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If you have an interest in a particular region of the world or country, or if you participate in regional studies programs as a teacher, researcher or student, you will find much throughout the Cambridge publishing program to interest you, with many books written with a particular country or region in mind.

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The Chinese Cultural Revolution Add to basket

The Chinese Cultural Revolution
A History


  • Paul Clark
  • A groundbreaking study of cultural life during a turbulent and formative decade in contemporary China, this book seeks to explode several myths about the Cultural Revolution (officially 1966–1976).
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A Social History of the Deccan, 1300–1761 Add to basket

A Social History of the Deccan, 1300–1761
Eight Indian Lives


  • Richard M. Eaton
  • In this fascinating account of one of the least known parts of South Asia, Richard Eaton recounts the history of the Deccan plateau in southern India from the fourteenth century to the rise of European colonialism.
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The Idea of Indonesia Add to basket

The Idea of Indonesia
A History


  • R. E. Elson
  • Indonesia the nation-state is a miraculous and unlikely construction. At first sight, the material for national unity could not be more unpromising; its history is marred by deep and often bloody internal disputation based on ideology, ethnicity, religion, and region.
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A History of Modern Israel


  • Colin Shindler
  • The state of Israel came into existence in 1948. Colin Shindler's book traces Israel's history across sixty years, from its optimistic beginnings - immigration, settlement, the creation of its towns and institutions - through the wars with its Arab neighbours, and the confrontation with the Palestinians.
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Kingship and Ideology in the Islamic and Mongol Worlds Add to basket

Kingship and Ideology in the Islamic and Mongol Worlds


  • Anne F. Broadbridge
  • Anne Broadbridge examines struggles over ideology in the Middle East and Central Asia from 1260 to 1405. She explores two very different ideological worlds: the Islamic world of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria, and the Mongol world inhabited by the Golden Horde in Central Asia, the Ilkhanids in Iran and Anatolia, the Ilkhanids' successors, and Temόr.
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Mahdis and Millenarians Add to basket

Mahdis and Millenarians


  • William F. Tucker
  • Mahdis and Millenarians is a study of early extremist Shiites in Iraq and Iran. These sectarians originated certain doctrines and religious practices that influenced a number of later Shiite religious and political movements.
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Medieval Russia, 980–1584, 2nd edition Add to basket

Medieval Russia, 980–1584, 2nd edition


  • Janet Martin
  • This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive narrative of the history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through to the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. Supplementing the original edition with results of recently published scholarship as well as her own research, Janet Martin emphasizes the dynamics of Russia's political evolution from the loose federation of principalities known as Kievan Rus' through the era of Mongol domination to the development of the Muscovite state.
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When Things Fell Apart Add to basket

When Things Fell Apart


  • Robert H. Bates
  • In the later decades of the 20th century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an explanation of state failure in Africa.
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The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000, Volume 1 Add to basket

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000, Volume 1


  • Benno J. Ndulu et al
  • The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 1 examines the impact of resource wealth and geographical remoteness on Africa's growth and develops a new dataset of governance regimes covering all of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000, Volume 2 Add to basket

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000, Volume 2


  • Benno J. Ndulu et al
  • The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960–2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 2 supports and extends the analysis of African economic growth presented in the first volume by providing twenty-six case studies of individual African economies.
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