Islamist Networks

Mariam Abou Zahab, Olivier Roy

• Paperback | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• Al Qaida was unable to realize its lethal potential until it found sanctuary in Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden fled after being expelled from Suda... Lees meer

The Algerian Civil War, 1990-1998

Luis Martinez

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• The civil war in Algeria shows no sign of imminent resolution. Yet little has been written about the conflict, its various participants, and the opini... Lees meer

Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability

Christophe Jaffrelot

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) rose from a community of "untouchables," to become a major figure in modern Indian history. Christophe Jaffrelo... Lees meer

Purify and Destroy

Jacques Semelin

• Paperback | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• How can we comprehend the sociopolitical processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing, or genocide? A major breakthrough in comparat... Lees meer

Revolution Unending

Gilles Dorronsoro

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• Having traveled and researched in Afghanistan since 1988, Gilles Dorronsoro has developed a rich and nuanced understanding of the country's history an... Lees meer

Privatizing the State

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• In the new global political economy, "privatization" names a transformation of the roles of public and private actors with the goal of reforming gover... Lees meer

Purify and Destroy

Jacques Semelin

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• How can we comprehend the sociopolitical processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing, or genocide? A major breakthrough in comparat... Lees meer

Being Modern in Iran

Fariba Adelkhah

• Paperback | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• What does it mean to be modern in Iran today? Can one properly speak of modernity in relation to what many consider to be the paradigmatic Islamic sta... Lees meer

India's Silent Revolution

Christophe Jaffrelot

• Hardcover | Engels | Ceri Comparative Politics and International Studies
• Since the 1960s a new assertiveness has characterized India's formerly silent majority, the lower castes that comprise more than two-thirds of the pop... Lees meer