Book review of Beyond Exception: New Interpretations of the Arabian Peninsula

I am exceptionally grateful to James Onley, Gerd Nonneman, Fatemeh Teimoorzadeh and Suzi Mirgani for allowing me to review a very important book: Beyond Exception: New Interpretations of the Arabian Peninsula by Ahmed Kanna, Amélie Le Renard and Neha Vora (Cornell University Press). My thoughts about this highly recommended work appeared in the Journal of Arabian Studies 12, no. 1 (2022), pages 127–28. Jeanne Vaz kindly commented on a draft of my review. I further worked with Adriane Ver Aquino, my production editor at Taylor and Francis. Finally, the Qatar National Library generously provided funding for open access. I uploaded a PDF file here: https://www.academia.edu/105110923/Be...