Resisting Regimes: Myth, Memory and the Shaping of a Muslim Identity 0195639553, 9780195639551

The Shaping of Israeli Identity: Myth, Memory and Trauma 0714646415, 9780714646411

A dozen essays document the evolution of national myths in Israel as the heroic figures and events of independence and s

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Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol: The Battle of Manzikert 9780748631155

Turks ruled the Middle East for a millennium and eastern Europe for many centuries and it is an undoubted fact that they

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Memory, Voice, and Identity: Muslim Women’s Writing from across the Middle East 9780367569761, 9780367569792, 9781003100164

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Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth 9781250827869

It's often said that Black women are magic, but what if they really are mythological? Growing up as a Black girl in

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The Japanese and the War: Expectation, Perception, and the Shaping of Memory 9780231543989

Japanese memories of World War II exert a powerful influence over the nation's society and culture. Concentrating o

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Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History 9780822390275

An exploration of the way history, meaning, and memory have interacted in the process of transforming Harriet Tubman int

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The Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth–Century France 9780814344071

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The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory 9780393071023, 0393071022

A riveting investigation of one of the most provocative musicians of the Renaissance, who continues to captivate compose

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Mysticism Myth and Celtic Identity 0203080181, 9780203080184

Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building

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Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East 9781107027947, 1107027942

This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imag

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