Political Oppression & Persecution

The most dramatic, revealing and little-known story in Turkey's history - which illuminates the nation'Through the spellbinding career of a single,...

BY THE AUTHOR OF INTERSTATE, WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEARSayarer is a precise and passionate writer . . . The vast energy ...

The plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims has made global headlines in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Banglad...

Millions of undocumented immigrants live in the United States under constant threat of imprisonment or deportation. They survive underground, with ...

Jacques Pauw has been an investigative journalist for more than three decades. Before the phenomenal success of The Presidents Keepers, he spent ye...

In Being Kurdish in a Hostile World, Ayub Nuri writes of growing up during the Iran-Iraq War, of Saddam Hussein's chemical attack that killed thous...

According to the United Nations, Myanmar''s Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Only now has the media turned its att...

The LGBTI community in Turkey face real dangers. In 2015, the Turkish police interrupted the LGBTI Pride march in Istanbul, using tear gas and rubb...

This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. On July 23, 196...

'A lively and learned guide to the politics, personalities and conflicts that are shaping a dynamic group of countries' FINANCIAL TIMES'A fascinati...

When Pakistan was founded in 1947, it had a rich tapestry of different religious groups, ranging from Sunni and Shiite Muslims to Christians, Parsi...

Under violent military dictatorship, Operation Condor and the Dirty War scarred Argentina from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, leaving behind a l...

The 1930s and 40s were tumultuous decades in South Africa's history. The economy declined sharply in the wake of the Wall Street crash, giving rise...

The sensational true story of Kenyan missionary John Kaiser: A murdered priest. A covered-up crime. A fight for justice. John Kaiser, par...