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An international history of the uncanny in the 1920s and 1930s

This riveting book is an astonishing testimony of what befell two sisters, Whitehouse's own mother-in-law and aunt, who managed to escape the killing fields in Vichy France against all odds.

A biography of Viktor Bout, a 'warlord's warlord' who may be the man to replace Putin.

Is there a universal theory for the conduct of war?

Ransomware, such as the hacking of the NHS for extortion, is a growing issue. It becomes 'Ransom War' when our national security is threatened.

True stories from the Western volunteers serving in the Ukrainian International Legion fighting Russia on the frontline.

The globe faces a deadly mix of war, climate change, great power rivalry, rapid technological advancement, the end of both monarchy and empire, and countless other dangers. Waste Land is an incisive study of how we got here and where we are going.

Explains how, against the odds, pioneering start-ups have taken on established firms and revolutionised global commerce--with huge implications for the future of business.

An inside account of conflict, collapse and innovative approaches to reconstruction in Libya's challenging post-2011 landscape.

A pathbreaking history of modern Eritrea under postwar international administration, shedding light on issues that rock the Horn of Africa to this day.

Globalised manufacturing, multinational hegemony, street violence and urban securitisation come together in this eye-opening study of Karachi's economic 'order'.

A vibrant tapestry of Srinagar's rich historical and cultural heritage.

A thoroughly researched biography of the influential and bestselling author of King Solomon's Mines, shining light on his formative years in South Africa.

Why has the European Union failed to combat rising authoritarianism within its own ranks? And how can it defend democratic governance inside member countries?

Charts the evolution of the Russia-Iran relationship in the twenty-first century, from tenuous alignment to robust partnership.

When President George H.W. Bush and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev convened in Malta in December 1989, superpower contestation gave way to a new era of US unipolarity. In Africa, the Cold War had already ended. The Soviet Union had abandoned its Marxist-Leninist client states, and Cuban forces were leaving Angola. Yet, just five years later, Washington's hegemonic aspirations in Africa seemed quixotic at best and delusional at worst. US military defeat in Somalia and the 1994 Rwandan Genocide both highlighted the absence of American grand strategy. Over the next quarter-century, the US ceded its economic primacy in Africa to China and was relegated to a spectator role in key security crises. Could the US have forestalled the continent's embrace of multipolarity through consistent engagement and a firm break from Cold War thinking? And is the crumbling of US power there reversible? Rudderless Superpower addresses these questions through a meticulous chronological examination of US policy in Africa since the 1990s. In a break from traditional accounts revolving around crisis moments and leadership at the White House, Ramani contends that the perpetuation of Cold War-era mistakes and diplomatic failures placed US influence in Africa on a path of inexorable decline.

An incisive study of one of the world's most important, and rapidly complexifying, international partnerships.

This book spells out a new framework for humanitarian aid in the long emergency of climate change. Looking ahead to the massive needs of the late 2020s and the 2030s, Hugo Slim shows how current ethics and action in the sector are necessary, but not sufficient, for the new moral and operational challenges of our planetary crisis. Humanitarianism 2.0 offers a series of practical ethical pathways for aid workers and organisations to reimagine and redesign their purpose in the increasing number of climate-related disasters around the world. Slim expands the fundamental principle of humanity to include the protection of nature in humanitarian ethics, and also faces up to the hard challenge of impartiality and prioritisation in a universal emergency. He then recognises anticipation, adaptation, mitigation and locally led aid as humanitarian obligations in climate-related disasters. Like everything else in the climate and nature crisis, humanitarian ethics need adaptation. Slim's bold, smart and much-needed proposals show the way.

A micro-history of 'Charlemagne's city' in the First and Second World Wars, its inhabitants' embrace of Nazism, and Churchill's response.

A world-leading expert on Myanmar assesses the ongoing popular uprising against the military junta that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi.

A frank assessment of what kind of strategic power Britain aspires to be, given its dwindling armed forces and growing threats from Russia and other actors.

A fascinating account of how Saudi Arabia leveraged its massive oil wealth to alter the balance of power in world football.

A landmark book on South Asian queer communities in Britain and how they have helped to shape LGBTQ+ movements since the 1970s.

The intriguing story of how two revolutionary writers and their pioneering war reporting changed the way we think about modern conflict.

A hundred-year history of the challenges and triumphs of contemporary Taiwan, through the inspiring true story of one man who lived through it all.

A captivating portrait of an overlooked Andalusian gem.

The first popular history of a small post-Soviet state, and a very old European power.

A hard-hitting critique of the Church of England as a social, spiritual and financial driver and beneficiary of the British Empire.

Vivid reportage from a war at the edge of Europe, between two ancient peoples caught up in great power interests and clashing narratives of home.

An insider's account of the rise and fall of Western business ventures in post-Soviet Russia.