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Muhammad: prophet of peace amid the clash of empires
Par Juan Cole, Juan Ricardo Cole. 2018
Historian presents an analysis of the Middle East in the seventh century, when the prophet Muhammad developed the religion of…
Islam. Discusses the region's warring empires and the emphasis of peace in Muhammad's teachings. 2018Under jerusalem: The buried history of the world's most contested city
Par Andrew Lawler. 2021
A sweeping history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval…
"These untold stories of archeological digs near and under Jerusalem&’s sacred sites convey all the colorful and violent and contentious history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ... A compulsive read.&” —Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of The Outlier In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he claimed, belonged to an Old Testament queen. News of his find ricocheted around the world, evoking awe and envy alike, and inspiring others to explore Jerusalem&’s storied past. In the century and a half since the Frenchman broke ground, Jerusalem has drawn a global cast of fortune seekers and missionaries, archaeologists and zealots, all of them eager to extract the biblical past from beneath the city&’s streets and shrines. Their efforts have had profound effects, not only on our understanding of Jerusalem&’s history, but on its hotly disputed present. The quest to retrieve ancient Jewish heritage has sparked bloody riots and thwarted international peace agreements. It has served as a cudgel, a way to stake a claim to the most contested city on the planet. Today, the earth below Jerusalem remains a battleground in the struggle to control the city above. Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City. It brings to life the indelible characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape. With clarity and verve, acclaimed journalist Andrew Lawler reveals how their pursuit has not only defined the conflict over modern Jerusalem, but could provide a map for two peoples and three faiths to peacefully coexist.  Cities: the first 6,000 years
Par Monica L. Smith. 2019
An account of cities throughout time that draws on archaeology, history, and contemporary observation. Discusses the rise of urban development…
and the role of cities in the development of civilization, networked infrastructure, the middle class, and more. 2019Mummies exposed!: Creepy and True #1 (Creepy and True)
Par Kerrie Logan Hollihan. 2019
Uncovers the mysteries behind unearthed human mummies from around the globe, from mutilated bodies preserved in Irish bogs to sacrificed…
children entombed in an Incan burial site on a mountaintop. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2019Sufism: a new history of Islamic mysticism
Par Alexander D. Knysh. 2019
History of the Islamic sect that was defined in its early days by ascetic mysticism. Topics covered include why Sufism…
diverged from the main branch of Islam, divisions over definitions, discourses between major thought leaders, influences from other cultures, Sufism's practices, and its history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 2017The Little Ice Age: how climate made history, 1300-1850
Par Brian Fagan. 2019
History of climatic shifts and adaptations by Europeans to them. Covers the last ten centuries, describing the Medieval Warm Period…
to the era of global warming that began in the 1850s. Examines human vulnerability in the face of sudden climate change. Includes author's afterword from 2019. 2000The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason : 1798 to modern times
Par Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
A journalist examines the political and social reformations that overtook the Islamic world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The…
author discusses the intellectual centers of Cairo, Istanbul, and Tehran, the clash of religion with secular culture, nation-building, and counter reformation. 2017The plague of war: Athens, Sparta, and the struggle for ancient Greece (Ancient warfare and civilization)
Par Jennifer Tolbert Roberts. 2017
An account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BC and continued until Sparta's defeat at…
Leuctra in 371 BC. Describes how this long period of war affected life in the two city-states, as well as its impact on Greek cultural life. 2017Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy (Nat Geo - History (us) Ser.)
Par National Geographic Kids, Michael H. Cottman. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares the wonders of diving, detective work, and the discovery of the remnants of the slave ship…
Henrietta Marie, while shedding light on the history of slavery. For grades 6-9. 2017One Islam, many Muslim worlds: spirituality, identity, and resistance across Islamic lands (Religion and global politics)
Par Raymond William Baker. 2015
Examination of the varieties of Muslim experience in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Discusses religious, cultural, and political differences, focusing…
on mainstream Muslims. Analyzes the role of historical events in shaping the relationship of the Islamic and Western worlds. 2015Examination of the five known mass extinction events in the geologic record and their ties to Earth's carbon cycle. Discusses…
the dynamics for each event, which species survived and why, and the ways climate change could contribute to another extinction event. 2017A None's story: searching for meaning inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, & Islam
Par Corinna Nicolaou. 2016
Nicolaou, who was raised without a religious tradition, discusses her experiences exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Pacific…
Northwest, California, Texas, and Washington, D. C. Discusses the people she meets, what she learns about various sects, and what it means for her to continue to identify as a "none."2016Ghost empire: a journey to the legendary Constantinople
Par Richard Fidler. 2017
A historical account of the Byzantine Empire, particularly within Constantinople, tied in with the author's 2014 journey with his son…
to modern Istanbul. Discusses many aspects of Byzantine history, including the falls of empires, the rise of Christianity, and warring civilizations. 2017Magic in Islam
Par Michael Muhammad Knight. 2016
An examination of the role of magic in the development and continued practice of Islam. Discusses magic as it is…
defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within various Muslim traditions. Also analyzes magic as a part of organized religion in general. 2016The Trojan War: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Eric H. Cline. 2013
Professor of classics and anthropology gathers archaeological data and textual analysis of ancient documents to consider whether the war actually…
took place and whether archaeologists have really discovered the site of Troy in Hisarlik, Turkey. Investigates questions about the existence of Homer and the accuracy of the Iliad (DB 66356). 2013Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the founders
Par Denise A. Spellberg. 2013
Recounts Thomas Jefferson's 1765 purchase of a Qur'an, beginning a lifelong interest in Islam despite his personal disdain for it.…
Examines Jefferson's thoughts on Muslims as future citizens of America and their potential role in a country with true religious pluralism. 2013Islamic history: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Adam J. Silverstein. 2010
Explores Islam's rise and development from the seventh century to the present. Explains how camels, caravans, conquests, and colonialism helped…
spread the new religion; the ways it was shaped by Arabs, Persians, and Turks; and the institutions common to Muslim societies. 2010Islam: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Malise Ruthven. 2012
Overview of Islam as a faith, political ideology, and cultural identity for one-fifth of the world's population. Topics include the…
Koran; the life of Muhammad; the differences between Sunni, Shia, and Sufi Muslims; Sharia law; the role of women in Islamic life; and jihad. 2012The Koran, a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Michael Cook. 2000
Examines Muslim scripture sacred to followers of Islam, nearly one-fifth of the world's population. Analyzes strain caused by global culture's…
secular and scientific orientation on commentators' interpretations regarding science, non-Muslims, and women's status. Discusses fundamentalism, translation variations, prayer and recitation rituals, and textual obscurities. Includes notes about Arabic language. 2000Archaeology: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Paul G. Bahn. 2012
Examines the study of the human past based on material remains. Traces history of archaeology from 2. 5 million years…
ago to the present. Discusses the importance of establishing chronologies, how sites are defined, social implications of studying human remains, challenges in balancing public presentation with conservation, and new technologies. 1996