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Egypt
Explains the history, politics, and culture of Egypt and examines the geography of the country.
Persian Gulf States
Describes the geography, economy, government, society, cultural life, and history of the Persian Gulf states, including Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Iraq
Examines the culture, politics, and history of Iraq and describes the geography of the country.
Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
Presents histories of Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan and the geographic, economic, and social factors that have come to define them.
Historic Palestine, Israel, and the Emerging Palestinian Autonomous Areas
Explores the history of the region, explains how it has changed over time, and discusses the future of the area.
Iran
Examines the culture, politics, and history of Iran and describes the geography of the country.
Islamic History
Discusses Islamic history, from the formation of Islam and the life of the prophet Muhammad to the spread of the faith throughout the world and its modern revival.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Examines the culture, politics, economy, geography, and history of both Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The Pandemic Century
Like sharks, epidemic diseases always lurk just beneath the surface. This fast-paced history of their effect on mankind prompts questions about the limits of scientific knowledge, the dangers of medical hubris, and how we should prepare as epidemics become ever more frequent. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu and the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles to the 1930 'parrot fever' pandemic and the more recent SARS, Ebola, and Zika epidemics, the last 100 years have been marked by a succession of unanticipated pandemic alarms. Like man-eating sharks, predatory pathogens are always present in nature, waiting to strike; when one is seemingly vanquished, others appear in its place. These pandemics remind us of the limits of scientific knowledge, as well as the role that human behaviour and technologies play in the emergence and spread of microbial diseases.
