Middle East Studies

This book provides a broad and comprehensive overview of contemporary Turkey. Placing the country and its people within the context of a rapidly globalizing world, the book covers a diverse range of themes such as politics, economics, international relations, the Turkic world, religion and recent historical background.

May marks the 75th anniversary of Paul Wittek's 1937 London lectures on "The Rise of the Ottoman Empire" - click for more information on Colin Heywood's edited volume.
 

Edited by Homa Katouzian, University of Oxford, UK and Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, this series provides context and analysis of a broad range of topics on Iran.
 

The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that have been occurring in the Arab world since Saturday 18th December 2010. Revolutions have taken place in Tunisia and Egypt and the civil war in Libya resulted in the fall of the country's government last year. There have been civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen and protests on varying levels in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and in other Middle Eastern countries. 

We have selected a number of books relevant to the Arab Spring, including titles from the topical Contemporary Middle East Series.

View the selection here.

Browse all the new and key backlist titles in the Middle East and Islamic Studies online catalog!

We are sorry to miss you this year in Waterloo! We would like to wish you a successful congress. Please browse our new titles and take advantage of our special 20% conference discount when using code ARK60 at check-out.

The book The Biography of Muhammad: Nature and Authenticity by Gregor Schoeler has been awarded a World Prize for the Book of the Year by the Islamic Republic of Iran.