"Substantially revising and updating the influential and widely used The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy, this retitled new edition provides both an introduction to, and a reassessment of, the nature of foreign policy in the light of changing political conditions, internatio…
Du site de l'éd.: What do Mexico's Zapatistas, the French National Front, Slow Food, rave subculture, and al-Qaeda all have in common? From right-wing to left-wing to no-wing, they all proudly proclaim their mission to defend their distinctive identities against modernity's homo…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Most accounts of Syria's brutal, long-lasting civil war focus on a domestic contest that began in 2011 and only later drew foreign nations into the escalating violence. Christopher Phillips argues instead that the international dimension was never se…
"The end of imagination brings together five of Arundhati Roy's acclaimed books of essays into one comprehensive volume for the first time and features a new introduction by the author"--Back cover
This is a major new collection examining the economic and political challenges currently faced by multilateral and transnational governance institutions.
La 4e de couverture indique : "Finalement, la domination absolue de l'Occident, européen puis américain, n'aura duré que deux siècles. Un nouvel ordre du monde s'élabore sous nos yeux, dont la crise actuelle, jointe à l'essor de l'Asie, révèle les traits. Mais contrairement à ce…
Réunit neuf entretiens au cours desquels le célèbre linguiste expose ses opinions sur les Etats-Unis et leurs rapports au monde : l'armée de métier, le féminisme, le travail de mémoire, l'éducation, etc.
Conventional wisdom among policymakers in both the US and Europe holds that weak and failing states are the source of the world's most pressing security threats today. However, as this book shows, our assumptions about the threats posed by failed and failing states are based on …
La 4ème de couverture indique : "This book examines the crisis in Ukraine, tracing its development and analysing the factors which lie behind it. It discusses above all how the two sides have engaged in political posturing, accusations, escalating sanctions and further escalatin…
"This authoritative book examines the power of multinational corporations (MNCs) to exert influence in global politics. Focusing on the actions and motivations of MNCs, it explores how they attempt to shape the political issues that affect them."--Page 4 de la couverture.
"How has the concept of victory evolved as the nature of conflict itself has changed across time, circumstance, and culture? And to what end? Robert Mandel Addresses these questions, considering the meanings, misperceptions, and challenges associated with military victory in the…
"How has the concept of victory evolved as the nature of conflict itself has changed across time, circumstance, and culture? And to what end? Robert Mandel Addresses these questions, considering the meanings, misperceptions, and challenges associated with military victory in the…
Essai sur le passé proche (1905 : la guerre russo-japonaise, la révolution en Russie ...) et l'avenir immédiat (les principaux enjeux militaires et géopolitiques en ce début du XXIe siècle) de l'humanité. Comment prévenir la combinaison des moyens de destruction dont elle dispos…
