Books in the Written Culture and Identity series

Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and historical context from which they emerged.

Unique look at Kurdish culture and identity outside of geographical boundaries

Focusing on novels and writings produced in the aftermath of Lebanon's protracted civil war, Bayeh explores the complex relationships between place, displacement and belonging, and illuminates the ways in which these writings have shaped a global Lebanese identity.

The first comprehensive biography of the most important and most influential Palestinian poet which is intertwined with key themes relating to Palestinian history, national identity and politics.

Contributes to scholarship on Edward Said by providing a comprehensive account of his theory of exile

Hayek charts the rise to cultural prominence of the city of Beirut as a significant player in shaping perceptions of Lebanese culture and identity - not only following the destruction of the city-centre during the country's fifteen-year civil war, as is mostly assumed in recent scholarship - but over a century.