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Ancient Israel - A Captivating Guide To The Ancient Israelites, Starting From Their Entry Into Canaan Until The Jewish Rebellions Against The Romans

by Captivating History

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 Explore the Captivating History of Ancient Israel Unlike many other ancient peoples, the culture and beliefs of the Israelites exist in modern society. They managed to survive through wars, persecution, and numerous revisions and adaptations caused by new invaders or internal rebellions. Because of their significance in contemporary society, it's important to learn more about the Israelites in order to fully understand how they developed and managed to contribute so heavily to the current culture of the Western world. In this captivating history book, you'll learn startling facts about the intriguing ancient Israelites, and when you're finished reading, you might have discovered things about them that you would not expect. In Ancient Israel: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Israelites, Starting From their Entry into Canaan Until the Jewish Rebellions against the Romans, you will discover topics such as: - Culture and Society through the Years - The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age - The Late Iron Age - The Israelites under Babylon - The Control of the Persians - The Hellenistic Period and Judea under the Seleucids - The Early Hasmonean Dynasty - The Hasmonean Expansion and Civil War - Roman Rule of Judea - Ancient Hebrew Religion and Judaism - And much, much more! So if you want to learn about Ancient Israel, click "buy now"!
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Al-Bukhari - The Life, Theology And Legal Thought Of Islam'S Foremost Traditionist

by Belal Abu-Alabbas

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 Muhammad ibn Isma?il al-Bukhari (d. 256/870) stands as one of the most distinguished figures in Islamic intellectual history. His magnum opus, the Sahih, is revered as the most authoritative collection of Prophetic traditions in Sunni Islam and is the most cited book in Islamic history. Beyond its juridical and theological significance, the Sahih was venerated in pre-modern societies as a source of spiritual blessings, recited to invoke divine favour, seek salvation, and even bring rain. Al-Bukhari’s legacy endures, shaping Islamic scholarship and devotion to this day.This pioneering critical study offers the first comprehensive examination of al-Bukhari’s life, intellectual trajectory and the socio-political landscape that influenced his scholarship. It meticulously analyses his methods of hadith criticism and explores his engagement with the theological and legal discourse of his time. Through an extensive study of the theological debates he engaged with and the masa?il (legal cases) in which he challenged Hanafi authorities, this book sheds new light on the legal landscape that underpinned his work. Providing both historical depth and analytical rigour, it is an essential contribution to the study of Islamic legal and hadith traditions.
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Iraq'S Shi'A Warriors - From Battlefield To Parliament

by Inna Rudolf

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 By examining the PMU’s self-positioning as a pillar of Iraq’s defence infrastructure, this book offers a critical perspective on the prospects for Security Sector Reform (SSR) and highlights the limitations of externally driven Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) efforts. It speaks to scholars of Iraq and the Middle East, as well as diplomats, security actors, and SSR practitioners. The book is also a valuable teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on conflict, security, identity politics, terrorism, and peacebuilding. Its unique fieldwork methodology offers guidance for researchers engaging with armed non-state and para-state actors in post-conflict settings. Altogether, the book addresses a strong academic and policy demand for evidence-based analysis of the PMU’s complex identity - offering a flexible framework for studying hybrid security actors with transnational connections and domestic ambitions.
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In The Lion'S Den - An Eyewitness Account Of Washington'S Battle With Syria

by Andrew Tabler

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 A key player and an unrelenting obstacle in the Middle East peace process, Syria has long been a thorn in Washington's side when it comes to forging strategic alliances with powers in the region. But only after the events of 9/11 and Damascus's staunch opposition to the War in Iraq did the U.S. government begin a secret campaign to topple President Bashar al-Assad's regime and bring Syria into the Western political orbit. Author Andrew Tabler was both a witness to and participant in the events of this covert conflict. No other Western journalists or academics were based in Damascus during this time, and as co-owner of what was then Syria's only English-language publication, Tabler was not only watched and censored but courted by the Syrian government in an attempt to influence his stories to the international community. He gained unique access to the upper echelons of power like no other journalist before him, even accompanying the Syrian president on a state visit to China. In the Lion's Den provides a rare glimpse into the machinations of one of the world's most baffling political systems. The book vividly captures Tabler's behind-the-scenes experiences as well as the story of Syria itself post 9/11 and Washington's attempts to craft a "New Middle East." Tabler's astute political analysis of the goings-on around him is seamlessly interwoven with a devastating critique of U.S. foreign policy. He examines the perverse effects of the neoconservatives' strategy, asking what went wrong, why the secret war ultimately failed, and where Washington needs to go from here to achieve a new relationship with this pivotal Middle Eastern power.
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Armenians And Young Turks - The Armenian Revolutionary Federation And Constitutionalism In The Ottoman Empire, 1895-1908

by Garabet K. Moumdjian

~~107,33€~~ 96,60€ 10% OFF

 What was the nature of the relationship between the Young Turks, whose members would go on to form and lead the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) which would carry out the Armenian Genocide beginning in 1915, and the Armenian revolutionaries of the late Ottoman Empire? Based on rich Armenian, Ottoman, British and other archival documents and periodicals, this book reveals the complex dynamics and relations that Armenian organizations, most importantly the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), maintained with the Young Turks between 1895-1908, when relations were transformed from mutual suspicion to closer collaboration. Put in the context of the worsening conditions for Ottoman-Armenians in the eastern provinces of the empire, the book reveals the internal debates of the ARF about collaboration with Young Turk cadres in an effort to improve conditions for their people, as well as the role that Armenian revolutionaries played in CUP calculations and aims for toppling the regime of Sultan Abdulhamid. The book thus reveals the complex and gradual development of relations between the groups before the outright anti-Armenian policies of the CUP would culminate in the Armenian Genocide. It also reveals the ARF's commitment to the constitutional project and the difficult choices it faced in pursuing those aims.
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Universalism And Regionalism In The Early Islamic World - The Beginnings Of Local History-Writing

by Harry Munt

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 An innovative exploration of the understudied phenomenon of local history-writing in the early Islamic World. Harry Munt situates local history-writing within its historical contexts, examining how Muslim scholars used this genre to think about their local community's place within a larger, more universal Muslim community.
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Poor Shaydullah

by Boris Artzybasheff

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 Boris Artzybasheff's Poor Shaydullah is a haunting and evocative tale that combines timeless storytelling with richly symbolic illustrations. Known for his striking artwork and imaginative vision, Artzybasheff crafts a poignant narrative about human struggle, resilience, and the search for meaning in an indifferent world. The story follows Shaydullah, a humble and downtrodden figure whose life is marked by hardship and alienation. Despite the challenges he faces, Shaydullah's journey is one of quiet perseverance, as he seeks solace and purpose in a world that often seems cruel and unforgiving. Through encounters with vivid characters and surreal events, the tale delves into themes of human dignity, spiritual longing, and the universal quest for understanding. Artzybasheff's illustrations elevate the story to a profound artistic experience, blending his characteristic surrealism with intricate detail and emotional depth. Each image complements the narrative, offering a visual dimension that enhances the book's exploration of existential questions and the complexity of the human condition. Poor Shaydullah is a powerful and thought-provoking work that transcends traditional storytelling, merging art and literature into a deeply moving experience. Ideal for readers who appreciate allegorical tales and imaginative visuals, this book is a testament to Artzybasheff's ability to capture the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit in both word and image.
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Railway Imperialism In China - A Political Biography

by Yangwen Zheng e Zheng Yangwen

~~121,97€~~ 109,77€ 10% OFF

 This book traces the political genealogy of railways from their introduction in the heyday of railway imperialism to their transformation into a tool for both Chinese nation making and furthering Chinaâ€™s global ambition. -- .
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Justice And Islamic Law - Mazalim Courts And Legal Reform

by Jonathan A.C. Brown

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 What do you do when divine law and the justice demanded by your conscience clash? Muslims have wrestled with this problem since the earliest caliphates. The mazalim courts, dating back to the eighth century, were the answer: courts where any subject could appeal directly to an Islamic ruler regarding any matter of justice. Mazalim courts, which were not bound by the rulings of an established school of Islamic law, could address crises in authority and order that Shariah courts could not. Bestselling author Jonathan A.C. Brown unveils the history of mazalim courts, analyses the political, legal and theological thought of its tradition and contends that mazalim courts did not oppose or transcend Shariah. Mazalim courts allowed the state to step in and provide substantive justice when procedural justice failed its subjects.
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Armenian Refugees In French Mandate Syria - Statelessness And Nation-Building In The Middle East

by Victoria Abrahamyan

~~101,36€~~ 91,22€ 10% OFF

 In the aftermath of the First World War, the Armenian Genocide, and the Turkish War of Independence, Syria became host to thousands of Armenian refugees. In this comprehensive history covering the period from 1920 to 1948, Victoria Abrahamyan foregrounds the experience of the Armenian refugees in the Syrian Jazira as they navigated competing state-building efforts led by the French mandatory power, Syrian nationalists, and Soviet Armenia. The book reveals the refugees' agency amid internal conflicts and diverse loyalties. It sheds light on the intricate power struggles over their status and belonging- particularly through competing French and Soviet post-war refugee settlement schemes-in a critical frontier between Western imperialist powers, the Soviet bloc, and Turkey. Using Armenian, Arabic, Russian, and French language sources, the book explores how the Armenian refugee community responded to the rise of Arab nationalism in Syria, complicating simplistic sectarian interpretations of their place and reception in interwar Syria.- By situating this history within the broader context of Armenian experiences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the role of refugees and displaced populations in state building in the post-war Middle East in general, this study offers essential reading for students and scholars of Armenian and Middle Eastern history alike.
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Pizza Before We Die - An Eyewitness Account In Gaza

by Hassan Kanafani

~~9,59€~~ 8,63€ 10% OFF

 A heart-wrenching personal account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza by an ordinary citizen who bears witness to the undoing of his community and homeland
The human tragedy unfolding in Gaza has been made all the more tragic by the widespread denial and apathy expressed by much of the rest of the world. Here is an urgent first-hand account of life and death in Gaza, written not by a war correspondent, but an ordinary citizen whose life was upended when the genocide began.
In the midst of the chaos, Hassan began posting about his daily experiences on Reddit. Three activists, moved by his words, started collecting his posts without a clear plan—only the conviction that his story needed to be seen and the hope that somehow, it might help raise funds for him. By chance, those posts found their way to award-winning author Yasuko Thanh, who helped Hassan frame them for a book.
Hassan's missives are a vivid, heartbreaking account of war and its toll—on families, on children, on innocent civilians. These are stories of hunger, survival, and death. These are stories that demand to be heard. And yet, stories like these are not being told: Mainstream media has largely remained silent. Foreign journalists are barred from Gaza. Local journalists are being killed. In this vacuum, Hassan's voice breaks through out of the darkness and into the light.
Pizza Before We Die is literary journalism at its rawest and most urgent—clear eyed, unflinching, and deeply humane. Hassan captures the unspeakable horror of the tragedy in Gaza with restraint and precision, never sensationalizing, always bearing witness. It is a work of raw power and emotion and a reminder that in the midst of chaos and tragedy, our shared humanity remains intact.
In addition to editing this book, Yasuko Thanh has written a foreword that provides context for Hassan's powerful story.
A portion of proceeds from the sale of Pizza Before We Die will be donated to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières.
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Palestine - A Short History

by Rashid I. Khalidi

~~16,32€~~ 14,69€ 10% OFF

 'Khalidi is the foremost scholar on Palestine' GUARDIAN 'The best book to appear on the struggle for Palestine' AVI SHLAIM, author of Three Worlds The al-Khalidi family has walked the streets of Jerusalem for more than a thousand years. Now, celebrated scholar Rashid Khalidi draws on his family story and his own experiences to offer a powerful, accessible introduction to the history of the Palestinian people and their land. From the relative stability of the Ottoman Empire to the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Israel's ongoing colonial war - and offering insights into the future of Palestine - Palestine: A Short History is a compelling entry point into a century of conflict and resistance. Through Khalidi's eyes, you will encounter the beautiful, ancient, living land of Palestine and gain a better understanding of what is happening there today, as well as the background to the world's most urgent - and misunderstood - conflict.
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Arabia Incognita - Dispatches From Yemen And The Gulf

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 Yemen is an intriguing, strategically located country that is the perennial “poor relation” of the wealthy oil monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula and has been plagued by deadly conflict since early 2015. In 2011, it saw a broad eruption of the mass protests associated with the “Arab Spring.” But four years later, that popular movement was largely over-run by a series of deadly conflicts, stoked from outside by a lengthy, lethal military intervention led by neighboring Saudi Arabia. The Saudis and their allies pounded Yemen’s major cities with billions of dollars’ worth of advanced bombs and missiles—most of them US-supplied. Catastrophe ensued for Yemen’s already impoverished population of 27 million. In large areas of the country, meanwhile, a resilient branch of Al-Qaeda had also sunk deep roots. Arabia Incognita helps readers understand Yemen’s unfolding crisis by tracing the country’s modern history from the strong anti-imperial movement of the 1960s through the present complex of conflicts. Reporting at-the-time and mostly from on-the-spot, the book’s contributors focus on Yemen’s own social/political dynamics. They also explore parallel disharmonies in the neighboring Gulf petro-kingdoms and the roles played by wider pan-Arab movements and various US military and paramilitary bodies. The "dispatches" in this anthology were originally published in Middle East Report. They were chosen by renowned Yemen expert Dr. Sheila Carapico, who also contributes an Introduction and other guides for readers. Arabia Incognita is published in collaboration with the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP), which has published Middle East Report since 1971.
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Tragedy Of Lebanon - Christian Warlords, Israeli Adventurers, And American Bunglers

by Jonathan Randal e Randal Jonathan

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 The Tragedy of Lebanon is a reissue of Jonathan Randal's acclaimed 1983 study of the rightwing Christian militias in Lebanon that in 1975 plunged the country into a decades-long cycle of war and civil conflict. For this 2012 reissue of the book, Randal added a piercing new Preface reflecting on the meaning of those events, both then and today. As the Senior Foreign Correspondent of the Washington Post, Randal covered Lebanon intensively from 1974 through 1983, having already reported from Vietnam and several other war zones. The Tragedy of Lebanon shows his powers of observation, astute analysis, and storytelling at their very best.
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A Lover'S Quarrel With The Past - Romance, Representation, Reading

by Ranjan Ghosh

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 Although not a professional historian, the author raises several issues pertinent to the state of history today.Qualifying the "non-historian" as an "able" interventionist in historical studies, the author explores the relationship between history and theory within the current epistemological configurations and re-figurations.
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Nanking Atrocity, 1937-1938 - Complicating The Picture

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 First published in 2007, The Nanking Atrocity remains an essential resource for understanding the massacre. This second edition includes an extensive new introduction reflecting on the historiographical developments of the last decade, making this even more relevant as we approach the 80th anniversary of the Nanking massacre.
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The Greek Exodus From Egypt - Diaspora Politics And Emigration, 1937-1962

by Angelos Dalachanis

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 This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt's once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners' privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952.
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History Of Slavery And Emancipation In Iran, 1800-1929

by Behnaz A. Mirzai

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 The first history of slavery in this key Middle Eastern country and how it shaped the nation's unique character. Slavery in the Middle East is a growing field of study, but the history of slavery in a key country, Iran, has never before been written. This history extends to Africa in the west and India in the east, to Russia and Turkmenistan in the north, and to the Arab states in the south. As the slave trade between Iran and these regions shifted over time, it transformed the nation and helped forge its unique culture and identity. Thus, a history of Iranian slavery is crucial to understanding the character of the modern nation. Drawing on extensive archival research in Iran, Tanzania, England, and France, as well as fieldwork and interviews in Iran, Behnaz A. Mirzai offers the first history of slavery in modern Iran from the early nineteenth century to emancipation in the mid-twentieth century. She investigates how foreign military incursion, frontier insecurity, political instability, and economic crisis altered the patterns of enslavement, as well as the ethnicity of the slaves themselves. Mirzai's interdisciplinary analysis illuminates the complex issues surrounding the history of the slave trade and the process of emancipation in Iran, while also giving voice to social groups that have never been studied: enslaved Africans and Iranians. Her research builds a clear case that the trade in slaves was inexorably linked to the authority of the state. During periods of greater decentralization, slave trading increased, while periods of greater governmental autonomy saw more freedom and peace. "This is a major contribution to the study of enslavement in Iran, which will doubtlessly become a must-read for any future studies of Middle Eastern and Islamic enslavement and abolition, as well as for any work on Iranian history in general." Ehud R. Toledano, Tel Aviv University, author of As If Silent and Absent: Bonds of Enslavement in the Islamic Middle East"While this book will be revelatory to scholars of Iran, it also promises to engage with theoretical trends in the study of slavery elsewhere. It frames many research questions broadly to engage with scholars of slavery in other Muslim lands, as well as slavery elsewhere." Kamran Scot Aghaie, University of Texas at Austin, coeditor of Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity
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Mount Sinai

by Joseph J. Hobbs

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 This study of the Egyptian mountain widely believed to be Mount Sinai examines its geographical features, sacred sites, and the effects of rising tourism. Amid the high mountains of Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula stands Jebel Musa, "Mount Moses," which many Christians and Muslims revere as Mount Sinai. In this fascinating study, Joseph Hobbs draws on geography and archaeology, Biblical and Quranic accounts, and a wide array of personal experiences from Christian monks to Bedouin shepherds, medieval Europeans, and casual tourists to explore why this mountain came to be considered a sacred place. He also shows how that very perception now threatens its fragile ecology and inspiring solitude. After discussing the physical and geographic characteristics of Jebel Musa that suggest it as the most probable Mount Sinai, Hobbs fully describes all Christian and Muslim sacred sites around the mountain. He also views Mount Sinai from the perspectives of the Jabaliya Bedouins and the monks of the St. Katherine Monastery, both of whom have inhabited in the region for centuries. Hobbs concludes his account with the international debate over whether to build a cable car on Mount Sinai and with an unflinching description of the negative impact of tourism on the delicate desert environment. His book raises important, troubling questions for everyone concerned about the fate of the earth's wild and sacred places.
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Israel On The Brink - Eight Steps For A Better Future

by Ilan Pappé

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 Israel can't go on like this. 7 October and Israel's subsequent invasion of Gaza laid bare the cracks in its foundations. It was unveiled as a country unable to protect its citizens, divided between messianic theocrats and selective liberals, resented by its neighbours and losing the support of Jews worldwide. While its leaders justify bombing campaigns exceeding the worst atrocities of World War 2 and a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, Israel is becoming a pariah state. Its worst enemy is not Hamas, but itself. Ilan Pappe paves a path out of the Jewish state, rooted in restorative justice and decolonisation, including the return of refugees, the end of illegal settlements, and building bridges with the Arab world. The future can be one of reconciliation, not endless war.
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Premodern Origins Of Jihadi-Salafism

by Jaan Islam

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 What is Jihadi-Salafism and how does it relate to classical Islam? Scholars of Terrorism Studies argue that ‘Jihadism’ and Salafism are derivatives of Wahhabism and lie on the ideological margins of the Islamic tradition. This book challenges this narrative, demonstrating that concepts associated with the terms - including ‘divine sovereignty’, ‘jihad’ and ‘the caliphate’ - are utilised by Salafi Ulama in connection with the following disparate classical Islamic traditions: Shafi?ite legal theory during the Mongol invasions; Ottoman and Indian anti-colonial Hanafite thought; Malikite and Shafi?ite ‘political jurisprudence’; and the literalism of the Yemeni luminary Muhammad al-Shawkani (d. 1834).This is the first book to disaggregate linear histories of Jihadi-Salafism by shifting the focus from Wahhabism to Sunnism, including Maturidite and Ash?arite doctrinal schools and the ‘four schools’ of law. Based on archival research and interviews, it examines the thought of diverse Ulama, ranging from ?Abdullah ?Azzam to Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi. It highlights their profound commitment to the classical Islamic sciences, as well as their distinct interpretations of historical crises that befell the premodern Umma, ultimately articulating a vision for its future.
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Great Game On - The Contest For Central Asia And Global Supremacy

by Geoff Raby

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 Great Game On is the story of the remaking of the world order. Historically, China has sought its security by building dominant relationships with pliant states that accept its pre-eminence. Its expanding role and influence in Central Asia has been as incremental and piecemeal as it has been deliberate. Without firing a shot, China could potentially end the United States'' international primacy to become the most consequential global power. With its emergence as the leading power in Eurasia based on its inexorable economic rise and Putin''s folly in Ukraine, China has been released from its past existential anxieties about land-based threats from Eurasia. It now has the chance to project its power globally, as the US did from the early twentieth century when it became the dominant power in the western hemisphere. What threats and risks must China address? And what happens when China becomes the established, stable, dominant power in Eurasia? Australia''s former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, takes the reader on a journey across Eurasia to understand the forces shaping its geopolitics. Raby enriches this analysis by weaving his own travel stories, experiences and adventures into the fabric of his narrative. This book is geopolitics on a grand canvas, written from the ground up.
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Daily Life In The Abyss - Genocide Diaries, 1915-1918

by Vahe Tachjian

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 Research into the Armenian Genocide has grown tremendously in recent years, surprisingly little is known about the actual experiences of the genocide's victims. Daily Life in the Abyss illuminates this aspect through the intertwined stories of two Armenian families who endured forced relocation and deprivation in and around modern-day Syria.
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Collective And State Violence In Turkey - The Construction Of A National Identity From Empire To Nation-State

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 Collective and State Violence in Turkey provides a wide range of case studies and historiographical reflections on the alarming recurrence of violence in Turkish history, as atrocities against varied ethnic-religious groups from the nineteenth century to today have propelled the nationâ€™s very sense of itself.
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