Francis J. Gavin – författare
Visar alla böcker från författaren Francis J. Gavin. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
21 produkter
Tänka historiskt : en vägledning i statskonst och strategi
Inbunden, 2026
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Att använda historien för att förbättra politiken kan verka självklart. Om vi har goda kunskaper om det förflutna borde vi kunna fatta bättre beslut i dag. Men hur får vi tillgång till den historiekunskapen, och hur bör den användas? Tyvärr görs det sällan på ett bra sätt, och historiker och …
Marknaden : kapital, stater och tankar om en fri värld
Av David Abulafia, Ali Ansari m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
199 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Från det romerska torget till digitala valutor – hur har marknaden utvecklats under historiens gång och hur kan den komma att se ut i framtiden? Denna antologi gör en djupdykning i marknadsutvecklingen och tittar närmare på marknaders avgörande roll i att utforma samtiden men tar också upp den …
On political order and the future of democracy
Av Ali Ansari, Gerard Baker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
218 kr
Kommande
The market : money, states and ideas for a free world
Money, States and Ideas for a Free World
Av Linda Yueh, David Wootton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
259 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Från det romerska torget till digitala valutor hur har marknaden utvecklats under historiens gång och hur kan den komma att se ut i framtiden? Denna antologi gör en djupdykning i marknadsutvecklingen och tittar närmare på marknaders avgörande roll i att utforma samtiden men tar också upp den …
Beyond the Cold War
Lyndon Johnson and the New Global Challenges of the 1960s
Av GAVIN, Francis J. Gavin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2878 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In writing about international affairs in the 1960s, historians have naturally focused on the Cold War. The decade featured perilous confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union over Berlin and Cuba, the massive buildup of nuclear stockpiles, the escalation of war in Vietnam, and …
Thinking Historically
A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy
Häftad, 2027
233 kr
Kommande
A compelling and insightful argument for historical study as a way to understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world of decision-makingWinner, 2026 Lionel Gelber Prize“Gavin’s writing is nuanced and compelling. It’s also fun. . . . Churchill would have loved Gavin’s book and would have …
Gold, Dollars, and Power
The Politics of International Monetary Relations, 1958-1971
Häftad, 2007
545 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book describes how four U.S. administrations struggled with the legacy of Bretton Woods.How are we to understand the politics of international monetary relations since the end of World War II? Exploiting recently declassified documents from both the United States and Europe and employing …
Beyond the Cold War
Lyndon Johnson and the New Global Challenges of the 1960s
Av Francis J. Gavin, Francis J. Gavin m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
770 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In writing about international affairs in the 1960s, historians have naturally focused on the Cold War. The decade featured perilous confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union over Berlin and Cuba, the massive buildup of nuclear stockpiles, the escalation of war in Vietnam, and …
Beyond the Cold War
Lyndon Johnson and the New Global Challenges of the 1960s
Av Mark Atwood Lawrence, Francis J. Gavin
E-bok, 2013
529 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In writing about international affairs in the 1960s, historians have naturally focused on the Cold War. The decade featured perilous confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union over Berlin and Cuba, the massive buildup of nuclear stockpiles, the escalation of war in Vietnam, and …
Chaos in the Liberal Order
The Trump Presidency and International Politics in the Twenty-First Century
Av Robert Jervis, Francis J. Gavin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2533 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Donald Trump’s election has called into question many fundamental assumptions about politics and society. Should the forty-fifth president of the United States make us reconsider the nature and future of the global order? Collecting a wide range of perspectives from leading political scientists, …
Chaos in the Liberal Order
The Trump Presidency and International Politics in the Twenty-First Century
Av Robert Jervis, Francis J. Gavin m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
349 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Donald Trump’s election has called into question many fundamental assumptions about politics and society. Should the forty-fifth president of the United States make us reconsider the nature and future of the global order? Collecting a wide range of perspectives from leading political scientists, …
Nuclear Statecraft
History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age
Inbunden, 2012
586 kr
Lägg i varukorg
"Gavin not only succeeds in disentangling postwar nuclear history from the US-Soviet rivalry of the Cold War, but provides a deeper and more complex understanding of the long-term effects of nuclear weapons on Great Power relations."— Matthew Jones â• International AffairsWe are at a critical …
Nuclear Statecraft
History and Strategy in America's Atomic Age
Häftad, 2012
333 kr
Lägg i varukorg
"Gavin not only succeeds in disentangling postwar nuclear history from the US-Soviet rivalry of the Cold War, but provides a deeper and more complex understanding of the long-term effects of nuclear weapons on Great Power relations."— Matthew Jones â• International AffairsWe are at a critical …
Nuclear Weapons and American Grand Strategy
Häftad, 2020
459 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Exploring what we know—and don’t know—about how nuclear weapons shape American grand strategy and international relationsA 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleThe world first confronted the power of nuclear weapons when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August …
Nuclear Weapons and American Grand Strategy
E-bok, 2020
499 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Exploring what we know—and don’t know—about how nuclear weapons shape American grand strategy and international relations A 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title The world first confronted the power of nuclear weapons when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August …
Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty
Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era
Häftad, 2024
269 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The underlying structure, incentives and costs shaping international relations, state behaviour and the nature of power are profoundly different today to how they were in the past, in ways that are scarcely recognised and widely misunderstood. For much of history, world politics was marked by …
Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty
Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era
E-bok, 2024
305 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The underlying structure, incentives and costs shaping international relations, state behaviour and the nature of power are profoundly different today to how they were in the past, in ways that are scarcely recognised and widely misunderstood. For much of history, world politics was marked by …
Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty
Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era
E-bok, 2024
305 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The underlying structure, incentives and costs shaping international relations, state behaviour and the nature of power are profoundly different today to how they were in the past, in ways that are scarcely recognised and widely misunderstood. For much of history, world politics was marked by …
COVID-19 and World Order
The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation
Av Hal Brands, Hal, Brands m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
394 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Leading global experts, brought together by Johns Hopkins University, discuss national and international trends in a post-COVID-19 world.The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the …
Wonder and Worry : contemporary history in an age of uncertainty
Contemporary History in an Age of Uncertainty
Inbunden, 2025
250 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Den rådande ordningen verkar var på väg att bryta samman. Sedan länge glömda hot i form av en ny kamp mellan stormakterna och rädslan för kärnvapenkrig samt nya, komplexa globala kriser, från klimatförändringar och epidemier till ny teknologi, leder till osäkerhet och kaos. Samtidigt beter sig USA, …
Wonder and Worry
E-bok, 2025
139 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The current global order appears to be collapsing. Long forgotten challenges, such as the return of great power competition and the specter of nuclear war, demand fresh attention, while novel, complex, and menacing planetary crises ranging from climate and disease to emerging technology loom. …
