Modern History

One Hundred Years of Nationalism, Religion and Politics

Edited by Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva This book argues that the past one hundred years can be characterised as a century during which societies of the Middle East and North Africa have been overwhelmingly preoccupied with establishing viable and functioning states. The book cites three main factors that impeded state-building projects: the slow end of the Ottoman Empire; the experience of colonialism; and the rise of nationalistic and religious movements. The book shows how recent conflicts and crises are deeply connected to the foundational period of one century ago and include stellar contributors, including Jordi Tejel, Gareth Stansfield, Ghassan Salamé and Lisa Anderson.

UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 224 pages PB 9780755601400 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9780755601394 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9780755601424 • £19.79 / $26.05 ePdf 9780755601417 • £19.79 / $26.05 I.B. Tauris

Empire and Tribe in the Afghan Frontier Region

Custom, Conflict and British Strategy in Waziristan until 1947

Hugh Beattie, Open University, UK Waziristan, a region on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has in recent years become a flash point in the so-called ‘War on Terror’. Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan’s declaration of independence in 1947. The analysis shows the attempts to divide the frontier region into separate British and Afghan spheres of influence and the ramifications of policy initiatives.

UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 320 pages • 12 b&w illus. PB 9780755643721 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781848858961 ePub 9781838600846 • £81.00 / $106.83 ePdf 9781838600853 • £81.00 / $106.83 I.B. Tauris Nationalism, Culture and Politics in Late Pahlavi Iran

Robert Steele, University of California, Los Angeles, USA In October 1971 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, shah of Iran, held a celebration to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great. In this book, Robert Steele removes the celebrations from the narrative of the revolution, putting them in the context of the Shah’s rise, rather than his fall, and questions what the regime aimed to achieve by holding the event, as well as material gain by encouraging foreign investment and tourism.

UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 240 pages PB 9780755639564 • £19.99 / $26.95 Previously published in HB 9781838604172 ePub 9781838604189 • £81.00 / $106.83 ePdf 9781838604196 • £81.00 / $106.83 I.B. Tauris