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  • Divided Cities

    Belfast, Beirut, Jerusalem, Mostar, and Nicosia

    by Jon Calame, Esther Charlesworth, Lebbeus Woods ...
    Series series The City in the Twenty-First Century
    In Jerusalem, Israeli and Jordanian militias patrolled a fortified, impassable Green Line from 1948 until 1967. In Nicosia, two walls and a buffer zone have segregated Turkish and Greek Cypriots since 1963. In Belfast, "peaceline" barricades have separated working-class Catholics and Protestants since 1969. In Beirut, civil war from 1974 until 1990 turned a cosmopolitan city into a lethal ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Divided Cities

    Belfast, Beirut, Jerusalem, Mostar, and Nicosia

    by Jon Calame, Esther Charlesworth, Lebbeus Woods ...
    Series series The City in the Twenty-First Century
    In Jerusalem, Israeli and Jordanian militias patrolled a fortified, impassable Green Line from 1948 until 1967. In Nicosia, two walls and a buffer zone have segregated Turkish and Greek Cypriots since 1963. In Belfast, "peaceline" barricades have separated working-class Catholics and Protestants since 1969. In Beirut, civil war from 1974 until 1990 turned a cosmopolitan city into a lethal ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • The Small States Club

    How Small Smart States Can Save the World

    by Armen Sarkissian ...
    In this book, Armen Sarkissian, former president of Armenia, argues that small states can navigate the complex challenges of the twenty-first century in smarter ways than 'greater' powers. For smallness-often regarded as a weakness-can be a strength. It may induce insecurity in states, but also endows them with an instinct for survival. Large states are ponderous; small states can be agile and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Middle East

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Philip Robins ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    The wave of popular uprisings that swept through the Middle East promised to pave the way for democracy. It brought down dictators and captured the popular imagination, but for most of the region, peace and stability remain as elusive today as they have ever been.In this fully revised introduction, Oxford University’s Philip Robins takes a close look at the issues plaguing the region. With each ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • China and Iran

    Parallel History, Future Threat?

    by Edward Burman ...
    China and Iran have featured heavily in the news in recent years. China is both a military and an economic superpower with 20% of the world's population; Iran is suspected of developing nuclear weapons and arming terrorists, and sits on the world's second-largest oil and gas reserves. They are also surprisingly close geographically: Iran is only 700 miles across Afghanistan from China's extreme ... Read more

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  • Syria and the Neutrality Trap

    The Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes

    by Carsten Wieland ...
    The Syrian war has been an example of the abuse and insufficient delivery of humanitarian assistance. According to international practice, humanitarian aid should be channelled through a state government that bears a particular responsibility for its population. Yet in Syria, the bulk of relief went through Damascus while the regime caused the vast majority of civilian deaths. Should the UN have ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Who Is Winning the War in Afghanistan?

    by Sayed Zia Sais ...
    Who Is Winning The War In Afghanistan?A pro - Communist coup, the impact and aftermath of the Soviet (1978-79) invasion and 30 years of war have demolished the social life, cohesion, integrity, solidarity, trust, capacity, and economy of Afghanistan. Millions of people have migrated to foreign countries, houses and villages have been destroyed, the countrys economy and infrastructure has been ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Big Capital in an Unequal World

    The Micropolitics of Wealth in Pakistan

    by Rosita Armytage ...
    Series Book 29 - Dislocations
    Inside the hidden lives of the global “1%”, this book examines the networks, social practices, marriages, and machinations of Pakistan’s elite.Benefitting from rare access and keen analytical insight, Rosita Armytage’s rich study reveals the daily, even mundane, ways in which elites contribute to and shape the inequality that characterizes the modern world. Operating in a rapidly developing ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East

    Old games, new rules

    by Anoushiravan Ehteshami ...
    Series series Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series
    Examining globalization in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed assessment of the impact of globalization in the ‘greater’ Middle East, including North Africa, in the context of the powerful geopolitical forces at work in shaping the region today.Written by a well-known authority in this area, this book demonstrates that, unlike in other regions, such as East Asia, geopolitics has ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • The Diplomacy of Impartiality

    Canada and Israel, 1958-1968

    by Zachariah Kay ...
    The Diplomacy of Impartiality is an analysis of a major decade in Canadian–Israeli relations, dealing with significant events that led to the Six-Day War of 1967 and its aftermath. Using primary documentation from the National Archives of Canada and the Israeli State Archives, Zachariah Kay shows that although Canada was committed to Israel’s existence, its foreign policy was governed by the ... Read more

    $40.39 USD

  • Men of Capital

    Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine

    by Sherene Seikaly ...
    Men of Capital examines British-ruled Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s through a focus on economy. In a departure from the expected histories of Palestine, this book illuminates dynamic class constructions that aimed to shape a pan-Arab utopia in terms of free trade, profit accumulation, and private property. And in so doing, it positions Palestine and Palestinians in the larger world of Arab ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Dialogue and Conflict Resolution

    Potential and Limits

    by Pernille Rieker, Henrik Thune ...
    Dialogue is typically hailed as a progressive force fostering mutual understanding and resolving conflicts. Can it really carry such a burden? Does dialogue really resolve conflicts? In this unique volume international experts critically assess the political role of dialogue, addressing its potential and limitations. Bringing fascinating insights to bear they examine the theoretical underpinnings ... Read more

    $54.99 USD