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Battle for Syria International Rivalry in the New Middle East
ISBN: PB: 9780300249910, Yale University Press, August 2020
384 pp., 19.6x12.7 cm
Updated with two new chapters, this book exposes the profound influence of the United States, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar in Syria's bloody conflict and explores the implications of the perceived decline of American power in the Mid...
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£12,99
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Another Kind of War The Nature and History of Terrorism
ISBN: PB: 9780300188813, Yale University Press, September 2019
520 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 26 black&white illus.
In the years since 9/11, there has been a massive surge in interest surrounding the study of terrorism. This volume applies distinguished military historian John Lynn's lifetime of research and teaching experience to this difficult topic. As a form o...
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£30,00
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Road Before Me Weeps On the Refugee Route Through Europe
ISBN: HB: 9780300241228, Yale University Press, March 2019
344 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 17 colour illus.
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have spurred several million refugees and migrants to set out for Europe. The West Balkans, from Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, S...
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£18,99
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Hazaras and the Afghan State Rebellion, Exclusion and the Struggle for Recognition
ISBN: HB: 9781849047074, Hurst Publishers, May 2017
224 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! The Hazaras of Afghanistan have borne the brunt of many of the destructive forces unleashed by the establishment of the Afghan monarchy in 1747. The history of their relationship with the Afghan state has been punctuated by fre...
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£40,00
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Great Game in West Asia Iran, Turkey and the South Caucasus
ISBN: PB: 9781849047067, Hurst Publishers, April 2017
320 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! "The Great Game in West Asia" examines the strategic competition between Iran and Turkey for power and influence in the South Caucasus. These neighbouring Middle East powers have vied for supremacy and influence throughout the...
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£25,00
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Jihad and Death The Global Appeal of Islamic State
ISBN: HB: 9781849046985, Hurst Publishers, April 2017
160 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! How has ISIS been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? In this...
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£15,99
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Neoliberal Apartheid Palestine/Israel and South Africa after 1994
ISBN: PB: 9780226430096, ISBN: HB: 9780226429922, University of Chicago Press, March 2017
288 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 28 halftones
In recent years, as peace between Israelis and Palestinians has remained cruelly elusive, scholars and activists have increasingly turned to South African history and politics to make sense of the situation. In the early 1990s, both South Africa and...
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£22,50
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£67,50
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Arab Migrant Communities in the GCC
ISBN: PB: 9781849045889, Hurst Publishers, March 2017
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Long a recipient of migrants from its surrounding areas, the Arabian Peninsula today comprises a mosaic of communities of diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious origins. For decades, while the Gulf Cooperation Counc...
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£25,00
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Yemen Endures Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and the Future of Arabia
ISBN: HB: 9781849048057, Hurst Publishers, March 2017
320 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Why is Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, involved in a costly and merciless war against its mountainous southern neighbour Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East? When the Saudis attacked the hitherto obscu...
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£25,00
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Republic of Islamophobia The Rise of Respectable Racism in France
ISBN: PB: 9781849046886, Hurst Publishers, March 2017
208 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm
For sale in CIS only! Islamophobia in France is on the increase. Muslims are being subjected to unprecedented scrutiny of what they wear, eat and say. Racist acts and rhetoric are increasingly common. Leading public figures, meanwhile, continue to c...
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£14,99
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