Book Display | November 2021

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Maydan Editors

The Maydan is an online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University. The Maydan team is composed of the Center's faculty members and graduate students both within and outside GMU.

The following list of books includes 26 English-language titles published in November 2021 which span a range of disciplines in the broad field of Islamic Studies. Meant to showcase current research by both established and emerging scholars, the Maydan Book Displays will surely be of interest to graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are searching for compelling sources to enrich their studies, as well as university professors and course instructors looking to add fresh material to their syllabi. Check back monthly for updates. [Curated by Wali Siddiq with the Maydan team]

The Dark Side of News Fixing: The Culture and Political Economy of Global Media in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Author: Syed Irfan AshrafPublisher: Anthem PressYear: 2021Discipline: Media Studies, Political EconomyRegion: Afghanistan/Pakistan

A Companion to Islamic Granada

Editor: Bárbara Boloix-GallardoPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Granada

Muslim Women and Agency: An Australian Context

Editor: Ghena Krayem and Susan CarlandPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Gender StudiesRegion: Australia

The Character of David in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Editor: Marzena Zawanowska and Mateusz WilkPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Comparative ReligionRegion: Middle East

Practicing Community in Urban and Rural Eurasia (1000-1600): Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Editor: Fabian Kümmeler, Judit Majorossy, and Eirik HovdenPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: SociologyRegion: Eurasia

An Introduction to Islamic Psychology

Author: Mohammad Khodayarifard, Masud Azarbaijani, Rouhollah Shahabi, and Saeid ZandiPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: PsychologyRegion:

Byzantium and Islam: Collected Studies on Byzantine-Muslim Encounters

Author: Daniel J. SahasPublisher: Brill (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Anatolia

Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan

Author: Artemy M. KalinovskyPublisher: Cornell University PressYear: 2021Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Tajikistan

The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Turkey

Editor: Pierre Hecker, Ivo Furman, Kaya AkyıldızPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Cultural StudiesRegion: Turkey

Islam and the Crusades: Collected Essays

Author: Carole HillenbrandPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Levant

Classical Islam: Collected Essays

Author: Carole HillenbrandPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Middle East

Studies in Islamic Painting, Epigraphy and Decorative Arts

Author: Bernard O'KanePublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: ArtRegion: Middle East

Studies in Persian Architecture

Author: Bernard O'KanePublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: ArchitectureRegion: Iran

Studies in Arab Architecture

Author: Bernard O'KanePublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: ArchitectureRegion: Arab World

The Medieval Turks: Collected Essays

Author: Carole HillenbrandPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: History Region:

Iran to India: The Shansabānīs of Afghanistan, c. 1145-1190 CE

Author: Alka PatelPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Afghanistan

The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia

Editor: Iulia LuminaPublisher: Edinburgh University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Identity StudiesRegion: Asia

Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy

Author: Usaama al-AzamiPublisher: Hurst (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Islam and PoliticsRegion: Middle East

The Discourses: Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature

Author: al-Ḥasan al-YūsīEditor: Justin StearnsPublisher: New York University PressYear: 2021Discipline: SufismRegion: Middle East

'Abd al-Mu'min: Mahdism and Caliphate in the Islamic West

Author: Maribel FierroPublisher: Oneworld Publications (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: BiographyRegion: North Africa

Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices

Author: Anita M. WeissPublisher: Oxford University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Political StudiesRegion: Pakistan

An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Volume II: On Women

Editor: Karen Bauer and Feras HamzaPublisher: Oxford University Press (UK)Year: 2021Discipline: Qur'anic ExegesisRegion:

The Muslim Problem: From the British Empire to Islamophobia

Author: Ismail Adam PatelPublisher: SpringerYear: 2021Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Great Britain

ISIS: A History

Author: Fawaz A. GergesPublisher: Princeton University PressYear: 2021Discipline: HistoryRegion: Middle East

Transnational Islam and the Integration of Turks in Great Britain

Author: Erdem DikiciPublisher: SpringerYear: 2021Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Great Britain

The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom

Author: Sahar F. AzizPublisher: University of California PressYear: 2021Discipline: Critical Race TheoryRegion: United States