International relations Books
Pluto Press Blood and Religion The Unmasking of the Jewish
Book SynopsisWhat does Israel hope to achieve with its withdrawal from Gaza and the building of a wall around the West Bank?Trade Review'Timely and important … by far the most penetrating and comprehensive [book] on the subject to date' -- Nur Masalha, Director of Holy Land Studies, St Mary’s College, University of Surrey, and author of The Politics of Denial (2003)'An original and powerful book' -- Ilan Pappe, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Haifa University, and author of A Modern History of Palestine (2004)'Very impressive … Some of his findings will astound even the knowledgeable reader' -- Salim Tamari, Director of the Institute of Jerusalem StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Glass Wall 1. Israel’s Fifth Column 2. A False Reckoning 3. The Battle of Numbers 4. Redrawing the Green Line 5. Conclusion: Zionism and the Glass Wall Appendix: ‘We’re like visitors in our own country’ Bibliography Index
£26.99
Pluto Press The Bases of Empire
Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey of the effect of US military bases abroad, including the movements against them.Trade Review'A powerful assessment of the world wide network of US Military bases. In studying the impact of militarism on people's lives. This book [makes] a major contribution' -- Kimberly Theidon, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Preface, by Cynthia Enloe Introduction: Bases, Empire, and Global Response, by Catherine Lutz Part One: Mapping US Power 1. U.S. Foreign Military Bases and Military Colonialism: Personal and Analytical Perspectives, by Joseph Gerson 2. U.S. Military Bases in Latin America and the Caribbean, by John Lindsay-Poland 3. US Nuclear Weapons Bases in Europe, by David Heller and Hans Lammerant 4. Iraq as a Pentagon Construction Site, by Tom Engelhardt Part Two: Global Resistance 5. People's Movement Responses to Evolving U.S. Military Activities in the Philippines, by Roland G. Simbulan 6. 'Give Us Back Diego Garcia': Unity and Division among Activists in the Indian Ocean, by David Vine and Laura Jeffery 7. Environmental Struggle after the Cold War: New Forms of Resistance to the U.S. Military in Vieques, Puerto Rico, by Katherine McCaffrey 8. Okinawa: Women's Struggle for Demilitarization, by Kozue Akibayashi and Suzuyo Takazato 9. Opposition to the US Military Presence in Turkey in the Context of the Iraq War, by Ayse Gul Altinay and Amy Holmes 10. Resisting Militarization in Hawai`I, by Kyle Kajihiro Afterword: Down Here, by Julian Aguon Notes on Contributors Index
£27.99
Pluto Press Europes Alliance with Israel
Book SynopsisShows that the EU's close relationship with Israel has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion.Trade Review'Compelling, illuminative and painful. It is an indispensible pioneering work essential for students, tax-payers, policy- and decision-makers' -- Middle East Monitor'It seems to many that Israel is above international law. This important book explores the complex political ties that have prevented European countries from holding Israel to account' -- Ken Loach'This book should be required reading for anyone trying to understand the scale of international support for the State of Israel' -- Sarah Irving, author of Gaza: Beneath the Bombs, and Leila KhaledTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Building The Unholy Alliance 2. Bowing To America 3. Aiding The Occupation 4. The Misappliance Of Science 5. Profiting From Palestine’s Pain 6. The Israel Lobby Comes To Europe Conclusion Confronting Europe’s Cowardice Notes Index
£28.49
Polity Press Understanding Global Terror
Book SynopsisInternational terrorism and the 'war' against it have come to define the age in which we live. The threat of terrorist attacks and the measures taken by governments around the world to prevent such atrocities are now part of our daily lives.Trade Review“By resisting the temptation to indulge in utopian fantasising, this experienced group of scholars, including Chris Brown, Thomas Pogge and Andrew Kuper, take their role of drawing up a new blueprint for global governance suitably seriously ... the careful selection of essays [constitute an] excellent collection.” Political Studies Review “An intelligent and rounded book for those seeking to understand global terror.” Political Studies Review “A useful addition to the burgeoning literature on the global war on terror.” Democratiya “This book explores the funding of terrorist groups and the roles of intelligence-gathering and international law in combating terrorism. Contributions from a range of eminent analysts add vigour to the arguments.” Diplomat “Understanding Global Terror is an important book that challenges the cliches that have grown on this subject. It is an essential resource for all those seeking to comprehend how terrorism and the war against it have changed international relations since September 2001. An impressive collection of thought-provoking essays by some of the top minds in the UK, the US, and beyond, this book provides insight into the 'big picture' of global terror. It demonstrates that there is no single 'war on terror' but rather several, each being fought for different reasons and in different ways.” David Betz, King's College LondonTable of ContentsPreface. Philip Bobbitt. Introduction. Christopher Ankersen. Global Terror and the International Community. Chris Brown. Understanding Suicide Terrorism. Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger, and Alexander Bialsky. The Imperial Republic In An Age Of War:. The United States From September 11 To Iraq. Michael Cox. Europe and the War on Terror. William Wallace. Russia and The War On Terrorism. Margot Light. Southeast Asia and the Global Terror. Kerry Lynn Nankivell and James Boutilier. From Terrorism to Human Security in Africa. Timothy M Shaw. Terrorism and International Law. Dinah PoKempner. Global Terror and International Finance in the Aftermath of 9/11. Martin S. Navias. Intelligence and International Security after 9/11. Christopher Mackmurdo. Globalisation and the War Against Terrorism. Lawrence Freedman
£22.52
Polity Press The Causes of War
Book SynopsisIn this book, David Sobek argues that there is no single explanation for war: factors leading to war in one case may well lead to peace in another. Understanding the onset of war, he contends, requires a movement away from single theories towards one that embraces the multi-faceted causes of war.Trade Review"Provides good summaries of a wide range of debates in conflict theory alongside a diverse array of historical material and case studies. The book commends itself to the attention of researchers, advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of international relations theory, security studies and peace and conflict studies." Acta Politica "A fine overview of the major factors influencing decisions for interstate war – power, democratic peace, and trade – across different levels of analysis. The inclusion of frequent case applications and a discussion of civil war are bonuses." Paul F. Diehl, University of IllinoisTable of ContentsIntroduction. Section I: The Behavior of States. Chapter 1: The Power of States. Chapter 2: Liberal Pacifism. Section II: The Interaction of States. Chapter 3: The Balance of Power. Chapter 4: The Democratic Peace. Chapter 5: Trade and Peace. Section III: The International System. Chapter 6: The Systemic Distribution of Power. Chapter 7: The Rise and Fall of States. Section IV: Changes and Conclusion. Chapter 8: Conflict with Non-State Actors. Chapter 9: Conclusion. References
£20.54
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Egyptian Foreign Policy
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£80.75
AuthorHouse Colonialisms Children
£16.42
University of Ottawa Press The Afterworld
Book Synopsis
£36.05
Springer Strategic Stability in the PostCold War World and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop Washington 3 Nato Science Partnership Subseries 1
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£170.99
Springer Dismantlement and Destruction of Chemical Nuclear and Conventional Weapons Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop Bonn Germany 1920 NATO Science Partnership Subseries 1 10
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£123.49
Springer Cellular Peptidases in Immune Functions and Diseases Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Magdeburg Germany November 35 1996 Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£85.49
Springer The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism the Formative Years 19181928
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£85.49
Henry Holt & Company Imperial Ambitions
£14.24
Henry Holt & Company Inc RISING POWERS SHRINKING PLANET
Book Synopsis
£21.34
Henry Holt & Company Inc Lessons in Disaster
Book SynopsisA work of presidential history. It distils the essential lessons of America's involvement in Vietnam. It presents the uses and misuses of American power, and offers instructive guidance that we must heed if we are not to repeat the mistakes of the past.Trade Review"A compelling portrait of a man once serenely confident, searching decades later for self-understanding." - Richard Holbrooke, The New York Times Book Review"
£15.71
John Wiley & Sons Epic Mexico A History from Its Earliest Times
Book SynopsisSpanning the full breadth of Mexico's long and storied past, Epic Mexico provides an unparalleled view of Mexican history. The book's story reaches from the days of the saber-tooth tiger to those of the narco-trafficker; and from the time of the Olmec and the Aztec to the complex pluralistic society of contemporary Mexico.
£19.76
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Conflicting Missions Havana Washington and Africa 19591976
Book SynopsisBased on unprecedented research in Cuban, American and European archives, this is an account of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 and of its escalating clash with US policy towards the continent.Trade Review"Fascinating... and often downright entertaining.... Gleijeses recounts the Cuban story with considerable flair, taking good advantage of rich material." - Washington Post Book World; "Gleijeses's research... bluntly contradicts the Congressional testimony of the era and the memoirs of Henry A. Kissinger." - New York Times; "With the publication of Conflicting Missions, Piero Gleijeses establishes his reputation as the most impressive historian of the Cold War in the Third World." - John Lewis Gaddis, author of We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History
£52.69
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Writing Indian Nations Native Intellectuals and the Politics of Historiography 18271863
Book SynopsisIn the early years of the republic, the US government negotiated with Indian nations. This work demonstrates that by depending on treaties, Europeans in North America institutionalized a paradox: the very documents by which they sought to dispossess Native peoples in fact conceded Native autonomy.
£44.78
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Allies and Adversaries The Joint Chiefs of Staff the Grand Alliance and U.S. Strategy in World War II
Book SynopsisFormed soon after Pearl Harbor, the Joint Chiefs of Staff were officially responsible only for the nation's military forces. Analysing the wartime rise of military influence in US foreign policy, Mark Stoler focuses on the evolution of and debates over US and Allied global strategy.
£52.69
£17.09
Paulist Press The Vatican Code
£22.79
Random House USA Inc The War That Ended Peace The Road to 1914
Book SynopsisNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Economist • The Christian Science Monitor • Bloomberg Businessweek • The Globe and MailFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, a fascinating portrait of Europe from 1900 up to the outbreak of World War I. The century since the end of the Napoleonic wars had been the most peaceful era Europe had known since the fall of the Roman Empire. In the first years of the twentieth century, Europe believed it was marching to a golden, happy, and prosperous future. But instead, complex personalities and rivalries, colonialism and ethnic nationalisms, and shifting alliances helped to bring about the failure of the long peace and the outbreak of a war that transformed Europe and the world. The War That Ended Peace brings vividly to life the mi
£21.25
Random House USA Inc One Million Steps A Marine Platoon at War
Book Synopsis
£18.00
New York University Press PanAfricanism Politics Economy and Social Change in the TwentyFirst Century
Book SynopsisWhile the fate of Africa is much discussed in the West, Westerners rarely hear the voices of Africans themselves in the debate over the future of this imperiled continent. Pan-Africanism aims to unite the many different peoples of Africa and the Diaspora (in the West indies, Latin America, the U.S., and the U.K.). As a political movement, Pan-Africanism first found expression 100 years ago and has since then waxed and waned, according to wars, economic and political tides and the often fickle vicissitudes of Western influence. Bringing together over a dozen influential writers, political leaders, and activists, Pan-Africanism defines what constitutes the movement as we approach the millennium. By addressing such subjects as the role of science and technology in Africa's future and the potential for a Pan-African women's movement, the writers offer a valuable overview of the political economy of uniting across the continent and beyond, at a time when the threat of recolonization looms
£32.66
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The French Challenge Adapting to Globalization
£23.51
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Managing an Alliance The Politics of USJapanese
Book Synopsis The alliance between Japan and the United States has entered a new era. Successful in promoting mutually beneficial relations during the cold war era, it must now be adapted to a world of detente and new dealings with China. Effective in helping the vulnerable postwar Japanese economy recover domestically and expand its trade internationally, it is now confronted with the different issues accompanying Japan''s rise to third rank among the world''s economic powers. The alliance remains important because effective cooperation between Japan and the United States is indispensable to regional stability in East Asia and to a workable world economic order. This study of the politics and processes that influence U.S.-Japanese relations draws heavily on three episodes: revision of the bilateral security treaty in 1960; agreement on reversion of Okinawa to Japan in 1969; and the dispute in 1969-71 over Japanese textile exports to the United States. All three illustrate differences and similarities in the national political and bureaucratic institutions through which policy decisions and actions are taken, how officials in each government perceive actions taken by the other, and recurrent patterns of misperception. The authors'' analysis of U.S. and Japanese negotiating tactics constitutes a guide to effective political management and consensus-building within each country. The study also accounts for the ways in which issues arise, the channels through which they are negotiated, and the effect of actions in one system on decisionmaking in the other. The authors conclude with suggestions about how to reduce tension and promote constructive bilateral relationssuggestions that they believe to be relevant to the conduct of U.S. relations with other major allies.
£22.52
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Imperial Gamble
Book Synopsis
£35.39
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Future of Land Warfare
Book Synopsis What happens if we bet too heavily on unmanned systems, cyber warfare, and special operations in our defense? In today''s U.S. defense policy debates, big land wars are out. Drones, cyber weapons, special forces, and space weapons are in. Accordingly, Pentagon budget cuts have honed in on the army and ground forces: this, after the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, seems like an appealing idea. No one really wants American boots on the ground in bloody conflicts abroad. But it is not so easy to simply declare an end to messy land wars. A survey of the world''s trouble spots suggests that land warfare has more of a future than many now seem to believe. In The Future of Land Warfare, Michael O''Hanlon offers an analysis of the future of the world''s ground forces: Where are large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible? Which of these could be important enough to require the option of a U.S. military response? And which of these could in turn dema
£29.44
Rowman & Littlefield The Consequences of Chaos Syrias Humanitarian
Book SynopsisThe massive dimensions of Syria''s refugee crisisand the search for solutionsThe civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million peoplemore than half the country''s populationfrom their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II. Daily headlines testify to their plight, both within Syria and in the countries to which they have fled.The Consequences of Chaos looks beyond the ever-increasing numbers of Syria''s uprooted to consider the long-term economic, political, and social implications of this massive movement of people. Neighboring countries hosting thousands or even millions of refugees, Western governments called upon to provide financial assistance and even new homes for the refugees, regional and international organizations struggling to cope with the demands for food and shelterall have found the Syria crisis to be overwhelming in its challenges. And the challenges of finding solutions for those displaced by the conflict are likely to continue for years, perhaps even for decades.The Syrian displacement crisis raises fundamental questions about the relationship between action to resolve conflicts and humanitarian aid to assist the victims and demonstrates the limits of humanitarian response, even on a massive scale, to resolve political crises. The increasingly protracted nature of the crisis also raises the need for the international community to think beyond just relief assistance and adopt developmental policies to help refugees become productive members of their host communities.
£22.52
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Unfinished Transformation
Book Synopsis
£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Unfinished Transformation
Book Synopsis
£62.00
Rlpg/Galleys Space and National Security
Book Synopsis
£23.51
University Press of America Arms Control and Strategic Stability
Book SynopsisIn this collection, leading arms control experts focus on the impact of new weapons technology, the START and INF negotiations, treaty verification and compliance, and confidence-building and risk reduction measures. Co-published with the Center for Law and National Security, University of Virginia.Trade ReviewFor those who want to sample the range of views on the problems and prospects of arms control, this is a handy primer. -- Paul C. Warnke, Clifford & WarnkeFor those who want to sample the range of views on the problems and prospects of arms control, this is a handy primer. -- Paul C. Warnke, Clifford & Warnke
£51.00
LUP - University of Georgia Press Privateers of the Americas Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic
Book SynopsisExamines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were conducted on behalf of republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence. The book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic.
£23.95
Vanderbilt University Press Reversing Course Carters Foreign Policy Domestic Politics and the Failure of Reform
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£69.00
Vanderbilt University Press The Clinton Wars
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£68.88
Vanderbilt University Press The Clinton Wars
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£39.34
Vanderbilt University Press Mexico Reading the United States
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£86.00
Vanderbilt University Press Mexico Reading the United States
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£39.34
Vanderbilt University Press Religion and the Cold War
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£86.00
Vanderbilt University Press Chomskys Challenge to American Power
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£86.00
Vanderbilt University Press Chomskys Challenge to American Power
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£39.34
Vanderbilt University Press Toxic War
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£69.00
Vanderbilt University Press The Abongo Abroad MilitarySponsored Travel in Ghana the United States and the World 19591992 The Cold War in Global Perspective
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£69.00
Vanderbilt University Press The Rise of Euroskepticism
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£36.50
Vanderbilt University Press In the Shadow of Powers
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£30.44
AEI Press Democratic Realism An American Foreign Policy for a Unipolar World
Book SynopsisIn this essay, delivered as the Irving Kristol Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute in February 2004, Charles Krauthammer examines four contending schools of American foreign policy: isolationism, liberal internationalism, realism, and democratic globalism.
£7.66
£11.61
