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An Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul
Haus Publishing 2013; US$ 17.95The great crossroads, Istanbul has absorbed several millennia of different influences; it is both modern and ancient, fluid and constant. more...
The Alevis in Turkey and Europe
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 145.00This book examines the development of identity politics amongst the Alevis in Europe and Turkey, which simultaneously provided the movement access to different resources and challenged its unity of action. While some argue that Aleviness is a religious phenomenon, and others claim it is a cultural or a political trend, this book analyzes the various... more...
Refractions of Civil Society in Turkey
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork among civic activists and identifying a range of domestic and international socio-political contexts, Refractions of Civil Society in Turkey explores different perceptions of civil society in Turkey and pursues the general question of why civil society holds such power to move those who evoke it. more...
Turkey-Syria Relations
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95In 1997 Turkey and Syria were on the brink of war, engaged in a very real power struggle. Turkey was aligned with Syria's main enemy, Israel, and there were seemingly intractable differences on the issues of borders, the sharing of river waters and trans-border communities. In less than a decade, relations were transformed from enmity to amity.... more...
Butrint 3
Oxbow Books 2011; US$ 45.00This engaging and well-illustrated volume describes the excavations of a large urban sector, the so-called Triconch Palace, of the Adriatic seaport of Butrint. In so doing it adds to the new paradigm for the development of Roman towns in the Mediterranean. The book traces the changing nature of this rich and varied area - from 2nd-century Roman townhouses,... more...
Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 170.00Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans looks at the phenomenon of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans over the last two hundred years. It argues that the events that occurred during this time can be demystified, that the South East of Europe was not destined to become violent and that constructions of the Balkans as endemically violent misses a important political... more...
Slovenia
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 39.95A clear and concise introduction to contemporary Slovenia. It examines the country's rapid transition from a collection of provinces in the southern part of the Habsburg Empire, to a republic within Yugoslavia, to an independent state and analyzes the major political and economic developments since 1991. The perfect introduction to one of Europe's... more...
Effects of War on the Environment: Croatia
Spon Press 1995; US$ 300.00This book discusses in detail the destruction of the Croatian chemical industry and suggests ways in which new techniques will need to be used for remediation. Important aspects of the economy such as tourism and agriculture are also considered. more...
Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkish Identity
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 148.00By using the core insights of the constructivist approach in International Relations, this book analyzes the foreign policy behavior of Turkey. It argues that throughout its modern history, Turkey's foreign policy has been affected by its Western identity created in the years following the War of Independence. more...
Turkish-Greek Relations
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 190.00The discord between Turkey and Greece has grown deeper and wider over time, over a series of seemingly vital issues, which have at times brought the two countries to the brink of war. Yet in 1999 the two countries opened a dialogue on non-sensitive issues such as trade, the environment and tourism. The causes of the current rapprochement progress... more...









