2009/2010
International Relationsand Politics
New and Recent Books
Message from the Editor:I.B.Tauris’s International Relations and Politics list seeks to explore themost urgent issues in the contemporary world,and to reflect innovationsin the way these topics are studied.As the Afghanistan conflict growsbloodier,Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy’s
Opium
(p.1) provides fresh insights in tothe history,economy and politics of the drug trade which sustains it.WithIran facing unprecedented internal political challenges,Annabelle Srebernyand Gholam Khiabany provide a cutting-edge analysis of the role of theinternet in social change,in the eagerly-anticipated
Blogistan
(p.1).As theObama administration moves closer to an historic agreement with Syria,Andrew Tabler uncovers the secret agendas at work in US-Syrian relations,and throws light on the shadowy workings of power in Damascus (p.1).Inthe revisionist history
America,Hitler and the UN
(p.7) Dan Plesch urges are-think of how power and influence work at the international level byexploring the overlooked role of the United Nations in shaping the post-war world order.In
Cold Front
(p.8),David Fairhall explores the politicalimpact of climate change,arguing that as the polar ice caps melt,control of the newly created sea passages will become one a key issue incontemporary international relations.We are proud to attract respected and prominent writers in their fields toour list,and are always pleased to receive new proposals for publication of new research,student-oriented texts or less specialised general interestbooks.Abigail Fielding-Smithafielding-smith@ibtauris.com
ADVISORY BOARD
Professor Stephen Chan,
foundation Dean of Law and Social Science and Professor of International Relations, SOAS, University of London
Professor James Mayall FBA,
Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge
Professor Fred Halliday
, Professor of International Relations, LondonSchool of Economics
Professor Nigel Harris,
Professor Emeritus of the Economics of the City, University College, London
Professor Wm Roger Louis
, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,University of Texas at Austin
Professor Donald Sassoon,
Professor of Comparative European History,Queen Mary College, University of London
Professor Sami Zubaida,
Professor of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London
CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS1-6AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY6-7CONFLICT AND SECURITY STUDIES7-9ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM10-11EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES11-12POLITICAL STUDIES (REGIONAL)13-34POLITICAL ECONOMY 35-36POLITICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY36-38DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND HUMANITARIAN ISSUES38-39GENDER40
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
This is a unique and invaluable source for students of this period in the history of the Palestine search for nationhood –
Contemporary Review
review of
Beyond Oslo, The Struggle for Palestine,
see page 30
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VIRTUAL WATER
Tackling the Threatto our Planet’s mostPrecious Resource
Tony Allan
The world's resources are limited.And nonemore so than water:almost half the world'spopulation lives in water-stressed areas.Howwill the world's water resources cope as thepopulation increases and climate changeaffects the planet? What can be done?World water expert Tony Allan shows theway.Using the concept of virtual water hereveals the real impact of our modernlifestyle upon this precious resource.Behindthat morning coffee lie 140 litres of water,used in growing,producing,packaging andshipping the beans.In fact all goods we buy – from food to computers – have a watercost,in the form of virtual water andProfessor Allan shows how,armed withknowledge from the powerful virtual waterconcept,you as an individual,andgovernments globally,can manage waterresources in a more sustainable and planet-friendly way.
256 PAGES 216 X 134MM MARCH 2010978 1 84511 983 6 HARDBACK £35.00978 1 84511 948 3 PAPERBACK £12.99
NEW
BLOGISTAN
The Internet andPolitics in Iran
A. Srebeny,
SOAS
&G. Khiabany,
Universityof Westminster
The Islamic Republic of Iran – of all places – has become a hub of cyber activity.It has anestimated 700,000 bloggers.The Internet iscelebrated as an agent of social change incountries like Iran,where censorship isprevalent,but most literature on the subjecthas struggled to grasp what this newphenomenon actually means.In what waysdoes the Internet function differently fromprint culture? Will the Iranian blogospherecreate a culture of dissidence,which mayeventually overpower the Islamist regime? Inthis ground-breaking work,the authors givea flavour of contemporary Internet culturein Iran,and analyse how this new form of communication is affecting the social andpolitical life of the country.
Blogistan
offers anew reading of Iranian politics,and a newconceptual framework for understanding thepolitics of the Internet,with majorimplications for China,the wider Middle Eastand beyond.
240 PAGES 216 X 134 MM MARCH 2010978 1 84511 606 4 HARDBACK £45.00978 1 84511 607 1 PAPERBACK £14.99
SHOCKED AND AWED
How the War onTerror and Jihad havechanged the EnglishLanguage
Fred Halliday,
LSE
Far more than just a military conflict,the‘War on Terror’ has been a struggle overvalues and meanings,a desperate contest forhearts and minds in which language hasbecome the battlefield.In this highly originalbook,Fred Halliday takes us on a tour of thisnew war-zone,its artillery and trenches,minefields and booby-traps.Drawing onyears of painstaking collation,Halliday showshow the ‘War on Terror’ has brought us not just new words,such as ‘Gitmo’,and newimports,such as ‘jihad’,but also new ways of using existing language,such as‘extraordinary rendition’.Scanning the pock-marked semantic landscape of the post-9/11world,he uncovers hidden twists of phrasingand word associations,which in themselvestell a story about the violent clash of ideologies that has marked the opening of the 21st century.Part indispensablereference,part polemic,part entertainingsnapshot of our times,
Shocked and Awed
is abristling arsenal of the 21st century’s mostpotent weapons:words.
224 PAGES 216 X 134MM JUNE 2010978 1 84885 031 6 PAPERBACK £12.99
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THE NEW ARAB JOURNALIST
Mission and Identity in a Time of Change
Jeremy Ginges andLaurence Pintak,
Washington StateUniversity
The Arab media is in the midst of arevolution that will inform questions of warand peace in the Middle East,political andsocietal reform,and relations between theWest and the Arab World.Drawing on thefirst broad cross-border survey of Arab journalists,first-person interviews withscores of reporters and editors,and histhree decades’ experience reporting fromthe Middle East,Laurence Pintak examineshow Arab journalists see themselves andtheir mission at this critical time in theevolution of the Arab media.He exploreshow,in a diverse Arab media landscapeexpressing myriad opinions,journalists arestill under siege as governments fight a rear-guard action to manage the message.Thisinnovative book breaks through thestereotypes about Arab journalists to revealthe fascinating and complex reality – andwhat it means for the rest of us.
288 PAGES 216 X 134MM JUNE 2010978 1 84885 098 9 HARDBACK £52.50978 1 84885 099 6 PAPERBACK £16.99
IN THE LION’S DEN
Inside America’s ColdWar with Asad’sSyria
Andrew Tabler,
Washington Institute forNear East Policy’
Vast,inscrutable,unpredictable,Syria hastraditionally been the toughest nut to crack in the Middle East peace process.After 9/11and Damascus’ opposition to the War inIraq,Washington decided it had had enough,and began a quiet campaign against Asad’sregime.There were no Western journalistsor academics based in Damascus during thisperiod – except for Andrew Tabler.
In theLion’s Den
tells the unique story of the warno one knew about as seen from the inside.As Tabler negotiates his way through thelabyrinth of Syrian politics,where nothing isas it seems,and no one says what theymean,we learn how the country works,andhow the signature events in Washington’sattempts to create a ‘New Middle East’ – sanctions,meetings with opposition groups,support for Israel’s 2006 bombing campaignin Lebanon – played out in the corridors of power in Damascus.Part exposé,part vividnarrative account,
In the Lion’s Den
is anessential introduction to modern Syria.
272 PAGES 216 X 134MM APRIL 2010978 1 84885 147 4 HARDBACK £17.99
OPIUM
Uncovering thePolitics of the Poppy
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy,
CNRS
The literary and exotic associations of opium have long been known but the storyof this powerful narcotic has a darker side,which Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy explores inthis impressive new book.He reveals thechanging fortunes of the modern-day tradein illicit opium,especially in the remote andinaccessible regions of Asia known as theGolden Triangle and Golden Crescent,themajor opium-producing areas of the worldtoday.He reveals how,when and why illicitopium production emerged,what sustains it,its links with global terrorism and conflict,poverty and corruption,and why a centuryof global measures has failed to eradicate it.The result is a powerful insight into thecomplexities and difficulties of the politics of the poppy in Asia and the world today.
256 PAGES 234 X 156MM SEPTEMBER 2009978 1 84511 973 7 HARDBACK £19.50
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