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Distinctive non-fiction publishing on the Middle East | An imprint of Bloomsbury
Christoph Baumer discusses the findings in his new book, based on decades of fieldwork exploring #RockArt across the globe – from the Sahara to Central #Asia & the Arabian Peninsula – read the interview on @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social blog

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#History #Archaeology 🌍
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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📣 Want to learn about #Uzbekistan but don't want to leave the house? ☔️

Luckily, tomorrow evening’s Reading Room discussion with @joannalillis.bsky.social hosted by Sophie Ibbotson at @asianaffairs.bsky.social is online!

Book your free spot now 👇

🎟️ bit.ly/435Ov0n

#SilkMirage
Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan - join us for this online Reading Room discussion with author Joanna Lillis, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson on 2 December 2025 at 17.30 GMT. Find out more and register for free here - https://loom.ly/l1iAVx8
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Don't miss our holiday sale! Get 30% off hundreds of books until Sunday 7th Dec 🎁

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November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"A timely read which dissects the imperialist politics and rightly shows that the Palestinian struggle is not just against Israel but the prevailing European colonial framework" - @thenewarab.bsky.social on 'Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States'

www.newarab.com/features/unp... #Palestine
Unpacking Israel’s erasure of Palestine with Emile Badarin
Book Club: Emile Badarin’s ’Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States’ shows how liberal recognition masks colonial violence and the erasure of Palestine
www.newarab.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW RESEARCH

Performance Activism in the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa & Beyond by Joseph Alagha

Examines social practice manifestations of performance activism among contemporary Islamic movements in the MENA and beyond.

www.bloomsbury.com/9781666975383 #MiddleEast #Activism
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🎟️ EVENT 🎟️

Join author Ann Wilks for a special lecture on the subject of her book 'Britain’s Man on the Spot in Iraq and Afghanistan: Government and Diplomacy by Sir Henry Dobbs at the Apex of Empire'.

⏰ Tues 25 Nov, 11:30am, #London
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November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Rock Art and its Legacy in Myth and Art: Petroglyphs from Eurasia, Arabia and Northern Africa by Christoph Baumer & Therese Weber

Vividly illustrated with 340 colour images & 10 maps, this is a celebration of the legacy of #petroglyphs.

https://bit.ly/486k1wV #RockArt
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Join Emile Badarin for an event at @soasuni.bsky.social - using #Palestine as case study, his book 'Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States' shows how recognition politics operate to legitimise long-standing colonial power structures.

⏰ 5:30pm TODAY, #SOAS
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Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States: Normalising Dispossession and Elimination in Palestine
Using Palestine as a case study, 'Recognition Politics in Settler Colonial States' shows how recognition politics operate to legitimise long-standing colonial power structures.
www.soas.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Join author Emile Badarin to discuss his new book on settler colonialism in #Palestine, in conversation with Prof Alan Lester next week.

⏰ 3pm, Weds 26 Nov
📍 #Brighton, Uni of #Sussex
🎟️ www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

#Israel #SettlerColonialism #Dispossession #Gaza #WestBank
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our holiday sale is here! Get 30% off hundreds of books until Sunday 7th Dec 🎁

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November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🎟️ EVENT 🎟️

Join author Ann Wilks for a special lecture on the subject of her book 'Britain’s Man on the Spot in Iraq and Afghanistan: Government and Diplomacy by Sir Henry Dobbs at the Apex of Empire'.

⏰ Tues 25 Nov, 11:30am, #London
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November 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With not long to go before the @mesa1966.bsky.social conference, it's time to set up a meeting to discuss your book proposal ⏲️

Email an editor now 📩

#MiddleEast #AcademicBluesky #Publishing #MESA2025
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Discover what's #publishing this term with our new Oct-Dec 2025 #AcademicBooks Catalog 📖

Fill up your #bookshelves, request #InspectionCopies and let us know if you'd like to review titles in your #journal! 💡

Browse the catalog now: bit.ly/435uBT1 📚
Academic New Books Catalogue October-December 2025
Bloomsbury's latest education products for academic study, including textbooks, research and initial teacher education.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
OUT NOW

Living Islam: Muslim Expressions of Faith by Ali S. Asani

Explores how Muslims from diverse backgrounds and traditions interpret and experience their faith. Published in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies.

www.bloomsbury.com/9780755658862 #IslamicStudies #Islam #Ismaili
Living Islam
The story of Islam is not one story, but many stories involving peoples of different races, ethnicities, and cultures. Every religious tradition is marked by in…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
With less than a month to go before the @mesa1966.bsky.social conference, it's time to set up a meeting to discuss your book proposal ⏲️

Email an editor now 📩

#MiddleEast #AcademicBluesky #Publishing #MESA2025
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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🔓 In celebration of #OAWeek, we have rounded up 6 books that exemplify the power of open scholarship.

Read our latest academic blog post, an #OpenAccess reading list of essential research on gender, climate and justice.

Read now: https://bit.ly/3L3BTAJ

#OAWeek25
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join author James Gustafson for a discussion w/ fellow scholars on the topic of #Iranian #EnvironmentalHistory and his book 'The Lion and the Sun' - hosted by #Georgetown #PersianStudies dept.

⏰ 2pm EDT / 7pm BST, Fri 24 Oct
📍 ONLINE

Register for free:
events.georgetown.edu/event/35362-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Join us for the launch of The Kurdish Movement in Turkey by Elsa Tulin Sen w/ discussant Sevinc Bermek at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

⏰ 6:30pm, Tues 28 Oct
📍 Bush House, Strand, #London

Register to attend for free
🎟️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-k...

#KurdishMovement #MiddleEast
The Kurdish Movement in Turkey - Nationalism, Social Movements and Recurring Cycles of Conflict | King's College London
Join us for a launch celebrating the publication of The Kurdish Movement in Turkey.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join Hamid Dabashi to celebrate publication of 'Imagine a Nation: 6 Persian Poets in Search of a Homeland' w/ a convo on translating #Persian #poetry.

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

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October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🔓 Interested in publishing open access but not sure where to start?

This #OAWeek, we are reflecting on our role, as a publisher, in removing potential barriers and helping academics assert control over the knowledge they produce.

Explore your OA options 👉 bit.ly/4oxaANK
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Discover what's #publishing this term with our new Oct-Dec 2025 #AcademicBooks Catalog 📖

Fill up your #bookshelves, request #InspectionCopies and let us know if you'd like to review titles in your #journal! 💡

Browse the catalog now: bit.ly/435uBT1 📚
Academic New Books Catalogue October-December 2025
Bloomsbury's latest education products for academic study, including textbooks, research and initial teacher education.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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

mesaas.columbia.edu/events-direc...
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
⌛ Our Back to School sale is ending soon. Don’t miss your last chance to save 30% on academic books and resources.

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October 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🎙️ 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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September 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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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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September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM