Ali examines how this family came to dominate Indian politics, shaping the nation’s post-independence identity, ideologies, and electoral culture. He also analyzes the interplay of personal relationships, power, and ideology — including the conflicts, ambition, and charismatic leadership that defined this political lineage. The book is both historical and analytical, offering insight into t…
The assault and capture of Iraq and the resistance it has provoked will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like …
Novel indah dan memukau ini mengisahkan saat-saat keruntuhan Kesultanan Utsmaniyah - kekhalifahan Islam terakhir sepanjang sejarah - di Turki menjelang Perang Dunia I. Kisah demi kisah yang berpusat pada keluarga seorang mantan duta besar berdarah biru dirangkai melalui penuturan tokoh-tokohnya kepada sesosok patung tua berjuluk Perempuan Batu. Cerita mengalir hingga ke masa berabad-abad sil…
Kitab Salahuddin adalah memoar fiktif Sultan Saladin saat memimpin kaum muslim merebut kembali kota suci Yerusalem. Dinarasikan secara akrab, lugas dan terkadang nakal oleh seorang tokoh juru tulis rekaan, serangkaian kisah yang dilimpahi kehangatan mengalir di tiga kota utama kekhalifahan Islam pada masa itu Kairo, Damaskus, dan Yerusalem