Small Wars Too Big to Ignore
ISBN: HB: 9781849040822, Hurst Publishers, December 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
The end of the Cold War and the (then) receding threat of global nuclear conflagration were meant to usher in a 'peace dividend': concomitantly warfare would decline as states devoted themselves to making money and providing for their respective so...
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25.00 GBP
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Empire of Austerity Russia and the Breaking of Eurasia
ISBN: HB: 9781911723127, Hurst Publishers, September 2025
384 pp., 21,8x13,8 cm
How Russia's post-Soviet economy, engineered to stagnate, explains its conflict with Ukraine and divisions across Eurasia. "Fortress Russia" evokes a Kremlin standing strong against the West. But Moscow's ceaseless quest for safety from sanctions...
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30.00 GBP
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Iranian Ways of War From Cyrus the Great to Qassam Soleimani
ISBN: HB: 9781787380349, Hurst Publishers, August 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
This book traces the long history of Iran's wars, and the evolution of the Islamic Republic's military trajectory since 1979. Ahmed Hashim draws on Farsi, Arabic and European sources to explore Iran's efforts to create modern armed forces, the deva...
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30.00 GBP
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Innovation Paradox Venture Capital, Global Partnerships and the Struggle for Technological Sovereignty
ISBN: HB: 9781911723813, Hurst Publishers, August 2025
264 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Explains how, against the odds, pioneering start-ups have taken on established firms and revolutionised global commerce – with huge implications for the future of business. In a struggle between David and Goliath, the giant is always predicted to...
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35.00 GBP
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Kingdom of Football Saudi Arabia and the Remaking of World Soccer
ISBN: HB: 9781911723660, Hurst Publishers, August 2025
264 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A fascinating account of how Saudi Arabia leveraged its massive oil wealth to alter the balance of power in world football. "Kingdom of Football" explores how and why Saudi Arabia burst onto the landscape of world football in 2023, and examines wh...
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20.00 GBP
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Rudderless Superpower The United States in Africa
ISBN: HB: 9781911723721, Hurst Publishers, August 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
An authoritative appraisal of US policy in Africa since the end of the Cold War, highlighting ill-fated interventions and a damaging withdrawal from strategic vision. When President George H.W. Bush and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev convened...
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37.50 GBP
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Buddhism and the Political Organisation and Participation in the Theravada Moral Universe
ISBN: HB: 9781849048385, Hurst Publishers, July 2025
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Popular participation is one of the hallmarks of modern politics. So why have democracy and democratic norms generally failed to take root in the Theravada Buddhist countries of South and Southeast Asia? This book explores traditions of Buddhist po...
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35.00 GBP
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Lithuania A Short History
ISBN: PB: 9781911723608, Hurst Publishers, July 2025
320 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
The first popular history of a small post-Soviet state, and a very old European power. Lithuania is often portrayed as a small nation-state that has survived against the odds of history: together with Estonia and Latvia, it won independence at the...
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18.99 GBP
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Sahel The Perfect Storm
ISBN: HB: 9781787385641, Hurst Publishers, June 2025
360 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A revealing account of Africa's ecological and historical frontier zone, now plagued by interlocking insurgencies and climate change. The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometres between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and...
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25.00 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.
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 explo...
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30.00 GBP
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