This text provides a detailed historical study of Islam under post-war Soviet Communism. Yaacov Ro'i describes and analyzes all aspects... Læs mere
Investigates the paradox at the heart of modern Gulf of Guinea politics. This study aims to bring out the extent to which oil has forged the interaction of the region with the world economy and how the ongoing expansion of the oil sector will deepen this pivotal role.
Offers insights in explaining the foreign relations and domestic politics of post-revolutionary Iran. The author guides readers from the... Læs mere
Retraces the history of Iran's nuclear project from the 1970s. This work examines the period when the programme was resumed, during Iran's... Læs mere
Providing the status of Islam in inter-war Europe, this book states that the Muslim population of Europe in the period from 1918-1939 was not one of isolated islands of belief... Læs mere
Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that besets liberal-minded men and women in the face of war. This work traces the... Læs mere
Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a... Læs mere
In March 2006, both Afghan and American officials were still claiming, just before a series of particularly ferocious... Læs mere
The Sufi brotherhoods are not religious orders, but religious communities within the general community of Islam. This book... Læs mere
In its Ottoman heyday Sarajevo was synonymous with learning, its skyline punctuated by minarets and domes of mosques. Under Tito it was a haven of multiculturalism where... Læs mere
Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to... Læs mere
Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that... Læs mere