Political ideologies and movements

In the Direction of the Persian Gulf (1977) analyses the Soviet Union's interest in the countries of the Persian Gulf against the background of its relations with the Arab world, and the complexities of power politics.

By focusing on the socio-political ideas of the nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1950), the book is an analytical dissection of his ideational vision which is still a relatively under-studied area of nationalist thoughts.

This book presents an original Marian approach towards war and peace, dedicated to the suffering of children, women, and men in Mariupol and elsewhere in Ukraine and in the world.

This book explores the unfolding of world history in a remote corner of Central Asia: the region of Badakhshan.

The forgotten legacy of religious Jewish anarchism, and the adventures and ideas of its key figures, finally comes to light in this book.

Radical right-wing populist parties, such as Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom, Marine Le Pen's National Front or Nigel Farage's UKIP, are becoming increasingly influential in Western European democracies.

The first volume of a multi-part study of the Bf 109, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II, covering the A to D variants.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wave of political violence swept across the globe, causing widespread alarm.

Contrary to the prevailing opinion, the idea of Ukrainian independence did not emerge at the end of the nineteenth-century.

According to Michel Henry, no thinker has been more influential than Marx, and no one has been more misunderstood.

The dominant theme of post-Holocaust Jewish theology has been that of the temporary hiddenness of God, interpreted either as a divine mystery or, more commonly, as God's deferral to human freedom.

This book makes an original contribution to Russia-EU literature by analyzing constructions and trans-formations of the Russian 'Self' in relation to the European "e;Other"e;.

From false idols and graven images to the tombs of kings and the shrines of capitalism, the targeted destruction of cities, sacred sites and artefacts for religious, political or nationalistic reasons is central to our cultural legacy.

It was Tuesday, 17 October 1939.

Why does 1919 deserve further study and debate a hundred years later?

Film remains one of the most dominant cultural forms in the world today.

Servants of the Law examines the lives of two famous California judges, David S.

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Backed by current debate and new perspectives, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of his significant contributions.

First published in 1992.

This volume illustrates the diversity of populism globally.

Empathy and the Historical Understanding of the Human Past is a comprehensive consideration of the role of empathy in historical knowledge, informed by the literature on empathy in fields including history, psychoanalysis, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and sociology.

A new translation of Thucydides, a foundational text in the history of Western political thought, with extensive student reference material.

This first-of-its-kind volume surveys twenty constitutional judges who ''towered'' over their peers, exploring their complexities and flaws.

This book highlights recent developments in the radical right providing comparative analysis of current extremist activity in Eastern and Western Europe and the United States.

On November 16, 2017, Pope Francis tweeted, "e;Poverty is not an accident.

Russell Kirk is widely regarded as the individual most responsible for the revival of conservative thought in the latter half of the twentieth century.

This fully illustrated volume compares two of the most iconic AFV's: the SU-152/ISU-152 and the Tiger, used on the Eastern Front during World War II.

This volume seeks to understand the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life through the provision of social services, thereby legitimizing a new role for faith in the formerly secular public sphere.

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In a world of transnational economics and mass communications, ethnic conflict and nationalism have recently re-emerged as major political forces.

Intertwining the stories of three leading early twentieth century radical Americans, this book presents the enthralling tale of the too-short lives of Inez Milholland, Randolph Bourne, and John Reed.

In Cold War Ruins Lisa Yoneyama argues that the efforts intensifying since the 1990s to bring justice to the victims of Japanese military and colonial violence have generated what she calls a "e;transborder redress culture.

This book addresses from a socio-scientific standpoint the interaction of religions and forms of contemporary capitalism.

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler's inner circle.

Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 marines in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian.

Written in straight-forward language by leading Islamic scholars, 14 essays cover the basics of Islamic faith and practice, the foundations of state and society, the early Muslim empires, Islamic universalism in the later Middle Ages, and the later Muslim empires.

Living the Revolution offers a pioneering insight into the world of the early Soviet activist.

Bringing a fresh perspective to an understudied area, this book offers a critical, source-based examination and assessment of the roles of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG) and the US during World War II in the rebirth of Korea as a nation state.

While scholars have long looked at the role of political Islam in the Middle East, it has been assumed that domestic politics in the wealthy monarchical states of the Arabian Gulf, so-called "e;rentier states"e; where taxes are very low and oil wealth subsidizes the needs of citizens, are largely unaffected by such movements.

This is the first book to comprehensively examine the shifts that have informed republican tradition and transformation from the beginning of the "e;Troubles"e; in Northern Ireland until the final stages of the peace process.

Spanish Fascist Writing presents the first collection of Spanish fascist texts in English translation and offers an intellectual and political history of fascist writing in Spain, a history that resituates the country within the larger unfolding of right-wing extremism worldwide from the early twentieth century to the present.

Is the "e;private"e; experience of religion counterproductive to engagement in public life?

Naval deck logs require young officers to record mundane details of a ship's condition every few hours.

In Benedict XVI and the Politics of Modernity, distinguished scholars from North America and Europe examine Pope Benedict XVI's searching reflections on the challenges and prospects facing modern Western society.

Using Nietzsche's categories of monumentalist, antiquarian and critical history, the author examines the historical and theoretical contexts of the collapse of the GDR in 1989 and looks at the positive and negative legacies of the GDR for the PDS (the successor party to the East German Communists).