Perspectives on the Twentieth Century – serie
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Minority Protection in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Human Rights, Minority Rights, and Self-Determination
Inbunden, 2002
1072 kr
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Accommodation of population diversity is a vital issue for any multinational society. The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa complicates this effort considerably. Henrard introduces a theoretical framework regarding how to accommodate minority protection in the most appropriate way and analyzes …
Call to Arms
Propaganda, Public Opinion, and Newspapers in the Great War
Av Troy Paddock, Troy R. E. Paddock
Inbunden, 2004
1251 kr
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World War I highlighted the influence of newspapers in rousing and maintaining public support for the war effort. Discussions of the role of the press in the Great War have, to date, largely focused on atrocity stories. This book offers the first comparative analysis of how newspapers in Great …
Tricolor and Crescent
France and the Islamic World
Inbunden, 2003
885 kr
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For 1,400 years, France has been in contact with Islam and Muslim populations. This study explores their long relationship and history, examining in particular the expansion and contraction of France's Islamic Empire throughout the 20th century. This modern empire essentially consisted of conquered …
Capital of Europe
Architecture and Urban Planning for the European Union
Av Carola Hein
Inbunden, 2004
1104 kr
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What makes up a capital city? In this first comprehensive look at the architectural and urban visions for a European capital, Hein examines how these visions compare to the reality of the three headquarter cities for the European Union: Strasbourg, Luxembourg, and Brussels. Tracing the history of …
Minority Protection in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Human Rights, Minority Rights, and Self-Determination
E-bok, 2002
1152 kr
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Accommodation of population diversity is a vital issue for any multinational society. The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa complicates this effort considerably. Henrard introduces a theoretical framework regarding how to accommodate minority protection in the most appropriate way and analyzes …
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 …
Trans-Pacific Relations
America, Europe, and Asia in the Twentieth Century
Av Richard Jensen, Jon Davidann m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
1132 kr
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This broad-based study of Western-Asian relations considers images of and actions by the United States, along with Britain and Germany, in the course of dealings with Asian nations such as China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Other case studies focus on inter-Asian relations …
German Question since 1919
An Analysis with Key Documents
Av Stefan Wolff
E-bok, 2003
1123 kr
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Wolff examines the domestic and international dynamics of the German question, one of the 20th century's most interesting and complex phenomena since its 1919 inception. The German question is best described as the incompatibility of the territory of any German state with the extent of German …
From Adversaries to Partners?
Chinese and Russian Military Cooperation After the Cold War
E-bok, 2003
1169 kr
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When China and Russia established a strategic partnership in 1996, both nations declared that they would further develop military cooperation in various fields. Tsai examines the course of this military cooperation to reveal the nature of the military ties with the hopes of determining whether …
American Soldiers Overseas
The Global Military Presence
Av Anni Baker
E-bok, 2004
780 kr
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Over the past 60 years, the U.S. armed forces have created a web of military bases all over the world, from Australia to Iceland to Saudi Arabia. This is the aspect of military service that the majority of soldiers know and remember. Interaction between U.S. personnel and local populations is …
