Recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, Imagining the Middle East examines how Western perceptions of the Middle East were formed an

As its interests have become deeply tied to the Middle East, the United States has long sought to develop a usable understanding of the people, politics, and cu

As its interests have become deeply tied to the Middle East, the United States has long sought to develop a usable understanding of the people, politics, and cu

Today's "clash of civilizations" between the Islamic world and the West are in many ways rooted in 19th-century resistance to Western hegemony. This compellingl

This fully illustrated catalogue of essays, descriptions, and commentary accompanies the Oriental Institute special exhibit Picturing the Past: Imaging and Imag