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New & Published Titles:

The Communist Movement in the Arab World

By Tareq Y. Ismael

This book examines the communist movement in the Arab world from the time of the Russian revolution until after the collapse of the Soviet Union.…

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April 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54621-8 (Routledge)

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Contested Sudan

The Political Economy of War and Reconstruction

By Ibrahim Elnur

Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has endured a troubled history, including the longest civil war in African history in Southern Sudan and more recent…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-47645-4 (Routledge)

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Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East

Old games, new rules

By Anoushiravan Ehteshami

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…

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2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47712-3 (Routledge)

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Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

By Hussein Ghubash

Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth…

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2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48132-8 (Routledge)

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Monetary Union in the Gulf

Prospects for a Single Currency in the Arabian Peninsula

By Emilie Rutledge

At a time of momentous shifts in the balance of world economic forces epitomized by the current oil price boom, the weakening US dollar and…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45942-6 (Routledge)

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Iran-Europe Relations

Challenges and Opportunities

By Seyyed Hossein Mousavian

This book provides an assessment of relations between Iran and Europe, identifying the areas of common interest as well as the issues of conflict, whilst…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44756-0 (Routledge)

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Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf

The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context

By Kourosh Ahmadi

The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45933-4 (Routledge)

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The Secret Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in Oslo

Their Success and Why the Process Ultimately Failed

By Sven Behrendt

The Oslo secret negotiations from 1992 to 1993 were some of the most astonishing and also successful negotiations in the Middle East, leading to the…

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2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41592-7 (Routledge)

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Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

By Hussein Ghubash

Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth…

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2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37568-9 (Routledge)

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Israeli Politics and the Middle East Peace Process, 1988-2002

By Hassan A. Barari

The book is a fresh interpretation of Israeli foreign policy vis-à-vis the peace process, one that deems domestic political factors as the key to explain…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32226-3 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Iran and the International System
Edited by Anoush Ehteshami, Reza Molavi
To be published August 31st 2010

Economics and Politics in Turkey
By Mehmet Asutay
To be published July 17th 2010

Islam in the Eyes of the West: Images and Realities in an Age of Terror
Edited by Tareq Y. Ismael, Andrew Rippin
To be published May 20th 2010

Islamic Extremism in Kuwait: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Al-Qaeda and other Islamic Political Groups
By Falah Abdullah al-Mdaires
To be published May 5th 2010

Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: Consensus and Competition in the Palestinian Negotiating Team
By Ghassan Khatib
To be published December 15th 2009