Michael E. Smith 
Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies [PDF ebook] 

This book engages critically with the different models and approaches for managing religion adopted in Europe, Asia and Oceania. A truly intercontinental volume, this collection brings together high …

This history of the causes, conduct and consequences of World War II aims beyond traditional military and diplomatic accounts to present the era in its broader context. Special emphasis is devoted to …

On the Edge of Empires explores the mixed culture of North Mesopotamia in the Roman period. This volatile region at the eastern edge of the Roman world became during the imperial period the theater o …

Turkey”s process of `modernization” developed rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century. New social and legal reforms were institutionalized and political and economic changes located …

I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi”is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the suppo …

National identity and liberal democracy are recurrent themes in debates about Muslim minorities in the West. Britain is no exception, with politicians responding to claims about Muslims” lack of int …

How does history relate to the past? According to leading historical theorists, the relation to the past in history is reducible to evidential, psychological, practical and retrospective concerns. In …

Since the mid-1990s, US and European attitudes, strategies and policies towards the Middle East have diverged. In the Middle East peace process, Europeans have grown frustrated with the lack of progr …

R.G Collingwood”s prolific works have shaped the debate about the nature of civilisation and its status as an ideal governing art, morality and social and political existence. As one of the few phil …