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Secrets of the Bible People

By: Kamal Suleiman Salibi

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The familiar Bible stories of Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood, Moses and the Exodus, Jonah and the whale, will never be the same again. Kamal Salibi argues that these familiar stories can be coaxed into revealing their secrets only when seen in their proper setting - Arabia. - based on an analysis of Arabian place names - that the Old Testament's true setting was not Palestine but western Arabia. His thesis provoked worldwide controversy. Salibi is unrepentant. Far from retracting his theory, in his new book he takes it an important stage further through a re-examination of some of the best-known Bible stories. Did Adam exist? Is the story of the Flood rooted in Arabian mythology? Who was Abraham? Did the Exodus really begin in Egypt? These and other questions receive startling answers which are bound to re-open the furious debate which Salibi's theory has unleashed.

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0863565468

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A House of Many Mansions

The History of Lebanon Reconsidered

By: Kamal Salibi

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A House of Many Mansions

The History of Lebanon Reconsidered

By: Kamal Salibi

Today Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries - if it remains a country at all. But paradoxically the faction-ridden Lebanese, both Christians and Muslims, have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. How can this be? In this outstanding book a famous Lebanese historian examines in the light of modern scholarship the historical myths on which his country's warring communities have based their conflicting visions of the Lebanese nation. The Lebanese have always lacked a common vision of their past. From the beginning Muslims and Christians have disagreed fundamentally over their country's historical legitimacy: Christians on the whole have affirmed it, Muslims have tended to emphasise Lebanon's plave in a broader Arab history. Both groups have used nationalist ideas in a destructive game which at a deeper level involves archaic loyalties and tribal rivalries. But Lebanon cannot afford these conflicting visions if it is to develop and maintain a sense of political community. In the course of his extremely lively exposition, Salibi offers a major reinterpretation of Lebanese history, and provides remarkable insights into the synamic of Lebanon's recent conflict. He also gives a masterly account of how the imagines communities which underlie modern antionalism are created. This is not only an illuminating woek on one of the most intractable problems of the Middle East, but a brilliantly conceived and elegantluy written cast study of the phenomenon of nationalism. It will appeal as much to political scientists as to those seeking to understans the conflict in Lebanon today.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857713353

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Crossroads to Civil War

Lebanon, 1958-1976

By: Kamal S. Salibi

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Crossroads to Civil War

Lebanon, 1958-1976

By: Kamal S. Salibi

Salibi carefully describes the political atmosphere & events in Lebanon during the last two decades, & illuminates his detailed report with useful insights into the shifting factions. He examines the complex political system linking Christians & Muslims in a unique, bireligious state, & explains how the balance disintegrated after the 1968 elections, under the pressure of domestic corruption & inter-Arab intrigue."-Library Journal.

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Academic Resources Corp

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0882065068

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9780882065069

The Modern History of Jordan

By: Kamal Suleiman Salibi

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The Modern History of Jordan

By: Kamal Suleiman Salibi

Few states in the modern world have had a less promising birth than Jordan. When in 1921 the Hashemite Emir Abdallah was recognized as the ruler of this romantic backwater of the former Ottoman Empire, it was sparsely populated, extremely poor, and widely regarded as ungovernable. Today against all the odds, Jordan has become one of the most prosperous and stable of Middle Eastern countries and a major player in the region's politics. In this political history, Kamal Salibi attempts to explain how this transformation was achieved. The book traces the story of modern Jordan from its origins in the Arab revolt at the end of World War I and the political success of the astute and colourful founder of its ruling dynasty. It includes a detailed examination of the far-reaching implications for Jordan of the Palestinian tragedy and a constantly tense relationship with neighbouring Israel and it shows how King Hussein, the longest surviving ruler in the contemporary Middle East, has guided the country through these difficult times to introduce democracy in 1988."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Secrets of the Bible People

Secrets of the Bible People

A House of Many Mansions

A House of Many Mansions

Crossroads to Civil War

Crossroads to Civil War

The Modern History of Jordan

The Modern History of Jordan

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