International relations Books

Book SynopsisBritain has been a significant voice in global politics in the last two decades and its impact on world events far outweighs its material resources.Trade Review"An excellent introduction to the study of British foreign policy, laced with wit and illustrated throughout by well-chosen analytic case studies."LSE Review of Books"Jamie Gaskarth has written an extremely lucid, challenging and well informed study of the making and execution of British foreign policy. The study combines fascinating interview material with in-depth coverage of the existing academic literature and as such should be essential reading for all students, scholars and practitioners of British foreign policy today."Oliver Daddow, University of Leicester"Gaskarth sets out to offer a holistic view of British foreign policy and achieves just that. With detailed and wide-ranging chapters that are informed by original source material, this book will become a key text in the teaching and research of the subject."Jason Ralph, Leeds University"The study of British foreign policy needed this book. Theoretically sophisticated, yet not overcomplicated. Empirically up to date, but with a good grasp of historical circumstance. Ethical choices and dilemmas at the forefront, without taking flight from the limits of the possible. Deserves to be regarded as one of the very best books in this area. Readers at all levels will appreciate the clarity and depth Gaskarth brings to his craft."Tim Dunne, University of Queensland "A broad and ambitious endeavour, theoretically solid and empirically rich, Gaskarth�s work certainly merits to be included in any reading list on British politics in general, not just foreign policy." ERIS – European Review of International StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsGlossary1. Introduction2. The Actors in British foreign policy3. How is British foreign policy made?.4. Self-identity and British Foreign Policy5. Britain in the world6. Ethics and British foreign policy7. Defence and British foreign policy8. Economics and British foreign policyConclusion: The future of British foreign policyNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisProxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of warfare on the cheap has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies.Trade Review"A brief yet trenchant analysis on a long-neglected phenomenon."LSE Review of Books"Proxy Warfare offers a compelling survey of likely explanations for why states and non-state actors use other parties to influence the course and outcomes of civil and international disputes. By separating the concept of proxy warfare from traditional understandings of third-party intervention in conflict, Mumford makes an important contribution to our understanding of war and international relations."James J. Wirtz, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School"An original and important contribution to our understanding of contemporary conflict and the shape of future wars."Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull"This crucial book brings much-needed conceptual clarification, historical depth and empirically-grounded analysis to the phenomenon of proxy warfare, which will undoubtedly become an increasingly employed, yet potentially pernicious, tool of indirect intervention in local conflicts around the globe."Sergio Catignani, Strategy & Security Institute, Exeter University"The book has been carefully crafted into five chapters based on extensive research and in-depth analysis. The author has successfully captured the essence of proxy warfare and has been able to put forth explanations for its causes, conduct and consequences through number of case studies. This book will serve well for scholars, military commanders and policymakers alike."Sanjiv Tomar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New DelhiTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction: The Rise of Proxy Wars 1 1: What is Proxy War? 11 2: Why Does Proxy War Appeal? 30 3: Who Engages in Proxy War? 45 4: How Are Proxy Wars Fought? 61 5: The Future of Proxy War 76 Conclusion: The Continuing Appeal of Proxy Warfare 97 Notes 113Bibliography 129 Index 140

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Book SynopsisClimate change poses one of the greatest challenges for human society in the twenty-first century, yet there is a major disconnect between our actions to deal with it and the gravity of the threat it implies. In a world where the fate of countries is increasingly intertwined, how should we think about, and accordingly, how should we manage, the types of risk posed by anthropogenic climate change? The problem is multi-faceted, and involves not only technical and policy specific approaches, but also questions of social justice and sustainability. In this volume the editors have assembled a uniquerange of contributors who together examine the intersection between the science, politics, economics and ethics of climate change. The book includes perspectives from some of the world''s foremost commentators in their fields, ranging from leading scientists to political theorists, to high profile policymakers and practitioners. They offer a critical new approach to thinking about climate change, and help express a common desire for a more equitable society and a more sustainable way of life.Trade Review"Quotes from the text are certain to be hallmarks of student essays on the subject for years to come. A vital snapshot of the contemporary climate change arena."Political Studies Review"A refreshing addition to the growing literature in several respects, most notably for its direct attention to the question of framing. This volume incorporates a range of thoughtful scientific, economic and ethical arguments plus an excellent overview."International Affairs "A useful resource for understanding the complex and multi-faceted challenge." Global Journal "This book, which includes contributions from prominent climate change experts from across a range of disciplines, provides insightful and innovative commentary on the nature of climate change and the future of climate change governance. The fresh perspectives offered and the extensive expertise of the contributors make this book a must-read for anyone interested in climate policy."Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "In their book The Governance of Climate Change: Science, Politics and Ethics, David Held, Angus Hervey and Marika Theros have assembled an extraordinary panel of both insiders and analysts of the climate change regime. It is an up-to-date, very thoughtful assessment of where we are in the difficult process of global action on climate change. An excellent base for understanding why it is so difficult to agree and why we need to."Laurence Tubiana, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International RelationsTable of ContentsEditor's Introduction Part 1: The Challenge of Climate Change 1 The Challenge of Climate Change Sir David King 2 Climate Change, Science and Society Martin Manning 3 Global Shocks, Global Solutions: Meeting 21st Century Challenges Ian Goldin 4 Economics Piece Alex Bowen and James Rydge 5 Democracy, Climate Change, and Global Governance David Held and Angus Fane-Hervey 6 ‘Until the Last Ton of Fossil Fuel Has Burnt to Ashes': Climate Change, Global Inequalities, and the Dilemma of Green Politics Ulrich Beck and Joost van Loon Part 2: Social Justice and Sustainability 7 Social Justice and Sustainability: Elastic Terms of Debate Baroness O'Nora O'Neill 8 Changing Values for a Just and Sustainable World Peter Singer 9 The Ends of Justice: Climate Vulnerability Beyond the Pale Michael Mason Part 3: Where to from here? 10 Green Peace: Energy, Europe, and the Global Order David Miliband 11 The Politics of Climate Change Edward Miliband 12 International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks' approach Robert Falkner, John Vogler and Hannes Stephan

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Book SynopsisInternational Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world.Trade Review"A thought provoking look at both current and future thinking in security and IR."LSE Review of Books "In this concise and readable overview, Roland Dannreuther redefines the range and scope of the 'new' threats undermining international security. He does so by skilfully interweaving theoretical approaches inspired by constructivism, and empirical evidence from a wide range of contemporary sources of instability. The book sets a very high standard of scholarship which others must now strive to emulate."Jolyon Howorth, Yale University "Roland Dannreuther provides a sensitive and analytically strong account of the intellectual dilemmas faced by security studies in the new environment of threat in the post-Cold War era. This book delivers an impressive account of the new and challenging issues faced by both academics and practitioners in the area of security and a balanced account of the continuing debates within the subdiscipline. S. Neil MacFarlane, University of Oxford "Dannreuther clarifies and advances critical debates even as he provides an unmatched tour d'horizon. He treats often arcane material critically, fairly and insightfully, conveying his arguments in straightforward and effective prose. This is a timely and extremely useful book."William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire "Students seeking a sensible guide through the maze of today's security challenges will welcome this book for its clear integration of theoretical analysis with key contemporary issues."Paul D. Williams, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda Part I Analytical Framework 1 Thinking about Security after the Cold War 2 Theorizing about Security after the Cold War Part II The 'New Wars' and Intervention 3 Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity 4 Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention 5 Collective Security, Alliances and Security Cooperation Part III Environment, Resources and Migration 6 Environmental Security 7 The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water 8 People on the Move: Migration as a Security Issue Part IV Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats 9 International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11 10 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 11 Cyber Warfare and New Spaces of Security Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future References Index

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Book SynopsisRelations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago.Trade Review"Trying to understand the history of the China-Taiwan-US triangle is like getting through a maze. The issues are complex. Each government has its own particular policy framework. And there�s a bewildering lexicon of terms. For the best guidebook through the maze, read Steve Goldstein�s China and Taiwan." Richard C. Bush, Brookings "In a highly readable narrative, Steven Goldstein provides rare insights not only into current Taiwan society and cross-Strait relations but also the critical underlying historical background. No other source covers that ground so comprehensively yet so accessibly. China and Taiwan is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the challenges and opportunities ahead." Alan Romberg, The Stimson CenterTable of ContentsMapChronologyIntroductionCHAPTER 1: An Island of Unsettled StatusChapter 2: The Cold War in Asia and AfterCHAPTER 3- Normalization and New ProblemsCHAPTER 4- The Challenges of a Democratic TaiwanCHAPTER 5- Period of High DangerCHAPTER 6: Satisfying Washington and BeijingCHAPTER 7- Economic RelationsCHAPTER 8- The Security Dimension NotesReferences

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Book SynopsisMany of the richest energy-producing regions of the world are wrought with conflict and billions of the world's poorest suffer the daily insecurity of energy poverty. All the while our planet is increasingly under pressure because of our continued dependence on fossil fuels.Trade Review"Dannreuther's elegant and comprehensive text captures the multifaceted nature and consequences of energy security. Its inclusion of transnational dimensions, as well as social justice and sustainability, is particularly laudable. A really rewarding read."Neil MacFarlane, University of Oxford "In this book, Dannreuther critically examines the social, political, and strategic effects of energy security. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in the future of our planet."Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsContents 1. Introduction 2. Energy Security: an Analytical and Theoretical Framework 3. The History of Energy Security to 2000 4. Energy Security and Contemporary International Security 5. Energy Security and Domestic Security 6. Energy Security and Energy Markets 7. Energy Security and Sustainability 8. Conclusion 9. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisReligious violence is on the rise globally. Hardly a day passes without news of a vicious attack being carried out in the name of religion. Religion can, of course, bring security to many but its perversion leads to insecurity for all. Why is this? How and why do so many claim to act on God's behalf to inflict deliberate human suffering? InReligion and International SecurityLee Marsden explores the return of religion as a major cause of insecurity in the contemporary world. He guides readers through the different theoretical perspectives surrounding the study of religion and security, arguing that the secular bias that marginalized the role played by religion in recent times must change to reflect the realities of the emerging post-secular international order. Packed with examples from around the world, the book offers a thoughtful and nuanced exploration of religion and security through key themes such as religiously motivated and inspired terrorism and warfare, the human security of women and gay people in religiously dominated communities, and the capacity for religious communities and leaders to heal conflict through peacebuilding. For those who would rather deny a role for religion when considering security, the genie is truly out of the bottle. This book seeks to understand this phenomenon and how to come to terms with it.Trade Review‘Lee Marsden provides a timely analysis of religion in international security. He tackles today’s pressing questions, showing that sometimes the truth is obscured by how we frame the issue and whether we understand the powerful impact politics has on religion.’Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation ‘How religion impacts on security issues is a key topic in international relations. Marsden shows that it is not all about “9/11” and a “clash of civilizations”, by describing religion's important role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.’Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Tables and Figures Introduction 1. Theorising religion and international security 2. Sacred violence and clashing civilizations 3. Just war and jihad 4. Blessed are the peacemakers 5. Faith-based initiatives and international security 6. Suffering and dying in the name of GodConclusion: Religions of peace and war? A matter of choice. References Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisReligious violence is on the rise globally. Hardly a day passes without news of a vicious attack being carried out in the name of religion. Religion can, of course, bring security to many but its perversion leads to insecurity for all. Why is this? How and why do so many claim to act on God's behalf to inflict deliberate human suffering? InReligion and International SecurityLee Marsden explores the return of religion as a major cause of insecurity in the contemporary world. He guides readers through the different theoretical perspectives surrounding the study of religion and security, arguing that the secular bias that marginalized the role played by religion in recent times must change to reflect the realities of the emerging post-secular international order. Packed with examples from around the world, the book offers a thoughtful and nuanced exploration of religion and security through key themes such as religiously motivated and inspired terrorism and warfare, the human security of women and gay people in religiously dominated communities, and the capacity for religious communities and leaders to heal conflict through peacebuilding. For those who would rather deny a role for religion when considering security, the genie is truly out of the bottle. This book seeks to understand this phenomenon and how to come to terms with it.Trade Review‘Lee Marsden provides a timely analysis of religion in international security. He tackles today’s pressing questions, showing that sometimes the truth is obscured by how we frame the issue and whether we understand the powerful impact politics has on religion.’Brian Grim, President of the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation ‘How religion impacts on security issues is a key topic in international relations. Marsden shows that it is not all about “9/11” and a “clash of civilizations”, by describing religion's important role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.’Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Tables and Figures Introduction 1. Theorising religion and international security 2. Sacred violence and clashing civilizations 3. Just war and jihad 4. Blessed are the peacemakers 5. Faith-based initiatives and international security 6. Suffering and dying in the name of GodConclusion: Religions of peace and war? A matter of choice. References Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisSecurity is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natural disaster or unexpected catastrophe, anxieties and fears define the global political age.Trade Review"Makes an important macro-theoretical contribution to the micro-level ethnographies of security conducted in geography." Antipode "In this brilliant book, Brad Evans offers a forceful, cogent, and eye-opening analysis of the complex forces shaping the new normal of terror and security, and provides the theoretical and political tools to challenge it. Liberal Terror should be required reading for everyone concerned about both the changing nature and fate of politics today." Henry Giroux, Professor of Global Media Networks, McMaster University "Liberal interventionism is driven by imaginaries of fear and uncertainty. With its desperate quest to control ungoverned space and eliminate autonomy in order to secure the global bio-sphere, this interventionism now engulfs us all. Brad Evans has written a superb and vital critique which is highly original and compelling. It demands our attention." Mark Duffield, University of Bristol "A tour de force. Page after page, the rhetorical motions of the text are disruptive, insightful and compelling. A counter-effectuation of the prevailing, neo-liberal political conceits in both academic and governmental spaces, its contributions to security analysis, critical methods, and political thinking in general will have lasting effects." Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawaii, Manoa "This book is essential reading for anybody who wants to understand the 21st Century security terrain. It illustrates with sophisticated critical poise the ethical and political stakes of the contemporary attempts at securing planetary life. In doing so, the need to think beyond the failures of liberal humanism becomes altogether more urgent and pressing." Simon Critchley, New School for Social Research Table of ContentsPreface vi Acknowledgements x 1 Imaginaries of Threat 1 2 Liberal Security 42 3 Potentialities 70 4 On Divine Power 98 5 A New Leviathan 135 6 The Event Horizon 165 Notes 201 Select Bibliography 230 Index 241

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Book SynopsisSecurity is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natural disaster or unexpected catastrophe, anxieties and fears define the global political age.Trade Review"Makes an important macro-theoretical contribution to the micro-level ethnographies of security conducted in geography." Antipode "In this brilliant book, Brad Evans offers a forceful, cogent, and eye-opening analysis of the complex forces shaping the new normal of terror and security, and provides the theoretical and political tools to challenge it. Liberal Terror should be required reading for everyone concerned about both the changing nature and fate of politics today." Henry Giroux, Professor of Global Media Networks, McMaster University "Liberal interventionism is driven by imaginaries of fear and uncertainty. With its desperate quest to control ungoverned space and eliminate autonomy in order to secure the global bio-sphere, this interventionism now engulfs us all. Brad Evans has written a superb and vital critique which is highly original and compelling. It demands our attention." Mark Duffield, University of Bristol "A tour de force. Page after page, the rhetorical motions of the text are disruptive, insightful and compelling. A counter-effectuation of the prevailing, neo-liberal political conceits in both academic and governmental spaces, its contributions to security analysis, critical methods, and political thinking in general will have lasting effects." Michael J. Shapiro, University of Hawaii, Manoa "This book is essential reading for anybody who wants to understand the 21st Century security terrain. It illustrates with sophisticated critical poise the ethical and political stakes of the contemporary attempts at securing planetary life. In doing so, the need to think beyond the failures of liberal humanism becomes altogether more urgent and pressing." Simon Critchley, New School for Social Research Table of ContentsPreface vi Acknowledgements x 1 Imaginaries of Threat 1 2 Liberal Security 42 3 Potentialities 70 4 On Divine Power 98 5 A New Leviathan 135 6 The Event Horizon 165 Notes 201 Select Bibliography 230 Index 241

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Book SynopsisFew doubt that China wants to be a major economic and military power on the world stage. To achieve this ambitious goal, however, the PRC leadership knows that China must first become an advanced information-based society.Trade ReviewGreg Austin has produced a much needed, comprehensive examination of China�s evolving approach to the increasingly important cyber world. Austin focuses on Chinese cyber policies and views in three critical areas: domestic politics, economics, and national security. He concludes that while China is well positioned to become a major advanced information society, it will fail to reap the benefits of such a development if it remains locked in its current �ethical dead end�. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the impact of China�s rise on a key global issue. Michael D. Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC In this book, Greg Austin offers a convincing analysis of the dilemma China is facing: this country has ambitions to become an advanced information society, but while developing its own version of e-government, the Communist Party remains keen to monitor and control the internet tightly. In the Chinese cyberspace, security overrides information. Under such conditions can China continue to rise? Cyber Policy in China will convince you that the country may not unless it introduces dramatic political changes. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University "A must read. This book takes us through a detailed and engaging journey into the realm of cyber policy in China." LSE Review of Books "Greg Austin�s Cyber Policy in China provides an informed perspective on the experience of arguably the world�s most empowered state in both harnessing the potential of, but also controlling, the hugely disruptive changes that cyberspace brings, providing an explanation through recent Chinese history and its current policy direction."STRIFE "Greg Austin�s well-written and informative book succeeds in providing a systematic account of cyber policy in China that should be relatively easy to understand even for people without much background knowledge about the country�s internal politics, economy, and international relations."National Communication AssociationGreg Austin has produced a much needed, comprehensive examination of China�s evolving approach to the increasingly important cyber world. Austin focuses on Chinese cyber policies and views in three critical areas: domestic politics, economics, and national security. He concludes that while China is well positioned to become a major advanced information society, it will fail to reap the benefits of such a development if it remains locked in its current �ethical dead end�. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the impact of China�s rise on a key global issue. Michael D. Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC In this book, Greg Austin offers a convincing analysis of the dilemma China is facing: this country has ambitions to become an advanced information society, but while developing its own version of e-government, the Communist Party remains keen to monitor and control the internet tightly. In the Chinese cyberspace, security overrides information. Under such conditions can China continue to rise? Cyber Policy in China will convince you that the country may not unless it introduces dramatic political changes. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University "A must read. This book takes us through a detailed and engaging journey into the realm of cyber policy in China." LSE Review of Books "Greg Austin�s Cyber Policy in China provides an informed perspective on the experience of arguably the world�s most empowered state in both harnessing the potential of, but also controlling, the hugely disruptive changes that cyberspace brings, providing an explanation through recent Chinese history and its current policy direction."STRIFE "Greg Austin�s well-written and informative book succeeds in providing a systematic account of cyber policy in China that should be relatively easy to understand even for people without much background knowledge about the country�s internal politics, economy, and international relations."National Communication Association "Overall, the book offers an essential introduction to cyber policy-making in China, through which students and scholars in China studies can gain a deeper insight into the challenges and risks that the CCP is facing on both the domestic and international fronts. It is a welcome contribution to studies on China"Political Studies ReviewTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. China�s Cyber Ambition 2. Legacy Values 3. eDemocracy, iDictatorship 4. Innovative Information Society 5. Security in the Global Infosphere 6. The Road Ahead

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Book SynopsisChina?s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People?s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. In this cutting-edge analysis, You Ji, a leading expert on China?s military affairs, explores the changes taking places within the PLA today, covering its ground, aerospace and maritime forces, its ability to meet asymmetric threats, and the growing role played by the People?s Armed Police in quelling dissent in China. He shows how these transformations in personnel, technology and strategic goals are slowly driving a wedge between China?s two most powerful institutions. Until recently, relations between the CCP and PLA were harmonious, but as the PLA becomes increasingly professionalized and autonomous so its unconditional loyalty to the ruling Party may weaken. The changing relationship between the CCP and PLTable of Contents Chronology Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. China�s Changing Civil-Military Relations 2. PLA Politics Under Jiang 3. The PLA and National Security 4. The People�s Armed Police 5. National Defense Strategy 6. Aerospace Power 7. China�s Deep Ocean Expansion Conclusion Notes

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East has long been fraught with tension and volatility. However, the recent Arab uprisings have intensified instability, turning this 'hot-spot' into a veritable tinderbox whose potential for implosion has far-reaching regional and global consequences.Trade Review"Mohammed Ayoob's new volume is nothing less than momentous. Intellectually gripping and insightful, Will the Middle East Implode? is the book on the current conflagration convulsing this critical region"Danny Postel, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver"Mohammed Ayoob is our most informed, judicious, perceptive, and insightful commentator on recent developments in the Middle East. He has now written an indispensable book that surveys the region as a whole while providing penetrating accounts of what is unfolding in each country, and how the play of forces from within and without is generating a crisis of potentially global proportions."Richard Falk, Princeton University, and UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestine"Mohammed Ayoob's short book is a brilliant analysis of Middle East politics. It makes for sobering, yet essential, reading."Patrick Seale, author of The Struggle for Arab Independence: Riad el-Solh and The Makers of the Modern Middle East"A trenchant and clear-eyed analysis of the turbulent forces now buffeting the Middle East. No one knows exactly where these societies are headed, but this book is a sure guide to the rival forces that are now contending in the region and a timely warning of the dangers ahead. It is more than a tour d'horizon; it is a tour de force."Stephen Walt, Harvard Kennedy School"This incisive book gets to heart of the issues threatening the stability of the Middle East today. Erudite and timely, it will be essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of contentious politics in the region and its global repercussions."Fawaz Gerges, London School of Economics, and author of the The New Middle East: Protest and Revolution in the Arab WorldTable of ContentsAcknowledgements x 1 After the Arab Spring 1 2 The Islamist Challenge 12 3 Deadlock over Palestine 46 4 Regional and Global Rivalries 73 5 Iran and “the Bomb” 113 6 Will the Middle East Implode? 144 Afterword 164 Further Reading 177 Notes 182

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

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Book SynopsisNATO, the most successful alliance in history, is beset by unresolved tensions and divergent interests that are undermining its cohesion, credibility and capability. In this new book, Mark Webber, James Sperling and Martin Smith explore four key post-Cold War developments that threaten NATO''s survival: an overextended geostrategic reach and an unwieldly security policy portfolio; a failure to address capability short-falls and meet defence spending benchmarks; US weariness and European wariness that call NATO into question; and intra-alliance discord over Russia's place in the European security order and how to deal with Moscow's destabilization of Georgia and Ukraine. The authors propose in response a range of policy options that could reinvigorate NATO, but conclude with a note of caution. Alliances come and go and most are cast into the dustbin of history. If NATO is to avoid this fate, it must not only address the major problems that trouble it, but also get to grips witTrade Review“Like precision-guided weapons, the authors of this insightful and persuasively argued book home in on what ails NATO. The recommended fixes are far-reaching in their capacity to ameliorate these problems and to help the Alliance successfully navigate the years ahead.”John Deni, US Army War College “This valuable book offers many realistic and well-considered reforms aimed at making NATO fit for the twenty-first century. This makes it compulsory reading for anyone concerned about the fate of the transatlantic security relationship in our disorderly and increasingly confrontational world.”Jamie Shea, University of Exeter and former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General "The only book to offer a systematic and up to date treatment of NATO with a problem-solving attitude. Theoretically informed and policy orientated, it’s an excellent source for teaching NATO to novices.”Lorenzo Cladi, University of Plymouth “If you're looking for a concise text that deftly identifies the present challenges facing NATO and then goes just beyond pointing out the problems, but actually offers workable solutions to address these ills, then this is the text for you. What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix It is a well-paced, yet comprehensive read that will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers alike.”Michael John Williams, Syracuse UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Wrong with NATO? Part I Problems Chapter 1. Doing Too Much: The Problem of Task Proliferation Chapter 2. Weary or Wary? The Problem of American Leadership in NATO Chapter 3. Fiscal Constraints, Military Capabilities and Burden-Sharing Chapter 4. NATO and Russia: Cold War Redux Part II Treatments Chapter 5. Task Discretion: Doing Less, Better Chapter 6. American Leadership or European Autonomy? Chapter 7. Cash, Capabilities and NATO Effectiveness Chapter 8. Mending NATO-Russia Relations Conclusion: Improvement, Repair and NATO’s Future Notes

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Book SynopsisFree-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.Trade Review"A clearly written and well-paced investigation into the character and nature of war, and the role of science and scientists in determining both. There are fascinating insights into 3D guns, non-lethal weapons and the author�s speciality, space-based systems. Bridging the worlds of scholarship and military practice, Dolman is uniquely qualified to comment on the science/war nexus and how all this impacts on the 'real world'."Christopher Coker, London School of Economics"Can Science End War? illustrates the changing nature of technology and human conflict with vivid analysis of war fought from ancient history to today, and a terrifying view of how modern science could influence future outbreaks of violence. Current events such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, access to space, and new operations in the cyber environment demand that we understand and confront the questions Dolman puts before us. Our political, military, and scientific communities need to consider the challenges he poses if we are to accurately navigate the path to peace in this rapidly changing world; for, after all, ignorance is the reason all wars are lost."General Charles A. Horner, former USAF Four-Star General and Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command "At a time when many seem determined to seek simple technological solutions to the complex political and human problem of future armed conflict, Dolman�s perspective may help to correct unwise thinking about defence and international security." Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsPreface: Be Careful What You Look For page vi 1 Can Science End War? 1 2 Is War Good for Science? 26 3 Can Scientists End War? 50 4 Can Science Limit War? 77 5 What Will Tomorrow’s War Look Like? 106 6 What Will End War? 138 Epilogue 168 Bibliography 174 Index 181

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Book SynopsisFree-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.Trade Review"A clearly written and well-paced investigation into the character and nature of war, and the role of science and scientists in determining both. There are fascinating insights into 3D guns, non-lethal weapons and the author�s speciality, space-based systems. Bridging the worlds of scholarship and military practice, Dolman is uniquely qualified to comment on the science/war nexus and how all this impacts on the �real world�."Christopher Coker, London School of EconomicsCan Science End War? illustrates the changing nature of technology and human conflict with vivid analysis of war fought from ancient history to today, and a terrifying view of how modern science could influence future outbreaks of violence. Current events such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, access to space, and new operations in the cyber environment demand that we understand and confront the questions Dolman puts before us. Our political, military, and scientific communities need to consider the challenges he poses if we are to accurately navigate the path to peace in this rapidly changing world; for, after all, ignorance is the reason all wars are lost.General Charles A. Horner, former USAF Four-Star General and Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command "At a time when many seem determined to seek simple technological solutions to the complex political and human problem of future armed conflict, Dolman�s perspective may help to correct unwise thinking about defence and international security." Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsPreface: Be Careful What You Look For page vi 1 Can Science End War? 1 2 Is War Good for Science? 26 3 Can Scientists End War? 50 4 Can Science Limit War? 77 5 What Will Tomorrow’s War Look Like? 106 6 What Will End War? 138 Epilogue 168 Bibliography 174 Index 181

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Book SynopsisPeace operations remain a principal tool for managing armed conflict and protecting civilians. The fully revised, expanded and updated third edition ofUnderstanding Peacekeepingprovides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the theory, history, and politics of peace operations. Drawing on a dataset of nearly two hundred historical and contemporary missions, this book evaluates the changing characteristics of the contemporary international environment in which peace operations are deployed, the strategic purposes peace operations are intended to achieve, and the major challenges facing today's peacekeepers.All the chapters have been revised and updated, and five new chapters have been added on stabilization, organized crime, exit strategies, force generation, and the use of force. Part 1 summarizes the central concepts and issues related to peace operations. Part 2 charts the historical development of peacekeeping, from 1945 through to 2020. Part 3 analyses the strategic purposes that United Nations and other peace operations are intended to achieve namely, prevention, observation, assistance, enforcement, stabilization, and administration. Part 4 looks forward and examines the central challenges facing today's peacekeepers: force generation, the regionalization and privatization of peace operations, the use of force, civilian protection, gender issues, policing and organized crime, and exit strategies.Trade Review"This book is magisterial in bringing together the various strands of research and viewpoints into a clear, accessible, remarkably comprehensive and very readable format."—Katharina Coleman, University of British Columbia "This book is the perfect introduction to peacekeeping – complete with little-known facts, reliable statistics, insightful theories, provoking debates, and in-depth analyses. It will be incredibly useful to students and experienced researchers alike."—Séverine Autesserre, Author of Peaceland and The Frontlines of Peace "This book is by far the most comprehensive and readable overview of the evolution, challenges, and controversies of peace operations yet written. It will be exceptionally valuable not only as an introduction to the subject but also as a reference document for experts."—Roland Paris, University of Ottawa "very engaging."—H-War, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps List of Boxes List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Concepts and Issues 1. Peace Operations in Global Politics 2. Who Deploys Peace Operations? Part II: Historical Development 3. Peace Operations during the Cold War 4. Peace Operations during the 1990s 5. Peace Operations in the Twenty-First Century Part III: The Purposes of Peace Operations 6. Prevention 7. Observation 8. Assistance 9. Enforcement 10. Stabilisation 11. Administration Part IV: Contemporary Challenges 12. Force Generation 13. Regionalization 14. Privatization 15. Use of Force 16. Civilian Protection 17. Gender 18. Policing 19. Organized Crime 20. Exit Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is magisterial in bringing together the various strands of research and viewpoints into a clear, accessible, remarkably comprehensive and very readable format."—Katharina Coleman, University of British Columbia "This book is the perfect introduction to peacekeeping – complete with little-known facts, reliable statistics, insightful theories, provoking debates, and in-depth analyses. It will be incredibly useful to students and experienced researchers alike."—Séverine Autesserre, Author of Peaceland and The Frontlines of Peace "This book is by far the most comprehensive and readable overview of the evolution, challenges, and controversies of peace operations yet written. It will be exceptionally valuable not only as an introduction to the subject but also as a reference document for experts."—Roland Paris, University of Ottawa "very engaging."—H-War, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps List of Boxes List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Concepts and Issues 1. Peace Operations in Global Politics 2. Who Deploys Peace Operations? Part II: Historical Development 3. Peace Operations during the Cold War 4. Peace Operations during the 1990s 5. Peace Operations in the Twenty-First Century Part III: The Purposes of Peace Operations 6. Prevention 7. Observation 8. Assistance 9. Enforcement 10. Stabilisation 11. Administration Part IV: Contemporary Challenges 12. Force Generation 13. Regionalization 14. Privatization 15. Use of Force 16. Civilian Protection 17. Gender 18. Policing 19. Organized Crime 20. Exit Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading

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Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading

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Book SynopsisStrategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S.Trade Review"In an era of strategic atrophy when we�re wrestling with a world awash in change, The Future of Strategy provides the best and most relevant guide to navigate our way. Using enduring principles Colin Gray lights the path ahead in a book that stands alone in its clarity and strategic insight."General James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.), Hoover Institution, Stanford University "Colin S Gray is one of the great strategic thinkers of the day. In The Future of Strategy he argues that there is a general theory of strategy that applies to all times, places and circumstances. Insightful and controversial, it is a must-read for all students of strategic studies and policy makers who wrestle with the difficult strategic issues of the contemporary world."John Baylis, Emeritus Professor, Swansea UniversityTable of ContentsPreface viii Introduction 1 1 Politics the Master 7 2 Strategy: What It Is, and Why It Matters 23 3 Theory and Practice 43 4 Strategic History: Continuity and Change 63 5 Strategy, Strategies, and Geography 80 6 Strategy and the Future 98 Conclusion: What Do We Know with High Confidence? 107 Further reading 118 Notes 123 Index 140

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Book Synopsis"For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place.Trade Review"A professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and one of the most esteemed analysts of world affairs, Nye has been countering declinism for a quarter century, beginning with his 1990 book Bound to Lead. The brevity of his latest text belies its sweep, and judging by the reception it has received, even among those who are considerably less optimistic about America's prospects...one suspects it will endure as a central text of the anti-declinist oeuvre." Ali Wyne, American Interest "In his clear, short, and closely reasoned book, Nye presents a far different view of American power, making some unfashionable but compelling arguments. Nye believes that the American century is far from over and that for the foreseeable future, the United States will retain a unique ability to shape global events." � Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "Nye outlines each issue briskly, with economy and precision, creating an ideal primer for anyone wishing to better understand the global stage and where America stands on it." �LA Review of Books "Nye does the great service of examining this claim in his new book, Is the American Century Over?, giving a subtle analysis in terms of hard power (military and economic) and soft power (a concept introduced by Nye to refer to an attractive practice, at least a model or ideals such as liberty or democracy)." �Huffington Post �Is the American Century Over?� is an excellent book that will help students of international affairs think carefully about the world and America�s opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. It�s brief, succinct and provocative." �The Washington Diplomat "Academics and political junkies will probably breeze through Is the American Century Over? But the book is so well-written and accessible, general readers are likely to find it engaging and insightful as well. At its core, policy-oriented research and writing should strive to inform not just specialists or experts, but the public at large, making Nye's contribution to debates about America's purported decline that much more important."�Huffington Post �This short, well-argued book offers a powerful rebuttal to America's premature obituarists.��The Economist �A pioneer in the theory of soft power and the dean of American political scientists, Nye knows geopolitics. In his new book, Is the American Century Over?, Nye makes a strong case that American geopolitical superiority, far from being eclipsed, is still firmly in place and set to endure. And the biggest threat isn�t China or India or Russia–it's America itself.��Time �In this short, thoughtful book, Nye presents his case convincingly. It is a case that policy makers should ponder carefully.��Huffington Post �The United States will likely remain the world's predominant power for many decades to come, Joe Nye concludes in his insightful new book. This welcome prediction is tempered by Nye�s warning about key challenges that could yet lead to American decline, most notably, political dysfunction at home.��The Boston Globe �US declinism can be overdone. In an excellent new essay asking Is the American Century Over? the Harvard scholar Joseph Nye points up America's enduring strengths � economic, demographic and geographic as well as military.��Financial Times "With his usual clarity and insight, Joe Nye gives us a fascinating analysis of the complexities of power, exploring hard and soft power, state and non-state actors, and how to retain leadership once domination is over. European readers have much to learn from the U.S. experience and its lessons for the evolution of the EU."�Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy (2011–13) and President of Bocconi University "The future of American power is the great question of our century. No-one is better equipped than Joe Nye to answer it."�Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), former Presidential National Security Advisor "This calm, reflective, and thoughtful antidote to alarm about American decline displays Nye's astonishing capacity to engage with the full range of challenges to American leadership."�Michael Ignatieff, Harvard Kennedy School "In this timely, compact book, Joe Nye makes a 'powerful' case for the continuation of American primacy through diplomacy and co-operation. This strategy would not be overstretch or retrenchment but instead the application of American Exceptionalism to shrewd power."�Robert B. Zoellick, former President of the World Bank Group, US Trade Representative and US Deputy Secretary of State "The irreversibility of American decline is no longer a given. Joe Nye's compelling analysis shows that the future of the international order, and the respective roles of the US and China within it, will be shaped by a range of core domestic and foreign policy choices, rather than by some overwhelming, determinist, historical force that has somehow already decided the "natural" dimensions, depth and duration of American power. The history of nations, as Joe Nye rightly asserts, is a more dynamic process than that."�Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia "Joe Nye is always worth reading - objective without being aloof, insightful without lecturing. Our disordered world needs answers to the challenges posed here."�David Miliband, UK Foreign Secretary 2007-2010 "Nye's masterful analysis shows the defenders of America's continued primacy how to make their most credible case while forcing the declinists to engage with its arguments, and even rethink their assumptions."�Amitav Acharya, American University and author of The End of American World Order "In this tour de force Joe Nye proves that smart books about big ideas are best served in small packages: and if you are looking for one volume to read on a topic about which so much nonsense has been written since the disaster that was the Bush administration, this is the one to go for. Balanced, accessible, informed - but above all, wise - Nye demonstrates once more why he continues to influence the way we all think about the world."�Michael Cox, LSE IDEAS "Joe Nye's clear-eyed analysis makes a very compelling case that the 'American century' is far from over, even though with a less preponderant America and a more complex world, its next chapter will look different. It�s not the sexiest argument. But utterly convincing."�Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and former German Ambassador to the United States "Joe Nye's clear eyed assessments of America's place in the world have set the terms of the debate for more than a quarter century. This important book updates Nye's thinking and is an immensely valuable corrective to the pessimism and the complacency that are all too common in debates about America's future."�Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University "As Joseph S. Nye, Jr. brilliantly articulates, there are numerous challenges and challengers which will push the United States as the premier nation in the world over the next few decades. Bringing an objective, critical analysis and years of experience in economics and politics, Nye's Is the American Century Over? is both a cautionary tale for the patriotic and a celebration of emerging nations.��Nomadic PressTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1 The Creation of the American Century Chapter 2 Is America in Decline? Chapter 3 Challengers and Relative Decline Chapter 4 The Rise of China Chapter 5 Absolute Decline: Is the U.S. Like Rome? Chapter 6 Power Shifts and Global Complexity Chapter 7 Conclusions Further Reading Notes

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Book SynopsisWe have long been told that corporations rule the world, their interests seemingly taking precedence over states and their citizens.Trade Review"Few would deny that global corporations are immensely influential. They dominate markets and have profound influence over technology, prosperity and the environment. John Mikler's brilliant study of how they share political power with government provides a cogent and perceptive analysis. It is a landmark in one of the most crucial yet under-emphasised debates in contemporary social science. Corporations structure our present and define our futures, to understand their power requires Mikler's masterful, wide-ranging and richly illustrated exposition."—Stephen Wilks, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter "This book provides a timely and highly needed addition to the literature on corporations as political actors in today's global political economy. Mikler's strategy to reterritorialize corporations and specifically corporate power in geopolitical terms allows fascinating perspectives on actors typically considered in terms of transnational characteristics."—Doris Fuchs, University of Muenster "This readable book is a worthy addition to the literature."—Society of Professional Economists "More than a theoretical call to action, this book also offers practical entry points to the study of corporate power—including global corporate agency, questions of state power, national institutional varieties, and corporate-level private authority. Broad, sophisticated, and highly accessible ... it will surely be a valuable introduction for students and scholars of international studies that want to work on broadening our understanding of global corporate power."—International StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Tables and Figures Abbreviations 1. Introduction: The Global Corporate Takeover 2. Theorizing Global Corporations' Power 3. Geographical Concentration 4. National Institutional Embeddedness 5. Private Authority and the Potential for Private Governance 6. Conclusion: Three Implications References Index

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Book SynopsisContains vignettes about key politicians. This book is a useful reading for people interested in Canadian public affairs.Trade Review"Derek Burney played a pivotal role in managing the complex, vital relationship between the Canada and the United States for more than a decade. He is regarded in the U.S. as a particularly insightful and effective advocate for Canada. His memoir provides compelling prescriptions on how personalities can and do make a difference." Peter McPherson, President of Michigan State University and Deputy Secretary of Treasury in the Reagan Administration "This book is a must-read for anyone interested in Canadian policy of all kinds, but particularly policy toward the U.S." William Watson, Department of Economics, McGill University

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Book SynopsisIn the turbulent years between 1944 and 1947, Hungarian politics was marked by constant conflict between the two most powerful parties in the governing coalition - the Independent Smallholders Party and the Communist Party. The history of this struggle reads like a series of moves in a dramatic chess game, where no one could predict the outcome.Trade Review"[Chess Game for Democracy] sets new standards in the English-language historiography of post-war Hungary. It will become essential reading for anyone interested in the process by which the Communist Party came to power in that country in the aftermath of the Second World War." Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe " Ma ria Palasik makes a valuable contribution to the debate. She is a conscientious scholar, extremely well acquainted with the Hungarian archival materials, and has read the available secondary sources. On the basis of her work we can make informed judgments concerning the establishment of Communist rule in Hungary and, by extension, the development of Soviet foreign policy in the immediate postwar years." Journal of Cold War Studies " A major contribution to our understanding of the process of Sovietization in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the changing relations between the superpowers. By highlighting the efforts of those that led the struggle to establish a multiparty democratic system, she counters the myth that communism was introduced immediately after World War II and that there was no chance for democracy. Her book will be essential reading for those interested in the unique period from 1945 to 1948 and the process by which the Communist Party came to power in Hungary." H-Net Reviews

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Book SynopsisPushing the boundaries of how we do research, how we communicate research, and what counts as scholarship in world politics.Trade Review"This is one of the best books I have read in a long time: it is well written, moving, informative, sophisticated and genuinely original. Showing how film can make politically visible what we often do not even notice, Seeing Politics appeals to a wide readership, not only in the realm of international relations but also in health, feminist theory, African politics and film studies." Roland Bleiker, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland

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Book SynopsisThis study of Canada's diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia, examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs.Trade ReviewMeehan has given us an important book that will serve as a benchmark for future historical research related to Canada-Japan relations…The book reminds us of long-forgotten details of Canadian foreign policy…[and] Meehan rightly upbraids traditionalists for the ‘Eurocentric focus of studies of Canada’s inter-war foreign policy.' -- John Price * International History Review, XXVIII, 3 *With its seamless prose and array of interesting details, John Meehan’s The Dominion of the Rising Sun is an accessible piece of scholarship on a previously neglected story within Canadian diplomatic history, Canada’s official relations with Japan from 1929 to 1941. -- Hyung Gu Lynn * University of Toronto Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 1 *A well-written and well-researched book, The Dominion and the Rising Sun will be, for many years, the starting point of future studies on Canada-Japan and Canada-East Asia research. -- Simon Nantais * Histoire Sociale/Social History, Vol. XXXIX, No. 77 *Table of ContentsTables, Maps, and Photographs Acknowledgments Note on Names Abbreviations Prologue: Raising the Flag 1 A Window on the Orient 2 From Grand Beginnings to Depression Diplomacy 3 Manchuria Erupts 4 Failure at Geneva 5 The Calm before the Storm 6 A Bitter National Spirit 7 A Rude Awakening 8 The Road to War 9 Pacific Promise Notes Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 world? Is sustainable peace an illusion in a world where foreign military interventions are replacing peace negotiations as starting points for postwar reconstruction? Grappling with these questions, this book presents six provocative case studies authored by respected peacebuilding practitioners in their own societies.Table of ContentsPreface1 Introduction: What kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 era? / Stephen Baranyi2 Peace in Guatemala: Settling for what seems possible of aiming for what is desirable / Gabriel Aguilera Peralta3 Decentralization and sustainable peacebuilding in Mozambique: Bringing the elements together again / Eduardo J. Sitoe and Carolina Hunguana4 Local governance and sustainable peace: the Haitian case / Hérard Jadotte and Yves-François Pierre5 Palestine 1993-2006: Failed peacebuilding, insecurity and poor governance / Khalil Shikaki6 Afghanistan: What kind of peace? The role of rural development in peacebuilding / Omar Zakhilwal and Jane Murphy Thomas7 Transition from Civil War to Peace: Challenges for Peace-building in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda8 The fate of former combatants in Guatemala: Spoilers or agents for change? / Wenche Hauge and Beate Thoresen9 Fighting for peace? Former combatants and the Afghan peace process / Arne Strand10 Considering the international DDR experience and spoiling: Lessons for Palestine / Pamela Scholey and Khalil Shikaki11 Conclusions / Stephen Baranyi and Kristiana PowellReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 world? Is sustainable peace an illusion in a world where foreign military interventions are replacing peace negotiations as starting points for postwar reconstruction? Grappling with these questions, this book presents six provocative case studies authored by respected peacebuilding practitioners in their own societies.Table of ContentsPreface1 Introduction: What kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 era? / Stephen Baranyi2 Peace in Guatemala: Settling for what seems possible of aiming for what is desirable / Gabriel Aguilera Peralta3 Decentralization and sustainable peacebuilding in Mozambique: Bringing the elements together again / Eduardo J. Sitoe and Carolina Hunguana4 Local governance and sustainable peace: the Haitian case / Hérard Jadotte and Yves-François Pierre5 Palestine 1993-2006: Failed peacebuilding, insecurity and poor governance / Khalil Shikaki6 Afghanistan: What kind of peace? The role of rural development in peacebuilding / Omar Zakhilwal and Jane Murphy Thomas7 Transition from Civil War to Peace: Challenges for Peace-building in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda8 The fate of former combatants in Guatemala: Spoilers or agents for change? / Wenche Hauge and Beate Thoresen9 Fighting for peace? Former combatants and the Afghan peace process / Arne Strand10 Considering the international DDR experience and spoiling: Lessons for Palestine / Pamela Scholey and Khalil Shikaki11 Conclusions / Stephen Baranyi and Kristiana PowellReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisA timely and insightful volume, The OECD and Transnational Governance fills an important gap in the literature on global governance.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Rianne Mahon and Stephen McBridePart 1: The OECD and Transnational Governance1 From Reconstructing Europe to Constructing Globalization: The OECD in Historical Perspective / Robert Wolfe2 Role of the OECD in the Orchestration of Global Knowledge Networks / Tony Porter and Michael Webb3 Inversions without End: The OECD and Global Public Management Reform / Leslie A. Pal4 Towards Complex Multilateralism? Civil Society and the OECD / Richard Woodward5 Making Neo-Gramscian Sense of the Development Assistance Committee: Towards an Inclusive Neoliberal World Development Order / Arne RuckertPart 2: Governance and Economies6 The OECD and Foreign Investment Rules: The Global Promotion of Liberalization / Russell Alan Williams7 The OECD’s Local Turn: “Innovative Liberalism” for the Cities? / Neil Bradford8 Policy Learning? The OECD and Its Jobs Strategy / Stephen McBride, Kathleen McNutt, and Russell Alan Williams9 “Crafting the Conventional Economic Wisdom”: The OECD and the Canadian Policy Process / Andrew Jackson10 Lost in Translation? OECD Ideas and Danish Labour Market Policy / Holly GrinvaldsPart 3: Governance and the Social11 The OECD’s Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions: Policy Learning in Response to the Gene Patenting Controversy / Lisa Drouillard and E. Richard Gold12 The OECD’s Social and Health Policy: Neoliberal Stalking Horse or Balancer of Social and Economic Objectives? / Bob Deacon and Alexandra Kaasch13 OECD Education Policies and World Hegemony / Kjell Rubenson14 Babies and Bosses: Gendering the OECD’s Social Policy Discourse / Rianne MahonConclusion / Stephen McBride and Rianne MahonReferencesContributors\Index

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Book SynopsisA fresh analysis of the evolving role of the provinces in Canadian foreign trade policy.Table of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Part 1: Systemic Factors and Canadian Federalism 1 The Role of Provinces in the Global Political Economy 2 International Pressures and Canadian Federalism 3 The Federal-Provincial Committee System on International Trade Part 2: Considerations of Process and Outcome 4 The Political Executive in Provincial Foreign Trade Policy 5 Bureaucratic and Legislative Pressures 6 Issues of Implementation, Negotiation, and Consultation 7 Is Anybody Listening? Evaluating Societal Considerations 8 Dominant Ideas, Ideology, and Intrusive Neoliberalism Part 3: Evaluating Regimes and Change 9 Non-Central Governments’ Cross-Border Functional Relations 10 Canadian Provinces and Emerging Regional Environment and LabourRegimes Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book traces how border controls and detention practices, particularly in the post-9/11 era, are transforming citizenship into a globalizing regime to regulate mobility.Table of Contents1 Introduction: Globalization, Security, and Citizenship 2 Citizenshipin Crisis? Rethinking Citizenship as Government and Resistance 3 GlobalizingCitizenship: Governing Global Mobility through Citizenship 4 SecuritizingCitizenship: Citizenship as Biopolitics 5 MobileCitizens and Systems of Surveillance: Border Controls as Technologiesof Citizenship 6 (Un)MakingCitizens and Abject Others: Detention Practices as Technologies ofCitizenship 7 Conclusion:Towards a Politics of Citizenship as Resistance Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume unveils how the security policies of allied powers, such as Canada, are integral to the creation and maintenance of a US-led global order.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Locating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxPart 1: American Power and the Location of Global Order1 Hegemony, Militarism, and Identity: Locating the United States as the Global Power / Dan O’Meara2 The Neoconservative Challenge to Realist Thinking in American Foreign Policy / Alex MacleodPart 2: Constructing Global Order at Home and Abroad – The Case of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan3 Managing Life in Afghanistan: Canadian Tales of Peace, Security, and Development / Bruno Charbonneau and Geneviève Parent4 Rethinking the Security Imaginary: Canadian Security and the Case of Afghanistan / Kim Richard Nossal5 Constructions of Nation, Constructions of War: Media Representations of Captain Nichola Goddard / Claire Turenne Sjolander and Kathryn TrevenenPart 3: Constructing Global Order at Home – Conceptualizations and Practices of National Security6 Against National Security: From the Canadian War on Queers to the “War on Terror” / Gary Kinsman7 Framing Post-9/11 Security: Tales of State Securitization and of the Experiences of Muslim Communities / Siobhan Byrne8 Re-Conceptions of National Security in the Age of Terrorism: Implications for Federal Policing in Canada / T.S. (Todd) Hataley9 Biosecurity in Canada and Beyond: Invasions, Imperialisms, and Sovereignty / Peter StoettPart 4: Constructing Global Order Abroad – Canada’s Policies in Africa10 Canada, Africa and "New" Multilateralisms for Global Governance: Before and After the Harper Regime in Ottawa? / Timothy M. Shaw11 Mainstreaming Investment: Foreign and Security Policy Implications of Canadian Extractive Industries in Africa / David Black and Malcolm Savage12 Peace-Building between Canadian Values and Local Knowledge: Some Lessons from Timbuktu / Jonathan Sears13 Conclusion: Relocating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume unveils how the security policies of allied powers, such as Canada, are integral to the creation and maintenance of a US-led global order.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Locating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxPart 1: American Power and the Location of Global Order1 Hegemony, Militarism, and Identity: Locating the United States as the Global Power / Dan O’Meara2 The Neoconservative Challenge to Realist Thinking in American Foreign Policy / Alex MacleodPart 2: Constructing Global Order at Home and Abroad – The Case of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan3 Managing Life in Afghanistan: Canadian Tales of Peace, Security, and Development / Bruno Charbonneau and Geneviève Parent4 Rethinking the Security Imaginary: Canadian Security and the Case of Afghanistan / Kim Richard Nossal5 Constructions of Nation, Constructions of War: Media Representations of Captain Nichola Goddard / Claire Turenne Sjolander and Kathryn TrevenenPart 3: Constructing Global Order at Home – Conceptualizations and Practices of National Security6 Against National Security: From the Canadian War on Queers to the “War on Terror” / Gary Kinsman7 Framing Post-9/11 Security: Tales of State Securitization and of the Experiences of Muslim Communities / Siobhan Byrne8 Re-Conceptions of National Security in the Age of Terrorism: Implications for Federal Policing in Canada / T.S. (Todd) Hataley9 Biosecurity in Canada and Beyond: Invasions, Imperialisms, and Sovereignty / Peter StoettPart 4: Constructing Global Order Abroad – Canada’s Policies in Africa10 Canada, Africa and "New" Multilateralisms for Global Governance: Before and After the Harper Regime in Ottawa? / Timothy M. Shaw11 Mainstreaming Investment: Foreign and Security Policy Implications of Canadian Extractive Industries in Africa / David Black and Malcolm Savage12 Peace-Building between Canadian Values and Local Knowledge: Some Lessons from Timbuktu / Jonathan Sears13 Conclusion: Relocating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisFocusing on a century of Canadian initiatives in Shanghai, this book offers unprecedented insight into early Sino-Canadian relations.Table of ContentsPrologue: The Gateway to China1 Imperial Overtures2 Establishing a Presence3 The Tide of Nationalism4 A False Security5 Forged in Fire6 Preparing for the EndConclusion: From Asymmetry to OpportunityAppendix: List of Canadians Interned in Shanghai (1943-45)NotesSelect BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an in-depth look at the multiple dimensions of CanadaUS relations in the areas of politics, security, trade, and energy, with a particular emphasis on the period since 9/11.Trade ReviewGeoffrey Hale’s So Near Yet So Far offers an original look at the public and behind-the-scenes work of Canada-US relations, but it’s probably not a pool-side read for a holiday vacation. Hale’s informative work reads more like a textbook, suited for the trade, foreign policy, and energy and resource buffs…[it] is a thoughtfully-organized read, using short chapters, concise lists and tightly-written conclusions to drive Hale’s points home. -- Michelle Zilio * iPolitics *Hale has…composed a thorough assessment of what he calls: “the three dimensions of Canada–U.S. Relations”; the political and procedural elements of the relationship; and a detailed examination of four policy fields. Highly recommended. * Inside Queen’s Park Newsletter, For Your Bookshelf *So Near Yet So Far invites readers to rethink our relationship with an open mind, stripped of smugness or “ideological agendas.” -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *Hale’s book is a useful commentary on the history of the bilateral relationship, and an often insightful analysis of recent and current issues…overall, an informative study of an important relationship. -- G.A. McBeath, University of Alaska Fairbanks * Choice, Vol 50, No 6 *His research is comprehensive and his understanding of both countries impressive, his drafting crystalline and at times engagingly witty…he addresses with great sophistication, and amusingly, the political-strategic, trade-commercial and the psychological cultural dimensions of a relationship that has always risked inspiring fear and loathing in Canada and indifference and neglect in the United States…he is excellent on the challenges Canada faces in engaging key U.S. actors, including the administration of the day and Congress, and the instruments Canada has developed to promote its interests in the United States…Hale’s is a “must read” for any new provincial premier in Canada (and relevant political and bureaucratic colleagues). -- David Malone * Literary Review of Canada *Table of Contents1 Introduction: The Elephant and the Beaver – Proximity and Distance in PerspectivePart 1: Three Dimensions of Canada–US Relations2 Guns, Globes, and Gardening: The Political–Strategic Dimension3 Multi-Level Games: The Trade–Commercial Dimension4 Neighbo(u)rs, Friends, and Strangers: The Psychological–Cultural DimensionPart 2: Tactics and Strategies – Political and Procedural Dimensions5 Governing from the Centre? Political and Policy Coordination in the Management of Canada–US Relations6 Network Diplomacy: Engaging the Executive Branch7 Canada and Congress8 Canadian Public Diplomacy in the United States: Promoting Canadian Interests, Fostering Networks of Interest9 Beyond the Beltway: Federalism, Regionalism, and Cross-Border RelationsPart 3: Specific Policy Fields10 Smart Borders or Thicker Borders? Homeland Security and Public Safety Policies11 Security, Facilitation, and the Border: Strategic Drift, Operational Segmentation12 “Just a Trade Dispute?” Proximity and Distance from Different Perspectives13 Shared Energy, Shared Energies? Engaging American Energy Policies in a North American Context14 Conclusion: Managing Bilateral Relations in an Evolving North AmericaNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Mediterranean, a region of uneven globalization, offers clues to understanding the future of democracy in North Africa and the Near East.Table of ContentsPreface to Series / Preface to the English EditionIntroduction / Yassine Essid and William D. ColemanPart 1: Adapting and Integrating -- Governing in Globalization1 Globalization, Governance, and Autonomy / Abdeljabbar Bsaies2 Globalization, Autonomy, and the Euro-Mediterranean Space: The Issues of Regional Cooperation and the Challenges of Sovereignty / Faika Charfi and Sameh ZouariPart 2: Globalization in the Great Texts3 ‘Asabiyya, Market, and Society: The Contemporary Relevance of Ibn Khaldun’s Vision of Social Change / Olivia Orozco de la Torre4 Transmission of Texts and Globalization of Knowledge: Inter-religious Dialogue in Castile in the Fifteenth Century / Sonia FellousPart 3: Religions and Globalization5 Islam: Globalization, Autonomy, and Internationality / Mohamed Yassine Essid6 Muslim Women in the Mediterranean Region: Discriminatory Autonomy / Latifa LakhdharPart 4: Cultural Autonomy -- Music and Food7 Local Tunisian Music and Globalization: Between Musical Autonomy and Commercial Autonomy / Myriem Lakhoua8 Globalization and Food Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region / Amado A. Millán Fuertes9 The Fuentes de Ebro Sweet Onion: Autonomy through Globalization / Rulof Kerkhoff10 Globalization of Food Practices in Amman / Almudena Hasan Bosque11 Food Globalization and Autonomy Strategies: The Case of Meat in Tunisia / Paula Durán MonfortPart 5: Cultural Autonomy -- Languages and Education12 Globalized Literature and Autonomy: The Arabic Novel in the West / François Zabbal13 The Use of English in North Africa: From Globalization to Autonomy / Mongi Bahloul14 Globalization, Autonomy, and Higher Education: The French and Tunisian Cases / Houda Ben HassenPart 6: Globalization and Autonomy -- The Economic Question15 The Economics of Globalization and Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region / Lotfi Bouzaïane16 Globalization and Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region: The Roles of the Main Stakeholders / Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi17 The Challenge of Financial Globalization in Countries South of the Mediterranean Basin / Samouel Béji18 Industrial Policy in the Mediterranean Region and Capacities for Autonomy in a Context of Globalization / Jihen Malek19 The South Mediterranean Countries and Economic Opening: The State of Affairs / Nizard Jouini20 The Mediterranean and Outsourcing / Fatma SarrajEpilogue21 Globalization and Autonomy: The Individual in the Maghreb / Interview with Dr. Hashmi DhaouiNotes; Works Cited; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Mediterranean, a region of uneven globalization, offers clues to understanding the future of democracy in North Africa and the Near East.Table of ContentsPreface to Series / Preface to the English EditionIntroduction / Yassine Essid and William D. ColemanPart 1: Adapting and Integrating -- Governing in Globalization1 Globalization, Governance, and Autonomy / Abdeljabbar Bsaies2 Globalization, Autonomy, and the Euro-Mediterranean Space: The Issues of Regional Cooperation and the Challenges of Sovereignty / Faika Charfi and Sameh ZouariPart 2: Globalization in the Great Texts3 ‘Asabiyya, Market, and Society: The Contemporary Relevance of Ibn Khaldun’s Vision of Social Change / Olivia Orozco de la Torre4 Transmission of Texts and Globalization of Knowledge: Inter-religious Dialogue in Castile in the Fifteenth Century / Sonia FellousPart 3: Religions and Globalization5 Islam: Globalization, Autonomy, and Internationality / Mohamed Yassine Essid6 Muslim Women in the Mediterranean Region: Discriminatory Autonomy / Latifa LakhdharPart 4: Cultural Autonomy -- Music and Food7 Local Tunisian Music and Globalization: Between Musical Autonomy and Commercial Autonomy / Myriem Lakhoua8 Globalization and Food Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region / Amado A. Millán Fuertes9 The Fuentes de Ebro Sweet Onion: Autonomy through Globalization / Rulof Kerkhoff10 Globalization of Food Practices in Amman / Almudena Hasan Bosque11 Food Globalization and Autonomy Strategies: The Case of Meat in Tunisia / Paula Durán MonfortPart 5: Cultural Autonomy -- Languages and Education12 Globalized Literature and Autonomy: The Arabic Novel in the West / François Zabbal13 The Use of English in North Africa: From Globalization to Autonomy / Mongi Bahloul14 Globalization, Autonomy, and Higher Education: The French and Tunisian Cases / Houda Ben HassenPart 6: Globalization and Autonomy -- The Economic Question15 The Economics of Globalization and Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region / Lotfi Bouzaïane16 Globalization and Autonomy in the Mediterranean Region: The Roles of the Main Stakeholders / Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi17 The Challenge of Financial Globalization in Countries South of the Mediterranean Basin / Samouel Béji18 Industrial Policy in the Mediterranean Region and Capacities for Autonomy in a Context of Globalization / Jihen Malek19 The South Mediterranean Countries and Economic Opening: The State of Affairs / Nizard Jouini20 The Mediterranean and Outsourcing / Fatma SarrajEpilogue21 Globalization and Autonomy: The Individual in the Maghreb / Interview with Dr. Hashmi DhaouiNotes; Works Cited; Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting a historical survey of China’s boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic.Trade ReviewThe Pragmatic Dragon significantly advances the reader’s knowledge of China’s reactions and counter-measures to its boundary disputes. Moreover, the case studies present an intriguing account of why and how China made compromises on its border disputes. It is a book worth reading for those with great curiosity and questions about China’s boundary settlements. This book may also interest political economists, historians, and general readers concerned with China’s response to the shift of the global balance of power. -- Kai Chen, Xiamen University, China * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsPart 1: The Strategic and Historical ContextIntroduction: Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements1 The Historical LegacyPart 2: The Sino-Indian Dimension2 Sino-Indian Relations and Boundary Disputes3 The Sino-Burmese Boundary Settlement4 Boundary Settlements with Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan5 The Sino-Pakistani Boundary Settlement6 The Sino-Afghan Boundary SettlementPart 3: The Sino-Soviet/Russian Dimension7 Sino-Soviet/Russian Relations and the Boundary Settlement8 The Sino-Mongolian Boundary Settlement9 The Sino-Japanese Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute10 The Sino-Vietnamese Territorial and Boundary SettlementsPart 4: Contemporary Settlements and Disputes11 Boundary Settlements with Eurasian States12 The South China Sea Territorial DisputesConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisHistorically, Canada's Constitution has been principally viewed as a federal framework or a rights bulwark. This book offers a brand new interpretation. The Strategic Constitution, as proposed by Irvin Studin, can be a framework for Canada to project strategic power in the world. This framework lays the foundations for a new school of Canadian constitutional scholarship.Studin begins by reducing the Constitution to its strategically relevant essentials or building blocks. He then provides a wide-ranging audit of the Constitution in terms of its implications for so-called factors of strategic power: the military, diplomacy, executive potency, natural resources, the economy, strategic communications, and the national population. He later applies the Strategic Constitution framework to four policy case studies: Canadian regional leadership in the Americas; bona fide war (as in Afghanistan); Arctic sovereignty; and counterterrorism.Provocative and well-argued, this book maTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: The Conceptual Framework for Assessing Canadian Strategic Power in Constitutional Terms1 Framing Some Key Concepts2 Diplomacy3 The Military4 Government, or Pure Executive Potency5 Natural Resources (and Food)6 National Economic Might7 Communications8 Population9 The Strategic Constitution as Conceptual and Analytical FrameworkPart 2: Applying the Conceptual Framework: Four Policy Case StudiesCase Study A: Canadian Strategic Leadership in the AmericasCase Study B: Bona Fide WarCase Study C: Arctic SovereigntyCase Study D: National Security-CounterterrorismConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the implications of territorial pluralism for the peaceful and democratic management of difference in states characterized by ethnic, national, linguistic, or cultural divisions.Trade ReviewThis is undoubtedly a definitive and comprehensive volume; it will be an invaluable source book for policymakers and scholars alike who have an abiding interest in the management of differences in multinational states. -- Kham Khan Suan Hausing, University of Hyderabad * Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 55 No. 1, December 2016 *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction / Richard SimeonPart 1: Conceptual and Normative Dimensions1 Territorial Pluralism: Taxonomizing Its Forms, Virtues, and Flaws / John McGarry and Brendan O’Leary2 A Conceptual and Normative Analysis of Territorial Pluralism / Mira Bachvarova and Margaret Moore3 Caught in the Minority Trap: Limits of Territorial Autonomy / Peter A. KrausPart 2: Empirical and Comparative Dimensions4 Is Federalism Like Snow, and Is It Exportable? Some Cautionary Notes on the Study of Federalism / Richard Simeon5 Territorial Autonomy in Nationally Divided Societies: The Experience of the United Kingdom, Spain, and Bosnia and Herzegovina / Michael Keating6 Sustaining Territorial Pluralism: The Political Economy of Institutional Change / Karlo Basta7 Territorial Pluralism in Spain: Characteristics and Assessment / César Colino and Angustias Hombrado8 Belgium and the Crisis of Governability, 2007-11: Rebooting Territorial Pluralism? / Wilfried Swenden9 Land and Citizenship in Nigerian Ethnofederalism / John Boye Ejobowah10 Ethnic Territory, Land Tenure, and Citizenship in Africa: The Politics of Devolution in Ghana and Kenya / Bruce J. Berman11 Consociational Theory, Self-Determination Disputes, and Territorial Pluralism: The Case of Cyprus / John McGarry12 The Two Shadows of Empire and Still-Born Federalism in China / André LalibertéConclusion: The Continuing Relevance of Territorial Pluralism / Karlo Basta and Richard SimeonIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the implications of territorial pluralism for the peaceful and democratic management of difference in states characterized by ethnic, national, linguistic, or cultural divisions.Trade ReviewThis is undoubtedly a definitive and comprehensive volume; it will be an invaluable source book for policymakers and scholars alike who have an abiding interest in the management of differences in multinational states. -- Kham Khan Suan Hausing, University of Hyderabad * Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 55 No. 1, December 2016 *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction / Richard SimeonPart 1: Conceptual and Normative Dimensions1 Territorial Pluralism: Taxonomizing Its Forms, Virtues, and Flaws / John McGarry and Brendan O’Leary2 A Conceptual and Normative Analysis of Territorial Pluralism / Mira Bachvarova and Margaret Moore3 Caught in the Minority Trap: Limits of Territorial Autonomy / Peter A. KrausPart 2: Empirical and Comparative Dimensions4 Is Federalism Like Snow, and Is It Exportable? Some Cautionary Notes on the Study of Federalism / Richard Simeon5 Territorial Autonomy in Nationally Divided Societies: The Experience of the United Kingdom, Spain, and Bosnia and Herzegovina / Michael Keating6 Sustaining Territorial Pluralism: The Political Economy of Institutional Change / Karlo Basta7 Territorial Pluralism in Spain: Characteristics and Assessment / César Colino and Angustias Hombrado8 Belgium and the Crisis of Governability, 2007-11: Rebooting Territorial Pluralism? / Wilfried Swenden9 Land and Citizenship in Nigerian Ethnofederalism / John Boye Ejobowah10 Ethnic Territory, Land Tenure, and Citizenship in Africa: The Politics of Devolution in Ghana and Kenya / Bruce J. Berman11 Consociational Theory, Self-Determination Disputes, and Territorial Pluralism: The Case of Cyprus / John McGarry12 The Two Shadows of Empire and Still-Born Federalism in China / André LalibertéConclusion: The Continuing Relevance of Territorial Pluralism / Karlo Basta and Richard SimeonIndex

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