The Caribbean Basin: An International History provides a study of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America. It also offers analysis of:
* the role of international intervention
* the complex interaction among major world powers in the area
* conflicts over colonial possessions and trade routes
* Soviet-American confrontation in the Cold War years.
Integrating the recent political, social and economic history of the Caribbean with its miltary and diplomatic past, this book charts the region's...

The Caribbean basin has been the scene of international rivalries and conflict throughout the 20th century. This book provides coverage of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America, as well as an analysis of the role of international intervention. It includes discussion of the complex interaction among major world powers in the area, from the British, Dutch, French and Spanish clashes through the Latin American wars of independence to the emergence of the United States as a colonial power in the late 19th century. The book also...

This presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and the differences and similarities between such armies.
Beginning with an exploration of the New Model Army of the 1640s, a force whose name itself seems to denote its revolutionary credentials, the author presents ten case studies from around the globe, including the American War of Independence, The French Revolution, The Zulu-Boer War, the Waffen SS and the Viet-Cong. Through a detailed analysis of...

Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts with foreign policy in practice rather than theoretically. Using case studies, reference to theory and practical examples, the book provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of communications studies, media studies, international relations and international history.

Analyzing the nature, role and impact of communications within the international arena since 1945, this work looks at how communications interacts with foreign policy in practice rather than theoretically. Using case studies, reference to theory and practical examples, the book provides an accessible guide to this growing field for students of communications studies, media studies, international relations and international history.

This text argues that international relations in the 20th century have been characterized by a dichotomy between traditional, egotistical Realpolitik and ideological foreign policy. From Machiavelli to Hitler and beyond, the author explores and explains the political landscape of the modern world in terms of this fundamental division. Covering topics such as the two World Wars, communism, fascist Italy and the Cold War, this text examines the principal political themes of recent times.

This presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and the differences and similarities between such armies. Beginning with an exploration of the New Model Army of the 1640s, a force whose name itself seems to denote its revolutionary credentials, the author presents ten case studies from around the globe, including the American War of Independence, The French Revolution, The Zulu-Boer War, the Waffen SS and the Viet-Cong. Through a detailed analysis of source...