For sale in CIS only! The project to transform Iraq from an impoverished dictatorship into a prosperous, functioning, multi-ethnic democracy that would act as a role-model to the states of the Arab Middle East will stand as one of the most ambitious...

For sale in CIS only! More than two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a loosely organised insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. In this sobering...

For sale in CIS only! Aims to contest conventional ways of presenting Han immigrants in minority areas as a homogenous group of colonisers with shared identification, equal status and access to power. This book demonstrates that the category of 'Han...

For sale in CIS only! Privatisation is supposed to bring about the retreat of the state. But what happens when the state privatises itself and even its core functions – tax collection, internal security, customs – are auctioned to the highest bidder...

For sale in CIS only! Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world. As the Aksumite Empire, it became a world power, its Emperor Ezana coverting to Christianity in 330 AD. Alone in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopians developed coinage and writing...

For sale in CIS only! This work introduces the main movements and trends in paganism. Individual chapters focus on druidry, witchcraft, heathenism, goddess spirituality and magic. These are followed by discussions of shamanism and geomancy. Sources...