Garnet Publishing Uk Ltd: 63 books
Refusing to be Enemies
Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
"Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation" presents the voices of over 100 practitioners and theorists of nonviolence, the vast majority either Palestinian or Israeli, as they reflect on their own involvement in nonviolent resistance...
by Stuart Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
British imperial interests in Iraq during and after the First World War are well known and have often been studied. But what of British policy towards the Mesopotamian provinces before 1914? In this well-documented study, Stuart Cohen provides the first coherent account of growing British interest...
The Arab State and Neo-liberal Globalization, The
The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
This collection of essays by leading academics offers an alternative approach to the study of today's Arab states by focusing on their participation in neo-liberal globalization rather than on authoritarianism or Islam. The effects of the restructuring of traditional state power engendered by globalization...
The United States and Persian Gulf Security, The
The Foundations of the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
The international relations of the Persian Gulf have long been dominated by power politics. Its unrivalled energy resources have historically made this geopolitical arena a vital national security interest for the United States. Historically, Persian Gulf security became synonymous with the maintenance...
Political Alienation in Libya
Assessing Citizens' Political Attitude and Behaviour
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
In this book, Mabroka al-Werfalli examines the extent and effects of political alienation in Libya. Using a variety of measures, the author highlights links between legitimacy and alienation and underlines certain types of political behaviour commonly associated with political alienation, in an attempt...
by Anoushiravan Ehteshami
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2007
The oil rich monarchies of the Arabian Peninsula are frequently dismissed as having no democratic systems compared to most other regions of the world. Indeed, the United States justified its action in Iraq by proclaiming that democracy and freedom must be adopted both in Iraq and throughout the wider...
by Dalal Mukhlid Al-Harbi
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Women's contributions to Arabic and Islamic society, be they cultural, religious, medical or military, have been recorded by Muslim historians throughout the ages. No biographical dictionary of any worth was considered complete unless it mentioned prominent women, a tradition stemming from the earliest...
The "Forty Hadiths" of Imam al-Nawawi
A New Translation with Accompanying Commentary and Jurisprudence
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2018
Al-Arba‘in al-Nawawiyyah (“al-Nawawi’s Forty”) is a compilation of forty hadiths by Imam al-Nawawi, a thirteenth-century ce scholar and one of the most eminent and revered authorities in Islamic jurisprudence. These hadiths, or reports of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, derive mainly from...
Iran's Foreign Policy
From Khatami to Admadinejad
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
This timely collection of papers by leading academics and prominent government officials sheds new light on the foreign policy of Iran under President Khatami and into the period of President Ahmadinejad. The topics covered include the influence of the Iranian constitution on its foreign policy, Iran's...
Caught in Crossfire
Civilians in Conflicts in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Examining the prolonged Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanese civil war and the periodic upsurges of inter-state and internal tensions in the Gulf region, this book looks at how civilians are at the forefront of military conflicts and violence in the Middle East. The unsung heroes and real victims of wars...
by Uthman Sayyid Ahmad Al-Bili
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
This book is a collection of papers on aspects of Islam in Africa. The book is part of an effort to establish an independent and indigenous school of African history that sees history through African eyes, and presents it in such a way as to include internal written and oral traditions, without sacrificing...
Boom Amid Gloom
The Spirit of Possibility in the 21st Century Gulf
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The first decade of the new millennium witnessed wide-ranging transformations in the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. They entered unchartered waters by experimenting politically and socially, expanding economically and asserting their influence internationally. These attempts...
Outright Assassination
The Trial and Execution of Antun Sa'adeh, 1949
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
No other political trial in Lebanon and, indeed, the Arab World has been more controversial than the trial and execution of Antun Sa'adeh just before sunrise on July 8, 1949. The case is inescapably a tragedy. It was and still is the shortest and most secretive trial given to a political offender....
Security Arrangements in the Persian Gulf
With Special Reference to Iran's Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The strategic and economic characteristics of the Persian Gulf have made it of critical importance to all the states bordering its coastline, as well as the entire world's economy and political life. Its significant geopolitical situation, in addition to its dominant position as an energy source and...