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Islam Beyond Borders

The Umma in World Politics

By: James Piscatori,Amin Saikal

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Islam Beyond Borders

The Umma in World Politics

By: James Piscatori,Amin Saikal

Revealing how the one community of the faith in the Qur'an, the umma, affects competing politics of identity in the Muslim world.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108481256

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Iran Rising

The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic

By: Amin Saikal

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Iran Rising

The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic

By: Amin Saikal

When Iranians overthrew their monarchy, rejecting a pro-Western shah in favor of an Islamic regime, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the country for decades to come. Yet forty years after the 1978-79 revolution, Iran has emerged as a critical player in the Middle East and the wider world, as demonstrated in part by the 2015 international nuclear agreement. In Iran Rising, Iran specialist Amin Saikal describes how the country has managed to survive despite ongoing domestic struggles, Western sanctions, and countless other serious challenges"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691216878

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Zone of Crisis

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq

By: Amin Saikal

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Zone of Crisis

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq

By: Amin Saikal

The West Asian states of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran have over the last few decades represented an arc of crisis. Characterised by fractured and dysfunctional political elites, fraught economic policies, and ideological struggles between the forces of authoritarianism and democratisation, neo-fundamentalism and pluralism, they embody a mosaic of ethnicities. Amin Saikal, a distinguished Afghan-born scholar of international affairs, provides a sweeping new understanding of the complex contemporary political and social instability encompassing the region. Saikal takes the reader on a journey throughout the history and current affairs of the four countries, highlighting how these states have been repeatedly invaded by major powers such as Tsarist and Soviet Russia, Great Britain and the United States. With each seeking, often in competition with one another, to redirect the domestic and foreign policy objectives and priorities of this region in accordance with their individual geopolitical and ideological preferences, the region finds itself today in a state of crisis. Critically comparing democratisation and counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, and examining both recent Western intervention and the history of foreign influence in the region, this book looks at how US entanglement has affected Pakistani and Iranian domestic politics and foreign affairs. How has this influenced the success or failure of the occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq? What solutions can be taken to ensure regional security? Despite the critical importance of historical legacies in understanding present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran, the past has often been overlooked or misunderstood by outsiders, with frequently serious consequences. An improved understanding of the region among foreign policymakers is imperative to enhancing prospects for stability and mutually beneficial international relations. Bearing this in mind, Zone of Crisis offers an informed and balanced overview on a troubled region. This book will fascinate general readers and prove essential reading for specialists.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857735128

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9780857735126

Modern Afghanistan

A History of Struggle and Survival

By: Amin Saikal

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Modern Afghanistan

A History of Struggle and Survival

By: Amin Saikal

Afghanistan's recent history is a sad one: Soviet invasion in 1979; Pakistan-backed internal conflict in the 1980s; the Taliban regime; and then the US invasion and the multi-national occupation after the events of 11 September 2001. Why does Afghanistan remain so vulnerable to domestic instability, foreign intervention and ideological extremism? In reconstructing the tempestuous narrative of modern Afghanistan, Amin Saikal provides a sweeping new understanding of its troubled past and present. He identifies the country's inability to develop stable political structures as stemming from the inter-dynastic rivalry (complicated by polygamy) that scarred successive royal families from the end of the eighteenth century until the pro-Soviet Communist coup of April 1978, all exacerbated by foreign interventions - feeding on fragile domestic structures - and the rise and fall of different ideological streams. Here, for the first time, is an up-to-date analysis of the era of the Taliban's rule, the effects of US domination in the country and attempts to negotiate a US withdrawal - including talks about talks with the Taliban themselves. This book, which sets the crisis of Afghanistan in the context of the country's modern history and social structures, makes a major and highly original contribution towards a better and more nuanced understanding of this ill-fated land. It is the definitive study of Afghanistan and its troubles in national, regional and international contexts from 1747 to the present day.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857714783

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9780857714787

The Spectre of Afghanistan

Security in Central Asia

By: Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov

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The Spectre of Afghanistan

Security in Central Asia

By: Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov

Aiming to connect a number of divergent perspectives on the current state of Afghanistan, this book outlines the country's past and present instability and how this impacts and is conceptualised by its neighbours as well as by international heavyweights such as Russia, China and the United States. Given Afghanistan's extensive cross-border ethnic, linguistic, sectarian and cultural ties with its neighbours – whatever transpires in the war-torn country is bound to have regional and global security implications. This study focuses on the current formal and informal defensive policies the states of Central Asia may or may not have in place in the event of the Afghan situation deteriorating further or the Taliban-led insurgency substantially widening their influence. The book also considers the positions and policy responses of three influential actors in the region: Russia, China and the United States. It assesses the convergence of interests between these great powers in stabilising Afghanistan, and their divergence of geopolitical objectives in the region. With President Donald Trump unpredictably upheaving American policy in Afghanistan, an assertive Russia continuing to expand its influence across Central Asia and China seeking to have a wider economic and security role in the region, this book offers a timely assessment of an internationally-important topic.

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178831767X

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Zone of Crisis

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq

By: Amin Saikal

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Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq

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How to Lose a War

The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan

By: Amin Saikal

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How to Lose a War

The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan

By: Amin Saikal

An incisive, authoritative account of the West's failures in Afghanistan, from 9/11 to the fall of Kabul In 1958, Richard Nixon described Afghanistan as "unconquerable." On 15th August 2021, he was proven right. After twenty years of intervention, US and NATO forces retreated, enabling the Taliban to return to power. Tens of thousands were killed in the long, unwinnable war, and millions more were displaced--leaving the future of Afghanistan hanging in the balance. Leading expert Amin Saikal traces the full story of America's intervention, from 9/11 to the present crisis. After an initial swift military strike, the US became embroiled in a drawn-out struggle to change Afghanistan but failed to achieve its aims. Saikal shows how this failure was underlined by protracted attempts to capture Osama bin Laden, an inability to secure a viable government via "democracy promotion" efforts, and lack of wider strategy in the "war on terror." How to Lose a War offers an insightful account of one of the US's most significant foreign policy failures--and considers its dire consequences for the people of Afghanistan.

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Yale University Press

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0300266243

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The Spectre of Afghanistan

Security in Central Asia

By: Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov

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Security in Central Asia

By: Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov

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Iran at the Crossroads

By: Amin Saikal

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Iran at the Crossroads

By: Amin Saikal

Iran stands at a critical juncture in its history. In the era of Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama, the Islamic Republic has a unique opportunity to regain its traditional greatness as a cradle of rich civilisation and culture, with a capacity to be a very influential and stabilising regional actor. In this incisive analysis, Amin Saikal, a leading expert on Iranian politics, traces Iran’s transition from pro-Western monarchy to Islamic Republic and explores the choices open to Rouhani’s moderate reformist government. The Islamic Republic has endured a difficult journey throughout its existence. But since Khomeini assumed power in 1979it has been characterised by a degree of exceptionalism, which has seen Iran lock horns with the United States and prove itself an effective and shrewdly calculating player on the international stage. Looking to the future, Saikal does not shy away from confronting the difficult choices facing Iran today. Failure to achieve reconciliation with the United States in the coming years, he argues, will not only have serious implications for Iran’s internal stability and for the future security of the Middle East, but also for America’s position within this volatile and unpredictable region.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745685684

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Iran Rising

The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic

By: Amin Saikal

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The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic

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Princeton University Press

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0691216878

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The Soviet Union As An Asianpacific Power

Implications Of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative

By: Ramesh Thakur,Carlyle A. Thayer,G J Gill,Amin Saikal

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The Soviet Union As An Asianpacific Power

Implications Of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative

By: Ramesh Thakur,Carlyle A. Thayer,G J Gill,Amin Saikal

This volume provides a useful analysis of the domestic dimension of Soviet foreign policy in Asia/Pacific. It considers the implications of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative on Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the South Pacific.

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Routledge

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1000305872

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The Rise and Fall of the Shah

Iran from Autocracy to Religious Rule

By: Amin Saikal

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The Rise and Fall of the Shah

Iran from Autocracy to Religious Rule

By: Amin Saikal

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Princeton University Press

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0691140405

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The Rise and Fall of the Shah

Iran from Autocracy to Religious Rule

By: Amin Saikal

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Iran from Autocracy to Religious Rule

By: Amin Saikal

On November 4, 1979, when students occupied the American Embassy in Tehran and subsequently demanded that the United States return the Shah in exchange for hostages, the deposed Iranian ruler's regime became the focus of worldwide scrutiny and controversy. But, as Amin Saikal shows, this was far from the beginning of Iran's troubles. Saikal examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. Saikal argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses and ultimately failed to achieve their objectives. Based on government documents, published and unpublished literature, and interviews with officials in Iran, Britain, and the United States, The Rise and Fall of the Shah critically reviews the domestic and foreign policy objectives--as well as the behavior--of the Shah to explain not only what happened, but how and why. In a new introduction, Saikal reflects on what has happened in Iran since the fall of the Shah and relates Iran's past to its political present and future.

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Princeton University Press

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1400833078

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Regime Change In Afghanistan

Foreign Intervention And The Politics Of Legitimacy

By: Amin Saikal,William Maley

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Regime Change In Afghanistan

Foreign Intervention And The Politics Of Legitimacy

By: Amin Saikal,William Maley

This book is a study of regime change in an underdeveloped country with a weak state and strong autonomous social organizations. Regime change is in many countries a traumatic and disruptive experience, but few countries have paid as high a cost to retain traditionally accepted relationships of authority as has Afghanistan since the communist coup

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Routledge

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100030941X

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How to Lose a War

The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan

By: Amin Saikal

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The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan

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Yale University Press

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Iran at the Crossroads

By: Amin Saikal

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The Soviet Union As An Asianpacific Power

Implications Of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative

By: Ramesh Thakur,Carlyle A. Thayer,G J Gill,Amin Saikal

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The Soviet Union As An Asianpacific Power

Implications Of Gorbachev's 1986 Vladivostok Initiative

By: Ramesh Thakur,Carlyle A. Thayer,G J Gill,Amin Saikal

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Samir Amin

Pioneer of the Rise of the South

By: Samir Amin

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Samir Amin

Pioneer of the Rise of the South

By: Samir Amin

These texts by Samir Amin have been selected for the purpose of encouraging readers to learn more about his work to trace the historical trajectory of capitalism, which has consistently produced polarization at the global level. Thus the dominated peripheries cannot hope to catch up with the social organization prevailing in the dominant centres and the impossibility of global capitalism becoming stabilized in its peripheries has resulted in the long decline of capitalism, coinciding with successive waves of active involvement by the peoples of the South to shape a new world, potentially embarking on the long journey to socialism. Amin presents this major conflict of the 20th century and identifies the new challenges that the system now faces in the 21st century. His analysis is conducted in terms of historical materialism and should be a useful tool for activists struggling for socialism. Their progress is linked to the emancipation of the Asian, African and Latin American peoples.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3319011162

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