Books published by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Japan's navy is three times the size of France's and Britain's combined, yet most people think it a defenceless nation. This book unravels that paradox.

A cool analysis of authoritarian tendencies among the Balkans' entrenched elites and the hollowness of existing 'democratisation' approaches. ONE OF 'THE SPECTATOR' BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018, CHOSEN BY KAPIL KOMIREDDI

A striking insight into how well-meaning outsiders have repeatedly misunderstood the conflict in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and inadvertently exacerbated the violence.

A beautifully written biography of a giant of the nineteenth century, explorer of Latin America and founder of biogeography.

Laessing's fast-paced, on-the-ground narrative reveals what really happened in the run up to and aftermath of Gaddafi's ouster.

Drawing on an A-list of Middle East experts, this book assesses the relative merits of the thwarted paths to democracy in the 'Arab Spring' states.

The first history of one of the nineteenth century's greatest natural calamities, its political context and its impact on colonial India.

A vividly written account of how drugs have shaped the history of warfare, based on prodigious research

Attacking conventional wisdom, Weighill and Gaub argue that NATO's intervention in Libya was soundly conceived and executed.

China, hitherto barely affected by terrorism, now confronts a phenomenon all too familiar to other nations.

The Syrian Civil War in all its ghastly twists and turns, from initial optimism to barrel-bombing and the rise of Islamic State, are among the subjects covered in Lister's definitive account

An absorbing history charting the long afterlife of the 1857 'Indian Mutiny' and the Victorians' macabre fetish for collecting body parts.

A convincing indictment of the most powerful political figure in the eastern EU ... This is gloves-off political writing at its best.' -- The Financial Times on Hungary (2012)

A renowned historian of the Levant offers a panoramic account of the intertwined, borderless wars wracking Syria and Iraq.

Shines a light on the Taliban's propaganda arm and its impact on the course of the war in Afghanistan.

Offers a fresh perspective on frontier relations between Australian Aboriginal people and European colonists.

The war in Yemen is finally coming under scrutiny as the West considers its controversial dealings with Saudi Arabia

No up-to-date book on Venezuelan politics out there

Making Africa Work is a first-hand account and handbook of how to ensure growth beyond commodities and create jobs in the continent.

The intellectual voice of the Syrian revolution recounts the devastating impact of the Assads' tyrannical rule. Foreword by Robin Yassin-Kassab

Landscapes of the Jihad explores the features that Al-Qaeda and other strands of militant Islam share in common with global movements.

A tour d'horizon of India's political economy over the last fifty years, by a distinguished political scientist.

Wartime suffering on a massive scale as witnessed by reporters covering the retreat through Burma.