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  • The Origins of ISIS

    The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East

    by Simon Mabon, Stephen Royle ...
    The rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed upon the military exploits, brutal tactics and radicalisation methods employed by the group. While ISIS remains a relatively new phenomenon, it is important to consider the historical and local dynamics that have shaped ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • British Foreign Policy since 1945

    by Mark Garnett, Simon Mabon, Robert Smith ...
    British Foreign Policy since 1945 brings a chronological approach to the study of British foreign policy since the Second World War in order to make the principal events and dynamics accessible within a broader historical and cultural context.The key features included in this book:a detailed chronological survey of developments in post-war British politics;an integrated discussion of foreign and ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and Iran

    by Simon Mabon ...
    Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, too often the rivalry has been framed purely in terms of 'proxy wars', sectarian difference or the associated conflicts that have broken out in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen. In this book, Simon Mabon presents a more nuanced assessment of the rivalry, outlining ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Terrorism and Political Violence

    Edited by Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Gordon Clubb, Simon Mabon ...
    This book introduces you to the key issues in contemporary studies on Terrorism. Its interdisciplinary approach provides a unique intellectual rigour which introduces readers to cutting-edge research.Bringing together chapters contributed by members of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association network, it offers an insight into a variety of traditional and critical perspectives. It also ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Saudi Arabia and Iran

    The struggle to shape the Middle East

    Edited by Simon Mabon, Edward Wastnidge ...
    Series series Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East
    Since 1979, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran – the two major powers in the Muslim world – has played a prominent role in shaping Middle Eastern politics. Political in nature yet couched in Islamic rhetoric, this rivalry reflects a desire to ensure regime security and legitimacy while also increasing influence across the Middle East. Since the 2003 Iraq War, the relationship has become ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • States of Exception or Exceptional States

    Law, Politics and Giorgio Agamben in the Middle East

    Edited by Simon Mabon, Sanaa Al Sarghali, Adel Ruished ...
    This book explores the application of the work of the philosopher Giorgio Agamben to the post-Arab Uprisings in the Middle East, considering the evolution of regime-society relations that ultimately erupted in violence in the early months of 2011.Agamben's ideas of the state of exception and bare life provide important intellectual tools to understand the nature of sovereignty and the regulation ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa

    Interests, influences and instability

    Edited by Robert Mason, Simon Mabon ...
    Series series Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East
    The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa takes a deep dive into the complexities of power projection, political rivalry and conflict across the Red Sea and beyond. Focusing on the nature of interregional connections between the Gulf and the Horn, it explores the multifaceted nature of relations between states and the two increasingly important subregions. Bringing together scholars working on and in ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Saudi Arabia and Iran

    Power and Rivalry in the Middle East

    by Simon Mabon ...
    In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Hezbollah

    From Islamic Resistance to Government

    by James Worrall, Simon Mabon, Gordon Clubb ...
    Series series PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents, and Armed Groups
    This detailed analysis follows the rise and evolution of Hezbollah from an Islamic resistance movement to its role as a governing force in Lebanon, exploring the group's impact on the security and power dynamics in the Middle East.This is the first book of its kind to offer a comprehensive study of Hezbollah, providing an overview of the organization's key personalities, events, and structures ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Saudi Arabia and Iran

    Power and Rivalry in the Middle East

    by Simon Mabon ...
    In the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, relations between states in the Middle East were reconfigured and reassessed overnight. Amongst the most-affected was the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The existence of a new regime in Tehran led to increasingly vitriolic confrontations between these two states, often manifesting themselves in the conflicts across the region, such as those ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Sectarianism in the Contemporary Middle East

    Edited by Simon Mabon, Lucia Ardovini ...
    In recent years, the term sectarianism has been widely used to explain contemporary affairs across the Middle East and North Africa. A range of assumptions about the nature of sectarianism have become prevalent amongst scholars and policy makers who engage with these areas, in part driven by the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran (the two dominant Sunni and Shi’a states) and the emergence of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Securitisation in the Non-West

    Edited by Simon Mabon, Saloni Kapur ...
    The concept of securitisation has gained increasing prominence in the past decade. Initially developed in Copenhagen, the term has been used to describe the broadening of the security agenda and the framing of particular issues as existential threats across the world. In spite of this prominence, very little work has been undertaken that questions the extent to which the concept can be applied ... Read more

    $59.99 USD