Politics, social theory, history of ideas

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Experiencing the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict

Children, Peace Communication and Socialization

Yael Warshel | Pennsylvania State University

Determines the impact of ‘peace communication’ on fostering structural change. By focusing on Israeli and Palestinian versions of Sesame Street aiming to foster friendships among children, Yael Warshel explores whether such interventions affect audiences, offering recommendations to improve future interventions into political conflict worldwide.

505pp

Aug. 2022 9781108724470 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 44.99

Jul. 2021 9781108485722 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108622714

Fixing Stories

Local Newsmaking and International Media in Turkey and Syria

Noah Amir Arjomand | Indiana University

Examining the role and influence of news ‘fixers’ who mediate between foreign journalists and local sources, this book is based on vivid personal accounts and insider perspectives alongside analysis of the role fixers have played in bringing news of Turkey and Syria to international audiences.

The Global Middle East

288pp

Feb. 2022 9781316518007 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009049337

Hidden Liberalism

Burdened Visions of Progress in Modern Iran

Hussein Banai | Indiana University, Bloomington

Exploring liberalism’s invisible, yet influential status, in modern Iranian political and intellectual discourses, this study examines the paradox of why liberalism has formed the basis of many social and political struggles, yet remains hidden as a public standpoint in contemporary Iran.

186pp

Jun. 2022 9781108817509 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781108850445

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Intervention in Libya

The Responsibility to Protect in North Africa

Karin Wester

An original reconstruction of the evolution of and international diplomatic response to the 2011 Libyan crisis, which draws on a diverse range of sources including in-depth interviews with politicians and diplomats to understand the realworld application of the UN’s ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principle.

365pp 1 map

Jun. 2022 9781108701853 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99

Mar. 2020 9781108477062 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108576666

Israeli Foreign Policy since the End of the Cold War

Amnon Aran | City University London

The first study of Israeli foreign policy towards the Middle East and selected world powers, including China, India, the European Union and the US since the end of the Cold War to the present, providing essential historical context for the domestic political scene during these pivotal decades.

Cambridge Middle East Studies

460pp

Jun. 2022 9781107686687 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781107280618

Legacies of Repression in Egypt and Tunisia

Authoritarianism, Political Mobilization, and Founding Elections

Alanna C. Torres-Van Antwerp

When an authoritarian regime collapses, what determines whether an opposition group will form a political party, be successful in mobilizing voters, and survive or dissolve as a group in subsequent years? Based on unique field research, this examines how legacies of authoritarian rule shaped the outcome of Egypt’s 2011 founding elections.

255pp

Mar. 2022 9781009100519 Hardback GBP 90.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781009118040

Marketing Democracy

The Political Economy of Democracy Aid in the Middle East

Erin A. Snider | Texas A & M University

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Egypt, Morocco, and Washington DC and recently declassified government documents, this book focuses on the construction and practice of democracy aid in the Middle East, showing how democracy aid can reinforce, rather than challenge authoritarian regimes.

Cambridge Middle East Studies

250pp

Mar. 2022 9781108844260 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108943505

Quest for Democracy

Liberalism in the Modern Arab World Line Khatib | University of St Andrews, Scotland Challenging the dismissal of democratic liberalism as a significant force in the modern Arab world, Line Khatib explores the liberal movement in the Arab-speaking region. She outlines liberals’ methods, ideas and positions, enhancing our understanding of their work, activism, and impact.

288pp

Oct. 2022 9781108710978 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99

Oct. 2022 9781108482813 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108591331

Second-Generation Liberation Wars

Rethinking Colonialism in Iraqi Kurdistan and Southern Sudan

Yaniv Voller | University of Kent, Canterbury

Exploring the history of the liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan, this book analyses both the rebels’ strategies and government counterinsurgency responses for insights into their evolution and the practices and roles that emerged in the subsequent period.

Intelligence and National Security in Africa and the Middle East

304pp

Feb. 2022 9781316513132 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009071840

Sunni City

Tripoli from Islamist Utopia to the Lebanese ‘Revolution’

Tine Gade

Exploring the contentious politics of Tripoli, Tine Gade examines the city’s modern history, considering its fluid political identity and the relations between the governing Islamist and sectarian groups. In so doing, Gade offers a broader analysis of the character of Lebanese politics, and religious and political dynamics in the Middle East.

Cambridge Middle East Studies

248pp

Nov. 2022 9781009222761 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009222808

Surviving the War in Syria

Survival Strategies in a Time of Conflict

Justin Schon | University of Florida

Based on extensive fieldwork in Turkey, Jordan, Kenya, and the United States, with over two hundred interviews with Syrian refugees, this study examines how repertoires of survival strategies, including fighting, protesting, collaborating, hiding, and migration, are a critical framework for understanding civilian behaviour in conflict zones.

245pp

Jun. 2022 9781108829229 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781108909716

The Age of Counter-Revolution States

and Revolutions in the Middle East

Jamie Allinson | University of Edinburgh

Examining the aftermath of the Arab Spring, this book explores the Spring not as a series of failed revolutions but as successful counterrevolutions. Adding a new dimension to the history of revolutions, it addresses key debates in democratisation, authoritarian resilience and civil resistance.

302pp

May. 2022 9781108735520 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99

May. 2022 9781108484077 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 eISBN 9781108633062

The Art of Resistance in Islam

The Performance of Politics among Shi’i Women in the Middle East and Beyond

Yafa Shanneik | University of Birmingham

Examining different forms of resistance among Shi’i women in the Middle East and Europe, this book studies the performance of sectarian and gender power relations as expressed in Shi’i ritual practices. It provides a new transnational approach to researching gender agency in contemporary Islamic movements in both the Middle East and Europe.

Cambridge Middle East Studies

288pp

Jan. 2022 9781316516492 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009030335

The Politics of Immigration Beyond Liberal States

Morocco and Tunisia in Comparative Perspective

Katharina Natter | Universiteit Leiden

Examining whether autocracies make fundamentally different immigration policies than democracies, Katharina Natter systematically compares policymaking in authoritarian Morocco and democratizing Tunisia. In doing so, Natter uncovers the complex interplay between immigration, political regimes, and modern statehood worldwide.

280pp

Dec. 2022 9781009262620 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009262668

The State of Resistance

Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran

Assal Rad | University of California, Irvine

Exploring popular culture and national identity in post-revolutionary Iran, this accessible and innovative book based on multi-disciplinary research methods offers further insights into Iranian identity, politics, and US-Iran relations in contemporary Iran.

224pp

Aug. 2022 9781009193566 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99

Aug. 2022 9781009193580 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 eISBN 9781009193573

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Trust and the Islamic Advantage

Religious-Based Movements in Turkey and the Muslim World

Avital Livny | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

This book will interest scholars and students of comparative politics, Middle East politics, religion, and collective action. Examining the rise of Islamicbased politics and economics, Livny argues that these movements have a comparative advantage because they inspire feelings of trust among individuals with a shared, religious group-identity.

269pp

Apr. 2022 9781108707237 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99

Sep. 2020 9781108485524 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108751667