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Ali Riaz

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  • About
  • Publications
    • Books
      • English
      • Bengali
    • Papers
      • English
      • Bengali
    • Commentaries
      • English
      • Bengali
    • Selected Book Chapters
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    • English
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Books (English)

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  • 2022
    • More than Meets the Eye: Essays on Bangladeshi Politics

      Nine essays examining the contemporary Bangladeshi politics (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2022)

  • 2020
    • Religion and Politics in South Asia, 2nd edition

      Revised edition, presents a comprehensive analysis of the interaction of religion and politics in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (London: Routledge, 2021)

  • 2019
    • Voting in a Hybrid Regime: Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Elections

      Examination of the politics and election in a hybrid regime using 2018 Bangladeshi election as a case study. (Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019).

  • 2018
    • Political Violence in South Asia

      Coedited volume, with Zobaida Nasreen and Fahmida Zaman, on various aspects of political violence in South Asia namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal (London/ New York: November 2018).

    • Undying Issues: Reframing Debates on Contemporary Challenges

      Essays on governance, violence, secularism and religion and politics. (Dhaka: Pathak Samabesh, 2018).

  • 2017
    • Lived Islam and Islamism in Bangladesh

      Discussions on various dimensions of local and transnational Islamic practices and political Islam in Bangladesh. (Dhaka: Prothoma, 2017).

  • 2016
    • Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence.

      Examines the political history of the eighth most populous country of the world focusing on the issues of democracy, identity and development. Provides a comprehensive and unique overview of political and historical developments in Bangladesh since 1971. (London and NY: I B Tauris, 2016;

    • Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh

      Co-edited volume, with Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman. 34 Chapters on various aspects Bangladeshi politics, society, economy and media. (London and NY: Routledge; paperback edition 2020).

  • 2015
    • How Did We Arrive Here?

      Collection of essays on the contemporary political events in Bangladesh. (Dhaka: Prothoma, 2015).

  • 2013
    • Islam and Identity Politics among British-Bangladeshis: A Leap of Faith

      Examines identity politics among the Bangladeshi diaspora delves into the micro-level dynamics, the internal and external factors and the role of the state and locates these within the broad framework of Muslim identity and Islamism, citizenship and the future of multiculturalism in Europe. (Manchester, UK; Manchester University Press, 2013).

  • 2012
    • Inconvenient Truths About Bangladeshi Politics

      Collection of essays on the problems of democratization and democratic practices in Bangladesh. (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Prothoma, 2012, Second edition, 2013).

  • 2011
    • Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh

      Co-edited volume, with C. Christine Fair. 8 Chapters on various aspects of Islamist politics in Bangladesh. (London and New York: Routledge, 2011, pb 2015)

  • 2010
    • Religion and Politics in South Asia

      Edited volume includes six country studies and an introduction. (London and New York: Routledge, 2010).

  • 2009
    • (Re) Reading Taslima Nasrin: Context, Contents and Constructions

      Edited volume, includes 11 essays on controversial Bangladeshi feminist author Taslima Nasrin. (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Shrabon Prokashani, 2011).

  • 2008
    • Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia

      An in-depth study of the history and roles of Islamic education in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh and the significance of these institutions in contemporary politics. (New Brunswick/London: Rutgers University Press, 2008, pb 2013).

    • Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web

      An examination of the domestic, regional and international dynamics of the growing militancy in Bangladesh. (London/New York: Routledge, 2008; pb. 2010).

  • 2007
    • Paradise Lost? State Failure in Nepal

      Co-authored with Subho Basu, A study of relationships between state and society in Nepal with a focus on the causes of and conditions for the Maoist insurgency and its consequences. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007).

  • 2005
    • Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh

      Discussion on the formation and transformation of states in peripheral societies with special reference to Bangladesh and Tanzania. (Ontario, Canada: de Sitter Publications, 2005).

  • 2004
    • God Willing: The Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh

      Analysis of the rise of the Islamist politics in Bangladesh. (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004).

  • 1995
    • Voice & Silence: Contextualizing Taslima Nasreen

      Critical analysis of Taslima Nasreen’s writing, media coverage of the debate relating to Nasreen’s alleged blasphemous statement, and the political dynamics of the events of July-August, 1994. (Dhaka: Ankur Prakashani, 1995).

  • 1994
    • State, Class and Military Rule: Political Economy of Martial Law in Bangladesh

      A structural-historical interpretation of the causes of and conditions for military rule in Bangladesh. (Dhaka: Nadi New Press, 1994).

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