John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) is widely regarded as the pre-eminent thinker of the liberal tradition; and yet because his views on international relations cannot be traced in any particular book or essay, his political thought remains largely misunderstood. Liberty Abroad is the …
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times, a dangerous tinderbox always poised to set the Middle East aflame, and to draw the United States into the fire. In this volume the author illuminates the history …
China has emerged as a member of the elite club of nations who are powerful at both global poles. Polar states are global giants, strong in military, scientific, and economic terms. The concept of a polar great power is relatively unknown in international relations studies; yet …
"This extraordinary collection is a game-changer. Featuring the cutting-edge work of over forty scholars from across the globe, The Routledge Handbook of the Global Sixties is breathtaking in its range, incisive in analyses, and revolutionary in method and evidence. Here, fifty …
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter contends that liberals have been wrong on all issues concerning domestic and foreign policy, and shares her views of what she deems liberal treachery on topics from the Cold War to the war on terrorism.
"In this book, the prominent theorist Partha Chatterjee looks at the creative and powerful results of the nationalist imagination in Asia and Africa that are posited not on identity but on difference with the nationalism propagated by the West. Arguing that scholars have been mi…
"In this book, the prominent theorist Partha Chatterjee looks at the creative and powerful results of the nationalist imagination in Asia and Africa that are posited not on identity but on difference with the nationalism propagated by the West. Arguing that scholars have been mi…
Castaways (or Naufragios) is the first major narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-1536). It is also an enthralling story of adventure and survival against unimaginable odds. Its author, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, a fortune-seeking sixteenth-century S…
Asia-Pacific in the new world order
by McGrew, Anthony, Brook, Christopher
fromPacific studies
Explores the notion that a distinctive Asia-Pacific regional power bloc is developing. This study looks at the complex interplay between regional, global and national forces that have transformed the Asia-Pacific area into one of the most vibrant and economically successful regi…
I bogen redegør Gaddis for det spegede spil mellem USA og USSR, der har sat sit præg på hele verden siden 1945, og som går under navnet "Kold krig", fyldt med spændinger og konflikter i atomvåbenarsenalernes skygge.
