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Diplomatic History
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2021
113 kr
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Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry behind the night Stalin and Churchill Divided …
Nuclear Weapons
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2020
113 kr
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Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, put it: 'The …
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Search for Global Security
Av Joseph M. Siracusa, Aiden Warren
Inbunden, 2017
1143 kr
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Whether possessed by a state or non-state actor, the specter of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), and more specifically, nuclear weapons and their associated material, present a significant threat to global security. Notwithstanding the fact that there are fewer nuclear weapons today than the …
Nuclear Weapons
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2020
90 kr
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Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton''s first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, put it: ''The …
Nuclear Weapons
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2020
92 kr
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Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton''s first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, put it: ''The …
Diplomatic History
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2021
92 kr
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Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry behind the night Stalin and Churchill Divided …
Diplomatic History
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2021
92 kr
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Diplomatic history explores the management of relations between nation-states by the process of negotiations. From the diplomacy of the American Revolution, the diplomatic origins of the Great War and its aftermath, Versailles, and the personal summitry behind the night Stalin and Churchill Divided …
Depression to Cold War
A History of America from Herbert Hoover to Ronald Reagan
Av Joseph M. Siracusa, David G. Coleman
Inbunden, 2002
1104 kr
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Organized around the office of the president, this study focuses on American behavior at home and abroad from the Great Depression to the onset of the end of the Cold War, two key points during which America sought a re-definition of its proper relationship to the world. Domestically, American …
Real-World Nuclear Deterrence
The Making of International Strategy
Av David G. Coleman, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2006
717 kr
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The threat of nuclear weapons did not fade away with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Rather, the geopolitical disorders of the post-Cold War era and the rise of global terrorism have ensured that they remain conspicuously present on the world stage as a serious international concern. With the …
Depression to Cold War
A History of America from Herbert Hoover to Ronald Reagan
Av Joseph M. Siracusa, David G. Coleman
E-bok, 2002
1204 kr
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Organized around the office of the president, this study focuses on American behavior at home and abroad from the Great Depression to the onset of the end of the Cold War, two key points during which America sought a re-definition of its proper relationship to the world. Domestically, American …
Real-World Nuclear Deterrence
The Making of International Strategy
Av David G. Coleman, Joseph M. Siracusa
E-bok, 2006
763 kr
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The threat of nuclear weapons did not fade away with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Rather, the geopolitical disorders of the post-Cold War era and the rise of global terrorism have ensured that they remain conspicuously present on the world stage as a serious international concern. With the …
Reagan, Bush, Gorbachev
Revisiting the End of the Cold War
Av Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1006 kr
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This work is a contemporary chronicle of the Cold War and offers an analysis of policy and rhetoric of the United States and Soviet Union during the 1980s. The authors examine the assumptions that drove political decisions and the rhetoric that defined the relationship as the Soviet Union began to …
America and the Cold War, 1941-1991
A Realist Interpretation [2 Volumes]
Av Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
1777 kr
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Three distinguished diplomatic historians offer an assessment of the Cold War in the realist tradition that focuses on balancing the objectives of foreign policy with the means of accomplishing them. America and the Cold War, 1941–1991: A Realist Interpretation is a sweeping historical account that …
Crime Wars
The Global Intersection of Crime, Political Violence, and International Law
Av Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
646 kr
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This expert analysis addresses the many interconnections between political violence and crime, including the transnational crimes of non-state actors and the international crimes of states.How crime is defined goes to the heart of the boundaries drawn between legitimate and illegitimate use of …
Crime Wars
The Global Intersection of Crime, Political Violence, and International Law
Av Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
702 kr
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This expert analysis addresses the many interconnections between political violence and crime, including the transnational crimes of non-state actors and the international crimes of states. How crime is defined goes to the heart of the boundaries drawn between legitimate and illegitimate use of …
Foreign Affairs and the Founding Fathers
From Confederation to Constitution, 1776–1787
Av Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
665 kr
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This concise diplomatic history of the Confederation era is the first new work on the topic in a generation. In its pages, three distinguished diplomatic historians offer a realist interpretation of the way in which the Founding Fathers conducted foreign affairs, refreshing our collective memory …
Foreign Affairs and the Founding Fathers
From Confederation to Constitution, 1776–1787
Av Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
723 kr
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This concise diplomatic history of the Confederation era is the first new work on the topic in a generation. In its pages, three distinguished diplomatic historians offer a realist interpretation of the way in which the Founding Fathers conducted foreign affairs, refreshing our collective memory …
Globalization and Human Security
Av Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2009
1427 kr
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This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post–Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle …
Globalization and Human Security
Av Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa
Häftad, 2009
518 kr
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This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post–Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle …
Globalization and Human Security
Av Paul Battersby, Joseph M. Siracusa
E-bok, 2009
561 kr
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This concise text presents a focused, well-rounded, and clear-eyed introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post–Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph M. Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle …
A to Z of the Kennedy-Johnson Era
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa
Häftad, 2009
738 kr
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In the history of the United States, few periods could more justly be regarded as the best and worst of times than the Kennedy-Johnson era. The arrival of John F. Kennedy in the White House in 1961 unleashed an unprecedented wave of hope and optimism in a large segment of the population; a wave …
A to Z of the Kennedy-Johnson Era
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa
E-bok, 2009
785 kr
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In the history of the United States, few periods could more justly be regarded as the best and worst of times than the Kennedy-Johnson era. The arrival of John F. Kennedy in the White House in 1961 unleashed an unprecedented wave of hope and optimism in a large segment of the population; a wave …
American Foreign Relations since Independence
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
885 kr
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This book provides a succinct and accessible interpretation of the major event and ideas that have shaped U.S. foreign relations since the American Revolution—historical factors that now affect our current debates and commitments in the Middle East as well as Europe and Asia.American Foreign …
American Foreign Relations since Independence
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
935 kr
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This book provides a succinct and accessible interpretation of the major event and ideas that have shaped U.S. foreign relations since the American Revolution—historical factors that now affect our current debates and commitments in the Middle East as well as Europe and Asia. American Foreign …
Global History of the Nuclear Arms Race
Weapons, Strategy, and Politics [2 Volumes]
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa
E-bok, 2013
1620 kr
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Written by two preeminent authors in the field, this book provides an accessible global narrative of the nuclear arms race since 1945 that focuses on the roles of key scientists, military chiefs, and political leaders. The first book of its kind to provide a global perspective of the arms race, …
Reagan, Bush, Gorbachev
Revisiting the End of the Cold War
Av Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
390 kr
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This work is a contemporary chronicle of the Cold War and offers an analysis of policy and rhetoric of the United States and Soviet Union during the 1980s. The authors examine the assumptions that drove political decisions and the rhetoric that defined the relationship as the Soviet Union began to …
Death Penalty and U.S. Diplomacy
How Foreign Nations and International Organizations Influence U.S. Policy
Av Wesley Kendall, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2013
1143 kr
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This unique book examines how U.S. domestic policy regarding the death penalty has been influenced by international pressures, in particular, by foreign nations and international organizations. International pressure has mounted against America’s use of the death penalty, straining diplomatic ties. …
History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963
Av David M. Blades, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2014
1616 kr
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The story of U. S. nuclear testing between 1945 and 1963 is a vivid and exciting one, but also one of profound importance. It is a story of trailblazing scientific progress, weapons of mass destruction, superpower rivalry, accidents, radiological contamination, politics, and diplomacy. The testing …
Language of Terror
How Neuroscience Influences Political Speech in the United States
Av Wesley Kendall, Joseph M. Siracusa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1285 kr
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Building on the emerging field of biopolitics of security, this research monograph demonstrates that political speech can be crafted to manipulate segments of the voting population who are inherently predisposed to being receptive to certain language. The authors, who come from both political …
Historical Dictionary of the Kennedy-Johnson Era
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2015
2201 kr
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The recent commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as the thirty-fifth president of the United States serves as a reminder of a period of time that many Americans perceive as idyllic. Just as his election, despite a near-run thing, had instilled a pervasive sense of …
