Hurst Publishers | An Independent Publisher since 1969

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 Politics.

Britain and Europe

A Short History

Sick-Note Britain

How Social Problems Became Medical Issues

To the Mountains

My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan

Sweden’s Dark Soul

The Unravelling of a Utopia

Heineken in Africa

A Multinational Unleashed

05.02.19 | Andrew Arsan

The Politics of Déjà Vu

Lebanon’s new Government and the regional outlook

04.02.19 | Adrian Massey

How Social Problems Became Medical Issues

This National Sickie Day around 35,000 people are expected to be absent from work. Occupational physician Adrian Massey’s urgent call to reform Britain’s sickness culture offers social—not medical—solutions.

10.12.18 | Hurst Staff

Hurst’s Books of the Year 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on some of best books of the year. Here are our 2018 titles that have been voted Book of the Year in publications such as the Financial Times, the Spectator and The Economist.