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224 Pages
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I B Tauris
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Reading the Qur'an
Structure, Coherence and Rhetorical Features
Muhammad Abdel Haleem
The Qur ’an is a multifaceted text that can be challenging, especially for non-Arabic speakers relying solely on English translations
This book unlocks the rhetorical devices, structural features and stylistic choices that the Qur ’an employs and which are so vital to its meaning While some of these subjects form an important part of the Arabic Qur ’anic Studies curriculum - and are prioritised in schools and universities in the Arab world - they continue to puzzle some readers of the Qur ’an in English translation
This is the eagerly-awaited final instalment of Professor Abdel Haleem’s IB Tauris trilogy on the Qur'an It is unique in combining linguistic analysis, literary appreciation and relevance to contemporary issues: an essential companion for students and general readers studying the Qur ’an, whether in English or in Arabic
Iran at the Paris Peace Conference
International Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Imperial Nationalism
Philip Grobien
The end of the Qajar era in Iran, despite the accepted narrative of decline, was in fact an occasion of modern and forwardthinking nationalism Iran developed an imperial nationalism, which was informed by its experiences under British and Russian hegemony and the absorption of Western modern ideas and practices, and which now looked towards a future as a sovereign and independent state within the foundational framework of its previous Empire Emboldened by post-WWI notions of self-determination and the development of international institutions devoted to peace, Iran spearheaded its newfound diplomacy by sending a delegation to the peace talks in Paris in 1919
This book shows how Iran’s immediate post-war diplomacy came about, the conduct of Iran’s delegation to Paris, frustrations with the Anglo-Persian Agreement, and ultimately how Iran’s progress became the victim of British imperialism Throwing a spotlight on an under-researched period of Iranian history, it will be of interest to readers of Iranian history, and those interested in the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
Iran under the Mongols
Ilkhanid Administrators and Persian Notables in Fars
Denise Aigle
What were the effects of Mongol rule in Iran? This book focuses on Shiraz and the province of Fars to provide a detailed political, social and economic history of Ilkhanid rule from the first Mongol invasions in 1220 until the end of the Injuid Dynasty in 1357 Using a vast collection of sources, Denise Aigle combines local and global approaches to integrate the history of the province into the whole administrative system Central is the thesis that Mongol rule caused a break in traditional administrative patterns A dual administrative system was set up, consisting of both Mongol and local Persian personnel, directed from the court Charting the fortunes of each successive ruler, her research shows that the failings of individual rulers, as well as intriguing by Persian notables, were the principal reasons for Shiraz and Fars’s economic decline under the Mongols in comparison with the more successful neighbouring province of Kirman Iran Under the Mongols is a vital contribution to our understanding of the effects of Mongol rule in Iran
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Atatürk
Father of the Republic of Turkey
George W Gawrych
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was one of the most significant political leaders of the twentieth century He rose from obscure origins to become the founder of the new Republic of Turkey out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire and go on to radically transform Turkish society How should one understand Atatürk and his legacy?
In this book, George Gawrych studies Atatürk’s career in detail, showing how Atatürk married the traits of the classic military man-of-action with those of the intellectual, theorist and pragmatist as a statesman Gawrych places Atatürk in the context of his times to reveal how he harnessed wider forces to set Turkey on a path of secular nationalism and comprehensive modernization His legacy can be seen everywhere in Turkey today, from the role and rights of women in society to the struggle for developing a democracy in the Republic Gawrych addresses the costs of Atatürk’s policies, including the suppression of minorities and the imposition of a cult of personality and authoritarian rule in the name of ‘Turkification’ The book presents a nuanced analysis of a complex figure who consciously created a living legacy that still casts a shadow over Turkey’s political and intellectual discourse
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Decolonizing Emotions in French Algeria
Anticolonial Mythmaking and Morality Tales, 1954-62
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah, Erskine College, USA
Alongside the diplomatic struggles of the early Cold War, European politicians worked to shape emotions about the postwar order advocating fear of communism and hope for postwar recovery In this context, the French Empire in North Africa emerged as one important emotional battleground, where Algerian nationalists and anti-colonial campaigners challenged French narratives about imperial pride and native hysteria
During the Algerian War (1954–1962), emotions thus became a pivotal part of the independence struggle Accordingly, Decolonizing Emotions in French Algeria tracks affective politics during the revolution, focusing on members of the Front de libération nationale (FLN), Combattants de la libération (CDL), and Jeune Résistance Delving into the manifestos, poetry, and personal diaries of anti-colonial activists, the book reveals a rich world of transgressive sentiments, emotional exile, and affective border-crossings
The stories that surface show how Algerians used biopower to combat an affective regime that refused native populations the right to be angry The book further chronicles how Europeans complicated ideas of humanitarian pity and confronted the French production of political apathy It is a history that speaks to contemporary debates over race relations and national pride, the pathologizing of Muslim emotions, and the contested process of how myths die (demythologization)
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Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures
UK December 2025 US December 2025
354 Pages
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Photographing Biblical Modernity
Frank Scholten in British Mandate Palestine
Sary Zananiri, Leiden University
This open access book offers the first in-depth appraisal of the photographic archive of Frank Scholten (1881–1942), a queer Dutch photographer and Catholic convert whose work in Palestine between 1921 and 1923 provides a remarkable lens on the intersecting dynamics of modernity, religion, colonialism, and visual culture Drawing on over 26,000 photographs, it situates Scholten’s work within transnational religious, colonial, and nationalist networks Employing a relational methodology, Photographing Biblical Modernity treats photography not merely as visual documentation but as a site of layered cultural encounters shaped by the movements of people, ideas, and ideologies It interrogates biblical visuality, the performance of indigeneity, intercommunal relations, and the gendered politics of labour and nationalism
Through interdisciplinary engagement with visual culture, Middle East studies, and gender theory, this book considers how Scholten’s positionality offers insights into both the granular details of Palestinian society and broader macro-historical shifts during a period of profound transition
Rather than framing Palestine as a biblical relic, Scholten’s photographs reveal a socially and politically complex society under early British Mandate rule Ultimately, this book positions Scholten’s archive as a vital historical source for understanding the layered and contested narratives that have defined Palestine’s modern history
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Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis Farhad Daftary, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK
The Ismailis represent an important Shi’i Muslim community, who are now scattered in more than 30 countries of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America The Ismailis have had a long and eventful history dating back to the formative period of Islam This dictionary, the first work of reference of its kind, presents the findings of modern scholarship on the Ismailis and different facets of their heritage It covers all the major phases of Ismaili history and thought, including major and minor divisions within the Ismaili community The main theological and doctrinal concepts are also covered Designed as a mini encyclopedia, this dictionary serves as first point of reference for information on all the key Ismaili figures, concepts, institutions, and traditions, as well as regions of importance in Ismaili history In addition, numerous Muslim dynasties and figures with whom the Ismailis have come into contact are included This second edition of the dictionary, first published in 2012, represents a thorough updating of the entries, with many new entries also added Another main feature of this edition is the inclusion of many new items to all sections of the dictionary’s extensive bibliography
Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and cross-referenced entries on key Ismaili figures, concepts, institutions, and traditions, as well as regions of importance in Ismaili history In addition, numerous Muslim dynasties and figures with whom the Ismailis have come into contact are included This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ismailis
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Egyptian Foreign Policy Power Dynamics and Regional Influence after 2011
Nael Shama
An account of Egypt's foreign policy decline following the Arab Uprisings, explaining the causes, consequences, and dynamics of this decline.
Egypt, traditionally an important regional power in the Middle East, has experienced a considerable decline in its national capabilities and regional influence since 2011, which has had significant implications for Egypt’s relations with other regional powers
Here Nael Shama identifies the causes of this decline, which include Egypt’s economic downturn, deficiencies of its decision-making structures, and shifting regional power balances The study draws on a number of regional case studies –such as the erosion of Egypt’s interests in the Nile Basin and the Middle East – to illustrate Egypt’s declining diplomatic power along its own borders, and in the wider region Shama offers a crucial lens into enhancing our understanding of the multiple levels of engagement Egypt has in the Middle East, and the widespread consequences of its decline in influence, while also offering a valuable case study of how declining powers think and act on the international stage
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Sex, Family and Culture in the Middle East
UK January 2026 • US January 2026
254 Pages
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An Afghan Prince in Victorian England Race, Class, and Gender in an Afghan-Anglo Imperial Encounter R D McChesney, New York University, USA
In 1894 Great Britain invited ‘Abd al-Rahman Khan, the amir of Afghanistan, to England for a state visit Then at the height of its imperial might, Britain sought to strengthen ties with the strategically important Afghanistan, which shared a long frontier, not yet a border, with British India The amir ’s aim for the visit was to secure permission for an Afghan legation (embassy) in London while the British, unaware of this goal, hoped to overawe the amir with displays of military and industrial might as well as performances to show the strength and unity of British civil society The amir, citing illness, ultimately declined the invitation but, in a calculated snub, sent his second son, Prince Nasr Allah Khan, in his place This book narrates the events of the prince’s mission in a number of revealing ways Using both British and Afghan sources, including the journal of a senior member of the Afghan contingent, McChesney places the visit in its international and historical context and analyzes the internal dynamics of the prince’s delegation, the seventy members of whom represented Afghanistan but included two Englishmen and two Englishwomen A further twenty members, representing the Government of (British) India, were as multi-ethnic and multilingual as the members of the Afghan delegation This bilateral and complex mission left India in April 1895 and remained together for the next six months From the beginning it was riven by incidents of misogyny, racism, and class conflict that affected its ability to perform its diplomatic functions The reader gains insights into the goals and tactics of two asymmetrical yet competing powers as well as a rare look at the human element in this cross-cultural diplomatic encounter
Slavery in the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Exploitation and Resistance from the 19th Century - Present Day
Edited by Elena Andreeva & Kevin McNeer
What is the nature of slavery as practiced and at times reintroduced over the past two centuries in the Middle East and North Africa? In spite of the rich regional diversity of the areas studied – from Morocco to the Indian Ocean to Iran – this anthology demonstrates clear commonalities across the super-region These include the regulation of slavery by Islam and local traditions, the absence of a rigid racial hierarchy as in North American slavery, the management of the sexuality and reproductive capacity of female slaves, and views on identity and heritage among descendants of slaves Authors also examine the economic and theological underpinnings of contemporary slavery and human trafficking
The book is among the first to focus on slavery across the Islamic world from the 19th century to the present – a period constituting the endgame of institutionalized slavery in the region but also the persistence of forms of de facto enslavement Each chapter scrutinizes from a different vantage point – institutions, economics, the abolitionist movement, literature, folklore, and the moving image – creating a multi-dimensional picture of the phenomenon
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Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern World
UK February 2026 • US February 2026
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The Brass Band of the King Armenians in Ethiopia
Boris Adjemian
In 1924, the crown prince and future emperor of Ethiopia, Ras Täfäri, on a visit to Jerusalem, called on forty Armenian orphans who had survived the genocide of 1915-1916 to form his empire's royal brass band The conductor, who was also Armenian, composed the first official anthem of the Ethiopian state
Drawing on this highly symbolic event, and following the history of the small Armenian community in Ethiopia, in this book Boris Adjemian shows how it operated on the margins of political society, hiding in its interstices, preferring intimacy and discreet loyalty to the glitter of open politics The astonishing role of the Armenians in their host country was embodied in the friendship that the kings and queens of Ethiopia extended to them, a theme that is echoed in the life stories collected from their descendants
Bringing to light the political and cultural importance of a community that has long been ignored and has almost vanished, this study draws on the collective memory of Armenian immigration and the centuries-long history of proximity between the Armenian and Ethiopian Churches The author argues for a sedentary approach to the diaspora, for a socio-history of this collective rootedness, which dates back to the 19th century and builds on historical representations of otherness from the early modern period up to the colonial era
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Iranian Refugees in Transit
Exile and the Politics of Survival in Turkey after the 1979 Revolution
Maral Jefroudi, International Institute for Research and Education, The Netherlands
Maral Jefroudi presents a comprehensive picture of one of the largest migration waves in contemporary history by analyzing refugees interactions with the Turkish State, the UNHCR, and within the community of Iranians in transit after the 1979 revolution
Iranian Refugees in Transit unveils the rich history of political engagement among Iranian refugees before their arrival in Turkey, contextualised within Turkey’s own landscape of political and ethnic conflicts Jefroudi expertly examines the intersectional distribution of precarity among refugees By bringing together interviews with refugees from the period, analyzing cultural products by and on them, and tracing their footsteps in newspapers and scholarly literature, this book fills a significant gap in Turkey’s migration history Through a critical historical analysis of the international asylum system, Iranian Refugees in Transit offers valuable insights into the dynamics of the current ‘refugee crisis’
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Migrations in Jordan
Reception Policies and Settlement Strategies
Edited by Jalal Al Husseini, Institut Français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), Jordan, Valentina Napolitano & Norig Neveu, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Jordan currently hosts the second largest percentage of registered refugees in the world: three million out of its eleven million inhabitants Its experience in hosting migrants and refugees precedes its independence in 1946, with the arrival of Circassians, Chechens, and Armenians from the late 19th century Jordan thus constitutes a unique observatory for reception policies and long-term settlement of different migrant groups
Based on original empirical and archival material, this volume focuses on migrations caused by conflicts, wars, and crises underscoring their articulation with longstanding human mobility It sheds light on the cumulative and processual dimensions of Jordan’s reception policies and migrants’ settlement strategies It identifies the multiple actors involved in the management of migrants and, conversely, the latter ’s contribution to the Jordanian social, economic, political, and urban fabric
The first part of the volume examines the policies adopted by the Jordanian authorities and international organizations to regulate access to basic services and to the labour market, and explores the economic and political factors underlying them The second part analyzes the effects of Jordan’s policies on the territorial distribution and settlement of migrants How have these policies, combined with the adaptation strategies of migrants contributed to shaping new urban spaces? The third part focuses on capacity of the migrants to activate, establish, (re)build, and intersect different kinds of solidarity networks within the context of protracted displacement
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Kurdish Studies
UK March 2026 • US March 2026
264 Pages
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Art, Gender and Migration in the Kurdish Diaspora
Intellectual and Cultural Production in Europe
Özlem Belçim Galip
This book focuses on the cultural and intellectual activities of Kurdish migrant women through artistic and aesthetic forms of production in Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden and the UK Using in-depth interviews with over 40 Kurdish women artists, Ozlem Galip examines how artistic, literary and cultural productions, incorporating the fields of film, theatre and music, are articulated within the structures of nation states, leading to the interrogation of the impact of western and local knowledge, patriarchy, the nation-state and globalisation Galip also analyses how European policies affect the development of cultural engagement of Kurdish migrant women, and how such engagements help these women to integrate into European society
Examining the gendered experiences of diaspora from all four regions of Kurdistan; Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, this book challenges ideas about gender, migration and art through the lens of women artistic production with a focus on women-led activism and the changing integration and migration policies of Europe
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African Governance, Development, and Leadership
UK December 2025 • US November 2025
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Musicking and Dancing Politics in Africa
Power, Activism, and Elections
Edited by Solomon Gwerevende, University of Music and Performing Arts, Austria, Trust Matsilele, Birmingham City University, UK & Wonder Maguraushe, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Bringing together interdisciplinary scholars, this book explores how African musical traditions and dance act as political commentary and forms of resistance in Africa.
The volume draws on Christopher Small's concept of "musicking" to explore the intersection between music, dance, and politics across the diverse cultural landscapes in Africa, particularly South Africa, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe Chapters cover case studies of how music and dance have been used as tools of political messaging and means of performing, visualizing and localizing activism, resistance, propaganda, and power in politics
It is structured into three main parts The first part examines how music and dance serve as vessels for communal memory and heritage Part two explores the role of music and dance as a tool to fight for democracy and justice Part three highlights the role of dance and music in elections
This book is essential for scholars and students interested in music and dance as conceptual tools for studying politics as a cultural phenomenon in Africa
Election Administration and Reforms in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Babayo Sule, National University of Lesotho & Usman Sambo, Yobe State University, Nigeria
Babayo Sule and Usman Sambo analyse the recent Nigerian election reforms and their impact on the outcome of elections
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of electoral administration in the Fourth Republic of Nigeria (1999-present day) and its regulatory, institutional, and procedural reforms These reforms will not only be examined in their basic framework, but will also be observed for their credibility, integrity and transparency This book focuses on how these reforms were developed and how they work Sule and Sambo argue for fundamental changes in the administration of elections in Nigeria, including the introduction of electronic processes such as the Smart Card Readers in 2015 and Bimodal Verification Accreditation Systems in the 2023 General Elections that have positively impacted the electoral process and integrity, without forgetting the antecedents of the numerous challenges faced during the period They examine not only technological changes but also constitutional reforms, procedural reforms, and institutional reforms Introducing a new dimension to the study of elections, the authors provide a clear picture of the roles of all the actors involved, the challenges they faced, the factors that enhanced integrity and credibility and the daunting challenges that continue to affect the success of the elections Thus, this book presents practical measures and policy implications for an improved process in future elections in Nigeria
China
in African
Media
Between Influence Operations and Decolonization
Emeka Umejei, Oxford University, UK
This book provides unique, on-the-ground insights into the expansion of Chinese media engagement and influencebuilding across the length and breadth of Africa
Does the PRC’s multimodal engagement with African media promote decolonization or its media propaganda? Drawing on copious interviews with journalists from across the continent, and complementing these with detailed analyses of stories reported in ways that serve the narratives and interests of the Chinese Communist Party, Emeka Umejei explores this question through China's ever-growing expansion of training, content-sharing, and formal media coordination initiatives across Africa He maps these initiatives in the context of changing media economics in Africa, showing how they make strategic use of material constraints on the African side to expand China’s footprint in the African media market
What Umejei finds is that the CCP is increasingly complementing state-led media campaigns such as the Belt and Road News Network and Belt and Road News Alliance with more local strategies, building alliances with local media organisations and co-opting critical actors in the African media ecosystem This is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the past, present, and future of Chinese influence operations within African media
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Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
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Quasi-Armies and State-Building in Africa
Towards a Global Understanding of Civil-Military Relations
Olaf Bachmann, King's College London, UK
Civil-military relations in the Global South are both important and understudied In practice, this leads to international programmes repeatedly, erroneously assuming that the only way to restore stability, development and peace in post-conflict and post-crisis societies is to focus on state-building without taking into account the respective political culture in place The results in the Global South, and particularly in Africa, have been weak and fragile at best
In this open access book, through rich new case studies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, and Rwanda, Olaf Bachmann takes an important step in de-Westernizing civil-military relations theory Analyzing these events in the context of a wide array of Asian and African sources, Bachmann exposes the Anglo-Eurocentrism at the heart of Samuel Huntington’s hugely influential theory of the soldier and the state, and in so doing, he provides a powerful, more globally relevant re-examination of state-formation processes as they relate to the control of violence
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4 0 licence on bloomsburycollections com Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective
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Globalizing Independence Struggles of Lusophone Africa
Anticolonial and Postcolonial Politics
Edited by Rui Lopes, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal & Natalia Telepneva, University of Strathclyde, UK
Lusophone Africa has been neglected in Anglophone historiography With the exceptions of a narrow set of episodes, figures, and interpretations, all of which appear in a fragmented set of journal articles, its struggles against Portuguese colonialism have remained outside the grand narratives of decolonisation
In this open access book, a group of established and up-and-coming historians of Lusophone Africa bring much-needed coherence to this interconnected set of anti-colonial struggles in order to show how people and ideas from these countries crossed borders around the globe Its international team of contributors draws on a an underutilized range of source material beyond the usual Western state archives in order to cover a wide geographic scope, from North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia, all while critically examining the consequences of such international connections within the Lusophone states themselves
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4 0 licence on bloomsburycollections com Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective
Southern African Queer and Trans Narratives in Digital Landscapes
Princess A Sibanda, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, & Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Focusing on Southern African perspectives, this groundbreaking book explores how digital spaces offer alternative avenues for queer and trans visual cultures in Africa as manifested and shared through popular social media platforms
In its analysis of the dynamic intersection of queerness/transness, African identities, and social media, this book sheds light on the complexities, challenges, and transformative potential of these emerging digital platforms and cultures Through close textual and semiotic readings of content on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter), the authors demonstrate how queer and trans content creators harness visuality, performance, and algorithmic visibility to challenge heteronormative scripts and narratives of gender and sexuality This allows the content creators to assert their unruly presence on these social media spaces
This book provides an in-depth analysis of how digital visual cultures function as archives, sites of protest, and spaces of worldmaking for gender and sexual minorities who are often excluded from official national narratives and public discourse
Rejecting colonial epistemic frameworks, the authors advance a decolonial queer and trans project which foregrounds fluidity, embodiment, and diasporic interconnection This book represents an important intervention in African queer studies and digital media scholarship
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Bloomsbury Academic
Decolonizing NGO Peacebuilding and Liberal Peace Agenda in Northern Uganda
Elias O Opongo, Hekima University College, Kenya
Critically examining how Western-funded NGO interventions have shaped post-conflict recovery in Northern Uganda, Elias O Opongo argues that the liberal peace agenda focused on democracy promotion, market reforms, and human rights often marginalizes local agency and undermines culturally rooted approaches to peacebuilding
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and grounded theory, Opongo explores how these externally driven models disconnect from the lived realities of conflict-affected communities He introduces relational constructionism as a framework that emphasizes participatory, context-sensitive, and indigenous approaches such as the Acholi Mato Oput ritual that center dialogue, reintegration, and restorative justice
The book also critiques the role of international actors, particularly the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose interventions can clash with local reconciliation efforts Opongo’s findings in Northern Uganda offer critical insights for other post-conflict African contexts dominated by donor-driven peacebuilding He calls for a decolonial shift toward frameworks that restore African agency, reduce dependency, and prioritize community-led solutions for sustainable peace This book is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking more inclusive, grounded, and transformative peacebuilding models in Africa and beyond
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Decolonial Options for the Social Sciences
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The Coloniality of Humanity
Disrupting Racialized Capitalism and Fostering Transnational Solidarity
Edited by Robel Abay, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany, Isabelle Ihring & Faisal M Garba
This edited volume critically examines the coloniality of humanity and how it affects colonized and racialized people in both the Global South and Global North The contributors reveal how ongoing geopolitical power imbalances are rooted in colonial histories and colonial structures which perpetuate global inequalities The volume explores how these entrenched colonial systems intersect with gender, class, disability, and other social factors, often overlooked in mainstream discussions of global inequality By synthesizing empirical research and theoretical perspectives on race and colonialism across various historical and geographical contexts, it emphasizes the importance of combining postcolonial research with decolonial praxis Through the perspectives of scholars and activists from the Global South, the book aims to decolonize knowledge production and challenge the continuing dominance of coloniality
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Asia in World Politics
UK February 2026 • US February 2026
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China Inside and Out
Politics and Policies in a Turbulent World
Mel Gurtov
At this moment, Americans regard China as a major threat, both economically and strategically, while Chinese regard the US as determined to contain China and impede its development Tensions between the two countries remain high: human rights, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, military budgets
Yet in spite of all these points of contention, the search for common ground through diplomatic engagement goes on as both countries’ leaders recognize that constant friction can have calamitous consequences This text consists of brief but factual and engaging readings to bring students of international affairs up to speed on what is happening inside China and in China’s international relations The readings reflect objective assessments of important developments in Chinese politics and society, notions of national security, and the link in Chinese thinking between security and economic development
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Studies in Christianity in East Asia
UK October 2025 • US October 2025
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Missionaries to China
A Historical Dictionary
Leopold Leeb
A comprehensive sourcebook for historians and sinologists, containing biographies of over 1000 Christian missionaries who served in China before 1955
In this monumental reference work, Leopold Leeb provides biographical accounts of over 1000 missionaries in China, beginning in the year 635 and continuing through the mid-twentieth century Missionaries to China: A Historical Dictionary is distinctive for its wide historical range, its emphasis on Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox missions, and its many entries on women and lesser-known figures in the missionary history of China Based on sources in several languages including Chinese, German, French, and Latin, Leeb’s dictionary is a wellspring of historical and cultural information The book’s biographical entries are contextualized by an introduction to the history and historiography of China missionaries Enhancing its functionality as a research tool, the dictionary provides the English and Chinese names of both the missionary figures and the titles of works that they published The dictionary lists all place names in China in both English and Chinese, and it features a bilingual index of names and a topical index Given the book’s scope of information and userfriendly design, Missionaries to China: A Historical Dictionary is an essential resource for scholars studying Christianity and missionary activity in China
Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies
UK January 2026 • US January 2026
176 Pages
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Beyond the Male Idol Factory
The Construction of Gender and National Ideologies in Japan through Johnny's Jimusho
Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar
A star-making factory without rival, the Japanese talent agency Johnny’s Jimusho has brought fame to several generations of male stars – singers, actors and performers Beyond the Male Idol Factory asks what the phenomenon of “Johnny’s Idols” reveals about discourses of masculinity and national identity in contemporary Japan
Examining the pervasive presence of these stars across a wide range of Japanese media, the book explores how Johnny’s Idols act as role models of ideal masculinity and good citizenship as well as entertainers Taking a wide-ranging cultural studies approach, the book assesses the social, economic and demographic contexts of these familiar stars in postindustrial and post-Bubble Japanese society
UK November 2025 • US November 2025
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Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia
Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia
Nuurrianti Jalli & Ika Idris
Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia: Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia examines the weaponization of the internet in Southeast Asia Nuurrianti Jalli and Ika Idris meticulously unpack the intricate strategies and tactics used by propagandists, state entities, and political factions to manipulate and mislead public opinion through social media The topics discussed dissect the role disinformation plays in altering electoral behavior, political dialogue, societal unity, regional stability, and global diplomacy By guiding readers through the convoluted landscape of internet propaganda in Southeast Asia, this book aspires to stimulate thoughtful discourse on the influential role of the digital revolution in molding the future of our societies
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