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The Middle East Studies Association Bulletin is a biannual publication of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc., issued in July and December. Views expressed in the Bulletin are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Association. Copyright 2003 by the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. Printed in the United States of America Distributed by the Cambridge University Press ISSN 0026-3184 |
Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
Volume 37 Number 2 Winter 2003
Table of Contents
| From the Editor’s Keyboard | 177 |
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Essays |
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The Victorian Invention of Medieval Cairo: A Case Study of Medievalism and the Construction of the East, Paula Sanders |
179 |
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A Resounding Issue: Greek Recordings of Turkish Music, 1923-1938, John M. O’Connell |
200 |
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Theory and Practice–Making the Connection: The 2003 Western Consortium Multi-Language Workshop, Estela Ene & Mary Margaret Popova |
223 |
| “Dearth” on the Nile, Clement M. Henry | 231 |
| History and Conflict in Israeli Schools, Natan Aridan | 235 |
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Arabic Language and Culture for Business Students, Jerry Lampe |
238 |
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Societies, Cultures and Traditions of the
Middle East |
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| Ruben Paul Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia (Ladis K.D. Kristof) | 241 |
| Denise Aigle, ed. Miracle et Karama, Hagiographies medievales comparees 2 (Mohsen Ashtiany) | 242 |
| Abdullah Al-Askar, Al-Yamama in the Early Islamic Era (Stuart D. Sears) | 243 |
| Paul Cobb, White Banners: Contention in Abbasid Syria, 750-880 (Jonathan Berkey) | 245 |
| Farid Esack, The Qur’an: A Short Introduction (Qamar-ul Huda) | 248 |
| Mary Ann Fay, ed. Auto/Biography and the Construction of Identity and Community in the Middle East (Ellen L. Fleischmann) | 249 |
| Amjad Jaimouka, The Circassians: A Handbook (Ernest Tucker) | 251 |
| James E. Lindsay, ed. Ibn Asakir and Early Islamic History (Elton L. Daniel) | 252 |
| Thomas F. Madden, ed. The Crusades: The Essential Readings (Warren C. Schultz) | 255 |
| Wilferd Madelung and Toby Mayer, ed. and trans. Struggling with the Philosopher: A Refutation of Avicenna’s Metaphysics, A New Arabic Edition and English Translation of Muammad b. Abd al-Karim al-Sharastani’s Kitab al-mubaraa (Sajjad H. Rizvi) | 256 |
| Fedwa Malit-Douglas, Power, Marginality, and the Body in Medieval Islam (Kecia Ali) | 257 |
| Chase F. Robinson, Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia (Muhammad al-Faruque) | 259 |
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Modern History and Culture |
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| Maan Abu Nowar, The Jordanian-Israeli War 1948-1951: A History of the Hashemite Kindgom of Jordan (Marius Deeb) | 262 |
| Qutb Al-Din Al-Nahrawali Al-Makki, Lightening over Yemen: A History of the Ottoman Campaign (1569-71), translated and edited by Clive K. Smith (Isa Blumi) | 263 |
| Marwan Bishara, Palestine/Israel: Peace or Apartheid (Aharon Klieman) | 264 |
| Ahron Bregman, Israel’s Wars: A History Since 1947 (Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov) | 265 |
| Robert Dankoff and Robert Elsie, ed. and trans. Evliya Celebi in Albania and Adjacent Regions (Kosovo, Montenegro, Ohrid): The Relevant Section of the Seyahatname (Douglas Howard) | 267 |
| Dick Douwes, The Ottomans in Syria: A History of Justice and Oppression (Ussama Makdisi) | 269 |
| Martin Ewan, Afghanistan: A New History, 2nd ed. (Grant Farr) | 270 |
| Itamar Levin, Locked Doors: The Seizure of Jewish Property in Arab Countries (Arnon Golan) | 271 |
| Benny Morris, The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews (Marius Deeb) | 272 |
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Contemporary Society, Politics and Economics |
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| G. Whitney Azoy, Buzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan, 2nd ed. (Grant Farr) | 274 |
| Selma Botman, Engendering Citizenship in Egypt (Salwa Ismail) | 275 |
| Ray Bush, Economic Crisis and the Politics of Reform in Egypt (Salwa Ismail) | 277 |
| Ilya Harik, Economic Policy Reform in Egypt (Salwa Ismail) | 278 |
| Fereydoun Hoveyda, The Broken Crescent: The “Threat” of Militant Islamic Fundamentalism (Hussam S. Timani) | 280 |
| Donald Lamberton, ed. Managing the Global: Globalization, Employment and Quality of Life (Barsha Khattry) | 281 |
| Marc Lynch, State Interests and Public Spheres: The International Politics of Jordan’s Identity (Bassel F. Salloukh) | 282 |
| Kamil A. Mahdi, ed. Iraq’s Economic Predicament (Wajeeh Elaili) | 284 |
| Michael S. Radu, ed. Dangerous Neighborhood: Contemporary Issues in Turkey’s Foreign Policy (Ahmet Sozen) | 285 |
| Ahmed Rashid, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia (Maqsood Choudary) | 287 |
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Language, Literature, Art and Music |
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| Elizabeth M . Bergman, Spoken Sudanese Arabic: Grammar, Dialogues, and Glossary (Youssef Yacoubi) | 290 |
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Virginia Danielson, Scott Marcus, and Dwight F. Reynolds, eds. The Middle East. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 6 (Jonathan Shannon) |
291 |
| Yildiray Erdener, Turkish Through Songs (Hilala Sursal) | 293 |
| Anthony Shay, Choreographic Politics: State Folk Dance Companies, Representation and Power (Martin Stokes) | 295 |
| Yasir Suleiman, The Arabic Language and National Identity (Roger Allen) | 297 |
| Kamran Talattof and Jerome W. Clinton, eds. The Poetry of Nizami Ganjavi: Knowledge, Love, and Rhetoric (William L. Hanaway) | 298 |
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Audiovisuals |
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| Ben Barka: The Moroccan Equation (Aomar Boum) | 300 |
| Conscience of a Warrior Nation (Mirna Lattouf) | 301 |
| Drowning in Bullets (Julia Clancy-Smith) | 302 |
| Purity (Beth Alpert Nakhai) | 304 |
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Short Notices |
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| Yehoshua Ben-Arieh and Moshe Davis, eds. With Eyes Toward Zion V: Jerusalem in the Mind of the Western World (Deborah Kaye) | 306 |
| Bernard Lewis, ed. A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History (Linda T. Darling) | 306 |
| Serif Mardin, The Genesis of Young Ottoman Thought: a Study in the Modernization of Turkish Political Ideas (Awad Eddie Halabi) | 307 |
| James D. Trace, ed. City Walls– The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective (Mark L. Stein) | 307 |
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In Memoriam |
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| Edward W. Said (1935-2003) Honorary Fellow of MESA (Rashid Khalidi) | 308 |
| Annemarie Schimmel (1922-2003), Honorary Fellow of MESA (Carl Ernst) | 310 |
| John D. Gerhart (1943-2003) | 312 |
| Walter Oller (1954-2003) | 313 |
| Georges Sabagh (1920-2002) | 313 |
| James Stewart-Robinson (1928-2003) | 314 |
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News and Views |
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| Audited Financial Statement, 2002 | 316 |
| Corrections | 320 |
| Cover: A view of Mousky Street, Cairo, ca. 1900. | |
