Islamic Europe: Mass Migration in the Mediterranean. (2015) Two volumes. 1480 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the Mediterranean immigration crisis through news, NGO, migration institutions (e.g., UNHCR, IOM, Frontex, etc.), and government agency documentation. Includes the context of human trafficking in North Africa and the Aegean, as well as the failure of refugee management […]
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Kobane, Rojava and the Failure of Ideology. (2015)
Kobane, Rojava and the Failure of Ideology. (2015) Two volumes. 1331 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the Rojava Movement and the geopolitical context of the Kobane campaign, as well as the ideological chaos that engulfed hundreds of Leftist political parties and Left/anarchist organizations in Europe and the United States on the question of the […]
Continue readingThe New Caliphate: Theory and Practice. (2014)
The New Caliphate: Theory and Practice. (2014) Three volumes. 1811 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the theory and reality of the rise of a new Caliphate, tracing the persistent hope for a resurrected Caliphate by millions of Muslims since the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate. Traces major streams of thought about the new Caliphate […]
Continue readingChechnya and the Boston Marathon Bombings. (2013)
Chechnya and the Boston Marathon Bombings. (2013) Three volumes. 1916 pages. Documentation and analysis of the Boston Marathon Bombing and the historical context of the CIA-sponsored Chechen-American resettlement community. The deep context of the Chechen independence movement in the late Soviet period (including very early contacts with the Afghan Mujahideen), the First and Second Chechen […]
Continue readingRegional Intifadah or Color Revolutions? (2011)
Regional Intifadah or Color Revolutions? (2011) 497 pages. Documentation and analysis of the Arab Spring social and political revolutions across the Arab world, focusing on Egypt, and including Tunisia, Syria, Bahrain,Yemen. Includes detailed coverage of Egyptian human rights and civil society NGOs, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood from its own documents. An annotated bibliography […]
Continue readingKurds & Kurdistan: A Bibliography. (1999)
Kurds & Kurdistan: A Bibliography. (1999) 2 volumes. 1469 pages. Documentation and analysis of the Kurdish people and their history and institutions in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and the USSR, and in the worldwide Kurdish disapora. Detailed coverage of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its many affiliates. Two volumes. An annotated bibliography including analytical […]
Continue readingWomen in the Middle East and North Africa: A Bibliography. (1997)
Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Bibliography. (1997) Revised 2007. 2 volumes. 1469 pages. Documentation and analysis of the sociology of Women in the Middle East & North Africa: Afghanistan; Algeria; Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Israel-Palestine; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Tunisia; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; […]
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