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THE MIDDLE EAST

SyriaThe Fall of the House of AssadDavid W. Lesch

The author, who knows Assadbetter than any other Westerner,analyses the Syrian president’sfailed leadership, histransformation from bearer ofhope to reactionary tyrant, andhis regime’s violent response toArab Spring-inspired protests.

‘In a thoughtful, often persuasive book, [Lesch] lays a usefulfoundation for our fuller understanding of the Syrian crisis.’– The Times

‘241 fantastic pages of analysis and clear explanation of theSyrian reaction to the uprising, as well as that of theinternational communities, and the effects of a bloated,inefficient and inherently corrupt public system.’– Tinashe Sithole, Irish Examiner

DAVID W. LESCH is professor of Middle East history,Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. He has writtennumerous books on the Middle East and has travelled widelythere. He is a frequent consultant to U.S. governmentdepartments on Middle East issues.

Paperback June 2013 288pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19722-8 £9.99*/$18.00

The Battle for theArab SpringRevolution, Counter-Revolutionand the Making of a New EraUpdated EditionLin Noueihed and Alex Warren

The updated edition of this highlyreadable book analyses theexplosive events of the Arab Springand its aftermath, looking at what

each country has accomplished – or failed to accomplish –and assessing the challenges the region faces on its long roadto democracy.

‘Riveting’ – James Denselow, Huffington Post

‘Why did they fall? In the months that followed the adventof the Arab spring, authors have rushed to explain whysome dictators have been unseated but not others … Theseare not easy questions, but [this book represents] one of thestrongest attempts to answer them ’ – The Economist

LIN NOUEIHED is a Reuters editor based in London. Shehas reported from the Middle East for twelve years, coveringpolitics, economics and conflict. ALEX WARREN is a directorof Frontier, a Middle East and North Africa consultancy.

2013 360pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19415-9 £12.99*/$22.00

The Struggle for Iraq’s FutureHow Corruption, Incompetence andSectarianism Have UnderminedDemocracyZaid Al-Ali

In this unbarred account of life in post-occupation Iraq, Zaid Al-Ali, an Iraqilawyer with direct ties to the people of his

homeland, to government circles, and the international community,provides a uniquely insightful and up-to-date view of Iraq’s people,their government, and the extent of their nation’s worsening problems.

The true picture is discouraging: murderous bombings, ever-increasing sectarianism, and pervasive government corruptionhave combined to prevent progress on such crucial issues assecurity, healthcare and power availability. Al-Ali contends thatthe ill-planned U.S. intervention destroyed the Iraqi state,creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members ofthe elite have made their own. And yet, despite all efforts todivide them, Iraqis retain a strong sense of national identity, Al-Ali maintains. He reevaluates Iraq’s relationship with itself,discusses the inspiration provided by the events of the ArabSpring, and redefines Iraq’s most important struggle to regain itsviability as a nation.

ZAID AL-ALI is senior advisor on constitution building forInternational IDEA, Cairo, and was a legal adviser to the UnitedNations in Iraq from 2005 to 2009.

January 2014 320pp. 12 b/w illus.HB ISBN 978-0-300-18726-7 £18.99*/$32.00

The Second Arab AwakeningMarwan Muasher

In this important book, a formerJordanian ambassador to theUnited States challenges the West’sassumptions about Arab politicsand society and explains how allparties can encourage democracy,pluralism and tolerance in the

wake of the Arab Spring.

Marwan Muasher asserts that all sides – the U.S., Europe, Israeland Arab governments alike – were deeply misguided in theirthinking about Arab politics and society when the turmoil ofthe Arab Spring erupted. He explains the causes of the unrest,tracing them back to the first Arab Awakening, and warns ofthe forces today that threaten the success of the Second ArabAwakening, ignited in December 2010. Hope rests with thenew generation and its commitment to tolerance, diversity, thepeaceful rotation of power and inclusive economic growth,Muasher maintains. He calls on the West to rethink politicalIslam and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and he discusses steps allparties can take to encourage positive state-building in thefreshly unsettled Arab world.

MARWAN MUASHER is vice president for studies at theCarnegie Endowment, overseeing research in Washington andBeirut on the Middle East.

February 2014 256pp. 1 b/w illus.HB ISBN 978-0-300-18639-0 £20.00*/$30.00

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LibyaThe Rise and Fall of QaddafiAlison PargeterThis riveting book documents Qaddafi’srise and 42-year reign in Libya, the rebels’success in toppling his repressive regimewith Western help, and the challengesthat confront Libya and her new leadersas they face an uncertain future.

‘This history of modern Libya is a vitalaid to understanding its currentconflicts.’ – Rachel Aspden, Prospect

2012 288pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13932-7 £20.00*/$30.00

In Ishmael’s HouseA History of Jews in Muslim LandsMartin Gilbert‘[This] account of the slow burningtragedy of the extinction of Jewishcommunities in the Arab world ismoving and important. It should beread.’ – Robert Irwin, The Independent

‘Gilbert explores the relationshipbetween Jews and Muslims from the 7th century to the present day. Avaluable, balanced contribution.’

– Iain Finlayson, The Times


The ForgottenPalestiniansA History of the Palestinians in IsraelIlan PappéIlan Pappé examines how Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have fared underJewish rule and what their lives tell usabout both Israel’s attitude towardsminorities and Palestinians’ attitudestowards the Jewish state.

‘Ilan Pappé is Israel’s bravest, mostprincipled, most incisive historian.’ – John Pilger

2011 344pp. 8 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13441-4 £18.99*/$32.00Paperback June 2013 PB ISBN 978-0-300-18432-7 £8.99*/$22.00

2011 240pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17764-0 £16.99*/$25.00

2010 320pp. 10 illus.PB ISBN 978-0-300-16769-6 £10.99*/$18.00

Egypt on the BrinkFrom Nasser to the Muslim BrotherhoodThird EditionTarek Osman

In this immensely readable andthoroughly researched book, TarekOsman explores what has happenedto the biggest Arab nation sincePresident Nasser took control of the

country in 1954. This new edition takes events up to summer2013, looking at how Egypt has become increasingly dividedunder its new Islamist government.

‘Tarek Osman writes with feeling, backed up by animpressively broad list of sources as well as sharp criticalinsight and astute judgement.’ – The Economist

‘A colourful and convincing picture of the decline ofMubarak’s rule … A compelling account of how the variouscombustile ingredients of revolution came together, awaitingthe final spark.’ – Gerald Butt, Times Literary Supplement

TAREK OSMAN is an Egyptian political economist withfifteen years’ experience in strategy consulting, private equity,and political-economy advisory. He writes for severalinternational publications and frequently comments on Egyptand the Arab world for think tanks and news media.

July 2013 304pp. 20 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19869-0 £9.99*/$16.00

DubaiGilded CageSyed AliAli delves beneath the dazzling surface toanalyze how – and at what cost – Dubaihas achieved its success, and whatchallenges it faces in the future.

‘Scratches the glossy surface of fantasticalconstruction projects and conspicuousconsumption to examine the paradoxesand contradictions of Dubai society.’– Hugh Tomlinson, The Times

2010 360pp. 20 illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-15217-3 £14.99*/$22.00

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ASIA

TibetA HistorySam van Schaik

This timely and insightful historyof Tibet spans from the seventhcentury to modern times, in alively narrative that sheds light onthe country’s complexrelationship with China, andexplores what it means to beTibetan today.

‘Sam van Schaik successfully portrays a wider historicalTibet in an informed, well-researched, unbiased andreadable way. It should appeal to scholars and researchers inTibetan studies and equally to the more general reader.’– Priyanka Singh, Asian Affairs

‘Well-written and authoritative.’ – Glyn Ford, Tribune

‘Van Schaik … call[s] into question many preconceptionsthe general reader may have about Tibet, its religion, itssociety and its politics.’ – BBC History Magazine

SAM VAN SCHAIK is an expert on the early history of Tibetand Tibetan Buddhism. He is based at the British Library inLondon, where he works for the International Dunhuang Project.He is also the founder of the website www.EarlyTibet.com.


Restless ValleyRevolution, Murder and Intriguein the Heart of Central AsiaPhilip Shishkin

A gripping, firsthand account ofCentral Asia’s unfolding historyfrom 2005 to the present. PhilipShishkin focuses mainly onKyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Bothnations have struggled with theenormous challenges of post-

Soviet independent statehood; both became entangled inAmerica’s Afghan campaign when U.S. military bases wereestablished within their borders. At the same time, the regionwas developing into a key smuggling hub for Afghanistan’sbooming heroin trade. Through the eyes of local participants– the powerful and the powerless – Shishkin reconstructs howKyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have ricocheted between extremerepression and democratic strivings, how alliances with theUnited States and Russia have brought mixed blessings, and howStalin’s legacy of ethnic gerrymandering still incites conflict

PHILIP SHISHKIN spent a decade as an award-winningstaff reporter of The Wall Street Journal. A fellow at the AsiaSociety, he is now a freelance writer based in Beijing.


Apocalyptic RealmJihadists in South AsiaDilip Hiro

This hard-hitting and timely bookexplores the roots of militant Islam inSouth Asia and how it has grown tobecome a source of profound globalalarm. Drawing on evidence from awide variety of sources includingnewly released Kremlin archives andclassified U.S. Embassy documents

published by WikiLeaks, the author compiles the first completeand accurate history of Islamist terrorism in South Asia.

‘A detailed, meticulously researched and felicitously writtenaccount of the nature and causes of religious militancy andterrorism in South Asia. It is full of some surprising bits ofinformation and provides an objective and coherent narrative ofthis troubled region.’ – Bhikhu Parekh, author of A New Politicsof Identity: Political Principles for an Interdependent World

‘Mr. Hiro ought to be commended for attempting to bring aregional lens to a subject too often written about in narrowerterms.’ – Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal

DILIP HIRO is the author of more than 30 books, includingAfter Empire: The Birth of the Multipolar World and Inside CentralAsia, listed by the Financial Times as one of the best historybooks of 2009.

2012 320pp. 8 pages of b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17378-9 £18.99*/$30.00

AfghanistanHow the West Lost Its WayTim Bird and Alex MarshallA major assessment of the British andAmerican strategic failure in Afghanistan.

‘It is hard to fault the book’s thesis that theWest lost its way in Afghanistan because ofan ignorance of history, an Americanpreoccupation with a different country, aswell as conflicting national objectives andpoor planning on the ground’ – NicholasNugent, International Affairs

2011 303pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15457-3 £19.99*/$32.00

IndiaThe Rise of an Asian GiantDietmar RothermundAn authoritative analysis of the political,economic and social developments behindIndia’s dramatic rise in global stature.

‘If anybody knows about modern India, it’sDietmar Rothermund’ – William Leith, The Spectator

‘Rich with detailed knowledge of peopleand happenings … Prof. Rothermund’saccount of India’s development is balanced

and incisive and is enriched by exhaustive research and long years ofexperience.’ – Alex Ninian, Contemporary Review



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Stumbling GiantThe Threats to China’s FutureTimothy Beardson

Can anything prevent Chinasurpassing the United States andbecoming the world’s superpower?

Drawing on extensive researchand experience living andworking in Asia over the last 35years, the author spells outChina’s situation: an inexorable

demographic future of a shrinking labour force, relentlessageing, extreme gender disparity, and even a fallingpopulation. Also, the nation faces social instability, adevastated environment, a predominantly low-tech economywith inadequate innovation, the absence of an effectivewelfare safety net, an ossified governance structure, andradical Islam lurking at the borders. Beardson’s nuanced, first-hand look at China acknowledges its historic achievementswhile tempering predictions of its imminent hegemony witha no-nonsense dose of reality.

TIMOTHY BEARDSON has been a frequent speaker onpolitical, economic, environmental and strategic issues atsuch events as the World Economic Forum at Davos and atprominent universities.

2013 528pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16542-5 £25.00*/$35.00

The End of theChinese DreamWhy Chinese People Fear the FutureGerard Lemos

This path-breaking study belies thedefault positive view of life inmodern China and reveals thateveryday Chinese people faceimmense personal, family and

financial anxieties that destroy their communities and aspirations.

‘A fascinating insight into what the Chinese actually think.’ – Stephen Robinson, The Sunday Times

‘Challenges everything we believe about China. This is abook that must be read by anyone who struggles tounderstand the greatest experiment underway in the worldtoday.’ – John Gray, Emeritus Professor of EuropeanThought, London School of Economics, and author of False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism

GERARD LEMOS is a social policy expert and frequent advisorto governments, businesses and charities. He was actingchairman of the British Council and a visiting professor atChongqing Technical University between 2006 and 2010.

2012 312pp. 9 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16924-9 £20.00*/$38.00October 2013 PB ISBN 978-0-300-19721-1 £10.99*/$25.00

VietnamRising DragonBill HaytonA much-needed behind-the-scenes survey ofan emerging Asian power.

‘Examining nearly every aspect ofVietnamese politics and society, from theeconomy and family life, to religion and theplight of indigenous minorities, Haytongives a balanced, intelligent account of acountry whose history so differs from ourown.’ – Justin Wintle, Financial Times


The PersiansAncient, Mediaeval and Modern IranHoma KatouzianThis authoritative and comprehensivehistory of the Persian people covers theentire history of the area from thefoundation of the ancient Persian empire totoday’s Iranian state.

‘Maybe the broadest and best overviewavailable in English of a country which weneed urgently to understand better.’ – Stephen Howe, The Independent

‘Awe-inspiring in its scope and its scholarly reach.’ – The Scotsman


Run of the Red QueenGovernment, Innovation, Globalizationand Economic Growth in ChinaDan Breznitz and Michael MurphreeThis meticulously researched book closelyexamines the strengths and weaknesses ofthe Chinese economic system to discoverwhere the nation may be headed and whatthe Chinese experience reveals aboutemerging market economies. The authorsfind that contrary to popular belief, cutting-edge innovation is not a prerequisite for

sustained economic vitality—and that China is a perfect case in point.


Charm OffensiveHow China’s Soft Power is Transformingthe WorldJoshua KurlantzickA ground-level account of China’s newdiplomacy and how it could changeinternational relations.

‘Intelligent, important, and more than alittle disquieting … Kurlantzick has pickedup on something crucial about Chinatoday, and it’s time the rest of us tooknotice.’ – T. A. Frank, Washington Monthly

‘Kurlantzick’s book will jolt you awake.’ – Martha Bayles, Wall Street Journal

2008 320pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-13628-9 £12.99*/$17.00


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EUROPE

Northern IrelandThe Reluctant PeaceFeargal Cochrane

This thoughtful and engaging booklooks at Northern Ireland’s‘Troubles’ from the late 1960s to thepresent day, explaining why, adecade and a half after the peaceprocess ended in political agreementin 1998, sectarian attitudes andviolence continue to plague

Northern Ireland today. Former members of the IRA now sitalongside their unionist adversaries in the Northern IrelandAssembly, but the region’s attitudes have been slow to change andrecent years have even seen an upsurge in violence on both sides.In this book, Cochrane, who grew up a Catholic in Belfast in the’70s and ’80s, explores how divisions between Catholics andProtestants became so entrenched, and reviews the thirty years ofpolitical violence in Northern Ireland leading up to the peaceagreement. The book asks whether the peace process has actuallydelivered for the citizens of Northern Ireland, and what moreneeds to be done to enhance the current reluctant peace.

FEARGAL COCHRANE, the author of several previous bookson Ireland, is professor of international conflict analysis and directorof the Conflict Analysis Researc Centre at the University of Kent.


The Passage to EuropeHow a Continent Became a UnionLuuk van MiddelaarTranslated by Liz Waters

As financial turmoil in Europepreoccupies political leaders and globalmarkets, it becomes more important thanever to understand the forces thatunderpin the European Union, hold it

together and drive it forward. This timely book provides a grippingaccount of the realities of power politics among European states andbetween their leaders. Drawing on long experience working behindthe scenes, Luuk van Middelaar captures the dynamics and tensionsshaping the European Union from its origins until today. It is a storyof unexpected events and twists of fate, bold vision and sheernecessity, told from the perspective of the key players – from deGaulle to Havel, Thatcher to Merkel.

As a first-hand witness to the day-to-day actions and decisions ofEurope’s leaders, the author provides a vivid narrative of the crisesand compromises that united a continent. By revisiting the past,he sheds fresh light on the present state of European unificationand offers insights into what the future may hold.

LUUK VAN MIDDELAAR is a Dutch political philosopher andcurrently adviser and the speechwriter to the president of theEuropean Council, Herman van Rompuy. Since its originalpublication in Dutch, The Passage to Europe has won theEuropean Book Prize 2012.

2013 376pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18112-8 £25.00*/$40.00

2009 416pp. 52 b/w illus.PB ISBN 978-0-300-15476-4 £14.99*/$19.00


Good Italy, Bad ItalyWhy Italy Must Conquer ItsDemons to Face the FutureBill Emmott

In this lively analysis, nowupdated to cover events up tospring 2013, Bill Emmott exploresItaly’s fascinating dual nationalcharacter and the nation’s descent

into economic malaise and political corruption, asking whatcan be done to ensure a return to more prosperous and moredemocratic times.

‘[A] lucid and thoughtful book … it is written in a gracefulstyle that is stronger for its careful – even delicate –illumination of personal and national failure than simplyoffering a wilderness of denunciations.’ – Financial Times

‘Engaging and stimulating.’ – David Gilmour, The Spectator

‘An excellent account of what is rotten in the state of Italy.’– Charles Grant, Literary Review

BILL EMMOTT was editor-in-chief of The Economist and isnow a freelance commentator on international affairs. He is aregular columnist for The Times in London and La Stampa inItaly, and the author of several books.

2013 312pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19716-7 £8.99*/$20.00


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Fragile EmpireHow Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir PutinBen Judah

In this important new analysis, BenJudah argues that Russia’s leader isnot the strongman he appears.Once loved for its forcefulness andthe spreading of new consumerlifestyles, Putin’s regime is nowincreasingly loathed for

incompetence and corruption. Rather than modernizing Russia’sinstitutions, Putin has enthroned a predatory bureaucracy, leavingthe regions a patchwork of fragmented and feudalized entities – some ruthlessly technocratic, others almost lawless.

Written with rare access to the oligarchs and officials who madethe Putin era and the new opposition who are trying to destroyit, Fragile Empire is a journey through a frenzied Moscow andbeyond. Judah takes the reader on a journey through a scarrednation – from the battlefields of the Caucasus and the tankfactories of the Urals to the impoverished farmers toiling forChinese settlers in the cold fields of the Far East.

BEN JUDAH is Russia and Central Asia Fellow at the EuropeanCouncil of Foreign Relations. His writings have appeared in The Economist, Financial Times and the New York Times.


BelarusThe Last European DictatorshipAndrew WilsonThis book is the first in English to exploreBelarus’s complicated past from medievaltimes through the Soviet years, the yearssince independence, and its currentsituation under a corrupt, authoritarian andsurprisingly tenacious president.

‘Wilson succeeds in restoring the vibrantmulti-ethnic and multi-confessionalhistory of the Belarusian lands before

Soviet times.’ – Rodger Potocki, Times Literary Supplement

2011 256pp 16 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13435-3 £20.00*/$35.00

EUROPE

The DanubeA Journey Upriver from theBlack Sea to the Black ForestNick Thorpe

In this engaging book the authortakes an unexpected journey upthe entire length of the DanubeRiver and provides a vivid recordof the people he encounters, therecent and ancient history of theregion, and the lands through

which the great river flows.

The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connectscentral Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries:Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia,Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its fulllength from east to west, against the river’s flow, Nick Thorpeembarks on an inspiring year-long journey that leads to a newperspective on Europe today. Thorpe’s account is personal,conversational, funny, immediate, and uniquely observant –everything a reader expects in the best travel writing.

NICK THORPE is East and Central European Correspondentfor the BBC, a journalist and film-maker. He has lived andworked in Budapest, Hungary for over 25 years.

October 2013 336pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18165-4 £20.00*/$35.00

It Was a Long TimeAgo, and It NeverHappened AnywayRussia and the Communist PastDavid SatterThis compelling book explores why Russia hasignored the lessons of its tragic Communistexperience and shows how a deep-rooted lackof respect for the individual blocks the nation’sway to a stable and democratic future.

‘An informed and insightful essay – with disturbing implications.’– Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman

2013 400pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19237-7 £12.99/$23.00


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Shadows of the PastCatriona Kelly

Fragile, gritty and vital to an extraordinarydegree, St Petersburg is one of the world’smost alluring cities – a place in which thepast is at once ubiquitous and inescapablycontroversial. Yet outsiders are far morefamiliar with the city’s pre-1917 andSecond World War history than withits recent past.

In this beautifully illustrated and highly original book, CatrionaKelly shows how creative engagement with the past has alwaysbeen fundamental to St Petersburg’s residents. Weaving togetheroral history, personal observation, literary and artistic texts,journalism and archival materials, she traces the at timesparadoxical feelings of anxiety and pride that were inspired byliving in the city, both when it was socialist Leningrad, and now.Ranging from rubbish dumps to promenades, from the city’sglamorous centre to its grimy outskirts, this ambitious bookoffers a compelling and always unexpected panorama of anextraordinary and elusive place.

CATRIONA KELLY is Professor of Russian at the University ofOxford, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the author of manybooks about Russian literature and culture. She lives in Oxfordand St Petersburg.

Available January 2014 416pp. 30 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16918-8 £25.00*/$35.00

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AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS

KenyaBetween Hope and Despair,1963–2012Daniel Branch

In this authoritative and insightfulaccount of Kenya’s history from1963 to the present day, DanielBranch sheds new light on thenation’s struggles and thecomplicated causes behind them.

‘There had been a glaringshortage of really good general works on [Kenya’s] post-independence history. [This book] not only plugs that hole,but has much to say too about the possible futures of manyother poor post-colonial states.’ – Stephen Howe, The Independent

‘An insightful and accessible account of post-independenceKenyan politics. Historian Daniel Branch traces the nation’shistory through its most epochal events and brings new materialabout previously undocumented conflicts and decisions atthe centre of the nation’s life.’ – The Africa Report

DANIEL BRANCH is assistant professor of African history,University of Warwick and the author of Defeating Mau Mau,Creating Kenya: Counterinsurgency, Civil War and Decolonization.


Of AfricaWole Soyinka

A member of the uniquegeneration of African writersand intellectuals who came ofage in the last days ofcolonialism, Wole Soyinka haswitnessed the promise ofindependence and livedthrough postcolonial failure.He deeply comprehends the

pressing problems of Africa, and, an irrepressible essayist and astaunch critic of the oppressive boot, he unhesitatingly speaks out.

In search of a deeper understanding of Africa, its identity andits current crises, Wole Soyinka explores a wide range of topics,including culture, religion, history, imagination and identity.Refusing defeatism, he charts a path to a better future.

‘[Soyinka] defends Africa against its condescending critics,offering both sweeping reflections and clear-eyedassessments.’ – Editors’ Choice, New York Times Book Review

WOLE SOYINKA, the first African to receive the Nobel Prize inLiterature, is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. For hisimplacable resistance to political tyranny he has been imprisoned,threatened with assassination and at times forced to live in exile.

2013 224pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-14046-0 £16.99*/$24.00Paperback January 2014 PB ISBN 978-0-300-19833-1 £9.99*/$16.00

Southern AfricaOld Treacheries and New DeceitsStephen Chan‘Chan has written a highly readablenarrative of the past 30 or so years. Hecombines strong analysis of what hashappened – and why – with some thoughtson how relationships might develop. It is abook that is hard to put down as it ischallenging and fascinating. His insights areinvaluable, born of his intimate workingknowledge of and presence in the region.’

– Andrew Dodgshon, Tribune

2012 320pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18428-0 £12.99*/$22.00

SudanDarfur and the Failure of an African StateRichard CockettDrawing on interviews with many of themain players, the former Africa editor of The Economist gives an absorbing account of Sudan’s descent into civil war and failureover the past fifty years.

‘Unsentimental, well sourced andeminently readable … there are no easysolutions to the problems of Sudan. But a

clear understanding of their genesis is a good place to start.’– Colin Murphy, The Irish Times

2010 320pp. 30 illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16273-8 £14.99*/$25.00


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MexicoDemocracy InterruptedJo TuckmanAn up-to-date portrait of Mexico since2000, with new insights into the nation’s problematic democracy andviolent drug wars.

‘Tuckman is a well-informed andreliable guide, who ranges broadlyacross a complicated country, coveringcrime, violence, police, army, parties,elections, the media, tourism, the

environment and religion.’ – Alan Knight, The Guardian


What Changed WhenEverything Changed9/11 and the Making of NationalIdentityJoseph MarguliesIn this penetrating analysis of the directionof America’s political conversation, adistinguished lawyer shows how newattitudes – more repressive, intolerant andalarmist – have taken hold even though thethreat from terrorism has waned. He

demonstrates how these new attitudes are redefining America’s nationalidentity in disturbing ways.

2012 392pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17655-1 £20.00/$30.00


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WAR AND CONFLICT

Investment in BloodThe True Cost of Britain’sAfghan WarFrank Ledwidge

In this follow-up to the extremelysuccessful Losing Small Wars, FrankLedwidge analyses the cost – bothfinancial and human – of Britain’sinvolvement in the Afghanistan

war. With the aid of interviews, on-the-ground research andcountless Freedom of Information requests, he piecestogether the enormous burden the Afghan intervention hasplaced on the shoulders of British soldiers and their families,UK taxpayers and – by far the greatest sufferers – Afghancivilians. Amongst other issues, he highlights the soldiers lefthorribly maimed, UK funds poured into the corrupt blackhole that is the Afghan government, refugees driven out ofHelmand province into disease-ridden camps and the long-term damage to the international reputation of the UKmilitary.

This is both an extraordinary piece of investigative journalismand a heart-breaking account of military adventurism gonehorribly wrong.

June 2013 304pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19062-5 £18.99*/$45.00

FRANK LEDWIDGE is a former barrister and militaryintelligence officer. He has served in many conflict zonesincluding Iraq, Helmand and Libya.

Losing Small WarsBritish Military Failure in Iraq and Afghanistan

‘A savage indictment of the militaryleadership that got British soldiers intoone impossible situation after anotherin Iraq and Afghanistan.’– Rodric Braithwaite, Financial Times

‘One of the most upsetting books I haveread about Britain’s part in the wars inIraq and Afghanistan. Anyone whowants to understand what happened

should read it.’ – Sherard Cowper-Coles, New Statesman

2012 304pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18274-3 £10.99*/$27.50

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Punching Below our WeightHow Interservice Rivalry has Damaged the British Armed ForcesIn this lively e-book, by turns amusing and concerning, Frank Ledwidgelooks at the problem of rivalry between the top ranks of the Army,Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

2012 E-book ISBN 978-0-300-19001-4 £0.99/$1.50

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Useful EnemiesWhen Waging Wars Is MoreImportant Than Winning ThemDavid Keen

In this important book David Keeninvestigates the factors that cause andsustain wars and argues that in order tobring them successfully to an end weneed to understand the complexinterests on all sides.

‘By applying the same lens to war in both developed anddeveloping countries, and highlighting how they are oftendriven by similar political, economic and psychologicaldynamics, Keen undermines the comfortable distinctionbetween violence in failed states and the modern – or evenpost-modern – wars of the West.’ – Dominik Zaum, Times Higher Education

‘The book’s real contribution lies in compiling the hiddenfunctions of war in a comprehensive way and in making themaccessible to a broader non-specialist public.’– Sibylle Scheipers, International Affairs

‘David Keen is a specialist in African conflicts and his coverageof these is robust and compelling.’ – Adrian Weale, Literary Review

DAVID KEEN, professor of complex emergencies at the London School of Economics, is the author of Endless War?,The Benefits of Famine and Complex Emergencies.

2012 304pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16274-5 £25.00*/$38.00

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September 2013 456pp. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19717-4£14.99*/$23.00

SurgeMy Journey with General DavidPetraeus and the Remaking of theIraq WarPeter R. MansoorUsing newly declassified documents,unpublished manuscripts, interviews, authornotes and published sources, this is the firstfull account of the 2007–8 troop surge inIraq. Told by a member of General Petraeus’sinnermost circle, it reveals how the strategy

was devised and implemented, who supported the effort and who didn’t,and how the surge changed Iraqi history.

January 2014 416pp. 20 b/w illus. + 2 maps HB ISBN 978-0-300-17235-5 £18.99*/$30.00


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ECONOMICS

When theMoney Runs OutThe End of Western AffluenceStephen D. King

The Western world hasexperienced extraordinaryeconomic progress throughoutthe last six decades, a prosperousperiod so extended thatcontinuous economic growth has

come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously risingliving standards is a historical anomaly, economist StephenD. King warns, and the current stagnation of Westerneconomies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not-so-distant future.

Praised for the ‘dose of realism’ he provided in his bookLosing Control, King follows up in this volume with a plain-spoken assessment of where the West stands today. It’s notjust the end of an age of affluence, he shows. We have madepromises to ourselves that are achievable only throughongoing economic expansion. The future benefits we expect– pensions, healthcare and social security, for example – maybe larger than tomorrow’s resources. And if we reach thatpoint, which promises will be broken and who will lose out?The lessons of history offer compelling evidence that politicaland social upheaval are often born of economic stagnation.

King addresses these lessons with a multifaceted plan thatinvolves painful – but necessary – steps towards a stable andjust economic future.

STEPHEN D. KING is Group Chief Economist and GlobalHead of Economics and Asset Allocation research at HSBC. He isa member of the UK government’s Asia Task Force and writesregularly for the Financial Times and The Times.

2013 304pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19052-6 £20.00*/$30.00

Losing ControlThe Emerging Threats to Western Prosperity

A hard-hitting analysis of the future ofthe global economy and what it meansfor the Western way of life.

‘Intellectually stimulating andexcellently written’ – Martin Wolf,Financial Times

‘Losing Control has many of theadvantages of being written by aneconomist. It is thoroughly researched,

detailed and, thanks to King’s historical sweep, places our currenteconomics woes firmly in context … This is an important volume.’– John Arlidge, The Sunday Times

2011 304pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-17087-0 £10.99*/$22.00

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RealeconomikThe Hidden Cause of the Great Recession(And How to Avert the Next One)Grigory YavlinskyTranslated by Antonina W. Bouis

An internationally respected free-marketeconomist makes a powerful case that withouta commitment to established social principlesin business and politics, a stable globaleconomy will be impossible to achieve.

‘Grigory Yavlinsky’s book is an importantcontribution to understanding the

interplay between social norms and modern economy. The currentglobal crisis makes his analysis especially relevant.’ – George Soros

2013 192pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19239-1 £12.99/$20.00

The EuroThe Battle for the New GlobalCurrencyNew EditionDavid MarshExamines the tumultuous history – andfuture prospects – of the Euro.

‘Gripping … An indispensable guide tomonetary union.’ – The Economist

‘A masterful summary of the highambitions behind the currency and the

unwillingness and inability of Europe’s leaders to acknowledge anddeal with the flaws in the system.’ – Tribune


The Daily YouHow the New Advertising Industry isDefining Your Identity and Your WorthJoseph TurowAn acclaimed media expert documents amarketing revolution, showing how newmedia advertisers are stealthily defining whowe are, how much we matter, and what we seeand do. Praised by policymakers, advocatesand marketing practitioners, The Daily You isthe first book to explain how the new digital-advertising world works and why.

‘The Daily You is required reading in today’s Web 3.0 age.’ – New Scientist

2012 256pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18801-1 £11.99*/$18.00


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How the Euro Crisis Could Be Solved– and Why It Won’t HappenDavid MarshIn this short yet devastating analysis,David Marsh asks why five years ofcontinuous crisis management have notonly failed to resolve the Eurozone’sproblems but actually made thingsworse. Marsh argues that constructivedialogue has collapsed as EU decision-making descends into a state of terrified

paralysis, and that although there are potential paths out of theimpasse, all are blocked by indecision and timidity at the top.

July 2013 120pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20120-8 £7.99*/$12.00

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The ElectronicSilk RoadHow the Web Binds the WorldTogether in CommerceAnupam Chander

An expert in cyber-law exploreshow global trade on the Internetis now regulated, why regulationmatters to individuals as well asnations, and how better

regulatory laws can encourage international trade whileprotecting national and human rights.

In this accessible book, cyber-law expert Anupam Chanderprovides the first thorough discussion of the law that relatesto global Internet commerce. Addressing up-to-the-minuteexamples, such as Google’s struggles with China, the PirateBay’s skirmishes with Hollywood, and the outsourcing ofservices to India, the author insightfully analyses thedifficulties of regulating Internet trade. Chander then lays outa framework for future policies, showing how countries candismantle barriers while still protecting consumer interests.

ANUPAM CHANDER is professor of law at the Universityof California, Davis, and director of the CaliforniaInternational Law Center.

August 2013 296pp. 4 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15459-7 £20.00*/$28.00

The NewIndustrialRevolutionConsumers, Globalization andthe End of Mass ProductionPeter Marsh

This upbeat analysis examines thecurrent revolution inmanufacturing and explains its

importance for both consumers and manufacturers.

‘A fizzing analysis of the history and geography ofmanufacturing and where it is heading.’ – The Economist

‘What is so useful about Marsh]s contribution in The NewIndustrial Revolution is that he has made an objectiveassessment of the evidence. And there are few people inBritain who are better equipped to do so.’ – Evan Davis,Financial Times

‘Highly readable and engaging … will be a valuable read foranyone who wants to understand the role of manufacturing.’– Bryan Betts, Engineering and Technology

PETER MARSH is former manufacturing editor for the Financial Times.

2012 320pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-11777-6 £25.00*/$35.00Paperback Sept. 2013 PB ISBN 978-0-300-19723-5 £10.99*/$25.00

Why Marx Was RightTerry EagletonIn this combative, controversial book, TerryEagleton takes issue with the prejudice thatMarxism is dead and done with.

‘Not so much a good read as a romp, this isan irresistibly lively, and thought-provoking essay.’ – Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman

‘An excellent book’ – Owen Hatherley, The Guardian

‘An eloquent, fact-based rebuttal of the usual criticisms of Marxism.’– John Green, Morning Star

2012 272pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18153-1 £10.99*/$16.00

The Cost DiseaseWhy Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn’tWilliam J. Baumol et al.‘Deliciously fascinating … should berequired reading for all policymakers in theworld … Baumol’s interpretation of risinghealth care costs is compelling, and it is aperspective so rarely heard that everyattempt should be made to foist it into thebroader dialogue of policymakers,economists and the public, where it can be

analysed and assessed.’ – Edward Larkin, LSE Review of Books

2012 288pp. 20 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17928-6 £20.00*/$30.00Paperback October 2013 PB ISBN 978-0-300-19815-7 £14.99*/$20.00

Why GlobalizationWorksThe Case for the Global MarketEconomyMartin Wolf‘Wolf provides not just a devastatingintellectual critique of the opponentsof globalization, but a civilised, wiseand optimistic view of our economicand political future. It is vital that hismessage be widely read and

understood.’ – Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England

‘Marvellous … The definitive treatment of the subject, and anabsorbing read’ – The Economist

2005 416pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-10777-7 £9.99*/$18.00

America the PossibleManifesto for a New EconomyJames Gustave SpethA noted activist and scholar offers a boldmanifesto and action plan for all who wantto change America's political economy togive true priority to people and planet.

‘His new book is confident,comprehensive, rich with new ideas, and itconfirms Speth as among the leadingthinkers and voices in the urgent campaignfor new economic models. I recommend it

to everyone.’ – Jerry Mander, author, The Capitalism Papers: Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System

October 2013 272pp. 1 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19834-8 £11.99*/$18.00


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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

EarthmastersThe Dawn of the Age of Climate EngineeringClive Hamilton

Scientists, government agenciesand businesses around the worldare working on plans to controlthe earth’s climate. This essentialbook explores what we must doto prepare for the age of climateengineering.

Clive Hamilton begins by exploring the range of technologiesnow being developed in the field of geoengineering – theintentional, enduring, large-scale manipulation of Earth’s climatesystem. He lays out the arguments for and against climateengineering, and reveals the extent of vested interests linkingresearchers, venture capitalists and corporations. He thenexamines what it means for human beings to be making plans tocontrol the planet’s atmosphere, probes the uneasiness we feelwith the notion of exercising technological mastery over nature,and challenges the ways we think about ourselves and our placein the natural world.

CLIVE HAMILTON is Vice-Chancellor’s Chair and professorof public ethics, Centre for Applied Philosophy and PublicEthics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra

2013 264pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18667-3 £20.00*/$28.00

The Carbon CrunchHow We’re Getting Climate Change Wrong –and How to Fix ItDieter Helm

In this hard-hitting book, DieterHelm looks at how and why we havefailed to tackle the issue of globalwarming and argues for a new,pragmatic rethinking of energy policy.

‘A powerful and heartfelt plea for hard-nosed realism.’– Fred Pearce, New Scientist

‘Mr Helm has done a service to everyone else by describingwhat a global climate-change mitigation regime would looklike if one took economics seriously.’ – The Economist

‘[The Carbon Crunch] is a provocative analysis and well worththe discomfort it will likely engender.’ – Steve Yearley, Times Higher Education

DIETER HELM, CBE, is professor of energy policy, University of Oxford and Fellow in Economics at New College, Oxford. Heis a member of the Economic Advisory Committee to the UKSecretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Chair ofthe Natural Capital Committee.

Paperback August 2013 288pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19719-8 £8.99*/$22.00

BirthrightPeople and Nature in the Modern WorldStephen R. KellertIn this book, a pioneer in the study ofhumanity’s relationship with nature offers aneloquent exploration of the inherent humanneed to connect with the natural world andhow it contributes to our physical andmental health, productivity and well-being.He discusses how we can restore the balancein our relationship to nature by means ofchanges in how we raise children, educate

ourselves, use land and resources, develop building and community design,practice our ethics, and conduct our everyday lives.


The Very Hungry CityUrban Energy Efficiency and theEconomic Fate of CitiesAustin TroyAn important investigation of how citiesconsume energy and how energy efficiencywill determine which ones will thrive.

‘Fascinating – and chilling … [Troy] showswhy we need to break our addiction to cheapenergy, and offers practical solutions on howto do it.’ – Arianna Huffington, co-founderand Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post

2012 384pp. 49 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16231-8 £25.00*/$28.00Paperback February 2014 PB ISBN 978-0-300-19835-5 £14.99*/$20.00

The Climate CasinoRisk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming WorldWilliam NordhausThe world’s leading economic thinker onclimate change clarifies the importantscientific, political and economic debatesand offers specific steps to slow thetrajectory of global warming now. Inlanguage accessible to any concerned citizen,and with care to present different points ofview fairly, he discusses the problem from

start to finish: from the beginning where warming originates in ourpersonal energy use, to the end where societies employ regulations or taxesor subsidies to slow the emissions of gases responsible for climate change.

November 2013 320pp. 46 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18977-3 £20.00*/$30.00

The BetPaul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble over Earth’s FuturePaul SabinAre we headed for a world of scarceresources and environmental catastrophe, orwill innovation and markets yield greaterprosperity? This gripping history of the clashbetween environmentalists and theirconservative critics – from the late 1960s tothe present – traces the origins of thepolitical gulf that separates the two sides.

Sabin makes a forceful case for using social values, rather than economic orbiological absolutes, to guide society’s crucial choices about climatechange, the planet’s health, and our own.

September 2013 320pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17648-3 £18.99*/$28.50


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RELIGION AND POLITICS

A QuietRevolutionThe Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to AmericaLeila Ahmed

This probing study of the veil’srecent return – from one of theworld’s foremost authorities onMuslim women – reachessurprising conclusions about

contemporary Islam’s place in the West today.

‘An exceptional study of women in Islam. Their story is aremarkable one, and Leila Ahmed tells it with grace andunderstanding.’ – Joseph Preville, Time Out

‘An acute study of how issues of political power and empireinteract with women’s own claims to autonomy withinfamilies and communities. Ahmed beds her analysis intothe wider political currents of Egypt without ever losingsight of women’s own interpretations of what they weredoing and why.’ – Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian

LEILA AHMED is the Victor S. Thomas Professor ofDivinity at Harvard Divinity School. She is the author ofWomen and Gender in Islam and A Border Passage: FromCairo to America – A Woman’s Journey.

2012 360pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18143-2 £14.99*/$22.00

The Crisis of IslamicCivilizationAli A. Allawi‘Allawi’s work is a searing indictment ofIslamic societies but not of Islam itself …his expositions of the ideas of Muslimthinkers are exemplary in their lucidity … I learnt a lot from this book.’– Literary Review

‘Interesting, thought-provoking andworthy of careful reading.’

– Abdelwahab El-Affendi, International Affairs

2010 320pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-16406-0 £12.99*/$20.00

Islamic ImperialismA HistoryEfraim KarshEfraim Karsh, a widely respected expertin Middle Eastern affairs, challenges theway we understand Middle Easternhistory and politics in this provocativebook. This new edition brings Karsh’sanalysis up to date through the events ofthe Arab spring.

‘Anyone interested in the debate aboutthe place of Islam in the modern world

should read this book.’ – Amir Taheri, The Sunday Telegraph

September 2013 304pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19817-1 £10.99*/$20.00

Islamism and IslamBassam TibiA distinguished scholar of internationalpolitics clarifies what is widelymisunderstood in the West: Islam andcontemporary Islamism are distinctlydifferent. The former is a religious faith, thelatter a political ideology based on areinvented version of Islamic law.

‘An astute analysis of the predicamentfacing Arab-Muslim societies’– Malise Ruthven, Literary Review

2012 368pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-15998-1 £20.00*/$30.00

Christians, Muslimsand JesusMona SiddiquiThis groundbreaking book explores thewritings of key Muslim and Christianthinkers in their discussion of Jesus’s natureand role. In her work on dialogue the authorsees Christology as imperative toconstructive conversations betweenChristians and Muslims. With a nuancedand carefully considered analysis of criticaldoctrines the author provides a refreshingly

honest counterpoint to contemporary polemical arguments and makes acompelling contribution to reasoned interfaith conversation.

2013 296pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16970-6 £20.00*/$32.50

Earthly MissionThe Catholic Church and World DevelopmentRobert Calderisi

With 1.2 billion members, theCatholic Church is the world’slargest organisation and perhapsits most controversial. TheChurch’s obstinacy on matterslike clerical celibacy, the role ofwomen, birth control and the

child abuse scandal has alienated many Catholics, especiallyin the West. Yet in Africa, Asia and Latin America, theChurch is highly esteemed for its support of education, healthand social justice. In this deeply informed book, RobertCalderisi unravels the paradoxes of the Catholic Church’s rolein the developing world over the past 60 years, weighing theChurch’s various missteps and poor decisions against itspositive contributions to education, health and social justice.

ROBERT CALDERISI, a former World Bank directorconcerned with issues of international development, lectureswidely on Africa, development and foreign aid. His book The Trouble with Africa (also available from Yale) was namedone of the best books of 2006 by The Economist. He is acommitted but by no means uncritical Catholic.

August 2013 304pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17512-7 £20.00*/$35.00


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Patterns ofDemocracyGovernment Forms andPerformance in Thirty-SixCountriesArend Lijphart

In this updated and expandededition of his classic text, ArendLijphart examines thirty-sixdemocracies during the period

from 1945 to 2010, and arrives at important – andunexpected – conclusions about what type of democracyworks best.

‘I can’t think of another scholar as well qualified as Lijphartto write a book of this kind. He has an amazing grasp of therelevant literature, and he’s compiled an unmatchedcollection of data.’ – Robert A. Dahl, Yale University

‘Magnificent … The best-researched book on democracy in theworld today.’ – Malcolm Mackerras, American Review of Politics

AREND LIJPHART is professor emeritus of political scienceat the University of California, San Diego, and the author oreditor of more than twenty books, including Democracy inPlural Societies, published by Yale.


Contesting DemocracyPolitical Ideas in Twentieth-CenturyEuropeJan-Werner Müller‘Excellent … Müller provides an insightfuland comprehensive overview of thedevelopment of political ideas in 20th-century Europe that takes in Fascism,Communism, social democracy, liberalism,and much else.’ – Jeremy Jennings,Standpoint Magazine

‘A fine study of the impact of mass democracyon European political cultures.’ – David Marquand, New Statesman

2013 304pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19412-8 £15.99*/$30.00

Democracy in RetreatThe Revolt of the Middle Classand the Worldwide Decline ofRepresentative GovernmentJoshua Kurlantzick

This thought-provoking bookaddresses a set of new anddisturbing trends: democraciesaround the world are losing

ground, middle class support of democracy has waned, andautocracies are on the rise.

Joshua Kurlantzick proposes that the spate of retreatingdemocracies, one after another over the past two decades, isnot just a series of exceptions. Instead, it reflects a new anddisturbing trend: democracy in worldwide decline. Theauthor investigates the state of democracy in a variety ofcountries, why the middle class has turned against democracyin some cases, and whether the decline in globaldemocratisation is reversible.

JOSHUA KURLANTZICK is a fellow at the Council onForeign Relations, where he studies Southeast Asia anddemocratisation, as well as global views on human rights anddemocracy.

2013 304pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17538-7 £20.00*/$28.00

Nation of DevilsDemocracy and the Problem of ObedienceStein RingenIn a sharp and insightful politicalmeditation, Oxford University professorand political scientist Stein Ringenaddresses one of the primary concerns ofdemocratic government: how to ensure theobedience of the populace in order togovern by authority rather than power.Ringen uses the United States and Britain as

his prime examples, providing sharp opinions and cogent analyses on howthe culture of national obedience is created and nurtured.

October 2013 264pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19319-0 £20.00/$35.00

The Parties Versus the PeopleHow to Turn Republicans andDemocrats into AmericansMickey Edwards.

‘In The Parties Versus the People, Mr.Edwards gets to the heart of what mosttroubles Americans about our governmenttoday. Nothing gets done, our electedrepresentatives play the blame game, andthe operative word is gridlock … a well-

written, thoughtful and timely book.’ – The Washington Times

September 2013 232pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19821-8 £10.99*/$16.00

The Voting WarsFrom Florida 2000 to the Next Election MeltdownRichard L. HasenThe problems uncovered during the debacleof the 2000 presidential election persist, andthe US can expect far more trouble unlessthey fix the way they run elections.

‘This is a Stephen King novel for electionjunkies … The Voting Wars provides anengaging, highly readable guide to the thrillride we call election season.’ – Heather

Gerken, author of The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System is Failingand How to Fix It

October 2013 256pp. 9 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19824-9 £14.99*/$22.00


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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

ContagionHow Commerce Has Spread DiseaseMark Harrison

In this pathbreaking investigationof the connections between tradeand contagious disease through thecenturies, the author uncoversdisturbing weaknesses in regulatorysystems that have failed to protectpublic health or facilitate global

commerce in the past, and continue to fall far short.

‘Harrison presents us with a magisterial history which is asmuch about the present as the past.’ – Alison Bashford,Times Higher Education

‘A thorough, well-researched and thoughtful tome.’– David Cohen, New Scientist

‘This is a book of impressive range of originality – the newglobal history at its best.’ – Michael Worboys, BBC History Magazine

MARK HARRISON is professor of the history of medicineand director of the Wellcome Unit for the History ofMedicine, University of Oxford.


The Global Spread of Fertility DeclinePopulation, Fear, and UncertaintyJay Winter & Michael TeitelbaumThe world’s population has grown by fivebillion people over the past century, anastounding 300% increase. Yet it is actuallythe decline in family size and populationgrowth that is the issue attracting greatestconcern in many countries.This eye-openingbook looks at demographic trends in Europe,

North America and Asia – areas that now have low fertility rates – and arguesthat there is an essential yet often neglected political dimension to a fullassessment of these trends.

July 2013 344pp. 24 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-13906-8 £35.00/$55.00

A Single Roll of the DiceObama’s Diplomacy with IranTrita Parsi‘Well-timed … Absorbing … A tale ofmissed opportunities, obduracy and short-sightedness, all of which are pushing theMiddle East towards greater instability.’– The Economist

‘Perfectly-timed … A carefully balanced andthoroughly researched account of the

tortured US-Iranian relationship in recent years. Parsi is the ideal personto write it.’ – Julian Borger's Global Security Blog, The Guardian

2013 312pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19236-0 £10.99*/$17.00

DignityThe Essential Role It Plays in Resolving ConflictDonna Hicks, Ph.D. • Foreword byArchbishop Desmond Tutu

‘This book is a must read for those whowant to experience peace in their everydaylives and peace in the world around them.Without an understanding of dignity, thereis no hope for such change. If you want tofind the weak links in a democracy, lookfor where people are suffering. You will

most likely see a variety of violations. If you want peace, be sureeveryone’s dignity is intact.’ – Archbishop Desmond Tutu

2013 240pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-18805-9 £11.99*/$18.00

The Resurgence of the WestHow a Transatlantic Union Can Prevent War and Restore the United Statesand EuropeRichard RosecranceHow can America and Europe regain theireconomic standing when economic power israpidly shifting to the East? An esteemedscholar of international relations offers abold and visionary solution: a transatlantic

economic union, whose consequences will have worldwide benefit for theentire international system.

July 2013 216pp. 5 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17739-8 £22.50/$27.50

If Mayors Ruled the WorldDysfunctional Nations, Rising CitiesBenjamin R. Barber

In the face of the most perilouschallenges of our time – climatechange, terrorism, poverty andtrafficking of drugs, guns andpeople – the nations of the world

seem paralysed. The problems are too big, too interdependent,too divisive for the nation-state. Is the nation-state todaydemocratically dysfunctional? Obsolete? The answer, saysBenjamin Barber in this highly provocative book, is yes. Citiesand the mayors who run them can do and are doing a better job.

Featuring profiles of a dozen mayors around the world –courageous, eccentric, or both at once – If Mayors Ruled theWorld presents a compelling new vision of governance for thecoming century. Barber makes a persuasive case that the cityis democracy’s best hope in a globalising world, and greatmayors are already proving that this is so.

BENJAMIN R. BARBER is senior research scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, the GraduateCenter, The City University of New York.

January 2014 256pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-16467-1 £20.00*/$28.00


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13 Ahmed: A Quiet Revolution2 Al-Ali: The Struggle for Iraq’s Future

13 Allawi: The Crisis of Islamic Civilization3 Ali: Dubai

15 Barber: If Mayors Ruled the World11 Baumol: The Cost Disease5 Beardson: Stumbling Giant4 Bird & Marshall: Afghanistan8 Branch: Kenya5 Breznitz & Murphree: Run of the Red Queen

13 Calderisi: Earthly Mission8 Chan: Southern Africa

11 Chander: The Electronic Silk Road3 Clark: Yemen6 Cochrane: Northern Ireland8 Cockett: Sudan

11 Eagleton: Why Marx Was Right14 Edwards: The Parties Versus the People6 Emmott: Good Italy, Bad Italy9 France: Perilous Glory3 Gilbert: In Ishmael’s House

10 Hale: What’s Next?12 Hamilton: Earthmasters15 Harrison: Contagion14 Hasen: The Voting Wars5 Hayton: Vietnam6 Heimann: Czechoslovakia

12 Helm: The Carbon Crunch15: Hicks: Dignity4 Hiro: Apocalyptic Realm7 Judah: Fragile Empire

6 Judah: The Serbs13 Karsh: Islamic Imperialism5 Katouzian: The Persians9 Keen: Useful Enemies

12 Kellert: Birthright7 Kelly: St Petersburg

10 King: Losing Control10 King: When the Money Runs Out5 Kurlantzick: Charm Offensive

14 Kurlantzick: Democracy in Retreat9 Ledwidge: Investment in Blood9 Ledwidge: Losing Small Wars9 Ledwidge: Punching Below our Weight5 Lemos: The End of the Chinese Dream2 Lesch: Syria

14 Lijphart: Patterns of Democracy9 Mansoor: Surge8 Margulies: What Changed

10 Marsh: Europe’s Deadlock10 Marsh: The Euro11 Marsh: The New Industrial Revolution3 Morris: One State, Two States2 Muasher: The Second Arab Awakening

14 Müller: Contesting Democracy12 Nordhaus: The Climate Casino2 Noueihed & Warren: Battle for the Arab Spring3 Osman: Egypt on the Brink3 Pappé: The Forgotten Palestinians3 Pargeter: Libya

15 Parsi: A Single Roll of the Dice9 Patterson: Ending Wars Well

14 Ringen: Nation of Devils15 Rosecrance: The Resurgence of the West4 Rothermund: India

12 Sabin: The Bet7 Satter: It Was a Long Time Ago3 Shabi: Not the Enemy4 Shishkin: Restless Valley

13 Siddiqui: Christians, Muslims and Jesus8 Soyinka: Of Africa

11 Speth: America the Possible6 Tanner: Croatia3 Taub: The Settlers7 Thorpe: The Danube

13 Tibi: Islamism and Islam12 Troy: The Very Hungry City8 Tuckman: Mexico

10 Turow: The Daily You6 Van Middelaar: The Passage to Europe4 Van Schaik: Tibet7 Wilson: Belarus6 Wilson: The Ukrainians

15 Winter: The Global Spread of Fertility Decline11 Wolf: Why Globalization Works10 Yavlinsky: Realeconomik

Front cover illustration: Rebels man a checkpoint innorthern Syria, 18 March 2012 (Frederic Lafargue/AFP/Getty Images). From: The Battle for the ArabSpring by Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren (page 2).

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