Book Display – March 2019

The following list of books includes English-language titles published in March 2019 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.

The Foundation of Norms in Islamic Jurisprudence and Theology

Author: Omar FarahatPublisher: Cambridge University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Islamic StudiesRegion: Global

Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS, Islamophobia, and the Internet

Editor: Courtney M. DorrollPublisher: Indiana University PressYear: 2019Discipline: EducationRegion: Global

The Middle East from Empire to Sealed Identities

Author: Lorenzo KamelPublisher: Edinburgh University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Middle East StudiesRegion: Middle East

Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy

Author: Dilip HiroPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Middle East StudiesRegion: Middle East

The Qur'an and Late Antiquity: A Shared Heritage

Author: Angelika NeuwirthPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Qur'anic StudiesRegion: Global

China and the Islamic World: How the New Silk Road is Transforming Global Politics

Author: Robert R. BianchiPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Asia

Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan

Author: Katherine A. BrownPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2019Discipline: Journalism, DiplomacyRegion: Central Asia; Afghanistan

Islamism, Populism, and Turkish Foreign Policy

Editor: Burak Bilgehan Özpek, Bill ParkPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2019Discipline: Political ScienceRegion: Turkey

The Qur'an between the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic: An Exegetical Tradition

Author: Susan GunastiPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2019Discipline: Qur'anic StudiesRegion: Ottoman Empire, Turkey

The Qur'an's Reformation of Judaism and Christianity: Return to the Origins

Editor: Holger M. ZellentinPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2019Discipline: Qur'anic Studies, Islamic LawRegion: Global

Social Justice and Islamic Economics: Theory, Issues and Practice

Editor: Toseef Azid, Lutfi SunarPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2019Discipline: Economics, SociologyRegion: Global