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.
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.
The contributors examine whether the challenge presented to al-Qaeda by Islamic State heralds a tectonic shift in international jihadism and how the former may respond to the threat of being usurper.
McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era.
Innovation is key to military success, as Ahmed Hashim explains in his study of how Islamic State functions as a fighting, social media and administrative entity.
The first general history published in English of the mass killings of 1915 in which the Ottomans sought to extirpate the Aramaic-speaking Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians of the Middle East.
Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war
Deregulation of the religious marketplace will foster more harmonious societies, Brekke argues, with religions being treated exactly like any other commodity that can be bought and sold.
Forcing us to rethink our distinctions between politics, conflict and crime, Cockayne uncovers a world in which states and mafias compete in a 'market for government', and not only states, but also some criminal groups, make war.
History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
Most up-to-date examination of the place of the Kurds in the modern world
A first-hand investigation of the seamy, dangerous and greedy politics that underpin a globally renowned tourist destination
An original, research-based, volume on Arab migration within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, rather than from outside
Algeria is noteworthy for its geopolitical position and the fact it has avoided destabilisation from grassroots uprisings along the lines of the Arab Spring and from hardline Islamists currently plaguing the region
Challenges traditional notions of Saudi conservatism by highlighting the long tradition of engagement with modernism there
Guide to the landscapes of poverty in Britain, their historic monuments and their secret geography
Examine life in Myanmar post-military rule
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