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The Great Indian Food Trip
The Great Indian Food Trip is an entertaining, erudite adventure of eating, drinking and travelling. This is how Zac O’Yeah has come to understand the Indian subcontinent, his home …
Tribes and Politics in Yemen
Tribes and Politics in Yemen tells the story of the Houthi conflict in Sa'dah Province, Yemen, as seen through the eyes of the local tribes. In the West the Houthi conflict, which …
The Crisis of Culture
Are we confronting a new culture—global, online, individualistic? Or is our existing concept of culture in crisis, as explicit, normative systems replace implicit, social values? …
To Overthrow the World
It is now three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which prompted Francis Fukuyama to proclaim the 'End of History' and confident post-mortems of Communism to fill the …
An African People’s Quest for Freedom and Justice
Like its African neighbours, Eritrea attained colonial statehood under a European power, in this case Italy. Yet, during decolonisation, its people were singularly excluded from …
Harfleur to Hamburg
Britain has historically been seen as an upholder of international norms, at least in its relations with western powers. This has often been contrasted with the violence …
44 Days in Prague
After discovering that her grandmother had pro-German sympathies, Ann Shukman resolved to investigate her grandfather Walter Runciman’s 1938 Mission to Prague. This …
Hope and Despair
Days before his country signed a deal to normalise ties with Israel, the Emirati Ambassador to the US penned an article in Hebrew, directly addressing Israelis. Israel, he argued, …
The First Cold War
Britain and Russia maintained a frosty civility for a few years after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. But, by the 1820s, their relations degenerated into constant acrimonious rivalry …
The Enduring Hold of Islam in Turkey
This is the first account in English of how Islamic religious orders dating back to Ottoman times have risen to dominate and define the future of Turkey, Europe’s awkward neighbour …