World History

Han Hsien LiewHardback, 320 pages9781399511292   Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought   This book studies the relationship between political thought, p...

Simon MabonHardback, 304 pages9780300276138   Sectarianism saturates our conversations about the Middle East, its politics and society, and the div...

Ray TakeyhPaperback, 336 pages9780300264654   The surprising story of Iran’s transformation from America’s ally in the Middle East into one of its ...

Zakaria IdrissiPaperback, 280 pages9781067654207   Rediscovering the Longest Caliphal Dynasty   The longest-ruling line of caliphs in the Muslim wo...

Issa MeyerPaperback, 216 pages9781919299693   Understanding Islam’s First Empire Beyond the Myths   The first hereditary dynasty of the Muslim worl...

lan CroftonPaperback, 208 pages9781529452914   Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity.   Peopl...

Raha Nik-AndishPaperback, 96 pages9781806491582   Vivid and precise dispatches from life in the Iranian capital told from behind the blackout   Ove...

C. P. W. GammellPaperback, 464 pages9781805264453   Herat is one of the most significant trading and cultural entrepots of Eurasia, which has long ...

Homa KatouzianHardback, 352 pages9780300282887   A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present   Iran’s revolution in 19...

Vali NasrPaperback, 408 pages9780691269061   Iran presents one of the most significant foreign policy challenges for America and the West, yet very...

Eyal WeizmanHardback, 416 pages9781911717331   Ungrounding by Eyal Weizman proves that decolonisation is not revenge but a condition for justice an...

Flynt Lawrence Leverett, Hillary Mann LeverettPaperback, 496 pages9781250043535   Less than a decade after Washington endorsed a fraudulent case fo...

Homa KatouzianPaperback, 448 pages9780300169324   In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons—its authoritarian religiou...

Laurence Louër Paperback, 236 pages 9780691234502   A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic world.   Conten...

Andrew S. CurranHardback, 512 pages9781908906632   In the early eighteenth century, Christianity began to lose its hold on the story of humankind. ...

Dina Matar, Venetia Porter (editors)Paperback, 288 pages9781849250979   Art, Memory and Heritage   Conflict does more than destroy physical spaces....

Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz InonPaperback, 240 pages9781837264117   People have lost hope that peace is possible. Talking about peace seems too vulnerable...

Samar YazbekPaperback, 256 pages9781804272411   Acclaimed Syrian writer Samar Yazbek brings her experience chronicling the devastations of war to h...

M A SherifPaperback, 500 pages9789672795353   Muslim Activism in Historic London 1880s to the 1940s   Much has changed in London from Victorian tim...

Tan Chee-BengPaperback9786297575643   In this work, Professor Tan Chee Beng (Ph.D., Cornell University) provides an in-depth research of the Hui, t...

Ronald Bruce St JohnHardback, 320 pages9781836391869   The dramatic life and death of Libya’s eccentric leader.   This book explores the life of Mu...

Franco Bifo BerardiPaperback, 176 pages9781635902761   A call to imagine a less deadly future, written in the shadow of genocide and “ferocious opt...

Elizabeth AbbottPaperback, 464 pages9780715655801   Sugar was once the most powerful commodity on earth. It shaped world affairs, influenced the ec...

Katherine BooPaperback, 288 pages9780812979329   Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity   In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner K...