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Digital Political Cultures in the Middle East since the Arab Uprisings
Online Activism in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon
Dounia Mahlouly, SOAS, University of London, UK This book offers a ten-year perspective on digital activism practices across the Middle East and North Africa, drawing on interviews and ethnographic evidence collected between 2012 and 2020� It addresses the shifting narratives around digital activism and cultures in the region in the wake of the 2011 uprisings and the subsequent so-called second wave by considering the media environments in which local activists operate� It focusses on three main political contexts - the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian context and the 2019 political context in Lebanon – with case studies on the Tunisian blogosphere, online campaigning in the Egyptian presidential elections and interviews with social media activists�
UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 224 pages • 10 bw illus HB 9780755645176 • £85�00 / $115�00 ePub 9780755645190 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780755645183 • £76�50 / $105�78 Series: Political Communication and Media Practices in the Middle East and North Africa • I�B� Tauris
The Political Economy of Egyptian Media
Business and Military Elite Power and Communication after 2011
Maher Hamoud, Ghent University, The Netherlands In the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian uprising and the 2013 military coup, the book answers the central question of why and how Egypt’s ruling elites control the media� Situated within the interdisciplinary domain of ‘critical political economy of communication’, it focuses on popular privately-owned newspapers and TV channels and their ownerships using a qualitative approach involving 20 interviews conducted over five years. The findings show that the Egyptian media market, particularly in the post-uprising era, is tightly controlled by the business elite in favour of their interests, and those of the political elite – whether civilian or military�
UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 224 pages HB 9780755643073 • £85�00 / $115�00 ePub 9780755643097 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780755643080 • £76�50 / $105�78 Series: Political Communication and Media Practices in the Middle East and North Africa • I�B� Tauris
Monarchy and Modernity in Egypt
Politics, Islam and Neo-Colonialism Between the Wars
James Whidden, Acadia University, Canada The creation of the Egyptian monarchy in 1922 opened contests and debates over fundamental cultural questions, particularly definitions of Egyptian modernity, rule and identity� In this book James Whidden looks at the political, cultural and intellectual landscapes of Egypt between the wars, from the nationalist agitations for independence in 1919, the rise of the Wafd - first under Saad Zaghul and then Mustafa El-Nahas Pasha - and the rise and fall of different political and power brokers in the period such as Abd al-Latif al-Makkabati or Abd al-Khaliq Tharwa� Whidden focuses on the different interpretations of the nature of Egyptian politics, highlighting the ways in which patriotism and elitism, Islam and tradition, colonial manipulations, and ideological politics combine�
UK November 2022 • US November 2022 • 248 pages • 2 maps, 10 bw integrated illustrations PB 9780755650248 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9781848857063 ePub 9780857734280 • £26�09 / $37�08 ePdf 9780857722850 • £26�09 / $37�08 I�B� Tauris
Understanding Revolutions
Opening Acts in Tunisia
Azmi Bishara, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar The Tunisian Revolution is the only revolt of the Arab Spring that is widely considered to have ‘succeeded’� In this book, published in English for the first time, Azmi Bishara grapples with the specific political make-up of Tunisia, and how it determined the survival of the revolution� The book answers several important questions, such as how must social movements deal with states which refuse to participate in the dialectic process of reform; and what happens when a regime leverages fissures in collective identity to threaten the breakup of not just the state, but the entire social fabric of a country?
UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 328 pages • 3 maps PB 9780755644865 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9781784532222 ePub 9780755644735 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780755644728 • £76�50 / $105�78 I�B� Tauris World All Languages (except Arabic)
The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Touraj Daryaee, University of California, Irvine, USA Of profound importance in late antiquity, the Sasanian Empire is virtually unknown today, except as a counterpoint to the Roman Empire� The last of the great ancient Persian empires and founded by Ardashir l in 224 CE, the Sasanian Empire was the dominant force in the Middle East for several centuries until its last king, Yazdgerd lll, was defeated by the Muslim Arabs in the seventh century� In this highly readable history, Touraj Daryaee fills a significant gap in our knowledge of world history� This second edition examines the Sasanians' complex and colourful narrative and demonstrates their unique significance, not only for the development of Iranian civilization but also for Roman and Islamic history�
UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 256 pages PB 9780755618415 • £19�99 / $26�95 • HB 9780755618408 • £65�00 / $90�00 ePub 9780755618422 • £17�99 / $24�72 ePdf 9780755618439 • £17�99 / $24�72 I�B� Tauris
The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver Shi'i Islamic Tradition
Aun Hasan Ali, University of Colorado Boulder, USA Aun Hasan Ali here reveals the School of Hillah as a formative period in the history of Twelver or Imami Shi’ism, where outstanding and landmark works were written in practically every field of classical Islamic scholarship. He uses state-of-the-art electronic databases and social network analysis to study the transmission of knowledge and networks of kinship, learning, and patronage to show the social, political and historical context of the school, covering over 200 individuals and their writings� In the process, he reveals the way that Imami Shi'ism emerged in a historically specific and interfaith dynamic, becoming a discursive tradition unified and sustained by disagreement and an awareness of its minority status�
UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 288 pages HB 9780755639083 • £85�00 / $115�00 ePub 9780755639106 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780755639090 • £76�50 / $105�78 Series: Early and Medieval Islamic World • I�B� Tauris
Texts, Scribes and Transmission
Manuscript Cultures of the Ismaili Communities and Beyond
Edited by Wafi A. Momin, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK This open access book captures the burgeoning of interest in the manuscript cultures of the Muslim world� This volume brings together studies offering insights into different aspects of the manuscript cultures nurtured by Ismaili communities until well after the widespread dissemination of printed books� The chapters cover textual transmission and other connected aspects such as codicology, scribal and reading practices, educational and social history, authorship, script, religious identity and interactions of ideas across ideological denominations� The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4�0 licence on bloomsburycollections�com� Open access was funded by Islamic Publications Ltd�
UK June 2022 • US August 2022 • 504 pages • 25 images PB 9780755645381 • £24�99 / $34�95 • HB 9780755645374 • £75�00 / $100�00 ePub 9780755645404 • £0�00 / $0�00 ePdf 9780755645398 • £0�00 / $0�00 I�B� Tauris World English Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus
Richard Foltz, Concordia University, Canada This is the first English language book devoted to the little-known history and culture of the Ossetes, a Caucasian people who are the last remaining linguistic and cultural descendants of the ancient Scythians who dominated the Eurasian steppe for over one thousand years� Charting Ossetian history from Antiquity to today, and introducing readers to the Nart epic, a series of tales from the North Caucasus, it will be a vital contribution to the fields of Iranian, Caucasian, Post-Soviet and Indo-European Studies�
UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 240 pages PB 9780755645558 • £21�99 / $26�95 Previously published in HB 9780755618453 ePub 9780755618477 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780755618460 • £76�50 / $105�78 I�B� Tauris
The Renaissance of Shi'i Islam
Facets of Thought and Practice
Edited by Janis Esots, Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK & Farhad Daftary, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK This open access book examines the renaissance of Shi’i Islam� Although the political and artistic developments of the Safavid era have been extensively studied, the complexities of the different groups, movements and strands of thought in the renaissance of Shi’i Islam still remain largely unexplored� The chapters in this book represent the most recent scholarship on the intellectual and spiritual life of the age and reveal what prepared the ground for its appearance as well as its achievements� The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Islamic Publications Ltd.
UK October 2022 • US December 2022 • 424 pages PB 9780755649440 • £24�99 / $34�95 • HB 9780755649433 • £75�00 / $100�00 ePub 9780755649464 • £0�00 / $0�00 ePdf 9780755649457 • £0�00 / $0�00 Series: Shi'i Heritage Series • I�B� Tauris World English
The Clergy and the Modern Middle East
Mohammad R. Kalantari, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK The Shi’i clergy are amongst the most influential political players in the Middle East� This book is based on exclusive interviews with high-profile Shi'i clerics, their close associates and local policymakers in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon� It shows how Shi’i clerics view the rise of Islamic extremism and the solutions to it, and also examines how the community’s situation and specific religious beliefs – such as the awaiting Mahdi, the last Shi’i Imam – impact on their attitudes and their impetus to counter violence�
UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 272 pages PB 9780755644872 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9781838605568 ePub 9781838605582 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9781838605599 • £76�50 / $105�78 I�B� Tauris
