Books like Tribes with flags by Charles Glass

A comprehensive nonfiction narrative tracing the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, al‑Qaida, and U.S. intelligence failures leading to the 9/11 attacks.

Samuel P. Huntington’s seminal work explores how rising international tensions after the Cold War may be driven by clash among cultural civilizations, offering a detailed theoretical framework beyond his 1993 Foreign Affairs article.

A compelling tale of one Muslim's journey from fundamentalism to returning to his roots, exploring the appeal of Islamic extremism to young Muslims in the West.

How the modern Middle East emerged from decisions made by the Allies during and after World War I.

"In the sixties and seventies hundreds of thousands of young Westerners took off for India, blazing the 'hippie trail' from Istanbul to Kathmandu. These intrepid pioneers left behind their parents' world of postponed pleasure, the guilt of Empire and the spectre of war. Aboard the weirdest procession of unroadworthy vehicles ever to rattle across the face of the earth, they reached for a new kind of life, and became the first movement of people who travelled to be colonized rather than to colonize." "On foot and by bus, Rory MacLean retraces their wide-eyed adventures along the route reopened for the first time in a generation and travels across a region that has experienced extraordinary and turbulent changes since that Summer of Love. In Istanbul he meets the original Flower Child. In Tehran, capital of revolution, he encounters two Iranian boys whose dream of wealth in the West ends in tragedy. At Bagram airbase he sings 'Age of Aquarius' with US Special Forces commandos in Paisley shirts and granny glasses. In Kabul he picks through the smashed statues that are now Afghanistan's history. Along the way he reveals how profoundly the trail transformed travellers' lives and the countries they traversed, unleashing forces that changed for ever the way we travel the world."--BOOK JACKET

A mother's journey to China with her adopted child and the unexpected cultural discovery that shapes the bond between them.

"At its peak, the Ottoman empire stretched from Hungary to the Gulf of Aden to the Caspian Sea. Informed by a lifetime of travel and exploration, Eastward to Tartary takes you on a spellbinding journey into the heart of that still-unsettled region, a journey over land and through history.". "Through stories of characters past and present, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of the lands in which he travels. He ventures from the famed archaeological ruins of Syria to the markets of Lebanon to the military outposts of Turkey and Israel; from Baku, capital of new business and new oil, across the Caspian Sea to the deserts of Turkmenistan and back to the killing fields of Armenia."--BOOK JACKET.