A DARKLY ATMOSPHERIC AND BEAUTFIULLY CRAFTED MEDITATION ON OTHERNESS, FROM AN AWARD-WINNING YOUNG WRITER
The shocking story of how the British government locked up thousands of innocent people - then forgot about them.
Stella arrives in Paris and rediscovers her appetite for life, in this irresistible novel about taking chances and finding your true home, by a New York Times-bestselling author
A groundbreaking study of how Rabi'a has been portrayed in Sufi, Islamic and secular literature from medieval to modern times
A darkly thrilling new fantasy duology set in a Vietnamese-inspired world
The realities of the fashion industry exposed in this devastating account of the life of a successful supermodel.
How Iran became a force to be reckoned with in the world's most contested region
An insightful study of the role of gender in establishing the limits of interpretation and flexibility in the Islamic tradition
A new history of the Portugal's Carnation Revolution on its fiftieth anniversary
Dancer. Warrior. Executioner. An epic story about truth, loyalty and betrayal.
In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, presents a succinct and insightful history of the Palestinian people and their leadership in the twentieth century. Ranging from the Palestinian struggle against colonial rule and the beginnings of the ¿Iron Cage¿, through the eras of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, this is an unflinching and sobering critique of the Palestinian failure to achieve statehood, as well as a balanced account of the odds ranged against them.At a time when lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of the longest-running conflict in the Middle East is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. Rashid Khalidi¿s engrossing narrative of this tortuous history is required reading for anyoneconcerned about peace in the Middle East.
With a foreword by Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner 'A must-read for anyone concerned with human rights in Iran. A gripping, moving and utterly shocking account.' Kylie Moore-Gilbert New introductions written by Shannon Woodcock and Nayereh Tohidi Extended solitary confinement has been condemned as a severe violation of human rights. Yet it is still widely used in Iranian prisons. In White Torture, thirteen women, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, share their experiences of imprisonment: harassment and beatings by guards, total blindfolding and denial of medical treatment. Angry interrogators threaten their families and lie about their whereabouts. One prisoner is even told she is dead. None of the women have committed crimes they are prisoners of conscience or held hostage as bargaining chips. Through psychological torture, the Iranian state hopes to remake their souls. These interviews, carried out while each woman was in prison or facing charges, are astounding documents of resistance and integrity. White Torture unveils the rot at the heart of the Iranian legal system and calls on us to act for change.
In the dying days of the USSR, battlelines have shifted from spycraft to the cut-throat capitalism and it's intellectual property, not state secrets, that are to be bought, sold, stolen and fought over
A high octane thriller, capturing the extraordinary capacity of humans to retain compassion in extreme circumstances.
In the eighth instalment of the Birder Murder Mysteries, DCI Domenic Jejeune must decide where his loyalty lies before deadly consequences occur...
One of the most unfathomable mysteries of quantum physics... could the answer be much closer than ever we thought?
From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of Hannah Masury's rousing adventure as one of the most feared and admired sea rovers of all time
Science and religion have always been at each other’s throats, right?Most things you ‘know’ about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. The true history of science and religion is a human one. It’s about the role of religion in inspiring, and strangling, science before the scientific revolution. It’s about the sincere but eccentric faith and the quiet, creeping doubts of the most brilliant scientists in history – Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, Maxwell, Einstein. Above all it’s about the question of what it means to be human and who gets to say – a question that is more urgent in the twenty-first century than ever before. From eighth-century Baghdad to the frontiers of AI today, via medieval Europe, nineteenth-century India and Soviet Russia, Magisteria sheds new light on this complex historical landscape. Rejecting the thesis that science and religion are inevitably at war, Nicholas Spencer illuminates a compelling and troubled relationship that has definitively shaped human history.
A provocative reinterpretation of the tumultuous late '70s and early '80s in the Middle East
A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination
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