A History of Israeli Visual Art: Extract from ‘Israel: An Introduction’ by Barry Rubin
Last month Yale published Israel: An Introduction, a uniquely wide-ranging portrait of the country, covering important topics such as…
Middle East
The Next Cold War or Nuclear Alarmism? New book looks at Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
The UN’s relationship with Iran is at an all time low; the IAEA’s recent nuclear inspections in the country were…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: The Conference of the Birds – The Coming Accidental War with Iran
2011 has been an extraordinary year for events in Muslim countries, with regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya…
Yale University Press London launches its Spring / Summer 2012 Seasonal Catalogue
Yale’s Spring / Summer seasonal catalogue is now available now to order and download. Today we take a…
The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp: Reconstructing a masterpiece of Iranian literature and art
This month sees the publication of an exciting new Metropolitan Museum of Art publication, which reproduces for the…
Author article by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair: Colour in Islamic Art and Culture
And Diverse are Their Hues (published last week by Yale University Press) is an exciting new book that…
Author Article by John France: Writing Military History
Perilous Glory is a major new history encompassing warfare around the world from 3100 B.C. to the Gulf…
From Athens to Afghanistan: ‘Perilous Glory’ by John France questions the notion of a Western way of war
Last month Yale published a major new military history book that has already been praised as a ‘work…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: On the Road to Damascus – Why unemployment causes political instability
In the next installment of our weekly column from What’s Next? author Lyric Hale, the top economic commentator discusses the importance of…
Author article by Frank Ledwidge: Why British military operations lack strategy, leadership and ‘moral courage’
Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in Iraq and Afghanistan is an explosive new book by former military intelligence…
Author Article by Tarek Osman: The Strategic Direction of Egypt’s Revolution
Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president of Egypt, is back in court today facing charges of corruption and unlawful killing…
Updated edition of Tarek Osman’s prescient ‘Egypt on the Brink’ charts the fall of Hosni Mubarak
Back in November 2010 Yale published the aptly-titled Egypt on the Brink by Tarek Osman, a lively account…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: A Lamentation of Black Swans – Economic disaster in Iran
Last week leading economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale looked at the controversial Tobin Tax, generating interesting debate…
Yale History Catalogue 2011 available now
Yale University Press’s History Catalogue 2011 is available to view and download from yalebooks.co.uk The catalogue contains everything…
Art of the Sultan: Books on Islamic Art throughout the ages
In recent years Yale University Press has published an increasing number of books on Asian art, making a…