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Krig : hur konflikter format våra samhällen
Av Alexey Arbatov, David J. Betz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
295 kr
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Det påstås att ungefär 14 500 krig har utkämpats sedan år 3 500 f.Kr. Mänskligheten har bara erfarit 300 år av fred på jorden. Under 1900-talet dödades fler människor i krig än något tidigare sekel. Relativt sett dödar vi dock varandra mer sällan. Håller vi gradvis på att bli mer fredliga? Oavsett …
Total Defense
The New Deal and the Invention of National Security
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year“Total Defense is so impressive because Preston is the master of his craft; his clarity and sophistication are always buttressed by illuminating evidence and well-chosen quotations, bespeaking both a great expert’s depth and an expert writer’s talent.”–Samuel Moyn, …
Decadence and decay : from ancient Rome to the present
Av Faramerz Dabhiowala, Melanie Grundmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
329 kr
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The fear of living in the end times has a long history. In Decadence and Decay, a group of distinguished international scholars describe how societies over time have handled and interpreted the concept of decline. In times of unrest and transition, declinism the notion that a culture or …
Outside In
The Transnational Circuitry of US History
Av ROSSINOW PRESTON, Rossinow Preston m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2647 kr
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Outside In presents the newest scholarship that narrates and explains the history of the United States as part of a networked transnational past. This work tells the stories of Americans who inhabited the border-crossing circuitry of people, ideas, and institutions that have made the modern world a …
Outside In
The Transnational Circuitry of US History
Av Douglas C. Rossinow, Andrew Preston m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
563 kr
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Outside In presents the newest scholarship that narrates and explains the history of the United States as part of a networked transnational past. This work tells the stories of Americans who inhabited the border-crossing circuitry of people, ideas, and institutions that have made the modern world a …
Outside In
The Transnational Circuitry of US History
Av Doug Rossinow, Andrew Preston
E-bok, 2016
359 kr
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Outside In presents the newest scholarship that narrates and explains the history of the United States as part of a networked transnational past. This work tells the stories of Americans who inhabited the border-crossing circuitry of people, ideas, and institutions that have made the modern world a …
Outside In
The Transnational Circuitry of US History
Av Doug Rossinow, Andrew Preston
E-bok, 2016
359 kr
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Outside In presents the newest scholarship that narrates and explains the history of the United States as part of a networked transnational past. This work tells the stories of Americans who inhabited the border-crossing circuitry of people, ideas, and institutions that have made the modern world a …
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
Av BORGWARDT, Elizabeth Borgwardt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1950 kr
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A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have …
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
Av Elizabeth Borgwardt, Christopher McKnight Nichols m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
319 kr
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A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have …
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
Av Andrew Preston, Christopher McKnight Nichols m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
252 kr
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A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy. What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have …
Rethinking American Grand Strategy
Av Andrew Preston, Christopher McKnight Nichols m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
252 kr
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A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy. What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In answering these questions, most scholars have …
American Foreign Relations
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2019
95 kr
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For better or worse--be it militarily, politically, economically, technologically, or culturally--Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. The United States has been a savior to some, a curse to others, but either way such views are often based on a caricature of …
Nixon in the World
American Foreign Relations, 1969-1977
Av Fredrik Logevall, Andrew Preston
Häftad, 2008
602 kr
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In the 1970s, the United States faced challenges on a number of fronts. By nearly every measure, American power was no longer unrivalled. The task of managing America's relative decline fell to President Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Gerald Ford. From 1969 to 1977, Nixon, Kissinger, and Ford …
Nixon in the World
American Foreign Relations, 1969-1977
Av Andrew Preston, Fredrik Logevall
E-bok, 2008
403 kr
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In the 1970s, the United States faced challenges on a number of fronts. By nearly every measure, American power was no longer unrivalled. The task of managing America''s relative decline fell to President Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Gerald Ford. From 1969 to 1977, Nixon, Kissinger, and Ford …
Nixon in the World
American Foreign Relations, 1969-1977
Av Andrew Preston, Fredrik Logevall
E-bok, 2008
403 kr
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In the 1970s, the United States faced challenges on a number of fronts. By nearly every measure, American power was no longer unrivalled. The task of managing America''s relative decline fell to President Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and Gerald Ford. From 1969 to 1977, Nixon, Kissinger, and Ford …
American Foreign Relations
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2019
116 kr
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For better or worse, be it militarily, diplomatically, politically, economically, or culturally, Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. Unsurprisingly, most non-Americans have passionate views about the nature of U.S. foreign policy. America has been a savior to …
American Foreign Relations
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2019
95 kr
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For better or worse--be it militarily, politically, economically, technologically, or culturally--Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. The United States has been a savior to some, a curse to others, but either way such views are often based on a caricature of …
Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith
Religion in American War and Diplomacy
E-bok, 2012
142 kr
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A richly detailed, profoundly engrossing story of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and women—from presidents to preachers—who have plotted the country’s course in the world. Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans’ new home would …
War Council
McGeorge Bundy, the NSC, and Vietnam
Häftad, 2010
324 kr
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Was the Vietnam War unavoidable? Historians have long assumed that ideological views and the momentum of events made American intervention inevitable. By examining the role of McGeorge Bundy and the National Security Council, Andrew Preston demonstrates that policymakers escalated the conflict in …
Total Defense
The New Deal and the Invention of National Security
Häftad, 2027
209 kr
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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year The story of how FDR and fellow New Dealers created the idea of national security, transforming the meaning of defense and vastly expanding the US government’s responsibilities.National security may seem like a timeless notion. States have always sought to fortify …
America in the World
A History in Documents since 1898, Revised and Updated
Av Jeffrey A. Engel, Mark Atwood Lawrence m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1065 kr
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A wide-ranging anthology of primary texts in American foreign relations—now expanded to include documents from the Trump years to todayHow should America wield its power beyond its borders? Should it follow grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it work in concert with other …
America in the World
A History in Documents since 1898, Revised and Updated
Av Jeffrey A. Engel, Mark Atwood Lawrence m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
377 kr
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A wide-ranging anthology of primary texts in American foreign relations—now expanded to include documents from the Trump years to todayHow should America wield its power beyond its borders? Should it follow grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it work in concert with other …
Faithful Republic
Religion and Politics in Modern America
Av Andrew Preston, Bruce J. Schulman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
622 kr
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Despite constitutional limitations, the points of contact between religion and politics have deeply affected all aspects of American political development since the founding of the United States. Within partisan politics, federal institutions, and movement activism, religion and politics have …
Faithful Republic
Religion and Politics in Modern America
Av Andrew Preston, Bruce J. Schulman m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
755 kr
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Despite constitutional limitations, the points of contact between religion and politics have deeply affected all aspects of American political development since the founding of the United States. Within partisan politics, federal institutions, and movement activism, religion and politics have …
Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 2, Escalation and Stalemate
E-bok, 2024
2014 kr
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Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 2, Escalation and Stalemate
E-bok, 2024
1971 kr
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Teaching US Military History
Av Beth Bailey, Andrew Preston
Inbunden, 2026
1182 kr
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This practical, wide-ranging guide to teaching one of the most popular and challenging fields in US history is written by leading scholars who have extensive classroom experience. Organized around key topics and innovative teaching methods, the essays provide concrete, tested approaches, from …
Teaching US Military History
Av Beth Bailey, Andrew Preston
Häftad, 2026
346 kr
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This practical, wide-ranging guide to teaching one of the most popular and challenging fields in US history is written by leading scholars who have extensive classroom experience. Organized around key topics and innovative teaching methods, the essays provide concrete, tested approaches, from …
Cambridge History of the Vietnam War: Volume 2, Escalation and Stalemate
Inbunden, 2024
1985 kr
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In great depth, Volume II examines the escalation of the Vietnam War and its development into a violent stalemate, beginning with the overthrow of the Ngô Đình Diệm in 1963 to the aftermath of the 1968 Tết Offensive. This five-year period was, for the most part, the fulcrum of a three-decades-long …
Cambridge History of America and the World: Volume 3, 1900-1945
Av Andrew Preston, Brooke L. Blower
E-bok, 2022
672 kr
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The third volume of The Cambridge History of America and the World covers the volatile period between 1900 and 1945 when the United States emerged as a world power and American engagements abroad flourished in new and consequential ways. Showcasing the most innovative approaches to both traditional …
