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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Don K. Price Award, Science, Technology & Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Offers some compelling insights on how to better handle these small wars."---Jerry D. Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books"A valuable contribution to the study of the information-centric components involved in 'small wars' conflict termination." * Perspectives on Terrorism *"I would call Small Wars, Big Data essential reading for advanced students of counterinsurgency strategy, especially those operating in military intelligence functions."---Lewis Tallon, Encyclopaedia Geopolitica"Small Wars, Big Data argues that the U.S. military should focus its efforts not on winning hearts and minds, but rather on acquiring information from the people about insurgent activities. When satisfied with government security and services, civilians supply information. With information, counter-insurgent attacks can dismantle insurgent networks. Without it, insurgencies fester and violence increases. Armed with this framework, I would have fought differently—and American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan might have as well. . . . Though I’m not the first to call for updates to counter-insurgency doctrine, now is the right time and Small Wars, Big Data is the right book to guide that effort."---Zachary Griffiths, War on the Rocks"[The authors] offer a new theory of asymmetric warfare – a theory that inspires new conceptual avenues through which grassroots, civilian-oriented studies of conflict unfold; challenging researchers to begin their studies with people, as opposed to technology, has meaningful, ideological merit."---Thomas N. Cooke, European Review of International Studies"A comprehensive case study of the main conflicts that have occurred in the last twenty years. Small Wars, Big Data, does not come to general conclusions, but it is instead a compilation of stories and lessons learned, that could be useful to policymakers and military leaders."---Dr. Marco Marsili, Rest Journal

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Grygiel and Mitchell] paint a stark and compelling picture of the emerging geopolitical landscape. They remind us that, in the post-Cold War era, geopolitics matters."--H.R. McMaster, Wall Street Journal "Well-argued and incisive... At a time when American foreign policy often seems adrift, the authors' vigorous advocacy of a renewed clear-headed engagement with allies is a bracing contribution to discussions of this ongoing conundrum."--Kirkus "A persuasive case."--Publishers Weekly "[I]mportant."--Francis P Sempa, Asian Review of Books "A useful and thoughtful contribution to the most important debate in U.S. foreign policy and will be read with great care by President Barack Obama's supporters and critics alike."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "[Grygiel and Mitchell] have a number of useful suggestions that deserve serious consideration."--Aram Bakshian Jr., Washington Times "Insightful new study."--Jack Caravelli, Washington Free Beacon "An important, optimally informed, non-partisan, and cogent book."--Colonel John C. McKay (USMC, Ret), American Conservative "The book offers a realist critique of American grand strategy in the contemporary geopolitical landscape. Grygiel and Mitchell lay out a highly readable if grim assessment of US alliance relationships , especially with NATO, Central Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, and why they are so important for managing the dangers posed by rising rivals, namely Russia, Iran, and China... Timely and provocative."--Choice "In The Unquiet Frontier, Jakub Grygiel and A. Wess Mitchell have articulated a provocative justification for a revitalized strategy of containment focused on China, Iran, and Russia."--Brad Stapleton, Cato JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Introduction: American Power at the Global Frontier 1 Chapter 2 America's Deprioritization of Allies 15 Chapter 3 Revisionist Powers' Probing Behavior 42 Chapter 4 Responses of U.S. Allies 77 Chapter 5 The Benefits of Alliances 117 Chapter 6 Recommendations 155 Notes 191 Selected Bibliography 207 Index 217

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the 2017 Alexander L. George Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology""[A] marvelous book. . . . After perusing this erudite and tightly argued book . . . every reader will agree that resolve matters." * Choice *"Important and impressive. . . . Kertzer's theoretically innovative and methodologically sophisticated book greatly improves our understanding of the crucial but underexplored concept of resolve. It is likely to be very influential in the field of international security and should be on the reading list of all scholars who study conflict bargaining, as well as those who take a behavioral approach."---Roseanne W. McManus, Perspectives on Politics

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award, History & Humanities category""This is a rich account of one of the world’s longest national borders."---K.E. Stapleton, Choice"A brilliant cross between a Lonely Planet Guide for the place you never wanted to visit and a serious academic study of life in imperial borderlands. It’s an interdisciplinary cocktail of history, politics, economics, sociology and anthropology."---Sergey Radchenko, China Quarterly"Urbansky’s remarkable study manages to embed the history of Sino-Russian international relations into the messy and wavering social reality of a borderland that was also shaped by the cultures, agendas, and material interests of the successive generations of its inhabitants."---N. Pianciola, Slavonic and East European Review"Beyond the Steppe Frontier is a great read and a very important book for anyone studying Chinese and Russian history, but it is also for students of other border regions. Certain lacunae in presenting a big­ger picture are compensated by skill­ful reconstruction of the processes on the ground. The book makes one want to read the next study."---Camille Neufville, Ab Imperio Quarterly"Beyond the Steppe Frontier gives life to the Sino-Russian border. [Urbansky] has brilliantly served students, scholars, and history enthusiasts by presenting a compelling, innovative, and well-researched book on the recent Sino-Russian past that reminds us that human interactions make history. This human dimension, which is so central to the volume, is also responsible for making Urbansky’s thought-provoking work such an enjoyable read."---Giulia Sciorati, E-International Relations"Richly detailed. . . . Beyond the Steppe Frontier sheds new light on the history of the Sino-Russian border by its effort to consider the varied perspectives of its inhabitants."---Elizabeth Wishnick, The Middle Ground Journal

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University""Winner of the Peter Katzenstein Book Prize, Cornell University Department of Government""2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2020""Winner of the Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies""A welcome mingling of the traditions of quantitative and qualitative political science. He sets a rigorous and imaginative methodological standard that others will struggle to match."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"An inviting and challenging read, one that necessitates and rewards thoughtful investment."---Dr. Larry D. Miller, National Defense University Press"An extraordinary achievement, providing new ideas about the non-material determinants of battlefield performance, and presenting compelling quantitative and qualitative evidence. It will no doubt shape research agendas on war for many years to come." * Journal of Peace Research *"The book provides the theoretical basis for an intuitively grasped characteristic of armed forces around the world today and through history. Its argument should inform future policymaking, as well serve as a basis to re-examine past wars."---Axel Dessein, Wavell Room"A major contribution to any literature that seeks to understand military design or behavior. . . . [Lyall’s] valuable empirical work and data collection - and clear methodology - will provide numerous avenues for further research to anyone with an interest in civil-military relations and conflict.—Max Margulies, Political Science Quarterly"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University""Winner of the Peter Katzenstein Book Prize, Cornell University Department of Government""2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2020""Winner of the Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies""A welcome mingling of the traditions of quantitative and qualitative political science. He sets a rigorous and imaginative methodological standard that others will struggle to match."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"An inviting and challenging read, one that necessitates and rewards thoughtful investment."---Dr. Larry D. Miller, National Defense University Press"An extraordinary achievement, providing new ideas about the non-material determinants of battlefield performance, and presenting compelling quantitative and qualitative evidence. It will no doubt shape research agendas on war for many years to come." * Journal of Peace Research *"The book provides the theoretical basis for an intuitively grasped characteristic of armed forces around the world today and through history. Its argument should inform future policymaking, as well serve as a basis to re-examine past wars."---Axel Dessein, Wavell Room"A major contribution to any literature that seeks to understand military design or behavior. . . . [Lyall’s] valuable empirical work and data collection - and clear methodology - will provide numerous avenues for further research to anyone with an interest in civil-military relations and conflict.—Max Margulies, Political Science Quarterly"

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Book SynopsisEssential reading for anyone wanting to understand Britain and the United States’ true role in the worldTrade Review'A powerful, compelling book ... It leaves the reader outraged at the hypocrisy and duplicity of British politicians and officials' -- Race and Class'Demonstrates how Britain remains the key supporting player in US domination, and how far from benign that domination is in its impact on the rest of the world' -- Victoria Brittain'Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Britain and the United States' true role in the world and the so-called order imposed by the Anglo-American alliance' -- John Pilger'His findings are damning' -- London Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Foreign Policy 1. Postwar Foreign Policy and the Special Relationship 2. Foreign Policy Under the Democrats and Labour Part Two: Development 3. The 'Development' System 4. The Prevention of Development Part Three: the Middle East 5. Controlling the Modern Middle East 6. The Gulf Part Four: the United Nations 7. The Us, Britain and the Un in History 8. Current Policy, Intervention and the Case of Rwanda Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe argument against narco-terrorism in AfghanistanTrade Review'Rips the cover off one of the dirtiest secrets of the war on Afghanistan: the corrosive relationship between the CIA and the opium trade. This is hard-boiled history from the front lines of America's longest and cruellest war' -- Jeffrey St. Clair, editor of CounterPunch, co-author of Whiteout: the CIA, Drugs and the Press (1998)'Mercille's meticulous research and writing are an indispensable part of the story of this war - his book exposes an issue that has been undercovered for far too long' -- Sonali Kolhatkar, author of Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence'An excellent addition to the library of anyone interested in comprehending the intertwined world of great power foreign policy, regional and civil wars, and the world-wide narcotics trade' -- Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, Washington DC'A useful exposition of the counter-narcotic rationale for the West's continued war in Afghanistan and its wider relationship to American primacy' -- Doug Stokes, author of America’s Other War: Terrorizing Colombia (2005)'Exposing the faces of Jehadi fundamentalists is very important so the world is aware that the US ... continues to keep them in power. Mercille's book breaks this taboo' -- Malalai Joya, former member of Afghanistan’s parliament'Cutting edge' -- Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, authors of Invisible History:Afghanistan's Untold Story (2009)Table of ContentsAbbreviations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Perspectives 3. Rise to Prominence 4. From Forgotten State to Rogue State 5. To Afghanistan 6. Washington and the Afghan Drug Trade since 2001 7. Solutions 8. Conclusion: American Power, Drugs, and Drug Wars Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA radical geography of nuclear warfare.Trade Review'What's louder than an atom bomb? The deafening silence that surrounds the apathy our contemporary culture has for the prospect of nuclear annihilation. 'Disarming Doomsday' awakens our sensibilities to the symbolic and actual violence of nuclear war.' -- Simon Springer, author of 'The Anarchist Roots of Geography''A true gem - an unparalleled glimpse into the lives of global communities still deeply impacted by atomic technologies. Wonderful for teaching or developing a grounded understanding of this immense history' -- Stephanie A. Malin author of 'The Price of Nuclear Power: Uranium Communities and Environmental Justice''An informed and insightful account of contemporary nuclear issues which proposes a geographically-centred analysis of the causes and consequences of nuclear warfare' -- Rachel Woodward, author of 'Military Geographies'Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Series Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Radical Geography of Nuclear Warfare 2. A Secret History 3. The Mystery of the X-ray Hands 4. After Nuclear Imperialism 5. After Nuclear War 6. Strange Cartographies and War Games 7. Spaces of Irregularity 8. Spaces of Peace 9. Future War Zones Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA radical geography of nuclear warfare.Trade Review'What's louder than an atom bomb? The deafening silence that surrounds the apathy our contemporary culture has for the prospect of nuclear annihilation. 'Disarming Doomsday' awakens our sensibilities to the symbolic and actual violence of nuclear war.' -- Simon Springer, author of 'The Anarchist Roots of Geography''A true gem - an unparalleled glimpse into the lives of global communities still deeply impacted by atomic technologies. Wonderful for teaching or developing a grounded understanding of this immense history' -- Stephanie A. Malin author of 'The Price of Nuclear Power: Uranium Communities and Environmental Justice''An informed and insightful account of contemporary nuclear issues which proposes a geographically-centred analysis of the causes and consequences of nuclear warfare' -- Rachel Woodward, author of 'Military Geographies'Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Series Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Radical Geography of Nuclear Warfare 2. A Secret History 3. The Mystery of the X-ray Hands 4. After Nuclear Imperialism 5. After Nuclear War 6. Strange Cartographies and War Games 7. Spaces of Irregularity 8. Spaces of Peace 9. Future War Zones Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA primer for how to be an anti-capitalist in the 21st centuryTrade Review'David Harvey is an inspiration for me, and for people who desperately want a just world order. One of the most perceptive and intelligent thinkers the progressive movement has' -- Owen Jones'David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals' -- Naomi KleinTable of ContentsPreface - Jordan T. Camp Editors’ Note - Jordan T. Camp and Chris Caruso Author’s Note - David Harvey Acknowledgements 1. Global Unrest 2. A Brief History of Neoliberalism 3. Contradictions of Neoliberalism 4. The Financialization of Power 5. The Authoritarian Turn 6. Socialism and Freedom 7. The Significance of China in the World Economy 8. The Geopolitics of Capitalism 9. The Growth Syndrome 10. The Erosion of Consumer Choices 11. Primitive or Original Accumulation 12. Accumulation by Dispossession 13. Production and Realization 14. Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Climate Change 15. Rate versus Mass of Surplus Value 16. Alienation 17. Alienation at Work: The Politics of a Plant Closure 18. Anti-Capitalist Politics in the Time of COVID-19 19. The Collective Response to a Collective Dilemma Discussion Questions and Further Readings Index

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Book SynopsisAfghanistan has become synonymous with violence. In the past 25 years alone, the country has endured Russian invasion and occupation, civil war and a US--led military campaign, resulting in the combined loss of over 2 million lives, most of them civilian.Trade Review"Misra's ability to proffer ethnic explanations for Afghan conflict without losing sight of how wider global problems influence the country provides his work's central strength." Joseph Tucker, Nations and Nationalism "Provides the reader, novice and expert alike with a clear guide through the complex maze of Afghanistan's troubled past. Amalendu Misra's work is an excellent starting point for the study of Afghanistan's recent history, which can be a complex and cloudy subject at the best of times.’" Tom Withington, Kings College, LondonTable of ContentsMap. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 The Curse of Geopolitics. 2 Ethnic rivalry and the death of Afghan State. 3 Return of the Conservative Natives. 4 Brothers in arms: Radical Islam and its followers. 5 11 September and commitment against terrorism. 6 Poppy cultivation and political economy of civil war. 7 Picking up the pieces: reconstructing peace. Conclusion. Glossary. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisAfghanistan has become synonymous with violence. In the past 25 years alone, the country has endured Russian invasion and occupation, civil war and a US--led military campaign, resulting in the combined loss of over 2 million lives, most of them civilian.Trade Review"Misra's ability to proffer ethnic explanations for Afghan conflict without losing sight of how wider global problems influence the country provides his work's central strength." Joseph Tucker, Nations and Nationalism "Provides the reader, novice and expert alike with a clear guide through the complex maze of Afghanistan's troubled past. Amalendu Misra's work is an excellent starting point for the study of Afghanistan's recent history, which can be a complex and cloudy subject at the best of times.’" Tom Withington, Kings College, LondonTable of ContentsMap. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 The Curse of Geopolitics. 2 Ethnic rivalry and the death of Afghan State. 3 Return of the Conservative Natives. 4 Brothers in arms: Radical Islam and its followers. 5 11 September and commitment against terrorism. 6 Poppy cultivation and political economy of civil war. 7 Picking up the pieces: reconstructing peace. Conclusion. Glossary. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisVideo surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically.Trade Review"A tightly packed and critical history of the global rise of security, surveillance and suspicion."David Lyon, Queens University "This book cuts through the clutter of post-9/11 political rhetoric to reveal the contours of a global capitalist surveillance economy in which the logics of policing and marketing converge. Mattelart counters the urgent injunction to ignore history in the face of the contemporary threat (because 'everything has changed') by exploring the long marriage between capitalism and surveillance. The book shows us how the mobilization of the promise of security has been used to undermine freedom, and suggests what it might mean to think the two together. This is an indispensable work that explores the sometimes invisible atmosphere in which we move: that of ubiquitous surveillance, tracking, and targeting - and the interests which these serve."Mark Andrejevic, University of IowaTable of ContentsIntroductionI Disciplining / Managing1 - Surveillance: delinquency as a political observatory2 - Punishing: the apprehended multitude3 - Managing Mass Society: the lessons of total warII Hegemonizing / Pacifying4 - The Cold War and the religion of national security5 - "Civic action" or the reappropriation of the national security doctrine6 - Counterinsurgency, the crossroads of expeditionary forces7 - The internationalisation of tortureIII Securitizing / Insecuritizing8 - The new domestic order9 - War without end: the techno-security paradigm10 - The European Police Area11 - The traceability of bodies and goodsEpilogue

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Book SynopsisLand is one of the world s most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity. From the local level to the global, we are often in conflict over the ground beneath our feet. But because human relationships to land are so complex, it can be difficult to think them through in a unified way.Trade Review"Hall's personable, engaged approach provides an ideal entry point into this difficult subject."LSE Review of Books"A very good introduction to and overview of the "transnational politics of land" in the early twenty-first century."International Affairs"Theoretically astute, lucidly written and argued with rigour and impeccable logic, this wide-ranging magisterial synthesis is indispensable reading for anybody concerned with war and peace, colonialism and post-colonialism, indigenous rights, contemporary land-grabbing, debates over sovereignty, agricultural development, social justice movements, environmental conservation or the human future."Marc Edelman, City University of New York "Chinese planning eco-tourist resorts in Iceland, Saudi Arabians planting rice in sub-Saharan Africa and South Koreans raising cattle in Australia? In Land, Derek Hall explains how and why these unfamiliar associations may soon become the new norm. The explanation rests on the contention that land and its control are as fundamental as ever to national and international geopolitics, transnational trade and human survival."Nancy Lee Peluso, University of California, Berkeley "The author builds on recent literature from diverse areas to help the reader understand the complexities of land-related issues. The concepts of territory, property, and regulation frame the study and help the reader understand how transnational politics shapes contemporary land issues and struggles. The book is essential reading for an overview of the crucial dynamics pertaining to land use and conflict, from the local to the global."Kurt Schock, Rutgers University"An excellent overview of a very complicated set of issues. Derek Hall does a skillful job of bringing multiple literatures, examples and ideas together in an insightful and eminently readable book. Particularly impressive is Hall's ability to maintain a conceptual framework while providing good analysis and rich empirical detail."Wendy Wolford, Cornell University Table of ContentsFigures and Tables vi Acronyms vii Acknowledgements x 1 Introduction 1 2 Interstate Struggles 23 3 Frontiers 52 4 Land Booms 82 5 Titling and Conservation 112 6 Social Movements 139 7 Conclusion 167 Selected Readings 175 Notes and References 181 Index 192

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Book SynopsisLand is one of the world s most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity. From the local level to the global, we are often in conflict over the ground beneath our feet. But because human relationships to land are so complex, it can be difficult to think them through in a unified way.Trade Review"Hall's personable, engaged approach provides an ideal entry point into this difficult subject."LSE Review of Books"A very good introduction to and overview of the "transnational politics of land" in the early twenty-first century."International Affairs"Theoretically astute, lucidly written and argued with rigour and impeccable logic, this wide-ranging magisterial synthesis is indispensable reading for anybody concerned with war and peace, colonialism and post-colonialism, indigenous rights, contemporary land-grabbing, debates over sovereignty, agricultural development, social justice movements, environmental conservation or the human future."Marc Edelman, City University of New York "Chinese planning eco-tourist resorts in Iceland, Saudi Arabians planting rice in sub-Saharan Africa and South Koreans raising cattle in Australia? In Land, Derek Hall explains how and why these unfamiliar associations may soon become the new norm. The explanation rests on the contention that land and its control are as fundamental as ever to national and international geopolitics, transnational trade and human survival."Nancy Lee Peluso, University of California, Berkeley "The author builds on recent literature from diverse areas to help the reader understand the complexities of land-related issues. The concepts of territory, property, and regulation frame the study and help the reader understand how transnational politics shapes contemporary land issues and struggles. The book is essential reading for an overview of the crucial dynamics pertaining to land use and conflict, from the local to the global."Kurt Schock, Rutgers University"An excellent overview of a very complicated set of issues. Derek Hall does a skillful job of bringing multiple literatures, examples and ideas together in an insightful and eminently readable book. Particularly impressive is Hall's ability to maintain a conceptual framework while providing good analysis and rich empirical detail."Wendy Wolford, Cornell University Table of ContentsFigures and Tables vi Acronyms vii Acknowledgements x 1 Introduction 1 2 Interstate Struggles 23 3 Frontiers 52 4 Land Booms 82 5 Titling and Conservation 112 6 Social Movements 139 7 Conclusion 167 Selected Readings 175 Notes and References 181 Index 192

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Book Synopsis* A probing, cutting-edge analysis of the past, present and future of the world's largest single habitat * Argues that the contemporary geopolitics of the deep ocean are characterised by competing political, economic, and ecological interests.Trade Review"John Hannigan provides a confident and engaging survey of the geopolitics of the deep oceans. He shows, through careful thematic analysis, why we need to turn our collective gaze beyond the shorelines and continental shelves of the world's continents and islands. While few may actually see these spaces first hand, we urgently need to better understand the deep oceans as they hold vital insights into why the human species is transforming planetary ecosystems and climate." Klaus Dodds, Royal Holloway University of London "Each thread of Hannigan�s important book recognizes the value of social science in forging understanding of the deep sea and setting the tone for the use of its resources. Well written and convincingly argued, it is a splendid addition to the scholarship." Helen M. Rozwadowski, University of Connecticut Avery Point "Hannigan's highly readable survey of the current status of deep oceans extends from a summary of scholarship over the past half century and more to popular culture."Irish TimesTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms Text Boxes Introduction 1. Oceanic Frontiers: Harvesting the Commons 2. Governing the Abyss: Sharing the Commons 3. Sovereignty Games: Claiming the Commons 4. Saving the Ocean: Protecting the Commons 5. Conclusion: Global Climate Change and the Future of Deep Oceans Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the emergence of the 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – and the discourse of precaution toward GEOs that the protocol institutionalized internationally.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1 Theorizing International Environmental Diplomacy 2 The Biotech Bloc 3 The Ideational Politics of Genetic Engineering 4 Biosafety as a Field of International Politics 5 Staking out Positions 6 A Precautionary Protocol 7 The Politics of Precaution in the Wake of the CartagenaProtocol Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLock, Stock, and Icebergs recounts the events, pressures, and behind-the-scenes negotiations that shaped Canada’s legal claim to the Northwest Passage and the waters of the Arctic Archipelago.Trade ReviewLock, Stock and Icebergs sets a new standard for Canadian Arctic policy studies. Not everyone in this country will agree with or be pleased by what the author has to say. But every one of us who is interested in the Arctic stands to gain by coming to terms with his take on a theme that’s in danger of becoming stale. And if somehow a good number of us were to become critically aware of the information, perspectives, and insights that are on offer here, the quality of Canadian public debate about the Arctic would improve, perhaps greatly. All along, the rigour and ease displayed by Adam Lajeunesse in delving into the governmental side of Canadian Arctic policy-making are a challenge to those who would do the same. -- Franklyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto * Arctic *…this book [is] an indispensable and major contribution to the literature and discussions on Canadian Arctic maritime sovereignty claims, most importantly the contested Northwest Passage … Lajeunesse not only provides a solid explanation of the subject’s historiographical debates, he offers a new perspective that enriches the debate. -- Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel, Creighton University * The International Journal of Maritime History *Lajeunesse’s study should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the history of Canada’s Arctic policy and the basis of its Arctic maritime sovereignty. This book should also prove useful to policy-makers. As Lajeunesse has shown, holes remain in the sovereignty tapestry that covers Canada’s Arctic waters. Questions will continue to arise. In providing a window into the past developments that have shaped Canadian legal thinking and Arctic policy, Lajeunesse has done a great service for those engaging in future discussions, deliberations, and debates about these issues. -- Peter Kikkert, Sheridan College * International Journal *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 The Origins of Canada’s Arctic Maritime Sovereignty2 The Early Cold War and the End of Splendid Isolation3 Continental Defence and Straight Baselines4 Working with the Americans in the Arctic5 The Nuclear Submarine and Early Arctic Operations6 Canada’s Law of the Sea Priorities7 The Manhattan Crisis and the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act8 Securing the Canadian Claim: Defence and Diplomacy9 Canada and the Third UN Law of the Sea Conference10 The Cold War under Ice11 The Establishment of Straight Baselines12 Unfinished BusinessAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisStunning shifts in the worldviews of states mark the modern history of international affairs: how do societies think aboutand rethinkinternational order and security? Japan''s opening, German conquest, American internationalism, Maoist independence, and Gorbachev''s new thinking molded international conflict and cooperation in their eras. How do we explain such momentous changes in foreign policyand in other cases their equally surprising absence?The nature of strategic ideas, Jeffrey W. Legro argues, played a critical and overlooked role in these transformations. Big changes in foreign policies are rare because it is difficult for individuals to overcome the inertia of entrenched national mentalities. Doing so depends on a particular nexus of policy expectations, national experience, and ready replacement ideas. In a sweeping comparative history, Legro explores the sources of strategy in the United States and Germany before and after the world wars, in Tokugawa Japan, and inTrade ReviewRethinking the World is sure to stir up controversy. No book that reinterprets some of the most important events in world history, offers an overarching argument for all of them, and calls both realism and liberalism into question can do otherwise. One of the hallmarks of this book is caution. Legro is even-handed in his evaluation of the evidence, cognizant of the methodological problems that he faces, and reticent about claiming too much for the role of ideas. In fact, the argument is a synthetic one in which ideas, power, and domestic politics all have a place. One of Legro's key contributions is an account of how ideas, power, and domestic politics combine in explicit and predictable ways to generate outcomes. * International Studies Review *Legro makes a compelling case that strategic beliefs cannot be reduced to strategic circumstance. He ends by reflecting on the future of the Bush 'revolution' and argues that, absent further terrorist attacks, U.S. foreign policy is likely to tack back to the post-World War II mainstream. * Foreign Affairs *Table of Contents1. Great Power Ideas and Change 2. Explaining Change and Continuity 3. The Ebb and Flow of American Internationalism 4. Germany, from Outsider to Insider 5. Overhaul of Orthodoxy in Tokugawa Japan and the Soviet Union 6. The Next Century

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Book SynopsisThis book offers diverse debates on the possible manifestations and meanings of the term "Middle East."Trade Review"Its interdisciplinarity and the mixture of established and emerging scholars are [a] significant strength, ensuring that both specialist and student readers are likely to find something new."—Joanna Long, Social & Cultural Geography"This well-edited work focuses on geographically prescribed definitions of one of the most heavily contested and tumultuous parts of the world . . . [and clarifies] the definition of the region by insiders and outsiders . . . Recommended."—D. J. Timothy, CHOICE"The chapters comprising the volume reconfirm the indeterminacy and historical evolution of the Middle East as a geographical concept."—Joel Beinin, Journal of Islamic Studies"Given how much debate surrounds the expression 'the Middle East,' it is all the more surprising that there has not been a single volume to address the range of questions raised by this vague and unhelpful term until now. Is There a Middle East? does an excellent job filling in this gap. There is nothing comparable."—Eugene Rogan, St Antony's College, Oxford, author of The Arabs"The term 'the Middle East' has evoked anxieties and questions for over a century. This original volume illustrates that it is ultimately more fruitful to consider the effects of this unwieldy and profoundly political category than to debate its definition. A far-reaching book that presents new arguments on the production of the concept and the meanings associated with the Middle East. It is a useful and reflective introduction to the field of 'Middle East Studies."—Arang Keshavarzian, New York University

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Galemba has given us a rare glimpse into everyday life in the shadows along the Mexico–Guatemala border. Her grounded, 'bottom up' account draws much-needed attention to this too often overlooked border while carefully avoiding the alarmism and sensationalism found in popular depictions of cross-border smuggling."—Peter Andreas, Brown University"Contraband Corridor dares to humanize those involved with the trafficking of contraband. This unique ethnography offers an intimate approach to the lives of Mexico-Guatemala border inhabitants and their struggles to survive in neoliberal times. Galemba's landmark book helps readers understand a region where smuggling is conceived as free trade and borders are not walls that divide but pathways for encounters."—R. Aída Hernández Castillo, author of Histories and Stories from Chiapas: Border Identities in Southern Mexico"Taking a fascinating look at the middlemen, customs agents, and residents animating the shadowy world of border control, Contraband Corridor draws us into the Guatemala–Mexico frontier with riveting accounts of what matters to the inhabitants and why it matters, against a backdrop of rapidly shifting geopolitical considerations. Theoretically innovative and ethnographically rich, this powerful book shifts commonly held notions of what it means to sustain border life."—Jennifer Burrell, University at Albany, SUNY"Contraband Corridor is an outstanding contribution to the literature on informal economics in Latin America. Its ethnographic approach humanizes everyday smugglers, challenges the stereotype of the backward and ignorant peasant, and highlights powerful forms of local organization and governance. Taken together [Galemba's] work defies the commonly held notion of the margins as lawless, chaotic, and dangerous. Rather, borders are transgressed, commodities flow, and life goes on sometimes with the unwanted intervention of the state."—James H. McDonald, New York Journal of Books"Contraband Corridor provides an ethnographically rich glimpse into how border communities navigate transnational power dynamics....We recommend Contraband Corridor as insightful reading for scholars, students, and advocates interested in trade, labour, informal and illicit economies, border securitization, and the broader impact of state violence on marginalized communities in the global economy."—Yvette Servin, Rosemary Giron, Diane Martinez, Yareli Pineda, and Katie Dingeman, Border Criminologies"Contraband Corridor is an extremely well-written, carefully observed ethnography that provides a real feel for the life of a border region that President Trump has unfairly characterized as anarchic and scary. Her discussion of the ad hoc methods of border control developed by non-state actors, as well as the different strata of local smugglers, is fascinating."—Howard Campbell, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice"Contraband Corridor is a rich and thoughtful analysis of community dynamics on a part of the Mexico-Guatemala border....Galemba has written an excellent ethnography, rich in detail and content, historically contextualizing each of her arguments."—Jorge Choy-Gómez, PoLARTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Paradise for Contraband? 1. Border Entry and Reentries 2. Documenting National Life 3. Corn Is Food, Not Contraband 4. Taxing the Border 5. Phantom Commerce 6. Inheriting the Border 7. Strike Oil Conclusion: The Illicit Trio: Drugs, Arms, and Migrants

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia is a significant and much-needed contribution to the theoretical and comparative literature on regional human rights mechanisms. Catherine Renshaw argues convincingly that regional human rights work and national debates inform and influence each other." * Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin-Madison *"An excellent and well-researched examination of the complex developments surrounding the rise of human rights in Southeast Asia. Catherine Renshaw offers a masterful analysis of the roles played by regional institutions in promoting and protecting human rights." * Teresa Tan Hsien-Li, National University of Singapore *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction PART I. FOUNDATIONS: LEGITIMACY OF A REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME IN THE ABSENCE OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY Chapter 1. Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Asia Chapter 2. ASEAN's Turn to Democracy and Human Rights Chapter 3. The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration PART II. APPLICATIONS: ASSESSING THE REGIONAL DYNAMICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENT AND COMPLIANCE Chapter 4. The Rights of Women at the Global, Regional, and Local Levels Chapter 5. Trafficking in Persons Chapter 6. ASEAN as a Purveyor of Human Rights in Myanmar Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"No one to date has documented the history of the concept of genocide with the same level of sophistication as Weiss-Wendt. A Rhetorical Crime stands as the definitive study of this period in the evolution of international criminal law."— David Crowe, author of War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice: A Global History "New Scholarly Books: Weekly Book List, June 8," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "Anton Weiss-Wendt has presented clear and innovative arguments on a crucial topic and scrupulously supported them with relevant documents and other evidence. In so doing, he has written a salutary alternative narrative of human rights in the Cold War, one that has the potential to improve our understanding of Cold War dynamics as a whole."— Michigan War StudiesTable of ContentsForeword by Douglas Irvin-Erickson List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Soviet Scholars of International Law as Foot Soldiers in the Cold War 2 Trial by Word: The Gulag Condemned 3 Soviet Satellites Shift Allegiances: Hungary, Yugoslavia 4 The Struggle for Influence in Postcolonial Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Congo, Nigeria, Iraq 5 Southeast Asia and the Rise of Communist China: Tibet, Bangladesh, Cambodia 6 (Soviet) Piggy in the Middle: American Liberal Left versus Radical Right on US Ratification of the Genocide Convention 7 Moscow Taps the New Left: The Vietnam Antiwar Movement, Black Panthers, and the American Indian Movement 8 Soviet-Turkish Relations and Socialist Armenia 9 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10 An Uncertain End to the Cold War and the Reactivation of the Genocide Treaty Conclusion Afterword: Genocide Rhetoric and a New Cold War Appendix A: Articles in Pravda with Reference to Genocide, 1948‒1988 Appendix B: Articles in the New York Times with Reference to Genocide, 1948–1988 Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index 

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Book SynopsisBegins with a love story set in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State, but this is also a story about territory, and the ways that love, marriage, and young people are caught up in contemporary global processes.Trade Review"Intimate Geopolitics is a richly crafted book, which forcefully demonstrates that politics of the intimate are intricately tied to global political maneuverings. Its empirical detail, animated through stories of the people Smith interviewed in Ladakh, reveal that the deeply personal and painful struggles refuse to be contained to the intimate. They bristle with tension and vulnerability about territory, sovereignty, and belonging." -- Rupal Oza * author of The Making of Neoliberal India *"This deeply moving ethnography takes us through a complex interplay of intimacy, reproduction, bodies and nationhood in the North Indian region of Leh and Ladakh. Smith's work is courageous and critical, and once again confirms that reproduction can never be apolitical, and that longing and belonging cannot be delinked." -- Amrita Pande * author of Wombs in Labor *"Intimate Geopolitics is a timely and important intervention in Himalayan studies....[An] engaging and ethnographically rich narrative, which treats a geopolitically loaded question with a great deal of sensitivity and understanding." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword by Péter Berta List of Figures 1 Introduction 2 Birth and the territorial body 3 The queen and the fistfight: territory comes to life 4 Intimacy on the threshold 5 Raising children on the threshold of the future 6 Generation vertigo and the future of territory Conclusion Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisBegins with a love story set in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State, but this is also a story about territory, and the ways that love, marriage, and young people are caught up in contemporary global processes.Trade Review"Intimate Geopolitics is a richly crafted book, which forcefully demonstrates that politics of the intimate are intricately tied to global political maneuverings. Its empirical detail, animated through stories of the people Smith interviewed in Ladakh, reveal that the deeply personal and painful struggles refuse to be contained to the intimate. They bristle with tension and vulnerability about territory, sovereignty, and belonging." -- Rupal Oza * author of The Making of Neoliberal India *"This deeply moving ethnography takes us through a complex interplay of intimacy, reproduction, bodies and nationhood in the North Indian region of Leh and Ladakh. Smith's work is courageous and critical, and once again confirms that reproduction can never be apolitical, and that longing and belonging cannot be delinked." -- Amrita Pande * author of Wombs in Labor *"Intimate Geopolitics is a timely and important intervention in Himalayan studies....[An] engaging and ethnographically rich narrative, which treats a geopolitically loaded question with a great deal of sensitivity and understanding." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword by Péter Berta List of Figures 1 Introduction 2 Birth and the territorial body 3 The queen and the fistfight: territory comes to life 4 Intimacy on the threshold 5 Raising children on the threshold of the future 6 Generation vertigo and the future of territory Conclusion Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisDrawn directly from the voices of Hong Kong during its anti-extradition protests, these poems consist of submitted testimonies and found materials - and are all anonymous from end to end, from first speech to translated curation. This collected poetic documentation of protest is thus an authorless work that brings together many voices.

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Book SynopsisExplores the processes of nationalism and national identity formation in the half century that followed the War of the Pacific. This book considers the national projects of Peru and Chile in the disputed territories and shows how these efforts were received among the diverse social strata of the region.

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Book SynopsisIn this challenge to traditional historiography, the author argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany during the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic. He asserts that rather than rising with the Nazis, geopolitics faded in importance when Hitler came to power.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This compilation of perspectives on Norway’s High North policy provides excellent insight into its development and evolution, tracing the impact of changing foreign policy dynamics over several decades. The various descriptions of specific challenges, from Svalbard to China, from fisheries to NATO relationships, all shed light on the progression of the domestic and foreign policies grouped under Norway’s High North agendas. Given the upcoming transition of the Arctic Policy Chairmanship from Russia to Norway, this book is particularly timely and helpful to those who seek to understand Norway’s place in the world, as well as in the region.’ -- Fran Ulmer, Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, US‘As this timely book explains, Norway is required by geography to cooperate with Russia while knowing that Russian military forces pose an existential threat. That delicate balance, between cooperation and conflict, is key to understanding the political and security dynamics of the Arctic as a whole.’ -- Michael Byers, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: Norway’s strategic priority 1 Andreas Østhagen PART I SITUATING NORWAY IN THE NORTH 2 Norway in a changing High North 16 Ine Eriksen Søreide PART II FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY 3 Geopolitics and increased tension? The art of differentiating between political dynamics in the Arctic 23 Andreas Østhagen and Svein Vigeland Rottem 4 Security policy, Russia, and the High North 38 Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur, Karen-Anna Eggen, and Paal Sigurd Hilde 5 Norway’s flawed nordområdene policy 56 Torbjørn Pedersen and Odd Gunnar Skagestad PART III ISSUES AND TOPICS IN NORWAY’S HIGH NORTH 6 Sea, fish, and resource management in the High North 66 Alf Håkon Hoel 7 Svalbard and the surrounding seas – new foreign policy challenges for Norway? 78 Arild Moe and Øystein Jensen 8 The ‘new superpower’: what are China’s intentions in the Arctic? 96 Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Iselin Stensdal, and Gørild M. Heggelund 9 Norwegian High North narratives and identity construction in the North 110 Beate Steinveg and Ingrid Agnete Medby index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review'This collection of impressive research and poignant scholarship is a must read for scholars interested in examining the spatial temporalities of violence. Also, recommended for professors seeking to engage students in productive and provocative dialogue about violence and its myriad and insipid encroachments into the geographies of everyday life.' -- Jennifer L. Fluri, University of Colorado, Boulder, US'This book explores vital new avenues of thought and political possibility across a wide range of geographical locations. O'Lear has brought together a crucial set of consequential analyses and interventions. This is an invaluable book for scholars of environmental and social justice.' -- – Rob Nixon, Author of Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor'Engaging with the spatial and temporal complexities of slow violence requires innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. The chapters in this valuable collection do not disappoint. Essential reading for anyone interested in exploring diverse ways to analyze the practices and processes that shape contemporary forms of systemic and structural violence.' -- Kevin J. Grove, Florida International University, US'Peace is arguably more than just the absence of war. It should be about identifying and rooting out all the insidious forms of violence, particularly between human groups, that not only can lead to war but that also poison the everyday lives of people when unaddressed. This is the basis for investigating ''silent violence.'' Yet, as this innovative volume suggests, the spatial and temporal framings and contexts must also be central to that investigation, since it is the accumulation of threats over time and their embeddedness in places that makes them so intractable.' -- John Agnew, UCLA, US, and Co-Editor of The Handbook of Geographies of PowerTable of ContentsContents: 1 Geographies of slow violence: an introduction 1 Shannon O’Lear 2 Geography, time, and toxic pollution: slow observation in Louisiana 21 Thom Davies 3 Rhythms of crises: slow violence temporalities at the intersection of landmines and natural hazards 41 Ruth Trumble 4 Complicating the role of sight: photographic methods and visibility in slow violence research 57 John Paul Henry 5 Tourism development as slow violence: dispossession in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve 73 Jennifer A. Devine, Hannah L. Legatzke, Megan Butler and Laura Aileen Sauls 6 From violent conflict to slow violence: climate change and post-conflict recovery in Karamoja, Uganda 89 Daniel Abrahams 7 Enduring infrastructure 107 Kimberley Anh Thomas 8 Slow violence and its multiple implications for children 123 Sheridan Bartlett 9 For Indigenous youth: towards caring and compassion, deconstructing the borderlands of reconciliation 137 Joseph P. Brewer II and Jay T. Johnson 10 The infliction of slow violence on first wives in Kyrgyzstan 155 Michele E. Commercio 11 When rednecks became meth heads: cultural violence, class anxiety, and the spatial imaginary 173 Aaron H. Gilbreath 12 The slow violence of law and order: governing through crime 189 Samuel Henkin and Kelly Overstreet 13 Dark cartographies: mapping slow violence 205 Peter Vujakovic 14 Closing thoughts and opening research pathways on geographies of slow violence 225 Shannon O’Lear Index 233

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book explores how the global ecological crisis profoundly challenges conventional meanings of environmental security and raises important questions about how states and other institutions now face the future.Trade Review‘This extraordinarily comprehensive book provides an ontological and political reworking of one of the master concepts in International Relations – security – to help us grasp the multiple dangers and anxieties associated with the unsustainable trajectory of global capitalist societies in the Anthropocene. Simultaneously critical and visionary, this unique account pushes us to see environmental security as less about environmental and social protection and more about world making.’ -- Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia‘Simon Dalby has long been a thorn in the side of business-as-usual approaches to ecology, security, and planetary futures. In Rethinking Environmental Security, he demonstrates that existing practices cannot create security—not for the planet, not for its people, and not for a political-economic system premised on climate stability and ever-expanding fossil fuel use. Dalby shows that the firepower destabilizing the international system is not military might, but the extractivist logic of the world’s energy economy. Climate stationarity is dead—and promises to take with it much of the thinking about security, territoriality and risk that brought us to this point. Dalby reminds us that nothing will change until our understanding of security wakes up to the politics of the Anthropocene.’ -- Ken Conca, American University, US‘Simon Dalby has been at the forefront of efforts to rethink “security”, “environmental security” and the discipline of International Relations for almost three decades. Rethinking Environmental Security is a lucid and important addition to this body of work, framed around the claim that, in a world of both war and climate change, humanity needs to develop ways of controlling firepower in all its forms.’ -- Jan Selby, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Rethinking Environmental Security 1. Realism, firepower and insecurity 2. Sustainable development/environmental insecurity 3. Geostory: deep time and history 4. The geopolitics of colonizing nature 5. Global security/environmental conflict 6. Catastrophic and existential risks 7. Whole earth security: an engineered world 8. Environmental peacebuilding Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook explores how the Arctic has become a focal point in international relations in a manner unseen since the Cold War. Drawing on perspectives from international law, geopolitics, and other social sciences, this revised and expanded second edition provides an essential account of modern Arctic affairs.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book investigates the power rivalry between the US and China, examining the internal forces that are shaping both nationsâ foreign policies, the geopolitical and economic dynamics of their competition, and its profound impact on global politics, economics, and security.

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Book SynopsisIn Material Politics, author Andrew Barry reveals that as we are beginning to attend to the importance of materials in political life, materials has become increasingly bound up with the production of information about their performance, origins, and impact. Presents an original theoretical approach to political geography by revealing the paradoxical relationship between materials and politics Explores how political disputes have come to revolve not around objects in isolation, but objects that are entangled in ever growing quantities of information about their performance, origins, and impact Studies the example of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline a fascinating experiment in transparency and corporate social responsibility and its wide-spread negative political impact Capitalizes on the growing interdisciplinary interest, especially within geography and social theory, about the critical role of material artefacts in political lifTrade Review“[Barry's] methods of inquiry, attention to detail, and brilliant accounts of the roles materials played in knowledge controversies are standout contributions to the field and challenge several of the assumptions of now-common disciplinary gestures to new materialisms.” (Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 1 October 2014) “Despite the presence of some very prominent and overcoded political actors in this project, such as global oil companies, NGOs, activists and national governments, Barry’s meticulous attention to seemingly minor elements and complex relations displaces any recourse to easy reductionism. The usual suspects become part of a multitude of participants entangled in the project’s controversies, and their overt political capacities are often displaced or disabled by the performance of the most mundane things. In this analysis systemic patterns of causation are difficult to identify. Barry maps relational complexity with incredible skill, and the result is a sophisticated account of the contingencies of politics.” (Contemporary Political Theory, 18 November 2014) “Andrew Barry’s genius as a writer is that he teaches you something new about something that you thought you already knew.” (Science & Technology Studies, 1 November 2014) Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface viii List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgements x Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 The Georgian Route: Between Political and Physical Geography 31 3 Transparency ’ s Witness 57 4 Ethical Performances 75 5 The Affected Public 95 6 Visible Impacts 116 7 Material Politics 137 8 Economy and the Archive 154 9 Conclusions 177 Notes 187 References 202 Index

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Book SynopsisIn Material Politics, author Andrew Barry reveals that as we are beginning to attend to the importance of materials in political life, materials has become increasingly bound up with the production of information about their performance, origins, and impact.Trade Review“[Barry's] methods of inquiry, attention to detail, and brilliant accounts of the roles materials played in knowledge controversies are standout contributions to the field and challenge several of the assumptions of now-common disciplinary gestures to new materialisms.” (Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 1 October 2014) “Despite the presence of some very prominent and overcoded political actors in this project, such as global oil companies, NGOs, activists and national governments, Barry’s meticulous attention to seemingly minor elements and complex relations displaces any recourse to easy reductionism. The usual suspects become part of a multitude of participants entangled in the project’s controversies, and their overt political capacities are often displaced or disabled by the performance of the most mundane things. In this analysis systemic patterns of causation are difficult to identify. Barry maps relational complexity with incredible skill, and the result is a sophisticated account of the contingencies of politics.” (Contemporary Political Theory, 18 November 2014) “Andrew Barry’s genius as a writer is that he teaches you something new about something that you thought you already knew.” (Science & Technology Studies, 1 November 2014)Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface viii List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgements x Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 The Georgian Route: Between Political and Physical Geography 31 3 Transparency ’ s Witness 57 4 Ethical Performances 75 5 The Affected Public 95 6 Visible Impacts 116 7 Material Politics 137 8 Economy and the Archive 154 9 Conclusions 177 Notes 187 References 202 Index

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Book SynopsisThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography presents students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of the field, put together by a prestigious editorial team, with contributions from an international cast of prominent scholars. Offers a fully revised, expanded, and up-to-date overview, following the successful and highly regarded Companion to Economic Geography published by Blackwell a decade earlier, providing a comprehensive assessment of the field Takes a prospective as well as retrospective look at the field, reviewing recent developments, recurrent challenges, and emerging agendas Incorporates diverse perspectives (in terms of specialty, demography and geography) of up and coming scholars, going beyond a focus on Anglo-American research Encourages authors and researchers to engage with and contextualize their situated perspectives Explores areas of overlap, dialogues, and (potential) engagemTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Notes on Contributors xii Acknowledgements xviii The Long Decade: Economic Geography, Unbound 1 Eric Sheppard, Trevor J. Barnes, and Jamie Peck Section I Trajectories 25 Editors’ Introduction: Trajectories 27 Eric Sheppard, Trevor J. Barnes, and Jamie Peck 1 Diverse Economies: Performative Practices for “Other Worlds” 33 J.K. Gibson-Graham 2 Geography in Economy: Reflections on a Field 47 Richard Walker 3 Release the Hounds! The Marvelous Case of Political Economy 61 Geoff Mann 4 The Industrial Corporation and Capitalism’s Time–Space Fix 74 Phillip O’Neill 5 Theory, Practice, and Crisis: Changing Economic Geographies of Money and Finance 91 Sarah Hall 6 The “Matter of Nature” in Economic Geography 104 Karen Bakker 7 East Asian Capitalisms and Economic Geographies 118 Henry Wai-chung Yeung 8 Contesting Power/Knowledge in Economic Geography: Learning from Latin America and the Caribbean 132 Marion Werner Section II Spatialities 147 (a) Accumulation and Value 147 Editors’ Introduction: Accumulation and Value 149 Eric Sheppard, Jamie Peck, and Trevor J. Barnes 9 The Geographies of Production 157 Neil M. Coe and Martin Hess 10 The Global Economy 170 Jim Glassman 11 Evolutionary Economic Geographies 183 Jürgen Essletzbichler 12 Geographies of Marketization 199 Christian Berndt and Marc Boeckler 13 Economies of Bodily Commodification 213 Bronwyn Parry 14 Lives of Things 226 Ian Cook and Tara Woodyer 15 Crisis in Space: Ruminations on the Unevenness of Financialization and its Geographical Implications 242 Ewald Engelen 16 The Insurmountable Diversity of Economies 258 Adrian Smith 17 Waste/Value 275 Vinay Gidwani (b) Regulation and Governance 289 Editors’ Introduction: Regulation and Governance 291 Jamie Peck, Trevor J. Barnes, and Eric Sheppard 18 The Virtual Economy 298 Matthew Zook 19 Economic Geographies of Global Governance: Rules, Rationalities, and “Relational Comparisons” 313 Katharine N. Rankin 20 The Geographies of Alter-globalization 330 Joel Wainwright 21 Reinventing the State: Neoliberalism, State Transformation, and Economic Governance 344 Danny MacKinnon 22 New Subjects 358 Wendy Larner 23 Renaturing the Economy 372 Morgan Robertson 24 Bringing Politics Back In: Reading the Firm-Territory Nexus Politically 385 Jinn-yuh Hsu (c) Embodiment and Identity 399 Editors’ Introduction: Embodiment and Identity 401 Trevor J. Barnes, Eric Sheppard, and Jamie Peck 25 Economic Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Explorations in Continuity and Change 407 Beverley Mullings 26 Gender, Difference, and Contestation: Economic Geography through the Lens of Transnational Migration 420 Rachel Silvey 27 Labor, Movement: Migration, Mobility, and Geographies of Work 431 Philip F. Kelly 28 Making Consumers and Consumption 444 Juliana Mansvelt 29 The Rise of a New Knowledge/Creative Economy: Prospects and Challenges for Economic Development, Class Inequality, and Work 458 Deborah Leslie and Norma M. Rantisi 30 The Corporation as Disciplinary Institution 472 Joshua Barkan 31 Social Movements and the Geographies of Economic Activities in South Korea 486 Bae-Gyoon Park 32 Subalternities that Matter in Times of Crisis 501 Sharad Chari Section III Borders 515 Editors’ Introduction: Borders 517 Trevor J. Barnes, Jamie Peck, and Eric Sheppard 33 The Genuine and the Counterfeit: Qualitative Methods in Economic Geography and Anthropology 524 Elizabeth Dunn and Erica Schoenberger 34 The Cultural Turn and the Conjunctural Economy: Economic Geography, Anthropology, and Cultural Studies 537 John Pickles 35 Worlds Apart? Economic Geography and Questions of “Development” 552 Susan M. Roberts 36 Putting Politics into Economic Geography 567 John Agnew 37 Inheritance or Exchange? Pluralism and the Relationships between Economic Geography and Economics 581 Peter Sunley 38 Sociological Institutionalism and the Socially Constructed Economy 594 Matt Vidal and Jamie Peck 39 Political Ecology/Economy 612 James McCarthy Index 626

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Book SynopsisHow three key figures in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding Western power.Trade Review"Seth Jones makes a compelling, riveting argument in Three Dangerous Men that the United States needs to reconsider significant aspects of the very concept of contemporary warfare. He provides a fascinating examination of the threats to the US from Russia, Iran, and China, describing how they are not just using traditional military capabilities to confront the United States, but hackers, spies, special operations forces, proxies, and private military companies – among others. This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the present-day challenges facing the U.S. and our allies and partners around the world." -- Gen. David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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Book Synopsis* Introduces a wide-variety of crucial themes and developments in contemporary political geography * Contributions written by prominent scholars whose work has helped to shape the discipline and define directions for further research * Includes key debates and controversies at the cutting edge of the field.Trade Review"This book brings together some of the best writers currently working in political geography. It offers a wonderful array of challenging and provocative ideas. It pushes the boundaries of the subject by engaging with many of the key debates in contemporary social and political theory and research. Agnew, Mitchell and Toal are to be congratulated on setting an exciting and innovative agenda for the development of political geography in the future." Joe Painter, University of Durham "This is a book that simply exudes authority. It is an excellent buy that will satisfy a broad readership within and outside political geography from advanced undergraduate level upwards." Simon Barrett, Reference Reviews "I encourage anyone with an interest in political geography to purchase this book... There is a need for more books like this in political geography." Progress in Human GeographyTable of ContentsList of Contributors. 1. Introduction (Katharyne Mitchell (University of Washington) and Gerard Toal (Virginia Tech). Part I: Modes of Thinking:. 2. Politics from Nature (Mark Bassin (University College London). 3. Spatial Analysis in Political Geography (John O’Loughlin (University of Colorado). 4. Radical Political Geographies (Peter J. Taylor (Loughborough University). 5. Feminist and Postcolonial Engagements (Joanne P. Sharp (University of Glasgow). 6. Geopolitical Themes and Postmodern Thought (David Slater (Loughborough University). Part II: Essentially Contested Concepts:. 7. Power (John Allen (The Open University). 8. Territory (Anssi Paasi (University of Oulu). 9. Boundaries (David Newman (Ben Guriion University of the Negev). 10. Scale (Richard Howitt (Macquarie University). 11. Place (Lynn A. Staeheli (University of Colorado). Part III: Critical Geopolitics:. 12. Imperial Geopolitics (Gerry Kearns (University of Cambridge). 13. Geopolitics in Germany, 1919-45 (Wolfgang Natter (University of Kentucky). 14. Cold War Geopolitics (Klaus Dodds (Royal Holloway University of London). 15. Postmodern Geopolitics (Timothy W. Luke (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). 16. Anti-Geopolitics (Paul Routledge (University of Glasgow). Part IV: States, Territory, and Identity:. 17. After Empire (Vladimir Kolossov (Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences). 18. Nation-States (Michael J. Shapiro (University of Hawaii). 19. Places of Memory (Karen E. Till (University of Minnesota). 20. Boundaries in Question (Sankaran Krishna (University of Hawaii). 21. Entreprenurial Geoegraphies of Global-Local Governance (Matthew Sparke and Victoria Lawson (University of Washington). Part V: Geographies of Political and Social Movements:. 22. Representative Democracy and Electoral Geography (Ron Johnson (University of Bristol) and Charles Pattie (University of Sheffield). 23. Nationalism in a Democratic Context (Colin H. Williams (University of Wales). 24. Fundamentalist and Nationalist Religious Movements (R. Scott Appleby (University of Notre Dame). 25. Rights and Citizenship (Eleonore Kofman (Nottingham Trent University). 26. Sexual Politics (Gill Valentine (University of Sheffield). Part VI: Geographies of Environmental Politics:. 27. The Geopolitics of Nature (Noel Castree (University of Manchester). 28. Green Geopolitics (Simon Dalby (Carleton University). 29. Environmental Justice (Brendan Gleeson (University of Western Sydney) and Nicholas Low (University of Melbourne). 30. Planetary Politics (Karen T. Litfin (University of Washington). Index

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Book SynopsisThe first book of its kind to conduct an in-depth comparative historical analysis of how the BRICS deal with public health threats, Geopolitics in Health demonstrates the value of positive geopolitical positioning and strong partnerships with other governments, nongovernmental organizations, and social health movements.Table of ContentsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Brazil's Response to HIV/AIDS and Obesity3. India's Response to HIV/AIDS and Obesity4. China's Response to HIV/AIDS and Obesity5. Responding to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Russia6. Responding to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in South Africa7. ConclusionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisExamines the links between water risks (harmful outcomes related to water, from droughts and floods to lack of sanitation), conflict, and forced displacement. It aims to better explain how to address the vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced persons and their host communities, and to identify water policy and investment responses.

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Book SynopsisBy delving into the complex, cross-generational exchanges that characterize any political project as rampant as empire, this thought-provoking study focuses on children and their ambivalent, intimate relationships with maps and practices of mapping at the dawn of the American Century'.

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