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The Blood-Red Arab Flag - An Investigation Into Qasimi Piracy 1797-1820

By Charles E. Davies

In a scholarly but accessible account founded on contemporary sources, illustrated with testimonies of eye-witnesses and participants, this book sets out to decide the controversial question of whether the Qawasim were in fact pirates after acquiring an enduring reputation as such during the years 1797-1820.

Hardback £85.00
9780859895095 | Published: 1997

Communication Across Cultures - The Linguistics of Texts in Translation (Expanded and Revised Edition)

By Basil Hatim

A unique synthesis of contrastive linguistics and discourse analysis, providing a core text for undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in language, applied linguistics, translation and cultural studies. Also of interest to language teachers, applied linguists, translators and interpreters.

Paperback £30.00
9781905816316 | Published: 2020

Hardback £80.00
9781905816309 | Published: 2020

EPUB £25.00
9781905816323 | Published: 2020

From Ta'izz To Tyneside - An Arab Community In The North-East Of England During The Early Twentieth Century

By Richard I. Lawless

This book is the first in-depth study of early Arab immigrants to Britain, and provides a unique insight into their everyday lives.

Paperback £27.50
9780859894609 | Published: 1995

From the Gulf to Central Asia - Players in the New Great Game

Edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami

The demise of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of independent republics, have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery such as the Caucasus and Central Asia. This book explores the complex ways in which these republics have found both independence and a new regional identity in their relations with the neighbouring Middle East.

Paperback £27.50
9780859894517 | Published: 1995

Global Interests In The Arab Gulf

Edited by Charles E. Davies

This book sets out to examine why the world regards the Gulf as important. Chapters either treat the way in which individual countries view their vital interest in the Gulf, or deal with specific themes such as the question of militarization and the international arms-trade.

Hardback £75.00
9780859893787 | Published: 1992

Higher Education In The Gulf - Problems and Prospects

Edited by K.E. Shaw

This book will be useful to those in the West and in the Middle East with an interest in the contemporary state of the higher educational system in the region and in education in general. It concentrates on the Gulf, but the problems of control, development, curriculum and purpose in higher education are found throughout the Middle East.

Hardback £75.00
9780859895156 | Published: 1998

New Arabian Studies Volume 1

Edited by R.B. Serjeant, R.L. Bidwell and G. Rex Smith

New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion.

Hardback £65.00
9780859894081 | Published: 1994