This text is a study of the interplay between art and politics - of how culture, normally an unquestioned good, can play into the hands of power with devastating...
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Describes the metamorphosis of Mohamed Makiya from a classic to a post-modern architect. The author examines his eclectic style and argues that he combines...
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This story of the building of the Dome of the Rock reconstructs the paths of individuals whose spiritual journeys revolved around the Rock. Makiya's novel...
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This volume relates how the Arab Ba'th Socialist party has transformed Iraq since 1968. It describes the Ba'thist regime that emerged and analyzes the...
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