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Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941
Häftad, 2006
839 kr
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The years 1899 through 1941 are remarkable even by Latin America's uniquely turbulent standards. During this time, border disputes and domestic insurrections forcefully shaped the history of this area, as many countries made the rocky transition from agrarian to industrial societies.This volume …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry
Since the Introduction of Steam
E-bok, 1994
1044 kr
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A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry
Since the Introduction of Steam
Inbunden, 1994
951 kr
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A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. …
Oil and Coffee
Latin American Merchant Shipping from the Imperial Era to the 1950s
Inbunden, 1998
1096 kr
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Latin Americans as sailors? This remark caused laughter among 19th-century foreign observers, particularly British observers. Yet, Latin Americans did struggle to create important merchant fleets, an effort largely ignored outside the region. This book rescues Latin American shipping from oblivion. …
Latin American Merchant Shipping in the Age of Global Competition
Inbunden, 1999
878 kr
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Although Latin America had a substantial merchant fleet by the 1950s, at the end of the century most of the major shipping companies have disappeared from the continent. Continuing to grow through protectionist efforts during the 1960s and 1970s, the industry began to decline when container …
Energy Politics in Colombia
Inbunden, 2019
762 kr
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This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia's failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia's policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects.
Energy Politics in Colombia
Häftad, 2020
370 kr
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This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia's failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia's policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects.
Energy Politics in Colombia
E-bok, 2019
421 kr
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This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia''s failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia''s policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects.
Energy Politics in Colombia
E-bok, 2019
446 kr
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This book, covering the period since 1920, attempts to answer Colombia''s failure to properly utilize its vast reserves of coal, hydroelectricity, and petroleum. It examines Colombia''s policies concerning a broad range of representative energy development projects.
Wars of Latin America, 1982-2013
The Path to Peace
Häftad, 2013
536 kr
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This book, continuing the narrative begun by the author in two preceding volumes, provides a clear description of military combat occurring in Latin America for the years from 1982 into mid-2013. Although the text concentrates on combat operations, matters of politics, business and international …
United States and the Armed Forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, 2000-2014
Häftad, 2014
502 kr
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Tracing the U.S. government's efforts to shape the armed forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2014, this narrative concentrates on the Army but also discusses Air Force and naval forces, including the Marines and the Coast Guard. Police forces in those regions are also …
Free Trade and Social Conflict in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela
Confronting U.S. Capitalism, 2000-2016
Häftad, 2016
619 kr
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Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South America in recent years. People in Colombia and Peru engaged in often violent clashes to defend their livelihoods against the encroachments of the free market and the impositions of Wall Street. Farmers organized to …
Russian Military Resurgence
Post-Soviet Decline and Rebuilding, 1992-2018
Häftad, 2018
606 kr
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The transition from the Soviet to the post-1991 Russian military is a fascinating story of decline and reinvention. The Soviet army suffered a slow demise, dissolving in 2000 and only gradually reforming based on radically different principles. The First Chechnya War (1994-1996) was the lowest …
Putin Confronts the West
The Logic of Russian Foreign Relations, 1999-2020
Häftad, 2021
502 kr
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Russia's surprising return to the world stage since 2000 has aroused the curiosity--if not the fear--of the West. Gradually, the Kremlin went from a policy of deference to foreign powers to acting with independence. The driver of this transformation was President Vladimir Putin, who with skillful …
Wars of Latin America, 1948-1982
The Rise of the Guerrillas
Häftad, 2013
525 kr
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This book continues the narrative begun by the author in Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941. It provides a clear and readable description of military combat occurring in Latin America from 1948 to the start of 1982. (In an unusual peaceful lull, Latin America experienced no wars from 1942 to 1947.) …
