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Books by Stephen Humphreys






Between Memory and Desire(1st Edition)
The Middle East in a Troubled Age
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 334 Pages, Published 2005 by University Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24691-1, ISBN: 0-520-24691-8

"R. Steven Humphreys reveals the rich complexity of the Middle East--a region that stretches from Egypt to Afghanistan--in Between Memory and Desire, a set of ten "interlocking essays" that take on everything from economic growth and nationalist movements to Islamic human rights philosophy. Humphreys has a very clear and concise writing style that makes easily comprehensible an enormous amount of historical and cultural data with which m ..."






Islamic History(2nd Edition)
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1995 by I. B. Tauris
ISBN-13: 978-1-85043-360-6, ISBN: 1-85043-360-7






Islamic History(Updated)
A Framework for Inquiry
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 418 Pages, Published 1991 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-00856-1, ISBN: 0-691-00856-6

"This book will be immensely helpful to those who wish to orient themselves to what has become a very large body of literature on medieval Islamic history. Combining a bibliographic study with an inquiry into method, it opens with a survey of the principal reference tools available to historians of Islam and a systematic review of the sources they will confront. Problems of method are then examined in a series of chapters, each exploring ..."






The History of Al-Tabari, Vol. 15(1st Edition)
The Crisis of the Early Caliphate (Tab
by R. Stephen Humphreys, Al-Tabari
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 1990 by Suny Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-0154-5, ISBN: 0-7914-0154-5

"Before the caliphate of the 'Uthman b. 'Affan, the Muslim community had grown from strength to strength in spite of a series of major crises--the Hirah, the death of the Prophet, the Riddah wars, the assassination of 'Umar by a Persian slave. But 'Uthman's reign ended in catastrophe. His inability to manage the social and political conflicts that were now emerging among various factions within the community led to his death at the hands ..."






From Saladin to the Mongols(1st Edition)
The Ayyubids of Damascus, 1193-1260
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Hardcover, 504 Pages, Published 1977 by Suny Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87395-263-7, ISBN: 0-87395-263-4

"Upon the death of Saladin in 1193, his vast empire, stretching from the Yemen to the upper reaches of the Tigris, fell into the hands of his Ayyubid kinsmen. These latter parceled his domains into a number of autonomous principalities, though some common identity was maintained by linking these petty states into a loose confederation, in which each local prince owed allegiance to the senior member of the Ayyubid house. Such an arrangeme ..."






Between Memory and Desire
The Middle East in a Troubled Age
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 319 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-22918-1, ISBN: 0-520-22918-5






From Saladin to the Mongols
The Ayyubids of Damascus, 1193-1260 (American Council of Learned Societies)
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 532 Pages, Published 2008 by Acls Humanities E-Book
ISBN-13: 978-1-59740-464-8, ISBN: 1-59740-464-0






Between Memory and Desire(1st Edition)
The Middle East in a Troubled Age
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Hardcover, 319 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-21411-8, ISBN: 0-520-21411-0






From Saladin to the Mongols
The Ayyubids of Damascus, 1193-1260
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2006 by Acls History E-Book Project
ISBN-13: 978-1-59740-240-8, ISBN: 1-59740-240-0






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The History of al-Tabari Vol. 15: The Crisis of the Early Caliphate: The Reign of 'Uthman A.D. 644-656/A.H. 24-35 (SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies)
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 310 Pages, Published 1987 by State University Of New York Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-0155-2, ISBN: 0-7914-0155-3






Islamic History
A Framework for Inquiry - Revised Edition
by R. Stephen Humphreys
415 Pages, Published 2020 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21423-8, ISBN: 0-691-21423-9

"«P. 7, Pearson, J. D. Oriental Manuscripts in Europe and North America: A Survey. Bibliotheca Asiatica, 7. Zug, Switzerland: Inter-Documentation, 1971. «P. 39, Pearson, J. D., ed. A Bibliography of Pre-Islamic Persia. Persian Studies Series ..."






Between Memory and Desire
The Middle East in a Troubled Age
by R. Stephen Humphreys
328 Pages, Published 2005 by Univ Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-93258-6, ISBN: 0-520-93258-7

"A pioneer effort at a broad historical synthesis is Leila Ahmad, Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a ... A thought-provoking study of 'A'isha's place in Muslim cultural imagination is Denise Spellberg, Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of'A'isha bint Abi Bakr ... Ahmed Pasha as Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991), 89."






Gaslight, Ghosts & Ghouls
[Trade Paperback]
by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Stephen Jones, Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe, Stephen Jones, Graham Humphreys
Paperback, 483 Pages, Published 2022 by Ps Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-78636-858-4, ISBN: 1-78636-858-7






Studio of Screams
(Hardcover)
by Stephen Volk, Stephen R. Bissette, Mark Morris, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2020 by Ps Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-78636-584-2, ISBN: 1-78636-584-7






Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan
From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)
by R. Stephen Humphreys
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2006 by Oneworld Publications
ISBN-13: 978-1-85168-402-1, ISBN: 1-85168-402-6






Human Rights and Climate Change(1st Edition)
by Stephen Humphreys, Mary Robinson
Hardcover, 370 Pages, Published 2010 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-76276-2, ISBN: 0-521-76276-6

"As the effects of climate change continue to be felt, appreciation of its future transformational impact on numerous areas of public law and policy is set to grow. Among these, human rights concerns are particularly acute. They include forced mass migration, increased disease incidence and strain on healthcare systems, threatened food and water security, the disappearance and degradation of shelter, land, livelihoods and cultures, and t ..."






Employment Law and Insolvent Companies
by Stephen Humphreys
Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-921105-94-4, ISBN: 1-921105-94-1






Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, 73 Ser.
Theatre of the Rule of Law
by Stephen Humphreys
ISBN-13: 978-0-511-99398-5, ISBN: 0-511-99398-6






Theatre of the Rule of Law(Reprint)
Transnational Legal Intervention in Theory and Practice (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law)
by Stephen Humphreys
Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2012 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-41164-7, ISBN: 1-107-41164-5

"Theatre of the Rule of Law presents the first sustained critique of global rule of law promotion - an expansive industry at the heart of international development, post-conflict reconstruction and security policy today. While successful in articulating and disseminating an effective global public policy, rule of law promotion has largely failed in its stated objectives of raising countries out of poverty and taming violent conflict. Fur ..."






Harold and the Mermaid Ser.
Harold and the Mermaid : A Harold and Charlie adventure Story
by Stephen Humphreys
20 Pages, Published 2011 by Bookbaby
ISBN-13: 978-1-61792-982-3, ISBN: 1-61792-982-4

"When Harold and Charlie go on holiday all Harold wants to do is go searching for a mermaid rather than teach Charlie how to swim."



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