Fascinating ethnography of women in the Caucasus living through a period of Islamic revivalism
Shows how some rural communities tenaciously held on to the lifeline opium production offered, flouting the bans imposed by the Taliban and, later, the regulations imposed by the international community
A measured, detailed and systematic analysis of the key features of Ethiopian society and politics
A remarkable ‘ordinary person's’ story that captures the day-to-day reality of life during the bloody conflict that divided Nigeria in the late 1960s.
A telling and frank examination of the failure of Israel's peace movement to stem the lurch to the right of Israeli politics.
This unique micro-history of the Absons charts the family's stewardship of a slave factory in Dahomey, their intermarriage with African neighbours, and their ultimate decline.
Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India
An evocative and gracefully written reflection on cultural encounters between Aboriginals and Indians in the Outback, from the nineteenth century.
Is Tehran on the cusp of achieving regional hegemony or are forecasts of its rise to dominance in the Middle East overblown?