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This reference work brings together in one volume the multi-faceted culture of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, from Borgen to Lordi.

Is South Africa heading for the rocks? No, argue Mills and Herbst. Their book explains how great strides are being made, especially economically, undermining the rhetoric of disappointment which dominates public debate in the rainbow nation.

Herat is one of the most significant trading and cultural entrepots of Eurasia, which has long celebrated its Persian heritage. Charlie Gammell's splendid account spans its history to the present day

A first general history of one of the greatest cities of South Asia, examining the impact of colonialism: socially, architecturally and politically

In recent years what was once unthinkable -- the capture, imprisonment and murder of aid workers in conflict and disaster relief zones -- has become distressingly commonplace. MSF's reflections on the phenomenon will be required reading.

The choice of weapons used by armies has often been determined as much by politics, the machinations of the arms industry and a race to innovate, as it has by military expediency.

This groundbreaking volume explores how post-Arab Spring societies have experienced transitional justice - or not, as the case may be

This trenchant history of praetorianism in the Arab world recounts the baleful influence of the armed forces in shaping the region's political landscape over the last three decades.

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.

A full and frank history of an enduringly bitter relationship, covering the years 2001-2014, set against the background of Islamist militancy in Pakistan and India's economic liberalisation

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

First comprehensive history in English of political radicalism and counterculture in Japan

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

This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace.

Reveals why Pakistan supports the group despite mounting international pressure to disband it

Studies Indian's development ideology via cinematic representations