A biography of the remarkable administrator who for thirty years effectively ran Persia's great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194).
A history of how the Russians, ever since the Six Day War, were involved in planning, instigating and supporting further Arab military action against Israel.
An absorbing comparison of 'the Islams' of Arabia and South Asia and how they interact through the vectors of trade, politics and migration.
Explores the many facets of Arab political thought from the nineteenth century to the present day.
The first study of an important political nexus in today's Islamist insurgencies, the better to understand their evolution.
Explores the factors behind the spread of sectarian identity politics in the Middle East.
Why didn't the British Military high command achieve much better results in 2000-10 in Iraq and Afghanistan, and what accounts for this poor performance?
A candid reassessment of the role of anthropologists in mediating encounters between Western armies and non-Western peoples.
Most atrocities are committed by states yet they hide their culpability by recourse to paramilitary forces, as Ferguson explains.
An indispensable resource for understanding the evolution of Al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden
Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India - from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj - revealing how Britain's rise was built upon its plunder of India.
A comprehensive account of how Europeans have used violence to conquer, coerce and police in pursuit of imperialism and colonial settlement
A frank and unsettling account of the conflicted role of women in Italy's mafias - first-hand stories of submission, complicity and revolt.
Two seasoned Saudi-watchers diagnose whether or not the Kingdom's body politic is ailing and if its condition might be terminal.
The most authoritative account of what its like to be a migrant seeking access to Europe
About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.
About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.
Through the medium of iconic figures, Prestholdt traces the development of shared global imagery, highlighting the mutability of common references and the commodification of political sentiment since the 1960s
A personal journey into the buried history of Indian indentured women, who left their country and their men for British sugar plantations from 1838 to 1917.
Clayer and Bougarel's prodigiously researched book is a political and institutional history of the Muslims of south-east Europe since the fourteenth century, focusing on empires, states, political parties, and religious institutions.
While Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi may seem destined for a smooth transition towards an enduring democracy, behind the scenes the military remains very much in control. Egreteau's shrewd analysis is a stark reminder of where the balance of power resides.
This reference work brings together in one volume the multi-faceted culture of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, from Borgen to Lordi.
Is South Africa heading for the rocks? No, argue Mills and Herbst. Their book explains how great strides are being made, especially economically, undermining the rhetoric of disappointment which dominates public debate in the rainbow nation.
A first general history of one of the greatest cities of South Asia, examining the impact of colonialism: socially, architecturally and politically
In recent years what was once unthinkable -- the capture, imprisonment and murder of aid workers in conflict and disaster relief zones -- has become distressingly commonplace. MSF's reflections on the phenomenon will be required reading.
The choice of weapons used by armies has often been determined as much by politics, the machinations of the arms industry and a race to innovate, as it has by military expediency.
This groundbreaking volume explores how post-Arab Spring societies have experienced transitional justice - or not, as the case may be
This trenchant history of praetorianism in the Arab world recounts the baleful influence of the armed forces in shaping the region's political landscape over the last three decades.
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