Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of the masses? These and many other questions are answered in this new radical history of sport by leadin…
by Joseph, Gilbert Michael, Nugent, Daniel, Scott, James Campbell, University of California (San Diego, Calif.), Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, La Jolla, International Conference on Popular Culture, State Formation, and the Mexican Revolution, La Jolla, CA
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed …
Presents a comprehensive treatment of statehood in the field of international law. While retaining an enormous wealth of historical material of continuing validity, this edition tackles problems and questions such as the international disposition of territory in Kosovo and East …
by Stråth, Bo
fromEurope's legacy in the modern world
Examines the interrelationship between states, war and the economy and shows how an overall theory of these must involve consideration of them all.
Examines the interrelationship between states, war and the economy and shows how an overall theory of these must involve consideration of them all.
