green, nile

A pioneering history of cross-cultural knowledge that exposes enduring fractures in unity across the world’s largest continent

For fans of Ed Yong, Brian Cox and Carl Zimmer: a dazzling scientific and cultural adventure through our ideas about extraterrestrial life.

A rollicking story of two literary fabulists who revealed the West’s obsession with a fabricated, exotic East

“Islam in Afghanistan has long been viewed as static and uniform, but this fine collection demonstrates that it has been far more contested and dynami

How a group of Iranian students sought love and learning in Jane Austen's LondonIn July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort

For centuries, travelers have made Central Asia known to the wider world through their writings. In this volume, scholars employ these little-known te

For centuries, travelers have made Central Asia known to the wider world through their writings. In this volume, scholars employ these little-known te

Considers how Afghan intellectuals and ordinary people interpret their own history

In July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D'Arcy. Their mission was to master the moder

"This is the first volume to examine seriously the notion of a 'Persianate world' extending far beyond the traditional strongholds of Iran and India.

Wil jij sterker en fitter worden? Of weten welke gerechten je het best vóór of juist ná je work-out kunt eten? In 'Superfit', hét kookboek voor sportl

What words qualify as slang? Should slang be acknowledged as a language in itself? And what does the digital revolution mean for the future of slang?

The life and journey of one of Great Britain's most successful ever gymnasts.

As a thriving port city, nineteenth-century Bombay attracted migrants from across India and beyond. Nile Green's Bombay Islam traces the ties between

Afghanistan In Ink uses a wide and largely unknown corpus of twentieth century Afghan Dari and Pashto literature to show not only how Afghans have ref