21st Century History: from c 2000

What kind of decolonial possibilities exist in today's world? Exploring the rise of Islamic activism in Lebanon and the Middle East, and drawing tr...

This is a one-stop introduction to the multifaceted phenomenon of the 'Arab Spring', from the writers of Jadaliyya. Covering the full range of iss...

Imperial nations advance their own interests by exploiting other societies. To those on the receiving end this is obvious, while inside the empire,...

The activities of ISIS since 2014 have brought back to centre stage a series of very old and very troubling questions about the integrity and viabi...

The 11 March 2011, earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan followed by the nuclear crisis are having a large negative impact on the economy o...

Duiker's comprehensive, balanced history of the world in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries provides you with context for interpreting the ev...

An enthralling guide to one of the worlds great cities that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most ast...

An enthralling guide to one of the worlds great cities that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most ast...

Does Counter-Terrorism Work? offers an historically-grounded, systematic, and expert interrogation of the effectiveness of state responses to terro...

With a new century and a new enemy came a new kind of war: low intensity and civilian-dominated, blending austere rural and dense urban environment...

Explores the significance of postwar German representations of violence in other places and times. Germany's twentieth-century history has made im...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A fast-paced account of Americas plunge into simultaneous cold wars against two very different adversaries X...

Almost forty years after its foundation, Hezbollah remains an enigma. Is it an Islamist terrorist group dedicated to destroying Israel or the first...

'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely po...

Winner of the 2022 Ab Imperio Award for the Best Study in New Imperial History and History of Diversity in Northern EurasiaThis first English-langu...

This book analyses the capabilities of the People's Republic of China's surface-to-air missile (SAM) units. It covers not just Air Force SAMs, but ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presence for se...

In Europe, coal was by far the most important source of energy from the beginning of industrialisation until well after the Second World War. It wa...

Towards the Abyss presents searching analysis of a decade of war and upheaval in Ukraine. Volodymyr Ishchenko has been among the left's most signif...

Of all the crimes to which Palestinians have been subjected through a century of bitter tragedy, perhaps none are more cruel than the silencing of ...

Revolutionary guards chanting against the Great Satan, Bush fulminating against the Axis of Evil, Iranian support for Hezbollah, and President Ahma...

Patriotic Ayatollahs explores the contributions of senior clerics in state and nation-building after the 2003 Iraq war. Caroleen Sayej suggests tha...

Even before the cataclysmic 2016 US election, the Democratic Party had long been at war with itselfyet Joe Biden's narrow victory in 2020 bridged t...

Even before the cataclysmic 2016 US election, the Democratic Party had long been at war with itselfyet Joe Biden's narrow victory in 2020 bridged t...

Cooperation between Iran and Russia has expanded to unprecedented levels. Following the Russian offensive in Ukraine, their partnership has undergo...

The U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan mobilized troops, funds, and people on an international level not seen since World War II. Hundreds of tho...

An educational crisis from its origins to present-day experiences In the United States today, almost three-quarters of the people teaching in two- ...