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THE GOLDEN HORDE
₨ 896Starting in the forbidden valley of Palas in Pakistan, Paine travels through the former territories of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and into the wild Tine Shan. She follows ancient trading routes, traveling in the footsteps of merchants and armies, chasing legends of goddess worship, traditions of Orthodox belief, and stories of pagan superstition. Her relentless pursuit finally ends on the island of Karpathos in Greece, where, in a tiny church on Easter Sunday, she makes an extraordinary discovery.
ISBN: 184511244X
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: FROM THE HIMALAYA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN
Author: SHEILA PAINE -
THE AFGHAN AMULET
₨ 896Intrigued by an exquisite and mysterious amulet on an antique dress from Kohistan, ‘land of mountains’ in Pakistan, Sheila Paine began an epic quest that took her from the peaks of the Himalaya to the shores of Greece. In this, the first part of her journey, she set off alone and undaunted for the rugged Hindu Kush, her only possessions a tiny rucksack and a litre of vodka. Over the course of several months she followed endless clues – the patterns on a woman’s dress, pendants hanging outside village houses to ward off djinns, scraps of embroidery in a bazaar – that took her to some of the most remote and inhospitable places in the world. She travelled to Makran and in Pakistan, an area closed completely to foreigners, and to Iran, where she was constantly watched by government minders. She was smuggled into Afghanistan by a band of mujahedin, and then forged on into Iraq and Turkish Kurdistan from Iran, before one final piece of evidence led her to the small town of Razgrad in eastern Bulgaria and news of the amulet she so tirelessly sought.
ISBN: 1845112431
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: TRAVELS FROM THE HINDU KUS
Author: SHEILA PAINE -
TERRORISM AND GLOBAL DISORDER
₨ 1,327A valuable study of the nature and development of Terrorism in all its forms in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Powerfully argued and thought-provoking, Terrorism and Global Disorder examines whether the world changed as a result of the events of 11 September 2001. It argues that the significance of 9/11 has been overstated and that terrorism with a global reach is best seen as a consequence of other, more fundamental changes. The author contends that the development and global outreach of terrorism stem from the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the superpower hegemony, aided by the spread of international technology and communications. He also examines the consequences of the political exploitation of terrorism and underlines the dangecreated by the politicization of counter-terrorism for partisan purposes. Above all, this stimulating book attempts to place terrorism – now a word full of nuance and meaning and denoting a phenomenon which occupies so much government time and money – within the context of history and current affairs. It is an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the causes and nature of terrorism.
ISBN: 1850438048
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Author: ADRIAN GUELKE -
MODERN AFGHANISTAN
₨ 896Afghanistan’s history is a sad one: Soviet invasion in 1979; Pakistan-backed internal conflict in the 1980s: the Taliban regime and then the US invasion after the catastrophe of September 11th. Why does Afghanistan remain so vulnerable to domestic instability, foreign intervention and ideological extremism? Amin Saikal provides us with a sweeping new understanding of this troubled country that grounds Afghanistan’s problems in rivalries stemming from a series of dynastic alliances within the successive royal families from the end of the eighteenth century to the pro-Communist coup of 1978. This is the definitive study of Afghanistan.
ISBN: 1845113160
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL
Author: AMIN SAIKAL -
A BYZANTINE JOURNEY
₨ 4,402A high point of civilization and artistic accomplishment, the Byzantine Empire has also been the object of great misunderstanding and prejudice. This is a portrayal of its cultural history, focusing on its surreal landscapes and fantastic monuments. The book starts in Istanbul and crosses the Sea of Marmora to travel through Anatolia, the region of Asiatic Turkey which was the source of the Empire’s wealth and manpower. John Ash finds his way through a country of anachronisms and contrasts, of bloody feuds and frescoed cave-churches, of saints and sinners, of emperoand sultans. The book introduces the reader to an exotic cast of characters, including the impassioned aesthete Theophilus, the great mystical poet Rumi, the bishop and necromancer Theodore Santabarenos and the drde4Empress Theophanous.
ISBN: 1845113071
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
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Author: JOHN ASH -
DIPLOMACY AND MURDER IN TEHRAN
₨ 4,802In this first biography of Alexander Griboyedov in English, Laurence Kelly paints a vivid picture of a man of remarkable literary talent and diplomatic gifts that were nevertheless overshadowed by ill-fortune. Involved in the 1825 Decembrist plot to overthrow the Tsarist state and the mission to further Russia’s expansionist agenda in the Caucasus, the famous writer was eventually murdered by zealous mobs in Tehran. This book makes an invaluable contribution to the diplomatic history of Russia, the Caucasus and Iran at the same time illuminating the life and works of a writer who was among nineteenth-century Russia’s most respected and prominent writers.
ISBN: 1845111966
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: ALEXANDER GRIBOYEDOV AND IMPERIAL RUSSIA’S MISSION TO THE SHAH OF PERSIA
Author: LAURENCE KELLY -
AFTER SUEZ
₨ 6,804A British Prime Minister urging a sceptical public to war in the Middle East. A project both desperate and ambitious to radically change the political landscape of the Arab world.
With Bush and Blair’s reputations ever more damaged by their venture in Iraq, the Suez Crisis of g6, which brought down government and changed the pattern of world politics, has taken on a new relevance. Fifty yeaafter Anthony Eden’s decision to take on Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of Britain’s most respected foreign affaicommentatorevisits this cautionary tale of power over reach. Bringing to life the mood and the personalities of the post-war scene, Martin Woollacott shows how Suez changed the Middle East, Britain, and the world.
He portrays the hubris of British foreign policy-making in the fifties, and looks at how the duplicitous collusion with France and Israel came about, as the two European states strove to preserve their influence in the Third World. He describes how Britain’s course was fundamentally altered by Suez. The humiliating defeat hastened social change at home, where Eden’s failure came symbolize the obsolescence of traditional authority. Abroad, Britain realized it was from now on going to have to be content with the role of junior partner to the United States. America’s agenda in the Middle East, however, turned out to be very similar to that Britain before it. Woollacott argues that Suez, although superficially offering a lesson the limits of Western power, helped set in motion forces which were to lead in time to the American and British occupation of Iraq. After Suez is the first exploration of the legacy of the crisis, and of its relationship to the political quagmire that is today’s Iraq.
ISBN: 1845111761
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: ADRIFT IN THE AMERICAN CENTURY
Author: MARTIN WOOLLACO -
HOW THE WEST WAS LOST
₨ 9,811What made the West ‘western’? And has Western civilization found modernity but lost itself? This provocative and stimulating polemic argues that the modern world has destroyed western culture and civilization without gaining anything in return, leaving contemporary man with a spiritual and cultural gap that no amount of material wealth can fill. This is a brave and challenging attempt to explain how and why this has happened and present a new concept of modern history for our complacent times.
ISBN: 1850439850
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
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Author: ALEXANDER BOOT -
TAJIKISTAN IN THE NEW CENTRAL ASIA
₨ 18,018Central Asia has become the battleground for the major struggles of the 21st century: radical Islam versus secularism, authoritarianism versus identity politics, Eastern versus Western control of resources, and the American ‘War on Terror’. Nowhere are these conflicts more starkly illustrated than in the case of Tajikistan. Embedded in the oil-rich Central Asian region, and bordering war-torn Afghanistan, Tajikistan occupies a geo-strategically pivotal position. It is also a major transit hub for the smuggling of opium, which eventually ends up in the hands of heroin dealein Western cities. In this timely book, Lena Jonson examines Tajikistan’s search for a foreign policy in the post 9/11 environment. She shows the internal contradictions of a country in every sense at the crossroads, reconciling its bloody past with an uncertain future She assesses the impact of regional developments on the reform movement in Tajikistan, and in turn examines how changes in Tajik society (which is the only Central Asian country to have a legal Islamist party) might affect the region. The destiny of Tajikistan is intimately connected with that of Central Asia, and this thorough and penetrating book is essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of this strategically vital region at a moment of transition.
ISBN: 1845112938
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: GEOPOLITICS, GREAT POWER RIVALRY AND RADICAL ISLAM
Author: LENA JONSON -
QUEST FOR GLOBAL PEACE
₨ 5,202One of the “inventors” of the nuclear bomb, Sir Joseph Rotblat very soon turned away from weapons research to make a prolonged and principled stand against the dangeof nuclear proliferation. A physicist of great brilliance, he metamorphosed into a campaigner of admired moral conviction and leadership. This series of dialogues between two leading ethical thinkebrings together the courage and humanity of Rotblat with the spiritual wisdom and global visionary outlook of Diasakos Ikeda, the leader of the world’s largest and most influential lay Buddhist organization. Together they reflect on fundamental issues of war and peace, the ethics of nuclear deterrence and the trajectory of Joseph Rootlet’s career, from the Manhattan Project to the Pigwash Conference and his Nobel Prize. Rotblat’s life-long mantra was that scientists have a moral responsibility to save lives, not destroy them. The integrity of both writeemerges powerfully and inspiringly from their wide-ranging discussions, which serve as a stark warning against the dangeof a resurgent atomic weapons race.
ISBN: 1845112792
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
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Author: JOSEPH ROTBLAT -
POLITICS OF CONFRONTATION
₨ 19,020“Covering the last days of the reign of the Shah to the revolution under the Ayatollah Khomeini, Babak Ganji presents a thorough examination of US policy towards Iran in the final yeaof the Carter administration within the historical framework of US-Iranian Relations. He provides the first in-depth look at US documents seized from the American Embassy by revolutionary students during the infamous hostage crisis, casting new light on a subject that has captivated historians’ attention for decades.” “Politics of Confrontation debunks the myth that US officials were unaware of the nature and strength of the Shah’s opposition, and sheds new light on the Soviet Union’s increasing influence over senior politicians. Ganji explores the nature of the perpetually antagonistic relations between the two countries and the mistrust and misunderstanding that fuels it. His findings are invaluable to historians of US diplomacy, Iran and the Cold War.”
ISBN: 1845110846
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE USA AND REVOLUTIONARY IRAN
Author: GANJI -
KILLING MR. LEBANON
₨ 7,204Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, known as “Mr. Lebanon,” was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along the Beirut seafront on Valentine’s Day in 2005. A business entrepreneur, who rose from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Lebanese politics, Hariri’s assassination has incited outrage and suspicion. Nicholas Blanford investigates Hariri’s past, inextricably linked with that of Lebanon, and uncovea murky world of shifting alliances between businesses, the military, politicians and diplomats. Based on exclusive interviews with key players, he traces the last weeks of Hariri’s life, and reveals who stood to gain from his death. He assesses its impact on Lebanese politics including the withdrawal of Syrian troops, Hezbollah and the peace process. Full of intrigue, shady characters, and suspense, Killing Mr Lebanon brings to light what the Lebanese people have clamoured for since Valentine’s Day 2005: ‘al haqiqa’-the truth.
ISBN: 1845112024
Publisher: I B TAURIS & CO LTD
Subtitle: THE ASSASINATION OF RAFIK HARIRI AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Author: NICHOLAS BLANFO