Lucette Valensi

An historian of the Annales school, Lucette Valensi blends the methods of history and anthropology to portray the Tunisian countryside in the eighteen

In her graceful account of the transformation of European attitudes toward the Ottoman empire during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Lucette

In her graceful account of the transformation of European attitudes toward the Ottoman empire during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Lucette

The recent wave of interest in oral history and return to the active subject as a topic in historical practice raises a number of questions about the

The recent wave of interest in oral history and return to the active subject as a topic in historical practice raises a number of questions about the

With the fall of King Farouk and Nasser's nationalization of Egyptian industry, Leon and his family lose everything. With all of their belongings, Leo

Within some very wealthy and elite Middle Eastern families, there is a secret ancient practice rarely heard of in the Western World: Honor Killing. Th

Originally published in 1956 and intended for use in schools, this French book tells the story of Antoine, a messenger boy, and his various adventures