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A letter from the Middle East Studies Editor:
Columbia University Press publishes crucial Middle East studies scholarship in the fields of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, philosophy, religion, and film. Columbia University Press has been publishing works on the Middle East since 1977 and, since 1988, has published an average of eight books per year. Except in of philosophy and religion, we focus primarily on the modern era and explore both the underlying sources of conflict and the interplay of local and international interests and dynamics. I am very pleased to announce that we have recently entered into a new partnership with Marc Lynch on a series, Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics, that seeks to presents academically rigorous, well-‐ written, relevant, and accessible books on the rapidly transforming politics of the Middle East. Anne Routon, Senior Editor, Middle East Studies
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CONTENTS
ISLAMIC POLITICS & LAW
Islamic Politics & Law................................... 3
Forthcoming February
Islamic Religion & Philosophy.......................5 Iraq & Iran.......................................................8 Arab & Islamic History...................................9 Islam Beyond the Middle East..................... 12 Judaism Beyond the Middle East..................15 Israel & Palestine.......................................... 16 Terrorism & Security Studies....................... 18 Literature, Film & Critical Studies.................23 State Affairs and Policy................................ 26 New in Paper................................................29 Other Books of Interest...............................30 Order Form....................................................31
Voices of the Arab Spring Personal Stories from the Arab Revolutions Asaad al-Saleh
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“There’s a wonderful cumulative power to reading the personal narratives. They’re gripping, extremely poignant, often heartbreaking, and astonishing. It’s long overdue to finally have unmediated access to “regular” citizens’ experiences and recollections.” — Mona El-Ghobashy Featuring participants from a variety of social and educational backgrounds and political commitments, these personal stories of action represent the true phenomenon of the Arab Spring’s united though broad social movements, collective identities, and youthful character. For years, these participants lived under regimes that brutally suppressed free expression and protest. Their testimony speaks to the multifaceted emotional, psychological, and cultural factors motivating citizens to join together and fight, putting a human face on events that might seem abstract or impersonal to many in the West. $22.95 / £15.95 paper 978-0-231-16319-4 $65.00 / £45.00 cloth 978-0-231-16318-7 february 2015 272 pages
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ISLAMIC POLITICS & LAW
Sectarian PoliticS in the Gulf
THE ARAB UPRISINGS EXPLAINED NEW CONTENTIOUS POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST EDITED BY MARC LYNCH
From the Iraq War to the arab UprIsIngs
Frederic M. Wehrey
The Arab Uprisings Explained
Sectarian Politics in the Gulf
New Contentious Politics in the Middle East
From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings
Edited by Marc Lynch “This extremely useful and timely book directs the reader toward thematic and topical arguments that provide a broader understanding of the Arab uprisings. Expected topics such as diffusion, media, the military, and elections are joined by analyses of less examined themes like labor, political space, and banking systems. The treatments are sophisticated yet accessible. An excellent contribution to the most important questions facing scholars of Middle East politics.” — F. Gregory Gause, III, author of The International Relations of the Persian Gulf $30.00 / £20.50 paper 978-0-231-15885-5 $90.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-15884-8 2014 352 pages Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
Frederic M. Wehrey “One of FP’s Best Books on the Middle East for 2013...Wehrey’s new book offers a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich overview of the politics of Sunni-Shiite relations across the Gulf. His extensive research on the ground across the Gulf comes through powerfully, as does his balanced analytical sensibility.” — Foreign Policy $45.00/ £30.95 cloth 978-0-231-16512-9 2013 352 pages / 1 illus. Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics
Voices of the New Arab Public Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today Marc Lynch CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title “An empirically rich and challenging statement about the political effects of the “new media.” — International Journal of Middle East Studies “Voices of the New Arab Public is a closely argued and highly provocative study.” — Newsweek $32.00 / £22.00 paper 978-0-231-13449-1 $95.00 / £65.50 cloth 978-0-231-13448-4 2006 320 pages / 4 illus.
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ISLAMIC RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY
WOMEN MOSQUE iN thE
A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice
marion holmes katz
Women in the Mosque A History of Legal Thought
Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites
and Social Practice
Religion, Politics, and Conflict
Marion Holmes Katz
Resolution
”A scholarly milestone. Women in the Mosque is a comprehensive, categorical treatment of the question of women’s mosque access in Islamic law and history. Marion Holmes Katz is one of the most widely respected scholars of Islamic law and ritual in the West, and, in its scope and detail, this work is peerless to my knowledge.”
Edited by Elazar Barkan and Karen Barkey
— Jonathan Brown, Georgetown University “Women in the Mosque will become an essential part of the library of every scholar concerned with Islamic ritual law, women in religion, women in Islam, and even religious architecture. There is something here for students of Islamic law, Ottoman history, Arab social history, and modern Muslim intellectual history.” — Kevin Reinhart, Dartmouth College $55.00 / £38.00 978-0-231-16266-1 2014 432 pages / 2 illus.
“Understanding the complexity of shared sites is essential to grasping the ways in which multiple religions jointly inhabit this plural world. Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites is a valuable and timely volume in a field critical to the present moment in history.” — Anna Bigelow, North Carolina State University “Sacred sites are ideally intimate possessions, inviolable and holy. Sharing them with other communities is like splitting an atom. This timely collection allows readers to examine the choreographies of theological politics and political theologies scripted in order to contain potential eruptions of violence. These highly readable case studies will fuel discussions of the post-Ottoman area for many years to come.” — Charles Stewart, University College
London $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-16994-3 2014 440 pages / 14 illus. Religion, Culture, and Public Life
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ISLAMIC RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY
Ibn Sina’ s Remarks & Admonitions: Physics & Metaphysics A N A N A LY S I S A N D A N N O TAT E D T R A N S L AT I O N
Shams Inati
Ibn Sina’s Remarks and Admonitions
Islam and the Politics of Culture in Europe
Physics and Metaphysics: An Analysis
Memory, Aesthetics, Art
and Annotated Translation
Edited by Frank Peter, Sarah Dornhof,
Shams C. Inati
and Elena Arigita
"An important text by one of the leading writers on Islamic philosophy and the first English translation of high quality. It will be heavily used by those in the discipline." — Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky "In providing a clear and accessible translation of difficult text with very useful annotations, Inati has made a major contribution to Avicenna’s studies and has put students of Islamic as well as Western medieval philosophy in her debt." — Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-16616-4 2014 248 pages
Debates surrounding the “new presence of Muslims” in Europe tend to be understood in terms of European values, multicultural policies and secularism. The conflict-ridden transformation of European identities set in motion by this phenomenon is currently discussed with reference to normative orders, historical legacies, public philosophies, and political ideologies. This volume extends the analysis by examining transformations in European cultural politics. In the past decade, multiple images of Islam and Muslims have become part of the processes shaping the cultural particularities and sensibilities that define European identities. This volume examines these developments in the fields of memory politics, cultural production and Islamic art. $45.00 paper 978-3-8376-2176-1 2014 280 pages / 35 illus Transcript-Verlag
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Muhammad’s Grave
Secularism Confronts Islam
Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society
Olivier Roy CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
Leor Halevi
“A work of sustained deconstruction, [Roy] takes apart the myths, clichés and prejudices which characterise the current conversation about Islam.”
Winner of the Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society
— The Economist
Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion
“[A] brilliant little book.”
in Textual Studies, American Academy of
— Foreign Affairs
Religion “[A] signal contribution to the social history of early Islam…. Exceptionally rich in its documentation and evidentiary record, highly imaginative and creative in its use of oral traditions and legal rulings...a seminal work.” — Albert Hourani Book Award Committee
“A remarkable book: articulate, original, lucid, without a paragraph that fails to contain an interesting thought.” — New York Sun $21.95 / £15.00 paper 978-0-231-14103-1 $65.00 / £45.00 cloth 978-0-231-14102-4 2007 144 pages
“A masterful, well-written work filled with original research.” — Middle East Quarterly $28.00 / £19.50 paper 978-0-231-13743-0 $85.00 / £58.50 cloth 978-0-231-13742-3 2007 416 pages / 7 illus.
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Anticipating a Nuclear Iran Challenges for U.S. Security Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr. “Must reading for the policy maker, the policy analyst, and the broader public policy community. The authors break new ground in their multifaceted discussion of Iran’s nuclear program and its implications for deterrence dynamics in the complex twentyfirst-century world. A brilliant work of policy scholarship.” — James Stavridis, U.S. Navy (Ret.), and dean, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Women in Iraq Past Meets Present Noga Efrati “Looking at the past through the lens of the present and the present through the lens of the past, Noga Efrati effectively shows how under Western rule Iraqi women’s rights became a victim not once but twice, in eerily similar circumstances.... For anyone trying to understand the contradictions and casualties of occupation, Women in Iraq is a must-read.” — Beth Baron, City University of New York $45.00 / £30.95 cloth 978-0-231-15814-5 2012 256 pages
“The originality of Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr.’s book lies in its creative synthesis of historical, logical, and technology and force-structure trends into a coherent assessment of what a nuclear Iran means for the region and the world. They explain U.S. policy implications of an Iran with atomic weapons in a clear, insightful way.” — Paul Bracken, Yale University, $35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-16622-5 2013 240 pages / 3 illus.
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ARAB & ISLAMIC HISTORY
Voices from Iraq
Cairo
A People’s History, 2003-2009
Images of Transition: Perspectives on
Mark Kukis
Visuality in Egypt, 2011-2013
“Amid the looting and the blood-letting in Baghdad, Mark Kukis salvages some treasures. Voices from Iraq is like nothing we’ve seen yet in the writing on the war—the stories of everyday survival weave a tapestry both illuminating and haunting. No serious study of the invasion and occupation can do without this book.” — Quil Lawrence, former NPR Baghdad Bureau chief and author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds’ Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East “An eloquent, well-selected narrative of the Iraqi invasion and devastating aftermath.”
Edited by Mikala Hyldig Dal Cairo: Images of Transition offers a broad range of artistic and academic works that examine the relationship between aesthetics and politics in the wake of the Egyptian revolution of January 25, 2011. With an emphasis on the political processes of 2011-2012, contributors trace the shifting status of the image as a communicative tool, a witness to history, and an active agent for change. $35.00 paper 978-3-8376-2615-5 2014 286 pages Transcript-Verlag
— Kirkus Reviews $24.95 / £17.00 cloth 978-0-231-15692-9 2011 240 pages
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ARAB & ISLAMIC HISTORY
H E N RY STUBBE
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BEGI NNINGS OF
ISLAM
The Originall & Progress of Mahometanism
EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY
NABIL MATAR
Muslim Identities
Henry Stubbe and the Beginnings of Islam
An Introduction to Islam Aaron W. Hughes
The Originall & Progress of Mahometanism Edited by Nabil Matar “Stubbe’s manuscript treatise, which drew for the first time on Arabic and non-Christian sources in Latin translation, was revolutionary in its methodology and understanding of Islam. He presented the first historical biography of the Prophet and told the story of the spread of Islam, dispelling many untruths, such as conversion by the sword, while recognizing Muslim toleration for other religions. Nabil Matar’s work illuminates an important moment in the late seventeenth century.” — Donald R. Dickson, Texas A&M University
“[A] truly extraordinary book . . . . the very best introduction currently available in English for non-Muslims seeking a sound approach to Islam.” — Journal of Islamic Studies “[Huges] book is neither an apology for nor a critique of Islam. It is an ideal introduction for those who prefer not to be told what Islam should be yet seek to understand the complex and differing ways Islam has been and is understood by Muslims.” — Herbert Berg, University of North Carolina Wilmington $89.50 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-16146-6 2013 328 pages / 8 illus.
$50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-15664-6 2013 288 pages
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Religion and Society in Medieval Islam
Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History
Shahzad Bashir
The Rashidun Caliphs
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
Tayeb El-Hibri
Sufi Bodies
“An immensely rich resource for persons interested in medieval Islamic civilization.” — Choice “A groundbreaking work in the study of Sufism.” — International Journal of Middle East Studies “A remarkable study of embodiment in a Sufi and Islamic idiom.” — Journal of Sufi Studies
“Awe-inspiring erudition and a discerning eye for intertextual associations guide Tayeb El-Hibri’s brilliant dissection of early Islamic political narratives. Once exposed to this methodology, readers will have difficulty accepting innocent ‘factual’ readings of even the most straightforward seeming accounts.” — Richard Bulliet, Columbia University, author of Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History
$28.00 / £19.50 paper 978-0-231-14491-9 $55.00 / £38.00 cloth 978-0-231-14490-2
$65.00 / £45.00 cloth 978-0-231-15082-8
2011 296 pages / 23 illus.
2010 488 pages
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ISLAM BEYOND THE MIDDLE EAST
Democracy & Islam in Indonesia MIrjaM KünKler anD alfreD Stepan
Democracy and Islam in Indonesia
Tolerance, Democracy, and Sufis in Senegal
Edited by Mirjam Künkler and Alfred
Edited by Mamadou Diouf
Stepan ”This volume treats an important subject: the transition from authoritarianism toward democracy in Indonesia, the largest Muslim state in terms of population. Both a fine case study of democratization in an important country and a contribution to comparative studies of democratization.” — L. Carl Brown, Princeton University $30.00 / £20.50 paper 978-0-231-16191-6 $90.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-16190-9 2013 272 pages / 3 illus. Religion, Culture, and Public Life
“A rich set of writings covering an array of topics and disciplines, this volume offers new insights into Senegalese ‘exceptionalism’ and an important contribution to the literature on Islam and democratisation.” — Journal of Modern African Studies “A very original project that sheds light on the relations between Sufism and democracy in Senegal, West Africa, and globally by combining successful, high-quality articles from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and religious studies.” — Mohamed Mbodj, coauthor of Senegal: A Country and Its People $29.50/ £20.50 paper 978-0-231-16263-0 $89.50 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-16262-3 2013 296 pages Religion, Culture, and Public Life
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Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey
Inventing the Muslim Cool
Edited by Ahmet T. Kuru and Alfred Stepan
Maruta Herding
“This volume significantly contributes to a growing literature on Islam, democracy, and secularism in Turkey. Providing a historical background to the Turkish case from the Ottoman millet system to Kemalism and the later development of civil society, the book delivers a strong basis for the study of Turkish democratization.” — Sociology of Islam “A significant contribution to Turkish studies.” — Middle East Policy $27.50 / £19.00 paper 978-0-231-15933-3 $84.50 / £58.50 cloth 978-0-231-15932-6 2012 224 pages / 3 illus. Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe Young Muslims have begun to develop a subculture within Europe’s growing Muslim population, its manifestations ranging from the proliferation of religious rap and streetwear featuring Islamic slogans to morally impeccable comedy. These forms of religiously permissible fun and youthcompatible worship are actively shaping the future of Islam in Europe and the character of Muslim and non-Muslims relations. Based on a vast selection of youth cultural artifacts, participant observations, and indepth interviews in France, Britain, and Germany, this book vividly captures the Islamic youth culture of today and the factors driving its particular development. $45.00 cloth 978-3-8376-2511-0 2014 270 pages / 18 illus. Transcript-Verlag
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ISLAM BEYOND THE MIDDLE EAST Debating Islam Negotiating Religion, Europe, and the Self Edited by Samuel M. Behloul, Susanne Leuenberger, and Andreas Tunger-Zanetti
The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West Lorenzo Vidino “Lorenzo Vidino’s illuminating book nicely outlines the challenges faced by Western governments in trying to pursue counter-radicalization policies within their own Muslim populations. Vidino provides a well-informed, thoughtful, and balanced analysis of the dilemmas posed by the potential threat of domestic extremism.” — Steven Miller, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University $32.00 / £22.00 cloth 978-0-231-15126-9 2010 336 pages Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Islam has become a key issue in most European societies with respect to issues of immigration, integration, identity, values and inland security. Introducing Switzerland as an under-researched object of study to the academic discourse on Islam in Europe, this volume offers a fresh perspective on the objective by putting recent case studies from diverse national contexts into comparative perspective. $45.00 paper 978-3-8376-2249-2 2 0 1 3 350 pages / 24 illus. Transcript-Verlag
JUDAISM BEYOND THE MIDDLE EAST
a semite A Memoir of Algeria
Denis Guenoun Foreword b y Judith Butler
A Semite A Memoir of Algeria Denis Guénoun Foreword by Judith Butler
"Drawing on his own recollections as well as documents that offer an official chronicle and letters and journals that pour out personal desires, Guénoun explores the complications of family and identity." — Booklist René Guénoun called himself a Semite, a word that he felt united Jewish and Arab worlds and best reflected a shared origin. He also believed that Algerians had the same political rights as Frenchmen. Although his Jewish family was rooted in Algeria, he inherited French citizenship and revered the principles of the French Revolution. His steadfast belief in liberty, equality, and fraternity led him into trouble, including prison and exile, yet his failures as an activist never shook his faith in a rational, generous future. $35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-16402-3
What Does a Jew Want? On Binationalism and Other Specters Udi Aloni “Udi Aloni provides us with a measure of the distance between our capacity for understanding and the terrors we choose instead. His art is trembling the underground, indeed. Boundless admiration.” — Tony Kushner Through a collage of meditation, interview, diary, and essay, Aloni and his interlocutors present a personal, intellectual, and altogether provocative account rich with the insights of philosophy and critical theory. They ultimately foresee the emergence of a binational Israeli-Palestinian state, incorporating the work of Walter Benjamin, Edward Said, and Jewish theology to recast the conflict in secular theological terms. $22.95 / £16.00 paper 978-0-231-15759-9 $70.00/ £48.50 cloth 978-0-231-15758-2 2011 280 pages / 13 illus. Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
2014 176 pages / 2 illus.
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ISRAEL & PALESTINE
Jerusalem Unbound
Palestinian Identity The Construction of Modern National Consciousness
Geography, History, and the Future of the Holy City
Rashid Khalidi
Michael Dumper
With a new introduction by the author
“A clearly organized, meticulously researched, highly readable guide to Jerusalem’s complex social and political landscape.”
“One of the pre-eminent historians of Palestinian nationalism.” — The Chronicle of Higher Education “A major contribution to historical Palestinian nationalism.” — Foreign Affairs “An impressive, thoughtful, layered, and welldocumented study.” — Kirkus
“An original look at a city in flux amidst impasse. Jerusalem Unbound presents a new argument about how to think about this contentious city, asserting that its fluid, ‘manybordered’ nature constrains the unilateral imposition of political power and opens up new alternatives for political compromise.”
$27.95 / £19.95 paper 978-0-231-15075-0
— Scott A. Bollens, author of City and Soul in Divided Societies
$80.00 / £55.00 cloth 978-0-231-15074-3
$35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-16196-1
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UNDER
SIEGE PLO decisionmaking during the 1982 War
RITES OF RETURN Diaspora Poetics and the Politics of Memory
RASHID KHALIDI
Edited by Marianne Hirsch and Nancy K. Miller
with a new preface by the author
Under Siege
Rites of Return
PLO Decisionmaking During the 1982 War
Diaspora Poetics and the Politics of Memory
Rashid Khalidi With a new preface by the author
“A gold-mine of empirical evidence and insights for students of decision-making under crisis. Khalidi is first and foremost an involved historian . . . [his] work is a much needed and welcome contribution to the modern literature on Middle Eastern history and politics.” — Bulletin (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies) “Khalidi presents an objective and closely reasoned analysis of the defeat of the P.L.O. and its allies. The study reveals the effect of battlefield events on the complex quadrilateral diplomacy between the P.L.O., the Lebanese government, the U.S. and Israel.”
Edited by Marianne Hirsch and Nancy K. Miller “This broad-ranging collection brings into focus a set of approaches—techno-scientific, personal, and global—that add to the evercompelling topics of identity, rootedness, mobility, and return. With its fascinating new perspectives, this book demonstrates the importance of memory studies for a better understanding of the future.” — Françoise Lionnet, University of California, Los Angeles $29.00 / £20.00 paper 978-0-231-15091-0 $90.00 / £62.00 cloth 978-0-231-15090-3 2011 328 pages / 21 illus. Gender and Culture Series
— Publishers Weekly $35.00 / £24.00 paper 978-0-231-16669-0 2014 256 pages
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TERRORISM & SECURITY STUDIES
The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden’s Death Edited by Bruce Hoffman and Fernando Reinares “Leading authorities on terrorism ably dissect the exact scope and nature of the threat posed by al-Qaeda and allied groups in the decade after 9/11 in a work that is both comprehensive and authoritative.” — Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad Examining major terrorist acts and campaigns undertaken in the decade following September 11, 2001, internationally recognized scholars study the involvement of global terrorist leaders and organizations in these incidents and the planning, organization, execution, recruitment, and training that went into them. Their work captures the changing character of al-Qaeda and its affiliates since the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the sophisticated elements that, despite the West’s best counterterrorism efforts, continue to exert substantial direction over jihadist terrorist operations.
Inside Terrorism Revised and Expanded Edition Bruce Hoffman ”A revised and expanded edition of the RAND scholar’s classic work.” — Atlantic Monthly “For its historical and political examination of terrorism, Inside Terrorism is a valuable work . . . . It falls into the category of ‘must read’ at least for anyone who wants to understand how we can respond to international acts of terror.” — New York Times Book Review $24.95 / £16.95 paper 978-0-231-12699-1 $79.50 / £55.00 cloth 978-0-231-12698-4 2006 456 pages / 24 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
$45.00 / £30.95 cloth 978-0-231-16898-4 2014 696 pages Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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German Jihad On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism
G U I D O W. S T E I N B E R G
Decoding Al-Qaeda's Strategy
German Jihad
The Deep Battle Against America
On the Internationalization of Islamist Terrorism
Michael W. S. Ryan
Guido W. Steinberg
“An outstanding and unique contribution that examines al-Qaeda’s strategy against the US .....Highly recommended.”
”An important analysis of the sources of the terrorist threat to the West.”
— Choice
— Foreign Affairs
"Drawing upon existing scholarship and new primary sources, Ryan offers not only a lucid exposé of al-Qaeda's key strategic thinkers and their works but also new insight into the logic and rationale informing al-Qaeda's violent campaigns."
Guido W. Steinberg provides the first analysis of German jihadism, its links to Turkey, and its growing, global operational importance. Steinberg follows the formation of German-born militant networks in German cities and their radicalization and recruitment. He describes how these groups join al-Qaeda-affiliated organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, such as the Islamic Jihad Union, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Taliban, and he plots the path that directly involves them in terrorist activities.
- Brynjar Lia, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, author of Architect of Global Jihad: The Life of Al-Qaeda Strategist Abu Mus' ab Al-Suri $37.50 / £26.00 cloth 978-0-231-16384-2 2013 368 pages 3 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
$37.50 / £26.00 cloth 978-0-231-15992-0 2013 320 pages Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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TERRORISM & SECURITY STUDIES New in paper, January
Counterinsurgency in Crisis Britain and the Challenges
Terrorism and Counterintelligence
of Modern Warfare
How Terrorist Groups Elude Detection
David H. Ucko and Robert Egnell
Blake W. Mobley
”A sobering indictment of the British performance in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing shrewd analysis—the best yet—of what went wrong and why, and the lessons that must be learned. Essential reading for policymakers, strategists, and practitioners, both military and civilian.” — Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely (British Army, retired $26.00 / £18.00 paper 978-0-231-16427-6 $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-16426-9 January 2015 248 pages Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title “A groundbreaking study on how terrorist groups collect intelligence. He vividly portrays terrorist group dilemmas and weaknesses, as well as their ability to foil the security services of their adversaries.” — Daniel Byman, Georgetown University, and research director of the Saban Center at The Brookings Institution Discussing the challenges terrorist groups face as they multiply and plot international attacks, while at the same time providing a framework for decoding the strengths and weaknesses of their counterintelligence, Blake W. Mobley provides an indispensable text for the intelligence, military, homeland security, and law enforcement fields. He outlines concrete steps for improving the monitoring, disruption, and elimination of terrorist cells, primarily by exploiting their mistakes in counterintelligence. $40.00 / £27.50 cloth 978-0-231-15876-3 2012 352 pages / 9 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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TERRORISM & SECURITY STUDIES New in paper, December
The ISRAELI SECRET SERVICES & THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM A M I P E DA H Z U R
Mission Revolution The U.S. Military and Stability Operations Jennifer Morrison Taw CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title ”Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding not just how stability operations became a central mission of the U.S. military in recent years, but the serious potential consequences of this development. Jennifer Morrison Taw persuasively shows that it came about through a combination of historical circumstance, a changing strategic environment, domestic organizational politics, and, most worryingly, the creeping ‘securitization’ of instability. This is an excellent contribution to a critical debate about American foreign policy in the twenty-first century, and it concludes with an urgent and thoughtful warning American strategists and policy makers would be wise to heed.” — Celeste Ward Gventer, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability operations capabilities $26.00 / £18.00 paper 978-0-231-15325-6
The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism Ami Pedahzur “[Pedahzur’s] insights are so well reasoned and relevant that the pages almost turn themselves.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[A] superb examination of Israel’s secret services.” — New York Post “More than entertaining spy stories … this book will be a great aid to other Western countries around the world struggling to confront terror.” — Jewish Book World “A fascinating history of counterterrorism by Israeli security agencies …. Highly recommended.” — Choice $25.00 / £17.50 paper 978-0-231-14043-0 $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-14042-3 2009 232 pages / 12 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
$40.00 / £27.50 cloth 978-0-231-15324-9 2012 280 pages Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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TERRORISM & SECURITY STUDIES
Jewish Terrorism in Israel Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger
Why Civil Resistance Works The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
“[Pedahzur & Perliger] provide excellent insight into a little reported and even lesser understood reality.”
Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Award from the American Political Science
“Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger provide us with an intelligent, sensible, and compelling story of terrorism among a people more famously known as historical victims rather than perpetrators. Their use of multiple research methods—including first-hand observations and interviews—is admirable; their insight into the interaction among religious, political, social, and psychological forces is convincing; and their accounts of informal networks and ideological socialization are especially revealing. This book is a model of scholarship on a topic most resistant to dispassionate analysis.”
Association
— Neil J. Smelser, University of California, Berkeley
Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Winner of the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order "All of us dedicated to peaceful protest as a way to change the world can take heart from this book." — Progressive "Well researched, skillfully written, insightful, and timely." — Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict $22.00 / £15.00 paper 978-0-231-15683-7 $29.50 / £20.50 cloth 978-0-231-15682-0 2012 320 pages / 30 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
$25.00 / £17.50 paper 978-0-231-15447-5 $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-15446-8 2009 264 pages / 3 illus. Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
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LITERATURE, FILM & CRITICAL STUDIES
Blood
The Homoerotics of Orientalism
A Critique of Christianity
Joseph Allen Boone
Gil Anidjar Blood, according to Gil Anidjar, maps the singular history of Christianity. As a category for historical analysis, blood can be seen through its literal and metaphorical uses as determining, sometimes even defining Western culture, politics, and social practices and their wide-ranging incarnations in nationalism, capitalism, and law. Engaging with a variety of sources, Anidjar explores the presence and the absence, the making and unmaking of blood in philosophy and medicine, law and literature, and economic and political thought from ancient Greece to medieval Spain, from the Bible to Shakespeare and Melville.
“Once every decade or so, a book appears that revolutionizes the field of GLBT studies... [The Homoerotics of Orientalism] is a book that post-colonialists will seize immediately and argue over endlessly--but one that will also permeate the wider GLBT intellectual landscape. Every reader will benefit.” — Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide “Boone shatters the old binaries of Western Orientalist discourses AND the field of postcolonial studies and offers much needed insight for the field of sexuality studies in the Muslim world.” — Janet Afary, University of California, Santa Barbara $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-15110-8
$40.00 / £27.50 cloth 978-0-231-16720-8
2014 520 pages / 272 illus.
2014 464 pages Religion, Culture, and Public Life
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LITERATURE, FILM & CRITICAL STUDIES Istanbul Was a Fairytale Mario Levi A major work of contemporary Turkish literature, Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale tells the stories of three generations of a Jewish family from the 1920s to the 1980s. Istanbul is their only home, and yet they live in a state of alienation, isolating themselves from the world around them. As witness, observer, and protagonist, the narrator—at once inside and outside of his story—records their many tales, as well as those of their friends and neighbors, creating an expansive mosaic of characters, each doing their best to survive their perilous century. $18.95 / £13.00 paper 978-1-56478-712-5 2014 672 pages Dalkey Archive Press
NEW TUNISIAN
CINEMA Allegories of resistance
robert lang
New Tunisian Cinema Allegories of Resistance Robert Lang “Through subtle and rich close readings of eight films released between 1986 and 2006, [Lang] examines how contemporary Tunisian filmmakers resisted authoritarianism in both the public and private spheres of their society and successfully forged a national cinema that sought to keep in sight the secular and modern vision of their country’s founding intellectuals.” — Hakim Abderrezak, University of Minnesota $35.00 / £24.00 paper 978-0-231-16507-5 $105.00 / £72.50 cloth 978-0-231-16506-8 2014 448 pages / 44 illus.
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Classical Arabic Stories
The Garden and the Fire
An Anthology
Heaven and Hell in Islamic Culture
Edited by Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Nerina Rustomji
”If in their fame the Arabian Nights represent the visible side of the moon of Arabic story-telling, this anthology for the first time discloses the hidden side, a world largely unknown to the wider public yet one even more varied than the Nights and every bit as rich, profound, humorous, and wise. A new realm of world literature is here explored.” — Stefan Sperl, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London $35.00 / £24.00 paper 978-0-231-14923-5 $70.00 / £48.50 cloth 978-0-231-14922-8 2010 400 pages
Choice Outstanding Academic Title “Rustomji has filled a real gap in the secondary literature . . . . [The Garden and the Fire] is one of the best introductions to the Islamic eschatological literature.” — Journal of the American Academy of Religion This gem of a book offers a thorough, evocative study . . . Essential.” — Choice $28.00/ £19.50 paper 978-0-231-14085-0 $55.00 £38.00 cloth 978-0-231-14084-3 2008 240 pages / 13 illus.
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STATE AFFAIRS AND POLICY
Shifting Sands
Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan
The United States in the Middle East
Dana Burde
Joel S. Migdal
“Public education in conflict-ridden societies should be a force for peace and stability, if done well. But Dana Burde shows that international aid to education in Afghanistan sowed conflict when its political goals prioritized jihad against the Soviet occupation or favored some ethnic groups over others. Impeccably researched, this study has global implications for thinking about politics, education policy, and foreign aid.” — Jack Snyder, Columbia University $40.00 / £27.50 cloth 978-0-231-16928-8 2014 232 pages / 6 illus.
“Exquisitely timely .... Read this benchmark study at your earliest opportunity.” — Israel Studies Review “A compelling narrative of American policy in the Middle East since World War II. Joel Migdal dissects America’s static strategic model in a region that has undergone four periods of profound change..... Eschewing visions of grand change, Migdal suggests the temperate yet more effective approach of building alliances and fostering gradual change. This is a book to be read by policy makers and students of the Middle East alike.” — Daniel Kurtzer, Princeton University, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel $35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-16672-0 2014 424 pages / 14 illus.
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The Politics of Human Weapons
Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan
Banu Bargu
Elections in an Unstable Political
Starve and Immolate
"This extraordinary book movingly and effectively describes and analyzes the history of the death fast movement in the early years of the twenty-first century in Turkey. It is a treasure trove of material, both empirical and theoretical, making it at once a wonderful (though grim) account and a thoughtful reflection on what prisons do and how they do it, as well as what forms of resistance are effective or even possible when and where." — Laleh Khalili, SOAS, University of London, author of Time in the Shadows: Confinement in Counterinsurgencies $65.00 / £45.00 cloth 978-0-231-16340-8 2014 512 pages / 4 illus. New Directions in Critical Theory
Landscape Noah Coburn and Anna Larson "A fascinating look into how Afghan politics trump Western political theory, Derailing Democracy is readable yet filled with insight. The book is a serious critique of international democracy practice and funding that needs attention well beyond those interested in Afghanistan. It highlights the consequences of letting donor expediency sideline cultural understanding, including the multifaceted role of violence.” — Ronald Neumann, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005–2007 $50.00 / £34.50 cloth 978-0-231-16620-1 2013 304 pages / 10 illus.
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No Return, No Refuge Rites and Rights in Minority Repatriation Howard Adelman and Elazar Barkan “The authors advance important and evidence-based arguments and identify issues that need to be disaggregated, considered and debated by those who care about the minorities who remain in a purgatory of the displaced.” - International Journal of Refugee Law “An extremely valuable historical overview of policies of expulsion and return from 1900 to the recent past lays the groundwork for an analysis of today’s most protracted and difficult refugee situations. Adelman and Barkan’s work is a must read for policymakers and scholars alike.” —Susan Martin, Georgetown University
India’s Israel Policy P. R. Kumaraswamy “P. R. Kumaraswamy unpacks one of India’s most sensitive bilateral relations since its independence. While the relationship with Israel continues to generate intense political controversy, there is little awareness of its history or complexity within the Indian political classes and the foreign policy communities of India and elsewhere. By any measure, this volume is a definitive work on India’s Israel policy, and no comparable account has been published.” — C. Raja Mohan, author of Crossing the Rubicon: The Shaping of India’s New Foreign Policy $60.00 / £41.50 cloth 978-0-231-15204-4 2010 376 pag es / 2 illus.
$45.00 / £30.95 cloth 978-0-231-15336-2 2011 360 pages / 6 illus.
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The Impossible State
The Millennial Sovereign
Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament
A. Azfar Moin
Wael B. Hallaq
Best First Book in the History of Religions
Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam
$25.00 / £17.50 paper 978-0-231-16257-9
from the American Academy of Religion
$37.50 / £26.00 cloth 978-0-231-16256-2
$28.00 / £19.50 paper 978-0-231-16037-7
2012 272 pages
$55.00 / £38.00 cloth 978-0-231-16036-0 2012 368 pages
A Convergence of Civilizations The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World
Conflict, Conquest, and Conversion
Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd
Two Thousand Years of Christian Missions in the Middle East
Translated by George Holoch, Jr.
Eleanor H. Tejirian and Reeva Spector
$25.00 / £17.50 paper 978-0-231-15003-3
Simon
$40.00 / £27.50 cloth 978-0-231-13864-2
$25.00 / £17.50 paper 978-0-231-13865-9
2014 152 pages
$35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-13864-2 2014 296 pages
Picturing Algeria
Islam Through Western Eyes
Pierre Bourdieu
From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism
Foreword by Craig Calhoun
Jonathan Lyons
$22.00 / £15.00 paper 978-0-231-14843-6
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
$27.50/ £19.00 cloth 978-0-231-14842-9 2014 248 pages / 170 illus. A Columbia / SSRC Book
$26.00 / £18.00 paper 978-0-231-15895-4 $35.00 / £24.00 cloth 978-0-231-15894-7 2012 272 pages
Parting Ways Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism Judith Butler $19.95 / £13.95 paper 978-0-231-14611-1 $27.95 / £19.50 cloth 978-0-231-14610-4 2012 256 pages New Directions in Critical Theory
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Eric Hayot
Steven M. Cahn and Victor L. Cahn
"The Elements of Academic Style is an utter tour de force, a guide to scholarly writing in the humanities that manages to be at once lively, funny, absorbing, rigorous, and immensely insightful. It offers a wealth of advice from the minute and grammatical to the disciplinary and career-changing, even as it probes deeply into the humanities as they are actually practiced, in the nitty gritty of our writing. Intended for graduate students, who will benefit in untold ways from its wisdom, it is a boon for faculty as well, so acute are its observations and so intelligent its maxims." — Sarah Cole, Columbia University $20.00 / £14.00 paper 978-0-231-16801-4
Foreword by Mary Ann Caws
"The authors, both exceptionally talented writers and teachers, present the material at the right level of detail, organize it well, and engage their readers. The book is an invaluable resource for anyone serious about writing well." — Peter Markie, University of Missouri "If you would like to improve your writing, read this wondrous book, then read it again." — Christine Vitrano, Brooklyn College $14.95 / £9.95
paper 978-0-231-16089-6
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