(London: C. Hurst and Co. 2019). This is a lively analysis of Indian politics; since independence. The book is divided in two parts; an account of the long period when the Congress Party was in power; and a second part on the
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By René Wadlow. There is a certain irony in the return of the Hagia Sophia to being an Islamic mosque; which it had been from 1453 to 1934. From 1934 till today; it was considered a museum and was visited by many
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Vijay Mehta. When the drums of war start beating; can cooler heads prevail and negotiations in good faith start?. Vijay Mehta has written a useful overview of efforts to create a Department of Peace; within governments so that there would be an
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(London: Oneworld Publications, 2018). No Turning Back: Life, Loss and Hope in Wartime Syria is a moving book by the Lebanese journalist Rania Abouzlid. As an Arabic speaker; she was able to move in Syrian society to interview a range of Syrians
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(Sparsnas, Sweden; Irene Publishing, 2017). Today; there are an increasing number of peace building programs and workshops. In such peace building contexts; scholars and practitioners are seeking to integrate authentic cultural methods of conflict analysis and intervention. This is particularly true of
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(Kibworth Beauchalp, UK: Matador Books, 2016). For the time has come when we must demonstrate in our millions not against this or that; but on the basis of the goodwill and compassion that defines who we truly are. For within each and
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(Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2018) As Robert Vinson highlights “When Albert Luthuli; president of the African National Congress (ANC). South Africa’s leading anti apartheid organization; became the first African-born recipe ant of the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1961; the world
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Helen Lackner. (London: Saqibooks, 2017, 330 pp.) Helen Lackner’s incisive analysis of the political, economic and social causes of Yemen’s instability and the roots of Saudi Arabia’s agressive policies; has served as the guidelines for the conflict resolution proposals of the Association
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(London: Routledge, 2018). James Ranny has written a most useful account of the transformation of international law toward world law; as a framework of the World Society. There was a century of the progressive development of international law; from the first Hague
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Cyrus Rohani and Behrooz Sabet (Eds). (London: SAQI Books, 2019, 304 pp). The winds of change blow in a good number of directions; and at different strengths within the Middle East and North Africa. At times; the wind seems calm; and then
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