Edited by Masatoshi Kisaichi

Ever since the terrorist incident of September 11th a general understanding seems to have arisen among people that the challenges posed by Islam have now...

Published September 19th 2006 by Routledge.

Contemporary Islam

Dynamic, not Static

Edited by Abdul Aziz Said, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Meena Sharify-Funk

Contemporary Islam provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together...

Published June 30th 2006 by Routledge.

Globalization and the Gulf

Edited by John W. Fox, Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Mohammed Al Mutawa

For centuries, the Arabian Gulf has been a crossroads where seafaring people and Bedouins alike travelled great distances transacting business. Events of the past few...

Published June 8th 2006 by Routledge.

Libya and Nuclear Proliferation

Stepping Back from the Brink

By Wyn Q. Bowen

This Adelphi Paper examines the motives behind Libya’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, from Gadhafi’s rise to power in 1969 through to the end...

Published May 16th 2006 by Routledge.

A Cultural Genealogy

By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Adib-Moghaddam examines the causes and consequences of conflict in one of the most important regions of the world. Bridging the gap between critical theories of international...

Published April 26th 2006 by Routledge.

A Lion in Winter

By Zaky Shalom

An essential insight into this central figure in the modern history of Israel and Zionism. This important new study explores the years that built up to...

Published April 20th 2006 by Routledge.

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question

Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

By Joseph Massad

In this erudite and groundbreaking series of essays, renowned author Joseph Massad asks and answers key questions, such as: What has been the main achievement...

Published April 12th 2006 by Routledge.

Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

By Hussein Ghubash

Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth...

Published March 30th 2006 by Routledge.

Saudi Arabia

Power, Legitimacy and Survival

By Tim Niblock

Saudi Arabia provides a clear, concise yet analytical account of the development of the Saudi state. It details the country’s historical and religious background, its...

Published March 1st 2006 by Routledge.

Edited by Martin Ewans

This collection spans the years 1842 to 1880, a crucial period that covers the heightening tension in Central Asia caused by increasing rivalry between the...

Published February 23rd 2006 by Routledge.