Friday's Read: Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition

Rahman, Fazlur. Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984)

Thursday's Read: The Times of History: Universal Topics in Islamic Historiography

Azmeh, Aziz. The Times of History: Universal Topics in Islamic Historiography. Central European University Press (November 4, 2007)

Past Read: A History of Saudi Arabia

Vasiliev, Alexei. A History of Saudi Arabia. (New York: New York University Press, 2000)

Tuesday's Read: Ma'na an-Nakbah

Zurayq, Qunstantin. Trans. R. Bayly Winder. The Meaning of the Disaster. (Beirut, Khayat's College Book Cooperative, 1956.)

Monday's Read: Self-Criticism After the Defeat

 Al-Azm, Sadik Jalal. Self-Criticism After the Defeat. (London: Saqi, 2011) translation of 1968 original, with forward by Fouad Ajami

Thursday's Read: Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses: Studies in Honor of Constantine K Zurayk

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Atiyeh, George and Ibrahim Oweiss, eds. Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses: Studies in Honor of Constantine K Zurayk. (State University of New York Press, 1988)

Thursday's Read: Empire

Hardt, Michael and Antonio Negri. Empire. (Harvard UP, 2001)

Wednesday's Read: Mediterraneans: North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, c. 1800-1900

Julie A. Clancy-Smith. Mediterraneans: North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, c. 1800-1900. (University of California Press, 2010)

Friday's Read: Colonising Egypt

Mitchell, Timothy. Colonising Egypt. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991)

Tuesday's Read: The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France

Shepard, Todd. The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France. (Cornell: Cornell UP, 2008)

Tuesday's Read: Poetics, Politics, and Protest in Arab Theatre

Mas'ud Hamdan. Poetics, Politics, and Protest in Arab Theatre: The Bitter Cup and the Holy Rain. (Sussex Academic Press, 2006)

Monday's Read: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I: The Structure of Everyday Life

Braudel, Fernand. Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I: The Structure of Everyday Life (University of California Press, 1992)

Tuesday's Read: Theories of Imperialism

Etherington, Norman. Theories of Imperialism: War, Conquest, and Capital. (Barnes and Noble, 1984)

Monday's Read: On History

Braudel, Fernand. On History. University Of Chicago Press (February 15, 1982)

Monday's Read: Paths of Accommodation

 Robinson, David. Paths of Accommodation. (Ohio UP, 2000)

Friday's Read: International Systems in World History: Remaking the Study of International Relations

Buzan, Barry and Richard Little. International Systems in World History: Remaking the Study of International Relations. (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000)