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The Sufi brotherhoods are not religious orders, but religious communities within the general community of Islam. This book reconstructs the development of the Sufi tradition, guided by insights from original Sufi sources, intended to explain the emergence of the Sufi brotherhoods' form of Islamic communalism and its perennial appeal.

While governments are obliged to protect society and bring terrorists to justice, their effectiveness in tackling terrorism without undermining the support of the population for law and order or jeopardising basic liberties is paramount. This book points out, governments in many countries, from Putin's Russia and Fujimori's Peru to Italy in 1970s.

Russian leaders have always considered the Balkans to be an area of special Russian interests. This work analyses Russia's policy from the death of communist Yugoslavia through the conflicts in Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo and Macedonia, to the 'war on terror' and disputes over the status of Kosovo in the mid-2000s.

Retraces the history of Iran's nuclear project from the 1970s. This work examines the period when the programme was resumed, during Iran's war with Iraq (1985-90), and also sets out the various possible solutions in terms of their feasibility, practically and politically such as: dismantling by force, supervised third party reprocessing, and more.

Who is Omar Nasiri? Why does he matter? This book presents the true story - attested by specialists in international espionage and security - of the man who infiltrated Al Qaeda in Europe, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

A critical survey of contemporary South Asian Britain that fills a gap in the literature. This book combines innovative analysis with empirically rich studies to map out the diversity of the British Asian way of life. The contributors provide insights and information on the Asian British experience in its socio-economic and cultural dimensions.

A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history.

Offers insights in explaining the foreign relations and domestic politics of post-revolutionary Iran. The author guides readers from the nuclear issue, to the perpetual stand-off with the United States, from the future of Iranian democracy to Iranian-Arab relations, and from American neo-conservatism to Islamic utopian-romanticism.

Investigates the paradox at the heart of modern Gulf of Guinea politics. This study aims to bring out the extent to which oil has forged the interaction of the region with the world economy and how the ongoing expansion of the oil sector will deepen this pivotal role.

Details the history and culture of the Somali people. This book offers insight into the complex social, historical, and cultural hinterland that is the Somali heritage and pays attention to the pervasive influence of traditional nomadism, especially its extremely decentralized nature.

Providing the status of Islam in inter-war Europe, this book states that the Muslim population of Europe in the period from 1918-1939 was not one of isolated islands of belief and practice. It suggests that rather, there was far more interaction between Muslim communities than had hitherto been imagined.

The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime may have marked a watershed in Iraqi history, but to the majority of Iraq's eighteen governorates, the most dramatic challenges may lie ahead. This title presents an overview of regionalism as a political force in contemporary Iraq.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. This book asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant political current, and why, of the many nationalist movements that emerged, some led to violence while others did not.

Investigates the emergence of a militant deterritorialized Islam that has fewer links to any particular country and/or culture. This book argues that mainstream Islamist movements in the Muslim world have become Islamo-nationalist, recasting their political action within a national framework (e.g. the Hamas of Palestine, the Hezbullah of Lebanon).

This book traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in the 1990s and looks at its roots in the way governments have been established in West Africa during the 20th century.

Features treatment of the period before, during and after the First World War, encompassing the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Ataturk. The final three chapters of this work conclude with the question of EU accession.

Prisoners of war (POWs) have featured in virtually every conflict that the US has engaged in since its revolutionary beginnings. This book chronicles the fortunes of American POWs held by enemy states and compares that with how America treated the POWs that it captured in the wars and anti-colonial insurgencies of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power.

Gives play to the personalities involved, from Felix Houphouet-Boigny, 'The Ram', who managed Ivorian politics for the country's first 33 years of independence, to the contemporary First Lady Simone Gbagbo. This book's analysis is of the dynamics in place that give certain predictability to the actions of each of the key figures in the drama.

Addresses the issues about increased violence in the developing countries with two common perspectives. The first is the liberal interpretation, and the second is a romantic, utopian view of violence. This book aims to forge an alternative way of understanding the role of violence in the transition to capitalism and a global economy.

Although Israelis and Palestinians are adamant that they will not negotiate or compromise over the status of Jerusalem, agreements have been made and understandings reached between the two protagonists, as well as other Arab states. This text sheds light on the political history of Jerusalem.

Explores love and death in a Muslim context

The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), claimed to be freeing the country from corruption and the brutalities of its political class and their foreign allies, but their insurgency killed more than 75,000 people. This title charts in detail the decade long civil war that brought Sierra Leone to its knees from 1991-2001.

This study seeks to penetrate the roots of the Taliban movement on Afghanistan, the factors which contributed to its sudden rise to prominence, and the implications of Taliban mobilization for the stability of Afghanistan and the region.

This is a diary of Sir Henry Rider Haggard's tour of South Africa in 1914. It captures his feelings and perceptions on the change of Southern Africa, and of himself, since his departure in 1881.

Divided into male and female sections, this dictionary provides an alphabetical listing of Muslim names in both English and Arabic. Each name has a description of its origin and meaning as well as indication of whether the name is derived from Arabic or Persian.

Like all great men in history, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) can be viewed in a number of ways: as the founder of a state, a nation-builder, creator of political institutions, and a moderniser of his society. This title emphasises Ataturk's role as the founder of a modern state, secular and republican.