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21 produkter
To Govern the Globe
World Orders and Catastrophic Change
Inbunden, 2021
234 kr
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In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. …
Cold War on Five Continents
A Global History of Empire and Espionage
Inbunden, 2026
361 kr
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A provocative analysis of the deadly Cold War conflicts that devastated countries and communities far from Moscow and WashingtonTransforming battlegrounds in Africa, Asia, and Latin America into veritable hellscapes, the surrogate wars of the Cold War era left behind a legacy of collective trauma …
Politics of Heroin
CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
388 kr
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The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details …
I skuggan av det amerikanska århundradet : USA-imperiets uppgång och fall
Inbunden, 2018
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
246 kr
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USA:s tid som världshärskare är snart över. Det hävdar Alfred W. McCoy i boken I skuggan av det amerikanska århundradet. Fallet som började redan med Irakkriget 2003 kan vara fullbordad 2025-2030, då Kina kommer att ha gått förbi vad gäller samtliga mått på global makt. År 1941 hävdade tidskriften …
From Rebellion to Riots
Collective Violence on Indonesian Borneo
Av Jamie Davidson, Alfred W. McCoy
Häftad, 2008
275 kr
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From Rebellion to Riots is a critical analysis of the roots of contemporary violence in one of Indonesia's most ethnically heterogeneous provinces, West Kalimantan. Since the late 1960s, this province has suffered periodic outbreaks of ethnic violence among its Dayak, Malay, Madurese, and ethnic …
Anarchy of Families
State and Family in the Philippines
Häftad, 2009
332 kr
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Winner of the Philippine National Book Award, this pioneering volume reveals how the power of Filipino family-based oligarchies both derives from and contributes to a weak, corrupt state. From provincial warlords to modern managers, prominent Philippine leaders have fused family, politics, and …
Amazons of the Huk Rebellion
Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines
Av Vina A. Lanzona, Alfred W. McCoy
Häftad, 2009
298 kr
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Policing America's Empire
The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
Häftad, 2009
458 kr
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army swiftly occupied Manila and then plunged into a decade-long pacification campaign with striking parallels to today's war in Iraq. Armed with cutting-edge technology from America's first information revolution, the U.S. colonial regime created the …
Closer Than Brothers
Manhood at the Philippine Military Academy
Häftad, 2012
733 kr
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In this innovative book, Alfred W. McCoy takes a new approach to the military and political history of the Philippines. Comparing two generations of graduates from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)—the classes of 1940 and 1971—McCoy uncovers fundamental differences in their academic …
War On Drugs
Studies In The Failure Of U.s. Narcotics Policy
Inbunden, 2021
2512 kr
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Since George Bush declared his war on drugs in 1989, cocaine addiction in America has increased 15%, and narcotics have emerged as major commodities from the Third World. Focusing on US narcotics policy, Latin America's cocaine traffic and Asia's heroin trade, the essays in this book offer evidence …
War On Drugs
Studies In The Failure Of U.s. Narcotics Policy
Häftad, 2022
769 kr
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Since George Bush declared his war on drugs in 1989, cocaine addiction in America has increased 15%, and narcotics have emerged as major commodities from the Third World. Focusing on US narcotics policy, Latin America's cocaine traffic and Asia's heroin trade, the essays in this book offer evidence …
War On Drugs
Studies In The Failure Of U.s. Narcotics Policy
E-bok, 2021
727 kr
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Since George Bush declared his war on drugs in 1989, cocaine addiction in America has increased 15%, and narcotics have emerged as major commodities from the Third World. Focusing on US narcotics policy, Latin America''s cocaine traffic and Asia''s heroin trade, the essays in this book offer …
War On Drugs
Studies In The Failure Of U.s. Narcotics Policy
E-bok, 2021
727 kr
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Since George Bush declared his war on drugs in 1989, cocaine addiction in America has increased 15%, and narcotics have emerged as major commodities from the Third World. Focusing on US narcotics policy, Latin America''s cocaine traffic and Asia''s heroin trade, the essays in this book offer …
To Govern the Globe
World Orders and Catastrophic Change
E-bok, 2021
195 kr
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In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. …
To Govern the Globe
World Orders and Catastrophic Change
Häftad, 2023
218 kr
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In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. …
In the Shadows of the American Century
The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
E-bok, 2018
106 kr
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For a decade America’s share of the global economy has been in decline. Its diplomatic alliances are under immense strain, and any claim of moral leadership has been abandoned. America is still a colossus, possessing half the world’s manufacturing capacity, nearly half its military forces, and a …
In the Shadows of the American Century
The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
Häftad, 2019
127 kr
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For a decade America’s share of the global economy has been in decline. Its diplomatic alliances are under immense strain, and any claim of moral leadership has been abandoned. America is still a colossus, possessing half the world’s manufacturing capacity, nearly half its military forces, and a …
Die CIA und das Heroin
Weltpolitik durch Drogenhandel
E-bok, 2016
212 kr
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Das Buch, das die Komplizenschaft von CIA und US-Regierung im globalen Drogenhandel nachweistEs gab mal einen Krieg, der hieß Prohibition. Alkohol war jetzt offiziell verboten, und erst dadurch wurde die Mafia in Amerika groß. Es war ein Riesengeschäft, und es war illegal. Der Krieg gegen die …
To Govern the Globe
World Orders and Catastrophic Change
Ljudbok, 2022
364 kr
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In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. …
Cold War on Five Continents
A Global History of Empire and Espionage
E-bok, 2026
136 kr
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A provocative analysis of the deadly Cold War conflicts that devastated countries and communities far from Moscow and WashingtonTransforming battlegrounds in Africa, Asia, and Latin America into veritable hellscapes, the surrogate wars of the Cold War era left behind a legacy of collective trauma …
Beer of Broadway Fame
The Piel Family and Their Brooklyn Brewery
Häftad, 2016
341 kr
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Explores the hundred-year history of Piel Bros., one of the prominent German American brands that once made New York City the brewing capital of America.Finalist for the 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category For more than a century, New York City was the brewing …
