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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................ 5

IRREGULAR WAR Islamic State and the New Threat from the Margins | Paul Rogers ........ 6

WHO IS HILLARY CLINTON? Two Decades of Answers from the Left | Richard Kreitner . 7

Introduction by Katha Pollitt ....................................................................................................................... 7

CEO, CHINA The Rise of Xi Jinping | Kerry Brown .............................................................................. 8

WHY COLD WAR AGAIN? How America Lost Russia | Stephen F. Cohen ................................ 9

GREECE, THE DECADE OF WAR Occupation, Resistance and Civil War | David Brewer 10

ALEPPO The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City | Philip Mansel ........................... 11

THE WINCHESTER An American Icon | Laura Trevelyan ............................................................ 12

A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE OTTOMANS The Imperial Elite and its Artefacts |

Suraiya Faroqhi .............................................................................................................................................. 13

I.B.TAURIS SHORT HISTORIES SERIES ................................................................................................. 14

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NORMANS | Leonie V Hicks ............................................................. 15

A SHORT HISTORY OF TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY | Kenneth Morgan ................................ 16

TRAVEL & BIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................ 17

GOTHAM RISING New York in the 30s | Jules Stewart Foreword by Amor Towles........... 18

THE ART OF EXILE A Vagabond Life | John Freely .......................................................................... 19

REAGAN | Iwan Morgan .............................................................................................................................. 20

EVITA The Life of Eva Perón | Jill Hedges ............................................................................................ 21

BEYOND CONSTANTINOPLE The Memoirs of an Ottoman Jew | Victor Eskenazi.............. 22

VENICE A Literary Guide for Travellers | Marie-José Gransard ................................................. 23

SCOTLAND A Literary Guide for Travellers | Garry MacKenzie ................................................. 24

BERLIN A Literary Guide for Travellers | Paul Sullivan and Marcel Krueger ...................... 25

ANDALUCIA A Literary Guide for Travellers | Andrew and Suzanne Edwards ................... 26

RELIGION & CLASSICS ............................................................................................................................................... 27

GENERATION M New Muslims, New Style | Shelina Janmohamed ........................................... 28

AFTERLIFE A History of Life after Death | Philip C Almond ...................................................... 29

UNDERSTANDING CLASSICS series ............................................................................................................................ 30

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FILM, TV & CULTURAL STUDIES......................................................................................................................... 31

WINTER IS COMING The Medieval World of Game of Thrones | Carolyne Larrington .... 32

JOURNALISM IN AN AGE OF TERROR Covering and Uncovering the Secret State | John

Lloyd .................................................................................................................................................................... 33

EXPERIMENTAL FASHION Performance Art, Carnival and the Grotesque Body |

Francesca Granata ......................................................................................................................................... 34

ADVENTURES IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS Ethical Dilemmas in Factual Filmmaking |

edited by James Quinn ................................................................................................................................. 35

NEW IN PAPERBACK .................................................................................................................................................. 37

THE FOG OF PEACE The Human Face of Conflict Resolution | Gabrielle Rifkind and

Giandomenico Picco...................................................................................................................................... 38

UNDER THE BLACK FLAG At the Frontier of the New Jihad | Sami Moubayed ................. 39

BOKO HARAM Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War | M.J. Smith ............................................................... 40

FRONTLINE UKRAINE Crisis in the Borderlands | Richard Sakwa ........................................... 41

THE DEVIL A New Biography | Philip C. Almond ............................................................................ 42

UNDERSTANDING THE QUR'AN Themes and Style | Muhammad Abdel Haleem .............. 43

BABYLON Legend, History and the Ancient City | Michael Seymour ...................................... 44

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HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

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IRREGULAR WAR Islamic State and the New Threat from the Margins

Paul Rogers

Key Selling Points

Hugely topical with current events in the Middle East and the rise of ISIS

Paul Rogers is an expert in the field Puts ISIS into global and historical

context - of interest to general readers and specialists

JUNE 2016

£18.99

224 PAGES

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SECURITY

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If the rise of Islamic State can overthrow powerful

states in a matter of weeks, what kind of a secure

future can the world expect? After more than a decade

of the war on terror, security specialists thought that

Islamist paramilitary movements were in decline; the

threat from ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in

Nigeria, al-Qaida in Yemen, the chaos in Libya and the

return of the Taliban in Afghanistan have all shown

that to be wishful thinking. Once again the West is at

war in the Middle East.

Paul Rogers, the distinguished global security

specialist, provides a much-needed look at the rise of

such global terrorist movements from the margins and

presents a new argument as troubling as it is

compelling. While Islamic State has taken root in the

Middle East and North Africa and has increasing

impact across the world as thousands of young men

and women rally to its cause, Rogers argues that it

should be seen not just as a threat in its own right but

as a marker of a much more dangerous world riddled

with irregular war.

Author Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and the Global Security Consultant for the Oxford Research Group. He is a leading expert in the field of international security, arms control and political violence with over 30 years’ experience. Rogers is a regular commentator on global security issues in both national and international media, and is International Security Editor for Open Democracy. He is the author of Why We’re Losing the War on Terror, and Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century.

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WHO IS HILLARY CLINTON? Two Decades of Answers from the Left

Richard Kreitner

Introduction by Katha Pollitt

FEBRUARY 2016

£ 12.99

384 PAGES

POLITICS

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Description

‘She’s a radical feminist. She’s just a

wife. She’s Emma Goldman in a pantsuit.

She’s a corporate sellout. She’s a liberal.

She’s conservative. She’ll move all

women forward. Yeah, right: The only

woman she cares about is herself.’

from Katha Pollitt’s Introduction

Who is Hillary Clinton really? Her identity as a feminist, as

a wife, as a woman, as a liberal and as a potential

President of the United States has been debated and

contested for more than 20 years. Chief amongst these

debates, The Nation has, over the years, examined her

from every angle from First Lady in 1993, to New York

Senator in 2000 to Democratic Presidential hopeful today.

This book is a fascinating time-lapse depiction of the

leading Democratic presidential candidate as seen from

the left. But it is also much more than that. A carefully-

edited anthology of The Nation’s coverage of Clinton’s

career, it’s a rigorous and painstaking study of one of our

most enigmatic public figures. It is a history of our time,

and a must-read for the 2016 election season, providing

perspective on the woman who could become the first

female President of the United States.

Contributors include David Corn, Erica Jong, Christopher

Hitchens, Michael Tomasky, William Greider, Ari Berman,

Barbara Ehrenreich, Chris Hayes, Jessica Valenti, Richard

Kim, Joan Walsh, Jamelle Bouie, Doug Henwood, Heather

Digby Parton, Michelle Goldberg, and many more.

Author Richard Kreitner is Special Assistant to the Publisher at The Nation. Katha Pollit is the winner of two National Magazine Awards, has contributed to The Nation magazine for several decades. Her most recent book is Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights (2014).

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CEO, CHINA The Rise of Xi Jinping

Kerry Brown

APRIL 2016

£20

288 PAGES

CURRENT AFFAIRS

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Key Selling Points

Bestselling author of The New Emperors which was widely reviewed to critical acclaim

Must-have book for understanding the new China and its powerful leader

Description

In CEO China, the noted China expert Kerry Brown

reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed

the ‘Chinese Godfather’. Brown investigates his

relationship with his revolutionary father, who was

expelled by Mao during the Cultural Revolution, his

business dealings and allegiances in China’s regional

power struggles and his role in the internal battle

raging between the old men of the Deng era and the

new super-rich ‘princelings’. Xi Jinping’s China is

powerful, aggressive and single-minded and this book

will become a must-read for the Western world.

Praise for The New Dragons

'A rare example of informed, forensic enquiry... The New Emperors is an essential read.' Isobel Hilton, Observer

'Unique... [Kerry Brown] creates something of a map of power within contemporary China.' Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Wall Street Journal

'Brown provides a great introduction to the world of elite Chinese politics’ Jamil Anderlini, Financial Times

'An impressive, eye-opening study of the seven men who rule China.' Julia Lovell, The Telegraph

Author Kerry Brown is the Professor of Chinese Studies at King's College London and Director of the Lau China Institute. He was formerly the Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House. With 20 years experience of life in China, he has worked in education, business and government, including a term as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing. He writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and The Observer amongst others, as well as for many international and Chinese media outlets.

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WHY COLD WAR AGAIN? How America Lost Russia

Stephen F. Cohen

JULY 2016

£10.99

224 PAGES

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

RUSSIAN STUDIES

Description

The new East-West conflict, which broke out over

the Ukrainian crisis in 2014, but which long

predated it and soon spread through Europe and to

the Middle East, is potentially the worst US-Russian

confrontation in more than fifty years — and the

most fateful. A negotiated resolution is possible,

but time may be running out. In this book,

renowned Russia scholar and media commentator

Stephen F. Cohen traces the history of this East-

West relationship in the ‘Inter Cold War’ period —

the years from the purported end of the preceding

Cold War, in 1990-1991, to what he has long

argued would be a new and even more dangerous

Cold War. Cohen’s historical and contemporary

analysis is insightful, thought-provoking and

essential reading for anyone seeking to understand

relations between the West and post-Soviet Russia.

Praise for The Victims Return ‘Cohen does a good job of rattling the skeletons in its [Russia’s] closet’ The Washington Post ‘Cohen sheds fascinating new light on two former prisoners who, in spite of their suffering, remained committed communists on release, found work in the party's central committee, and used their high-level access to open Khrushchev's eyes.’ Jonathan Steele, The Guardian ‘Commendable’ The Observer

Author Stephen F. Cohen is a leading scholar of Russia, media commentator and author of several widely acclaimed books. He is Professor of Russian Studies and History at New York University and Emeritus Professor of Politics at Princeton. His books include Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War and The Victims Return: Survivors of the Gulag after Stalin (I.B.Tauris).

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE NEW EAST-WEST CRISIS

FROM RENOWNED RUSSIA ANALYST

STEPHEN F. COHEN

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GREECE, THE DECADE OF WAR Occupation, Resistance and Civil War

David Brewer

FEBRUARY 2016

£20

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HISTORY

Key Selling Points

Acclaimed historian of Greece Tumultuous period of Greek history Under-studied area of World War II

Description

During the 1940s Greece was torn apart twice, first by World War II and second by Civil War.

Beginning in 1941, the occupation of Greece by Germany was intensely brutal. Children starved on the streets of Athens. The Jewish population was decimated in the Holocaust. Heroic acts of resistance – performed in concert with the SOE – were met with vicious reprisals. When Greece was finally freed from Nazi rule in 1944, the fractured and embittered nation became engulfed in civil war, as conflict flared between the British and American-sponsored government and communist-led rebels. Acclaimed historian of Greece David Brewer here investigates this tumultuous decade in Greece’s modern history, providing a compelling military and political history.

Praise for Greece, the Hidden Centuries

‘David Brewer's book is by far the best work that I have read on the Turkokrateia, the hidden centuries when what is now Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Turks.. thoroughly researched and very well written, and it opens up for the general reader a fascinating and little known era of history. Highly recommended.’ John Freely, bestselling author of Strolling through Istanbul ‘a fine achievement’

Times Literary Review

Author David Brewer is the author of Greece, the Hidden Centuries and The Flame of Freedom: The Greek War of Independence, 1821-1833. After studying Classics at Oxford University he divided his working life between teaching, journalism and business before devoting himself to the study of the history of Greece.

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ALEPPO The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

Philip Mansel

FEBRUARY 2016

£17.99

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Philip Mansel is a bestselling author and an expert on Levantine history

The first trade history of Aleppo Invaluable to all those interested in

the magnificent history of this now-ruined city

Description

Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness,

most of its population has fled. But this was once a

vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews

lived and traded together in peace. Few places are as

ancient and diverse as Aleppo – one of the oldest,

continuously inhabited cities in the world – successively

ruled by the Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab,

Ottoman and French empires.

In the first history of Aleppo in English, Dr Philip Mansel

vividly describes its decline from a pinnacle of cultural

and economic power, a poignant testament to a city

shattered by Syria's civil war.

Praise for the book

‘a magnificent history’

The Spectator

'Philip Mansel, our greatest authority on the civilisation

of the Levant, has written a characteristically concise and

elegant elegy to one of the oldest, grandest, and most

cosmopolitan cities of the region.’

William Dalrymple

‘An important and outstanding book’

Eugene Rogan, author of

The Arabs and The Fall of the Ottomans

Author Philip Mansel is a historian of France and the Middle East. He has lived in Paris, Beirut and Istanbul, and often visited Aleppo. In 2012 he won the London Library Life in Literature Award, and in 2013 became a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. His most recent publication is The Eagle in Splendour: Inside the Court of Napoleon (2015). Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria’s Great Merchant City is his third book on cosmopolitan cities of the Middle East, after Constantinople: City of the World's Desire (1995), on Istanbul, and Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean (2010), on Smyrna, Alexandria and Beirut.

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THE WINCHESTER An American Icon

Laura Trevelyan

AUGUST 2016

£20

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TRADE HISTORY

MILITARY HISTORY

AMERICAN HISTORY

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Key Selling Points

A weapon with an iconic status - plenty of enthusiasts

Lots of human interest Well known author and BBC

journalist

Description

The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New

Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of

thousands around the world, mirrors American

expansion at a key period in the young country's

history. The lethal repeating rifle became the

defining image of America's frontier – and was

known amongst Native Americans as 'the spirit

gun'. It represented both the pioneering vigour

and the brutal force which conquered the West.

Laura Trevelyan explores the history of, and the

family behind, this renowned representation of

American power. The entrepreneurial drive of

Oliver Winchester led the rifle to rapidly assume

legendary status not long after its release in 1866,

gaining endorsements from the likes of Buffalo

Bill, Annie Oakley and President Teddy Roosevelt.

This engaging history sheds light on the story and

myth of an American legend.

Author Laura Trevelyan is an anchor and correspondent for the BBC, based in New York. She has worked for the BBC since 1993, reporting for many radio and television programmes. The great great great granddaughter of Oliver Winchester, the entrepreneur who founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, her interest in the subject began aged 17 when she fired a rifle adapted to shoot tennis balls at the home of her Winchester relatives. She lives with her husband and children in New York. She is the author of A Very British Family: The Trevelyans and Their World (I.B.Tauris, 2006).

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A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE OTTOMANS The Imperial Elite and its Artefacts

Suraiya Faroqhi

MAY 2016

£25

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352 PAGES

HISTORY | MIDDLE EAST

Key Selling Points

Definitive look at the Ottoman world through its artefacts

Suraiya Faroqhi is the specialist on the Ottoman Empire

Combines social history and cultural studies, with beautiful illustrations of rare artefacts brought together for the first time

Description

Far from simply being a centre of military and

economic activity, the Ottoman Empire represented a

vivid and flourishing cultural realm. The artefacts and

objects that remain from all corners of this vast

empire illustrate the real and everyday concerns of its

subjects and elites and, with this in mind, Suraiya

Faroqhi, one of the most distinguished Ottomanists of

her generation, has selected 40 of the most revealing,

surprising and striking.Each image - reproduced in full

colour - is deftly linked to the latest historiography,

and the social, political and economic implications of

her selections are never forgotten. In Faroqhi's hands,

the objects become ways to learn more about trade,

gender and socio-political status and open an enticing

window onto the variety and colour of everyday life,

from the Sultan's court, to the peasantry and slavery.

Amongst its faiences and etchings and its sofras and

carpets.

A Cultural History of the Ottomans is essential reading

for all those interested in the Ottoman Empire and its

material culture. Faroqhi here provides the definitive

insight into the luxuriant and varied artefacts of

Ottoman world.

Author Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of History at Bilgi University, Istanbul. She was previously Professor of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich. Among her many publications are The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It, Pilgrims and Sultans and Subjects of the Sultan (all published by I.B.Tauris).

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INTRODUCTIONS WITH AN EDGE

I.B.Tauris Short Histories is an authoritatively written and elegantly presented new series which puts a fresh perspective on the way history is taught and

understood in the twenty-first century.

Designed to have strong appeal to university students and their teachers, as well as to general readers and history enthusiasts, I.B.Tauris Short Histories aims to bring informed interpretation, as well as factual reportage, to historical debate. Addressing key subjects and topics in the fields of history, the history of ideas,

religion, classical studies, politics, philosophy and Middle East studies, the series seeks intentionally to move beyond the bland, neutral ‘introduction’ that so often

serves as the primary undergraduate teaching tool.

Covering a variety of subjects in a greater degree of depth than is often found in comparable series, yet at the same time in concise and compact handbook form,

our Short Histories are ‘introductions with an edge’.

www.short-histories.com

I.B.TAURIS SHORT HISTORIES SERIES

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NORMANS Leonie V Hicks

APRIL 2016

£10.99

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272 PAGES

HISTORY | RELIGION

MIDDLE EAST

Key Selling Points

Looks at the Normans globally, for maximum ease of student use

Fresh & exciting new perspectives on Norman culture, buildings and architecture

Considerable general appeal, and also to military historians

Description

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is the one date forever

seared on the British national psyche. It enabled the

Norman Conquest that marked the end of Anglo-Saxon

England. But there was much more to the Normans

than the invading army Duke William shipped over

from Normandy to the shores of Sussex. How a band of

marauding warriors established some of the most

powerful kingdoms in Europe – in Sicily and France, as

well as England – is an improbably romantic idea. In

exploring Norman culture in all its regions, Leonie V

Hicks places the Normans in the context of early

medieval society. Her comparative perspective

enables the Norman story to be told in full, so that the

societies of Rollo, William, Robert and Roger Guiscard

are given the focused attention they deserve. From

Hastings to the martial exploits of Bohemond and

Tancred on the First Crusade; from castles and keeps

to Romanesque cathedrals; and from the founding of

the Kingdom of Sicily (1130) to cross-cultural

encounters with Byzantines and Muslims, this is a

fresh and lively survey of one of the most popular

topics in European history.

Author Leonie V Hicks is Teaching Fellow in Medieval History at the University of Southampton. She is the author of Religious Life in Normandy, 1050-1300 (2007).

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A SHORT HISTORY OF TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY Kenneth Morgan

APRIL 2016

£10.99

40 BW INTEGRATED, 5 MAPS

256 PAGES

HISTORY | POLITICS

HISTORY OF IDEAS

ETHNIC STUDIES

Key Selling Points

Much-needed in-depth introduction to a vital and timely topic

World-leading authority on the subject

Wide general interest sale as well as to students of history and their teachers

Description

From 1501, when the first slaves arrived in Hispaniola,

until the nineteenth century, some twelve million people

were abducted from west Africa and shipped across

thousands of miles of ocean – the infamous Middle

Passage – to work in the colonies of the New World.

Perhaps two million Africans died at sea.

Why was slavery so widely condoned, during most of this

period, by leading lawyers, religious leaders, politicians

and philosophers? How was it that the educated classes of

the western world were prepared for so long to accept

and promote an institution that would later ages be

condemned as barbaric? Exploring these and other

questions – and the slave experience on the sugar, rice,

coffee and cotton plantations – Kenneth Morgan discusses

the rise of a distinctively Creole culture; slave revolts,

including the successful revolution in Haiti (1791-1804);

and the rise of abolitionism, when the ideas of

Montesquieu, Wilberforce, Quakers and others led to the

slave trade’s systemic demise. At a time when the menace

of human trafficking is of increasing concern worldwide,

this timely book reflects on the deeper motivations of

slavery as both ideology and merchant institution.

‘an impressive book by one of Europe’s leading historians of

slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.’

Simon P Newman, Sir Denis Brogan Professor of

American History, University of Glasgow

Author Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University. He is the author of Bristol and the Atlantic Trade in the Eighteenth Century (1993), Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660-1800 (2000), Slavery and the British Empire: From Africa to America (2007) and Australia: A Very Short Introduction (2012).

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TRAVEL & BIOGRAPHY

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GOTHAM RISING New York in the 30s

Jules Stewart Foreword by Amor Towles

OCTOBER 2016

£20

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288 PAGES

TRAVEL | HISTORY

Key Selling Points

11 million tourists visit New York every year

Huge appetite for books on the history of NYC

Author is a master storyteller with an eye for detail

Description

New York is often described as the greatest city in the

world. Yet much of the iconic architecture and culture

which so defines the city as we know it today – from

the Empire State Building to the Pastrami sandwich -

only came into being in the 1930s, in what was

perhaps the most significant decade in the city’s 400-

year history. After the roaring twenties, the

catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression

seemed to spell disaster for the vibrant city. Yet, in this

era, New York underwent an architectural, economic,

social and creative renaissance under the leadership of

the charismatic mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After

seizing power, he declared war on the mafia mobs

running vast swathes of the city, attacked political

corruption and kick-started the economy through a

variety of construction and infrastructure projects. In

culture, this was the age of the Harlem Renaissance

championed by writers like Langston Hughes, the jazz

age with the advent of Tin-Pan Alley, the Cotton Club

and immortals such as Duke Ellington making his

name in the Big Apple. Weaving these stories together,

Jules Stewart tells the story of an iconic city in a time

of change.

Author Jules Stewart is a journalist, historian and author. He was born in New York and worked there in various guises – including a yellow cab driver – over the years. His books include Madrid: The History; Albert: A Life; The Kaiser’s Mission to Kabul; On Afghanistan’s Plains: The Story of Britain’s Afghan Wars (all published by I.B.Tauris); Crimson Snow: Britain’s First Disaster in Afghanistan; The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier; Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya and The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda. He lives in London.

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THE ART OF EXILE A Vagabond Life

John Freely

APRIL 2016

£20

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288 PAGES

TRAVEL| AUTOBIOGRAPHY

HISTORY

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Key Selling Points

Bestselling author of over 40 acclaimed travel and history books, including Inside the Seraglio (Penguin) and Strolling Through Istanbul (I.B.Tauris)

John Freely is the great populariser of Turkish/Ottoman history

A broadly appealing memoir: travel, history

Description

By the time he was six, John Freely had crossed the

Atlantic four times. His childhood was spent on the

mean streets of 1930s Brooklyn, where he scavenged

for junk to sell and borrowed money for books; his

first love being Homer's Odyssey. He was 15 when

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and 17 when he enlisted

in the US Navy and embarked on the first great

adventure of his life: joining a clandestine unit that

helped the Kuomintang fight the Japanese. He served

for two years, 96 days in combat and a total of 344

days overseas, which sparked a lifelong passion for

travel. Returning home after the war, Freely fell in

love with a beautiful girl who sang the blues. His own

Penelope. Together they signed a blood pact to spend

their life travelling the world.

This unforgettable memoir takes the reader from the

streets of New York to the corridors of provincial

campus life; from World War II in the Pacific to the

shores of the Bosphorus and from Ancient Troy to the

isles of Dionysus and Ariadne. It is the story of a

remarkable odyssey that has spanned nine decades,

several continents and one great love. And still the

odyssey continues, "as I ponder the meaning of an

Ithaka and of exile as an art that takes a lifetime to

master."

Author John Freely was born in 1926 in Brooklyn. In 1944, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the US Navy and spent the last two years of World War II serving with a commando unit in Burma and China. In 1960 John and his family moved to Istanbul, where he taught physics and the history of science at Bogaziçi University. Aside from his travels across the world, he has lived there ever since. He is the author of over 40 acclaimed travel and history books, including Strolling through Istanbul, The Western Shores of Turkey, Strolling through Venice, Inside the Seraglio, Children of Achilles, Light from the East, Celestial Revolutionary and The Grand Turk (all I.B.Tauris Publishers).

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REAGAN

Iwan Morgan

OCTOBER 2016

£20

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320 PAGES

BIOGRAPHY | POLITICS

Key Selling Points

Continually interesting figure in modern history

Strong interest in this period of foreign affairs

Authoritative biography of Reagan

Description

Ronald Reagan is one of the most important – and

arguably most successful – presidents in modern

American history. He is broadly credited with

renewing American prosperity in the wake of the

most miserable economic era since the 1930s,

laying the foundations for Cold War victory and

doing much to bring about the late twentieth

century shift to the right in American politics. In

this book, Iwan Morgan presents the first

thoroughly-researched biography of Reagan, based

on original materials and first-hand interviews. He

plots a chronological path through Reagan’s life

beginning with his childhood and early years in

Illinois, through his Hollywood career, his

emergent Republicanism and his election as

governor of California, before acceding to the

presidency in 1981. In office, Morgan assesses

Reagan’s economic and foreign policies, as well as

his idealization of the constitution and his near-

impeachment over the Iran-Contra affair.

Author Iwan Morgan is Professor of US Studies and Head of US Programmes at the Institute of the Americas, University College London. He was awarded the British Association of American Studies Honorary Fellowship in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to the discipline over the course of his career. His publications include The Age of Deficits: Presidents and Unbalanced Budgets from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush; Nixon and Beyond the Liberal Consensus: A Political History of the United States since 1965.

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EVITA The Life of Eva Perón

Jill Hedges

OCTOBER 2016

£20

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288 PAGES

BIOGRAPHY | POLITICS

Key Selling Points

New perspective on an iconic figure worldwide

First authoritative biography

Description

Eva Perón remains Argentina’s best-known and most

iconic personality, surpassing even sporting

superstars such as Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi,

and far outlasting her own husband, President Juan

Domingo Perón – himself a remarkable and

charismatic political leader without whom she, as an

uneducated woman in an elitist and male-dominated

society, could not have existed as a political figure. In

this book, Jill Hedges tells the story of a remarkable

woman whose glamour, charisma, political influence

and controversial nature continue to generate huge

amounts interest 60 years after her death. From her

poverty-stricken upbringing as an illegitimate child in

rural Argentina, Perón made her way to the highest

echelons of Argentinean society, via a brief acting

career and her relationship with Juan. After their

political breakthrough, her charitable work and

magnetic personality earned her wide public acclaim

and there was national mourning following her death

from cancer at the age of just 33.

Based on new sources and firsthand interviews, the

book will seek to explore the personality and

experiences of ‘Evita’ and the contemporary events

that influenced her and were in turn influenced by her.

As the first substantive biography of Eva Perón in

English, this book will be essential reading for anyone

interested in modern Argentinean history and the cult

of ‘Evita’.

Author Jill Hedges has been Senior Editor for Latin America at Oxford Analytica since 2001 and was formerly Editorial Manager of business information service Esmerk Argentina. She has a PhD in Latin American Studies from the University of Liverpool and is the author of Argentina: A Modern History.

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BEYOND CONSTANTINOPLE The Memoirs of an Ottoman Jew

Victor Eskenazi

MARCH 2016

£17.99

23 BW IN 16PP PLATES

224 PAGES

AUTOBIOGRAPHY | HISTORY

RIGHTS SOLD:

FRENCH

Key Selling Points

Vivid portrait of life at the end of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman history is perenially fascinating

Description

"Constantinople in those days represented the

bridge between East and West. The navel of the

earth. A wondrous and fascinating place to live."

Victor Eskenazi, a Sephardic Jew from

Constantinople, represented an ethnic and

religious minority that thrived in the Ottoman

Empire. The beginning of the twentieth century

was a critical period in Ottoman history, which saw

the end of the Empire, defeat in World War I but

also a colourful influx of victorious allied armies

and White Russians fleeing the Revolution,

contributing to the already cosmopolitan nature of

the city. Eskenazi breathed the complex air of this

budding new Turkey, with its ideals, contradictions

and hopes. His extraordinary memoir - which

begins in Constantinople and travels across Europe

during and after World War II - tells the

remarkable story of a family, poignantly capturing

a moment in time which now exists only in

memory.

Author Victor Eskenazi was born in 1906 and raised in Ottoman Istanbul. He travelled throughout Europe in the 1920s, settling in Vienna and Italy. During World War II, he moved to London and worked for the British Intelligence Corps. He died in Milan in 1987.

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VENICE A Literary Guide for Travellers

Marie-José Gransard

MARCH 2016

£16.99

30 BW INTEGRATED, 1 MAP

336 PAGES

TRAVEL | LITERATURE

HISTORY | GUIDE

RIGHTS SOLD:

Key Selling Points

Venice's literary scene is legendary The first book of its kind on this

iconic city Essential reading for all travellers to

Venice

Description

Venice, 'La Serenissima, is one of the most breathtaking

cities in the world. A floating labyrinth; the world's

greatest museum, frozen in time; a cultural jewel,

slowly sinking into the lagoon from which it rose;

tourist-trap, irresistible muse. From its earliest

beginings in the 7th century, Venice has been a

magnetic centre of trade and culture, wealth and power

and has acted as a crossroads for an array of religious

pilgrims and refugees, diplomats, crusading armies and

merchants. Later, its fabled beauty and reputation as a

haven for freedom of expression seduced some of the

most celebrated figures in history: artists such as

Dürer, Bellini and Turner; writers Dickens, Byron,

Kafka, Poe, Rousseau, Thomas Mann, Ruskin and Ezra

Pound and composers Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and

Stravinsky. In this riveting guide to literary Venice, the

author uncovers the city's myriad secrets, revealing

how every floating palace, gilded church and bustling

square is imbued with the lives and creations of those

who were inspired by the city, which still echoes with

their voices.

‘excellently selected’

The Times

Author Marie-José Gransard teaches a course, 'Venice in Literature', in Cannaregio and conducts tours of the city. She has worked with Hilary Spurling on her biography of Matisse and with Anthony Holden for his biography of Lorenzo da Ponte. She divides her time between Venice and London.

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SCOTLAND A Literary Guide for Travellers

Garry MacKenzie

JUNE 2016

£16.99

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296 PAGES

TRAVEL | LITERATURE

HISTORY | GUIDE

Key Selling Points

No other literary guide to Scotland like this

Broadly appealing: tourists, history buffs, armchair travellers, literary buffs

Focus on Scotland especially topical and illuminating

Description

With its vibrant cities and breathtaking landscapes,

Scotland has captivated writers and visitors for

centuries and inspired a diverse range of literature,

from the religious poems carved on the rocks of its

sacred monuments to the seedy urban novels of Irvine

Welsh. For Robert Burns, Scotland's iconic poet, the

culture of his native country was a fertile ground for

his imagination.

This enthralling guide gets under the skin of the

country through the writers who lived in or visited

Scotland, as well as those who simply imagined it in

their work – from Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and the

Scots ‘Makars’ of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,

to Keats, Coleridge and Robert Louis Stevenson; from

Gaelic bards and anonymous balladeers to the

cosmopolitan Hugh MacDiarmid, Jackie Kay, Ian

Rankin and Kathleen Jamie. Famous figures sit

alongside writers sometimes overlooked by literary

travellers, and through their lives and words we

experience the rich, fractious and passionate story of

Scottish culture and discover how Scotland’s history,

landscape and society are brought to life in literature.

Author Garry MacKenzie holds a PhD in English from St Andrews, where his supervisors were the Scottish poets Robert Crawford and John Burnside. MacKenzie has also been awarded the Tom Durrheim Prize for ‘exceptional talent in the study of Scottish poetry’ and the St Leonard’s Prize Research Lectures award, through which he gave a series of public lectures based on his PhD research.

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BERLIN A Literary Guide for Travellers

Paul Sullivan and Marcel Krueger

JULY 2016

£16.99

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272 PAGES

TRAVEL | LITERATURE

HISTORY | GUIDE

Key Selling Points

Berlin - 3rd most popular European destination after Paris and London

Authors have excellent media platforms in Berlin and are fully keyed in to the Berlin scene

No other literary guide to Berlin

Description

Located at the epicentre of some of modern Europe’s

most significant and turbulent events, Berlin has

long held a magnetic attraction for writers.

From 19th century authors recording the city’s

dramatic transition from Prussian Hauptstadt to

German capital after 1871 and the modernist

intellectuals of the Weimar period, to the resistance

writers brave enough to write during the dark years

of the Nazi era and those who captured life on both

sides of the divided city, a body of literature has

emerged that reveals Berlin’s ever-shifting identity.

Since 1989, Berlin has yet again become a crucible of

creativity, serving as both muse and sanctuary for a

new generation of writers who regularly claim it as

one of the most exciting cities in the world.

This unique and engaging book functions as an

introduction to some of the finest writing in and

about the city, as well as a guide to some of its best

sights and vibrant neighbourhoods. Spanning more

than 200 years of local life and literature, it features

German authors as diverse as E.T.A. Hoffmann,

Joseph Roth, Jörg Fauser, and Christa Wolf, as well as

a slew of famous international names such as Mark

Twain, Philip Hensher and Chloe Aridjis.

Author Paul Sullivan’s journalism and photography work has been published in a variety of international publications including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, BBC Travel and more. He runs popular Berlin website www.slowtravelberlin.com Marcel Krueger is a writer and translator whose articles and essays have been published in The Daily Telegraph, Süddeutsche Zeitung, CNN Travel, the Matador Network and more, and who also works as a local Berlin expert or ‘Spotter’ for Spotted by Locals.

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ANDALUCIA A Literary Guide for Travellers

Andrew and Suzanne Edwards

SEPTEMBER 2016

£16.99

20 BW INTEGRATED, 1 MAP

272 PAGES

TRAVEL | LITERATURE

HISTORY | GUIDE

Key Selling Points

Essential reading for literary buffs, Italophiles, travellers, armchair travellers

Over 3 million people travel to Andalucia every year

There is no other literary guide to Andalucia

Description

Andalucia is the quintessence of Spain and yet,

historically and culturally, it is utterly unlike the

rest of the country. Its literary history began with

the Romans and reached an early flowering when

Arabic poets drew on centuries of literary tradition,

together with the landscapes and passions of

Moorish Spain. Later, Prosper Mérimée, Byron and

Washington Irving forged legends of exotic southern

Spain that persist to this day and Spanish writers

themselves captured the rich passions of Andalucian

culture, from Cervantes' Seville to the Cordoba of

Baroque poet Luis de Góngora and Lorca's 'hidden

Andalucia'. With the advent of the Civil War, a new

generation flocked to Andalucia and were inspired

to write some of the Twentieth Century's most

iconic works of literature, from Hemingway's For

Whom the Bell Tolls to Orwell's Homage to

Catalonia and Gerald Brenan's The Spanish

Labyrinth. As vibrant and compelling as the region

itself, Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers

illuminates the very soul of Spain.

Author Andrew Edwards is a writer and the translator of two books set in Sicily by the Spanish author Alejandro Luque. Suzanne Edwards is a linguistics graduate and lecturer. They co-authored the acclaimed Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers (I.B.Tauris, 2014).

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RELIGION & CLASSICS

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GENERATION M New Muslims, New Style

Shelina Janmohamed

MAY 2016

£12.99

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MIDDLE EAST

ISLAMIC STUDIES

RIGHTS SOLD:

Key Selling Points

First comprehensive look at how Islam and Western consumerism interact in contemporary society

Highly topical debates – from Halal sex shops to wearing the hijab – and accessibly written

Based on original data from extensive research undertaken by Ogilvy and Mather, and written by well-known author with big media following

Description

What does it mean to be young and Muslim today?

There is a segment of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims

that is more influential than any other, and will shape

not just the future generations of Muslims, but also the

world around them: meet ‘Generation M’. Tech-savvy

and self-empowered, Generation M believe their

identity encompasses both faith and modernity.

Shelina Janmohamed, award-winning author and

leading voice on Muslim youth, investigates this

growing cultural phenomenon, at a time where

understanding the mindset of young Muslims, and

what drives them, is critical. Exploring fashion

magazines, social networking and everyday consumer

choices, Generation M shows how this dynamic section

of our society is not only adapting to Western

consumerism, but reclaiming it as its own. From the

‘Mipsters’ to the ‘Haloodies’, Halal internet dating to

Muslim boy bands, Generation M are making their

mark. It’s time to get hijabilicious!

Author Shelina Janmohamed is author of the acclaimed and popular Love in a Headscarf , a novel about the life and loves of a young Muslim woman. She is also a columnist for the Muslim News and EMEL magazine and regularly contributes to the Guardian, the Telegraph, the BBC and Channel 4 as well as appearing on BBCs Newsnight and The Heaven and Earth Show. Shelina also runs the award-winning Spirit 21 blog and is a leading spokesperson on Muslim social and religious trends and Vice President of Ogilvy Noor, the world’s first bespoke global Islamic branding practice for building brands with Muslim consumers.

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AFTERLIFE A History of Life after Death

Philip C Almond

MAY 2016

£25

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PLATES

288 PAGES

RELIGION

HISTORY OF IDEAS

HISTORY | PHILOSOPHY

RIGHTS SOLD:

US

Key Selling Points

Life after death: terrific topic, here explored properly for the first time

Philip Almond: proven, bankable author and expert in the history of religion and of ideas

No obvious competition: strong potential for literary editor interest

Description

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come?

The end of life has never meant the extinction of

hope. People perpetually have yearned for, and often

been terrified by, continuance beyond the horizon of

mortality. Ranging across time and space, Philip

Almond here takes his readers on a remarkable

journey to worlds both of torment and delight. He

travels to the banks of the Styx, where Charon the

grizzled boatman ferries a departing spirit across the

river only if a gold obol is first placed for payment on

the tongue of its corpse. He transports us to the

legendary Isles of the Blessed, walks the hallowed

ground of the Elysian Fields and plumbs the murky

depths of Tartarus, primordial dungeon of the Titans.

The pitiable souls of the damned are seen to clog the

soot-filled caverns of Lucifer even as the elect ascend

to Paradise. Including medieval fears for the fate of

those consumed by cannibals, early modern ideas

about the Last Day and modern scientific

explorations of the domains of the dead, this first full

treatment of the afterlife in Western thought evokes

many rich imaginings of Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and

Limbo.

Author Philip C Almond is Emeritus Professor of Religion in the University of Queensland. His previous books include The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession (2008), England’s First Demonologist: Reginald Scot and ‘The Discoverie of Witchcraft’ (2011, paperback 2014), The Lancashire Witches: A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill (2012), and The Devil: A New Biography (2014), all published by I.B.Tauris.

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UNDERSTANDING CLASSICS series Edited by Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter

Understanding Classics is a specially commissioned series which aims to introduce the

outstanding authors and thinkers of antiquity to a wide audience of appreciative modern readers, whether undergraduate students of classics, literature, philosophy

and ancient history or generalists interested in the classical world.

Each volume – written by leading figures internationally – will examine the historical significance of the writer or writers in question; their social, political and cultural contexts; their use of language, literature and mythology; extracts from their major works; and their reception in later European literature, art, music and culture.

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FILM, TV & CULTURAL STUDIES

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WINTER IS COMING The Medieval World of Game of Thrones

Carolyne Larrington

PUBLISHED | JANUARY 2016

£ 12.99

40 BW INTEGRATED

272 PAGES

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

VISUAL CULTURE

RIGHTS SOLD: GERMAN

Key Selling Points

Game of Thrones has a huge, increasingly influential and growing fanbase

Original and intriguing take on the show: from where does it get its ideas?

Strong appeal to anyone interested in history, myth and religion, plus GoT fans

Description

Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne

Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George

R R Martin’s fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series

based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler

TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national

newspapers; by PhD students asking why Westeros has

yet to see an industrial revolution, or whether

astronomy explains the continent’s climatic problems

and unpredictable solstices (‘winter is coming’); and by

bloggers and cultural commentators contesting the

series’ startling portrayals of power, sex and gender. Yet

no book has divulged how George R R Martin

constructed his remarkable universe out of the Middle

Ages. Discussing novels and TV series alike, Larrington

explores among other topics: sigils, giants, dragons and

direwolves in medieval texts; ravens, old gods and the

Weirwood in Norse myth; and a gothic, exotic orient in

the eastern continent, Essos.

From the White Walkers to the Red Woman, from

Casterley Rock to the Shivering Sea, this is an

indispensable guide to the twenty-first century’s most

important fantasy creation.

Praise for the author ‘Larrington has impeccable qualifications’ The Guardian

Author Carolyne Larrington is Fellow and Tutor in Medieval English Literature at St John’s College, Oxford. Her previous books include The Women’s Companion to Mythology; The Poetic Edda; King Arthur’s Enchantresses: Morgan and her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition (I.B.Tauris 2006, paperback 2014); Magical Tales: Myth, Legend and Enchantment in Children’s books (edited with Diane Purkiss); and The Land of the Green Man: A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of the British Isles (I.B.Tauris, 2015).

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JOURNALISM IN AN AGE OF TERROR Covering and Uncovering the Secret State

John Lloyd

OCTOBER 2016

£11.99

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272 PAGES

JOURNALISM

MEDIA STUDIES

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Key Selling Points

Exposé of journalism and intelligence

Written by prominent FT journalist John Lloyd

Considered analysis in light of Snowden/NSA revelations

Description

The threat of terrorism and the increasing power of terrorist groups have prompted a rapid growth of the security services and changes in legislation permitting collection of communications data. This provides journalism with acute dilemmas. The media claims responsibility for holding power to account, yet cannot know more than superficial details about the newly empowered secret services. This book is the first to analyse, in the aftermath of the Snowden/NSA revelations, relations between two key institutions in the modern state: the intelligence services and the news media. It provides the answers to crucial questions including: how can power be held to account if one of the greatest state powers is secret? How far have the Snowden/NSA revelations damaged the activities of the secret services? And have governments lost all trust from journalists and the public?

Author John Lloyd is Senior Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism as well as a contributing editor at the Financial Times (FT), a columnist for Reuters.com, and for La Repubblica of Rome. For the Reuters Institute, he is co-author of Reporting the EU (with Cristina Marconi) and Journalism and PR (with Laura Toogood).

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EXPERIMENTAL FASHION Performance Art, Carnival and the Grotesque Body

Francesca Granata

OCTOBER 2016

£14.99

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256 PAGES

FASHION DESIGN

CULTURAL STUDIES

Key Selling Points

Places carnivalesque & the grotesque body at the centre of modern fashion

Huge online interest in rule breaking Lady Gaga & other pop performers

Will appeal to readers interesed in modern fashion, performance & pop culture

Description

Experimental Fashion traces the proliferation of the

grotesque and carnivalesque within contemporary

fashion and the close relation between fashion and

performance art, from Lady Gaga’s raw meat dress to

Leigh Bowery’s performance style.

Francesca Granata examines the designers and

performance artists at the turn of the twenty-first

century whose work challenges established codes of

what represents the fashionable body. These

innovative people, she argues, make their challenges

through dynamic strategies of parody, humour and

inversion. Experimental Fashion explores the

experimental work of modern designers such as

Georgina Godley, Bernhard Willhelm, Rei Kawakubo

and fashion designer, performance artist, and club

figure Leigh Bowery. It also discusses the increased

centrality of experimental fashion through the pop

phenomenon, Lady Gaga.

Author Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons the New School for Design, New York. She is the editor and founder of the journal Fashion Projects. Her work has appeared in Fashion Theory, Fashion Practice, and The Journal of Design History, as well as in a number of books and exhibition catalogues.

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ADVENTURES IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS Ethical Dilemmas in Factual Filmmaking

edited by James Quinn

PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 2015

£14.99

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288 PAGES

FILM STUDIES

MEDIA STUDIES

Praise for the book

“brings together an extraordinary range of

intimate, candid accoiunts of the ethical

struggles and decisions involved in making

documentary film and TV. Contributors

inlcude legends of the documentary world

eminent filmkaers at the top of their game

emerging directors and producers and some

of the world’s most respected executives…”

Sight & Sound magazine

- Sight & Sound magazine Description

Putting readers into the shoes of film and TV

professionals, Adventures in the Lives of Others is a

gripping insider's account of ethics, problem-solving

and decision-making at the cutting edge of

documentaries and factual television.Both accessible

and authoritative, the book brings together a range of

intimate, candid accounts of the struggles involved in

making documentary film and television, from Grey

Gardens and Hoop Dreams to Man on Wire, Super Size

Me and Benefits Street. Contributors include legends

of the documentary world, eminent filmmakers at the

top of their game, emerging directors and producers,

and some of the world's most powerful and respected

executives. In specially-commissioned pieces, they

explore the ethical dilemmas involved in uncovering

secrets and breaking taboos, accessing closed and

dangerous worlds, fighting injustice, filming raw sex

and violence, documenting acts of evil, and the many

challenges of turning real life into compelling

entertainment.

Author James Quinn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and executive producer. He has occupied senior positions at several industry-leading independent production companies, including Head of Special Projects at Oxford Film & Television and Head of Factual Television at October Films. He is also Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London, and has a PhD in philosophy. His other books include This Much is True, a landmark volume on the art of directing documentaries.

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NEW IN PAPERBACK

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THE FOG OF PEACE The Human Face of Conflict Resolution

Gabrielle Rifkind and

Giandomenico Picco

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

2016

£25

288 PAGES

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Key Selling Points

Unique new approach to study of international politics

Explores the changing nature of warfare, and the question of intervention – highly topical.

Big-name authors with a wealth of experience in the field.

Description

Institutions do not decide whom to destroy or to

kill, whether to make peace or war; those decisions

are the responsibility of individuals. This book

argues that the most important aspect of conflict

resolution is for antagonists to understand their

opponents, their ambitions, their pains. Gabrielle

Rifkind and Giandomenico Pico present two very

different experiences of international relations –

Rifkind as a psychotherapist now immersed in the

politics of the Middle East, and Picco as a career

diplomat with a successful record as a negotiator at

the UN.

Developing links between psychology and politics,

the authors ask: should we talk to the enemy?

What happens if the protagonists are nasty and

brutish, tempting policy-makers to retaliate? How

do nations find the capacity not to hit back,

trapping themselves in endless cycles of violence?

Presenting a unique combination of psychological

theories, geopolitical realities and first-hand peace-

making experience, this book sheds new light on

some of the worst conflicts in the modern world

and demonstrates, above all, how empathy can

often be far more persuasive than the most

fearsome weapons.

Authors Gabrielle Rifkind is the Director of the Middle East programme at Oxford Research Group. She is a group analyst and specialist in conflict resolution. Giandomenico Picco worked for the UN for over 20 years and served as a UN negotiator on conflicts, focusing on Iran Iraq and Afghanistan. As a UN Undersecretary he led the initiative referred to as the Dialogue Among Civilizations. "

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UNDER THE BLACK FLAG At the Frontier of the New Jihad

Sami Moubayed

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

2016

£ 10.99

256 PAGES

CURRENT AFFAIRS

MIDDLE EAST

TERRORISM

RIGHTS SOLD: SPANISH, SWEDISH,

KOREAN, JAPANESE, SLOVENIAN

‘He is a brave man, and knows it… In his scandalously

under-reviewed but deeply revealing new book,

Moubayed details all of ISIS’s cruel and inhuman

punishments and executions – war crimes indeed –

but is intent on placing them in the context of a very

bloody history.’

Robert Fisk, Independent

‘[a] superb book, which describes precisely what life

is like in the hell on Earth created by the zealots of

Raqqa.’

Matthew d’Ancona, The Guardian

‘Under the Black Flag is particularly good on the

blood-soaked history of relations between Islamists

and Baathists in Syria before 2011, thus helping us to

understand why that country’s Arab Spring so

quickly morphed into a brutal, sectarian jihad.’

Edward Mortimer, Financial Times

‘Moubayed’s insider account brings to bear the

experience of two decades of analysing Syria and the

Middle East.’

Justin Marozzi, The National

‘Moubayed’s book goes straight to the front of the

queue as an excellent account of the wider politics

that has created the conditions in which ISIS has

flourished… Moubayed should be congratulated for

the breadth and scope of his interviews and research.

He’s put together a must-read on this all too topical

and under-researched subject.’

James Denselow, Huffington Post

‘Sami Moubayed has written a must-read book.’

Hassan Hassan

author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror

Author Sami Moubayed is a Syrian historian and journalist. From 2012 to 2013, he was a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon. His articles on Middle East affairs have appeared in a variety of newspapers, including al-Ahram Weekly, al-Hayat, Gulf News, The Daily Star, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and Asia Times. He is a blogger with The Huffington Post and an online panelist with The Washington Post.

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BOKO HARAM Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War

M.J. Smith

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

2016

£18.99

3 MAPS

256 PAGES

AFRICA

CURRENT AFFAIRS

RIGHTS SOLD: GERMAN, ROMANIAN

Key Selling Points

First account of the insurgence in Nigeria

Hugely topical subject area Author has on-the-ground journalistic

experience

Praise for the book

'Perceptive and fair-minded... eminently readable...

Smith's achievement is to demonstrate how Boko

Haram arose from the particular conditions of

northern Nigeria, where brutal security forces, a

corrupt and predatory state, and a long tradition of

Islamist radicalism all combine to create a perfect

breeding ground for terrorism.'

David Blair, The Telegraph

'The best bits of [Boko Haram] are focused

reportage such as the moving tale of Wellington

Asiayei... what shines through is [Smith's] measured

anger, shared by many Nigerians, about a country

battered by empire builders, the curse of oil, the

military and a devastating 1967-70 civil war.'

Michael Peel, Financial Times

‘There is certainly an urgent need for a

comprehensive yet accessible account of Boko

Haram about which much is written but yet

little understood. The author is eminently well

qualified, especially from his connection with AFP,

who have been at the forefront of reportage on the

situation of Northern Nigeria, to tackle this subject.

The book should find a ready readership among the

policy and diplomatic community as well as

academics and interested lay readers.'

Richard Reid, Professor of the History of Africa,

SOAS, University of London

Author Mike Smith is a foreign correspondent for AFP news agency. He was AFP chief for part of West Africa from 2010 to 2013 and has extensively covered the Boko Haram insurgency.

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FRONTLINE UKRAINE Crisis in the Borderlands

Richard Sakwa

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

2016

£9.99

6 MAPS

368 PAGES

HISTORY | CURRENT AFFAIRS

RIGHTS SOLD: SWEDISH,

HUNGARIAN, RUSSIAN, FINNISH

Key Selling Points

Essential persective and background to recent events in Ukraine and Crimea

Author is authoritative commentator on the region

Balanced and first-hand perspective Excellent reviews

Praise for the book

Frontline Ukraine is a formidably powerful, well-argued and thoroughly sourced attempt to correct world opinion on the Ukrainian conflict. Even those who cannot accept Professor Sakwa’s underlying case – that the Ukrainian disaster has been brought about more by Western post-Cold War triumphalism than by President Putin’s supposed “imperialism” – will find invaluable data and perceptions in this brilliant and hard-hitting book.’ Neal Ascherson ‘Cool, balanced and well sourced… Sakwa gives the best analysis yet in book form.’ Jonathan Steele, The Guardian ‘The great merit of Richard Sakwa’s book is its willingness to challenge the prevailing wisdoms about the Ukraine crisis and to explain how its origins lie in the West’s failure to create an equitable political and security order in Europe after the collapse of communism. It is essential reading to understand the causes and complexities of the Ukraine crisis.’ Angus Roxburgh author of The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and The Struggle for Russia (I.B.Tauris, 2012) ‘An intelligent, well-researched and thoughtful attempt to explain the major crisis of our time. Anybody, whatever he or she might think of the issue, would benefit from reading it.’ Peter Hitchens, The Daily Mail

Author Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, an associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House, and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Recent books include The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism and the Medvedev Succession (2011), Putin and the Oligarch: The Khodorkovsky-Yukos Affair (I.B.Tauris, 2014) and Putin Redux: Power and Contradiction in Contemporary Russia (2014).

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THE DEVIL A New Biography

Philip C. Almond

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

APRIL 2016

£10.99

16PP BW PLATES

288 PAGES

RELIGION | HISTORY

PHILOSOPHY

VISUAL CULTURE

RIGHTS SOLD: DUTCH

Praise for the book

‘Lucid.. coolly analytical… As Almond points out, in

popular culture the Devil still repeatedly rides out.’

The Times

‘Almond tells this complicated story succinctly and

clearly, taking us through all the twists and turns

with an unwavering eye.’

Tablet

‘Scholarly, subtle and readable; God should have

such a good biographer.’

Fortean Times

‘Any future biographies will have to be measured

against this latest excellent work by Philip C.

Almond… A fascinating examination of the role of

the Devil through human history.’

Catholic Herald

Description

The Devil has as many names as he has guises.

Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub (in Christian

thought), Ha-Satan, Belial or the Adversary (in Jewish

scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition)

has throughout the ages and across civilizations been

a compelling and charismatic presence.

This rich and multi-textured biography follows the

history of the Devil from his birth to his ultimate

defeat and banishment to Hell after the end of time. It

shows that the Prince of Darkness, in all his

incarnations, and in his many different manifestations

(whether Lord of the Flies, Leviathan or the Great Red

Dragon), remains an irresistible subject in history,

religion, art, literature and culture.

Author Philip C Almond is Emeritus Professor of Religion in the University of Queensland. His previous books include The Witches of Warboys: An Extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism and Satanic Possession (2008), England’s First Demonologist: Reginald Scot and ‘The Discoverie of Witchcraft’ (2011) and The Lancashire Witches: A Chronicle of Sorcery and Death on Pendle Hill (2012), all published by I.B.Tauris.

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UNDERSTANDING THE QUR'AN Themes and Style

Muhammad Abdel Haleem

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

APRIL 2016

£14.99

256 PAGES

RELIGION

ISLAMIC STUDIES

Key Selling Points

An essential guide to the Qu'ran Gives the background history of the

development of the Qu'ran itselt Author is an acknowledged expert in

Qu'ranic studies

Description

The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a

proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this important

new introduction, Muhammad Haleem examines its

recurrent themes - life and eternity, marriage and

divorce, peace and war, water and nourishment - and

for the first time sets these in the context of the

Qur'an's linguistic style. Professor Haleem examines

the background to the development of the surahs

(chapters) and the ayahs (verses) and the construction

of the Qur'an itself. He shows that popular conceptions

of Islamic attitudes to women, marriage and divorce,

war and society, differ radically from the true

teachings of the Qur'an.

Praise for the book

‘Understanding the Qur’an is a priceless book, and I

use it enthusiastically for my classes. For many of my

students, Muhammad Abdel Haleem’s introduction is

their first contact with Qur’an interpretation, so it is

really important to be able to assign them such an

excellent piece of scholarship that is so easily readable

and accessible.’

Natana J. DeLong-Bas, Lecturer in Theology,

Boston College, and Visiting Lecturer in Islamic

Studies, Brandeis University

Author Muhammad Abdel Haleem is King Fahd Professor of Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His major new English translation of the Qur’an, with parallel Arabic text, was published in 2010.

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BABYLON Legend, History and the Ancient City

Michael Seymour

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION

AUGUST 2016

£14.99

27 BW IN 16PP PLATES

392 PAGES

HISTORY

ANCIENT HISTORY

RELIGION

RIGHTS SOLD:

Key Selling Points

First cultural history of one of the ancient world's most enigmatic and fascinating civilizations

Considerable general and cross-disciplinary appeal

Offers new insights into the history of Babylon, based on the latest excavations

Description

Babylon: for eons its very name has been a byword

for luxury and wickedness. ‘By the rivers of Babylon

we sat down and wept’, wrote the psalmist, ‘as we

remembered Zion’. One of the greatest cities of the

ancient world, Babylon has been eclipsed by its own

sinful reputation. For two thousand years the real,

physical metropolis lay buried while another,

ghostly city lived on, engorged on accounts of its

own destruction. Why has Babylon so creatively

fired the human imagination, with results both good

and ill? Why has it been so enthralling to so many,

and for so long?

In exploring answers, Michael Seymour’s book

ranges extensively over space and time and

embraces art, archaeology, history and literature.

From Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, via Strabo

and Diodorus, to the Book of Revelation, Brueghel,

Rembrandt, Voltaire, William Blake and modern

interpreters like Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino and

Gore Vidal, the author brings to light a carnival of

disparate sources dominated by powerful and

intoxicating ideas such as the Tower of Babel and the

city of sin.

Author Michael Seymour is a Research Associate in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He is co-author (with I.L. Finkel) of Babylon: Myth and Reality (2008).

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