Middle East, African and Asia Studies New Books Oct-Dec 2023

Middle East, African and Asia Studies

New Books

October-December 2023

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Syrian Gulag

Inside Assad’s Prison System

Jaber Baker & Ugur Ümit Üngör, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Syrians can be arrested for liking a post on Facebook or for the political activities of a distant relative They are imprisoned without trial, and tortured and starved, often to death This book is the first to expose the prison system in Syria. It provides new knowledge on the bureaucracies, procedures, victims and perpetrators The stories revealed here are based on painstaking interviews with the victims and perpetrators, and survivors’ memoirs, notes, published sources, maps and photos The result is a harrowing account of the machinery of the Assad dynasty and an urgent exposé on Syria today

UK October 2023 • US October 2023 • 400 pages • 80 b&w images and 24 col images

HB 9780755650200 £25 00 / $35 00

ePub 9780755650224 £22 50 / $31 04

ePdf 9780755650217 £22 50 / $31 04

I B Tauris

World English

COVID-19 in Palestine The Settler Colonial Context

Nadia Naser-Najjab, University of Exeter, UK Israel and Palestine were worlds apart during the COVID-19 pandemic This book demonstrates how Israel utilized the pandemic to tighten surveillance and control over Palestine and the Palestinians

Drawing on theories of settler colonialism and the concept of ‘necropolitics’ the book is a vital testament to the reality of the Israeli settler colonial project The book is based on case studies and interviews with Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Hebron, Kufr Aqab and the Jalazoon refugee camp It argues that discussion of the Palestinian reaction to the pandemic must first begin with an analysis of the colonial dimension

UK November 2023

• US November 2023

• 224 pages

PB 9780755651177 £21 99 / $29 95 HB 9780755651160 £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9780755651191 £19 79 / $26 99

ePdf 9780755651184 £19 79 / $26 99

Series: Unsettling Colonialism in our Times • I B Tauris

SOAS Palestine Studies

Dina Matar & Adam Hanieh, SOAS, University of London, UK,

The Palestinians and East Jerusalem

Under Neoliberal Settler Colonialism

Bruno Huberman, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil

This book focuses on the contradiction between the rise of neoliberal development in East Jerusalem and the simultaneous continuity of Israeli settler colonialism It argues that the combination of colonialism and neoliberalism allows for the ‘primitive accumulation of capital’ to occur permanently through explicitly coercive forms Based on theoretical research, interviews, and an analysis of race and class relations in East Jerusalem, the book shows that neoliberal development is used to facilitate the reproduction of racial hierarchies and settler privileges

UK December 2023

HB 9780755649013

The Damascus Seat of Power Rue Nazem Pasha and Syria’s Heads of State, 1918-1946

Sami Moubayed

Written by renowned Syrian historian, Sami Moubayed, this book covers a neglected period of Syria’s history beginning with the late Ottoman era and concluding with the Syrian-Egyptian Union (1958-1961), including its immediate aftermath It relies heavily on British archives and first-hand interviews with figures who were active between the 1930’s and 1950’s It draws together key works on Syria by the author, currently available only in hard-to-reach journals, with additional new chapters to establish this book as the comprehensive account of a neglected period

UK November 2023 • US November 2023 • 256 pages

HB 9780755649198 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755649211 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9780755649181 • £76 50 / $103 94

I B Tauris

Becoming Pro-Palestinian Testimonies from the Global Solidarity Movement

Edited

by Rosemary Sayigh

Representing activists from over 40 countries, this book brings testimonials from people of different nationalities and professions who are proPalestinian A chapter is dedicated to each country and contributors are asked to reveal how they ‘discovered’ Palestine, what specific forms their engagement has taken, and what their hopes are for the international solidarity movement With testimonies from both high profile and grassroots activists, the book is a rich and personal selection that reflects the diversity, dynamism and global nature of the movement for Palestine

UK December 2023

PB 9780755692095

• US December 2023

• £24 99 / $34 95

ePub 9780755692118

ePdf 9780755692101

I B Tauris

• 384 pages

• HB 9780755692088

• £22 49 / $31 04

• £22 49 / $31 04

• £75 00 / $100 00

Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions

Edited by Noureddine Miladi, Qatar University, Qatar

The Israeli army and Israeli settlers’ attempts to evict Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah in May 2021 caught the attention of world This book discusses the complexity of the media war that took place at the same time Across twenty chapters, it compares Israeli, Western, Palestinian and Arab media to understand how different narratives were discussed, supported and challenged The book captures how social media became a site of online activism and alternative war narratives It is unique in focusing on a specific event from many different perspectives and with case material from different countries and media platforms

• US December 2023

• £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755649037

ePdf 9780755649020

• 224 pages

• £76 50 / $103 94

• £76 50 / $103 94

• I B Tauris

Series: SOAS Palestine Studies

World All Languages (except Portuguese)

UK August 2023

• US August 2023

HB 9780755649891

• 296 pages

• £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9780755649914

ePdf 9780755649907

• £90 00 / $122 84

• £90 00 / $122 84

• I B Tauris

Series: SOAS Palestine Studies

• 16 bw illus

The Political History of Modern Iran

Revolution, Reaction and Transformation, 1905 to the Present

Ali Rahnema, American University of Paris, France

This textbook, unique in its historical breadth and detail, breaks over one hundred years of modern Iranian politics and history into 10 frames or episodes Step by step, each episode (or chapter in the book) provides students with core information, analysis, and critical assessment to understand the flow of contemporary Iranian history Taking a chronological approach, the book focuses on the main themes that define that period to help students discover how Iranian history has developed Each chapter includes images of the key figures involved; summary boxes; end-of-chapter glossaries and end-of-chapter seminar questions

UK September 2023

PB 9780755643998

• US September 2023

• £21 99 / $29 95

ePub 9780755644018

ePdf 9780755644001

I B Tauris

• 744 pages

• 70 b&w images

• HB 9780755643981

• £19 79 / $26 99

• £19 79 / $26 99

• £65 00 / $90 00

Fada'i Guerrilla Praxis in Iran, 1970 - 1979

Narratives and Reflections on Everyday Life

Edited by Touraj Atabaki, Nasser Mohajer & Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, University of St. Andrews

The Iranian People’s Fada’I Guerrillas have received little dedicated scholarly investigation in the shadow of the Iranian Revolution This unique collection combines scholarly analysis of the movement, with first-hand accounts from those within the movement, in order to shed light on the experiences, organisation and history of this group during the 1970’s

UK July 2023 US July 2023 368 pages

HB 9781788314688 £100 00 / $135 00

ePub 9780755638871 • £90 00 / $122 84

ePdf 9780755638864 • £90 00 / $122 84

I B Tauris

World All Languages (except Persian)

Empowering Housewives in Southeast Turkey Gender, State and Development

Kübra Zeynep Sariaslan, University of Cambridge, UK

This open access book offers an ethnographically grounded and feminist analysis of Turkey’s stateled development projects implemented to empower women in the Southeast Anatolia Region The book shows that everyday barriers in Turkey’s ‘gendered regime’ still impede women’s potential and that the state’s large-scale regional development project, the ‘Southeast Anatolia Project’, is ultimately the major priority for the country and facilitates women’s structural exclusion

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 the Swiss National Science Foundation.

UK August 2023

• US August 2023

HB 9780755646487

Zoroastrianism in India and Iran

Persians, Parsis and the Flowering of Political Identity

Alexandra Buhler, formerly of SOAS, University of London, UK

This book examines the strong relationship between the Zoroastrian community in Iran and the Zoroastrian community in India from the midnineteenth century to the 1920s Using a variety of original sources from Britain, India and Iran, Alexandra Buhler looks at the political, legal, and social position of Zoroastrians in Iran and how different events impacted their attitudes as well as the attitudes of Zoroastrians in India towards their ancestral homeland

UK December 2023 • US December 2023 • 256 pages

HB 9780755601608 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755601639 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9780755601622 • £76 50 / $103 94

I B Tauris

Sex, Family and Culture in the Middle East

Iran / Turkey

The #MeToo Movement in Iran Reporting Sexual Violence and Harassment

• 224 pages

• £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755646500

• £0 00 / $0 00

ePdf 9780755646494 £0 00 / $0 00

I B Tauris

Edited by Claudia

Yaghoobi,

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

This is the first book of its kind providing a comprehensive analysis of the Iranian #MeToo movement Based on archival, empirical, ethnographic, literary and cultural research, the contributors discuss the abuse of women report and women and society’s responses to it

UK September 2023 • US September 2023 • 288 pages

HB 9780755647255 • £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9780755647279 • £85 50 / $116 09

ePdf 9780755647262 • £85 50 / $116 09

Series: Sex, Family and Culture in the Middle East • I B Tauris

Rethinking Gender, Ethnicity and Religion in Iran

An Intersectional Approach to National Identity

Azadeh Kian, University of Paris, France

Covering the Pahlavi modern nation-state as well as the Islamic regime, this book examines the crucial shifts that affected Sunnite and subaltern women after Shi’ism became the state religion after the Iranian Revolution Focusing on women in the Baluchistan and Golestan provinces of Iran, Azadeh Kian analyses and explores issues of racism, linguicism, ethnocentrism, Shi’a centrism, and patriarchal and chauvinistic ideologies in Iranian society Based on quantitative and qualitative surveys taken throughout Iran, comprised of over 7,000 married women and 100 interviews with a sample of Sunnite and subaltern Persian women, Kian reveals how social hierarchy and power relations based on gender, class, ethnicity and religion operate

UK August 2023

• US August 2023

HB 9780755650255

• 240 pages

• £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755650279

• £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9780755650262 £76 50 / $103 94

Series: Sex, Family and Culture in the Middle East I B Tauris

Janet Afary, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA & Claudia Yaghoobi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

Energy Transitions in the Middle East

Challenges and Opportunities

Edited by Katherine Wolff, Middle East Institute, USA & Karen E. Young, Columbia University, USA

In this book, energy analysts, geopolitical experts and specialists of political economy examine the new energy potential in the Middle East The particular focus surrounds how the region’s access to finance, combined with the global regulations and considerations of economic development, shape the region’s energy transitions overall The Middle East is revealed to be a key site of new energy production, sharing and technology innovation At the same time, the authors examine the variables that will determine the success in each country and the challenges Middle Eastern states will face in navigating the global energy transition

UK December 2023

PB 9780755650378

• US December 2023

• £19 99 / $26 95

ePub 9780755650408

ePdf 9780755650392

• 272 pages

• HB 9780755650385

• £17 99 / $24 29

• £17 99 / $24 29

Series: Middle East Institute Policy Series • I B Tauris

• £65 00 / $90 00

Spoils of War in the Arab East Reconditioning Society and Polity in Conflict

Edited by Aziz Al-Azmeh, Harout Akdedian, Central European University & Haian Dukhan

This book provides a critical analysis of current post-conflict frameworks for Syria and Iraq. Drawing on empirical research, the book shows that reconciliation and reconstruction scenarios need to be considered alongside the realities on the ground It argues that Iraq and Syria exist in a condition of ‘conflict transformation’ rather than of ‘conflict termination’, because the extreme changes that accompanied these countries into war continue long after the conflicts end. A critical analysis of existing post-conflict frameworks, their applicability and their potential outcomes in Iraq and Syria, the book is a vital contribution to post-conflict studies.

UK January 2024 • US January 2024 • 320 pages

HB 9780755649082 • £95 00 / $130 00

ePub 9780755649105 £85 50 / $117 00

ePdf 9780755649099 £85 50 / $117 00

I B Tauris

New Military Strategies in the Gulf

The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar

Jean-Loup Samaan

In the last decade, rulers in Gulf regimes have aspired to greater strategic autonomy and distance from the West. This regional trend reflects a redistribution of power in the Arab world. This is the first book to examine the challenging military dimensions of these changes in regional geopolitics Each chapter covers a key aspect of defence policy and the research is based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with major decisionmakers, officials, and diplomatic and military representatives. It is also uses recently declassified and “leaked” official documents to gain rare insight into what Gulf countries intend for their defence policies

UK August 2023 • US August 2023

PB 9780755650712

• 224 pages

• £24 99 / $34 95 • HB 9780755650705 • £75 00 / $100 00

ePub 9780755650736 • £22 49 / $31 04

ePdf 9780755650729 • £22 49 / $31 04

I B Tauris

Sectarianism, DeSectarianization and Regional Politics in the Middle East

Protest and Proxies across States and Borders

Edited by Samira Nasirzadeh, Lancaster University, UK, Elias Ghazal, Lancaster University, UK, Ana Maria Kumarasamy, Lancaster University, UK & Eyad Alrefai, Lancaster University, UK

This volume provides a comparative account of sectarianism looking at Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon It examines the ways in which sect-based difference shapes regional politics and vice versa The book aims to provide a holistic understanding of the role of sectarian identities in the contemporary Middle East and explain why this has serious implications for the ordering of life across the region

UK December 2023 • US December 2023 • 256 pages

HB 9780755639175 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755639199 £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9780755639182 £76 50 / $103 94

I B Tauris

Forced Migration in Jordan Reception Policies and Settlement Strategies

Edited by Jalal Al Husseini, Institut Français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), Jordan, Norig Neveu, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France & Valentina Napolitano

Jordan sheds important light on key issues around forced migration in the Middle East. This book is the first to study the long-term impact of multiple immigration flows on Jordanian society from 1948 to the present day Part One investigates the criteria for integration and exclusion imposed by Jordan and international humanitarian organisations on different groups of refugees Part Two analyses how state policy impacts the solidarity networks between different migrant communities and the different political, social, religious and family networks that are set up in camps and urban settings Part Three turns to how migrants shape the Jordanian cityscape and geography themselves

• US December 2023

UK December 2023

HB 9780755606849

• £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9780755606870

ePdf 9780755606863

• 256 pages

• £76 50 / $103 94

• £76 50 / $103 94

Sufi Warrior Saints

Stories of Sufi Jihad from Muslim Hagiography

Harry S. Neale, Independent Scholar

This book presents a collection of hagiographical stories of Sufi saints, often referred to as friends of Gods Examining hagiographical depictions of mujahids, Neale corrects misunderstandings of the term jihad in relation to Sufi thought and practice. Using Sufi hagiography, treatises, travel narratives and Muslim histories, each chapter comprises the lives of Sufi saints during significant historical events, from the Crusades to the Mongol Invasion and in regions ranging from Islamic Spain to North Africa and India Using Persian and Arabic sources, Neale provides a sense of the range, themes and global dissemination of Sufi literature on war and heroism.

• US October 2023

UK October 2023

PB 9780755643417 £28 99 / $39 95

• 200 pages

Previously published in HB 9780755643370

ePub 9780755643394

ePdf 9780755643387

I B Tauris

• £76 50 / $103 94

• £76 50 / $103 94

40 years of publishing on the Middle East

In 2023 I.B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury, is celebrating 40 years of publishing radical, insightful and representative books on the Middle East and the Islamic World. Here are some of our highlights…

All I.B. Tauris books are accessible via www.bloomsbury.com, and through the Bloomsbury Academic sales team.

DIY Urbanism in Africa Politics and Practice

Stephen Marr, Malmö University, Sweden & Patience Mususa, Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden

Does DIY urbanism present a form of resistance, or merely an acquiescence, to the inequalities that make it necessary? Via an examination of Africa’s urban residents' experimentations living amidst crisis, this book seeks to explore and understand responses to diminishing state presence and social marginalization in distressed cities across the world

UK November 2023 US November 2023 256 pages

PB 9781786999023 • £21 99 / $29 95 • HB 9781786999016 • £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9781786999061 • £19 79 / $26 99

ePdf 9781786999030 • £19 79 / $26 99

Series: Africa Now • Zed Books

Leadership in Independent Africa, Six Decades On

The Blended Representation Principle as a Cause for Afro-Optimism

Kofi Anani, Anani – Afele (A&A) Network

In Leadership in Independent Africa, Kofi

Anani offers an in-depth study of the Blended Representation Principle (BRP), which stipulates that power be shared between leaders selected on the basis of Western-democratic ideals and leaders chosen on the basis of traditional African norms and conventions Drawing on academic research as well as copious personal experience, Anani shows how incorporating this principle into African leadership and governance thinking can encourage more voluntary public participation in politics, guarantee transparency and accountability in decision-making, particularly when it comes to the use of public resources, and ultimately encourage more public confidence in leaders.

UK November 2023 • US November 2023 • 224 pages

HB 9781350379671 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9781350379688 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781350379695 • £76 50 / $103 94

Zed Books

Ghana A Political and Social History

Jeffrey Ahlman, Smith College, USA

Ghana provides a comprehensive overview of Ghanaian history while providing fresh insights into the limitations of those histories For its comprehensive coverage and deliberately accessible style, this book is a must-read not only for students of African history and African studies more generally, but also for anyone interested in how Western-led concepts such as "the nation" and "national history" fit onto--or don't fit onto--non-Western historical experiences

UK November 2023 • US November 2023 • 256 pages

PB 9780755601561 • £21 99 / $29 95 • HB 9781788314220 • £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9780755601578 • £19 79 / $26 99

ePdf 9780755601585 £19 79 / $26 99

Zed Books

Economic Diversification in Nigeria

The Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy

Zainab Usman, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C, USA

Unravels the governance challenges preventing Nigeria from diversifying its economy away from oil Through analysis drawing on economic data, policy documents and interviews, this open access book argues that Nigeria’s challenge of economic diversification is situated within a political setting of an unstable distribution of power among individual, group and institutional actors 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 The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

UK December 2023 US December 2023 312 pages

PB 9781786993953 £28 99 / $39 95

Previously published in HB 9781786993946

ePub 9781786993977 • £0 00 / $0 00

ePdf 9781786993960 • £0 00 / $0 00

Series: Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa • Zed Books

Indian Philosophy An Introduction

Jeffery D. Long, Elizabeth Town College, USA

Accessibly written for readers new to Indian philosophy, the book takes you through the main traditions of thought, including Buddhist, Hindu and Jain perspectives on major philosophical topics Bringing insights from the latest research to bear on the key primary sources from these traditions and setting them in their full spiritual, historical and philosophical contexts, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction covers such topics as: Philosophies of action and knowledge; Materialism and scepticism; Consciousness and duality; Religious and cultural expressions.

UK December 2023

• US December 2023

• 256 pages

PB 9781784536466 £19 99 / $26 95 HB 9781784536459 £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9781350324824 £17 99 / $24 29

ePdf 9781350324817 £17 99 / $24 29

Bloomsbury Academic

History of the Caucasus

Volume 2: In the Shadow of Great Powers

Christoph Baumer, Independent Scholar

In the Shadow of Great Powers is the second volume of Christoph Baumer’s History of the Caucasus It covers the period from the Seljuk domination of the Southern Caucasus around 1050 CE to the present day In the Shadow of Great Powers includes some 200 full-colour images and maps which further bring the turbulent history of this region to light

UK October 2023 • US October 2023 • 400 pages • 180 colour illus

HB 9780755636280 • £35 00 / $48 00

ePub 9780755636297 • £31 50 / $43 19

ePdf 9780755636303 £31 50 / $43 19

Advantage China Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption

Jeremy Garlick, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic

The influence of the People’s Republic of China on world affairs is increasingly keenly felt: in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe and North America too But what are the reasons for China’s rise and how can the West adapt?

Advantage China explores these essential questions and the political, economic and cultural factors behind the answers From the economic and demographic pressures of China’s domestic economy to the expanding economic influence of the Belt and Road Initiative, Jeremy Garlick looks beyond Western misperceptions of China’s rise to argue for new approaches to the international political order

UK November 2023

• US November 2023

• 224 pages

PB 9781350252318 £21 99 / $29 95 HB 9781350252325 £65 00 / $90 00

ePub 9781350252332 £19 79 / $26 99

ePdf 9781350252349 £19 79 / $26 99

Bloomsbury Academic

Boys Love Media in Thailand

Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Culture

Thomas Baudinette, Macquarie University, Australia

Over the past several years, the Thai popular culture landscape has radically transformed due to the emergence of “Boys Love” (BL) soap operas which celebrate the love between handsome young men Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Culture is the first book length study of this increasingly significant transnational pop culture phenomenon. Drawing upon six years of ethnographic research, the book reveals BL’s impacts on depictions of same-sex desire in Thai media culture and the resultant mainstreaming of queer romance through new forms of celebrity and participatory fandom

UK November 2023 • US November 2023 • 256 pages • 24 bw illus

HB 9781350330641 • £85 00 / $115 00

ePub 9781350330658 • £76 50 / $103 94

ePdf 9781350330665 • £76 50 / $103 94

Series: Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies Bloomsbury Academic

Bringing Forth the New Visual Art and the World of Contemporary China

Michael Maizels, Harvard University, USA

Bringing Forth the New provides a headlong introduction into the world of Chinese contemporary visual art, opening from the art world onto the political, technological and economic vectors of recent Chinese history Each chapter reads an important facet of recent Chinese history through the work of a significant artist. From examining trade war and intellectual property through the work of political pop painters such as Yu Youhan, to the development of gendered constructs in China through the work of Cui Xuiwen

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Leftover Women

The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, 10th Anniversary Edition

Leta Hong Fincher

Leta Hong Fincher's landmark book Leftover Women shone a light on the resurgence of gender inequality in 21st century China Ten years on, women in China continue to experience a dramatic rolling back of rights and gains in the increasingly patriarchal political climate of the Xi Jinping era

This updated edition includes a new preface exploring developments in China in the 10 years since the book's original publication, including the new "three child policy", the growth in online feminist and LGBTQ activism and the state's increasingly repressive moves against dissent

UK November 2023 US November 2023 256 pages

PB 9781350323636 £16 99 / $22 95 HB 9781350323643 £50 00 / $68 00

ePub 9781350323650 £15 29 / $21 59

ePdf 9781350323667 • £15 29 / $21 59

Series: Asian Arguments • Bloomsbury Academic

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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

E aline.bischof@bloomsbury.com

Southern Africa (Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Republic of South Africa, and Swaziland)

Jonathan Ball Publishers PO Box 33977

Johannesburg 2043

South Africa

T +27 21 469 8900

F +27 21 469 8901

E academic@jonathanball.co.za

Rest of Africa

Tula Publishing Ltd

Wychwood House, 14 Hanborough Business Park

Witney, OX29 8LH, UK

T +44 (0)1993 886719

E julian@tulapublishing.co.uk

ASIA

Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Chris Cheung

International Sales Manager Bloomsbury Publishing Plc E chris.cheung@bloomsbury.com

China

April Zheng

International Sales Representative

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

T +86 135 2056 3987

E april.zheng@bloomsbury.com

South East Asia

Inez Maria

International Sales Representative

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

E inez.maria@bloomsbury.com

Pakistan

M. Anwer Iqbal

Book Bird

Lower Ground 36B Abdalians Society

Nazaria - e - Pakistan Avenue

Lahore 54770, Pakistan

T +92 42 3595 6161

M +92 313 846 4747

E anwer.bookbird@gmail.com

South Korea

Information and Culture Korea

49, Donggyo-ro 13-gil, Mapo-gu Seoul 03997

South Korea

T +822 3141 4791

F +822 3141 7733 E cs.ick@ick.co.kr

Philippines

CRW Marketing Services for Publishers, Inc

01 Topaz Road, Greenheights, Barangay San Isidro Taytay, Rizal, Philippines 1920

T +63 (0)2584 8448 / +63 2660 5480 E crwmarketing@pldtdsl.net

Mongolia

Internom LLC

Inter Office, Amar's street-4 Sukhbaatar district, 14200 Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

T +97 (0)6757 77700

E service@internom.mn

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Jim Papworth itsabook Ltd

T +44 7802848778

E james.papworth@itsabook.com

ADOPTION SALES:

Latin America, the Caribbean, and Mexico

Kirby Pendergast

Higher Education Sales Representative

T + 1 212 419 5354

C + 1 646 369 3348

E kirby.pendergast@bloomsbury.com

DIGITAL RESOURCES

North and South America

E OnlineSalesUS@bloomsbury.com

UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia

E OnlineSalesUK@bloomsbury.com

Australia and New Zealand

E OnlineSalesANZ@bloomsbury.com

BLOOMSBURY OFFICES WORLDWIDE

India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.

DDA Complex, LSC, Building No. 4, 2nd Floor, Pocket C-6&7, Vasant Kunj

New Delhi 110070

T +91 11 4057 4957 / +91 11 4057 4954

E academic-in@bloomsbury.com

Australia and New Zealand

Bloomsbury Publishing Pty Ltd

Level 6 387 George St

Sydney 2000 NSW

Australia

T +61 (0)288 204900

E au@bloomsbury.com

www.bloomsbury.com/au

USA

Bloomsbury Publishing

1385 Broadway, 5th Floor

New York, NY, 10018 USA

T +1 (0)2124 195407

E askacademic@bloomsbury.com

Canada

Login Canada 300 Saulteaux Crescent

Winnipeg, MB R3J 3T2

E custserv@lb.ca

T + 1-800-665-1148

For examination copies in Canada, please contact askacademic@bloomsbury.com

For all other international queries please contact exportorders@bloomsbury.com

RIGHTS

Alison Faulkner

Rights Manager

Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Scandinavia, US, Canada and Audio

E alison.faulkner@bloomsbury.com

Sinéad Tully

Senior Rights Manager

France and Québec, China and Taiwan, Central and Southeast Asia

E sinead.tully@bloomsbury.com

Isabel López Ruiz

Rights Manager

Spain and LATAM, Portugal and Brazil, Japan, Korea, Middle East, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltics, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Digital

E Isabel.LopezRuiz@bloomsbury.com

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