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The Second Baldwin Government and the United States, 1924-1929
Attitudes and Diplomacy
Inbunden, 1984
1928 kr
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It has long been argued that Baldwin's second government, especially the Foreign Office led by Austen Chamberlain, was to blame for the deterioration in Anglo-American relations in 1927-9. This book argues that Austen Chamberlain, by suggesting a reduction in maritime belligerent rights, …
Beyond the Anarchical Society
Grotius, Colonialism and Order in World Politics
Av Edward Keene, Margot Light m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
569 kr
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Edward Keene argues that the conventional idea of an 'anarchical society' of equal and independent sovereign states is an inadequate description of order in modern world politics. International political and legal order has always been dedicated to two distinct goals: to try to promote the …
Ethics and Foreign Policy
Av Karen E. Smith, Margot Light
Häftad, 2001
569 kr
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The promotion of human rights, the punishment of crimes against humanity, the use of force with respect to humanitarian intervention: these are some of the complex issues facing governments in recent years. The contributors to this book offer a theoretical and empirical approach to these issues. …
Between East and West
Israel's Foreign Policy Orientation 1948-1956
Av Uri Bialer
Häftad, 2008
574 kr
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Israel's political allegiance to the West is unquestioned. In the early years after 1948, however, the direction of Israel's foreign policy remained uncertain. In this important book Dr Bialer describes the internal debates within the Israeli political parties, and particularly the highly …
Towards a New Liberal Internationalism
The International Theory of J. A. Hobson
Av David Long
Häftad, 2008
553 kr
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This is a comprehensive analysis of J. A. Hobson's writings on international relations. Hobson is most famous for developing the neo-Marxist theory of imperialism, but in this book David Long argues that Hobson was also a key figure in the history of liberalism. He shifted liberal international …
The Slovak Dilemma
Av Steiner
Häftad, 2008
619 kr
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The Slovak Dilemma is a case-study in nationalism. Accepting the view that the four and a half million Slovaks who inhabit the eastern part of Czechoslovakia are a separate Slav ethnic group, Dr Steiner describes their position in Czechoslovak history, their role in political life, the …
Britain and East Asia 1933-1937
Av Ann Trotter
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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This is a study of Britain's attempts after the Manchurian crisis of 1931-3 to redefine her aims in east Asia and to develop a viable policy of friendship towards China and goodwill towards Japan. The author emphasizes the part played by economic problems, pacifist sentiment and the failure of the …
The Politics of the Soviet Cinema 1917-1929
Häftad, 2008
619 kr
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Much has been written about Soviet literature and its political significance in the years following the October Revolution, but little has been written about the cinema in the same context. And yet in 1922 Lenin said, 'Of all the arts, for us the cinema is the most important.' What did he mean? …
British Policy towards Greece during the Second World War 1941-1944
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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This book examines in detail how British policy towards Greece was formulated and implemented from 1941 to 1944. The defeat of Greece and the fall of the dictatorial regime of General Metaxas confronted the British with new problems, the most important being the reconciliation of military and …
Hitler's Strategy 1940-1941
The Balkan Clue
Häftad, 2008
435 kr
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Did Mussolini invade Greece against Hitler's wishes? Were Fuhrer's plans for that country purely defensive? How did the German campaign in the Balkans affect their attack on Soviet Russia? These are a few of the questions to which Dr van Crevland provides provocative answers. Using Hitler's …
The End of the Post-War Era
Documents on Great-Power Relations 1968-1975
Av James Mayall, Cornelia Navari
Häftad, 2008
871 kr
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Between the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and the singing of the Helinski accords in August 1975, major changes occurred in the condition of the East-West conflict and more generally in the structure of great-power relations which had been built up since the end of the Second World War. …
The Origins of Polish Socialism
The History and Ideas of the First Polish Socialist Party 1878-1886
Av Lucjan Blit
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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This is a study of the men and women who pioneered socialist and Marxist ideas among the Poles in the seventies and eighties of the nineteenth century, and the dramatic history of the underground party, 'Proletariat', which they formed. It opens with an outline of the state of Polish society after …
Britain and the Origins of the New Europe 1914-1918
Häftad, 2008
569 kr
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In 1914 the British government was not interested in national self-determination in eastern Europe, but by November 1918 it was deeply involved with various eastern European subject nationalities and was committed by implication to their independence. This book attempts to explain this evolution in …
The Middle East in China's Foreign Policy, 1949-1977
Häftad, 2008
569 kr
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Within the growing literature on China's international behaviour, China's Middle Eastern policy has been somewhat neglected and misinterpreted. It has been assumed that the Middle East played a rather marginal role in Chinese strategic calculations; yet at times the Chinese have been portrayed as a …
Sino-Vatican Relations
Problems in Conflicting Authority, 1976-1986
Häftad, 2009
653 kr
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How can the government of the People's Republic of China with its claim to absolute sovereignty be reconciled with the spiritual authority of the Catholic Church? In this study of the subject, Dr Beatrice Leung analyses the interactions between China and the Holy See from 1976 to 1986. Dr Leung …
The Defence of Malaysia and Singapore
The Transformation of a Security System 1957-1971
Av Kin Wah Chin
Häftad, 2009
569 kr
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This book was first published in 1983: for fourteen years since Malaya's independence in 1957, the external defence of the Malayan (later Malaysian) - Singapore region was provided for within the legal framework of the Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement. The external powers involved were Britain, …
The Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987
A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy
Häftad, 2009
838 kr
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This book is a comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, dealing with the entire span of the revolutionary government's life. Particular emphasis is placed on effectively isolating and articulating the causes and outcomes of the revolution. The author traces the revolution's roots in the …
America's Commitment to South Korea
The First Decade of the Nixon Doctrine
Av Joo-Hong Nam
Häftad, 2009
569 kr
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The book analyses the strategic rationale of the American security commitment to South Korea in the light of the palpable failure of containment strategy in Indo-China. During the 1970s the dilemma confronting successive American administrations was that, whilst wishing to maintain their old …
The Politics of Oil in Indonesia
Foreign Company-Host Government Relations
Häftad, 2009
552 kr
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This book examines the relationship between foreign companies and government within the Indonesian oil industry. It is concerned in particular to identify those factors which determine the balance between central regulation and untrammelled company activity, in order to evaluate the choices which …
China's Policy in Africa 1958-71
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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Originally published in 1974, this is a meticulously researched and incisive examination of a subject which has often been submerged in propaganda. Dr Ogunsanwo traces in great detail the phases and development of Chinese policy in Africa, diplomatic, military, economic, social and cultural …
The Totalitarian Party
Party and People in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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Originally published in 1974, this book deals with the role of the totalitarian party in relation to the people under its rule. Drawing upon a wide range of published and unpublished sources from the two foremost examples of totalitarian government in the twentieth century, the book examines the …
The Pattern of Sino-American Crises
Political-Military Interactions in the 1950s
Av J.H. Kalicki
Häftad, 2010
557 kr
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This study of Sino-American crises in the 1950s sets out to define the most important crisis system in the Far East in terms of the behaviour of the United States and the People's Republic of China and of the crisis interactions which occurred between them. By comparative case study, it …
Anglo-Japanese Alienation 1919-1952
Papers of the Anglo-Japanese Conference on the History of the Second World War
Av Ian Nish
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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This collection of papers, selected from those given at the Anglo-Japanese Conference held in London in 1979, focuses on British and Japanese views of the events leading up to, during and immediately after the Second World War. 'Paired' chapters on the same period, one by a Japanese scholar, one by …
The Politics of Nuclear Consultation in NATO 1965-1980
Av Paul Buteux
Häftad, 2011
569 kr
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The Nuclear Planning Group, established in 1967, has been concerned with some of the most vital aspects of NATO military planning both for deterrence and for war. This 1983 book discusses in detail the issues faced and the policies formulated by this NATO sub-committee. Dr Buteux examines the role …
The Middle East in China's Foreign Policy, 1949-1977
Inbunden, 1979
1856 kr
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Within the growing literature on China's international behaviour, China's Middle Eastern policy has been somewhat neglected and misinterpreted. It has been assumed that the Middle East played a rather marginal role in Chinese strategic calculations; yet at times the Chinese have been portrayed as a …
The Marxist Conception of Ideology
A Critical Essay
Häftad, 1979
487 kr
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A comprehensive and systematic account of the ways in which Marx and Engels and their immediate followers made use of the conception of ideology.
Détente and the Nixon Doctrine
American Foreign Policy and the Pursuit of Stability, 1969-1976
Av Robert S. Litwak, Margot Light m. fl.
Häftad, 1986
569 kr
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Although many volumes have been written on the Nixon-Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine. Enunciated by President Nixon in July 1969, the Nixon Doctrine established the basis not only for the subsequent American withdrawal from Vietnam, …
Between East and West
Israel's Foreign Policy Orientation 1948-1956
Inbunden, 1990
1710 kr
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Israel's political allegiance to the West is unquestioned. In the early years after 1948, however, the direction of Israel's foreign policy remained uncertain. In this important book Dr Bialer describes the internal debates within the Israeli political parties, and particularly the highly …
Sino-Vatican Relations
Problems in Conflicting Authority, 1976-1986
Inbunden, 1992
2264 kr
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How can the government of the People's Republic of China with its claim to absolute sovereignty be reconciled with the spiritual authority of the Catholic Church? In this study of the subject, Dr Beatrice Leung analyses the interactions between China and the Holy See from 1976 to 1986. Dr Leung …
Cabinet Decisions on Foreign Policy
The British Experience, October 1938-June 1941
Inbunden, 1991
2166 kr
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Although Parliament is the principal source of authority in the British political system, it is the Cabinet which stands at the pinnacle of government. Yet what actually happens at Cabinet meetings? How are decisions made, particularly in the arena of foreign policy? Such questions have hitherto …
