Balkan as Metaphor is an edited volume led by Dušan I. Bjelić that examines how the Balkans have been represented, imagined, and politically constructed in global discourse. The book explores the region’s shifting identities, ethnic relations, and political transformations following the end of the Cold War. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, the contributors analyze the Balkans as both…
This book is a detailed historical study of the cultural, political, and demographic impact of Arab migration into Sudan from the seventh to the early sixteenth century. Yusuf Fadl Hasan examines the earliest contacts between Arab groups and the Sudanese population, tracing how trade, intermarriage, and religious influence gradually shaped Sudanese society. The work explores the Islamization an…
The book Burma’s Struggle Against British Imperialism, 1885–1895 discusses the early phase of Burmese resistance after the fall of the Konbaung Dynasty and the British occupation of Upper Burma in 1885. This work traces how Burmese society—including the nobility, local leaders, monks, and peasant groups—responded to the drastic political changes that occurred during the early colonial p…
By a retired officer in the Ministry of External Affairs and a noted scholar, detailed scholarly study of India-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations. Focus on l980 to the present, attention to riots, militant groups, Indian Peacekeeping operations.
By examining ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia the book provides an analysis of one of the security dilemma's most recent utilisations. In particular, the book adds to the growing literature on the security dilemma and ethnic conflict by locating the analysis of ethnic tensions in Burma and Malaysia, among others, within the security literature of the Third World. In intra-ASEAN relations the…
The interdisciplinary collection of essays offers a window onto the overseas Indian and chinese communities in Asia and across the globe. Contributors discuss the interactive role of the cutural and religious 'other', the diasporic absorption of local beliefs and customs, and the practical bussiness networks and the operational machanisms unique to these communities. This volume explores mateia…
Contents: 1. Arms and daggers in the heart of Africa : An introduction 2. Crucible of civilization and conflicts : Ethiopia 3. The ties that will not bind : Conflict and racial cleavage in Sudan 4. Under Siege : Blood, power, and the somali state 5. Conflicting fingers within the iron fist of national unity : Uganda, etc.
This unique volume brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars as well as Czech and Slovak decisionmakers who were personally involved in the events leading up to the separation of Czechoslovakia. Asking whether the dissolution was inevitable, the contributors bring a range of different approaches and perspectives to bear on the twin problems of democratic transitions in multinationa…
The war in the former Yugoslavia has shamed the leading nations of the world. Unspeakable crimes against humanity have been committed in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, yet American and European policymakers have cravenly stood aside while whole villages and communities were erased from the face of the earth.Americans are appalled by the images on their television screens of the carnage, but most o…
In this monumental work, extensively researched and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that exist between Jews and Arabs that have been intensified by war, terrorism, and nationalism. Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side in Israel and Israeli-controlled territories, Shipler examines the process of indoctrination that begins i…