The peace agreement in Northern Ireland has been held up as a beacon for conflict resolution. This book offers an analytical history of the transition from war to peace in Northern Ireland, and compares the violent conflict in the Basque country over the same period, demonstrating how events there have developed very differently.
Since Al Qaeda's attacks on America in 2001, 'Islamophobia' has entered common parlance. This book considers attitudes towards Islam and Muslims in Russia, investigates the concept in Western democracies, and analyses the meanings of 'Islamophobia'. It analyses the ways in which the rights of Muslims are contested in various parts of the world.
Presents a concise history of the German Left since the 1960s. This book traces the political journey of Germany's post-war generation and examines the influence that its ambivalent attitude to the Nazi past had on the foreign policy of the 'red-green' government between 1998 and 2005.