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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 3d

Join Hamid Dabashi to celebrate publication of 'Imagine a Nation: 6 Persian Poets in Search of a Homeland' w/ a conversation on translating #Persian #poetry.

⏰ 2pm, Weds 22 Oct
📍 Knox Hall, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, #NYC
📕 www.bloomsbury.com/9780755655625

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 12d

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 17d

🎙️ Author @selimkoru.bsky.social joins @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to discuss his book 'New Turkey and the Far Right' — a deep dive into #nationalism, #authoritarianism, and political transformation in Erdoğan’s #Turkey.

🔗 Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/new-turkey-a...
#Turkiye #Politics #Erdogan

Selim Koru, "New Turkey and the Far Right: How Reactionary Nationalism Remade a Country" (I. B. Tauris, 2025) - New Books Network

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reubensilverman.bsky.social @reubensilverman.bsky.social · 22d

Check out my interview on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with @selimkoru.bsky.social about his new book New Turkey and the Far Right: How Reactionary Nationalism Remade a Country (@ibtauris.bsky.social 2025): newbooksnetwork.com/new-turkey-a...

Selim Koru, "New Turkey and the Far Right: How Reactionary Nationalism Remade a Country" (I. B. Tauris, 2025) - New Books Network

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 20d

Are you an early career researcher looking to get published?

Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @Writers_Artists.

Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 21d

Get ready for the new academic year with our Back to School Sale! Shop now and save 30% on books and student resources until October 5th!

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Dylan Baun @dylan-baun.bsky.social · 24d

LOVING the cover design for Beirut Radical. Pre-order now, out in UK in December, US in February :) @ibtauris.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 23d

'Fatimid Cosmopolitanism' features the research of 22 scholars on the diverse achievements of the Fatimid dynasty, covering religion and statecraft, legacy reconsidered, ceremony and symbolism, and art and archaeology.

Now available in open access: bit.ly/4nwkZbU

The book cover of 'Fatimid Cosmopolitanism'.

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 25d

Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?

Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn OR www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XM...

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 27d

The Syrian Conflict in the #News: Coverage of the War & the Crisis of US #Journalism by Gabriel Huland

Analyses coverage in three major US #newspapers (#NYT, #WaPo & #WSJ) to examine how US #ForeignPolicy dominates how the #Syrian conflict is framed.

📘 www.bloomsbury.com/9780755650149

The Syrian Conflict in the News

The Syrian conflict constitutes one of the most covered events in this century. Although the coverage of the Syrian uprising and civil war alternated between pe…

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 27d

& NEW IN PAPERBACK

Women Fighters in the #Kurdish National Movement: Transforming Gender Politics and the PKK by Mustafa Kemal Topal

Focuses on how the #PKK has become a platform for shifts in #gender politics through its women fighters.

📗 www.bloomsbury.com/9780755648405

Women Fighters in the Kurdish National Movement

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement. Designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the…

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 27d

💡NEW RESEARCH💡

The #Kurdish Movement in #Turkey: Nationalism, Social Movements & Recurring Cycles of Conflict by Elsa Tulin Sen

📗 www.bloomsbury.com/9780755644087

Part of the Contemporary Turkey series, published w/ the British Institute at Ankara

📚 www.bloomsbury.com/series/contemporary-turkey

The Kurdish Movement in Turkey

This book examines the Kurdish movement in the context of total social movement theory. First tracing its origins as a conventionally nationalist movement, Elsa…

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · Sep 16

… or support on Patreon.

All Substack/Patreon supporters get access to transcripts of all interviews, as well as a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social / @ibtauris.bsky.social

www.patreon.com/c/u2998854

creating Podcasts/Interviews

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · Sep 16

New episode 🚨🚨

Gokhan Bacik on Turkey's citizenship-selling programme.

The conversation examines the government's Citizenship By Investment scheme, its economic and social consequences, and the way it has been discussed in the national political debate.

👇👇

turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/16/g...

Gokhan Bacik on Turkey’s citizenship-selling programme

Turkey Book Talk #253 – Gokhan Bacik, professor in the department of politics and European studies at Palacky University, on his article “Selling Citizenship in Turkey: Political Parties, Pra…

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · 29d

Not sure where to start with your academic book idea?

The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship offers a year of expert guidance to help you shape your work and prepare for publication. Apply until 1st Oct 2025.

🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Sep 16

I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies has now published 'Fatimid Cosmopolitanism' in open access.

This book examines the diverse achievements of the Fatimid dynasty across religion, statecraft and art.

Read more: bit.ly/4nwkZbU

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Sep 15

Equip yourself for the term ahead with our Back to School Sale! 30% off all books and academic resources!

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Sep 11

With a new term beginning, now is the perfect time to ensure you have essential resources. Save 30% on our academic titles and resources in the Back to School Sale.

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Sep 9

NOW AVAILABLE OPEN ACCESS

#Missionaries in #Persia: Cultural Diversity & Competing Norms in Global Catholicism

Explores how, in the 17th & 18th centuries, Isfahan hosted #Catholic missionaries of more diverse affiliations than most other cities in Asia.

Read now: bit.ly/4m3BsDf 📖

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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 Submissions now open for The Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social, to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).

Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4nd2sBp

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · Sep 2

New episode 📢📢

Amy Marie Spangler on the late, great author Leyla Erbil's novel "What Remains", published soon by @deepvellum.bsky.social

The book is a sophisticated, dark vision of Istanbul's history, sweeping from the Byzantine era to 20th century Turkey

🎧👇

turkeybooktalk.com/2025/09/02/a...

Amy Marie Spangler on Leyla Erbil’s dark vision of Istanbul’s history

Turkey Book Talk #252 – Amy Marie Spangler on the late great author Leyla Erbil’s What Remains. Amy co-translated the novel, along with Alev Ersan and Mark David Wyers, for an edition t…

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Sep 3

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Aug 28

Panel & Book Discussion: What are Iran's options after the 12-day war?

Join the Middle East Institute for a discussion of Iranian politics and foreign policy as Israel continues to inflame tensions in the region.

⏰ Thurs 4th Sept, 12:30 - 2pm
📍 #WashingtonDC & live online
🎟️ bit.ly/45FR0bz

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don't miss out on 30% off all books in our Back to School sale!

Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social · Aug 18

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I.B. Tauris @ibtauris.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW RESEARCH

Songs of the Arabian Red Sea bit.ly/41ULcZ9

Sexuality and Islamic Spirituality in Early Malay Writings bit.ly/469fdHa

Political Islam at the Crossroads bit.ly/4p8a3my

#RedSea #ArabianSongs #MalayWriting #GenderStudies #PoliticalIslam 📚

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