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NEWS: From 1 March 2026, all new Middle East Studies books will publish under the Bloomsbury Academic brand.
This change will bring Bloomsburyβs expanded global Area Studies publishing programme under one unified name, building on the I.B. Tauris, Zed and R&L legacies.
Learn more: bit.ly/IBT-FAQs
π‘ NEW RESEARCH π‘
Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants, Nationalism & Modern Turkey by Yesim Bayar
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755654666
The Hizmet Movement in Exile: Refugees of Turkey's Purge by Sophia Pandya
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755654963
#Armenia #Turkey #Refugees #Nationalism #MiddleEast ποΈ
π’ ANZ customers!
Until 28th February, academic books are 20% off on the AU website to help you prepare for the new academic year.
From study guides to research works, these titles will keep your teaching current and students engaged.
Shop the sale: www.bloomsbury.com/au/discover/...
OUT NOW #OpenAccess
Realizing Saudi #Vision2030: Governance, Institutions & Human Capital Development
edited by Mark C. Thompson
An investigation into #SaudiArabia's transformations inc. remodelling government entities, creation of institutions + more.
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755653461
Today is the day! The story of Imad is now officially out in the world. So excited and humbled by all those who helped along the way. Link for ordering below πππ
www.bloomsbury.com/us/beirut-ra...
Join author Alyson Wharton-Durgaryan for a talk on Armenian history, culture, heritage, identity, art and architecture - based on her book 'Forms of Belonging'.
π Centre for #Armenian Information & Advice, #London
β° 1:30pm, Sun 1st March
ποΈ caia.org.uk/places-and-f...
#OttomanEmpire #Architecture π
π New #OpenAccess book π
The 44-Day War: #Armenia, #Azerbaijan, and the Struggle for Nagorno-Karabakh
edited by Vicken Cheterian
Examines the causes and consequences of the Second #NagornoKarabakh War & the future of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755653461
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Get 30% off print books and 40% off eBooks until February 22nd.
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Al-Qaida after 9/11: The #WarOnTerror and the Decade of Demise
by Anne Likuski
The first book to analyse the inner workings of #AlQaida through the eyes of its mid-level leaders when communications with Osama bin Laden were slow or absent.
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755648573
The Brass Band of the King: Armenians in Ethiopia by Boris Adjemian is selected as one of two winners of the 2025 Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize for Excellence in #ArmenianStudies
Out now in paperback: www.bloomsbury.com/9780755648450
Find out more about the prize: naasr.org/blogs/news/n...
Here is my interview for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with Sary Zananiri @ibtauris.bsky.social discussing his latest book Photographing Biblical Modernity
newbooksnetwork.com/photographin...
"A significant achievement.. integrate[s] historical depth, conceptual clarity & contemporary strategic dilemmas... clear-eyed understanding of the forces shaping Tehran's choices" - @MiddleEastJrnl reviews Decoding Iran's Foreign Policy
Get a copy: www.bloomsbury.com/9780755646050
#Iran #Politics
Join author Alyson Wharton-Durgaryan for a talk on Armenian history, culture, heritage, identity, art and architecture - based on her book 'Forms of Belonging'.
π Centre for #Armenian Information & Advice, #London
β° 1:30pm, Sun 1st March
ποΈ caia.org.uk/places-and-f...
#OttomanEmpire #Architecture π
OUT NOW
ISIS: The March to Dystopia
βThe most comprehensive and complete treatment of the topic to date [...] in greater depth and clarity than any other book before it.β - Professor Ahmed S. Hashim, Deakin University, Australia
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755659005 #Syria #Iraq #ISIS
π’ Join @LSEMiddleEast for the launch of 'Governance of Resistance in North & East Syria: The Experience of #Rojava' feat. a panel discussion on the book & the recent developments in north and east #Syria
β° Tues 10 Feb, 5-6pm
π #LSE, #London & Online
ποΈ www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
OUT NOW
ISIS: The March to Dystopia
βMasterfully unpacks the sociopolitical underpinnings of ISIS, melding historical nuance with analytical depthβ - Professor Omar Ashour, Doha Institute, Qatar
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755659005 #Syria #Iraq #ISIS
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Discover the great books coming out between now and March through the new catalog.
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π’ Join @LSEMiddleEast for the launch of 'Governance of Resistance in North & East Syria: The Experience of #Rojava' feat. a panel discussion on the book & the recent developments in north and east #Syria
β° Tues 10 Feb, 5-6pm
π #LSE, #London & Online
ποΈ www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...
NEW RESEARCH - Available to read #OpenAccess
Photographing Biblical Modernity: Frank Scholten in British Mandate Palestine www.bloomsbury.com/9780755650538
#Palestine #Photography #History
Join author Alyson Wharton-Durgaryan for a talk on Armenian history, culture, heritage, identity, art and architecture - based on her book 'Forms of Belonging'.
π Centre for #Armenian Information & Advice, #London
β° 1:30pm, Sun 1st March
ποΈ caia.org.uk/places-and-f...
#OttomanEmpire #Architecture π
NEW RESEARCH
The Kurds of Central Anatolia: The History, Identity and Future of a Forgotten People www.bloomsbury.com/9780755655779
Ronald Storrs: Governing British Jerusalem www.bloomsbury.com/9780755653409
#KurdishStudies #Jerusalem #Colonialism #Occupation #BritishEmpire
OUT NOW
The I.B. Tauris Handbook to Gendering the Cultural Histories of the Modern Arab World
Demonstrates how the cultural histories of the #MiddleEast can be rewritten to prioritise lived realities and female voices & perspectives.
π www.bloomsbury.com/978075564825 #GenderStudies
NEW RESEARCH
Scent, Colour and Glitter in the Ancient World bloomsbury.com/9780755656820
Forms of Belonging bloomsbury.com/9780755655076
Balkan Muslims and the Middle East bloomsbury.com/9780755646845
Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria bloomsbury.com/9780755654918
#MiddleEast #Books
OUT NOW
ISIS: The March to Dystopia
The most comprehensive study of ISIS to date, benefitting from Arabic sources previously unavailable to an English-speaking audience -- by renowned scholar and political philosopher, Azmi Bishara.
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755659005 #Syria #Iraq #ISIS
OUT NOW
Israel and the #Gaza Strip since 1967: A History of #Occupation, Domination and Unilateralism by Trude Strand
Based on official Israeli records, leaked documents, and international media, Strand interrogates pivotal moments in Israeli policymaking.
www.bloomsbury.com/9780755656172 #Israel
Now available #OpenAccess π
A Companion to Muslim Cultures
Looks at how culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold.
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... #IslamicStudies #MuslimCultures
Now available #OpenAccess π
Spiritual Resurrection in Shi'i Islam: An Early Ismaili Treatise on the Doctrine of Qiyamat
A new Persian edition and English translation of the Haft bΔb by αΈ€asan-i MaαΈ₯mΕ«d-i KΔtib
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... #IslamicStudies #IsmailiStudies
'With Bahram Beizai's death, Iranian cinema is orphaned' writes Hamid Dabashi for Middle East Eye
ποΈ www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bahr...
Learn more about the great Bahram Beyzaie's life and work in these books by Dr Saeed Talajooy: bit.ly/3YUvjQy π
#Iran #Cinema #Theatre π