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IRAN AND PAKISTAN SECURITY DIPLOMACY AND AMERICAN INFLUENCE
₨ 6,995The respective policies of the governments of Iran and Pakistan pose serious challenges to US interests in the Middle East, Asia, and beyond. These two regional powers, with a combined population of around 300 million, have been historically intertwined in various cultural, religious, and political ways. Iran was the first country to recognize the emerging independent state of Pakistan in 1947 and the Shah of Iran was the first head of state to visit the new nation. While this relationship shifted following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and tensions do exist between Sunni Pakistan and Shi’i Iran, there has nevertheless been a history of cooperation between the two countries in fields that are of great strategic interest to the US: Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation, and terrorism. Yet much of this history of cooperation, conflict, and ongoing interactions remains unexplored. Alex Vatanka here presents the first comprehensive analysis of this long-standing and complex relationship.
ISBN: 9781784536909
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
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Author: ALEX VATANKA -
TALIBAN
₨ 4,945Following the U.S-Taliban peace deal of February 2020 – and the U.S. promised withdrawal from Afghanistan – the Taliban began terrorizing Afghan security forces, civilians, and the government in Kabul. By August 2021, the group had seized control of the entire country.
Taliban is a New York Times bestseller by the award-winning journalist Ahmed Rashid. Now considered a modern classic, the book provides rare insight into the history of the Taliban, their political movement, their leaders, and their aims. This authoritative account is renowned for being able to explain one of the world’s most extreme organizations from its inception in northern Pakistan in the early 1990s to its rise to power. In doing so, Rashid closely details their impact on Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Central Asia, and how and why the Taliban spread, including their relationship with both Al-Qaeda and the U.S.
The book has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 40 languages. This third edition marks twenty years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and the author adds a new introduction to reflect on how the group regained its strength, the humanitarian crisis, and what Taliban rule is likely to mean for the region and the world.
ISBN: 9780755647101
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE POWER OF MILITANT ISLAM IN AFGHANISTAN AND BEYOND
Author: Ahmed Rashid -
POWER AND CONFLICT IN RUSSIA’S BORDERLANDS
₨ 35,185As Cold War battle lines are seemingly re-drawn, Russia’s various ‘frozen’ war zones (ongoing separatist conflicts) are often cited as particularly volatile and assumed by some Western commentators and policymakers to be ‘next’ on Putin’s ‘wish list’.
But, as Helena Rytövuori-Apunen demonstrates here, this is a gross (and dangerous) oversimplification that will only serve to fuel the vicious circle of reciprocal military escalation. Drawing on a range of empirical research and across separatist conflicts in Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia), Moldova (Transnistria and Gagauzia), and Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, her timely book provides a balanced assessment and critique of the assumptions and misunderstandings that inform mainstream discussions, as well as placing the conflicts in their proper and complex historical contexts. At a time when there is an increasing tendency to view Russia as the source of all instability in Eastern Europe, Power and Conflict in Russia’s Borderlands is essential reading for anyone interested in the geopolitics of post-Soviet Russia, as well as policymakers and practitioners of peace/conflict resolution studies.
ISBN: 9781788311434
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE POST-SOVIET GEOPOLITICS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Author: HELENA RYTOVUORI-APUNEN -
PORTRAITURE IN SOUTH ASIA SINCE THE MUGHALS
₨ 31,046
ISBN: 9781780767246
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: ART, REPRESENTATION AND HISTORY
Author: CRISPIN BRANFOOT -
A HISTORY OF STABILITY AND CHANGE IN LEBANON
₨ 26,491
ISBN: 9781784530976
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: FOREIGN INTERVENTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Author: JOSEPH BAYEH -
ISLAM UNDER THE PALESTINE MANDATE
₨ 26,491
ISBN: 9781784531355
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: COLONIALISM AND THE SUPREME MUSLIM COUNCIL
Author: NICHOLAS E. ROBERTS -
DEMOCRACY IN LEBANON
₨ 26,491The ‘Cedar Revolution’ in Lebanon, which was sparked by the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on 14 February 2005, was seen by many as an opportunity for Lebanon’s fragile political system to move towards a more stable form of democracy. But contrary to these expectations, in the years since the Syrian military withdrawal in April 2005, Lebanon has been plagued with sectarian and political unrest and conflict. Abbas Assi here explores the obstacles that impeded the democratic transition process and how subsequent events since 2005 (such as the passing of UNSCR 1559, the 2006 Hizbullah-Israel war, and the Syrian conflict) have bolstered this trend. By looking at these, Assi examines how the intersection of the influence of external factors and powers with domestic conflicts has shaped the behavior of political parties and has had implications on their ability to reach compromises and initiate democratic reforms. By analyzing the impact of the intersection of domestic and external factors on democracy, this book is a vital reference for those studying the politics of Lebanon and the Middle East more broadly.
ISBN: 9781784530938
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER SINCE SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL
Author: ABBAS ASSI -
SUFIS, SALAFIS AND ISLAMISTS
₨ 24,422
ISBN: 9781784532314
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE CONTESTED GROUND OF BRITISH ISLAMIC ACTIVISM
Author: SADEK HAMID -
UNDERSTANDING THE QURAN
₨ 6,205
ISBN: 9781845117894
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THEMES AND STYLE
Author: MUHAMMAD ABDEL HALEEM -
THE RAGE
₨ 2,495The early 21st century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalization and a concurrent rise in far right extremism. The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far Right Extremism explores the interaction between the “new” far right and Islamist extremists and considers the consequences for the global terror threat.
Julia Ebner argues that far right and Islamist extremist narratives ? “The West is at war with Islam” and “Muslims are at war with the West” – complement each other perfectly, making the two extremes rhetorical allies and building a spiralling torrent of hatred – The Rage. By looking at extremist movements both online and offline, she shows how far right and Islamist extremists have succeeded in penetrating each other’s echo chambers as a result of their mutually useful messages.
Based on first-hand interviews, this book introduces readers to the world of reciprocal radicalization and the hotbeds of extremism that have developed ? with potentially disastrous consequences – in the UK, Europe and the U.S.
ISBN: 9781788310321
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF ISLAMIST AND FAR RIGHT EXTREMISM
Author: JULIA EBNER -
FROM WOMEN TO THE WORLD
₨ 3,995Acclaimed writer Elif Shafak writes a letter to Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand after the Christchurch attack. Actress Yasmine AlMassri pens a poem about war for her mother. Activist and TV presenter June Sarpong addresses designer Diane Von Furstenberg.
These are a few of the moving and insightful letters that make up From Women to the World, a book by journalist, author and executive Elizabeth Filippouli, which brings together letters from a global group of accomplished women – politicians, royalty, actors, writers, activists and more ? every one addressed to a woman who means something to each of them. The results are extraordinary, heartfelt letters to historical figures, mentors, family members or inspiring ordinary people. Each is based on these women’s personal histories and experiences, drawing attention to social issues such as homelessness, war, LGBT activism, mental health care or the plight of international refugees.
From Women to the World is more than a simple collection of letters – it is a book that shows a new model of leadership based on emotional intelligence and demonstrates how we have the wisdom to inspire, motivate and reinvent our world.
ISBN: 9780755626854
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle:
LETTERS FOR A NEW CENTURY
Author: ELIZABETH FILIPPOULI -
DIALOGUE IN PALESTINE
₨ 1,495Since 1993, various international donors have poured money into a People-to-People (P2P) diplomacy program in Palestine. This grassroots initiative – still funded by prominent external donors today – seeks to foster public engagement through contact and therefore remove deeply embedded barriers. This book examines the limited nature of this ‘contact’ and explains why the P2P framework, which was ostensibly concerned with the promotion of peace, ultimately served to reinforce conflict and power relations. The book is based on the author’s own experience of the solidarity activities during the First Intifada and her first-hand involvement as a coordinator of the P2P projects implemented during the 1990s. It provides a much-needed critical account of the internationally-sponsored peace process and develops new theoretical analyses of settler colonialism.
ISBN: 9781838603847
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE DIPLOMACY PROGRAMME AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
Author: NADIA NASER-NAJJAB -
PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD
₨ 1,495
ISBN: 9780755635924
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: ISLAMIST WRITINGS ON RESISTANCE AND RELIGION
Author: ERIK SKARE -
THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN LEBANON
₨ 1,495With over 30,000 inhabitants and governed by competing militias, Ayn al-Hilwe in the south of Lebanon is one of the most contested refugee camps in the Middle East. Known as the ‘Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora,’ the camp has endured a long history of internal power struggles and external influence and intervention.
Based on extensive ethnographic research in the camp – focused on the actors who have shaped its modern political trajectory since the rupture caused by the 1993 Oslo Accords – The Palestinian National Movement in Lebanon places the attention on the role of exile leaderships, camp-based militia commanders and shape-shifting networks of patronage in the political landscape of the Palestinian movement in Lebanon. Offering original empirical and theoretical findings, this book will be essential reading for students of the Palestinian movement and refugee politics in the Middle East and beyond.
ISBN: 9780755602834
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
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Author: ERLING LORENTZEN SOGGE -
JIHADISM IN PAKISTAN
₨ 1,495Pakistan is host to the largest concentration of jihadist groups in the world. Since the 1980s, the Pakistani state has been accused of sponsoring local jihadist groups and sending Pakistani volunteers to support them.
This book is based on almost 114 interviews, conducted mainly in Urdu and Pashto, from within Al-Qaeda and affiliated jihadist groups. It examines the relationship between the Pakistani security agencies and Al-Qaeda, and how they both became entangled and used by the local jihadists they were themselves trying to exploit. The interviews paint a picture of the shifting strategies and priorities of the different jihadi groups in the early 21st century, covering their ideological objectives, their agreements and disagreements over tactics, as well as pressure from rival militant groups and internal factionalism.
The book is the most in-depth study of jihadism in Pakistan, and Antonio Giustozzi highlights the strategies global jihadists deployed after 9/11 and how Al-Qaeda tried to manage the largest jihadist group in Pakistan, the Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The book also covers other key issues in South Asian security, such as the impact of the Islamic State on Al Qaeda’s power after 2014, why Al-Qaeda continues to back the TTP, and what is happening with the groups focused on taking jihad to Kashmir and India.
ISBN: 9780755647385
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: AL-QAEDA, ISLAMIC STATE AND THE LOCAL MILITANTS
Author: ANTONIO GIUSTOZZI -
NEW SPACES OF EXPLORATIONGEOGRAPHIES OF DISCOVERY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
₨ 7,448
ISBN: 9781848850170
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: GEOGRAPHIES OF DISCOVERY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Author: SIMON NAYLOR -
HAFIZ AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
₨ 37,254
ISBN: 9781848851443
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: POETRY, PERFORMANCE AND PATRONAGE IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY IRAN
Author: DOMINIC PARVIZ BROOKSHAW -
AMERICA & ISLAMSOUNDBITES, SUICIDE BOMBS AND THE ROAD TO DONALD TRUMP
₨ 7,269Donald Trump’s first term as the 45th President of the United States of America has shocked the world. His attitudes towards Islam became a key point of contention on the campaign trail, and in power Trump has continued his war of divisive words and deeds. Here, acclaimed journalist Lawrence Pintak scrutinizes America’s relationship with Islam since its foundation. Casting Donald Trump as a symptom of decades of misunderstanding and demonization of the Islamic world, as well as a cause of future tensions, Pintak shows how and why America’s relationship with the world’s largest religion has been so fractious, damaging and self-defeating.
Featuring unique interviews with victims and perpetrators of Trump’s policies, as well as analysis of the media’s role in inflaming debate, America & Islam seeks to provide a complete guide to the twin challenges of terrorism and the polarizing rhetoric that fuels it, and sketches out a future based on co-operation and the reassertion of democratic values.
ISBN: 9781784539092
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: SOUNDBITES, SUICIDE BOMBS AND THE
ROAD TO DONALD TRUMP
Author: LAWRANCE PINTAK -
OIL SHOCK THE 1973 CRISIS AND ITS ECONOMIC LEGACY
₨ 28,563
ISBN: 9781784535568
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: THE 1973 CRISIS AND ITS ECONOMIC LEGACY
Author: ELISABETTA BINI -
CONFRONTING AN EMPIRE CONSTRUCT A NATION
₨ 20,490This groundbreaking book re-examines the rise of nationalism in Palestinian politics, using a wide range of sources. Matthews argues that the advocacy of nationalist identity was inextricably interlinked with resistance to British imperialism. He probes early self-perceptions of Palestinian nationalism and its changing relationship with Islamic and pan-Arab identities.
ISBN: 1845111737
Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
Subtitle: ARAB NATIONALISTS AND POPULAR POLITICS IN MANDATE PALESTINE
Author: WELDON