Skip to main content

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...
  • Jolyon Leslie

    Der Garten des Exils(dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notes - 100 Thoughts, 100 Notizen - 100 Gedanken # 058)

    de Jolyon Leslie ...
    Series Libro 58 - dOCUMENTA (13): 100 Notizen - 100 Gedanken
    Jolyon Leslie erzählt die jahrhundertealte Geschichte eines afghanischen Gartens namens Qal'a-ye Fatuh. Dieser Garten und sein dazugehöriges Gebäude legen Zeugnis ab über das Leben von Alim Khan, den Emir von Buchara, der an diesem Rückzugsort zwanzig Jahre im Exil gelebt hat. Seine Heimat Fergana rückte für Alim Khan seit der Besatzung durch das russische Kaiserreich im Jahre 1868 und die ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Afghanistan

    The Mirage of Peace

    Widely portrayed as the 'success of the war on terror', Afghanistan is now in crisis. Increasingly detached from the people it is meant to serve, and unable to manage the massive amounts of aid that it has sought, the administration in Kabul struggles to govern even the diminishing areas of the country over which it has some sway. Whatever political progress that has been possible now takes place ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • The Arab Uprisings:What Everyone Needs to Know

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Battle for the Arab Spring

    Revolution, Counter-Revolution and the Making of a New Era

    This "lucidly written" account of the 2011 wave of revolutions "includes a wealth of astute analysis on the politics of the region, from Morocco to Oman" (Paul Hockenos, The National).Sparked by the protest of a single vegetable seller in Tunisia, the flame of revolutionary passion swept across the Arab world in what has come to be called the Arab Spring of 2011. Millions took to the streets in ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies

    The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies

    The Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia and its five smaller neighbours: the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) have long been governed by highly autocratic and seemingly anachronistic regimes. Yet despite bloody conflicts on their doorsteps, fast-growing populations, and powerful modernising and globalising forces impacting on their largely conservative societies, they have ... Leer más

    $22.79 USD

  • Yemen in Crisis

    Autocracy, Neo-Liberalism and the Disintegration of a State

    de Helen Lackner ...
    Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. The civil war between the Huthi rebels and the Western and Arab supporters of the regime has resulted in thousands killed and three million displaced. Those who remain suffer severe food shortages and a collapsed economy. The struggle for power in the Arab world's poorest but strategically vital nation has serious implications for the region ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of Turkey

    The Twenty-First Century's First Muslim Power

    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, ... Leer más

    $25.95 USD

  • Why Yemen Matters

    A Society in Transition

    de Helen Lackner ...
    Series Libro 10 - SOAS Middle East Issues
    In November 2011, an agreement brokered by the GCC brought an end to Yemen's tumultuous uprising. The National Dialogue Conference has opened a window of opportunity for change, bringing Yemen's main political forces together with groups that were politically marginalized. Yet, the risk of collapse is serious, and if Yemen is to remain a viable state, it must address numerous political, social and ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Afghanistan from the Cold War through the War on Terror

    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 ... Leer más

    $24.69 USD

  • Who Is Winning the War in Afghanistan?

    Who Is Winning The War In Afghanistan?A pro - Communist coup, the impact and aftermath of the Soviet (1978-79) invasion and 30 years of war have demolished the social life, cohesion, integrity, solidarity, trust, capacity, and economy of Afghanistan. Millions of people have migrated to foreign countries, houses and villages have been destroyed, the countrys economy and infrastructure has been ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • The Struggle for Egypt : From Nasser to Tahrir Square

    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 ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya

    In this incisive account, scholar Horace Campbell investigates the political and economic crises of the early twenty-first century through the prism of NATO’s intervention in Libya. He traces the origins of the conflict, situates it in the broader context of the Arab Spring uprisings, and explains the expanded role of a post-Cold War NATO. This military organization, he argues, is the instrument ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD