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  • The Geopolitics of Iran

    Edited by Francisco José B. S. Leandro, Carlos Branco, Flavius Caba-Maria ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book assesses Iran’s role in contemporary geopolitics. In particular, it examines three main intertwining circles: Iran’s development and political challenges, its relationships with neighbouring countries, as well as its relations with the major global powers — China, the European Union, Russia, and the United States.With contributions from over 20 authors, the book spans such critical ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • A Road Unforeseen

    Women Fight the Islamic State

    by Meredith Tax ...
    A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic StateIn war-torn northern Syria, a democratic society—based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality—has won significant victories against the Islamic State, or Daesh, with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and leaders.A Road Unforeseen recounts the dramatic, underreported history of the Rojava Kurds, whose all ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Struggle for Egypt

    From Nasser to Tahrir Square

    by Steven A. Cook ...
    The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt, however. A half century ago, Egypt under Nasser became the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The New Sultan

    Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey

    by Soner Cagaptay ...
    In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Since 2002, Erdo?an has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Warrior State

    Pakistan in the Contemporary World

    by T.V. Paul ...
    Seemingly from its birth, Pakistan has teetered on the brink of becoming a failed state. Today, it ranks 133rd out of 148 countries in global competitiveness. Its economy is as dysfunctional as its political system is corrupt; both rely heavily on international aid for their existence. Taliban forces occupy 30 percent of the country. It possesses over a hundred nuclear weapons that could easily ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Rise of Turkey

    The Twenty-First Century's First Muslim Power

    by Soner Cagaptay ...
    Turkey is positioned to become the twenty-first centuryÆs first Muslim power. Based on a dynamic economy and energetic foreign policy, TurkeyÆs growing engagement with other countries has made it a key player in the newly emerging multidirectional world order. TurkeyÆs trade patterns and societal interaction with other nations have broadened and deepened dramatically in the past decade, ... Read more

    $25.95 USD

  • The Battle for Syria

    International Rivalry in the New Middle East

    by Christopher Phillips ...
    An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria’s ongoing civil war“One of the best informed and non-partisan accounts of the Syrian tragedy yet published.”—Patrick Cockburn, IndependentSyria’s brutal, long-lasting civil war is widely viewed as a domestic contest that began in 2011 and only later drew foreign nations ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • A History of the Modern Middle East

    Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues

    by Betty S. Anderson ...
    A History of the Modern Middle East offers a comprehensive assessment of the region, stretching from the fourteenth century and the founding of the Ottoman and Safavid empires through to the present-day protests and upheavals. The textbook focuses on Turkey, Iran, and the Arab countries of the Middle East, as well as areas often left out of Middle East history—such as the Balkans and the changing ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • The PKK

    Coming Down from the Mountains

    by Doctor Paul White ...
    Series series Rebels
    The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is infamous for its violence. The struggle it has waged for Kurdish independence in southeastern Turkey has cost in excess of 40,000 lives since 1984. A less-known fact, however, is that the PKK now embraces a non-violent end to the conflict, with its leader Abdullah Öcalan having ordered a ceasefire and engaging in a negotiated peace with the Ankara government. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Afghanistan from the Cold War through the War on Terror

    by Barnett R. Rubin ...
    One of our foremost authorities on modern Afghanistan, Barnett R. Rubin has dedicated much of his career to the study of this remote mountain country. He served as a special advisor to the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke during his final mission to the region and still serves the Obama administration under Holbrooke's successor, Ambassador Marc Grossman. Now Rubin distills his unmatched ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The Struggle for Egypt : From Nasser to Tahrir Square

    by Steven A. Cook ...
    The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt however. A half century ago Egypt under Nasser became the putative ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • False Dawn

    Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East

    by Steven A. Cook ...
    Half a decade after Arabs across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change, hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of violence and renewed state repression. Egypt remains an authoritarian state, Syria and Yemen are in the midst of devastating civil wars, Libya has descended into anarchy, and the self-declared Islamic State rules a large swath of territory. Even Turkey, ... Read more

    $16.19 USD