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.

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Across An Angry Sea
The SAS in the Falklands War
Apartheid Guns and Money
A Tale of Profit
Singapore, Singapura
From Miracle to Complacency
Cold War in the Islamic World
Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy
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The Blog
29.10.18 | Danell Jones
Brit(ish) in Imperial London

To be black and British has long been fraught with difficulty. This Black History Month, Danell Jones considers the story of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor.

24.10.18 | Hurst Staff Thomas Abraham
World Polio Day: The Eradication of Polio

On World Polio Day, we look back at Thomas Abraham’s Twitter Q&A on ‘Polio: An Odyssey of Eradication’.

19.10.18 | Raffaello Pantucci
Al Muhajiroun’s Long Shadow

As Anjem Choudary is released from prison in the United Kingdom, Raffaello Pantucci considers the influence of al-Muhajiroun.

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Hay Festival Winter Weekend, Wales
Cedric Delves and Helen Parr at Hay Festival
23 Nov 2018 – 13.00
Cambridge Literary Festival
Diana Darke at Cambridge Literary Festival
24 Nov 2018 – 2.30 - 3.30pm
Folkestone Book Festival
Brian Klaas at Folkestone Book Festival
25 Nov 2018 – 3.30pm
SOAS, London
Dilip Hiro: Cold War in the Islamic World
4 Dec 2018 – 17.45 - 19.00
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