This work brings together a number of contributions analyzing some of the most pressing issues in the present world, and suggests ways and methods to manage these problems. Topics covered are the decision-making in the UN Security Council; the position of the United States vis-a…
Part I. The Texas years, 1858-1912 -- A spacious youth -- Searching for a career -- Texas politics: creating "our crowd"--The "twilight years" -- "The man and the opportunity" -- The ideal society -- Part II. Wilson in power, 1913-1914 -- "Our crowd" goes to Washington -- Foreig…
Charles E. Neu details the life of "Colonel" House, a Texas landowner who rose to become one of the century's greatest political operators.
In this seminal biography, Charles E. Neu details the life of "Colonel" House, a Texas landowner who rose to become one of the century's greatest political operators. Ambitious and persuasive, House worked largely behind the scenes, developing ties of loyalty and using patronage…
A man who lived his life mostly in the shadows, Edward M. House is little known or remembered today; yet he was one of the most influential figures of the Wilson presidency. Wilson's chief political advisor, House played a key role in international diplomacy, and had a significa…
An in-depth study of the demobilization and reintegration exercises carried out at the end of the Nigerian civil war, assessing their implications for national politics in the West African nation. Though the central theme is Nigeria, the book compares the exercises in Nigeria wi…
With an increasing international interest in post civil war demobilisation and reintegration, especially in Africa as exemplified by writings on post war Mozambique, Angola, and Zimbabwe, as well as the growing acknowledgement of the importance of the welfare of demobilised ex-c…
An in-depth study of the demobilization and reintegration exercises carried out at the end of the Nigerian civil war, assessing their implications for national politics in the West African nation. Though the central theme is Nigeria, the book compares the exercises in Nigeria wi…