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
A hard-hitting analysis of an African famine: why it happened, why it need not have happened and how the securitisation of the victims hindered attempts to bring aid relief
A fascinating inside look at what it takes to bring irreconcilable foes to the conference table and the pressures of brokering peace in an ethnically riven society at war with itself
Reveals why Pakistan supports the group despite mounting international pressure to disband it
Studies Indian's development ideology via cinematic representations
A rare and hugely successful story in the global development world, Jenkins and Manor present detailed research that convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of the MGNREGA in India
Shows how some rural communities tenaciously held on to the lifeline opium production offered, flouting the bans imposed by the Taliban and, later, the regulations imposed by the international community
Assesses social, religious and political polarisation under the AKP of Recep Erdogan and the likely consequences for Turkey's evolution
A scholarly investigation of the lesser and greater port cities of the Persian Gulf, their hinterlands, their wider influence and future prospects
A deeply researched and gracefully written history of Boko Haram's cultural and religious hinterland in northern Nigeria
Fascinating ethnography of women in the Caucasus living through a period of Islamic revivalism
The populist turn to street protest and the reasons behind its global resurgence are the twin themes of this timely analysis
2014 was a 'Red Year' - massacres and beheadings, fallen cities, collapsed and collapsing states, the unravelling of a decade of foreign policy and military strategy. In David Kilcullen's words, 'What the hell happened?' Read this book to find out.
When your business, your defence ministry or your PC is hacked, how do you know who did it, given the limitless range of possible culprits? This book explores the complexities of attribution
A cautionary investigation of the global futures business - political risk, investment funding, think tanks - and how its predictions distort our understanding of the world we live in
Introduces and explains the economics behind the multi-billion dollar humanitarian marketplace and how it came about
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