The 21 "Best" Books in Middle East Studies

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Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient (Penguin Modern Classics) by Edward W. Said
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  "#1.  This list is based upon a November 2005 survey of fifty-two MES professors from the US, England, Egypt, Lebanon, and Israel by the Middle East Studies staff at the American University in Cairo."
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The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq: A Study of Iraq's Old Landed and Commercial Classes and of Its Communists, Ba'thists and Free Officers
2.  The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq: A Study of Iraq's Old Landed and Commercial Classes and of Its Communists, Ba'thists and Free Officers by Hanna Batatu
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  "#2.  The full details of the survey are available in the American University in Cairo MESC newsletter, at http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/mest/PDF_Files/MESC November 2005 Issue.pdf"
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Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798-1939
3.  Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age 1798-1939 by Albert Hourani
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  "#3"
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A History of the Arab Peoples
4.  A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
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  "#4"
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The Venture of Islam: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times v. 3: Conscience and History in a World Civilization (Venture of Islam Vol. 3)
5.  The Venture of Islam: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times v. 3: Conscience and History in a World Civilization (Venture of Islam Vol. 3) by Hodgson
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  "#5.  (Volumes I, II, and III of The Venture of Islam were considered as one book for the purposes of the survey.)"
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Colonising Egypt
6.  Colonising Egypt by Mitchell
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  "#6"
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The Mantle of the Prophet
7.  The Mantle of the Prophet by Roy Mottahedeh
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  "#7"
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Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East)
8.  Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East) by Zachary Lockman
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  "#8"
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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
9.  Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate by L Ahmed
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  "#9"
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The Emergence of Modern Turkey (Studies in Middle Eastern History)
10.  The Emergence of Modern Turkey (Studies in Middle Eastern History) by Bernard Lewis
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  "#10"
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Over-stating the Arab State: Politics and Society in the Middle East
11.  Over-stating the Arab State: Politics and Society in the Middle East by Nazih N. Ayubi
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  "#11"
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A Political Economy of the Middle East
12.  A Political Economy of the Middle East by Alan Richards
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  "#12"
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A History of Islamic Societies
13.  A History of Islamic Societies by Ira M. Lapidus
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  "#13"
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Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity
14.  Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity by T Mitchell
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  "#14"
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Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria
15.  Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria by L Wedeen
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  "#15"
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The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. (Abridged Edition) (Bollingen Series (General))
16.  The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. (Abridged Edition) (Bollingen Series (General)) by Ibn Khaldun
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
17.  A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin
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  "#17"
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Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993
18.  Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993 by Yezid Sayigh
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  "#18"
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State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East
19.  State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East by Roger Owen
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  "#19"
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The Society of the Muslim Brothers
20.  The Society of the Muslim Brothers by Richard P. Mitchell
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Arab Politics: Search for Legitimacy
21.  Arab Politics: Search for Legitimacy by Hudson
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