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Crisis and Rebellion in the Ottoman Empire
The Downfall of a Sultan in the Age of Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
In 1807 the reformist Sultan Selim III was overthrown in a palace coup enacted by the elite special forces of the day – the Janissaries. The Ottomans were bankrupt and had been forced to make peace with Napoleon after Austerlitz, but it was Selim III's efforts to reform an empire that had suffered...
The Ottoman East in the Nineteenth Century
Societies, Identities and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
The Ottoman East – what is also called 'Western Armenia', 'Northern Kurdistan' or 'Eastern Anatolia' – compared to other peripheries of the Ottoman Empire, has received very little attention in Ottoman historiography. So-called taboo subjects such as the fate of Ottoman Armenians and the 'Kurdish...
Iran in the 20th Century
Historiography and Political Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
Political upheaval has marked Iran's history throughout the twentieth century. The country has been ravaged by two world wars and the brutal Iran-Iraq War which cost tens of thousands of lives. There was a Constitutional Revolution in 1905-1909 and coups in 1921 and 1953, when Reza Shah and Mohammad...
Communism in Pakistan
Politics and Class Activism 1947-1972
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Pakistan today stands at a critical juncture in its short history of existence. While much has been written about Pakistan, little is known about Communism or left-leaning politics in the country post-Partition which played a key role in shaping Pakistani politics today. Kamran Asdar Ali here presents...
Britain and Arab Unity
A Documentary History from the Treaty of Versailles to the End of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2009
British attitudes towards Arab unity have frequently been a source of controversy in the Middle East. From the Treaty of Versailles to the end of World War II, and the withdrawal of Mandates from the region, British involvement in Arab affairs has been well-documented from the British perspective....
Turkey Beyond Nationalism
Towards Post-Nationalist Identities
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Nationalism was a defining characteristic of Turkey in the 20th century, and was a central driving force in Ataturk's foundation of the Republic in 1923. How did the prominence of Kemalist ways of political thinking affect its people and its policies? How will Turkey make progress towards post-nationalism...
by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sarah Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Of the great ancient civilizations, that of Persia is the least known and the most enigmatic. This book explores the formation of the first Persian Empire under the Achaemenid Persians. It brings together a multi-disciplinary view of ancient Iran in the first millennium BC and concentrates on the...
Britain's Quest for a Role
A Diplomatic Memoir from Europe to the UN
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
British post-imperial decline has been much examined. In these memoirs, David Hannay, one of Britain's leading behind-the-scenes players in this process, provides fascinating frontline information and insights into Britain's complex relations with Washington and Europe. From his early career in the...
The Passion
Football and the Story of Modern Turkey
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
In 1981 a young semi-professional footballer – known as 'Imam Beckenbauer' for his piety and his dominant style of play – has his career cut short after a confrontation with Turkey's military junta. His name was Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and three decades later he is Turkey's most powerful ruler since...
Differential Clinical Significance of Medical Information
Mathematical Expression of it Needed
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Modern Medicine desperately needs an absolute theoretical (logarithmic or exponential) basis to mathematically quantify the Significance of medical digital information (or data) that is stored in each patient’s digital records, to establish some necessary hierarchy or order in a way similar to the...
Water and Politics in Turkey
Structural Change and EU Accession
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
The Water Framework Directive of the European Union is the centrepiece legislation for the management of European waters. It is regarded by many as the most significant piece of European environmental legislation ever introduced and it demands a fundamental change in the way that water resources planning...
Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World
A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century (Rusul al-Mul?k, Messengers of Kings) is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into...
In Search of Kings and Conquerors
Gertrude Bell and the Archaeology of the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
The extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell was marked by myriad achievements. Although best known for her intrepid desert travels and her part in the creation of the modern state of Iraq, she also made a significant contribution to the field of archaeology. At the height of her career, Bell journeyed...
The Islands of the Eastern Mediterranean
A History of Cross-Cultural Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
The Mediterranean, or 'Middle Sea', has long been regarded as the symbolic centre of European civilization. The binding water between Turkey, the Middle East, the trading communities of North Africa, and the European powerhouses Italy, France and Greece, a history of this sea is a new and vital way...