The international administration of troubled states - whether in Bosnia, Kosovo, or East Timor - has seen a return to the principle of trusteeship; that is when some form of international supervision is required in a particular territory in order both to maintain order and to foster the norms and practices of fair self-government. Drawing on history, law, and international relations theory, William Bain presents an authoritative and forceful account of this crucial and misunderstood phenomenon.
The international administration of troubled states - whether in Bosnia, Kosovo, or East Timor - has seen a return to the principle of trusteeship; th...
This is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy.
By exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security in world affairs can be understood in relation to other ideas and points of view. It shows how, when standing alone, the word 'security' is meaningless, or just an empty term, when divorced from other ideas distinctive to international life. This essential new volume tackles the key questions in the...
This is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, d...
""Today Alan, I had a visit from an American evangelist: fellow by the name of Mark Varley. He's with Jackson Ford's 'Crusade for Christ' in Edinburgh. Somehow-can't think how-he's got wind of a Bruce family secret and I need to tell you about it before I turn up my toes." "
So begins the story of "The Melrose Secret."
An intricate plot woven with suspense keeps William Bain's unique tale of intrigue moving from Scotland to Canada, and Alabama to the south of France. Lawyer Alan Bruce and biologist Dr. Kate Harris begin a fast-paced chase to thwart Mark Varley, unscrupulous manager of...
""Today Alan, I had a visit from an American evangelist: fellow by the name of Mark Varley. He's with Jackson Ford's 'Crusade for Christ' in Edinburgh...
""Today Alan, I had a visit from an American evangelist: fellow by the name of Mark Varley. He's with Jackson Ford's 'Crusade for Christ' in Edinburgh. Somehow-can't think how-he's got wind of a Bruce family secret and I need to tell you about it before I turn up my toes." "
So begins the story of "The Melrose Secret."
An intricate plot woven with suspense keeps William Bain's unique tale of intrigue moving from Scotland to Canada, and Alabama to the south of France. Lawyer Alan Bruce and biologist Dr. Kate Harris begin a fast-paced chase to thwart Mark Varley, unscrupulous manager of...
""Today Alan, I had a visit from an American evangelist: fellow by the name of Mark Varley. He's with Jackson Ford's 'Crusade for Christ' in Edinburgh...
This is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, diplomacy, war and autonomy.
By exploring the many differing conceptions of security, this study clearly explains how the idea of security in world affairs can be understood in relation to other ideas and points of view. It shows how, when standing alone, the word 'security' is meaningless, or just an empty term, when divorced from other ideas distinctive to international life. This essential new volume tackles the key questions in the...
This is an accessible new examination of what 'security' means today, contextualizing the term amongst other key ideas, such as the nation state, d...
Twists of Fate follows the lives of the three main characters across a span of seven years, beginning in 1976.Themes of ambition and revenge drive the plot Michael Kenny is a businesman from Boston visiting a small Scottish town to finalize the contract for a ship being built for his father's Kenny Ship Line. One drunken night he sexually assaults Beth Anderson, a young university student. In retaliation, Beth's boyfriend, Jack Stewart, fights Kenny, and believing he has killed the American he flees to Canada, pursued by Kenny's bodyguard, Jed Maguire Jack is drugged by Maguire and taken to...
Twists of Fate follows the lives of the three main characters across a span of seven years, beginning in 1976.Themes of ambition and revenge drive the...
The purpose of this volume is to explore the medieval inheritance of modern international relations. Recent years have seen a flourishing of work on the history of international political thought, but the bulk of this has focused on the early modern and modern periods, leaving continuities with the medieval world largely ignored. The medieval is often used as a synonym for the barbaric and obsolete, yet this picture does not match that found in relevant work in the history of political thought. The book thus offers a chance to correct this misconception of the evolution of Western...
The purpose of this volume is to explore the medieval inheritance of modern international relations. Recent years have seen a flourishing of work o...
In 1938, as the world stands anxiously on the precipice of World War II, an unassuming young woman is unknowingly about to be caught up in events that could change history.
While in Germany to improve her linguistic skills, university student Ailsa Sinclair visits the British Embassy, where she has a chance encounter with a dashing British diplomat named Tarquin Forbes. While attending a reception with him at the embassy, she is introduced to a powerful and prominent Nazi politician, Rudolph Hess, Hitler's deputy fuhrer-and a man who will soon play a significant role in Ailsa's future....
In 1938, as the world stands anxiously on the precipice of World War II, an unassuming young woman is unknowingly about to be caught up in events t...
