International relations Books
Columbia University Press Crowded Orbits
Book SynopsisCrowded Orbits offers readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. This second edition is thoroughly updated to cover events of the decade following the book’s original publication in 2014.Trade ReviewMoltz’s book is the best available general introduction to the past, present, and alternative futures in all areas of space activity. It is written in clear, nontechnical, and nonjargony language and sets forth in a balanced way the governance choices before us as humanity continues to develop the final frontier. -- John Logsdon, Elliott School of International Affairs and founder of the Space Policy Institute, The George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Getting Into Orbit2. The Politics of the Space Age3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration4. Commercial Space Developments5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks6. Space Diplomacy7. Trends and Future OptionsNotesIndex
£80.00
Columbia University Press Crowded Orbits
Book SynopsisCrowded Orbits offers readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. This second edition is thoroughly updated to cover events of the decade following the book’s original publication in 2014.Trade ReviewMoltz’s book is the best available general introduction to the past, present, and alternative futures in all areas of space activity. It is written in clear, nontechnical, and nonjargony language and sets forth in a balanced way the governance choices before us as humanity continues to develop the final frontier. -- John Logsdon, Elliott School of International Affairs and founder of the Space Policy Institute, The George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Getting Into Orbit2. The Politics of the Space Age3. Civil Space: Science and Exploration4. Commercial Space Developments5. Military Space: Expanded Uses and New Risks6. Space Diplomacy7. Trends and Future OptionsNotesIndex
£22.50
Columbia University Press East Asia at the Center
Book SynopsisIn this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia of international relations from the perspectives of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.Trade ReviewA superb and readable introduction to the region's history. * Foreign Affairs *Extremely ambitious... Cohen plunges right in with enviable bravado and scope. * China Quarterly *Table of ContentsMapsTablesPreface to the Second EditionPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Emergence of an International System in East Asia2. Shadows Over Tang Splendor3. East Asia Uncentered4. The Mongol Ascendancy5. The Resurgence of Chinese Power and the Coming of Islam6. Europe and Japan Disrupt the East Asian International Order7. The Great Qing Empire8. Triumph of the West9. The Ascendance of Japan10. Challenge to the West11. War and Decolonization, 1932–194912. The Cold War in Asia13. The Resurgence of East Asian Economic Power14. On the Eve of the Twenty-first Century15. East Asia in the Twenty-first CenturyClosing ThoughtsNotesFurther ReadingIndex
£98.10
Columbia University Press East Asia at the Center
Book SynopsisIn this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia of international relations from the perspectives of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.Trade ReviewA superb and readable introduction to the region's history. * Foreign Affairs *Extremely ambitious... Cohen plunges right in with enviable bravado and scope. * China Quarterly *Table of ContentsMapsTablesPreface to the Second EditionPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Emergence of an International System in East Asia2. Shadows Over Tang Splendor3. East Asia Uncentered4. The Mongol Ascendancy5. The Resurgence of Chinese Power and the Coming of Islam6. Europe and Japan Disrupt the East Asian International Order7. The Great Qing Empire8. Triumph of the West9. The Ascendance of Japan10. Challenge to the West11. War and Decolonization, 1932–194912. The Cold War in Asia13. The Resurgence of East Asian Economic Power14. On the Eve of the Twenty-first Century15. East Asia in the Twenty-first CenturyClosing ThoughtsNotesFurther ReadingIndex
£26.60
Columbia University Press Rumbles of Thunder
Book SynopsisSteve Chan examines a range of international relations theories and popular narratives that suggest an elevated risk of Sino-American confrontation. Bringing together expertise in IR theory and keen political acumen, Rumbles of Thunder challenges conventional wisdom on the likelihood of war between the United States and China.Trade ReviewIn this powerful book, Steve Chan debunks power transition theory that has framed the U.S.-China rivalry. With an unflinching and well-grounded critique of the key propositions that have informed policy debates in both countries, this book will force us to see U.S.-China competition in a different light. -- Yong Deng, author of China’s Strategic Opportunity: Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign PolicyAs Steve Chan eloquently argues in this book, recent power shifts have inclined Beijing and Washington to adjust their foreign policies, causing a deterioration in their bilateral relations. At a time of intensifying U.S.-China competition in world affairs, Rumbles of Thunder provides an essential logic to understand this rivalry. -- Weixing Hu, University of MacauChallenging many dominant theories about U.S.-China relations, including in particular the “Thucydides Trap” narrative, Steve Chan’s Rumbles of Thunder offers a nuanced and insightful assessment of both the roots of U.S.-China rivalry and the prospects for future conflict between the two powers. -- Scott Kastner, author of War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitA culmination of his decade-long research, Steve Chan’s book challenges the rhetoric about an impending U.S.-China power transition that contributes to misperception and abets a self-fulfilling prophecy of a coming war. A must-read for students of international relations. -- Ren Xiao, Fudan UniversitySteve Chan has written an insightful book on power shifts and the likelihood of war between the United States and China. Rumbles of Thunder challenges the conventional wisdom that exclusively prioritizes structural factors and brings back human agency and domestic politics in explaining great power conflicts. -- Ketian Zhang, George Mason UniversityRumbles of Thunder makes several remarkable contributions to the literature on Sino-American relations. It challenges the prevailing pessimistic view of the Thucydides trap, creatively elaborates on three concepts of power and uses them to explain the power dynamics of U.S.-China relations, and offers nuanced and sophisticated analyses of the Taiwan issue. -- Kai He, author of China’s Crisis Behavior: Political Survival and Foreign PolicyTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Power Shift Explains Better Worsening Sino-American Relations2. Conceptual and Measurement Problems in Studying Power3. Persistence of Washington’s Structural Power in U.S. Global Domination4. Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy5. Taiwan as a Possible Catalyst for Sino-American ConflictConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.20
Columbia University Press Delegated Diplomacy
Book SynopsisDavid Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication—it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot.Trade ReviewIn this outstanding book, David Lindsey explains the crucial role that top diplomats play in international politics. A must-read for theorists and practitioners of international relations, Delegated Diplomacy shows how diplomats’ sympathies for the countries to which they are assigned add credibility to their communications on behalf of their states. -- Anne Sartori, author of Deterrence by DiplomacyUsing modern methods, this book takes up ancient questions of diplomatic practice. It is full of lively stories and careful analysis. In all, it is one of the most insightful treatments of diplomatic communication we have. -- Robert F. Trager, author of Diplomacy: Communication and the Origins of International OrderIn Delegated Diplomacy, David Lindsey deploys modern social science to demonstrate how and why diplomats are instrumental to credible communication among country leaders. Filling a long-standing gap in the study of foreign policy, this book brings diplomacy back into the mainstream literature of international relations. -- Shuhei Kurizaki, Waseda UniversityDoes it matter who conducts diplomacy? David Lindsey argues emphatically that it does. The trick is to appoint ambassadors with a “Goldilocks” level of sympathy for their host country, so they can build trust. Scholars and policy-makers will be interested in this important study, which shows why diplomats are essential to a leader’s success on the international stage. -- Elizabeth N. Saunders, author of Leaders at War: How Presidents Shape Military InterventionsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Diplomats and Bureaucrats2. Diplomats as Messengers3. Elicitation, Reporting, and Administration4. Diplomats and Biographic Intelligence5. Empirical Patterns in Diplomatic Appointments6. The Sympathetic Ambassador: Walter Hines Page in Britain7. The Unsympathetic Ambassador: James Gerard in GermanyConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press The Terrorism Trap
Book SynopsisHarrison Akins reveals how the war on terror has led to the unintended consequence of increasing domestic terrorism in U.S. partner states. He examines U.S.-backed counterterrorism operations that targeted al Qaeda in peripheral regions over which central governments held little control.Trade ReviewA brilliant yet painful reminder of the law of unintended consequences. In The Terrorism Trap, Harrison Akins uses fascinating case studies supported by indisputable data to argue compellingly that well-intentioned, sometimes heroic efforts to combat terrorism in the world’s ungoverned spaces actually make the problem worse. The threats won’t disappear, so understanding the challenge and finding a way ahead is more important than ever. -- General Stanley McChrystal, CEO and Chairman of McChrystal GroupThe Terrorism Trap presents a brilliant and original thesis for U.S. foreign policy. To succeed in its mission, America needs to understand its partner states in Asia and Africa. A top-notch field researcher and high-level political scientist, Harrison Akins presents us with a must-read contribution to the literature. -- Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, American UniversityAkins addresses the important and little understood interaction between relatively weak postcolonial states and the U.S. military. He demonstrates how attempts to impose military solutions upon the periphery of these relatively weak postcolonial states with American help led to an evolving pattern of escalating domestic terror and counterterror violence. -- David Martin Jones, coauthor of The Political Impossibility of Modern CounterinsurgencyTable of ContentsNote on Sources1. The Terrorism Trap2. What’s in a Name? Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates3. The United States and Its Counterterrorism Partners4. Our Man in Islamabad: Pakistan and the War on Terror5. The Terrorism Trap in Yemen, Mali, and EgyptConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Statistical AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex
£105.30
Columbia University Press The Terrorism Trap
Book SynopsisHarrison Akins reveals how the war on terror has led to the unintended consequence of increasing domestic terrorism in U.S. partner states. He examines U.S.-backed counterterrorism operations that targeted al Qaeda in peripheral regions over which central governments held little control.Trade ReviewA brilliant yet painful reminder of the law of unintended consequences. In The Terrorism Trap, Harrison Akins uses fascinating case studies supported by indisputable data to argue compellingly that well-intentioned, sometimes heroic efforts to combat terrorism in the world’s ungoverned spaces actually make the problem worse. The threats won’t disappear, so understanding the challenge and finding a way ahead is more important than ever. -- General Stanley McChrystal, CEO and Chairman of McChrystal GroupThe Terrorism Trap presents a brilliant and original thesis for U.S. foreign policy. To succeed in its mission, America needs to understand its partner states in Asia and Africa. A top-notch field researcher and high-level political scientist, Harrison Akins presents us with a must-read contribution to the literature. -- Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, American UniversityAkins addresses the important and little understood interaction between relatively weak postcolonial states and the U.S. military. He demonstrates how attempts to impose military solutions upon the periphery of these relatively weak postcolonial states with American help led to an evolving pattern of escalating domestic terror and counterterror violence. -- David Martin Jones, coauthor of The Political Impossibility of Modern CounterinsurgencyTable of ContentsNote on Sources1. The Terrorism Trap2. What’s in a Name? Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates3. The United States and Its Counterterrorism Partners4. Our Man in Islamabad: Pakistan and the War on Terror5. The Terrorism Trap in Yemen, Mali, and EgyptConclusionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Statistical AnalysisNotesBibliographyIndex
£28.50
Indiana University Press Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great
Book SynopsisPresents a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peace-buildingTrade ReviewThe African Great Lakes Region has been overwhelmingly shaped by war. An international group of scholars examines the region's conflicts and efforts to re-establish peace, observing that no single approach will suffice by itself.Dec. 2014 - Jan.2015 * Survival *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje and Tricia Redeker HepnerPart I. The Great Lakes Region: Challenges of the Past and Present1. Understanding the Diversity and Complexity of Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje2. The History and Politics of Regionalism and Integration in East AfricaHannington Ochwada3. Multipolar Politics and Regional Integration in East Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Non-State Actors Doreen AlusaPart II. Case Studies of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes4. Historical Dynamics of Northern Uganda Conflict: A Longitudinal Struggle for Nation-Building Elias Omondi Opongo5. Kofi Annan's Conflict Resolution Model and Peacebuilding in KenyaAlfred Anangwe6. Justice versus Reconciliation: The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in KenyaOzonnia Ojielo7. Climate Change and Peacebuilding among Pastoralist Communities in Northeastern Uganda and Western Kenya Julaina A. Obika and Harriet K. BibangambahPart III. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes 8. Media Sustainability in a Post-Conflict Environment: Radio Broadcasting in the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda Marie-Soleil Frère9. Youth in Transition: The Arts and Cultural Resonance in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda Lindsay M. McClain and Tricia Redeker Hepner10. Gender Issues in Reintegration: A Feminist and Rights-Based Analysis of the Experiences of Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda Eric Awich Ochen11. "The Ambivalence of the Sacred": Christianity, Genocide and Reconciliation in Rwanda Janine Natalya ClarkList of ContributorsIndex
£52.70
Indiana University Press Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great
Book SynopsisPresents a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peace-buildingTrade ReviewThe African Great Lakes Region has been overwhelmingly shaped by war. An international group of scholars examines the region's conflicts and efforts to re-establish peace, observing that no single approach will suffice by itself.Dec. 2014 - Jan.2015 * Survival *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Conflict and Peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje and Tricia Redeker HepnerPart I. The Great Lakes Region: Challenges of the Past and Present1. Understanding the Diversity and Complexity of Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region Kenneth Omeje2. The History and Politics of Regionalism and Integration in East AfricaHannington Ochwada3. Multipolar Politics and Regional Integration in East Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Non-State Actors Doreen AlusaPart II. Case Studies of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes4. Historical Dynamics of Northern Uganda Conflict: A Longitudinal Struggle for Nation-Building Elias Omondi Opongo5. Kofi Annan's Conflict Resolution Model and Peacebuilding in KenyaAlfred Anangwe6. Justice versus Reconciliation: The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in KenyaOzonnia Ojielo7. Climate Change and Peacebuilding among Pastoralist Communities in Northeastern Uganda and Western Kenya Julaina A. Obika and Harriet K. BibangambahPart III. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Conflict and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes 8. Media Sustainability in a Post-Conflict Environment: Radio Broadcasting in the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda Marie-Soleil Frère9. Youth in Transition: The Arts and Cultural Resonance in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda Lindsay M. McClain and Tricia Redeker Hepner10. Gender Issues in Reintegration: A Feminist and Rights-Based Analysis of the Experiences of Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda Eric Awich Ochen11. "The Ambivalence of the Sacred": Christianity, Genocide and Reconciliation in Rwanda Janine Natalya ClarkList of ContributorsIndex
£19.79
Indiana University Press The Arab Revolts Dispatches on Militant Democracy
Book SynopsisReveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrectionsTrade Review[T]he contributors to The Arab Revolts . . . do an excellent job of filling in some of the gaps in Western media coverage, going beyond the dominant narrative of spontaneous youthful protests, aided by the use of social media, to show a foundation of protest built over decades. . . . This is not a book written by academics for academics, but rather serves as an introduction to readers from any background. The articles are generally free from convoluted jargon or theoretical frameworks that could otherwise limit potential readership. The authors tackle complex problems, but present them in a way that is useful for scholars, teachers, students, and general readers. * H-Empire *The editors of this exceptionally well-conceptualized collection have chosen writings that complement each other well. Each section begins with the present-day situation, and the subsequent essays describe the historical background of mass protests. At the end of each section is a writing that connects the historical themes back to the modern protest movements. * Against the Current *This excellent collection of articles from Middle East Report provides an unusually deep and wide analysis of the phenomena collectively known as the Arab Spring. . . . The articles are well written and accessible to students, as well as to general readers, and hold much interest to specialists in Middle East politics as well. * Review of Middle East Studies *For anyone trying to understand the processes of popular revolt and mechanisms of repression, The Arab Revolts is a good place to start. * Anthropology of Contemporary Middle-East and Central Eurasia *Table of ContentsIntroductionI. Tunisia1. Tunisia's Wall Has Fallen Nadia Marzouki2. Tunisia's Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer Amy Aisen Kallander3. Authoritarianism and Civil Society in Tunisia: Back from the Democratic Brink Christopher Alexander4. Structural Adjustment and Rural Poverty in Tunisia Stephen King5. The Making of North Africa's Intifadas Laryssa Chomiak and John P. Entelis6. Beyond Ghannouchi: Social Change and Islamism in Tunisia Francesco Cavatorta and Rikke Hostrup HaugbolleII. Egypt7. The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution Mona El-Ghobashy8. Worlds Apart: An Egyptian Village and the International Tourism Industry Timothy Mitchell9. Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity Joel Beinin and Hossam El-Hamalawy10. Striking Back at Egyptian Workers Hesham Sallam11. Sightings of the Egyptian Deep State Issandr El Amrani12. Egypt's Generals and Transnational Capital Shana Marshall and Joshua StacherIII. Yemen13. No Exit: Yemen's Existential Crisis Sheila Carapico14. The Economic Dimension of Yemeni Unity Sheila Carapico15. Cracks in the Yemeni System Sarah Phillips16. The Snake with a Thousand Heads: The Southern Cause in Yemen Susanne Dahlgren17. Tawakkul Karman as Cause and Effect Stacey Philbrick YadavIV. Syria18. Asad's Lost Chances Carsten Wieland19. The Resilience of the Syrian Regime Bassam Haddad20. The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria Christian Sinclair and Sirwan Kajjo21. Dramas of the Authoritarian State Donatella Della Ratta22. Beyond the Fall of the Syrian Regime Peter Harling and Sarah BirkeV: Bahrain23. A Revolution Paused in Bahrain Cortni Kerr and Toby Jones24. Bahrain's Crisis Worsens Joe Stork25. The Battle Over Family Law in Bahrain Sandy Russell Jones26. Bahrain's Sunni Awakening Justin Gengler27. In the Kingdom of Teargas Gregg Carlstrom
£56.10
Indiana University Press The Arab Revolts Dispatches on Militant Democracy
Book SynopsisReveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrectionsTrade Review[T]he contributors to The Arab Revolts . . . do an excellent job of filling in some of the gaps in Western media coverage, going beyond the dominant narrative of spontaneous youthful protests, aided by the use of social media, to show a foundation of protest built over decades. . . . This is not a book written by academics for academics, but rather serves as an introduction to readers from any background. The articles are generally free from convoluted jargon or theoretical frameworks that could otherwise limit potential readership. The authors tackle complex problems, but present them in a way that is useful for scholars, teachers, students, and general readers. * H-Empire *The editors of this exceptionally well-conceptualized collection have chosen writings that complement each other well. Each section begins with the present-day situation, and the subsequent essays describe the historical background of mass protests. At the end of each section is a writing that connects the historical themes back to the modern protest movements. * Against the Current *This excellent collection of articles from Middle East Report provides an unusually deep and wide analysis of the phenomena collectively known as the Arab Spring. . . . The articles are well written and accessible to students, as well as to general readers, and hold much interest to specialists in Middle East politics as well. * Review of Middle East Studies *For anyone trying to understand the processes of popular revolt and mechanisms of repression, The Arab Revolts is a good place to start. * Anthropology of Contemporary Middle-East and Central Eurasia *Table of ContentsIntroductionI. Tunisia1. Tunisia's Wall Has Fallen Nadia Marzouki2. Tunisia's Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer Amy Aisen Kallander3. Authoritarianism and Civil Society in Tunisia: Back from the Democratic Brink Christopher Alexander4. Structural Adjustment and Rural Poverty in Tunisia Stephen King5. The Making of North Africa's Intifadas Laryssa Chomiak and John P. Entelis6. Beyond Ghannouchi: Social Change and Islamism in Tunisia Francesco Cavatorta and Rikke Hostrup HaugbolleII. Egypt7. The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution Mona El-Ghobashy8. Worlds Apart: An Egyptian Village and the International Tourism Industry Timothy Mitchell9. Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity Joel Beinin and Hossam El-Hamalawy10. Striking Back at Egyptian Workers Hesham Sallam11. Sightings of the Egyptian Deep State Issandr El Amrani12. Egypt's Generals and Transnational Capital Shana Marshall and Joshua StacherIII. Yemen13. No Exit: Yemen's Existential Crisis Sheila Carapico14. The Economic Dimension of Yemeni Unity Sheila Carapico15. Cracks in the Yemeni System Sarah Phillips16. The Snake with a Thousand Heads: The Southern Cause in Yemen Susanne Dahlgren17. Tawakkul Karman as Cause and Effect Stacey Philbrick YadavIV. Syria18. Asad's Lost Chances Carsten Wieland19. The Resilience of the Syrian Regime Bassam Haddad20. The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria Christian Sinclair and Sirwan Kajjo21. Dramas of the Authoritarian State Donatella Della Ratta22. Beyond the Fall of the Syrian Regime Peter Harling and Sarah BirkeV: Bahrain23. A Revolution Paused in Bahrain Cortni Kerr and Toby Jones24. Bahrain's Crisis Worsens Joe Stork25. The Battle Over Family Law in Bahrain Sandy Russell Jones26. Bahrain's Sunni Awakening Justin Gengler27. In the Kingdom of Teargas Gregg Carlstrom
£19.79
Indiana University Press Readings in the International Relations of Africa
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume offers a very important set of readings that examine concepts ranging from statehood, sovereignty, and cooperation in the context of Africa's colonial past as well as its current affairs. * H-Diplo *This book is a significant contribution to the literature on the international relations of Africa. It is a must-read for those interested in Africa and its relations with the Western and non-Western powers, the so-called Great Powers. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments and Note on Original SourcesIntroduction Tom YoungPart I. Sovereignty and Statehood Introduction 1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson 2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui 3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner Part II. Africa and the International Order Introduction 4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa Postscript, March 2014 Tony Killick5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings 6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand Part III. New States and the Continental Order Introduction8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon MasseyPart IV. Africa and the Great Powers Introduction 10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell12. "Flee! The White Giants are Coming!" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne WestadPart V. Conflict, War and Intervention Introduction 14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen Part VI. Globalization and a New World Order? Introduction 17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young18. Values, Context and Hybridity: How Can the Insights from the Liberal Peace Critique Literature Be Brought to Bear on the Practices of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture? Eli Stamnes19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism?Abdulmumini A. Oba21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim KelsallPart VII. African Renaissance? The African Union & NEPAD Introduction22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku23. "Partnership" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita AbrahamsenPart VIII. The Return of GeopoliticsIntroduction 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy KeenanList of Original SourcesList of ContributorsIndex
£70.55
Indiana University Press Readings in the International Relations of Africa
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume offers a very important set of readings that examine concepts ranging from statehood, sovereignty, and cooperation in the context of Africa's colonial past as well as its current affairs. * H-Diplo *This book is a significant contribution to the literature on the international relations of Africa. It is a must-read for those interested in Africa and its relations with the Western and non-Western powers, the so-called Great Powers. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments and Note on Original SourcesIntroduction Tom YoungPart I. Sovereignty and Statehood Introduction 1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson 2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui 3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner Part II. Africa and the International Order Introduction 4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa Postscript, March 2014 Tony Killick5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings 6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand Part III. New States and the Continental Order Introduction8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon MasseyPart IV. Africa and the Great Powers Introduction 10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell12. "Flee! The White Giants are Coming!" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne WestadPart V. Conflict, War and Intervention Introduction 14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen Part VI. Globalization and a New World Order? Introduction 17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young18. Values, Context and Hybridity: How Can the Insights from the Liberal Peace Critique Literature Be Brought to Bear on the Practices of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture? Eli Stamnes19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism?Abdulmumini A. Oba21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim KelsallPart VII. African Renaissance? The African Union & NEPAD Introduction22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku23. "Partnership" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita AbrahamsenPart VIII. The Return of GeopoliticsIntroduction 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy KeenanList of Original SourcesList of ContributorsIndex
£35.10
MH - Indiana University Press Hopeless but Optimistic Journeying through
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA scathing dispatch from an embedded journalist in Afghanistan. . . . Pungent, embittered, eye-opening observations of a conflict involving lessons still unlearned. * Kirkus Reviews *One of the state's most intrepid combat reporters, Wissing went to Afghanistan for a third time in 2013, expecting to watch the war wind down. Instead, he found a place still rife with conflict. . . . [Wissing] gives readers a view of both the perils and the many examples of money being wasted in a country where even something as seemingly benign as digging wells has devastating consequences. * Indianapolis Monthly *It's that kind of book. It reminds us of Peter Van Buren's We Meant Well book on Iraq. * Diplopundit *This is not a book that directly engages the theories and conceptions of twenty-first-century US military intervention, in its full-spectrum approach from counterinsurgency to development, in numerous working papers, articles, and monographs. It does not invoke 'hard power,' 'soft power,' or 'smart power.' But in this case, that is an asset. Sometimes the most effective response to all the proposals of what could or should be is the observation of what is. * H-Diplo *Wissing's moving and exceptionally well-written account makes sad reading . . . The book becomes a heart-breaking travelogue, accompanied by Wissing's own photos. . . . [but] however corrupt and misguided the war, however much damage it has done, Wissing says, 'I met American after American determined to make the world a better place.' * Bloom Magazine *On page after page, as Wissing travels around the country, we are told how U.S. operatives continue to repeat the same mistakes over and over, leaving a trail of unfinished/sabotaged projects that have no value to the people of Afghanistan. * OpEd News *Table of ContentsList of AbbreviationsPrologue1. Landing2. Problems3. In/Out4. Reify5. Shoulders6. Salerno7. Retrograde8. Better9. Boom10. WHAM11. Luck12. Shitholes13. Road14. Friends15. Kandahar16. Leatherneck17. Sex18. Drugs19. Brains20. Birds21. Geronimo22. Dream23. Ship24. Slaughter25. System26. Believers27. Rumi28. Enduring29. Beauty30. Sustaining31. Challenges32. Women33. Dutch34. Intermediates35. Embassy36. Loss37. OptimismEpilogueIndex
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Indiana University Press Normalizing Occupation The Politics of Everyday
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is an essential addition to an academic library and ideal for researchers dealing with related Middle East subjects. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Normalizing the Occupation: the Making of the Jewish West Bank Settlements / Marco Allegra, Ariel Handel and Erez Maggor Part I - Across the Green Line: Suburbanization, Privatization and the Settlements1. The Settlements and the Relationship between Privatization and the Occupation / Daniel Gutwein 2. Settlement as Suburbanization: The Banality of Colonization / David Newman 3. "Outside Jerusalem—yet so Near": Ma'ale Adumim, Jerusalem, and the suburbanization of Israel's settlement policy / Marco Allegra4. Educating Architecture (photo essay) / Miki Kratsman and Ruthie Ginsburg Part II – Between Cities and Outposts: the Heterogeneity of the Settlements and the Settlers5. Embedded Politics in a West Bank Settlement / Hadas Weiss 6. Informal Outposts in the West Bank: Normality in Gray Space / Erez Tzfadia 7. From Ghetto-politics to Geo-politics: Ultra-Orthodox Settlements in the West Bank / Lee Cahaner8. "A Blessed Deviation in Jewish History": On Contemporary forms of Messianism among Religiously Motivated Settlers in the West Bank / Assaf Harel Part III - Forced Co-existence: Palestinians and Jewish Settlers9. From Kubniya to Outpost: A Genealogy of the Palestinian Conceptualization of Jewish Settlement in a Shifting National Context / Honaida Ghanem 10. Integrated or Segregated? Employment Relations in the Settlements / Amir Paz-Fuchs and Yael Ronen11. Jerusalem's Colonial Space as Paradox: Palestinians Living in the Settlements / Wendy Pullan and Haim Yacobi
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Indiana University Press Normalizing Occupation
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is an essential addition to an academic library and ideal for researchers dealing with related Middle East subjects. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Normalizing the Occupation: the Making of the Jewish West Bank Settlements / Marco Allegra, Ariel Handel and Erez Maggor Part I - Across the Green Line: Suburbanization, Privatization and the Settlements1. The Settlements and the Relationship between Privatization and the Occupation / Daniel Gutwein 2. Settlement as Suburbanization: The Banality of Colonization / David Newman 3. "Outside Jerusalem—yet so Near": Ma'ale Adumim, Jerusalem, and the suburbanization of Israel's settlement policy / Marco Allegra4. Educating Architecture (photo essay) / Miki Kratsman and Ruthie Ginsburg Part II – Between Cities and Outposts: the Heterogeneity of the Settlements and the Settlers5. Embedded Politics in a West Bank Settlement / Hadas Weiss 6. Informal Outposts in the West Bank: Normality in Gray Space / Erez Tzfadia 7. From Ghetto-politics to Geo-politics: Ultra-Orthodox Settlements in the West Bank / Lee Cahaner8. "A Blessed Deviation in Jewish History": On Contemporary forms of Messianism among Religiously Motivated Settlers in the West Bank / Assaf Harel Part III - Forced Co-existence: Palestinians and Jewish Settlers9. From Kubniya to Outpost: A Genealogy of the Palestinian Conceptualization of Jewish Settlement in a Shifting National Context / Honaida Ghanem 10. Integrated or Segregated? Employment Relations in the Settlements / Amir Paz-Fuchs and Yael Ronen11. Jerusalem's Colonial Space as Paradox: Palestinians Living in the Settlements / Wendy Pullan and Haim Yacobi
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Indiana University Press Remapping Cold War Media
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn some ways, the volume reminds me of a thoughtfully organized musical album in that it tells a story with a beginning, middle and an end. Despite having multiple authors, the story develops logically from one chapter to the next—quite an accomplishment. -- Patryk Babiracki, author of Soviet Soft Power in Poland: Culture and the Making of Stalin's New Empire, 1943–1957Wide-ranging in its Cold War geography, rigorously internationalist, and focused on the concept of media over a variety of forms and methods, Lovejoy and Pajala's volume will set the standard for any future scholarship on the topic. -- Rossen Djagalov, author of From Internationalism to PostcolonialismBallasted by primary sources in all relevant languages, together these meticulously researched essays complicate, through the fluid logic of media, the conventional epochal and geopolitical fault lines of post-WWII cultures. An indispensable volume. -- Nataša Ďurovičová, coeditor of World Cinemas, Transnational PerspectivesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on Translation and Transliteration1. Introduction, by Alice Lovejoy and Mari PajalaPart I: Mobile Forms2. Stalin Boulevard: Panoramic Vistas and Urban Planning in Eastern European Photobooks, by Katie Trumpener3. The Peace Train: Anticosmopolitanism, Internationalism, and Jazz on Czechoslovak Radio during Stalinism, by Rosamund Johnston4. Soviet Drama with Commercial Breaks: Living the Cold War in 1970s Finnish Television, by Anu KoivunenPart II: Distribution, Adaptation, Reception5. Soviet Cinema in 1960s Cuba: Between Cold War Logics and Thirdworldist Affinities, by Masha Salazkina6. From the Antechamber to the International Stage: Early-Career Directors from Hungary at the Mannheim Film Festival in the Late 1970s, by Sonja Simonyi7. Manic Miners of the World, Unite! How the British Hit Computer Game Got a Second Life in Czechoslovakia, by Jaroslav Švelch8. Between Scripts: Radio Berlin International (RBI) and Its Swedish Audience in November 1989, by Marie CronqvistPart III: Translation9. On Soviet Spoken Cinema, by Elena Razlogova10. A GDR Writer in America: Christa Wolf's Visit to Oberlin and the Circulation of Her Writing as World Literature, by Brangwen Stone11. Translating Cold War Internationalism: Allegoresis in Ryszard Kapusìcinìski's Literary Reportage, by Marla Zubel12. Traveling with the President: Finnish-Soviet State Visits and 1970s Television Diplomacy, by Laura SaarenmaaPart IV: Infrastructure and Production13. Hollywood Going East: State-Socialist Studios' Opportunistic Business with American Producers, by Petr Szczepanik14. Envisioning the Revolutionary South: The Soviet-Italian Coproduction Life is Beautiful (1979), by Stefano Pisu15. Dividing the Cosmos? INTELSAT, Intersputnik, and the Development of Transnational Satellite Communications Infrastructures during the Cold War, by Christine Evans and Lars Lundgren16. Spy from the Cloud: From Big Brother to Big Data, by Anikó ImreIndex
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Indiana University Press The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East
Book SynopsisWhy do international crises seem to occur so often in the Middle East? The author presents three detailed studies of policy failures that he believes were precipitated by miscalculations on the part of diplomats and of government and military leaders in one or more Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the former USSR.Trade ReviewThe Politics of Polio in Northern Nigeria taks an interesting look at a public health issue from a sociological and cultural aspect. It contains important insight into the Northern Nigerian culture. 2011 * JAMA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart OneThe June War1. The Soviet Warning2. Moscow's Explanations3. The Egyptian Recation4. From Deterrence to Disaster5. The American RolePart TwoThe War of Attrition6. War and Nonwar7. Misjudgment on the NilePart ThreeThe Israel-Lebanon Peace Agreement of 19838. The Israeli Invasion of 19829. The Negotiations10. The Final ReckoningConclusionAppendixNotesAnnotated BibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Area Studies and Social Science
Book SynopsisPresents an overview of politics and international relations in the Middle East. This book offers strategies for students and specialists undertaking research on the Middle East and other world regions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Area Studies Controversy, Mark Tessler, Jodi Nachtwey, Anne Banda1. Politics in the Middle East: Opportunities and Limits in the Quest for Theory, Lisa Anderson2. State-Society Relations: Algeria as a Case Study, John P. Entelis3. Associational Life: Civil Society in Authoritarian Political Systems, Augustus Richard Norton4. Explaining Women's Support for Political Islam: Contributions from Feminist Theory, Jodi Nachtwey and Mark Tessler5. Influencing Public Policy: Banking and the Political Economy of Collective Action, Clement Henry6. Toward a Theory of International Labor Migration: Evidence from Egypt, Magda Kandil7. Religion and International Conflict: An Individual-Level Analysis, Mark Tessler and Jodi Nachtwey8. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Lessons about Diplomatic Initiatives and Negotiations, Laura Zittrain Eisenberg9. Middle Eastern Alliances: From Neorealism to Political Economy, Laurie Brand10. International Relations Theory: Contributions from Research in the Middle East, Baghat KoranyContributorsIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice
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Indiana University Press The Fate of Africas Democratic Experiments
Book SynopsisDoes democracy have a future in Africa?Trade Review. . . [a] stimulating collection. * African Studies Review *Table of ContentsContentsPreface1. Elites, Institutions, and the Varied Trajectories of Africa's Third Wave Democracies Peter VonDoepp and Leonardo A. Villalón2. Repetitive Breakdowns and a Decade of Experimentation: Institutional Choices and Unstable Democracy in Niger Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa3. The Tribulations of a Successful Transition: Institutional Dynamics and Elite Rivalry in Mali Leonardo A. Villalón and Abdourahmane Idrissa4. Democratic Legitimacy in Benin: Institutions and Identity in a Regional Context Bruce A. Magnusson5. The Collapse of the Democratic Experiment in the Republic of Congo: A Thick Description John F. Clark6. The Shaky Foundations, Adverse Circumstances, and Limited Achievements of Democratic Transition in the Central African Republic Andreas Mehler7. The Fate of Madagascar's Democracy: Following the Rules while Eroding the Substance Richard R. Marcus8. Institutions, Resources, and Elite Strategies: Making Sense of Malawi's Democratic Trajectory Peter VonDoepp9. Democracy Unrealized: Zambia's Third Republic under Frederick Chiluba David J. Simon10. Assessing Adaptation to Democratic Politics in Mozambique: The Case of Frelimo Carrie Manning11. Democratization in a Divided Urban Political Culture: Guinea-Bissau Joshua B. Forrest12. Democratic Governance in Africa at the Start of the Twenty-first Century: Lessons of Experience Michael ChegeReferencesList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press The Palestinian National Movement
Book SynopsisExamines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. This book argues that the Fatah leadership has attempted to mobilize social forces, local secular-nationalist and Islamist movements, while undermining their ability to develop independent power structures.Trade Review. . . a contribution to the study of the Palestinian movement's structure and internal issues, including the power struggles within it.Vol. 39 2007 -- Barry Rubin * Global Research in International Affairs Center, Israel *Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Structural and Historical Context2. From Dissension to Coordination: The PLO Leadership and the National Elite in the Occupied Territories3. Mobilization under Control: The Political Economy of Steadfastness4. Engineering Compliance: New Modes of Political Entrepreneurship and the Co-optation of Contenders5. Seizing Structural Opportunities: The Islamist Elite and the Framing of Authenticity Discourse6. The Politics of Symbolic Capital and the Institutionalization of Neopatrimonial Power7. The Second Intifada and Its Impact on Elite StructuresConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict
Book SynopsisWhy does Hamas refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel? What makes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable? Reflecting both Israeli and Palestinian points of view, this volume addresses the two powerful, bitterly contested, competing historical narratives that underpin the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Trade Review"... Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict presents a number of useful and pertinent perspectives on Israeli and Palestinian remembrances of the past." —Marwan Hanania, H-Levant, Sept. 2009"... [The book's] main contribution is to see the tension as historically produced and contingent, revealling the dynamic interplay between narratives of hegemony and resistence. The key issue is what and who is acknowledged or denied, and how stories are told and re-told, reified and contested, a problem which is at the heart of violence in the Middle East and North Africa." —Human Rights and Human Welfare"For about 20 years, I have been teaching a course at Brandeis University called The Sociology of the Israeli–Palestinian Confrontation. As I began moving toward seeing conflicting narratives as a central issue, I looked for a book that would present the narratives issue clearly, directly, and compellingly. My search is over. The book is Robert Rotberg’s edited collection that discusses the role of narratives in establishing legitimacy claims, presents varied Israeli and Palestinian narratives, and considers whether these narratives are reconcilable. Rotberg takes no stand on this final issue. He simply offers many views of it." —Society"... an in-depth study of the Arab-Israeli conflict." —Abdur Raheem Kidwai, Aligarh Muslim University, India, Muslim World Book Review, 29.3 2009Table of ContentsContents<\>PrefaceMap of the Middle East1. Building Legitimacy through Narrative Robert I. Rotberg2. IsraeliJewish Narratives of the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict: Evolution, Contents, Functions, and Consequences Daniel Bar-Tal and Gavriel Salomon3. Forging Zionist Identity Prior to 1948—Against Which Counter-Identity? Dina Porat4. The Arab and Palestinian Narratives of the 1948 War Saleh Abdel Jawad5. Zionism's Encounter with the Palestinians: The Dynamics of Force, Fear, and Extremism Nadim N. Rouhana6. Conflicting Narratives or Narratives of a Conflict: Can the Zionist and Palestinian Narratives of the 1948 War Be Bridged? Mordechai Bar-On7. Narratives and Myths about Arab Intransigence toward Israel Mark Tessler8. The Bridging Narrative Concept Ilan Pappe9. The Psychology of Better Dialogue between Two Separate but Interdependent Narratives Dan Bar-On and Sami Adwan10. Contesting National Identity in Palestinian Education Nathan J. Brown11. The Dynamics of Identity Construction in Israel through Education in History Eyal NavehList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press A Military History of India and South Asia
Book SynopsisProvides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan.Trade ReviewThe historical chapters on the expansion of the East India Company, the martial races and the role of the Indian Army during the First and Second World Wars shed new light on these subjects and make readers aware of new histography.Nov. 2009 -- Harsh Pant * Asian Affairs *Intended for general readers, students, and academics, the volume offers fine summaries as well as stimulating case studies. . . . Recommended. * Choice *. . . one of the first steps towards a deeper understanding of the conflicts in this region as well as helping to reintroduce the study of military history to academia. . . . an insightful and lucid analysis . . . .Vol. 82.3 Fall 2009 -- Andre Gerolymatos * Simon Fraser University *Table of ContentsForeword (Stephen P. Cohen)AcknowledgmentsWhy This Book? (Daniel P. Marston and Chandar S. Sundaram)1. The Armed Expansion of the English East India Company: 1740s-1849 (Kaushik Roy)2. The Great Sepoy Mutiny (Raymond Callahan)3. The Martial Races and the Indian Army in the Victorian Era (Douglas M. Peers)4. "The Greatest Training Ground in the World": The Army in India and the North-West Frontier, 1901-1947 (Tim Moreman)5. The Indian Army in the First World War, 1914-1918 (David Omissi)6. Grudging Concessions: The Officer Corps and Its Indianization, 1817-1940 (Chandar S. Sundaram)7. A Force Transformed: The Indian Army and the Second World War (Daniel P. Marston)8. The Indian National Army, 1942-1946: A Circumstantial Force (Chandar S. Sundaram)9. End of the Raj, 1945-1947 (Daniel P. Marston)10. The State of War with Pakistan (Bhashyam Kasturi)11. A Bad Knock: The War with China, 1962 (Srinath Raghavan)12. Peace through Military Parity? The Tamil Tigers and the Government Forces in Sri Lanka (Channa Wickremesekera)13. India's Nuclear Policy (Rajesh M. Basrur)NotesIndexAbout the Contributors
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Indiana University Press The State of Sovereignty
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that explores the different ways in which sovereign political forms have been defined and have defined themselves, placing recent debates about nations and national identity within a broader history of sovereignty, territory, and legality.Trade Review[This book's] contribution lies in the rich and well-researched empirical case-study chapters that demonstrate in detail the various different ways in which territory, populations, and authority structures have been organized relative to one another in different places and times.Vol. 23.2 April 2010 -- Eric A. Heinze * University of Oklahoma *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Sovereignty and the Study of States Douglas Howland and Luise White2. Sovereignty on the Isthmus: Federalism, U.S. Empire, and the Struggle for Panama during the California Gold Rush Aims McGuinness3. The Foreign and the Sovereign: Extraterritoriality in East Asia Douglas Howland4. Wilsonian Sovereignty in the Middle East: The King-Crane Commission Report of 1919 Leonard V. Smith5. Colonial Sovereignty in Manchuria and Manchukuo David Tucker6. Alternatives to Empire: France and Africa after World War II Frederick Cooper7. The Ambiguities of Sovereignty: The United States and the Global Human Rights Cases of the 1940s and 1950s Mark Philip Bradley8. What Does It Take to Be a State? Sovereignty and Sanctions in Rhodesia, 1965–1980 Luise White9. Legal Fictions after Empire John D. Kelly and Martha Kaplan10. Sovereignty after Socialism at Europe's New Borders Keith Brown11. Environmental Security, Spatial Preservation, and State Sovereignty in Central Africa Kevin C. Dunn12. The Paradox of Sovereignty in the Balkans Aida A. Hozic13. The Secret Lives of the "Sovereign": Rethinking Sovereignty as International Morality Siba N. GrovoguiList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press South Asian Cultures of the Bomb Atomic Publics
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that examines the political and ideological components of national drives to possess and test nuclear weapons.Trade Review[The author] Abraham has brought together scholars writing on both Pakistan and India to reflect on the place of science, the atomic question, popular culture and the state. In doing so, he has managed to push forward a perspective that is transnational in a meaningful way for the subcontinent. . . . Vol. 43.2 June 2010 -- Jahnavi Phalkey * British Journal for the History of Science *For the first time scholars in this book present a multivoiced assessment of the subtle sociocultural effects of the 1998 nuclear tests in India and Pakistan. ...This book proves conclusively, again, that a partition done haphazardly in 1947 led to very different experiences in the evolution of military–industrial–political complexes in each country. But where others have focused largely on states and strategic cultures, these authors, under Abraham's able editorship, show how these two atomic publics are constructed and interact with their surroundings.Vol. 83.2 June 2010 -- Robert S. Anderson * Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Nuclear Power and Atomic Publics / Itty Abraham2. Fevered with Dreams of the Future: The Coming of the Atomic Age to Pakistan / Zia Mian3. India's Nuclear Enclave and the Practice of Secrecy / M. V. Ramana4. The Social Life of a Bomb: India and the Ontology of an "Overpopulated" Society / Sankaran Krishna5. Pride and Proliferation: Pakistan's Nuclear Psyche after A. Q. Khan / Ammara Durrani6. The Politics of Death: The Antinuclear Imaginary in India / Srirupa Roy7. Pakistan's Atomic Publics: Survey Results / Haider Nizamani8. Gods, Bombs, and the Social Imaginary / Raminder Kaur9. Nuclearization and Pakistani Popular Culture since 1998 / Iftikhar Dadi10. Guardians of the Nuclear Myth: Politics, Ideology, and India's Strategic Community / Karsten FreyList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Global Governance and the UN
Book SynopsisHow gaps in global governance impact the world's most challenging problemsTrade ReviewGlobal Governance and the UN will satisfy those who seek a serious grappling with the ethical aspects of international action to address the world's most pressing challenges. The book argues that the UN's evolution is an "unfinished journey": . . . global governance will continue to evolve, with the UN at the center, in the wake of each global crisis. dec 2011 * Ethics and International Affairs *Weiss and Thakur have managed to perform the difficult trick of producing a work that can function as textbook, scholarly reference, policy guide, and popular reading. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsList of Boxes, Tables, and FiguresSeries Editors' Foreword Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. WeissForeword John Gerard RuggieAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Problématique of Global Governance1. Tracing the Origins of an Idea and the UN's ContributionPart 1. International Security2. The Use of Force: War, Collective Security, and Peace Operations3. Arms Control and Disarmament4. TerrorismPart 2. Development5. Trade, Aid, and Finance6. Sustainable Development7. Saving the Environment: The Ozone Layer and Climate ChangePart 3. Human Rights8. Generations of Rights9. Protecting against Pandemics10. The Responsibility to ProtectNotesIndexAbout the AuthorsAbout the United Nations Intellectual History Project
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Indiana University Press Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion
Book SynopsisExamines how the Israeli and Palestinian publics' assessments, expectations, mutual perceptions and mis perceptions, and overt political action fed into domestic policy formation and international negotiations - from the failure of the 2000 Camp David summit through the second Intifada and the elections of 2006.Trade Review"This work is a must-read for scholars of Israeli-Palestinian relations and the peace process.... With important empirical, theoretical, and policy contributions, Shamir and Shikaki's collaboration should apeal to a variety of audiences." —Jewish Studies Review"This is an important informative and analytical study examining opinions, dilemmas, and activities of both sides. It provides clear analysis of past events and clues for understanding future developments." —Jewish Book World"Extremely timely... its execution balanced and professional.... A pioneering effort." —Asher Arian, City University of New York"An important study and an impressive achievement. Shamir and Shikaki offer readers not only a rare and welcome example of sustained Israeli-Palestinian scientific collaboration but also, and perhaps even more important, a work of engaged scholarship that is creative, original and rigorous. Their research yields many valuable insights, both about the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and about the factors shaping public opinion in conflict situations more generally." —Mark Tessler, author of A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion... makes a significant contribution to understanding, rather than exploiting, public opinion in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Its readability and depth make it appropriate for experts or regular folks, in negotiations or in conversations. With deadpan objectivity, both sides should find it credible; yet the authors avoid both strained symmetry and apologetics, squarely confronting even the toughest findings." —The Jerusalem Report, October 25, 2010"Shamir and Shikaki offer a convincing and rigorous development of Putnam’s two-level game theory of international negotiations. Rather than examine interactions within the single dyad of national government and domestic public on only one side of the Israeli-Palestinian divide, they explore the two dyads, both in parallel and in interplay. The result is a thoughtful and genuinely insightful alternative to principally top-down narratives of the failure of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Camp David and of the continued stymieing of the peace process since the death of Yaser Arafat, the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, and the transformation of Palestinian and Israeli electoral politics since 2006." —Yezid Sayigh, King's College London"Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion will be influential for years to come; students, policymakers, and those who monitor the Palestinian–Israeli conflict are encouraged to read it." —Int Journal of Middle East Studies"Instantly the best book we have on Israeli and Palestinian public attitudes toward the conflict that divides them, especially in the period following the collapse of the negotiations in 2000. Theoretically insightful and based on rich empirical findings, this book should be read by everyone interested in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict." —Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution"This work is a must-read for scholars of Israeli-Palestinian relations and the peace process. The book’s concluding policy recommendations on how to strengthen ‘moderates’, prepare publics for concessions, and maintain each player’s unity are also a valuable resource for policymakers. With important empirical, theoretical, and policy contributions, Shamir and Shikaki’s collaboration should appeal to a variety of audiences. At a time when the conflict seems more and more intractable, their findings may produce a ray of optimism." —Israel Studies Review"" —Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction2. The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Poll: Context and Methodology3. The Public Imperative: Public Opinion in Two-Level Games4. The Israeli and Palestinian Publics: Differences and Similarities5. Camp David 2000: Tied Hands and Closed Lips6. The Eruption of the Intifada: The Role of Violence in Two-Level Games7. From Geneva to Disengagement: Opportunities and Constraints8. Political Turnabouts: The Electoral Connection9. ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Militarism and Israeli Society
Book SynopsisIntends to challenge the established view that the civilian sector in Israel has been predominant over its security sector since the state's independence in 1948. This title reexamines the relationship between these sectors and provides a different view of their interactions.Trade ReviewOn the whole, this book provides a comprehensive and fresh assessment of critical perspectives of the militaristic culture present in Israel that is appropriate for the student and informed scholar alike. * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies *Militarism and Israeli Society makes a convincing case about the security network and the power it exercises in and on Israeli society. * Journal of Palestine Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Oren Barak and Gabriel Sheffer1. The Study of Civil–Military Relations in Israel: A New Perspective / Oren Barak and Gabriel Sheffer2. Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict—The Israeli Case / Kobi Michael3. Civil Society, the Military, and National Security: The Case of Israel's Security Zone in South Lebanon / Avraham Sela4. Intractable Conflict and the Media / Yoram Peri5. Tensions between Military Service and Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel: Implications Imagined and Real / Stuart A. Cohen6. From "Obligatory Militarism" to "Contractual Militarism"—Competing Models of Citizenship / Yagil Levy, Edna Lomsky-Feder, and Noa Harel7. Shadow Lands: The Use of Land Resources for Security Needs in Israel / Amiram Oren8. "The Battle over Our Homes": Reconstructing/Deconstructing Sovereign Practices around Israel's Separation Barrier on the West Bank / Yuval Feinstein and Uri Ben-Eliezer9. The Debate over the Defense Budget in Israel / Zalman F. Shiffer10. Civilian Control over the Army in Israel and France / Samy Cohen11. The Making of Israel's Political–Security Culture / Amir Bar-Or12. The Discourses of "Psychology" and the "Normalization" of War in Contemporary Israel / Edna Lomsky-Feder and Eyal Ben-Ari13. Visual Representations of IDF Women Soldiers and "Civil-Militarism" in Israel / Chava Brownfield-Stein14. Contradictory Representation of the IDF in Cultural Texts of the 1980s / Yuval Benziman15. Military and Society since 9/11: Retrospect and Prospect / Christopher DandekerAppendix A. Israeli Ministers of Defense since 1948Appendix B. Chiefs of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces since 1948Appendix C. Important DatesContributorsIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press Privatizing Welfare in the Middle East
Book SynopsisExploring identity-based organizations, welfare, and civil societyTrade Review"Full of novel and important information... offer[s] an innovative argument." —Marc Lynch, George Washington University"Baylouny’s work covers the emerging trend of kin associations and privatisation of welfare as a global phenomenon in her theoretical approach and review of the literature.... The book maintains a flow with topics organised into chapters with a clear purpose which support the main arguments. Given the books accessibility and subject, it is a useful read for policy makers and professionals in the international development industry, as well as scholars and students with similar research areas." —Political Studies Review, May 2012Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Organizing for Security1. Welfare, Work, and Collective Action2. State and Militia Welfare and Their Demise3. Hard Times and Private-Sector Welfare Options4. Kin Mutual Aid5. Creating Kin and New Institutions6. Elites, Elections, and Civil SocietyConclusion: Insight into Identity and InstitutionsAppendix 1. Research Method and DataAppendix 2. Interview QuestionnairesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press IslamophobiaIslamophilia
Book SynopsisCultural politics and the fear of IslamTrade Review"Overall, the volume is an impressive collection of serious discursive analyses that heighten our sensitivities to the forms arguments about Islam take; while always indexes of power, it is clear that the shared terms of global debates about Islamic reform do not always correspond to shared meanings." —American Ethnologist"Islamophobia/Islamophilia is a spirited volume that takes aim at the confining but dominant debate on Islam, 'for or against.' Its eye-opening cases demonstrate just how much opposed sides share, and reveal surprising alignments and crossovers that happen beyond the binary. Politically astute, analytically acute, and pervasively humanistic, this is a rare contribution that brings clarity to an ideologically charged and muddied field." —Engseng Ho, Duke University"In all, this work is a rich and varied fare. What is welcome is the book's developed insight that Islamophilia can also be an act of wishful thinking and fantasy as much as Islamophobia. Morever, the latter can be propagated by Muslims. In all, this is a plea for a grown up engagement with Muslims who are as diverse as Christians and Jews." —The Muslim World Book Review, 31:4, 2011"Very timely. An excellent contribution to humanistic scholarship by a number of leading scholars. The disciplinary range and nuance of the individual essays in this volume do a great job to illustrate and analyze how ahistorical, demeaning, or apologetic views of Muslims and Islam function and circulate." —Ussama Makdisi, Rice University"... a collection at once serious and sensible in its scope, ambitions and outcome." —Bruce B. Lawrence, Religion Dispatches"‘Islamophobia’ is an often used term in debates relating to Muslim minorities in Europe and the US post 9/11. The aim of this edited volume by Andrew Shryock is... to investigate the background of the term and reach a more thorough understanding of what it could entail and how it could be used and applied." —British Journal of Middle Eastern StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Islam as an Object of Fear and Affection: A Problem for Critical Analysis / Andrew ShryockPart 1. Continuities and Transformations 1. Western Hostility toward Muslims: A History of the Present / Toma Mastnak 2. The Khalil Gibran International Academy: Diasporic Confrontations with an Emerging Islamophobia / Naamah PaleyPart 2. Modern (Self) Criticism 3. The God That Failed: The Neo-Orientalism of Today's Muslim Commentators / Moustafa Bayoumi 4. Gendering Islamophobia and Islamophilia: The Case of Shii Muslim Women in Lebanon / Lara Deeb 5. Bridging Traditions: Madrasas and Their Internal Critics / Muhammad Qasim ZamanPart 3. Violence and Conversion in Europe 6. The Fantasy and Violence of Religious Imagination: Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism in France and North Africa / Paul A. Silverstein 7. German Converts to Islam and Their Ambivalent Relations with Immigrant Muslims / Esra zyürekPart 4. Attraction and Repulsion in Shared Space 8. Muslim Ethnic Comedy: Inversions of Islamophobia / Mucahit Bilici 9. Competing for Muslims: New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit / Sally HowellList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Negotiating ArabIsraeli Peace Second Edition
Book SynopsisThe current Arab-Israeli peace process and its historical contextTrade ReviewThe book is well written, without the usual political science jargon characteristic of books on similar topics. It is well researched and well documented with clear and useful maps. * Journal of Third World Studies *A highly useful text for the study of the Arab-Israel conflict. * Jewish Book World / Jewish Book Council *For an introductory course, the text does a commendable job of presenting the cases and providing an interpretive framework. * Middle East Journal *In an innovative study, two historians of the Arab-Israeli conflict reflect on what their craft can contribute to peacemaking. * Middle East Quarterly *[A] valuable addition to the literature on Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy. . . Kurtzer and Lasensky have a keen sense of what policymakers need to know about the mistakes of the past, and their recommendations are so sensible many have already been put in place by the Obama administration.Reading List 7/22/09 * Foreign Affairs *In an innovative study, two historians of the Arab-Israeli conflict reflect on what their craft can contribute to peacemaking. * Middle East Quarterly *The book is well written, without the usual political science jargon characteristic of books on similar topics. It is well researched and well documented with clear and useful maps. * Journal of Third World Studies *One of the striking qualities of this book is the authors' ability to present a wide variety of views by referring to an extensive range of literature. Negotiating Arab–Israeli Peace is thus a highly nuanced account, providing a presentation of the various processes that is not only clear but also deeply analytical. If one were in need of a single book to cover Arab–Israeli diplomacy, this would be a good contender. * Journal of Peace Research *A highly useful text for the study of the Arab-Israel conflict. * Jewish Book World / Jewish Book Council *The new edition includes a 38-page bibliography and 125 related documents available online and coordinated with the text. . . . Recommended. * Choice *For an introductory course, the text does a commendable job of presenting the cases and providing an interpretive framework. * Middle East Journal *The book is clearly and objectively written . . . The strength of this book is its clear, systematic, and well-annotated analysis, pointing out which processes and frameworks were helpful and which harmful, coupled with the easy access to valuable primary sources. Fall 2011 * Jewish Book World *[This] is a first-rate study that reflects the authors' familiarity with and understanding of Arab-Israeli relations spread over more than a century of conflict and diplomacy, their gift for presenting complex problems in clear prose, and the thoroughness of their research. * Middle East Book Review *Table of ContentsList of MapsPreface to the Second EditionList of AbbreviationsIntroduction. Historical Patterns: Bad Habits Are Hard to BreakPart 1. The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Beginnings1. Hot Wars and a Cold Peace: The Camp David Accords, 1977—19792. Mission Impossible: The 1983 Israel-Lebanon Agreement3. Premature Peacemaking: The 1987 Hussein-Peres London DocumentPart 2. The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Madrid and After4. Setting the Peace Table: The Madrid Conference and Washington Talks, 1991—19935. Out of the Shadows and into the Light: The Jordanian-Israeli Peace Process, 1991—19946. Falling Short of the Heights: Israel and Syria, 1991—2000Part 3. The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Oslo 1993 and Beyond7. Breakthrough: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Oslo Peace Process8. Breaking Down: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Collapse of Oslo9. Broken beyond Repair? Camp David II and the Second IntifadaConclusion. Peace as a ProcessEpilogue. Rebuilding amid the RubbleAppendix A. TimelineAppendix B. Documents OnlineNotesBibliographyIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press Negotiating with the Enemy
Book SynopsisFew relationships during the Cold War were as dramatic as that between the US and China. During World War II, China was America's ally against Japan. By 1949, the two countries viewed each other as adversaries and soon faced off in Korea. For the next two decades, Beijing and Washington were bitter enemies. This is an account of that period.Trade ReviewXia's readable style, up-to-date research, balanced judgments, and far better presentation of the Chinese side make this the preferred work for serious readers. Vol 15, no. 3 * China Review International *Yafeng Xia . . . has penned a complex scholarly account on a simple question: how did two adversaries, the US and the People's Republic of China (PRC), turn around that relationship over the course of the period from 1949 to 1972 in a diplomatic revolution engineered by Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon? Employing newly available Chinese archival information, Xia painstakingly crafts the story from the turbulent year 1949 to Nixon's China trip in 1972. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Xia has written a valuable book that adds considerably to our understanding of Chinese negotiating style and aims from 1949 to 1972. * Journal of Cold War Studies *Dr. Yafeng Xia's study is premised on a rich array of U.S. and Chinese sources. His analysis is powerful and conclusions trustworthy. This book is one of the best recent works on the history of Sino-American relations.No. 8 (summer 2009) -- Hui He, Professor of History * South China Normal University *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsNote on Transliteration1. Introduction2. Establishing Contact: Huang-Stuart Talks, 19493. Negotiating While Fighting: The Korean Armistice Talks, 1951–534. Creating a Special Channel: The Ambassadorial Talks, 1955–605. Negotiating at Cross-Purposes: The Ambassadorial Talks, 1961–686. Entering a New Era: Toward Higher-level Talks, January 1969–June 19717. Breaking the Ice: Kissinger and Haig in Beijing, July 1971–January 19728. Summit Talks: Nixon's China Trip, February 19729. ConclusionChronologyNotesBibliographyIndex
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Longleaf - Univ of Notre Dame Du Lac Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention
Book SynopsisIn 1995 the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame hosted the first of the Theodore M. Hesburgh Lectures on Ethics and Public Policy. Stanley Hoffmann delivered two lectures on the problems of humanitarian intervention in international relations. This volume presents these lectures.Trade Review“. . .a stimulating collection of essays on one of the most complex ethical issues of our time.” —The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest“In The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention, the eminent Stanley Hoffman takes on the task of coming up with guidelines that preserve the moral purpose of humanitarian aid and intervention . . . . What he comes up with is specific and nuanced.” —Slate“. . .a well-reasoned account of why traditional norms of sovereignty have been eroded and why the case for humanitarian intervention is more compelling now than previously.” —Foreign Affairs
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University of Notre Dame Press Global Codes of Conduct
Book SynopsisThe collected reflections of leaders in business, academy and other parts of society ask questions to consider in the rush towards globalization: What is the next step in the globalization process? Should we aim for one global code of conduct? What accountability structures are helpful?Trade Review“The contemporary globalization of business cries out for a global ethic, the successful articulation of which is furthered by this collection of timely new essays that together evaluate existing global codes and suggest fruitful lines of future development. The twenty-seven codes conveniently gathered in the Appendix enhance the volume’s usefulness. The books is an important and welcome addition to the literature on international business ethics.” —Richard T. De George, University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Kansas“These two books [Economic Imperatives and Ethical Values in Global Business and Global Codes of Conduct] present the best current thinking about efforts to appraise and influence the social and ethical impact of global corporations, and set the stage for the new UN Global Compact initiated by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999.” —Ethics and International Affairs“A useful all-in-one-volume survey of the values and the limitations of global codes of conduct for multinational corporations—a topic of obvious importance in an increasingly ‘globalized’ economy.... Recommended for academic collections, lower-division undergraduate through research, as well as professional libraries.” —Choice
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University of Notre Dame Press Issues in Democratic Consolidation
Book SynopsisSince 1974 there has been an unprecedented wave of democratization in the world. This trend has been particularly extensive in South America. But the problems confronting these new democracies are staggering, and the prospects for building consolidated democratic regimes are far from uniformly good. Focusing primarily on recent South American cases, Issues in Democratic Consolidation examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved.A prominent theme running through this collection is that the transitions from authoritative rule to civilian government may be arrested by political, economic, and social constraints. The articles contain analyses of the varied modalities and complex processes related to the transitions. The first transition begins with the initial stirrings of crisis under authoritarian rule that generate some form of political opening and greater respect for basic cTrade Review"Seven leading scholars, all associated with Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute for International Studies, have contributed to this path-breaking symposium volume on the second stage of South America's contemporary transitions toward democratic governance. They emphasize the enormous difficulties of consolidating democratic practice, arising from vast social inequalities, the lingering strength of antidemocratic groups and forces, continuities of political actors and prevalent styles from the authoritarian period, weak political institutions and recalcitrant military leaders. But the book’s fundamental animus is that democratic governance can be achieved and that independent scholarly critiques can contribute to its nurturing.” —Foreign Affairs“. . . This volume makes an important contribution to the study of transitions and democratic consolidation. The overall conclusion of the book, namely that the new democracies of South America do not seem to be moving ahead towards democratic consolidation, seems to be well-taken and supported by up to date evidence. . . .” —Journal of Latin American Studies“While much has been written of late on the issue of democratization, the approach here has two advantages over many of its competitors. First, it is tightly focused geographically, confining itself almost entirely to South American cases. . . . Second, and more importantly, the authors all concern themselves with the same theme, namely what the editors term ‘the second transition to democracy.’ In the first transition, authoritarian rule breaks down and governments are elected by universal suffrage and under conditions of respect for civil liberties. The second transition is the process by which these elected governments are consolidated. The book the, as the title states, is a study of the process of democratic consolidation. . . . [It] gives us many critical signposts to follow in attempting to predict the course of the second transition, the one to stable democracy.” —American Political Science Review". . . This volume promises to remain one of the seminal guides for research on democratic politics in Latin America. The intriguing insights and the significance of the questions posed should concern both students of Latin American politics and those who wise up to track the evolution of democratic politics into the next century.” —National Political Science Review“. . . This is an excellent volume that will help readers understand the dramatic changes reshaping political life throughout the globe at the close of the twentieth century. . . . [It] is a sobering and essential volume, reminding us of the risks the new democratic regimes face. . . . Readers seeking some first-rate thinking about these issues will be well served with the essays. . . .” —Political Science Quarterly
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University of Notre Dame Press Violence and Reconstruction
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to focus on the effects of violence in internal conflicts after peace agreements have been signed. Since the mid-1990s many peace processes, including those in Israel-Palestine, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Northern Ireland, have reverted to violence while seeking to implement formal peace agreements. In all these cases the persistence and forms of violence have been among the main determinants of the success or failure of the peace process. Violence and Reconstruction adopts a four-part analysis, examining in turn violence emanating from the state, from militants, from destabilized societies, and from the challenge of implementing a range of policies including demobilization, disarmament, and policing. Leading scholars explore in detail each of these aspects of postwar violence. Their findings draw attention to the increased willingness of the state to turn to militias to carry on violence by proxy; to the importance of distinguishing between the aims aTrade Review"Darby has edited a thoughtful book whose eight chapters form a coherent whole. It concerns violence which takes place after the implementation of a peace accord has started. . . . an erudite, coherent, crafted, thoughtful, and informative volume."—Journal of Peace Research"This well-organized and effective book could not be timelier. It sets out, and achieves, an ambitious program for itself." —Andrew Williams, University of Kent"This volume makes an original contribution to the field and will be read with great interest by scholars, graduate students, and the policy community. The contributors present an important set of arguments that engage the scholarly and policy-oriented debates about peace implementation and peacebuilding by teasing out the complex and sometimes counterintuitive relationships between violence and peace." —Terrence Lyons, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
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University of Notre Dame Press War Peace and International Political Realism
Book SynopsisGathering together essays by some of the most influential modern political philosophers and theorists, War, Peace, and International Political Realism reveals the twentieth-century roots of the realist tradition and demonstrates the enduring relevance of realist insights for current international relations scholarship and foreign affairs. These essays, all of which were published in The Review of Politics, the majority during the 1940s and 1950s, reflect four major tenets of the classical realist tradition: an obligation to confront large and difficult questions about international politics, a recognition of the fundamentally tragic nature of relations among humans and states, a rejection of historical optimism, and a belief in practical morality. Keir A. Lieber provides an excellent introduction emphasizing the importance of political realism as defined by the contributors.Students and scholars of political theory, international relations, and history will welcTrade Review“Political realism is a distinguished intellectual tradition that illuminates the tragic aspects of the human condition. This wide-ranging collection of essays highlights the philosophical depth and topical breadth of postwar realist thought and illustrates both the continuities and divisions that continue to shape that tradition. Readers will gain considerable insight from revisiting these classics, or from discovering them for the first time.” —Stephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University"This collection of outstanding essays by such intellectual giants as Hannah Arendt, Herbert Butterfield, George Kennan, and Hans Morgenthau shows why conflict has long been at the heart of international politics and why there will never be world peace." —John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago"This volume of essays that were originally published in The Review of Politics provides a unique perspective on the early history of both International Relations and political realism. All of the contributors, including luminaries such as Kennan, Morgenthau, and Thompson, asked profound questions about the nature of man, society, and politics, and should encourage readers to reconsider the purpose of contemporary political science. By focusing on the work of some of the leading realist thinkers who were writing in the 1940s and 1950s, Lieber clearly demonstrates that realism remains extremely relevant to understanding current debates on international politics and American foreign policy." —Brian C. Schmidt, Carleton University“. . . War, Peace, and International Political Realism: Perspectives from the Review of Politics is a collection of thoughts and ideas from some of the best thinkers of the twentieth century as they offer essays about realist philosophy and post-World War II international politics.” —The Midwest Book Review
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University of Notre Dame Press Troublemakers or Peacemakers
Book SynopsisIn contemporary armed conflicts, youth are often on the frontlines of combat and, after peace accords are signed, they are both potential threats to peace and significant peace-building resources. Troublemakers or Peacemakers? breaks new ground by exploring youth actions, perceptions, and needs as central components of the challenge of post-war peace building. The contributors develop theory and policy recommendations based on field research in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Guatemala, Colombia, Angola, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, and Israel-Palestine.Trade Review“This is an excellent compendium of research on largely micro-efforts at peace building aimed at youth, set in the context of country conflicts that remained violent and unjust after the conclusion of peace accords. The articles provide the context of conflicts in Guatemala, Colombia, Rwanda, Angola, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Palestine, and Israel. A few provocative thematic essays summarize the state of the literature on peace building, introducing the book's important and under-studied focus on youth, and arguing that youth can make or break sustainable peace efforts.” —Political Science Quarterly"Troublemakers or Peacemakers? comes at just the right time. While the international community now acknowledges the important role that youth play in ending or perpetuating organized violence, neither the United Nations nor country governments know what to do about it. Professor McEvoy-Levy’s project provides cutting-edge perspectives on youth and conflict concerns, and practical insights into programmatic responses that have worked in fragile and failed states around the world. It is a must read for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners."—Neil Boothby, Director, Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University"This volume focuses on young people whose daily interactions and behaviors often shape the outcome of formal peace settlements in their society. It presents a theoretical context to examine youths' worldviews in a wide range of civil conflicts, asking when and how long-held hostile images of, and interactions between, opponents are reinforced and when and how they are transformed. The authors addressing this understudied question suggest important ways that youth in post-conflict societies make sense of their world and identify specific conditions under which they move from being combatants to peacemakers."—Marc Howard Ross, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor, Bryn Mawr College"This book makes an original contribution to the field of peace and conflict studies. It brings together valuable information in an extremely readable and integrated book."—Julia Chaitin, Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Nova Southeastern University
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University of Notre Dame Press Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism inside
Book SynopsisThis book examines the coexistence of crony capitalism and traditionally democratic institutions such as political competition and elections in Russia after the collapse of communism. Trade Review"Gulnaz Sharafutdinova explores the development of crony capitalism in Russia, based on the contrasting cases of Tatarstan and Nizhnii Novgorod. She argues that the corruption which accompanied the market transition seeped over into electoral politics, and was a major factor in undermining popular support for democratic institutions. This finding is a challenge to transition theory, which posits that democracy and capitalism work hand-in-hand. Few scholars have tackled the question of exactly how and why Russian democracy eroded as quickly as it sprang up. Sharafutdinova's book is an important contribution to that debate." —Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University“This is one of the most interesting and well argued books I have read recently on the question of democracy in Russia, and its bold thesis is likely to appeal well beyond students of Russia to the much larger number of readers (and students) interested in general questions of democratization and problems of corruption.” —Henry Hale, George Washington University"This well-argued and convincingly documented book will be of interest to scholars of Russian politics, and corruption more broadly, as well as to policymakers interested in getting an overview of the logic of the Yeltsin years and the Putin response." —Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan“Sharafutdinova’s research is a comprehensive examination of how crony capitalism influences the Russian landscape. The author summarizes the nature and origins of post-Communist crony capitalism through a comparison of two major cases—Nizhnii Novgorod and the Republic of Tatarstan. . . . Sharafutdinova provides a valuable comparative analysis on the subjects of corruption and democracy during the Boris Yeltsin and Putin eras.” —Choice“Sharafutdinova provides an elegant answer to the question of why Putin continues to command such popular support despite the regime’s pervasive corruptness . . . . Sharafutdinova’s study drives home the point that the 1990s were never as democratic as often claimed, and the international community needs to reconsider the link between a crony capitalism and democratic institutions if it hopes to encourage successful political liberalization in the future.” —The Russian Review“In her Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism, Sharafutdinova identifies a similar pattern at the regional level, whereby interests of cronies undermine the leadership’s policies . . . She reinvents the notion of cronyism and views it as a definitive in the nature of Russia capitalism.” —International Affairs“Gulnaz Sharafutdinova has written an excellent book on the political economy of post-Soviet Russia that will have implications for our understanding of many other countries, as well. . . . she argues that ‘crony capitalism’ undermines both democracy and governing capacity. The book defines crony capitalism, shows where it comes from, and investigates its political impact, based on case studies of two Russian regions, a statistical examination of 40 regions, a case study of Russia as a whole, and finally a comparison of several post-communist states.” —Political Science Quarterly“. . . a stimulating book. It forces the reader to reconsider western conceptions of elections, emphasizing how the context in which elections operate can make all the difference . . . the book should interest not only scholars seeking to better understand recent trends in Russian politics but also those interested in the comparative study of democratization and regime change.” —Slavic Review
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University of Notre Dame Press Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law in New
Book SynopsisThis is the first focused study on the relationship between the use of national courts to pursue retrospective justice and the construction of viable democracies. Included in this interdisciplinary volume are fascinating, detailed essays on the experiences of eight countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and South Africa. According to the contributors, the most important lesson for leaders of new democracies, who are wrestling with the human rights abuses of past dictatorships, is that they have many options.Democratizing regimes are well-advised to be attentive to the significant political, ethical, and legal constraints that may limit their ability to achieve retribution for past wrongs. On prudential ground alone, some fledgling regimes will have no choice but to restrain their desire for punishment in the interest of political survival. However, it would be incorrect to think that all new democracies are therefore bereft of the political anTrade Review“This exceptional collection of eight case studies succeeds by presenting an analysis based on primary source materials. . . . Political scientists, legal scholars, historians, comparativists, and human rights experts will profit from studying the successes and failures of eight fragile democracies that have tested varied responses to crimes against humanity. . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice“McAdams’ book contains case studies from three countries in Latin America—Chile, Bolivia and Argentina—four from Europe (Hungary, Poland, East Germany and Greece) and South Africa. All of them are extremely interesting.” —Democratization“In their striving for legal objectivity, these essays are illuminating.” —The Cambridge Quarterly"Th[is] book offers a good testing ground for theory as applied to fact. It should serve as both a stimulating introduction for the novice and a valuable addition to the bookshelves of experts." —The American Journal of International Law
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University of Notre Dame Press Whose World Order
Book SynopsisIn Whose World Order? Andrei P. Tsygankov examines how Russian elites engage American ideas of world order and why Russians perceive these ideas as unlikely to promote a just or stable international system. Tsygankov focuses on Francis Fukuyama's end of history thesis, which argues for the global ascendancy of Western-style market democracy, and Samuel Huntington's clash of civilizations, which drew attention to what Huntington perceived to be an increasingly dominant global disorder. Tsygankov argues that Russian intellectuals received the ideas of these two prominent American scholars critically. Tsygankov traces the reasons for Russian perceptions to the ethnocentric nature of the two sets of ideas and the inability of their authors to fully appreciate Russia's distinctive historical, geopolitical, and institutional perspectives.Throughout this rich study Tsygankov points to the need for scholars to study cultural perceptions in world politics as a means of eliminTrade Review“Anyone seeking to understand the Russian side of the debate should read this informative and insightful study. Among recent works on the American-Russian relationship, it stands out as an original contribution to our understanding of the Russian and American encounter over theories of global politics. The book’s dialectical examination of that encounter invites us to enter into the discussion and the debate as well. Upper-level college students, graduate students, Russian specialists, and, for that matter, informed general readers will find Whose World Order? most rewarding.” —Perspectives on Political Science"…valuable for its very cogent analysis of the discourses of Russian foreign policy…." —Slavic Review"…a contribution to the analysis of the intellectual life in the country. …an interesting book…." —The Russian Review"Recommended." —Choice
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University of Notre Dame Press The Catholic Writings of Orestes Brownson
Book SynopsisThis collection presents Brownson's developed political theory, in which he devotes central attention to connecting Catholicism to American politics.Trade Review"Orestes Brownson was one of the most prolific political philosophers in American history and one of the most brilliant. To summarize the philosophy of such a productive, complex, and sometimes contradictory figure is a daunting task, which Michael Federici nevertheless accomplishes surprisingly well in the introduction to this volume. Federici has a gift for synthesis and a clear expository style that renders deep philosophical issues accessible to nonspecialists, not to mention undergraduates." —Walter A. McDougall, Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations and professor of history, University of Pennsylvania"Michael Federici has perceptively put his finger on what is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Orestes Brownson's thinking—the paradoxical combination of conservative and radical impulses. Brownson combines the chastened view of human nature derived from a belief in man's fallenness with the zeal of a meliorist humanitarianism." —Ryan Robert Holston, Virginia Military Institute"Brownson's argument is compelling on two grounds: first, for how it interprets the federal system itself, refusing to see the states as merely subordinate to the federal government . . . and, second, and more importantly, for Brownson's refusal of the contract or compact theory that is the foundational error of all modern political thinking. Brownson returns to Aristotle, understanding the state as a natural eventuation and means to the fulfillment of man's political nature. . . . [Brownson's thinking] serves as a wonderful and generous guide for those modern political philosophers who have returned to ancient and medieval theories of political life." —James Matthew Wilson, Villanova University"Reading Brownson is indeed bracing, and Federici’s volume is well worth the time, if only to remember a day when intellectual life in America grappled with our deepest moral, intellectual, and theological questions with an optimism, indeed faith, that the American project had much to offer both its own inhabitants and the world." —The Review of Politics“Michael P. Federici’s detailed introduction and selections reveal Brownson’s most important Catholic writings, including long excerpts from Brownson’s own conversion narrative. . . . Brownson’s contributions to American political thought are significant because he raised essential questions regarding political order and provided insights into the United States’ spiritual foundations.” —Reading Religion“Federici’s thoughtful introduction and his wise selections make available Brownson’s thoughts on religious freedom, America’s purpose, the role of Catholics in America, American constitutionalism, the Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments, as well as his conversion to Catholicism and his incisive critique of humanitarianism.” —University Bookman“The Catholic Writings of Orestes Brownson is a collection of thirteen essays that articulate the political and religious thoughts of a pioneer thinker. . . . Michael P. Federici has carefully selected and edited these classic Brownson texts as a brilliant general introduction to the material.” —Catholic Library WorldTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Editor’s Introduction 1. The Day-Star of Freedom (April 1856) 2. The Church and the Republic (July 1856) 3. Mission of America (October 1856) 4. The Convert (September 1857) 5. The Great Rebellion (July 1861) 6. State Rebellion, State Suicide (April 1862) 7. The Federal Constitution (January 1864) 8. The President’s Message and Proclamation (January 1864) 9. Liberalism and Progress (October 1864) 10. Beecherism and its Tendencies (January 1871) 11. The Papacy and the Republic (January 1873) 12. The Democratic Principle (April 1873) 13. Constitutional Guaranties (April 1874) Index
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University of Notre Dame Press Twilight of the American Century
Book SynopsisBacevich examines the U.S. response to September 11th and how it has radically affected the way Americans see themselves and their nation’s place in the world.Trade Review"Andrew Bacevich is one of contemporary America's most prolific and courageous academic public intellectuals. His is a prophetic voice, often almost alone in the wilderness of contemporary political affairs. Bacevich combines a historian's sensibility with the polemicist's edge to produce deep yet pithy takes on our contemporary scene. Twilight of the American Century brings together in one volume some of Bacevich's most timely and timeless reflections on American domestic and foreign policy." —Michael Desch, University of Notre Dame"Andrew Bacevich is one of the sanest, most articulate, and most courageous voices in American public life today. A true conservative, he is a powerful critic of imperialism in the tradition of Christopher Lasch and William Appleman Williams—both of whom he discusses compellingly in this indispensable book. Twilight of the American Century reveals the wide range and undiminished vitality of his thought." —Jackson Lears, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History, Rutgers University"Since he left the US Army and thrust himself into the world of polemical journalism, Andrew Bacevich has distinguished himself with his toughness of mind, forcefulness of expression, and clear-eyed realism. All are displayed in this muscular volume of collected works—along with a bonus: an enlightening and touching autobiographical essay that lays bare much of the origin of his thinking." —Robert W. Merry, author of President McKinley: Architect of the American Century"In his new collection, Twilight of the American Century, Andrew Bacevich . . . an unsurpassed chronicler of America’s misadventures in the Middle East, turns his eye to Washington’s self-anointed elite. . . . Bacevich is at his best when he focuses on how America sees itself and how that distorted self-image affects its relations with the rest of the world." —The Nation"The histories of empires and the histories of war are generally written by the winner to put themselves in a positive light. It has been difficult for the U.S. empire to maintain their facade of goodness for their endeavors after World War II, and even more significantly after 9/11. In Twilight of the American Century, a selection of his own collected writings, Andrew J. Bacevich reveals the contradictions between what is said about U.S. actions—either as anticipation or as definition—and the results of such actions. In essence, the rationalizations, the hubris, and the arrogance do not match up with the lack of accomplishments, the latter themselves ill-defined." —The Palestine Chronicle“My recommendation is that if you have even the slightest feeling that things are amiss in American foreign affairs, or if you are simply earnest about testing the validity of your own beliefs, whatever they are, you should read this book. If you think that everything is fine with the nation and its policy course, then you should buy it today and read it cover-to-cover.” —Realism and Policy“I read everything written by Andrew Bacevich with a maniacal obsession. His work provides a glimmer of hope for a return to realist sanity in American foreign policy. . . . Bacevich speaks the truths many Americans, and all their leaders, refuse to face.” —University Bookman“[Bacevich’s] writing transcends easy categorization. . . . The title suggests that the book will join the ranks of many recent works documenting the decline of American hegemony.” —Law and Religion Forum “After more than 20 years of active service as a U.S. Army officer, Andrew J. Bacevich taught history and international relations at Boston University, where he is now an emeritus professor. His new book, Twilight of the American Century, examines the ambitions and failures of America’s foreign policy.” —The American Scholar“Twilight of the American Century is a profoundly intellectual, provocative work. It will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of both Democrats and Republicans. The book is a tough-minded call for liberals and conservatives to come together to ‘repair our democracy’ in the post-Vietnam War, post-Cold War, post-9/11 era.” —The VVA VeteranTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. Poseurs and Prophets 1. A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz (2013) 2. David Brooks: Angst in the Church of America the Redeemer (2017) 3. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.: The Decline of Liberalism (2017) 4. George Kennan: Kennan Kvetches (2014) 5. Tom Clancy, Military Man (2014) 6. Robert Kagan: The Duplicity of the Ideologues (2014) 7. Boykinism: Joe McCarthy Would Understand (2012) 8. Henry Luce: The Elusive American Century (2012) 9. Donald Rumsfeld: Known and Unknown (2011) 10. Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter: Tailors to the Emperor (2011) 11. Douglas Feith and Ricardo Sanchez: Fault Lines (2008) 12. Tommy Franks: A Modern Major General (2004) 13. Henry Adams: Selling Our Souls (2011) 14. Christopher Lasch: Family Man (2010) 15. Randolph Bourne: The Man in the Black Cape (2009) 16. William Appleman Williams: Tragedy Renewed (2009) 17. Reinhold Niebuhr: Illusions of Managing History (2007) Part 2. History and Myth 18. Saving ‘America First’ (2017) 19. Kissing the Specious Present Goodbye (2017) 20. The Age of Great Expectations (2017) 21. American Imperium (2016) 22. History That Makes Us Stupid (2015) 23. Always and Everywhere (2013) 24. The Ugly American Telegram (2013) 25. The Revisionist Imperative (2012) 26. The End of (Military) History? (2010) 27. Twilight of the Republic? (2006) 28. What Happened at Bud Dajo (2006) 29. The Folly of Albion (2005) 30. World War IV (2005) Part 3. War and Empire 31. Save Us From Washington’s Visionaries (2015) 32. A War of Ambition (2014) 33. Naming Our Nameless War (2013) 34. How We Became Israel (2012) 35. Breaking Washington’s Rules (2011) 36. Why read Clausewitz …. (2006) 37. Living Room War (2005) 38. Bush’s Grand Strategy (2002) 39. New Rome, New Jerusalem (Summer 2002) 40. Permanent War for Permanent Peace (November 2001) Part 4. Politics and Culture 41. Slouching Toward Mar-a-Lago (2017) 42. Not the ‘Age of Trump’ (2017) 43. The Failure of American Liberalism (2016) 44. An Ode to Ike and Adlai (2016) 45. War and Culture, American Style (2016) 46. Under God (2015) 47. Thoughts on a Graduation Weekend (2014) 48. One Percent Republic (2013) 49. Counterculture Conservatism (2013) 50. Ballpark Liturgy (2011) 51. The Great Divide (2008) Acknowledgments Index
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University of Notre Dame Press The Southern Cone and the Origins of Pan America
Book SynopsisThis book traces the history of Argentine and Chilean pan-Americanism and asks why pan-Americanism came to define inter-American relations in the twentieth century.The Southern Cone and the Origins of Pan America, 18881933 offers new perspectives on the origins of the inter-American system and the history of international cooperation in the Americas. Mark J. Petersen chronicles the story of pan-Americanism, a form of regionalism launched by the United States in the 1880s and long associated with U.S. imperial pretensions in the Western hemisphere. The story begins and ends in the Río de la Plata, with Southern Cone actors and Southern Cone agendas at the fore. Incorporating multiple strands of pan-American history, Petersen draws inspiration from interdisciplinary analysis of recent regionalisms and weaves together research from archives in Argentina, Chile, the United States, and Uruguay. The result is a nuanced and comprehensive account of how Southern Cone poTrade Review“This book is destined to be a key reference in the study of pan-Americanism. Petersen’s account excels with fine-grained detail of how diplomatic exchanges, political conditions, changing civil society, and economic factors all shaped pan-Americanism.” —Tom Long, author of Latin America Confronts the United States“This thoroughly researched, confident, and well-informed international political history presents a valuable revisiting of the diplomacy between the Southern Cone (chiefly Argentina and Chile) and the United States.” —Max Paul Friedman, author of Rethinking Anti-Americanism"The Southern Cone and the Origins of Pan America, 1888–1933 represents a solid discussion of the cultural and diplomatic features of Pan-Americanism." —Hispanic American Historical Review“Petersen’s history forces us to reimagine and reposition pan-Americanism in a way that is less Washington and more Buenos Aires.” —Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A New Hemispheric Order 2. Partners in Civilization 3. Vanguard of Pan-Americanism 4. New Pan-Americanism and Old Americanism 5. Practical Pan-Americanism 6. Triumph of Our Pan Americanism Conclusion Bibliography
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University of Notre Dame Press Immigration and the Border
Book SynopsisThe advent of the twenty-first century marks a significant moment in the history of Latinos in the United States. The fourth wave of immigration to America is primarily Latino, and the last decades of the twentieth century saw a significant increase in the number of Latino migrants, a diversification of the nations contributing to this migration, and an increase in the size of the native-born Latino population. A backlash against unauthorized immigration, which may indict all Latinos, is also underway. Understanding the growing Latino population, especially its immigrant dimensions, is therefore a key task for researchers in the social sciences and humanities. The contributors to Immigration and the Border address immigration and border politics and policies, focusing on the U.S. side of the border. The volume editors have arranged the essays into five sections. The two chapters in the first section set the stage and discuss the binational lives of Mexican migrants; chTrade Review“With Immigration and the Border: Politics and Policy in the New Latino Century, editors David L. Leal and José E. Limón have gathered an impressive group of contributors from diverse fields to provide an understanding of immigration dynamics in contemporary American political and civic life. Written in an accessible style, this fine volume delivers extensive coverage of political and border issues, making it valuable for students in many Latino studies courses.” —Jorge Chapa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"This volume makes an original contribution by presenting new research in the field of Latino studies. The varied perspectives of the contributors make the book appealing to scholars and students in political science, sociology, anthropology, education, Latino studies, and border studies. Immigration and the Border: Politics and Policy in the New Latino Century will also appeal to Latino organizations and policy advocates." —Raquel Marquez, University of Texas at San Antonio“Immigration and the Border is an invaluable repository of information, and a welcome contribution to public and college library shelves.” —The Midwest Book Review"Other than its interdisciplinary approach, the collection's helpfulness results from its inclusion of youth (a sector of the Latino population that is exploding but often not understood or studied), the fact that in several essays the researchers point to policies that are more productive, and an approach that does not ignore those left behind in the sending countries." —Theological Studies
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University of Texas Press Saddams War of Words Politics Religion and the
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth investigation of how Saddam Hussein used Islam and Arab nationalism to legitimate his invasion of Kuwait in the eyes of fellow Muslims and Arabs, while delegitimating the actions of the U.S.-led coalition and its Arab members.Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics prior to the Invasion of Kuwait Chapter 3. Historical Background and Inter-Arab Politics after the Invasion of Kuwait Chapter 4. Iraq, Deep Culture, and the Employment of Islam before the Invasion of Kuwait Chapter 5. Fi Sabil Allah: Iraq and the Employment of Islam in the Invasion of Kuwait Chapter 6. Islam and the Region at War Chapter 7. Reflections on Jihad and the Other Gulf War Chapter 8. Closing Reflection: The View from the Mountains Notes Bibliography Index
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