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Angry Nation
Turkey Since 1989
Av Kerem Öktem
E-bok, 2012
393 kr
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Since its re-emergence as nation-state in 1923, Turkey has often looked like an odd appendix to the West situated in the borderlands of Europe and the Middle East, economically backward, inward looking, marred by political violence, yet a staunch NATO ally, it has been eyed with suspicion by both …
First World Dreams
Mexico since 1989
Av Alexander S. Dawson, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2006
533 kr
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Mexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical.In First World Dreams Alexander Dawson explores the …
Burdens of Freedom
Eastern Europe since 1989
Av Padraic Kenney, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2006
533 kr
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From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004.Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled …
Destination in Doubt
Russia since 1989
Av Stephen Lovell, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2006
533 kr
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The enormously complex changes triggered by the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe were nowhere more ambiguous than in the heartland of the Soviet bloc, Russia itself. Here the population was divided on all the most fundamental questions of post-communist transition: economic reforms, the …
Living with Reform
China since 1989
Av Timothy Cheek, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2006
533 kr
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China is huge. China is growing more powerful. Yet China remains a great mystery to most people in the West. This contemporary history, based on the latest scholarly research, offers a balanced perspective of the continuing legacy of Maoism in the lives not only of China's leaders but China's …
Algeria since 1989
Between Terror and Democracy
Inbunden, 2010
1321 kr
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Algeria's democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. The first Muslim nation to attempt the transition from an authoritarian system to democratic pluralism, this North African country became a test case for reform in Africa, the Arab world and beyond. Yet when the country looked …
Algeria since 1989
Between Terror and Democracy
Av James D. Le Sueur, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2010
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
372 kr
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Algeria's democratic experiment is seminal in post-Cold War history. The first Muslim nation to attempt the transition from an authoritarian system to democratic pluralism, this North African country became a test case for reform in Africa, the Arab world and beyond. Yet when the country looked …
Bipolar Orders
The Two Koreas since 1989
Av Hyung Gu Lynn, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2007
533 kr
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North Korea and South Korea are never far from the news headlines - one for the alleged danger it poses to the world, the other for its apparent capitalist success story. In Bipolar Orders, Hyung Gu Lynn analyzes the processes driving both countries since the 1980s.North Korea has experienced …
On the Move
The Caribbean since 1989
Av Alejandra Bronfman, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2007
533 kr
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The Caribbean stands out in the popular imagination as a 'place without history', a place which has somehow eluded modernity. Haiti is envisioned as being trapped in an endless cycle of violence and instability, Cuba as a 1950s time warp, Jamaicans as ganja-smoking Rastafarians, while numerous …
Impossible Peace
Israel/Palestine since 1989
Av Mark Levine, Nicholas Guyatt
Inbunden, 2008
1321 kr
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In 1993 luminaries from around the world signed the 'Oslo Accords' - a pledge to achieve lasting peace in the Holy Land - on the lawn of the White House. Yet things didn't turn out quite as planned. With over 1, 000 Israelis and close to four times that number of Palestinians killed since 2000, the …
Impossible Peace
Israel/Palestine since 1989
Av Mark Levine, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2008
474 kr
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In 1993 luminaries from around the world signed the 'Oslo Accords' - a pledge to achieve lasting peace in the Holy Land - on the lawn of the White House. Yet things didn't turn out quite as planned. With over 1, 000 Israelis and close to four times that number of Palestinians killed since 2000, the …
Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos
Iraq since 1989
Av Thabit A J Abdullah, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2006
533 kr
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Since 1989 the history of Iraq has been one of the world's most traumatic. In this book, Thabit Abdullah places the Iraqi people at the centre of changes which began with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the current American-led occupation.Battles for control of oil, the vacuum …
Power and Contestation
India since 1989
Av Nivedita Menon, Aditya Nigam m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1321 kr
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1989 marks the unraveling of India's 'Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern, secular nation with a self-reliant economy.Caste and religion have come to play major roles in national politics. Global economic integration has led to conflict between the state and dispossessed people, but …
Power and Contestation
India since 1989
Av Nivedita Menon, Aditya Nigam m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
533 kr
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1989 marks the unraveling of India's 'Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern, secular nation with a self-reliant economy.Caste and religion have come to play major roles in national politics. Global economic integration has led to conflict between the state and dispossessed people, but …
Throes of Democracy
Brazil since 1989
Av Doctor Bryan McCann, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2008
372 kr
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In the 1980s, Brazil emerged from two decades of military dictatorship and embarked on an experiment in full democracy for the first time in the nation's history Since then, Brazilians have sought to live up to the ideals of this experiment while negotiating dramatic economic and cultural …
Bipolar Orders
The Two Koreas Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
578 kr
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North Korea and South Korea are never far from the news headlines - one for the alleged danger it poses to the world, the other for its apparent capitalist success story. In Bipolar Orders, Hyung Gu Lynn analyzes the processes driving both countries since the 1980s.North Korea has experienced …
Burdens of Freedom
Eastern Europe Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
578 kr
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From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004.Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled …
Destination in Doubt
Russia Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
560 kr
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The enormously complex changes triggered by the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe were nowhere more ambiguous than in the heartland of the Soviet bloc, Russia itself. Here the population was divided on all the most fundamental questions of post-communist transition: economic reforms, the …
Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos
Iraq Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
566 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since 1989 the history of Iraq has been one of the world's most traumatic. In this book, Thabit Abdullah places the Iraqi people at the centre of changes which began with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the current American-led occupation.Battles for control of oil, the vacuum …
First World Dreams
Mexico Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Mexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical.In First World Dreams Alexander Dawson explores the …
Living with Reform
China Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
566 kr
Lägg i varukorg
China is huge. China is growing more powerful. Yet China remains a great mystery to most people in the West. This contemporary history, based on the latest scholarly research, offers a balanced perspective of the continuing legacy of Maoism in the lives not only of China's leaders but China's …
On the Move
The Caribbean Since 1989
E-bok, 2008
578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Caribbean stands out in the popular imagination as a 'place without history', a place which has somehow eluded modernity. Haiti is envisioned as being trapped in an endless cycle of violence and instability, Cuba as a 1950s time warp, Jamaicans as ganja-smoking Rastafarians, while numerous …
Power and Contestation
India Since 1989
Av Nivedita Menon, Aditya Nigam
E-bok, 2008
578 kr
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1989 marks the unraveling of India's 'Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern, secular nation with a self-reliant economy.Caste and religion have come to play major roles in national politics. Global economic integration has led to conflict between the state and dispossessed people, but …
Angry Nation
Turkey since 1989
Av Kerem Öktem, Nicholas Guyatt
Inbunden, 2011
1321 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since its re-emergence as nation-state in 1923, Turkey has often looked like an odd appendix to the West situated in the borderlands of Europe and the Middle East, economically backward, inward looking, marred by political violence, yet a staunch NATO ally, it has been eyed with suspicion by both …
Angry Nation
Turkey since 1989
Av Kerem Öktem, Nicholas Guyatt
Häftad, 2011
372 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since its re-emergence as nation-state in 1923, Turkey has often looked like an odd appendix to the West situated in the borderlands of Europe and the Middle East, economically backward, inward looking, marred by political violence, yet a staunch NATO ally, it has been eyed with suspicion by both …
Angry Nation
Turkey Since 1989
Av Kerem Öktem
E-bok, 2011
393 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since its re-emergence as nation-state in 1923, Turkey has often looked like an odd appendix to the West situated in the borderlands of Europe and the Middle East, economically backward, inward looking, marred by political violence, yet a staunch NATO ally, it has been eyed with suspicion by both …
Throes of Democracy
Brazil Since 1989
E-bok, 2009
393 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the 1980s, Brazil emerged from two decades of military dictatorship and embarked on an experiment in full democracy for the first time in the nation's history Since then, Brazilians have sought to live up to the ideals of this experiment while negotiating dramatic economic and cultural …
Impossible Peace
Israel/Palestine Since 1989
Av Mark Levine
E-bok, 2009
514 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In 1993 luminaries from around the world signed the 'Oslo Accords' - a pledge to achieve lasting peace in the Holy Land - on the lawn of the White House. Yet things didn't turn out quite as planned. With over 1, 000 Israelis and close to four times that number of Palestinians killed since 2000, the …
Bipolar Orders
The Two Koreas Since 1989
E-bok, 2009
566 kr
Lägg i varukorg
North Korea and South Korea are never far from the news headlines - one for the alleged danger it poses to the world, the other for its apparent capitalist success story. In Bipolar Orders, Hyung Gu Lynn analyzes the processes driving both countries since the 1980s.North Korea has experienced …
Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos
Iraq Since 1989
E-bok, 2010
578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since 1989 the history of Iraq has been one of the world's most traumatic. In this book, Thabit Abdullah places the Iraqi people at the centre of changes which began with the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the current American-led occupation.Battles for control of oil, the vacuum …
