Hurst imprint: 101 books
From Independence to Revolution
Egypt's Islamists and the Contest for Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
From Independence to Revolution tells the story of the complicated relationship between the Egyptian population and the nation's most prominent political opposition -- the Islamist movement. Most commentators focus on the Muslim Brotherhood and radical jihadists constantly vying for power under successive...
Rebel Law
Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
In most societies, courts are where the rubber of government meets the road of the people. If a state cannot settle disputes and ensure that its decisions are carried out, for practical purposes it is no longer in charge. This is why successful rebels put courts and justice at the top of their agendas....
Before Intelligence Failed
British Secret Intelligence on Chemical and Biological Weapons in the Soviet Union, South Africa and Libya
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
In the wake of the 2003 Iraq War, the term 'intelligence failure' became synonymous with the Blair Government and how it had used intelligence to construct a case for war. This book examines British secret intelligence over the thirty years preceding its very public failings. From the Soviet Union...
Lebanon
A Country in Fragments
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War, to the current Syrian conflict, which has brought a million refugees streaming into the country. This is an account not just of...
by Michel Eltchaninoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
What drives Marine Le Pen and France's Front National? Has her party really changed its ways, or is she merely rebranding its old ideas and policies for a new era? In the age of Brexit and Trump, France too has seen a growing audience for identity-based politics. Under 'Marine', the FN is enjoying...
Orphans
A History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Orphans have often been beneficiaries of charity and compassion--but society has also punished, abused and ill-treated them. Attitudes behind this maltreatment are rooted in ideas that those without parents are disruptive, malevolent, and in need of discipline. Drawing on historic documents, interviews...
Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed
The MSF Experience
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged "clash of civilizations", our "humanitarian space" is shrinking. Put another way, the freedom of action and of speech of humanitarians is being eroded due to the radicalisation...
by Baudouin Dupret
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
In the West, "sharia" often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the greatest obstacle to modernization of their societies. These clashing views...
The Wisdom of Syria's Waiting Game
Foreign Policy Under the Assads
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Syrian foreign policy, always opaque, has become an even greater puzzle during the Syrian revolt. Irrespective of the regime's international isolation in the wake of its violent response to domestic protest, it has paid lip-service to international peace plans while unperturbedly crushing the rebellion....
by Michel Eltchaninoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The Russian president's landmark speeches, interviews and policies borrow heavily from great Russian thinkers past and present, from Peter the Great to Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn. They offer powerful visions of strong leaders and the Russian nation: they value conservatism and the Slavic spirit....
War and Peace in the Caucasus
Russia's Troubled Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2011
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. Vicken Cheterian, who spent many years as a reporter and analyst covering the region's conflicts, asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant...
Reporting Disasters
Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of...
"Eat the Heart of the Infidel"
The Harrowing of Nigeria and the Rise of Boko Haram
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Boko Haram's appetite for violence and kidnapping women has thrust them to the top of the global news agenda. In a few years they all but severed parts of Nigeria-Africa's most populous state and largest economy-from the hands of the government. When Boko Haram speaks, the world sees a grimacing ranting...
The Rohingyas
Inside Myanmar's Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
According to the United Nations, Myanmar's Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Only now has the media turned its attention to their plight at the hands of a country led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Yet the signs of this genocide have been visible for...