About Us

Hurst is an independently owned non-fiction publisher based in central London, in the heart of Bloomsbury. Founded in 1969, Hurst now publishes ninety books per annum, building on our strengths in African Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, South Asian Studies, War and Conflict Studies, History and Development.

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New Releases
Political Islam in Tunisia
The History of Ennahda
Yemen Endures
Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and the Future of Arabia
The Near East
A Cultural History
Cityscapes of Violence in Karachi
Publics and Counterpublics
Jihad and Death
The Global Appeal of Islamic State
The Addis Ababa Massacre
Italy's National Shame
Events
Bradford Literature Festival
Inglorious Empire: What The British Did to India w/ Shashi Tharoor
2 Jul 2017 – 16:00
Buxton Festival
The Road to Somewhere w/ David Goodhart & Peter Hennessy
11 Jul 2017 – 9:00
SOAS, London
Book Launch – The Addis Ababa Massacre w/ Ian Campbell, hosted by The Anglo-Ethiopian Society
11 Jul 2017 – 18:30
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The Blog
27.06.17 | David B. Roberts
Disunity in the Gulf

David Roberts traces the fraught relationship between Qatar and its neighbours over recent decades, and the long-standing disputes between Doha and Riyadh that precipitated the current conflict.

12.06.17 | Magnus Marsden
‘Ungoverned Spaces’?

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Manchester, the term ‘ungoverned spaces’ has returned to the forefront of public debate. Is this a valuable, or even an accurate, notion?

19.05.17 | Isabella Ginor Gideon Remez
Kissinger also Gave Away Israeli Secrets to the Russians

Donald Trump’s recent disclosure of classified information to Moscow is nothing new – Henry Kissinger did the same thing.