects of historical memory on the Arab-Israel conflict, demonstrating that both Jews and Arabs use stories of distant pasts to create their identities and shape their politics. Whether real or imagined...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:410

USD $122.88

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Jews and Muslims in the Arab World: Haunted by Pasts Real and Imagined (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780742558427

Jews and Muslims in the Arab World highlights the effects of historical memory on the Arab-Israel conflict, demonstrating that both Jews and Arabs use stories of distant pasts to create their identities and shape their politics. Whether real or imagined...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:410

USD $45.80

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Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780226471075

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Format:Hardback  Pages:336

USD $59.51

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The Middle East Remembered: Forged Identities, Competing Narratives, Contested Spaces (Book)

Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780472110834

"The Middle East Remembered" is the latest work from one of the most productive of Near Eastern historians, Jacob Lassner. The essays and studies that make up this book seek to provide a deep explanation for traditional Muslim and Jewish reactions to events past and present...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:448

USD $131.71

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A Mediterranean Society (Book)

S D Goitein;Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780520217348

S. D. Goitein's magisterial five-volume work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world offers an unparalleled view of how people lived...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:525

USD $126.83

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A Mediterranean Society: An Abridgment in One Volume (Book)

S D Goitein;Jacob Lassner

ISBN:9780520240599

S. D. Goitein's magisterial five-volume work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world offers an unparalleled view of how people lived...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:525

USD $46.76

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