International relations Books
Berghahn Books, Incorporated The Inverted Mirror: Mythologizing the Enemy in
Book Synopsis It is hard to imagine nowadays that, for many years, France and Germany considered each other as "arch enemies." And yet, for well over a century, these two countries waged verbal and ultimately violent wars against each other. This study explores a particularly virulent phase during which each of these two nations projected certain assumptions about national character onto the other - distorted images, motivated by antipathy, fear, and envy, which contributed to the growing hostility between the two countries in the years before the First World War. Most remarkably, as the author discovered, the qualities each country ascribed to its chief adversary appeared to be exaggerated or negative versions of precisely those qualities that it perceived to be lacking or inadequate in itself. Moreover, banishing undesirable traits and projecting them onto another people was also an essential step in the consolidation of national identity. As such, it established a pattern that has become all too familiar to students of nationalism and xenophobia in recent decades. This study shows that antagonism between states is not a fact of nature but socially constructed.Trade Review “…a balanced and perceptive analysis…a superb monograph.” · The Historian “…an interesting political application of the psychological tendency to overlook our own weaknesses even as we attribute them to someone else…This work has obvious value as an introductory text for student historians of France and Germany; its study of cultural identities and national myths also makes it pertinent to young scholars interested in the workings of international affairs. Instructors of modern European history courses, or French or German civilization courses will find this volume to be valuable background reading.” · French Review "Michael Nolan's broad and deep learning, sharp thinking, and elegant style combine to make fresh and exciting reading out of what might have been thought to be a familiar tale of bygone mutual hostility between two peoples and cultures. He bears his erudition lightly, yet it blows through every portion of this fine work." · Rudolph Binion, Brandeis University "This study shines by its elegance, erudition, and thoughtfulness ... It is a joy to read." · Paul Jankowski, Brandeis University “The comprehensive study…is convincing not least because of its substantial sources.” · Historische ZeitschriftTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Franco-German Relations, 1898–1914: A Sketch Chapter 2. Hereditary Enemies? The Once and Future War Chapter 3. Production and Reproduction: Economy, Fertility, and Consumption Chapter 4. The Elusive Alsatian Chapter 5. Shades of Opinion: The Political Spectrum Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated Japan and Germany in the Modern World
Book Synopsis First study of the fascinating parallelism that characterizes developments in Japan and Germany by one of Germany's leading Japan specialists. With the founding of their respective national states, the Meiji Empire in 1869 and the German Reich in 1871, Japan and Germany entered world politics. Since then both countries have developed in strikingly similar ways, and it is not surprising that these two became close allies during the Second World War, although in the end this proved a "fatal attraction."Trade Review"[These articles] offer crucial points of orientation to an understanding of German-Japanese relations in modern times and encourage further research into this complex subject matter." Historische ZeltschriftTable of Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Fatal Affinities: the German Role in the Modernization of Japan in the Early Meiji Period (1868-1895) and its Aftermath Chapter 2. Japan during the World Economic Crisis: Big Business and Social Unrest Chapter 3. Three Forms of Fascism: Japan - Italy - Germany Chapter 4. Germany and Pearl Harbor Chapter 5. The German Japanese Alliance in the Second World War Chapter 6. The Pacific War and the Twentieth Century Bibliography Index
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated Humanity's Soldier: France and International
Book Synopsis French security policy has posed a puzzle to many people outside France, including politicians and even defense specialists such as the author, who took time off from his administrative position in Whitehall in order to study French thinking about security in detail. As with many other studies, he takes as his point of departure the traumatic defeat of 1940 but argues that the origins of current French policy are grounded in events and ideas that go back hundreds of years. They are ideas that are scarcely known or often misinterpreted in the Anglo-Saxon world.Trade Review "... attractively written and grounded in a wide range of secondary sources." · The International History ReviewTable of Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Political Truth and Symbolic Politics Chapter 2. The Universal Mission Chapter 3. Grandeur and Misery Chapter 4. Errors Not to Be Repeated Chapter 5. Death and the Soul Chapter 6. The Far Side of Despair Chapter 7. Weakness and Fear Chapter 8. The Rebels and the Sovereign Chapter 9. Charles the Great and the God-King Conclusion: The past and the Future Bibliography Index
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated Haunted by History: Myths in International
Book Synopsis Europe is a continent weighed down by the shadows of its past, its wars, the traditional enmities, the suspicions of neighbours fuelled by historical memories. This has immediate consequences for the understanding and representation of the past: journalists, politicians, historians often apply simplistic, pre-conceived patterns, i.e., myths, to current events, resulting in distorted and misleading analyses. This volume exposes the way some historical myths, such as Balance of Power, Rapallo, the Special Relationship, the Franco-German Couple, the Peril of Islam, are used to blur, not to clarify our understanding of international affairs, even to manipulate contemporary politics.
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Austin & Winfield,U.S. Human Rights Dilemmas in Contemporary Times:
Book SynopsisThis study examines and analyzes human rights issues from a comparative perspective. As the concept of universal human rights gains increasing acceptance in the international community, it has come into conflict with formulations of human rights existing in different cultures and legal systems of the world. An attempt is made in this study to provide a comprehensive understanding of patterns of human rights values and violations extant in various societies. Chapters incorporated in this manuscript will include topics relevant to both international relations and comparative politics.
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Potomac Books Inc Shooting the Messenger
Book SynopsisAs the literature on military-media relations grows, it is informed by antagonism either from journalists who report on wars or from ex-soldiers in their memoirs. Academics who attempt more judicious accounts rarely have any professional military or media experience.
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Associated University Presses Foreign Policy Decision Making In Nigeria
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Berrett-Koehler America as Empire
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Cold War Era
Book SynopsisThis concise historical narrative by a prize-winning Cold War historian covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The book analyzes the Cold War as the primary event and framework that dominated American thought and action for half a century.Trade Review"This concise historical narrative by a prize-winning Cold War historian covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. For the student or scholar of American foreign relations, as well as general readers, this book is an excellent introductory overview of a crucially important period in American history." History Online "Fraser Harbutt covers an immense amount of ground in relatively few pages. This is an excellent overview of the Cold War era, providing a balance between the history of the period and the historiographical debates. Harbutt's account is judicious and fair-minded, though he certainly has a point of view and is not afraid to express it." Richard Polenberg, Cornell University "Fraser Harbutt's latest book is important and distinctive because it treats the Cold War era as more than diplomatic history. It reveals a mastery of the historical literature, and is a fine read that provides an evenhanded survey of a complex and critical period in American history." Alonzo L. Hamby, University of Ohio "This in an interesting account and its incorporation of fine summariesof the views of many historians and social thinkers adds to its appeal" Victor Rosenburg, Cleveland, OhioTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Harry S. Truman and the Creation of a Postwar Order. 2. The Cold War Breaks Loose, 1949-54. 3. The Eisenhower Fifties: Consolidation and Confrontation. 4. The 1960s: The Triumph and Tragedy of American Liberalism. 5. America at Bay: The Enigmatic 1970s. 6. Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War Era. Notes. Selective Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Cold War Era
Book SynopsisThis concise historical narrative by a prize-winning Cold War historian covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The book analyzes the Cold War as the primary event and framework that dominated American thought and action for half a century.Trade Review"This concise historical narrative by a prize-winning Cold War historian covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. For the student or scholar of American foreign relations, as well as general readers, this book is an excellent introductory overview of a crucially important period in American history." History Online "Fraser Harbutt covers an immense amount of ground in relatively few pages. This is an excellent overview of the Cold War era, providing a balance between the history of the period and the historiographical debates. Harbutt's account is judicious and fair-minded, though he certainly has a point of view and is not afraid to express it." Richard Polenberg, Cornell University "Fraser Harbutt's latest book is important and distinctive because it treats the Cold War era as more than diplomatic history. It reveals a mastery of the historical literature, and is a fine read that provides an evenhanded survey of a complex and critical period in American history." Alonzo L. Hamby, University of Ohio "This in an interesting account and its incorporation of fine summariesof the views of many historians and social thinkers adds to its appeal" Victor Rosenburg, Cleveland, OhioTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Harry S. Truman and the Creation of a Postwar Order. 2. The Cold War Breaks Loose, 1949-54. 3. The Eisenhower Fifties: Consolidation and Confrontation. 4. The 1960s: The Triumph and Tragedy of American Liberalism. 5. America at Bay: The Enigmatic 1970s. 6. Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War Era. Notes. Selective Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The United States and Imperialism
Book SynopsisThe United States and Imperialism uses concepts of civilization, identity, the civilizing mission, and cooperation to explain the role of imperialism throughout American history. Ninkovich's original analysis of America as an empire shows how imperialism, anti-imperialism, and geopolitics have all played a role in how the United States made decisions when seeking new territories.Trade Review"Frank Ninkovich's The United States and Imperialism is a major work of historical research and writing. Ninkovich takes on several of the most important topics in the history of US foreign relations with grace, wit, and deep understanding. The book includes a vast amount of scholarship in primary and secondary sources. Best of all, it brings centuries' old issues up to date." Robert D. Schulzinger, University of Colorado "In this provocative overview, Frank Ninkovich reconceptualizes American imperialism 'as an element of the geopolitics of modernity.' By emphasizing the liberal sensibility and modernizing goals behind imperialism, he reorients stale debates and poses fresh questions about America's identity and 'civilizing' mission." Emily Rosenberg, Macalester College "Ninkovich provides an innovative and exciting synthesis." Choice "Ninkovich presents a fresh interpretation of the contours of the American empire and places the experience of imperialism within the larger context of modern US foreign policy. This study is to be commended for its clarity, conceptual sophistication, and eloquence. It is highly recommended for classroom adoption and equally suited for undergraduate and graduate discussions" American Nineteenth Century History JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Imperialism and National Identity in the 1890s. 2. Failed Expectations: The Civilizing Mission in the Philippines. 3. America's Caribbean Empire. 4. The Modernization of China and the Diplomacy of Imperialism. 5. Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism in America's World Policies. Conclusion: Beyond Imperialism: The Empire of Modernity. Index.
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America
Book SynopsisA thorough examination of the influence of David Hume's work early American political thought. This book explores the reception of David Hume's political thought in eighteenth-century America. It presents a challenge to standard interpretations that assume Hume's thought had little influence in early America. Eighteenth-century Americans are often supposed to have ignored Hume's philosophical writings and to have rejected entirely Hume's "Tory" History of England. James Madison, if he used Hume's ideas in Federalist No. 10, it is commonly argued, thought best to do so silently -- open allegiance to Hume was a liability. Despite renewed debate about the impact of Hume's political ideas in America, existing scholarship is often narrow and highly speculative. WereHume's works available in eighteenth-century America? If so, which works? Where? When? Who read Hume? To what avail? To answer questions of that sort, this books draws upon a wide assortment of evidence. Early American bookcatalogues, periodical publications, and the writings of lesser-light thinkers are used to describe Hume's impact on the social history of ideas, an essential context for understanding Hume's influence on many of the classic texts of early American political thought. Hume's Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, was readily available, earlier, and more widely, than scholars have supposed. The History of England was read most frequently ofall, however, and often in distinctive ways. Hume's History, which presented the British constitution as a patch-work product of chance historical developments, informed the origins of the American Revolution and Hume's subsequent reception through the late eighteenth century. The 326 subscribers to the first American edition of Hume's History [published in Philadelphia in 1795/96] are more representative of the History's friendly reception in enlightened America than are its few critics. Thomas Jefferson's latter-day rejection of Hume's political thought foreshadowed Hume's falling reputation in nineteenth-century America. MARK G. SPENCER is Associate Professor of History at Brock University where he holds a Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence. His books include Hume's Reception in Early America [2002], Utilitarians and Their Critics in America, 1789-1914 [2005], andUlster Presbyterians in the Atlantic World [2006].Trade ReviewThis is an exceptionally good book: it unequivocally establishes the prevalence of 'flawed assessments of Hume's reception in America, [and] serious misunderstandings about the intellectual origins of the American Revolution.' The book is very well-written, impeccably documented, and should be in every self-respecting library - private or institutional. * . *--Peter Jones, Enlightenment and Dissent * . *One central truism about historical scholarship is challenged head-on by Mark Spencer's new book. This is that all answers are necessarily provisional, subject to endless adjustment and further revision in the light of subsequent evidence and refinements in argument. That David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America is likely to brook no such contingency will be obvious to all who read it. For with exemplary commitment to the recovery and analysis of previously unknown data, it will scotch forever a series of assumptions, important to an understanding of the relationship of the Scottish Enlightenment and the American Revolution, that have hitherto enjoyed remarkable currency. -- David Allan, Scottish Historical ReviewCopiously researched, David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America recovers Hume's importance, particularly as a political theorist, to a wide range of readers and writers in the late colonial, revolutionary, and early republican periods. Spencer gives the impression of leaving no stone unturned: book, catalogues, newspaper articles, political tracts, correspondence, and subscription lists are all mined for Hume's appearances and echoes. Spencer's book is a model of rigorous investigative scholarship, and is likely to remain the standard work for years to come on the topic of David Hume and eighteenth-century American political thought. -- Adam Potkay, College of William & Mary * EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LIFE *Table of ContentsHume's Works in Colonial and Early Revolutionary America Historiographical Context for Hume's Reception in Eighteenth-Century America Hume's Earliest Reception in Colonial America Hume's Impact on the Prelude to American Independence Humean Origins of the American Revolution Hume and Madison on Faction Was Hume a Liability in Late Eighteenth-Century America? Explaining "Publius's" Silent Use of Hume The Reception of Hume's Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century America
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Dissertation.com Democratic Peace: In the Spectrum of Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Turner Publishing Company Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the
Book SynopsisWhen the hardcover of Atomic Iran was published in 2005, few could have anticipated that it would so accurately foretell events that have since taken place in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Many who once considered it partisan overkill now take its message very seriously. A charter member of the "axis of evil," the rogue state of Iran and the mullahs who govern it are on a collision course with the rest of the world—especially America and Europe. Iran continues to manipulate the price of oil to finance its nuclear endeavors and terrorist activities. And it continues its well-laundered contributions to key U.S. politicians to normalize diplomatic and trade relations between the two nations.With the election of Mahmaud Ahmadinejad as president, Iran is now in the hands of. aShi'ite Muslim who announced in his Semptember 2005 speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations that his divine purpose was to prepare the way for the return of the Madhi.The belief in the Second Coming of the Mahdi is similar to the belief of Christians who anticipate the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, with one important difference: the cult of the Mahdi holds that the world must experience an apocalypse before the Mahdi returns. For a head of state to believe his mission from Allah is to cause the apocalypse needed to bring back the Mahdi is extremely dangerous. Ahmadinejad's religious convictions are shocking. Even at the height of the cold war, such ideas were unthinkable.In Atomic Iran, Jerome R. Corsi sounds a wake-up call to Americans to pay attention to the growing crisis and to hold U.S. politicians accountable for their relationships with and efforts on behalf of the Iranian regime. For years, the world community has labored to negotiate with Iran, all to no avail. The moment Iran has nuclear weapons, everything changes—for the worse.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Rag-tags, Scum, Riff-raff and Commies: The
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Rag-tags, Scum, Riff-raff and Commies: The
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The New Crusade: America's War on Terrorism
Book SynopsisThe attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 and the U.S. government response, especially after the bombing of Afghanistan, transformed U.S. and global politics. The New Crusade examines the myths that have arisen around the war on terrorism and the ways they are used to benefit a small elite. Mahajan demonstrates how accepted accounts of the causes of the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, the conduct of the war, and its consequences have been systematically distorted. He shows how global power is being redefined in the process and explores the new directions the war is likely to take. Reflecting both deep knowledge of the region and the commitment and hands-on experience of a seasoned activist, Mahajan provides a powerful interpretation of events that will be decisive in the making of our time.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Eastern Cauldron: Islam, Afghanistan, Palestine,
Book SynopsisThe essays collected in Eastern Cauldron describe and explain the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism, the fate of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and its aftermath, and above all the Palestinian conflict - in which the regional stakes are so dramatically embodied and contested. Achcar analyzes the social bases, strategies and tactics of PLO, Hizbollah, Israel and the United States from the establishment of the state of Israel to the second Intifada. He pinpoints the contradictions of the Israeli state - seeking at the same time to be Jewish and yet democratic - and the impact of these contradictions on all parties to the conflict.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Eastern Cauldron: Islam, Afghanistan, Palestine
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Toward an Open Tomb: The Crisis of Israeli
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Pox Americana: Exposing the American Empire
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Pox Americana: Exposing the American Empire
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Empire Reloaded: Socialist Register: 2005
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Understanding the Venezuelan Revolution: Hugo
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Through a Glass Darkly: American Views of the
Book Synopsis"Through a Glass Darkly" was William Hinton's last book. It draws on a lifetime of immersion in Chinese politics and society, beginning with the seven years he spent in China, working mainly in agriculture and land reform, until 1953. On his return to the United States in that year, Hinton first encountered the distortions and misrepresentations of the Chinese Revolution that he examines in this book. Hinton defends the achievements of the Chinese Revolution during the three decades from 1948 to 1979 from its detractors both in the United States and, since 1979, in China itself. His starting point is the work of John K. Fairbank, for many years a professor at Harvard and the "dean of China Studies" in the United States. But it is not limited to critique. Instead, Hinton's critique of Fairbank leads into a wide-ranging examination of the nature of the transformation attempted in China, its social and political bases, and the causes and consequences of its policies in land reform, agriculture, combating famine, popular culture, industrialization, morality, and much else besides. Moving from large questions to concrete details, often drawn from his own experiences, Hinton brings everyday life in revolutionary China graphically to life. In a time when the distorted views first developed by U.S. critics of the Chinese Revolution are often propagated by the new Chinese elite themselves, "Through a Glass Darkly" has more than just historical relevance. For anyone wishing to understand present-day rivalries between the United States and China, Hinton shows how these began. This is a fitting completion of the work of a great scholar and revolutionary.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Inside Lebanon: Journey to a Shattered Land with
Book SynopsisThis prescient and timely book documents Noam Chomsky's visit to Lebanon, in May 2006, to lecture on U.S. imperialism and the imminent crises facing the Middle East - two months before Israel orchestrated major military campaigns against Lebanon and Palestine. During his visit, he met with political leaders - including those of Hizbullah - toured refugee camps, and inspected a former Israeli prison and torture compound. "Inside Lebanon" describes Chomsky's journey and situates it within the tragically altered context of Lebanon and Palestine before and after the war of 2006. Chomsky's essays provide a framework for understanding the role of U.S. politics, power, and policies in these conflicts by examining how the United States wages war and imposes world domination while presenting itself as the righteous protector of democracy. Ironically, U.S. efforts at imperial control generate conflict and crises within the region while undermining democracy. "Inside Lebanon" includes essays and photographs by Carol Chomsky, Irene L. Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury, Jennifer Loewenstein, Hanady Salman, Rasha Salti, and Fawwaz Traboulsi and provides an analysis of the social-political conditions of people in Lebanon, Gaza, and refugee camps. It situates Israel's attacks and the position of Hizbullah and Hamas in this conflict while at the same time providing a record of events during the war, linking the conflicts on the ground to the global order.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Inside Lebanon: Journey to a Shattered Land with
Book SynopsisThis prescient and timely book documents Noam Chomsky's visit to Lebanon, in May 2006, to lecture on U.S. imperialism and the imminent crises facing the Middle East - two months before Israel orchestrated major military campaigns against Lebanon and Palestine. During his visit, he met with political leaders - including those of Hizbullah - toured refugee camps, and inspected a former Israeli prison and torture compound. "Inside Lebanon" describes Chomsky's journey and situates it within the tragically altered context of Lebanon and Palestine before and after the war of 2006. Chomsky's essays provide a framework for understanding the role of U.S. politics, power, and policies in these conflicts by examining how the United States wages war and imposes world domination while presenting itself as the righteous protector of democracy. Ironically, U.S. efforts at imperial control generate conflict and crises within the region while undermining democracy. "Inside Lebanon" includes essays and photographs by Carol Chomsky, Irene L. Gendzier, Assaf Kfoury, Jennifer Loewenstein, Hanady Salman, Rasha Salti, and Fawwaz Traboulsi and provides an analysis of the social-political conditions of people in Lebanon, Gaza, and refugee camps. It situates Israel's attacks and the position of Hizbullah and Hamas in this conflict while at the same time providing a record of events during the war, linking the conflicts on the ground to the global order.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Bush Versus Chavez: Washington's War on Venezuela
Book SynopsisPresident Hugo Chavez openly defies the ruling class in the United States, daring to advance universal access to health care and education, to remove itself from the economic orbit dominated by the United States, to diversify its production to meet human needs and promote human development, and to forge an economic coalition between Latin American countries. But as "Bush Versus Chavez" reveals, Venezuela's revolutionary process has drawn more than simply the ire of Washington. It has precipitated an ongoing campaign to contain and cripple the democratically elected government of Latin America's leading oil power. "Bush Versus Chavez" details how millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are used to fund groups - such as the National Endowment for Democracy, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Office for Transition - with the express purpose to support counter-revolutionary groups in Venezuela. It describes how Washington is attempting to impose endless sanctions, justified by fabricated evidence, to cause economic distress. And it illuminates the build up of U.S. military troops, operations, and exercises in the Caribbean, that specifically threaten the Venezuelan people and government. "Bush Versus Chavez" exposes the imperialist machinations of Washington as it tries to thwart a socialist revolution for the twenty-first century.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Bush Versus Chavez: Washington's War on Venezuela
Book SynopsisPresident Hugo Chavez openly defies the ruling class in the United States, daring to advance universal access to health care and education, to remove itself from the economic orbit dominated by the United States, to diversify its production to meet human needs and promote human development, and to forge an economic coalition between Latin American countries. But as "Bush Versus Chavez" reveals, Venezuela's revolutionary process has drawn more than simply the ire of Washington. It has precipitated an ongoing campaign to contain and cripple the democratically elected government of Latin America's leading oil power. "Bush Versus Chavez" details how millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are used to fund groups - such as the National Endowment for Democracy, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Office for Transition - with the express purpose to support counter-revolutionary groups in Venezuela. It describes how Washington is attempting to impose endless sanctions, justified by fabricated evidence, to cause economic distress. And it illuminates the build up of U.S. military troops, operations, and exercises in the Caribbean, that specifically threaten the Venezuelan people and government. "Bush Versus Chavez" exposes the imperialist machinations of Washington as it tries to thwart a socialist revolution for the twenty-first century.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Global Flashpoints: Reactions to Imperialism and
Book Synopsis"Global Flashpoints" critically examines today's neoliberal order and the new resistance movements which it has sparked across the globe. This timely and panoramic work offers penetrating historical analysis of the role of politics, religion and imperialism in shaping the contemporary crisis in the Middle East and of the prospects for the Left throughout the Islamic world. "Global Flashpoints" also explores the present state of resistance movements in Europe and the United States and highlights developments in Latin America, including Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution, the recent uprising in Oaxaca, indigenous agrarian movements in Bolivia, and Brazil's landless movement. "Global Flashpoints" offers a uniquely powerful and provocative account of the worldwide struggle against imperialism and neoliberalism in the new century.Table of Contents1. AIJAZ AHMAD, Modern Islam in Historical Perspective: The Fall of Three Empires; 2. GILBERT ACHCAR, Religion and Politics Today from a Marxian Perspective; 3. ASEF BAYAT, Islamism and Empire; 4. SABBAH ALNASSERI, Understanding Iraq; 5. BASHIR ABU-MANNEH, The Transformation of the Palestinian Resistance; 6. YILDIZ ATASOY, The Islamic Ethic and the Spirit of Turkish Capitalism; 7. HIDAYAT GREENFIELD, Kalya's Kalashnikov: Islamic Radicalism in East Asia; 8. ANA ESTHER CECENA, New Forms of Resistance in Latin America.; 9. MARGARITA LOPEZ MAYA, Venezuelan Revolution? Participatory Democracy under Chavez; 10. JACK HAMMOND, A Leftist Resurgence in Latin America?; 11. WILLIAM ROBINSON, Transformative Possibilities in Latin America; 12. WES ENZINNA, All We Want is the Earth: Bolivia's 'Agrarian Revolution'; 13. JOAO PEDRO STEDILE & ATILIO BORON, The Landless Movement and Brazilian Politics Today; 14. RICHARD ROMAN & EDUR VELASCO ARREGUI, The Oaxaca Uprising: Implications for Mexico; 15. G. M. TAMAS, Fifty Years Later: The Hungarian Revolt of 2006; 16. RAGHU KRISHNAN & ADRIEN THOMAS, Resistance to Neoliberalism in France; 17. PETER BURNHAM, The Blair Decade: New Labour and Beyond; 18. KIM MOODY, Harvest of Empire: The U.S. Immigrant Workers' Struggle; 19. ALFREDO SAAD FILHO, ELMAR ALTVATER & GREG ALBO, Understanding Neoliberalism: A Symposium.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Politics of Genocide
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Politics of Genocide
Book SynopsisIn this impressive book, Edward S. Herman and David Peterson examine the uses and abuses of the word "genocide." They argue persuasively that the label is highly politicized and that in the United States it is used by the government, journalists, and academics to brand as evil those nations and political movements that in one way or another interfere with the imperial interests of U.S. capitalism. Thus the word "genocide" is seldom applied when the perpetrators are U.S. allies (or even the United States itself), while it is used almost indiscriminately when murders are committed or are alleged to have been committed by enemies of the United States and U.S. business interests. One set of rules applies to cases such as U.S. aggression in Vietnam, Israeli oppression of Palestinians, Indonesian slaughter of so-called communists and the people of East Timor, U.S. bombings in Serbia and Kosovo, the U.S. war of "liberation" in Iraq, and mass murders committed by U.S. allies in Rwanda and the Republic of Congo. Another set applies to cases such as Serbian aggression in Kosovo and Bosnia, killings carried out by U.S. enemies in Rwanda and Darfur, Saddam Hussein, any and all actions by Iran, and a host of others. With its careful and voluminous documentation, close reading of the U.S. media and political and scholarly writing on the subject, and clear and incisive charts, The Politics of Genocide is both a damning condemnation and stunning expose of a deeply rooted and effective system of propaganda aimed at deceiving the population while promoting the expansion of a cruel and heartless imperial system.
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Economic War Against Cuba: A Historical and
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Confronting Black Jacobins: The U.S., the Haitian
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Cuba and the U.S. Empire: A Chronological History
Book SynopsisThe 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself. Cuba's many achievements - in education, health care, medical technology, direct local democracy, actions of international solidarity with the oppressed - are globally unmatched and unprecedented. And the United States, in light of Cuba's achievements, has waged a relentless campaign of terrorist attacks on the island and its leaders, while placing Cuba on its "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list. In this updated edition of her classic, Cuba and the United States: A Chronological History, Jane Franklin depicts the two countries' relationship from the time both were colonies to the present. We see the early connections between Cuba and the United States through slavery; through the sugar trade; then Cuba's multiple wars for national liberation; the annexation of Cuba by the United States; the infamous Platt Amendment that entitled the United States to intervene directly in Cuban affairs; the gangster capitalism promoted by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Battista; and the guerilla war that brought the revolutionaries to power. A new chapter updating the fraught Cuban-U.S. nexus brings us well into the 21st century, with a look at the current status of Assata Shakur, the Cuban Five, and the post-9/11 years leading to the expansion of diplomatic relations. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, the book is an outstanding scholarly work. Cuba and the United States brings new meaning to Simon Bolivar's warning in 1829, that the United States "appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom."Trade Review"Whether one reads it as a history, or keeps it handy as a ready reference...this is a book that no serious student of U.S.-Cuba relations can afford to be without." - Philip Brenner, American University
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Cuba and the U.S. Empire: A Chronological History
Book SynopsisThe 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself. Cuba's many achievements - in education, health care, medical technology, direct local democracy, actions of international solidarity with the oppressed - are globally unmatched and unprecedented. And the United States, in light of Cuba's achievements, has waged a relentless campaign of terrorist attacks on the island and its leaders, while placing Cuba on its "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list. In this updated edition of her classic, Cuba and the United States: A Chronological History, Jane Franklin depicts the two countries' relationship from the time both were colonies to the present. We see the early connections between Cuba and the United States through slavery; through the sugar trade; then Cuba's multiple wars for national liberation; the annexation of Cuba by the United States; the infamous Platt Amendment that entitled the United States to intervene directly in Cuban affairs; the gangster capitalism promoted by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Battista; and the guerilla war that brought the revolutionaries to power. A new chapter updating the fraught Cuban-U.S. nexus brings us well into the 21st century, with a look at the current status of Assata Shakur, the Cuban Five, and the post-9/11 years leading to the expansion of diplomatic relations. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, the book is an outstanding scholarly work. Cuba and the United States brings new meaning to Simon Bolivar's warning in 1829, that the United States "appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom."Trade Review"Whether one reads it as a history, or keeps it handy as a ready reference...this is a book that no serious student of U.S.-Cuba relations can afford to be without." -Philip Brenner, American University
£51.00
Monthly Review Press,U.S. Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign
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£22.00
North Atlantic Books,U.S. Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal
Book SynopsisA major modern conundrum is how the Arab/Israel conflict remains unresolved and, seemingly, unresolvable. In this inspirational book, Rabbi Michael Lerner suggests that a change in consciousness is crucial. With clarity and honesty, he examines how the mutual demonization and discounting of each sides’ legitimate needs drive the debate, and he points to new ways of thinking that can lead to a solution. Lerner emphasizes that this new approach to the issue requires giving primacy to love, kindness, and generosity. It calls for challenging the master narratives in both Israel and Palestine as well as the false idea that “homeland security” can be achieved through military, political, economic, or media domination. Lerner makes the case that a lasting peace must prioritize helping people on all sides (including Europe and the U.S.) and that real security is best achieved through an ethos of caring and generosity toward “the other.” As many spiritual leaders have taught, problems like these cannot be solved at the same level at which they originated—one must seek higher ground, and that becomes a central task for anyone who wants a sustainable peace. Embracing Israel/Palestine is written for those looking for positive, practical solutions to this ongoing dilemma.
£15.29
Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. On the History of International Law and International Organization: Collected Papers of Sir Paul Vinogradoff
£999.99
Texas A & M University Press Waltzing into the Cold War: The Struggle for
Book SynopsisAs US troops marched into vanquished Austria at the end of World War II, they faced the dual tasks of destroying the remnants of Nazi power and establishing a new democratic nation. The American military forces were adept at the first task; they were woefully unprepared for the second. Their halting efforts, complicated by the difficulties of managing the occupation along with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, exacerbated an already monumental undertaking and fueled the looming Cold War confrontation between East and West. In this first English-language study of secret postwar US military operations during the occupation of Austria and of the American effort to create a garrison state for NATO's defense, James Jay Carafano traces US policy and behaviour from the end of the war until 1955 and the signing of the treaty that finally led to the withdrawal of the occupation forces. He demonstrates that from the very beginning of an American presence in Austria, the US Army could not wean itself from the operational habits it had forged in war, practices that skewed US postwar foreign policy while earning Austrian resentment and Soviet mistrust. The fog of peace, Carafano concludes, befuddled US planners. In crystal-clear detail, Carafano lays out the course of the US presence in Austria, the problems America encountered, and the problems it caused. He sheds new light on this little-studied aspect of the Cold War, and he underscores the mundane truth that peace is fundamentally different from war and that if armies are used during peacetime, they have to be retrained to manage their postwar tasks successfully. Those interested in contemporary military peace-keeping efforts, as well as those trying to understand the lessons of the Cold War, should find this study an invaluable aid.Table of ContentsThe Disease and Unrest Formula; A Far Country; Shepherding Midnight's Children; The Largest Single Industry; On-the-Job Training; From Occupiers to Warriors; The Southern Flank; Secrets; Arming Austria.
£38.21
PublicAffairs,U.S. Soft Power: The Means To Success In World
Book SynopsisJoseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently,and often incorrectly,by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power,the ability to coerce,grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.Trade Review"One of America's foremost experts on foreign policy delivers his "indispensable" guide to reshaping America's role in the world (Publishers Weekly)"
£13.29
The Perseus Books Group Running the World The Inside Story of the
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£15.19
PublicAffairs,U.S. Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S.- Arab Relations: 1820-2001
Book SynopsisThe two-hundred-year-long relationship between the Arab world and United States has been fraught with tension and resentment. What began in the nineteenth century as a favourable exchange of cultural understanding and economic opportunity deteriorated with America's increasing interest in oil, and finally collapsed when America's pushed for the legitimization of the State of Israel. In this provocative new book, Lebanese-American historian Ussama Makdisi explores America's fractured relationship with the Arab world, and offers policy recommendations that can lead to its repair.
£28.47
IBEX Publishers,U.S. Law & Politics of the Caspian Sea in the 21st
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£52.69
IBEX Publishers,U.S. Dynamics of International Relations
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£65.59
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Postconflict Development: Meeting New Challenges
Book SynopsisWith the proliferation of civil wars since the end of the Cold War, many developing countries now exist in a ""postconflict"" environment, posing enormous development challenges for the societies affected, as well as for international actors. Postconflict Development addresses these challenges in a range of vital sectors, security, justice, economic policy, education, the media, agriculture, health, and the environment, in countries around the globe. The authors focus on the need to move beyond emergency relief to create new social and economic structures that can serve as the foundations for a lasting peace. Prosperity, they acknowledge, does not guarantee peace; but a lack of economic development will almost certainly lead to renewed violence. This conviction informs their thorough discussion of the policy dilemmas confronted in postconflict situations and a range of concrete, successful approaches to resolving them.Trade ReviewAddresses all the important topics linked to postconflict peacebuilding, with policy lessons/ prescriptions well illustrated by case studies. Postconflict Development will appeal to students, as well as to the academic community at large. - Carolyn Shaw, Wichita State UniversityTable of ContentsThe Challenges of Postconflict Development, G. Junne and W. Verkoren. Building State Institutions, J.L. Herrero. Developing Local Governance, T. Hohe. Establishing the Rule of Law, M. Plunkett. Reintegrating Former Combatants, D. Salomons. Reconstructing Infrastructure, R.H. Brown. The Media's Role in War and Peacebuilding, R. Howard. Reforming Education, W.A. Degu. Reviving Health Care, V. van Schoor. Protecting the Environment, M. Bijlsma. Economic Policy for Building Peace, B. Kamphuis. Financing Reconstruction, T. Addison, A.R. Chowdhury, and S. M. Murshed. Donor Assistance: Lessons from Palestine for Afghanistan, R. Brynen. Donors and Civil Society, C. van der Borgh. Bringing It All Together: A Case Study of Mozambique, J. Hanlon. Bringing It All Together: A Case Study of Cambodia, W. Verkoren. Seeking the Best Way Forward, G. Junne and W. Verkoren.
£23.95
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc International Relations in Action: A World
Book SynopsisThis hands-on exercise allows students to relate the concepts and issues at the foundation of global politics to the realities of international politics today. As influential leaders in the fictional world of Politica, each team of students governs a country with a unique history, geography, and culture. The teams must use strategy and negotiation to succeed - and survive - seeking to achieve specific territorial, security, and economic objectives. In the process, they grapple with a range of complex challenges: energy security, ethnic conflict, humanitarian intervention, environmental disaster, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and more. Students also pursue individual objectives based on the governmental post they hold - and quickly learn that self-interest and national interest are not always compatible. Teams are judged on their effectiveness in meeting stated objectives, but must also relate their practical experience to the academic content of the course. Toward this end, the book provides summaries, analysis, study questions, and additional sources of information for each of the theories and issues encountered during the simulation. Guidelines for instructors are also included. ""International Relations in Action"" has been tested in multiple courses, with students and instructors unanimously agreeing that it makes abstract theories practical and accessible, evokes an appreciation for the complexity of international politics, and generates enthusiasm for the study of international relations. In the representative words of one student, ""It was the best learning experience I've ever had.Trade ReviewA thoughtful pedagogical tool through which students can become actively involved in the tough decisions and dilemmas that policymakers face today. - Timothy D. Sisk, University of Denver ""International Relations in Action stands out as a successful example of stimulating student curiosity through active learning. I would highly recommend it for any course on international relations."" - William Muck, University of Arkansas at Little RockTable of ContentsIntroduction.; PART ONE: Let the Games Begin. Individual and Team Objectives. History and Geography.; PART TWO: Basic Components of the Simulation. Resource Factors. Diplomacy. Trade. Conflict.; PART THREE: The Simulation Scenarios. Alliance Politics. Territorial Disputes. Nuclear Proliferation. Ethnic Conflict. Free Trade vs. Protectionism. natural Resource Politics. Currency Crises. Foreign Aid. Global Security Organizations. International Criminal Courts. Collective Action Problems. Environmental Challenges.
£21.19
