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Why family ties in Kūfa mattered for early Islamic politics

Aliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.

September 25, 2025
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The US and the UK flag spliced together with a diagonal line through the centre

The US and UK as embedded democracies

Benjamin M. Studebaker evaluates the realistic chances of anti-democratic revolution in the United States and the United Kingdom

Edinburgh University Press
January 22, 2025

A black and white drawing showing Edinburgh from the north, with the castle on the right and Arthur's seat on the left.

Studying (and Struggling) Abroad: Reflecting on British/American “Transmigrations”

Vaughn Scribner on Dr. Alexander Hamilton, transatlantic voyages past and present, and finding connection in far-flung places.

Edinburgh University Press
December 13, 2024

a red wall stretches along the US-Mexico border, with a sandy hill in front and blue sky behind

A country built with diasporas and immigrants

How have diasporas and migrants contributed to the rise of the US as a great political, economic, scientific, and cultural power?

Edinburgh University Press
November 27, 2024