Now in its second edition, American Adventurism Abroad traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's 'war on terror, ' and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations.
Examines 34 cases of overseas US militaristic meddling, drawn from eleven presidencies and five geographic regions
Provides not only understanding of the overseas interventions, but also a framework with which to interpret anticipated future American adventures
Describes two recent...
Now in its second edition, American Adventurism Abroad traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's 'wa...
"Measuring Global Values" is a major book that represents an enormous research effort. The book enables careful and systematic comparisons over time and across space as to whether a society is improving or losing ground. . . . It provides world order scholars with a fully elaborated framework for future research. . . . Sullivan's] book is certain to be the foundational work for future developments relating to normative assessment. "Richard Falk Princeton University"
This volume profiles 162 countries using as a basis for comparison more than a hundred indicators measuring how each...
"Measuring Global Values" is a major book that represents an enormous research effort. The book enables careful and systematic comparisons over tim...
Since the end of the Cold War many new countries have been created, and several new wars have broken out, resulting in new forms of politics and government for which Cold War paradigms are inadequate. Using extensive exhibits, this book provides a comparative framework for understanding governance in today's world. The author selects 100 countries as worthy of greater investigation, highlighting 50 of them as prone to ethnic-based problems and 33 as beset by violent domestic conflict, and provides a comparative political analysis of their governing structures.
The 100 countries covered...
Since the end of the Cold War many new countries have been created, and several new wars have broken out, resulting in new forms of politics and go...
