Backlist FBF 2017 by I.B.Tauris

I.B.TAURIS FOREIGN RIGHTS GUIDE Backlist FBF 2017

Contents International Relations, Politics, and Current Affairs Berlin Rules by Paul Lever Brexit, No Exit by Denis MacShane What Next? by Peter Wilding Unmasked by Laurence Cockcroft and Anne-Marie Wegener Mission Accomplished by Simon Jenkins The Origins of Isis by Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle Dawn of a New Order by Rein Müllerson A Question of Worth by Christopher Steed Russia and the Arctic by Geir Hønneland Contesting the Arctic by Philip E. Steinberg, Jeremy Tash and Hannes Gerhardt Blinded by Humanity by Martin Barber The Politics of Humanitarianism by Antonio De Lauri CEO, China by Kerry Brown The New Emperors by Kerry Brown

Turkey & the Middle East The New Sultan by Soner Cagaptay Turkey: A Modern History by Erik J. Zürcher Under the Shadow by Kaya Genç Authoritarian Politics in Turkey by Bahar Başer and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk The Women Who Built the Ottoman World by Muzaffer Özgüleş A Cultural History of the Ottomans by Suraiya Faroqhi Social Media in the Arab World by Barrie Gunter, Mokhtar Elareshi and Khalid Al-Jaber Qatar by Allen J. Fromherz The US-Iran Relationship by Penelope Kinch Arab Occidentalism by Eid Mohamed The Slave Girls of Baghdad by F. Matthew Caswell Aleppo by Philip Mansel

Religion & Spirituality The Devil by Philip C. Almond Afterlife by Philip C. Almond Dreams and Visions in the World of Islam by Elizabeth Sirriyeh The Three Sons of Abraham by Jacques B. Doukhan Unbelieve by Graham Ward First Light by Gill R. Evans

History A Spy in the Archives by Sheila Fitzpatrick The Victims Return by Stephen F. Cohen The Wartime Journals by Hugh Trevor-Roper The Secret World by Hugh Trevor-Roper Fighting Proud by Stephen Bourne British Prisoners of War and the Holocaust by Russell Wallis The Library of Alexandria by Roy Macleod You Win or You Die by Ayelet Haimson Lushkov Winter is Coming by Carolyne Larrington Eternal Chalice by Juliette Wood Talleyrand in London by Linda Kelly A Tale in Two Cities by Brian Unwin Holland House by Linda Kelly Terrible Exile by Brian Unwin The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden by Kate Felus The Georgian Menagerie by Christopher Plumb A Modern History of the Balkans by Thanos Veremis Europe and the Collapse of Yugoslavia by Branislav Radeljic China by Michael Dillon

Travel, Memoir & Literature The Kingdom of Women by Choo Waihong By the Olive Groves by Grazia Ietto Gillies Land of the Turquoise Mountains by Cyrus Massoudi The Last Storytellers by Richard Hamilton The Art of Exile by John Freely A Travel Guide to Homer by John Freely Strolling Through Athens by John Freely Strolling Through Istanbul by Hilary Sumner-Boyd and John Freely Strolling Through Venice by John Freely Strolling Through Rome by Mario Erasmo

Art, Media & Visual Culture Triumph of a Time Lord by Matt Hills Love and Monsters by Miles Booy Inside the Tardis by James Chapman Licence to Thrill by James Chapman Folk Fashion by Amy Twigger Holroyd Thinking Through Fashion by AgnĂ¨s Rocamora and Anneke Smelik Delft Blue to Denim Blue by Anneke Smelik Experimental Fashion by Francesca Granata

Berlin Rules Europe and the German way Paul Lever

288 pages 90,000 words => Current Affairs, Politics, Europe Rights sold: CRO, ROM Sir Paul Lever KCMG is a retired former British ambassador. Over the course of a long diplomatic career, his posts included assistant Under- Secretary at the FCO, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Director for EU and Economic Affairs at the FCO and Ambassador to Germany.

As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, this essential reading suggests the future shape of a Germany dominated Europe In the second half of the 20th, Germany became the dominant political and economic power in Europe - and the arbiter of all important EU decisions. Yet Germany's leadership of the EU is geared principally to the defence of German national interests. Germany exercises power in order to protect the German economy and to enable it to play an influential role in the wider world. Beyond that there is no underlying vision or purpose. Former British ambassador in Berlin, Paul Lever, provides a unique insight into modern Germany. He shows how the country's history has influenced its current economic and political structures and provides important perspectives on its likely future challenges and choices, especially in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis which saw over 1 million immigrants offered a home in Germany.

Brexit, No Exit Why in the End Britain Won’t Leave Europe Denis MacShane Former Europe Minister spells out the future of Britain’s relationship with Europe 320 pages 88,000 words => Politics, Europe World rights

Denis MacShane was a Labour MP serving in Tony Blair’s government as Minister for Europe. He was first elected as MP for Rotherham in 1994 and served until his resignation in 2012. He is a prominent commentator on European issues.

The UK's Brexit vote in 2016 and the inconclusive general election just 12 months later have unleashed a wave of chaos and uncertainty - on the eve of formal negotiations with the EU. Denis MacShane - former MP and Europe minister under Tony Blair - has a unique insider perspective on the events that led to the Brexit vote and ultimately to Theresa May's ill-fated election gamble of June 2017. He argues that Brexit will not mean full rupture with Europe and that British business will overcome the rightwing forces of the Conservative back-benches and UKIP, which have already been weakened by the latest election. Although negotiations with the EU may prove excruciating, Britain cannot and will not divorce itself from the continent of Europe. Indeed, the European question will remain the defining political issue of our time.

What Next? Britain’s Future in Europe Peter Wilding

176 pages 40,000 words => European Politics Rights sold: CHN Peter Wilding is the Founder and Chair of the think tank British Influence. He has worked in European affairs for over twenty years, including practicing and lecturing as a solicitor in EU law. He has previously been Head of Media for the Conservative Party in the European Parliament, Director of CabinetDN, a Brussels public affairs consultancy, and Europe Director for BSkyB.

Unmasked Corruption in the West Laurence Cockcroft and Anne-Marie Wegener Essential investigation into the causes and consequences of Corruption in the West 288 pages 80,000 words => Politics, Europe, Business World rights Laurence Cockcroft is a Development Economist and Founder of Transparency International, the global civil society organization against corruption. He is the author of Global Corruption: Money, Power and Ethics in the Modern World and Africa’s Way: A Journey from the Past (both I.B.Tauris). Anne- Christine Wegener is a political scientist and anti-corruption analyst based in Frankfurt.

How corrupt is the West? Europe and North America’s formal self-perception is one of high standards in public life. And yet, corruption is receiving ever greater attention in the European, American and Canadian press, with high-profile cases affecting both the corporate and political worlds. This book identifies the driving forces behind such cases, particularly the role of political finance, lobbying, the banking system and organised crime. It analyses the sectors which are particularly prone to corruption, including sport, defence and pharmaceuticals. In the course of their investigation, the authors consider why anticorruption legislation has not been more effective and why there is an increasing discrepancy between regulation and commercial and cultural practice. Are Europe and the US genuinely serious about fighting corruption and if so what measures will be taken to roll it back?

Mission Accomplished The Crisis of International Intervention Simon Jenkins When is intervention justified? Simon Jenkins here explores why the West intervenes and why it needs to stay out 216 pages 70,000 words => International Relations, Geopolitics World Rights Simon Jenkins is a journalist and author. He writes for the Guardian as well as broadcasting for the BBC. He was political editor of the Economist and has written for and edited The Times and The London Evening Standard.

Why do politicians send troops to foreign soil, to fight battles they rarely win? Is it old-fashioned imperialism tainted with a crusader complex? Or is the West a partisan for the helpless? The fall of the Soviet Union left the West aimless. With no conflicting dogma to reinforce its sense of justice the West assumed the role of global policeman - aid graduated from charitable to economic and, finally, military. Ideological struggle was replaced by a vague and confused concept of international justice, shrouded in real-politik. Yet scepticism now pervades the interventionist debate. Simon Jenkins traces the rise of ‘liberal interventionism’ from Kosovo and the ‘war on terror’ to present day conflicts in Libya, Syria and Ukraine, asking: what can we learn from the miscalculations, mistakes, and mendacity of ‘the age of intervention’?

The Origins of Isis The Collapse of Nations and Revolution in the Middle East Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle

248 pages 75,000 words => IR & Politics, Middle East World rights

Simon Mabon is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Lancaster. He is the author of Saudi Arabia and Iran: Power and Rivalry in the Middle East. Stephen Royle is a Research Fellow at the Richardson Institute, Lancaster University. He holds a PhD from Lancaster University.

Authoritative closely-researched account of the origins, contexts and background to the rise of ISIS The rapid expansion of ISIS and its swathe of territorial gains across the Middle East have been headline news since 2013. Yet much media attention and analysis has been focussed upon the military exploits, brutal tactics and radicalisation methods employed by the group. While ISIS remains a relatively new phenomenon, it is important to consider the historical and local dynamics that have shaped the emergence of the group in the past decade. In this book Simon Mabon and Stephen Royle provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the roots, tactics and ideology of the group, exploring the interactions of the various participants involved in the formative stages of ISIS. Based on original scholarly sources and first-hand research in the region, this book provides an authoritative and closely-analysed look at the emergence of one of the defining forces of the early twenty-first century.

Dawn of a New Order Geopolitics and the Clash of Ideologies Rein MĂźllerson Major statement on geopolitics and the new world order in the 21st century 240 pages 75,000 words => International Relations, Geopolitics Rights sold: EST Rein MĂźllerson is Research Professor at the University of Tallinn, formerly Professor of International Law at King's College London, UN Regional Advisor for Central Asia and a Visiting Centennial Professor at (LSE). He is the author of 12 books on international law and politics.

The most significant development in global politics following the end of the bi-polar Cold War era has been the rise of a multi -polar state system. This has led to the emergence of major potential super-powers, global rivalry, international terrorism and the gradual weakening of the one remaining hegemonic, uni-polar state after the Cold War - the US. The idealistic hopes following the collapse of communism have evaporated and Cold War competition between liberal capitalism and communism has been replaced by multi-polar global rivalry that can only be resolved by a balance of power buttressed by international law. Professor Rein MĂźllerson outlines the challenges associated with the new geopolitics of the twentyfirst century. Based on in-depth research over several decades it is an essential tool for understanding the new world order and the ensuing crises in global politics

A Question of Worth Economy, Society and the Quantification of Human Value Christopher Steed

256 pages 80,000 words => Political economy, Society & Social Issues World rights Christopher Steed is a Research Fellow at Southampton University. He spent twelve years in Whitehall, where he worked on trade policy towards South Africa during the Thatcher years and deindustrialisation. He has twenty years experience as a parish priest and currently works for the Diocese of Winchester.

Must we be a market society as well as a market economy? Can we devise a non-economic account of describing human value and worth? The prevailing ethos of the modern world is that the only values we can usefully measure are those that can be expressed in terms of economics. Our value and worth are contingent upon what we earn and on what we own. Yet the outcome of the global economic crash of recent years has shown that it is people who have been under assault, not just financial value: erode the economic and you erode the personal. Drawing upon his experience in government, education and the church, the author argues that the really important issues that frame the contemporary human situation are those that cannot be measured. In a timely and pioneering work, he calls for a wider concept of value, one that encompasses both economic value and human worth.

Russia and the Arctic Geopolitics and the Clash of Ideologies Geir Hønneland The first book to focus on the role of Russia in the Arctic crisis 224 pages 80,000 words => International Relations, Arctic Resources, Diplomatic History World rights Geir Hønneland is Research Director at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the Arctic University in Norway. He has published widely in Norwegian and in English on territory disputes and environmental factors in the Polar North.

The world witnessed an ‘Arctic Scramble’ – as the major powers competed to demarcate and occupy Arctic territory. The region is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves, and its position at the top of the globe holds significant trading and military advantages. Yet the territorial boundaries of the region remain ill-defined and Russia, under the increasingly bold foreign policy of Vladimir Putin, has emerged as a forceful power in the region. Geir Hønneland investigates the political contexts and international tensions surrounding Russia’s actions, focusing especially on the disputes which have emerged in the Barents Sea – where European and Russian interests compete directly. This book skillfully delineates Russian policy in the region, and analyses the mineral and environmental consequences of the recent treaty agreements.

Contesting the Arctic Politics and Imaginaries in the Circumpolar North Philip E. Steinberg, Jeremy Tasch & Hannes Gerhardt

224 pages 80,000 words => Geopolitics, Environment World rights

Philip E. Steinberg is Professor of Political Geography at the University of Durham. Jeremy Tasch is Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University, Baltimore, USA. Hannes Gerhardt is Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia.

The struggle over Arctic governance foreshadows debates over future global political organization As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing international attention. The promise of new sources of mineral wealth and energy, and of new transportation routes, has seen countries expand their sovereignty claims. Increasingly, interested parties from both within and beyond the region, including states, indigenous groups, corporate organizations, and NGOs and are pursuing their visions for the Arctic. What form of political organization should prevail? Contesting the Arctic provides a map of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the region are seeking to pursue them.

Blinded by Humanity Inside the UNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Humanitarian Operations Martin Barber Major statement on geopolitics and the new world order in the 21st century 304 pages 95,000 words => International Relations, Humanitarianism, Politics Rights sold: ESP Rein MĂźllerson is Research Professor at the University of Tallinn, formerly Professor of International Law at King's College London, UN Regional Advisor for Central Asia and a Visiting Centennial Professor at (LSE). He is the author of 12 books on international law and politics.

The Politics of Humanitarianism Politics, Ideology and Aid Antonio De Lauri (Eds) A catalogue of political, economic, cultural, legal and military stories that the "humanitarian" logo attempts to confuse 288 pages 71,000 words => Humanitarianism, Development World rights Antonio De Lauri is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Milan-Bicocca. He has undertaken fieldwork in Afghanistan since 2005, with a focus on legal reconstruction, human rights, war and humanitarian intervention. He is currently part of an international research project on slavery and forms of extreme dependence.

Humanitarian intervention has increasingly become the prevalent means of providing protection and aid at a global level. Yet alongside its success concerns have been raised that humanitarianism has increasingly become an economic enterprise and a political tool for controlling territories and governing international relations. Authors from a variety of disciplines provide a comprehensive critique of the humanitarian enterprise. How are those on the end of humanitarian action influenced by different epistemologies and applications of international law? What is the complex relationship between values - what humanitarian action is intended to be - and practice? What happens on the ground? Combining international case studies with critical theoretical evaluations, this book offers a timely and critical analysis of the contemporary humanitarian system.

CEO, China The Rise of Xi Jinping Kerry Brown The must-have book for understanding the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao 288 pages 90,000 words => International Relations, China Rights sold: KOR

Kerry Brown is the Professor of Chinese Studies at King's College London and Director of the Lau China Institute. With 20 years experience of life in China, he has as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing. He has met and worked with the leadership in China, and he speaks and reads fluent Mandarin.

China’s incredible boom overseen by the elite members of the secretive and all-powerful communist party. But since the election of Xi Jinping as General Secretary, life at the top in China has changed. Under the guise of a corruption crackdown, which has seen his rivals imprisoned, Xi Jinping has been quietly building one of the most powerful leaderships modern China has ever seen. Kerry Brown reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed the ‘Chinese Godfather’. Brown investigates his relationship with his revolutionary father, who was expelled by Mao during the Cultural Revolution, his business dealings and allegiances in China’s regional power struggles and his role in the internal battle raging between the old men of the Deng era and the new super-rich ‘princelings’. Xi Jinping’s China is powerful, aggressive and single-minded and this book will become a must-read for the Western world.

The New Emperors Power and Princelings in China Kerry Brown

256 pages 80,000 words => International Relations, China World rights

The must-have book for understanding the new Chinese leadership, and how the world’s second biggest economy really works China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world’s population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the world’s newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? The noted China expert journeys deep into the heart of the secretive Communist Party. China’s system might have its roots in peasant rebellion but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly to former senior Party leaders. Brown reveals the intrigue, scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between two China’s: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a modern China in which ‘to get rich is glorious’.

The New Sultan Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey Soner Cagaptay The must-have story of Erdogan’s rise, rule and belief 256 pages 75,000 words => Turkey, Current Affairs Rights sold: CRO, ITA Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute. He has written extensively for major international print media, including the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and Newsweek Türkiye. He appears regularly on Fox News, CNN, NPR, Voice of America, BBC, and CNN-Turk.

A the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Since 2002, Erdoğan has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent – scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdoğan the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a ‘strongman’. Leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay looks at Erdoğan’s roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book also unpicks the ‘threats’ Erdogan has worked to combat, all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

Turkey A Modern History Erik J. Zürcher

480 pages approx. 181,000 words => International Relations Rights sold: ALB, CHN NL, POL, TUR

Erik J. Zürcher is Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Leiden.

This revised edition builds upon the twin themes of Turkey’s continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society It begins with the forging of closer links with Europe after the French Revolution, and the changing face of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. Zürcher argues that Turkey's history between 1908 and 1950 should be seen as a unity, and offers a strongly revisionist interpretation of Turkey's founding father, Kemal Atatürk. In his account of the period since 1950, Zürcher focuses on the growth of mass politics; the three military coups; the thorny issue of Turkey's human right's record; the alliance with the West and relations with the European Community; Turkey's ambivalent relations with the Middle East; the increasingly explosive Kurdish question; and the continuing political instability and growth of Islam.

Under the Shadow Rage and Revolution in Modern Turkey Kaya Genç A story at the heart of the compelling conflicts between history and modernity in the Middle East 240 pages 75,000 words => Middle East, Revolution, Politics World Rights Kaya Genç is one of Turkey’s most hotly-anticipated young writers. His first novel, L’Avventura was published in 2008. Kaya is the Istanbul correspondent of The Believer and The LA Review of Books as well as a contributing editor at Index on Censorship. His article for The LA Review of Books ‘Surviving the Black Sea’ was selected as one of best non-fiction pieces of 2014 by The Atlantic.

Turkey stands at the crossroads of the Middle East―caught between the West and ISIS, Syria and Russia, and governed by an increasingly forceful leader. Acclaimed writer Kaya Genç has been covering his country for the past decade. In Under the Shadow he meets activists from both sides of Turkey's political divide: Gezi park protestors who fought tear gas and batons to transform their country's future, and supporters of Erdoğan's conservative vision who are no less passionate in their activism. While talking to Turkey's angry young people Genç weaves in historical stories, visions and mythologies, showing how Turkey's progressives and conservatives take their ideological roots from two political movements born in the Ottoman Empire: the Young Turks and the Young Ottomans, two groups of intellectuals who were united in their determination to make their country more democratic.

Authoritarian Politics in Turkey Elections, Resistance and the AKP Bahar Başer and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk Examines how elections in Turkey are used to shift the country to increasingly autocratic measures 288 pages 100,000 words => Middle East Studies, Politics World Rights Bahar Başer is a research fellow at the Centre for Peace, Trust and Social Relations at Coventry University and a visiting research fellow at the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA) at Stellenbosch University. Ahmet Erdi Öztürk is a research assistant in the Faculty of Law, Social Science and History at the University of Strasbourg.

This book identifies the process of democratic reversal in Turkey. In particular, contributors explore the various ways that a democratically elected political party has used elections to implement authoritarian measures. They scrutinise the very concepts of democracy, elections and autocracy to expose their flaws which can be manipulated to advantage. The book includes chapters discussing the roots of authoritarianism in Turkey; the political economy of elections; the relationship between the political Islamic groups and the government; Turkish foreign policy; non-Muslim communities’ attitudes towards the AKP; and Kurdish citizens’ voting patterns. As well as following Turkey’s political trajectory, this book contextualises Turkey in the wider literature on electoral and competitive authoritarianisms and explores the country’s future options.

The Women Who Built the Ottoman World Female Patronage and the Architectural Legacy of Gulnus Sultan Muzaffer Özgüleş

325 pages 96,000 words => Ottoman History, Islamic Architecture World rights Muzaffer Özgüleş is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at Gaziantep University, Turkey, and was the Barakat Trust Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Khalili Research Centre at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2015.

One overlooked aspect of the Empire’s remarkable cultural legacy was the role of powerful women – often the head of the harem, or wives or mothers of sultans. These educated and discerning patrons left a great array of buildings across the Ottoman lands: opulent, lavish and powerful palaces and mausoleums, but also essential works for ordinary citizens, such as bridges and waterworks. . Gülnuş Sultan for example, the favourite of the imperial harem under Mehmed IV and mother to his sons, was exceptionally pictured on horseback, travelled widely across the Middle East and Balkans, and commissioned architectural projects around the Empire. Her buildings were personal projects designed to showcase Ottoman power and they were built from Constantinople to Mecca, from modernday Ukraine to Algeria. Özgüleş seeks to re-establish the importance of some of these buildings, since lost, and traces the history of those that remain.

A Cultural History of the Ottomans The Imperial Elite and its Artefacts Suraiya Faroqhi

328 pages, 41 images 120,000 words => Ottoman History, Middle East Rights sold: TUR Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of History at Bilgi University, Istanbul. She was previously Professor of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich. Among her many publications are The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It, Pilgrims and Sultans and Subjects of the Sultan (all published by I.B.Tauris).

Combines social history and cultural studies, with beautiful illustrations of rare artefacts brought together for the first time Far from simply being a centre of military and economic activity, the Ottoman Empire represented a vivid and flourishing cultural realm. The artefacts and objects that remain from all corners of this vast empire illustrate the real and everyday concerns of its subjects and elites and, with this in mind, Suraiya Faroqhi, one of the most distinguished Ottomanists of her generation, has selected 40 of the most revealing, surprising and striking. Each image is deftly linked to the latest historiography, and the social, political and economic implications of her selections are never forgotten. In Faroqhi’s hands, the objects become ways to learn more about trade, gender and socio-political status and open an enticing window onto the variety and colour of everyday life, from the Sultan’s court, to the peasantry and slavery.

Social Media in the Arab World Communication and Public Opinion in the Gulf States Barrie Gunter, Mokhtar Elareshi and Khalid Al-Jaber (Eds) A unique insight into the role of online communications as a force for change in the Gulf States 288 pages 100,000 words => Middle East, Politics, Social Media World rights Barrie Gunter is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester. Mokhtar Elareshi is a Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies. Khalid AlJaber is Assistant Professor of Political Communications in the Gulf Studies Programme at Qatar University.

Following the Arab Spring, the use of social media has become instrumental in organising activist movements and spreading political dissent in the Middle East. New online behaviours have transformed traditional communication channels, enabling young people of all backgrounds to feel politically empowered. But what are the long-term implications of internet activism in the region? Featuring examples as diverse as neopatrimonial politics in Saudi Arabia and the ways an online presence affects the status of women in Kuwait, the chapters examine shifts in the political, social and religious identities of citizens as a result of increased digital activism. This book offers an original perspective on the long-term implications of internet usage in the Arab world and is essential reading for students and researchers working across the region.

Qatar The Rise to Power and Influence Allen J. Fromherz First modern history of the 'new' Qatar

224 pages 80,000 words => History, Middle East Studies Rights sold: CHN, ARB, US Allen J. Fromherz is Associate Professor of History at Georgia State University. In 2010 he was awarded the Gerda Henkel Stiftung fellowship to pursue research on the history of nationalism in the Middle East. He is also the author of The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire (I.B.Tauris) and Ibn Khaldun, Life and Times.

What role does Qatar play in the Middle East and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the Al-Thani tribe shaped the history of modern Qatar? And how is a traditional tribal society adapting to its status as a burgeoning economic superpower? Qatar plays a crucial part in the Middle East today. At the same time the Qatar story is replete with paradoxes: the state hosts the Al-Jazeera media network, an influential expression of Arab nationalism and antiAmericanism, while also hosting the principal US naval base in the region. Its leaders, like Saudi Arabia’s, adhere to the Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam, yet Qatar eyes its Saudi neighbours with suspicion. It is a fervent champion of the Palestinian cause, yet welcomes the Israeli Foreign Minister to present the Jewish state’s case in its capital, Doha. With this ground-breaking modern history, Allen Fromherz presents a full portrait which analyses these paradoxes and Qatar’s growing regional influence within a broader historical context.

The US-Iran Relationship The Impact of Political Identity on Foreign Policy Penelope Kinch Offers a cultural exploration of the US-Iranian relationship 288 pages 100,000 words => International Relations World rights

Penelope Kinch holds a PhD in International Relations from the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. She is currently working as a risk management advisor for an international NGO.

Since the Revolution of 1978/79, which eventually brought to power Ayatollah Khomeini and his circle of conservative, though politically active, clerics, the relationship between Iran and the USA has represented one of the world’s most complex and hostile international entanglements. In this book, Penelope Kinch analyses the extent to which political identity has contributed to challenges in the relationship and the role of myths in foreign policy. She traces the imagined norms which have their impact on international behavior and then analyses key international incidents and issues as a representation of the manner in which political myth and foreign policy challenges are created and reproduced. Iran’s nuclear programme and the USA’s response to this challenge is a central example, as is the interaction of the two states in the context of America’s ‘War on Terror’ in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Arab Occidentalism Images of America in the Middle East Eid Mohamed

232 pages 80,000 words => Middle East Studies World rights

Eid Mohamed is a Balsillie School of International Affairs Postdoctoral Fellow (Waterloo) and Adjunct Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Department of History, University of Guelph. He holds a PhD in American Studies from George Washington University.

Highlights the significant interplay of religion, pop culture and politics and the role they play in shaping the complex relation between America and the nations of the Middle East When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, his foreign policy was at first seen to be the antithesis of that of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Eid Mohamed highlights how in the wake of this change of US administration, Arab media, literature and cinema began to assert the value of America as a potential source of ‘change’ while attempting to renegotiate the Arab world’s position in the international system. Arab cultural representation of the United States has variously changed and developed since 9/11, and again in the wake of the protests in 2011 and the ensuing political turmoil in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and of course, Syria. Taking this into account, Mohamed offers an examination of the ways in which stereotypes of America are both presented and challenged through cinema, fiction and the wider media and intellectual production.

The Slave Girls of Baghdad The Qiyan in the Early Abbasid Era F. Matthew Caswell The 'geishas' of the early Islamic world 288 pages 100,000 words => Middle East, History World rights

F. Matthew Caswell has a doctorate in Classical Arabic from the University of Oxford, and has had a long career as a barrister. He is a member of Wadham College, Oxford and the author of several plays and a collection of short stories.

The history of courtesans and slave girls in the medieval Arab world transcends traditional boundaries of study and opens up new fields of sociological and cultural enquiry. In the process it offers a remarkably rich source of historical and cultural information on medieval Islam. 'The Slave Girls of Baghdad' explores the origins, education and art of the ‘qiyān’ indentured girls and women who entertained and entranced the caliphs and aristocrats who worked the labyinths of power throughout the Abbasid Empire. In a detailed analysis of Islamic law, historical sources and poetry, F. Matthew Caswell examines the qiyāns’ unique place in the society of ninth-century Baghdad, providing an insightful and comprehensive cultural overview of an elusive and little understood institution. This important history will be essential reading for all those concerned with the history of slavery and its morality, culture and importance in the early Islamic era.

Aleppo The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City Philip Mansel A compelling portrait of one of the Middle East’s greatest cities

232 pages 80,000 words => Middle East, History Rights sold: ITA, TUR Philip Mansel is a historian of France and the Middle East. He has lived in Paris, Beirut and Istanbul, and often visited Aleppo. In 2012 he won the London Library Life in Literature Award, and in 2013 became a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. His publications include The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon, Constantinople: City of the World's Desire and Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean.

Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient and diverse as Aleppo – one of the oldest, continuously inhabited cities in the world – successively ruled by the Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab, Ottoman and French empires. Under the Ottomans, it became the empire's third largest city, after Constantinople and Cairo. It owed its wealth to its position at the end of the Silk Road, at a crossroads of world trade, where merchants from Venice, Isfahan and Agra gathered in the largest suq in the Middle East. For 400 years British and French consuls and merchants lived in Aleppo; many of their accounts are used here for the first time. Philip Mansel vividly describes its decline from a pinnacle of cultural and economic power, a poignant testament to a city shattered by Syria's civil war.

The Devil A New Biography Philip C. Almond The Story of Satan: From Fallen Angel to Prince of Darkness 288 pages 85,000 words => Religion, History of Ideas Rights sold: NL, POL, US

Philip C. Almond is Emeritus Professor of Religion in the University of Queensland. His previous books include The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession and The Lancashire Witches: A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill, all published by I.B.Tauris.

It is often said that the devil has all the best tunes. He also has as many names as he has guises. Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub (in Christian thought), Ha-Satan or the Adversary (in Jewish scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition) has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. For two thousand years the supposed reign of God has been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance. In this rich and multi -textured biography, Philip C Almond explores the figure of the devil from the first centuries of the Christian era through the rise of classical demonology and witchcraft persecutions to the modern post-Enlightenment â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;declineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Hell. The author shows that the Prince of Darkness, in all his incarnations, remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature and culture.

Afterlife A History of Life and Death Philip C. Almond The first full treatment of the afterlife in Western thought evokes many rich imaginings of Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo 256 pages 85,000 words => Religion, History of Ideas Rights sold: GER, HUN, POL, US Philip C. Almond is Emeritus Professor of Religion in the University of Queensland. His previous books include The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession and The Lancashire Witches: A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill, all published by I.B.Tauris.

The end of life has never meant the extinction of hope. People perpetually have yearned for, and often been terrified by, continuance beyond the horizon of mortality. Philip Almond here takes his readers on a remarkable journey to worlds both of torment and delight. He travels to the banks of the Styx, where Charon the grizzled boatman ferries a departing spirit across the river only if a gold obol is first placed for payment on the tongue of its corpse. He transports us to the legendary Isles of the Blessed, walks the hallowed ground of the Elysian Fields and plumbs the murky depths of Tartarus, primordial dungeon of the Titans. The pitiable souls of the damned are seen to clog the soot-filled caverns of Lucifer even as the elect ascend to Paradise. Including medieval fears for the fate of those consumed by cannibals, early modern ideas about the Last Day and modern scientific explorations of the domains of the dead.

Dreams and Visions in the World of Islam A History of Muslim Dreaming and Foreknowing Elizabeth Sirriyeh In-depth analysis of an important but neglected topic in Middle East and Islamic studies 256 pages 80,000 words => Religion, Philosophy World rights

Elizabeth Sirriyeh is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Her previous books include Sufis and Anti-Sufis: The Defence, Rethinking and Rejection of Sufism in the Modern World and Sufism: A Guide for the Perplexed.

People in Western societies have long been interested in their dreams and what they mean. However, few non-Muslims in the West are likely to seek interpretation of those dreams to help them make life-changing decisions. In the Islamic world the situation is quite different. Dreaming and the import of visions are here of enormous significance, to the degree that many Muslims believe that in their dreams they are receiving divine guidance: for example, on whether or not to accept a marriage proposal, or a new job opportunity. In her authoritative new book, Elizabeth Sirriyeh offers the first concerted history of the rise of dream interpretation in Islamic culture, from medieval times to the present. Central to the book is the figure of the Prophet Muhammad - seen to represent for Muslims the perfect dreamer, visionary and interpreter of dreams.

The Three Sons of Abraham Interfaith Encounters Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam Jacques B. Doukhan (Ed)

256 pages 65,000 words => Religion, Islamic Studies World rights Jacques B. Doukhan is Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Exegesis, and the Director of the Institute of Jewish-Christian Studies, at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. His books include Hebrew for Theologians: A Textbook for the Study of Biblical Hebrew in Relation to Hebrew Thinking and Israel and the Church: Two Voices for the Same God.

Christianity, Judaism and Islam have sometimes been more closely identified not for what they offer to save the world but for what they bring to destabilise it. It is one of the depressing paradoxes of religion, supposedly a force for good, that it is all too frequently the occasion for conflict instead of peace, generosity and better treatment of one’s neighbour. The contributors to this volume start from the premise that there is a price to be paid by the ‘sons of Abraham’: whether Jews, Muslims or Christians. And that is the cost of learning how to be brothers through mutual and attentive engagement. Mature interfaith discussion offers respect for a shared heritage while also recognising points of distinctiveness. This book explores what articulating such regardful difference, as well as commonality, might mean for the future of faith relations. Including provocative reflections by Elie Wiesel, Irving Greenberg, Hans Küng and others, the book makes a vital contribution to dialogue.

Unbelieve Why We Believe and Why We Don’t Graham Ward

256 pages 80,000 words => Religion, Philosophy, Psychology World rights Graham Ward is Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford. His books include Barthes, Derrida and the Language of Theology, Cities of God, True Religion, Christ and Culture and Religion and Political Thought.

Why believe? What kinds of things do people believe in? How have they come to believe them? And how does what they believe - or disbelieve - shape their lives and the meaning the world has for them? For Graham Ward, these questions go to the heart not only of who but of what we are as human beings. Over the last thirty years, our understandings of mind and consciousness have changed in important ways through exciting new developments in neuroscience. The author addresses this quantum shift by exploring the biology of believing. He offers sustained reflection on perception, cognition, time, emotional intelligence, knowledge and sensation. Though the ‘truth’ of belief remains under increasing attack, in a thoroughly secularized context, Ward boldly argues that secularity is itself a form of believing. This book offers a remarkable journey through philosophy, theology and culture, thereby revealing the true nature of the human condition.

First Light A History of Creation Myth, from Gilgamesh to the God Particle Gill R. Evans

320 pages 80,000 words => Religion, History, Popular Science World rights

Gill R. Evans is Professor Emeritus of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. Her many books include Belief: A Short History for Today, The Church in the Early Middle Ages, The University of Cambridge: A New History and The University of Oxford: A New History, published by I.B.Tauris.

Did the universe start with a bang, or has it existed always? Was there a supernatural being behind it all, or just mindless forces? The beginning of things has forever tested the limits of curiosity, and such questions have both challenged atheists and inspired believers. Ancient cultures resorted to myth and symbolism to tell vibrant stories about human origins. Later civilizations added philosophical and scientific explanations: but these are not definitive. G R Evans explores the world’s myriad creation stories against the background of the biggest question there is: what are we doing here? Discussing Swahili legends that resemble the Book of Genesis, Greek tales about the Titans, Native American, Inca and Mesopotamian mythologies, and Vedic creation cycles that begin with a cosmic egg or seed, the author surveys polytheist, monotheist and dualist ideas about supernatural power.

A Spy in the Archives A Memoir of Cold War Russia Sheila Fitzpatrick A unique insight into everyday life in the Soviet Union

352 pages 100,000 words => History, Russia, Cold War Rights sold: TUR Sheila Fitzpatrick is Emerita Professor of History at the University of Chicago and Honorary Professor of History at the University of Sydney. One of the most acclaimed historians of twentieth-century Russia, she is the author of several books, including The Russian Revolution; Stalin’s Peasants, Everyday Stalinism and Tear off the Masks!

Moscow in the 1960s was the other side of the Iron Curtain: mysterious, exotic, even dangerous. In 1966 the historian Sheila Fitzpatrick travelled to Moscow to research in the Soviet archives. This was the era of Brezhnev, of a possible ‘thaw’ in the Cold War, when the Soviets couldn’t decide either to thaw out properly or re-freeze. Moscow, the world capital of socialism, was renowned for its drabness. The buses were overcrowded; there were endemic shortages and endless queues. This was also the age of regular spying scandals and titfor-tat diplomatic expulsions and it was no surprise that visiting students were subject to intense scrutiny by the KGB. Many of Fitzpatrick’s friends were involved in espionage activities – and indeed others were accused of being spies or kept under close surveillance. Full of drama and colourful characters, her remarkable memoir highlights the dangers and drudgery faced by Westerners living under communism.

The Victims Return Survivors of the Gulag After Stalin Stephen F. Cohen A story of survivors

224 pages, 89 images 70,000 words => History, Russia Rights sold: ESP, FIN, KOR, POL Stephen F. Cohen is a leading scholar of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, media commentator and author of several widely acclaimed books. He is Professor of Russian Studies and History at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Politics at Princeton. His books include Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution and The Tragedy of PostCommunist Russia.

Stalin’s reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. Many millions died in Stalin’s Gulag of torture prisons and forced-labour camps, yet others survived and were freed after his death in 1953. Long kept secret by Soviet repression and censorship, this story is told by renowned author and historian Stephen F. Cohen, who came to know many former Gulag inmates during his frequent trips to Moscow over a period of thirty years. Based on first-hand interviews with the victims themselves and available materials, Cohen provides a powerful narrative of the survivors' post-Gulag saga, from their liberation and return to Soviet society, to their long struggle to salvage what remained of their shattered lives and to obtain justice. The Victims Return combines individual stories with the fierce political conflicts that raged, both in society and in the Kremlin, over the victims of the terror and the people who had victimized them.

The Wartime Journals Hugh Trevor-Roper, edited by Richard Davenport-Hines A reflective study of both the human comedy and personal tragedy of wartime 336 pages 118,000 words => History, WW II, Espionage World rights Hugh Trevor-Roper was perhaps the most brilliant historian of his generation. An expert in the history of both early modern Britain and Nazi Germany, he served in the Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War. His journals written during the war and in its immediate aftermath, formed the basis for one of his most bestknown books: The Last Days of Hitler.

As a British Intelligence Officer during WW II, Hugh TrevorRoper was expressly forbidden from keeping a diary due to the sensitive and confidential nature of his work. However, he confided a record of his thoughts in a series of slender notebooks inscribed OHMS (On His Majesty’s Service). The Wartime Journals reveal the voice and experiences of TrevorRoper, who spent most of the war engaged in highlyconfidential intelligence work in England, including breaking the cipher code of the German secret service, the Abwehr. He became an expert in German resistance plots and after the war interrogated many of Hitler’s immediate circle, investigated Hitler’s death in the Berlin bunker and personally retrieved Hitler’s will from its secret hiding place. The posthumous discovery of his secret journals, unknown even to his family and closest confidants, provides an unusual and privileged view of the Allied war effort against Nazi Germany.

The Secret World Behind the Curtain of British Intelligence in WW II and the Cold War Hugh Trevor-Roper, edited by Edward Harrison

320 pages 100,000 words => History, WW II, Intelligence & Espionage World rights Hugh Trevor-Roper was an expert in the history of both early modern Britain and Nazi Germany,. He served in the Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War. His journals written during the war and in its immediate aftermath, formed the basis for one of his most best-known books: The Last Days of Hitler.

“An extraordinarily rich record of an unusually rich mind” - Standpoint During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counterespionage. Hugh Trevor-Roper’s experiences working for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during the war had a profound impact on him and he later observed the world of intelligence with particular sharpness. Expressing his observations through some of his most ironic and entertaining correspondence, articles and reviews, Trevor-Roper wrote vividly about some of the greatest intelligence characters of the age – from Kim Philby and Michael Straight to the Germans Admiral Canaris and Otto John. Including some previously unpublished material, this book is a sharp, revealing and personal first-hand account of the intelligence world in World War II and the Cold War.

Fighting Proud The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars Stephen Bourne The overdue portraits of Britain’s homosexual heroes 208 pages 80,000 words => Military History, LGBT World rights

Stephen Bourne is a writer and historian. He has written for BBC History Magazine and History Today and is a regular contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His most recent Amazon-bestselling book Black Poppies, won the Southwark Arts Forum Award for Literature.

In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the great unheralded contribution they made to the war effort. Fighting Proud weaves together the remarkable lives of these men, from a RAF hero twice honoured for bravery by King George VI to the infantry officers serving in the trenches on the Western Front in WWI - many of whom led the charges into machine-gun fire only to find themselves court-martialled after the war for indecent behaviour. Behind the lines, Alan Turing’s work on breaking the ‘enigma machine’ and subsequent persecution contrasts with the many stories of love and courage in Blitzed-out London, with wartime diaries and letters unearthed for the first time, along with a wealth of longsuppressed wartime photography previously ignored.

British Prisoners of War and the Holocaust Witnessing Nazi Atrocities Russell Wallis

304 pages 115,000 words => History, WW II World rights

Russell Wallis is Research Fellow at the Holocaust Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he gained his PhD in Modern History supervised by David Cesarani, and visiting Fellow at the Holocaust Educational Trust.

An essential new oral history of the Holocaust and an extraordinary insight into what was known and when about the greatest crime of the 20th century In the network of Nazi camps across wartime Europe, prisoner of war institutions were often located next to the slave camps for Jews and Slavs; so that British PoWs across occupied Europe, over 200,000 men, were witnesses to the Holocaust. The majority of those incarcerated were aware of the camps, but their testimony has never been fully published. Here, using eyewitness accounts held by the Imperial War Museum, Russell Wallis rewrites the history of British prisoners and the Holocaust during the Second World War. He uncovers the histories of men such as Cyril Rofe, who escaped from a work camp in Upper Silesia and fled eastwards towards the Russian lines, recounting his shattering experiences of the so-called ‘bloodlands’ of eastern Poland. Wallis also shows how and why the knowledge of those in the armed forces was never fully publicised, and how some PoW accounts were later exaggerated or fictionalised.

The Library of Alexandria Centre of Learning in the Ancient World Roy Macleod (Ed)

208 pages 74,000 words => Ancient History, Archaeology Rights sold: TUR Roy MacLeod is Professor of History at the University of Sydney. Educated at Harvard, the LSE and Cambridge, he has taught in England, France, the Netherlands and the US, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in London.

Brings together distinguished scholars covering many academic disciplines who bring this great institution - tragically destroyed - back to life The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became - through the contemporary reputation of its library - a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the Great and of Alexandria itself, the greatest city of the ancient world. This new paperback edition offers general readers an accessible introduction to the history of this magnificent yet still mysterious institution from the time of its foundation up to its tragic destruction.

You Win or You Die The Ancient World of Game of Thrones Ayelet Haimson Lushkov Reveals the remarkable extent to which the entire Game of Thrones universe is animated by its ancient past 256 pages 80,000 words => Ancient History, Visual Culture, Fantasy & Myth Rights sold: RU Ayelet Haimson Lushkov is an Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. She has wide interests in Roman history, literature and reception. Her previous books are Magistracy and the Historiography in the Roman Republic and Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Classical Tradition.

If the Middle Ages form the present-day backdrop to the continents of Westeros and Essos, then antiquity is their resonant past. The Known World is haunted by the remnants of distant and powerful civilizations, without whose presence the novels of George R R Martin and the ever popular HBO show would lose much of their meaning and appeal. Ayelet Haimson Lushkov explores the echoes, from the Summer Islands to Stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s End, of a rich antique history. She discusses, for example, the convergence of ancient Rome and the reach, scope and might of the Valyrian Freehold. She shows how the wanderings of Tyrion Lannister replay the journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas. She suggests that the War of the Five Kings resembles the War of the Four Emperors (68-69 AD). And she demonstrates just how the Wall and the Wildlings advancing on it connect with Hadrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bulwark against fierce tribes of Picts.

Winter is Coming The Medieval World of Game of Thrones Carolyne Larrington

272 pages 80,000 words => Medieval History, Myth & Fantasy Rights sold: CHN, ESP, EST, GER, ITA, RU Carolyne Larrington is Fellow and Tutor in Medieval English Literature at St John’s College, Oxford. Her previous books include King Arthur’s Enchantresses: Morgan and her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition and The Land of the Green Man: A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isle.

Original and intriguing take on the show: from where does it get its ideas? Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin’s fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers, and by bloggers and cultural commentators contesting the series’ startling portrayals of power, sex and gender. Yet no book has divulged how George R R Martin constructed his remarkable universe out of the Middle Ages. Discussing novels and TV series alike, Larrington explores among other topics: sigils, giants, dragons and direwolves in medieval texts; ravens, old gods and the Weirwood in Norse myth; and a gothic, exotic orient in the eastern continent, Essos. This is an indispensable guide to the twenty-first century’s most important fantasy creation.

Eternal Chalice The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail Juliette Wood Unlock the mysterious secrets of western mythology's most extraordinary and tantalising enigma 256 pages 80,000 words => History, Legend World rights

Juliette Wood is one of Britain's leading experts on myth and folklore. A regular contributor to TV and radio, she is the author of several books on Celtic myth and legend, such as The Celts: Life, Myth and Legend and The Rose and the Thistle: Essays on the Culture of Late Medieval and Renaissance Scotland.

The sacred allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for over a thousand years. Many different meanings have been devised for the Grail, which has been linked to the Celts and King Arthur, the eucharistic rites of Eastern Christianity, ancient mystery religions, Jungian archetypes, dualist heresies, Templar treasure and even the alleged descendants of Christ himself and Mary Magdalene. The common thread running through all these stories is the assumption that the Grail legend has a single source with a meaning that - if only we could decode it - is concealed in the romances themselves. Juliette Wood here reveals the elusive and embedded significance of the Grail story in popular consciousness - as myth, medieval romance, tangible holy relic and finally as the centre of an esoteric theory of global conspiracy.

Talleyrand in London A Master Diplomat’s Last Mission Linda Kelly Sparkling account of Prince Talleyrand’s last diplomatic mission 192 pages 60,000 words => History, Social History World rights

Linda Kelly's books include Juniper Hall, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Holland House and Ireland's Minstrel. She has written for The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement and numerous other publications, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Wordsworth Trust.

The arrival of Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Périgord, as French ambassador in London in September 1830, was regarded as a great event by the British government. Talleyrand, the bestknown diplomat in Europe, had emerged from retirement at the age of 76 to lend his support to the new monarchy and to confirm its acceptance by the other European powers. A former bishop whose love affairs were notorious, and a turncoat who had abandoned every master he had served, he was widely detested by the French public. But he was greeted as a celebrity in London, where the July Revolution – foreshadowing Britain’s own Reform Bill – had been hugely popular. Talleyrand’s four years in London were the last and, in his own opinion, the most important of his diplomatic career. Linda Kelly brings the period to life and provides a fascinating picture of one of Europe’s greatest statesmen.

A Tale in Two Cities Fanny Burney and Adele, Comtesse de Boigne Brian Unwin Unique personal perspective on France and Britain in the late 18th, early 19th centuries 288 pages 100,000 words => History, Literature, Biography World rights

Sir Brian Unwin studied at the universities of Oxford and Yale. After a career in the Civil Service he became President of the European Investment Bank. He has a longstanding interest in European History and is the author of Terrible Exile: The Last Days of Napoleon on St Helena, which was shortlisted for the Fondation Napoleon History Prize.

Fanny Burney and Adèle, Comtesse de Boigne, were two of the most remarkable female writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries: one a famous novelist, the other an aristocrat from one of France’s most ancient families. This was the tumultuous era which saw the French Revolution, the Napoleonic years and the July 1830 Revolution in France; and in England the ‘madness’ of George III and the extravagant Regency period. Both women used memoirs and diaries to document their lives in the upper echelons of society in London and Paris, commenting with scintillating wit and waspish observation on their encounters with many of the great figures of the day, such as Napoleon, Wellington, Talleyrand, Castlereagh, Chateaubriand, Samuel Johnson, Madame de Stael and both the French and British Royal families. This is an extraordinarily original insight into the principal events and characters of modern European history.

Holland House A History of London’s Most Celebrated Salon Linda Kelly The inside story of a unique and highly influential political salon 272 pages 100,000 words => History, Social History World rights

Linda Kelly's books include Juniper Hall, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Holland House, Ireland's Minstrel and Talleyrand in London. She has written for The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement and numerous other publications, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Wordsworth Trust.

Situated in the heart of London’s Holland Park are the remains of Holland House – the site of what was once England’s most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. At a time when revolutions threatened to engulf Europe, the Whig tradition of aristocratic liberalism proved to be one of the chief factors in the peaceful achievement of parliamentary reform. Presided over by the beautiful and clever Lady Holland and combining discussion of politics and the arts, the salon attracted the greatest names of the age – Byron, Talleyrand and Madame de Staël were all frequent visitors. In this book, Linda Kelly brings to life the colourful world of Holland House.

Terrible Exile The Last Days of Napoleon on St Helena Brian Unwin Offers a colourful and original history and a persuasive psychological portrait of a great man in reduced circumstances 256 pages 90,000 words => History, Legend History, Napoleonic Wars Sir Brian Unwin studied at the universities of Oxford and Yale. After a career in the Civil Service he became President of the European Investment Bank. He has a longstanding interest in European History and is the author of Terrible Exile: The Last Days of Napoleon on St Helena, which was shortlisted for the Fondation Napoleon History Prize.

At its height, the Napoleonic Empire spanned much of mainland Europe. But following Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the future of the one-time Emperor of France seemed irredeemably bleak. How did the brilliant tactician cope with being at the mercy of his captors? How did he react to a life in exile on St Helena – and how did the other inhabitants of that isolated and impregnable island respond to his presence there? And what tactics did he develop to preserve his legacy in such drastically reduced circumstances? Tracing events from the dramatic defeat at Waterloo to his death six years later and drawing on many previously overlooked journals and letters, this is a modern comprehensive account of the last phase of Napoleon’s life and a vivid account of Napoleon’s final years which also offers fresh insights into the character of this giant of European history.

The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden Beautiful Objects and Agreeable Retreats Kate Felus, foreword by Roy Strong Revealing the scandalous social past behind Britain’s most loved Georgian gardens 272 pages 80,000 words 70 illustrations => History, Social History World rights Kate Felus is a garden historian and historic landscape consultant. She researches & writes about designed landscapes of all periods, specializing particularly in 18th and early 19th century parks and gardens.

Georgian landscape gardens are among the most visited and enjoyed of the UK’s historical treasures The Georgian garden has also been hailed as the greatest British contribution to European Art, seen as a beautiful composition created from grass, trees and water – a landscape for contemplation. But scratch below the surface and history reveals these gardens were a lot less serene and, in places, a great deal more scandalous. Beautifully illustrated, this book reveals previously untold secrets from early morning rides through to evening amorous liaisons. It explains how by the eighteenth century there was a desire to escape the busy country house where privacy was at a premium, and how these gardens evolved aesthetically, with modestly-sized, far-flung temples and other eye-catchers, to cater for escape and solitude as well as food, drink, music and fireworks.

The Georgian Menagerie Exotic Animals in 18th Century London Christopher Plumb Tigers, hyenas, lions, elephants: how the Georgian menagerists encouraged a taste for the exotic 256 pages 75,000 words => History, Social History World rights

Dr Christopher Plumb previously taught at the University of Manchester as Lecturer in Museology. He was a consultant for the TV series Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (2013) which aired on the Eden Channel. In 2011 he worked on the London’s Lost Museums exhibition at the Royal College of Surgeons, London.

In the 18th century, it would not have been impossible for a visitor to London to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Menagerists gained access to animals from the most far-flung corners of the globe and these strange creatures became the objects of fascination and wonder. Many aristocratic families sought to create their own private menageries with which to entertain their guests, whilst for the less well-heeled, touring exhibitions of exotic creatures – both alive and dead – satisfied their curiosity for the animal world. Whilst many exotic creatures were treasured as a form of spectacle, others fared less well – turtles and civet cats were sought after as ingredients for soup and perfume respectively. Christopher Plumb introduces many tales of exotic animals in London in this period in an entertaining and enlightening book.

A Modern History of the Balkans Nationalism and Identity in Southeast Europe Thanos Veremis Provides an important historical context to the current problems of nationalism and identity in the Balkans 240 pages 115,000 words => History, IR & Politics World rights Thanos Veremis is Professor of Political history at the University of Athens, a Member of the Board of Directors of ELIAMEP; Director General of the ICBSS; President of the National Council of Education; and on the Advisory Board of the European History Quarterly. He gained his PhD at Trinity College, Oxford and has been Visiting Professor at Princeton.

The history of the Balkans has been a distillation of the great and terrible themes of 20th century history – the rise of nationalism, communism, fascism, genocide, identity and war. Written by one of the leading historians of the region, this is a new interpretation of that history, focusing on the uses and legacies of nationalism in the Balkan region. In particular, Professor Veremis analyses the influence of the West - from the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the rise and collapse of Yugoslavia. Throughout the state-building process of Greece, Serbia, Rumania, Bulgaria and later, Albania, the West provided legal, administrative and political prototypes to areas bedevilled by competing irredentist claims. At a time when Slovenia, Rumania, Bulgaria and Croatia have become full members of the EU, some orphans of the Communist past are still facing domestic difficulties.

Europe and the Collapse of Yugoslavia The Role of Non-State Actors and European Diplomacy Branislav Radeljic

272 pages 80,000 words => History, IR & Politics World rights

Branislav Radeljic is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of East London.

A new angle, covering an element of the Yugoslavian collapse never previously given its due weight In 1992 Yugoslavia finally succumbed to civil war, collapsing under the pressure of its inherent ethnic tensions. Existing accounts of Yugoslavia’s dissolution, however, pay little regard to the troubled relationship between the Yugoslav Federation and the European Community (EC) prior to the crisis in the early 1990s, and the instability this created. Here, Branislav Radeljic offers an empirical analysis of the EC’s relations with Yugoslavia from the late sixties, when Yugoslavia was under the presidency of Tito, through to the collapse of the Yugoslav federation in 1992, after the rise of Slobodan Milošević and the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars. Radeljic explores the economic, political and social elements of these discords, and also places emphasis on the role of Slovenes, Croats and other diasporas - focusing on their capacity to affect policy-making at a Europe-wide level.

China A Modern History Michael Dillon The definitive phenomenon 528 pages 120,000 words => History, Asian Studies Rights sold: POL, TUR Michael Dillon was founding Director of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Durham, where he taught modern Chinese history. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society and was Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2009.

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China's transformation in the last few decades has been perhaps the most remarkable - and most controversial development in modern history. Barely a century removed from the struggling and out-dated Qing Empire, China has managed to reinvent itself on an unprecedented scale: from Empire, to Communist state, to hybrid capitalist superpower. Yet the full implications of China’s rapid march to modernity are not widely understood - particularly, the effects of China’s meteoric rise on the nation’s many ethnic minorities. Deng Xiaoping’s 1980s policy of ‘reform and opening’, which saw China enter the world market, is only the most recent in a series of dramatic shifts that have transformed Chinese society over the past 150 years. China: A Modern History explores these contrasts in detail, while also highlighting the enduring values which have informed Chinese identity for millennia.

The Kingdom of Women Life, Love and Death in China’s Hidden Mountains Choo Waihong The first and only book on the Mosuo tribe 256 pages 75,000 words => Travel, Memoir, Society Rights sold: ESP, FIN, JAP, KOR

Choo Waihong was a corporate lawyer with top law firms in Singapore and California before she took early retirement in 2006 and began writing travel pieces for publications such as China Daily. She now spends half the year with the Mosuo trive in Yunnan, China.

In a mist-shrouded valley on China's invisible border with Tibet is a place known as the 'Kingdom of Women', where a small tribe called the Mosuo lives in a cluster of villages that have changed little in centuries. This is one of the last matrilineal societies on earth, where power lies in the hands of women. All decisions and rights related to money, property, land and the children born to them rest with the Mosuo women, who live completely independently of husbands, fathers and brothers, with the grandmother as the head of each family. Choo Waihong ended up living with the Mosuo for seven years - the only non-Mosuo to have ever done so. She tells the remarkable story of her time in the remote mountains of China and gives a vibrant, compelling glimpse into a way of life that teeters on the knife-edge of extinction.

By the Olive Groves A Calabrian Childhood Grazia Ietto Gillies A unique portrait of one of Italy's most fascinating regions 256 pages 75,000 words => Memoir Travel World rights Grazia Ietto Gillies was born in Calabria in 1939 and spent the first ten years of her life in Delianuova, a small town in the Aspromonte mountains. She moved to Rome with her family in 1950 and has lived in London since 1971. She has worked and published as an academic economist.

In 1939 a girl was born in the Aspromonte mountains of Calabria, a beautiful land steeped in history and suffused with tradition but weighed down by poverty and the ‘Ndrangheta – Calabria’s Mafia. As the tremors of World War II shake the heart of Calabria, so the little girl’s childhood unfolds. Her life is simple, revolving around school, friendship, family. At its heart is the kitchen where the dramas and joys of family life are played out and where her mother, Giulia, creates delicious Mediterranean dishes. In this rich and heartfelt memoir, which includes many of her mother’s recipes, Grazia Ietto Gillies, with humour, affection and a critical eye, remembers her youth in Calabria, from childhood sickness and her unusual extended family to the excitement of religious festivals and an incident with the feared ‘Ndrangheta. Now, sixty years later, she realises that Calabria has defined everything she has ever done and that she has never really left the mountains of her childhood.

Land of the Turquoise Mountains Journeys Across Iran Cyrus Massoudi Iran behind the headlines: a riveting and important travel book 256 pages 85,000 words => Travel, Memoir, Iran World rights Cyrus Massoudi is Iranian but has lived in England for most of his life. This is his first book. "A fascinating insider-outsider view of a complex country we badly need to know more about. Writers like Cyrus Massoudi who illuminate our ignorance are vitally important as the West squares up for yet ill-considered intervention in the Muslim world." - William Dalrymple

Wanting to make sense of his roots and piece together the divided, divisive and deeply contradictory puzzle that is contemporary Iran, the author embarked on a series of journeys that spanned hundreds of miles and thousands of years. Rich portrayals of Sufis and ageing aristocrats, smugglers and underground rock bands are all woven together with history, religion and mythology to form a unique portrait of contemporary Iranian society. Running through the heart of the narrative, lies Massoudi's poignant personal quest; his struggle echoing that of Iran itself, as it fights to forge a cohesive modern identity. Land of the Turquoise Mountains reveals a world beyond the propaganda-driven, media-fuelled image of fractious, flag-burning fundamentalism and provides a compelling glimpse both into the heart of a deeply misunderstood nation and into what it is to seek out and discover oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage.

The Last Storytellers Tales from the Heart of Morocco Richard Hamilton, Foreword by Barnaby Rogerson A collection of traditional stories from Morocco rom the few surviving storytellers of Marrakech 264 pages 80,000 words => Travel, Literature, History World rights Richard Hamilton has worked for the BBC World Service as a broadcast journalist since 1998, including as a correspondent in Morocco, South Africa and Madagascar. He also reports for BBC TV, radio and online. While living in Morocco, he co-authored the Time Out Guide to Marrakech and has written throughout his career for Conde Nast Traveller and The Cape Times.

Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Moroccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in the Jemaa el Fna, the legendary square of the city, to recount ancient folktales and fables to rapt audiences. But this unique chain of oral tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. The competing distractions of television, movies and the internet have drawn the crowds away from the storytellers and few have the desire to learn the stories and continue their legacy. Richard Hamilton has witnessed at first hand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition and, in the labyrinth of the Marrakech medina, has tracked down the last few remaining storytellers, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb.

The Art of Exile A Vagabond Life John Freely

288 pages 90,000 words => Travel, Autobiography, History Rights sold: TUR John Freely (1926-2017) was born in 1926 in Brooklyn. In 1944, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the US Navy and spent the last two years of World War II serving with a commando unit in Burma and China. In 1960 he moved to Istanbul, where he taught physics and the history of science. He is the author of over 40 acclaimed travel and history books.

By the time he was six, John Freely had crossed the Atlantic four times. His childhood was spent on the mean streets of 1930s Brooklyn, where he scavenged for junk to sell and borrowed money for books; his first love being Homer's Odyssey. He was 15 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and 17 when he enlisted in the US Navy and embarked on the first great adventure of his life: joining a clandestine unit that helped the Kuomintang fight the Japanese. He served for two years, 96 days in combat and a total of 344 days overseas, which sparked a lifelong passion for travel. Returning home after the war, Freely fell in love with a beautiful girl who sang the blues. Together they signed a blood pact to spend their life travelling the world. This unforgettable memoir is the story of a remarkable odyssey that has spanned nine decades, several continents and one great love. And still the odyssey continues, "as I ponder the meaning of an Ithaka and of exile as an art that takes a lifetime to master."

A Travel Guide to Homer On the Trail of Odysseus through Turkey and the Mediterranean John Freely

272 pages 85,000 words => History, Legend, Ancient World Rights sold: ESP, GER, GRK, TUR John Freely was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. He is the author of The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Athens, Strolling through Venice and the bestselling Strolling through Istanbul (all I.B.Tauris).

In October 1945 at the age of 19, John Freely passed the southernmost tip of Crete on his way home from the war in China, just as Odysseus did on his homeward voyage from the battle of Troy. He has been bewitched by Homer and the lands of Homer's epics ever since. As the culmination of a life spent exploring both these lands and the stories by, and connected to, Homer, Freely has created a captivating traveller's guide to Homer's lost world and to his epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, investigating where such places as the Land of the Lotus Eaters are and what it was about the landscapes of Greece and Turkey that so inspired Homer - the greatest classical epic poet. With unparalleled knowledge and passion, John Freely guides the traveller through all of those places linked to Homer that can be identified and brings Homer and his world vividly to life, revealing how the Homeric epics continue to echo through the ages in literature, art, legend and folklore.

Strolling Through Athens Fourteen Unforgettable Walks Through Europe’s Oldest City John Freely

384 pages 150,000 words => Travel Guide, History World rights John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. He is the author of The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey and the best-selling Strolling Through Istanbul.

‘There is no end to it in this city - wherever we walk we set foot upon history.’ - Lucius Cicero Athens, city of the gods, birthplace of democracy, artistic and cultural centre of the ancient world, is one of Europe’s most fascinating and complex cities, steeped in myth and legend. In this indispensable guide John Freely leads the reader on an ingenious and enlightening series of walks to the city’s most vibrant and historic areas, from the magnificent Parthenon, centre of Athens for four thousand years, to the winding streets of Plaka, the crumbling ruins of the Agora and the colour and bustle of Monastiraki. This guide, more than any other, reveals how the heart of ancient Athens still beats beneath the living, modern city.

Strolling Through Istanbul The Classic Guide to the City Hilary Sumner-Boyd and John Freely This is the very best, most informative and practical, guide to the city 512 pages => Travel Guide, History World rights Hilary Sumner-Boyd was professor of humanities at Robert-CollegeBosphorus University. He was the author of The Seven Hills of Constantinople: A Study of the Byzantine and Turkish Monuments of the City, published by Bosphorus UP. John Freely (1926-2017) was of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey.

This classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Sumner-Boyd and John Freely - the ‘best travel guide to Istanbul’ (The Times), ‘a guide book that reads like a novel’ (New York Times) - is here, for the first time since its original publication thirty-seven years ago, published in a completely revised and updated new edition. Taking the reader on foot through this captivating city European Capital of Culture 2010 - the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital in turn of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city. Woven throughout are lively anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems and every major place of interest the traveller will want to see. Practical and informative, readable and vividly described, this is the definitive guide to and story of Istanbul, by those who know it best.

Strolling Through Venice The Definitive Walking Guide Book to ‘La Serenissima’ John Freely

432 pages 180,000 words => Travel Guide, History World rights John Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. He is the author of The Grand Turk, Storm on Horseback, Children of Achilles, The Cyclades, The Ionian Islands, The Western Shores of Turkey and the best-selling Strolling Through Istanbul.

There is perhaps no other European city quite as romantic, as exquisitely beautiful or as enigmatic as Venice. In this definitive book, John Freely brings Venice - her past and her present alive. Beginning at Piazza San Marco, Freely guides the reader on a series of carefully planned and unique walks radiating from the iconic Grand Canal into each of the city’s sestieri. Through streets and squares, along canals, into churches, galleries, museums and palazzi; every major place of interest that the visitor could hope to see is illuminated. At each spot Freely peels back the layers of history to reveal the secrets of Venice. Practical and informative, richly coloured and bursting with history, myth and legend, Strolling Through Venice is the perfect guide for anyone who has fallen under the spell of this most enchanting city.

Strolling Through Rome The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City Mario Erasmo An essential reading for all travellers to Rome 352 pages 115,000 words => Travel Guide, History World rights

Mario Erasmo is Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia. He specialises in the Legacy of Classical Antiquity and leads art and garden tours in Europe retracing the travels of the Grand Tour. He is the author of Death: Antiquity and its Legacy and Reading Death in Ancient Rome.

Rome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the ancient world - has a history that stretches back two thousand five hundred years. It is also one of the most-visited places in the world, but where does one begin to delve into two millennia of history, culture, art and architecture, whilst also navigating the vibrant modern city? Mario Erasmo here guides the traveller through Rome's many layers of history, exploring the streets, museums, piazze, ruins and parks of this ‘city of the soul’. Punctuated with anecdote, myth and legend, these unique walks often retrace the very steps taken by ancient Romans, early Christians, medieval pilgrims, Renaissance artists and aristocrats on the Grand Tour. Here is a rich cultural history of Rome that brings its epic past alive, illuminating the extraordinary sights and fascinating secrets of one of Europe's most beguiling cities.

Triumph of a Time Lord Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century Matt Hills Focuses on the new 21st Century ‘Doctor Who’ series 272 pages 90,000 words => Sci Fi, Popular Culture, TV World rights Matt Hills is Professor in Film & TV Studies at Aberystwyth University. He is the author of Fan Cultures, The Pleasures of Horror and How To Do Things with Cultural Theory.

Before Saturday March 26th 2005, 'Doctor Who' had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team led by Russell T. Davies re-imagined the programme so successfully, so triumphantly, that it's become an instant Christmas tradition, a BAFTA winner, an international ‘superbrand’ and a number one rated show. It's even been credited with reinventing family TV. This full-length book to explores the 'new Who' phenomenon through contemporary debates in TV Studies about quality TV and how can we define TV series as both "cult" and "mainstream". Matt Hills is a lifelong 'Who' fan and he also considers the role of fandom in the show's return. He investigates too the multigeneric identity, the monster-led format, and the time-travelling brand of BBC Wales' 'Doctor Who'.

Love and Monsters The Doctor Who Experience, 1979 to the Present Miles Booy A full history of Doctor Who and his fans by scholar and Who fan 240 pages 80,000 words => Sci Fi, Popular Culture, TV World rights Miles Booy studied film, television and literature at the College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth, before doing post-graduate work in cinema at the University of East Anglia. He lives in Stafford with his wife and son. He has a PhD, so you can call him 'The Doctor'.

Love and Monsters begins in 1979 with the publication of ‘’Doctor Who Weekly’, the magazine that would start a chain of events that would see creative fans taking control of the merchandise and even of the programme’s massively successful twenty-first century reboot. Miles Booy explores the shifting meaning of Doctor Who across the years - from the Third Doctor’s suggestion that we should read the Bible, via costumed fans on television, up to the 2010 general election in Britain. This is also the story of how the ambitious producer John Nathan-Turner, assigned to the programme in 1979, produced a visually-excessive programme for a tele-literate fanbase, and how this style changed the ways in which Doctor Who could be read. The Doctor’s world has never been bigger, inside or out!

Inside the Tardis The Worlds of Doctor Who James Chapman

384 pages 115,000 words => Sci Fi, Popular Culture, TV World rights James Chapman is Professor of Film at the University of Leicester. He is a leading cinema and television historian and his books from I.B. Tauris include Licence To Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films and Saints and Avengers: British Adventure Series of the 1960s.

The bestselling history of The Doctor Inside the Tardis has been acclaimed as a definitive history of the world's longest running television science fiction series. In this second edition, published to mark the 50th anniversary of everyone's favourite Time Lord, James Chapman has brought the story up-to-date to include the new series of Doctor Who as well as its successful spin offs Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. With new material on the 'eras' of showrunners Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffatt, as well as the latest incarnations of the Doctor, this updated edition shows how Doctor Who has triumphantly reinvented itself for the twentyfirst century.

Licence to Thrill A Cultural History of the James Bond Films James Chapman

320 pages 100,000 words => Cinema, Film World rights James Chapman is Professor of Film at the University of Leicester. An acclaimed writer on cinema and television, his books include, The British at War: Cinema, State and Propaganda, 1939-1945, Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present and Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who.

Explores the origins of the Bond films in Ian Flemingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novels and places the suave British secret agentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adventuring in cinema history and film culture 'Licence to Thrill' follows Bond from the 1962 'Dr No', through all the subsequent Bond films, exploring them within the culture and politics of the times, as well as within film culture itself. When James Chapman's rip-roaring journey through the annals of celluloid Bond first appeared in 2000, the London 'Evening Standard' said, 'Chapman demonstrates that there is more to the 007 franchise than just girls, guns and globe trotting'. Stephen O'Brien, writing in 'SFX' magazine called the book 'Thoughtful, intelligent, ludicrous and a bit snobby. Bit like Bond, really.' 'Licence to Thrill' went on to establish itself as one of the best books on Bond, and one that has made readers think in new ways about 007.

Folk Fashion Understanding Homemade Clothes Amy Twigger Holroyd Thinking radically about making & wearing homemade clothes 256 pages 70,000 words => Fashion, Design, Craft World rights Amy Twigger Holroyd is a designer, maker, writer and researcher. Through her knitwear label, Keep & Share, she has been exploring the emerging field of fashion and sustainability since 2004. Her work has been sold and exhibited worldwide and featured in many books and publications, from Vogue to Fashion Theory.

A dynamic resurgence in sewing and knitting is under way, with many people enjoying making and mending their own garments at home. However, stories abound of homemade clothes languishing at the back of the wardrobe. Amy Twigger Holroyd draws on ideas of fashion, culture and craft to explore makers’ lived experiences of creating and wearing homemade clothes in a society dominated by shop-bought garments. Using the innovative metaphor of fashion as common land, Folk Fashion investigates the complex relationship between making, well-being and sustainability. Twigger Holroyd combines her own experience as a designer and knitter with first-hand accounts from folk fashion makers to explore this fascinating, yet under-examined, area of contemporary fashion culture. Looking to the future, she also considers how sewers and knitters might maximise the radical potential of their activities.

Thinking Through Fashion A Guide to key Theorists Agnès Rocamora and Anneke Smelik (Eds)

320 pages 100,000 words => Fashion, Design Studies Rights sold: CHN Agnès Rocamora is Reader in Social and Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion. She is the author of Fashioning the City: Paris, Fashion and the Media and a coeditor of The Handbook of Fashion Studies. Anneke Smelik is Professor of Visual Culture on the Katrien van Munster chair at the Radboud University, Netherlands. Her books include Performing Memory in Art and Popular Culture.

The first book to apply key social & cultural theories to the field of fashion Learning how to think through fashion is both exciting and challenging, being dependent on one’s ability to critically engage with an array of theories and concepts. This is the first book designed to accompany readers through the process of thinking through fashion. It aims to help them grasp both the relevance of social and cultural theory to fashion, dress, and material culture and, conversely, the relevance of those fields to social and cultural theory. It does so by offering a guide through the work of selected major thinkers, introducing their concepts and ideas. Each chapter is written by an expert contributor and is devoted to a key thinker, capturing the significance of their thought to the understanding of the field of fashion, while also assessing the importance of this field for a critical engagement with these thinkers’ ideas.

Delft Blue to Denim Blue Contemporary Dutch Fashion Anneke Smelik (Ed) The complete, contemporary, colourful companion to Dutch Fashion 296 pages, 102 images 120,000 words => Fashion, Design, Craft World rights

Anneke Smelik is Professor of Visual Culture on the Katrien van Munster chair at the Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. She is also project leader of the research programme, ‘Crafting Wearables; Fashionable Technology’.

Contemporary fashion in the Netherlands is successful globally and shows a rich, paradoxical diversity. Delft Blue to Denim Blue maps the landscape of Dutch fashion in all its rich variety and complexity. Luxuriously illustrated in colour and black & white, the book uncovers the cultural heritage of Dutch fashion and explores the individual designers and brands, including romantic designer Jan Taminiau who creates spectacular gala gowns for Queen Maxima, Iris Van Herpen, Kichael Van Der Ham and conceptual designer duo Viktor&Rolf , as well as the many popular brands, such as G-Star jeans, Mexx, Supertrash, CoraKemperman, Vanilla, Sjaak Hullekes, and the affordable retailer, C&A. Delft Blue to Denim Blue also looks into the future of Dutch fashion, discussing the vanguard of wearable technology, with cybercouture designers like Pauline van Dongen and Bart Hess.

Experimental Fashion Performance Art, Carnival & the Grotesque Body Francesca Granata An essential book on modern fashion, performance art and pop culture 232 pages 80,000 words => Fashion, Design Studies World rights Francesca Granata is Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons the New School for Design, New York. She is the editor and founder of the journal Fashion Projects. Her work has appeared in Fashion Theory, Fashion Practice, and The Journal of Design History, as well as in a number of books and exhibition catalogues.

Experimental Fashion traces the proliferation of the grotesque and carnivalesque within contemporary fashion and the close relation between fashion and performance art, from Lady Gaga’s raw meat dress to Leigh Bowery’s performance style. Francesca Granata examines the designers and performance artists at the turn of the twenty-first century whose work challenges established codes of what represents the fashionable body. These innovative people, she argues, make their challenges through dynamic strategies of parody, humour and inversion. Experimental Fashion explores the experimental work of modern designers such as Georgina Godley, Bernhard Willhelm, Rei Kawakubo and fashion designer, performance artist, and club figure Leigh Bowery. It also discusses the increased centrality of experimental fashion through the pop phenomenon, Lady Gaga.

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