"This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence"-- "This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence. The number of post-independence conflicts in Africa …
This book reviews the statutes, achievements and limitations of international criminal courts, starting with the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, and€followed in the 1990s by temporary international or hybrid national/international courts as well as the creation of the permanent I…
The greatest military historian of our time gives a peerless account of America's most bloody, wrenching, and eternally fascinating war. In this long-awaited history, John Keegan shares his original and perceptive insights into the psychology, ideology, demographics, and economi…
James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce …
In the second volume of this sweeping biography, Procter gives readers a vivid portrait of the final 40 years of Hearst's life. Drawing on previously unavailable letters and manuscripts and quoting from Hearst's own editorials, Procter covers all aspects of the media mogul's car…
In this comprehensive study, Jean-Paul Brodeur examines the diversity of the policing web. The study also includes a consideration of military policing both when compatible with the values of democracy and when in opposition.
"In Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization, Guillermo Algaze draws on the work of modern economic geographers to explore how the unique river-based ecology and geography of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium impacted the development of cities in southern Mesopotamia."--Jacke…
