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The Onset of World War
ISBN: 9781138793064 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1988, this historical and quantitative analysis of war defines systemic world wars as conflicts of wide scope and intensity, which leave profound historical legacies in their wake. Manus Midlarsky examines various possible explanations for the onset of such past wars as the Peloponnesian War, the Thirty Years' War, and World Wars I and II. Midlarsky develops his basic theory of systemic war, outlining the reasons for the absence of wars of this magnitude and describing the violations of certain structural conditions that are associated with the onset of world war. A timely...
First published in 1988, this historical and quantitative analysis of war defines systemic world wars as conflicts of wide scope and intensity, which ...
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487,73 |
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State- and Nation-Building in Poland: A Seasonal State?
ISBN: 9783656590149 / Angielski / Miękka / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Eastern Europe, grade: 9, Maastricht University, language: English, abstract: "Saisonstaat" (seasonal state) - this was the pejorative name Prussian historians labelled Poland with in the 18th century (Davies, 2005, pp. 24, 324). They did so in the face of the partitions of Poland, which resulted in Poland completely vanishing off the map (Davies, 2005, p. 386). But why was Poland seen merely as an instrument for Prussia and Russia in striving for hegemony? (Biskupski, 2000, p. 22) This question is difficult...
Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Eastern Europe, grade: 9, Maastricht University, language: English...
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149,17 |
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Oil and World Power (Routledge Revivals): Background to the Oil Crisis
ISBN: 9780415829410 / Angielski / Miękka / 305 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The oil industry is the world's largest commercial enterprise. Its extent is global; international issues are consistently influenced by considerations of oil production and consumption, while the international communications networks of the larger oil companies rival those of many nations. Originally published in 1986, 'Oil and World Power' explains the complexities of this gigantic empire and its influence on the world. The far-reaching chapters discuss the U.S.A, the Soviet Union, O.P.E.C., Japan and the oil-consuming countries of the developing world.
The oil industry is the world's largest commercial enterprise. Its extent is global; international issues are consistently influenced by consideration...
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204,81 |
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Sino-Indian and Sino-South Korean Relations: Comparisons and Contrasts
ISBN: 9781138796041 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book addresses the compulsions that underlie the China s relations with India and South Korea both increasingly mutually dependent on China for markets, trade, investments, technology, tourism, etc. It inquires into two sets of regional relationships, with China being the common linking factor. While examining the generational change in the leadership of China, India and South Korea, this study will be a significant addition to the evolving sphere of comparative regional relations. "
This book addresses the compulsions that underlie the China s relations with India and South Korea both increasingly mutually dependent on China fo... |
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756,05 |
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Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2013: Transitions
ISBN: 9781138796065 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventh in the annual series, this volume focuses on civil society movements in South Asia, besides covering armed conflicts in the region in 2012. The first section addresses the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar, and the situation in Northeast India and Naxalite violence; the second assesses peace audits in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Jammu and Kashmir, along with the peace process in Nagaland. Seventh in the annual series, this volume focuses on civil society movements in South Asia, besides covering armed conflicts in the region in 2012.... |
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804,84 |
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Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
ISBN: 9781610394734 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation. The countries are not merely at odds. Each believes it can play the other--with sometimes absurd, sometimes tragic, results. The conventional narrative...
The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being ...
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137,45 |
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China and the International Society: Adaptation and Self-Consciousness
ISBN: 9781938134500 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the relationship between China and the international society? It is a question of historical and realistic significance for China and the world to answer.Since the reform and opening up, China initiated a journey to get integrated into the international society. As an emerging power, China is trying to seek identities, display strength, and build a good reputation. Under various determinants and possibilities, the relationship between China and the international society manifests a feature of complexity and multiple dimensions.Following a guideline of “on China, for the...
What is the relationship between China and the international society? It is a question of historical and realistic significance for China and the worl...
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443,88 |
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No Illusions: The Voices of Russia's Future Leaders
ISBN: 9780199977833 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now with a new chapter on the reported US-Russia media "war" How will the future leaders of Russia regard the world scene? How will they regard democracy, free speech, and immigration? And what sorts of tactics will they bring to international negotiating tables, where politics and economics are central? These young people have strong and surprising views about their country and its leadership, the United States, and the international arena - and they trust each other and the world only with deep reservations and, often, fear. One concept that has come to dominate the...
Now with a new chapter on the reported US-Russia media "war" How will the future leaders of Russia regard the world scene? How wi...
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147,20 |
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Nigeria and the USA Twists and Turns Through Five Decades
ISBN: 9780989491723 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nigeria and the United States: Twists and Turns through Five Decades provides a detailed and in-depth assessment of the relationship between the world's sole superpower and Africa's most populous nation. The book chronicles the early contacts between the two countries and then assesses how that relationship has evolved, enlisting the services of some of Nigeria's most notable international relations experts and scholars in the Humanities who provide chapter contributions. The result has been a highly engaging documentation of this critical bilateral relationship. The objectives of the volume...
Nigeria and the United States: Twists and Turns through Five Decades provides a detailed and in-depth assessment of the relationship between the world...
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146,73 |
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International Relations as Negotiation
ISBN: 9781612054155 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Negotiations are central to the operation of the international system, found at the heart of every conflict and every act of cooperation. Negotiation is the primary vehicle that states use to manage conflict and build prosperity in a complicated and dangerous international system. International Relations as Negotiation provides an overview of world politics that is both approachable and detailed. It explores the factors that help or undermine efforts to negotiate solutions to international problems. Key topics including international conflict and security, the global economy,...
Negotiations are central to the operation of the international system, found at the heart of every conflict and every act of cooperation. Negotiation ...
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780,44 |
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The Washington Dissensus: A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations
ISBN: 9780826520111 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the five years that he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed presidential elections that brought opposition parties to power in both the United States and Brazil, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the outbreak of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In this memoir, translated from the Portuguese, Barbosa recounts the most significant regional and global issues that arose, alongside the domestic political conflicts within a divided North American society. Barbosa provides...
During the five years that he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed pre...
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462,11 |
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The Washington Dissensus: A Privileged Observer's Perspective on US-Brazil Relations
ISBN: 9780826520128 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the five years that he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed presidential elections that brought opposition parties to power in both the United States and Brazil, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the outbreak of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In this memoir, translated from the Portuguese, Barbosa recounts the most significant regional and global issues that arose, alongside the domestic political conflicts within a divided North American society. Barbosa provides...
During the five years that he represented Brazil in the United States (under both the Cardoso and Lula presidencies), Ambassador Barbosa witnessed pre...
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184,84 |
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From Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Sustainability: Moving the Agenda Forward in Asia and the Pacific
ISBN: 9789211206715 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication looks at recent developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with particular attention to the growing role of impact investment and the need for greater convergence of global CSR instruments and provides recommendations to policymakers to enhance the adoption of CSR as an integral part of business strategy and operations. Increasingly, companies are adopting sustainable business practices as an integral element of their corporate strategies, going beyond the traditional interpretation of CSR and engage in social or impact investment and/or play active roles in...
This publication looks at recent developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with particular attention to the growing role of impact investm...
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97,50 |
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To the Gates of Jerusalem: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1945-1947
ISBN: 9780253015099 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, the third in a series of James G. McDonald s edited diaries and papers, covers his work from 1945, with the formation of the Anglo-American Committee, through 1947, with the United Nations' decision to partition Palestine between Jews and Arabs. The "Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Regarding the Problems of European Jewry and Palestine" was a group charged with finding a solution to the problem of European Jewish Refugees in the context of the increasingly unstable British Mandate in Palestine. McDonald s diaries and papers offer the most thorough personal account we have... This volume, the third in a series of James G. McDonald s edited diaries and papers, covers his work from 1945, with the formation of the Anglo-Ame... |
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117,02 |
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The Albanian National Question and the Myth of Greater Albania
ISBN: 9781497498242 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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39,17 |
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Framing Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Resolution - Understanding the Reasons for Failure and Assessing the Future
ISBN: 9781497498419 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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39,17 |
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U.S. Governmental Information Operations and Strategic Communications - A Discredited Tool or User Failure? Implications for Future Conflict
ISBN: 9781497519350 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the prism of operations in Afghanistan, this monograph examines how the U.S. Government's Strategic Communication (SC) and, in particular, the Department of Defense's (DoD) Information Operations (IO) and Military Information Support to Operations (MISO) programs, have contributed to U.S. strategic and foreign policy objectives. It will assess whether current practice is fit for purpose in possible future operations and will argue that the U.S. Government has for many years been encouraged by large contractors to approach communications objectives through techniques heavily influenced...
Through the prism of operations in Afghanistan, this monograph examines how the U.S. Government's Strategic Communication (SC) and, in particular, the...
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39,17 |
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Two Lefts - The Competition for Leadership of Latin America
ISBN: 9781497519992 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study explores the origins and implications of the "two lefts" in Latin America; the radical populism of Hugo Chavez Frias in Venezuela and the moderate left of Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva in Brazil. After defining radical populism and the moderate left, each leader is analyzed in turn by examining their rise to power, and their social, economic and foreign policies. Finally, the study recommends U.S. policy responses regarding Venezuela and Brazil.
This study explores the origins and implications of the "two lefts" in Latin America; the radical populism of Hugo Chavez Frias in Venezuela and the m...
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39,17 |
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The United States and Cuba - Past, Present and Future
ISBN: 9781497520387 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first part of this paper uses a historic perspective as a starting point for discussion of the factors that, in the author's opinion, contributed to Fidel Castro's rise to power in 1959. The focus of the historic analysis will be on those events that shaped Cuban culture and affected Cuba's political development from 1492 to 1898. The second part of the paper covers the political and socio-economic events leading to Castro's ascension to power. Part Three reviews the theories purported to have contributed to the success of "Castroism" and Part Four analyzes the factors that have...
The first part of this paper uses a historic perspective as a starting point for discussion of the factors that, in the author's opinion, contributed ...
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58,84 |
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The Future of US-Pakistan Relations
ISBN: 9781497534858 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This project proposes to identify and explore the most prominent factors driving Pakistan's foreign policy and how the US can influence them to achieve its objectives in the region. The two most influential factors identified for this project are: India (sub-element: Kashmir) and Ideology (i.e., Islamic vs. Secular). This project will analyze how these factors relate to Pakistan's domestic stability, security posture, US-Pak relations, external factors (i.e., India) - perhaps influencing it to behave as it does. Once their ramifications have been explored, potential solutions will be offered...
This project proposes to identify and explore the most prominent factors driving Pakistan's foreign policy and how the US can influence them to achiev...
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39,17 |