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      Saudi Arabia

      David Commins

      A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day

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      The Mission and the Kingdom: Wahhabi Power Behind the Saudi Throne

      David Commins (Dickinson College, USA)

      Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century.

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      The Gulf States: A Modern History

      David Commins (Dickinson College, USA)

      Focusing primarily on economic, cultural, religious and social themes from the 14th century to the present, ‘The Gulf States’ covers key topics of the region’s history, from the influence of…

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      Islam in Saudi Arabia

      David Commins

      David Commins challenges the stereotype of Saudi Arabia as a country immune to change by highlighting the ways that urbanization, education, and consumerism have exerted pressure on the religious establishment.

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      The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia

      David Dean Commins

      Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. This book examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers findings on its…

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      Historical Dictionary of Syria

      David Commins,David W. Lesch

      This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. This is done through…

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      Islam in Saudi Arabia

      David Commins

      David Commins challenges the stereotype of Saudi Arabia as a country immune to change by highlighting the ways that urbanization, education, and consumerism have exerted pressure on the religious establishment.

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      The Mecca Uprising

      Nasir al-Huzaimi

      Al-Huzaimi offers insight into the religious subculture that incubated the Mecca Uprising of 1979

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      The Mecca Uprising

      Nasir al-Huzaimi

      Al-Huzaimi offers insight into the religious subculture that incubated the Mecca Uprising of 1979

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      Historical Dictionary of Syria

      Omar Imady,David Commins,David W. Lesch

      This fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross-referenced dictionary section…

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      Islamic Reform: Politics and Social Change in Late Ottoman Syria

      David Dean Commins (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Dickinson College)

      Examines Syria’s religious, intellectual and political history during a period of transformation before World War I, focusing on an attempt to reform Islamic belief and practice at the turn of…

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      Bhakti Religion in North India: Comminity Identity and Political Action

      In India religion continues to be a vital source for social as well as personal identity. All manner of groups political occupational, and social-remain grounded in specific religious communities. This…

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