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The term Near East was coined in the 19th century when Westerners divided the “Orient” into three parts: the Near East, the Middle East, and the Far East. The Near East included the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans; the Middle East ranged between the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia; and the Far East encompassed Asian countries facing the Pacific Ocean. However, in the early 20th century (as Europe geared up for World War II), the term Middle East began to be used by the British military to refer to both regions and it soon became the dominant term. (Though for all intents and purposes, both Middle East and Near East refer to the same region when used today.)

Today, the Middle East is considered the region spanning from Morocco (Northern Africa) to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Western Asia). (The acronym MENA—Middle East and North Africa—may also be used.) While Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria seem like geographical outliers, their similar sentiment, religion, and policies have led them to be considered part of the region. Other countries, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan (in South Asia), are often lumped in with the Middle East because of current events, although they may not technically belong.

Both Near and Middle East are Eurocentric terms—it is Western English-speaking historians who named the region on the basis of its position relative to Europe. With recent trends to de-Westernize core education, the term Middle East seems a bit old-fashioned, but it's the best we have for now.

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Annotated Arabian Nights
by Paulo Lemos Horta (editor), translated by Yasmine Seale
from W. W. Norton and Co.
for 10th-Adult
in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
$38.25
Arabian Nights
by Sir Richard Burton, trans.
from Bracken Books
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Arabian Nights
by Sir Richard Burton, trans.
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Arabian Nights - Two Volume Set
by Sir Richard Burton (translator), illustrated by Arthur Szyk
from Heritage Press
for 10th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Atlas of the Islamic World
by Francis Robinson
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Behold Your Queen
by Gladys Malvern
from Special Edition Books
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$14.95
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by Gladys Malvern
from Purple House Press
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$12.99
Biblical Antiquity: Old & New Testament in One Volume
by Evan B. Wilson
from Big Haus Society
Biblical Reference for 9th-12th grade
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Blood Brothers
by Elias Chacour with David Hazard
2022 Printing from Baker Books
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in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME)
$16.14
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by H. Rider Haggard
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$12.00
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by Leonard Wibberley
from William Morrow & Company
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Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament
by John Walton
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Darius, Artaxerxes, and Ahasuerus in the Bible
by James B. Jordan
from Athanasius Press
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Days of Elijah
by John Noble
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$19.99
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by John Noble
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by Taylor Caldwell
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$9.99
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from Longmans, Green & Co.
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$9.60 (1 in stock)
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by Taylor Caldwell
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$9.00 (1 in stock)
History of the Jews
by Solomon Grayzel
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History of the Jews
by Abram Leon Sachar
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 10th-Adult
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In the Land of the Blue Burqas
by Kate McCord
from Moody Press
for 11th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$13.59
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by David Downing
1st edition from Marshall Cavendish Education
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
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by William Dudley, editor
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
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from Simply Charlotte Mason
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$7.65 (1 in stock)
Mecca
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from Newsweek Books
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Middle East
Opposing Viewpoints Series
by Mary E. Williams, editor
from Greenhaven Press
for 10th-12th grade
in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME)
Pearl Maiden
by H. Rider Haggard
from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$14.24 $7.20 (1 in stock)
Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen
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by Ali Dowlatshahi
from Dover Publications
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$6.40 (2 in stock)
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by James Jordan
from Canon Press
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in Bible Commentaries (Location: XBI-COMM)
$11.90 $6.00 (2 in stock)
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by T. E. Lawrence
from George H. Doran Company
for 10th-12th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Sayings of the Fathers
by Joseph H. Hertz
Bilingual from Behrman House
for 11th-Adult
in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC)
Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind
by Suzanne F. Staples
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1990 Newbery Honor Book
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$8.49
Silver Chalice
by Thomas B. Costain
from Loyola Press
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Six Days
by Jeremy Bowen
from Pocket Books
History for 9th-Adult
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Sunrise Over Fallujah
by Walter Dean Myers
from Scholastic Inc.
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in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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by Ibtisam Barakat
Fifth Printing from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Tasting the Sky
by Ibtisam Barakat
from Square Fish Publishing
for 9th-Adult
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The Koran
by Anonymous
Revised from Penguin Classics
for 10th-Adult
in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
$13.60 $6.80 (1 in stock)
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by Lloyd C. Douglas, illustrated by Dean Cornwell
from Houghton Mifflin
for 8th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$5.20 (1 in stock)
Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
from Riverhead Books
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in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
First Ed from Riverhead Books
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Three Cups of Tea
by David Oliver Relin & Greg Mortenson
from Penguin Putnam
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$12.00
TimeFrame #03: Age of God-Kings
from Time-Life Books
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in Time-Life TimeFrame (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
TimeFrame #04: Barbarian Tides
from Time-Life Books
for 10th grade-adult
in Time-Life TimeFrame (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Under the Persimmon Tree
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
from Square Fish Publishing
for 7th-12th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$11.89
Unveiling the Kings of Israel
by David Down
from Master Books
for 7th-12th grade
in Israel (Location: HISW-ANIS)
$27.99
Walking Drum
by Louis L'amour
from Bantam Books
for 9th-Adult
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$7.64
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