An insight into Syria's most influential Islamist movement and how its rebirth from the ashes of history is shaping the conflict in Syria. The author draws on previously untapped sources, including interviews with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood.
Definitive account of a rising and fast-changing African state: Angola, still recovering from civil war.
George Kassimeris explores the complexity of the motivations and emotions of those who have led Greece's network of modern terrorist groups and urban guerrillas.
Examines why sexual violence against men, both soldiers and civilians, remains so pervasive in conflict.
A modern history of India's female and transgender dancers and the forces of in- clusion/exclusion that have shaped Indian performing arts.
Presents a concise history of the German Left since the 1960s. This book traces the political journey of Germany's post-war generation and examines the influence that its ambivalent attitude to the Nazi past had on the foreign policy of the 'red-green' government between 1998 and 2005.
As their roles become more demanding, specialised and far removed from their own inborn predispositions, will the military require ever more years of 'programming'?
The meaning of Europe varies significantly from one national setting to another and this variation is at the heart of the current problems faced by the EU.
Examines state-business relations in the wake of economic liberalisation, privatisation and the 'Arab spring'
A thorough analysis of the emergence of new states in India and what it heralds for the future
An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square
A micro-history of one small district in Afghanistan and the vicissitudes of its people in America's longest foreign war.
Explains the deft diplomatic footwork instigated since Putin came to power in 1999 and Moscow's stubborn backing of the Syrian and Iranian regimes
This title presents an anthropological study of coal mining communities with significant implications for how we understand the globalized world.
Considered look at Al-Andalus through an Islamic cultural perspective.
Political history of Africa since independence movements
Fascinating history of Genoa that includes the imprisonment of Marco Polo, the introduction of the Black Death to Europe and the rise of explorer Christopher Columbus
Chilling account of the new face of modern conflict - transnational drug networks, local street gangs, uprisings stemming from the Arab Spring, and more
Considers how Afghan intellectuals and ordinary people interpret their own history
Burundi is a small Central African country with a complex history of ethnic tension. This book traces the origins of its political crises, sheds light on Burundi's contemporary history by means of interviews with leading participants and those whose lives have been affected by horrific events, and helps demystify the country's "ethnic" divisions.
Discusses the Caliphate in the ideas and discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb ut-Tahrir and al-Qaeda
An absorbing reflection on the Caliphate and the re-imagining of the Muslim ummah as a diverse multi-ethnic community
With Croatia now an independent state, this text traces the history of the region and its people. It is divided into: sections on the early medieval Croatian state; the periods of union with Hungary and with Austria; incorporation in Yugoslavia; and the creation of a sovereign state.
A quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world.
In 1920, a massive uprising took place against British occupation of Mesopotamia. 'Iraq's Democratic Moment' is the story of the long and passionate struggle of the Iraqi people to achieve the liberal democracy promised them by the constitution of their newly-created country.
Before the immense changes of the 2011 'Arab Spring', it was Sunni-Shia sectarian rivalry that preoccupied most political analyses of the Middle East. This book presents wide-ranging and up-to-date research that sheds light on the political, sociological and ideological processes that are affecting the dynamics within the Shia and Sunni worlds.
Fountainhead of Jihad is the first in-depth study of the history, links, and organisational logic of the Haqqani network.
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