Military Might in Myanmar
From Youthful Idealism to Repressive Despotism
ISBN: PB: 9781805266884,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2026
368 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
368 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A compelling history, augmented by on-the- ground reporting, of the armed forces of Myanmar, explaining their enduring hold on power.
The longevity of military rule in Myanmar is one of the great enigmas of Asian politics. From 1962 through to the m...
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25.00 GBP
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Sheep Roads of Central Asia
A Global History of the Karakul Fur Trade
ISBN: HB: 9781805265825,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2026
364 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 black&white illus.
364 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 black&white illus.
A history of the fur trade originating on the Karakul sheep - raising steppe, and of the merchants who took the pelts to markets worldwide.
Indigenous to Central Asia, Karakul sheep can thrive in the region's arid environment. For centuries, men acr...
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35.00 GBP
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Mother of the World
The Remarkable History of Turkmenistan
ISBN: PB: 9781805265818,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2026
336 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
336 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Reclaiming Turkmenistan from the margins of global attention, Hein offers a lively history of the "Mother of the World" and its people.
These days, it's rare for news items to come out of Turkmenistan. It can be easy for us to assume that the countr...
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30.00 GBP
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Pyongyang on the Brink
Sixteen Crises That Shaped North Korea
ISBN: HB: 9781805266082,
Hurst Publishers,
March 2026
200 pp., 19,0x12,6 cm
200 pp., 19,0x12,6 cm
A briskly written primer on the North Korean decisions, foreign interventions and accidents of fate which have both threatened and, ultimately, preserved the country's dictatorship.
This nimble tour through North Korea's history revisits sixteen kni...
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22.00 GBP
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Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy
Caste, Class and Indenture Abroad, 1914-67
ISBN: PB: 9781805262978,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Uncovers the remarkable role of emigration, particularly of indentured labourers, in forging independent India's foreign relations.
Over the centuries, millions of migrant labourers sailed from the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal and I...
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37.50 GBP
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Majoritarianism in India
Roots and Consequences
ISBN: PB: 9781805264040,
Hurst Publishers,
September 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Traces the roots of the strident nationalism we see in modern India to the founding of the nation and decisions taken in the 1940s.
"Majoritarianism in India" examines the strident nationalism seizing India today, tracing its roots back to decisions...
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30.00 GBP
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Glorious Failure
The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India
ISBN: HB: 9781805262954,
Hurst Publishers,
June 2025
412 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
412 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
From war with the British to the enslavement of Indians, Ivermee uncovers the dark history of France's doomed imperial project in South Asia.
This is a powerful new account of a chapter in history that is crucial to understand, yet often overlooked....
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30.00 GBP
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India's First Dictatorship
The Emergency, 1975-1977
ISBN: PB: 9781805263210,
ISBN: HB: 9781787384026,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
600 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
600 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Winner of the 2022 Karwaan Book Award
Sheds light on one of the darkest moments in India's recent history, drawing upon a trove of new sources.
In June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a state of emergency, resulting in a 21-month suspens...
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20.00 GBP
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50.00 GBP
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City of Kashmir
Srinagar: A Popular History
ISBN: HB: 9781911723769,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 illus.
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 illus.
A vibrant tapestry of Srinagar's rich historical and cultural heritage.
"City of Kashmir" offers readers a journey into the 2,000-year history of Srinagar, exploring its written history, legends and oral traditions to take a living pulse. In explori...
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30.00 GBP
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Dethroned
The Downfall of India's Princely States
ISBN: PB: 9781805263098,
ISBN: HB: 9781805260530,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2025
352 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 16 illus.
352 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 16 illus.
The dramatic story of how hundreds of Indian princes were betrayed by the departing British and Nehru's independent government.
In July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, stood before New Delhi's Chamber of Princes to deliver the mo...
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14.99 GBP
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