For sale in CIS only! "The Future of Iran's Past" is a critical study of the life and afterlife of Nizam al-Mulk (1018-1092), celebrated Persian vizier and stalwart figure of power and authority in medieval Islamic society. He became the de facto ru...

The nineteenth century was, for many societies, a period of coming to grips with the growing, and seemingly unstoppable, domination of the world by the "Great Powers" of Europe. The Ottoman Empire was no exception: Ottomans from all walks of life – e...

For sale in CIS only! In "Advice for the Sultan" Neguin Yavari excavates multiple, conflicting strands of Islamic political thought from the medieval past to the present, reassessing these ideas and their impact over the longue duree. Her aim is to...

For sale in CIS only! Yunas Samad's trenchant analysis of contemporary Pakistan features five main players: the people, the army, the Islamists, the politicians and the Americans. His book explains how a series of alliances borne of political and st...