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Intellectuals in Twentieth-Century France
Mandarins and Samurais
Inbunden, 1992
1263 kr
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This book examines the role and place of the intellectual in twentieth-century French society. The essays are for the most part written by eminent French scholars and make available to the English-speaking reader a growing body of research which explores the ethical and historical issues raised by …
Justice at Nuremberg
Leo Alexander and the Nazi Doctors' Trial
Av U. Schmidt
Häftad, 2004
1240 kr
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This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian émigré psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing …
Rise and Fall of Privatization in the Russian Oil Industry
Av L. Sim
Inbunden, 2008
568 kr
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A study of the actors and institutions that shaped decision-making on privatization in the Russian oil industry between 1992 and 2006. The book analyses the origins of privatization as a policy on a macro, industry-wide level, as well as presenting three in-depth case studies of privatization on a …
End of the British Mandate for Palestine, 1948
The Diary of Sir Henry Gurney
Av Motti Golani
Inbunden, 2009
643 kr
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Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a …
Russia as an Aspiring Great Power in East Asia
Perceptions and Policies from Yeltsin to Putin
Inbunden, 2009
551 kr
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Rangsimaporn argues that Russia aspires to become a great power and tries to achieve this through utilizing its position as a Eurasian country, with vast territories in East Asia, its economic assets, primarily arms and energy, and careful management of its role in a multipolar East Asia with a …
Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa
Av J. Milner
Inbunden, 2009
1313 kr
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How do African states respond to the mass arrival and prolonged presence of refugees? This book answers this question by drawing on recent case studies and examining the politics behind refugee policy in Africa. The implications of this approach are important not only for the study of asylum in …
Development Aid in Russia
Lessons from Siberia
Av J. Marquand
Inbunden, 2009
551 kr
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Drawing on both Development Studies and post-Soviet literature, this study examines projects in Siberia since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Focusing on critical accounts of development projects in Siberia, managed by the author, this book provides a first-hand account of the successes and failures …
Turkey’s Engagement with Modernity
Conflict and Change in the Twentieth Century
Av C. Kerslake, K. Öktem m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1095 kr
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Turkey's Enagement with Modernity explores how the country has been shaped in the image of the Kemalist project of nationalist modernity and how it has transformed, if erratically, into a democratic society where tensions between religion, state and society continue unabated.
Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society
Av H. Thörn
Häftad, 2006
551 kr
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Looking at anti-apartheid as part of the history of present global politics, this book provides the first comparative analysis of different sections of the transnational anti-apartheid movement. The author emphasizes the importance of a historical perspective on political cultures, social …
Constructing South East Europe
The Politics of Balkan Regional Cooperation
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Regional cooperation has become a distinctive feature of the Balkans, an area known for its turbulent politics. Exploring the origins and dynamics of this change, this book highlights the transformative power of the EU and other international actors.
European Monetary Integration 1970-79
British and French Experiences
Av D. Ikemoto
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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The first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies …
Secular Institutions, Islam and Education Policy
France and the U.S. in Comparative Perspective
Av P. Mattei, A. Aguilar
Inbunden, 2016
551 kr
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Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts about religion, increasingly visible in public …
Politics of Emerging Strategic Technologies
Implications for Geopolitics, Human Enhancement and Human Destiny
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Examines key trends in emerging strategic technologies and the implications for geopolitics and human dignity. Al-Rodhan argues that future evolution into transhumans is inevitable. In preparation, the global community is urged to establish strict moral and legal guidelines balancing innovation …
Effective Multilateralism
Through the Looking Glass of East Asia
Av Jochen Prantl, Jochen Prantl
Inbunden, 2013
551 kr
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Existing theories of cooperation assume a stable geo-political order, led by countries with a shared conception of the modalities of cooperation. These assumptions are no longer justified. Effective Multilateralism makes the case for a new approach to explaining international cooperation through …
Politics, Judicial Review, and the Russian Constitutional Court
Av C. Thorson
Inbunden, 2012
1095 kr
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Analysis of why politicians are driven to create an independent judicial institution with the authority to overrule their decisions. It focuses on a country with no tradition of independent judicial review - Russia. History does not support an independent judiciary here; yet a potentially powerful …
Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space
An Analysis of Space Power, Security and Governance
Av N. Al-Rodhan
Inbunden, 2012
1095 kr
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Al-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical …
Identification and Registration Practices in Transnational Perspective
People, Papers and Practices
Inbunden, 2013
1204 kr
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This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, …
Bearing Gifts to Greeks
Humanitarian Aid to Greece in the 1940s
Inbunden, 2007
568 kr
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'Bearing Gifts to Greeks' focuses on the under-documented work of the relief agencies involved in dealing with wartime famine and humanitarian aid in Greece during the tripartite occupation and the ensuing civil war in the 1940s. A selection of remarkable photographs from the time, many of which …
Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe
Comparing Performance in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia
Av T. Lankina, A. Hudalla m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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This book examines local government performance in key areas of social services and economic promotion in eight towns in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. It dispels the myth that socio-economic 'givens' or inter-governmental systems are key determinants of local development.
Political Leadership and the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Role, Capacity and Effect
Inbunden, 2006
551 kr
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By providing a critical interpretation of political leadership during the Northern Ireland peace process, Gormley-Heenan shows the 'leadership lens' offers insights not offered by conventional analyses of peacemaking processes. The book discusses the confusions, contradictions and chameleonic …
Small States and EU Governance
Leadership through the Council Presidency
Av S. Bunse
Inbunden, 2009
551 kr
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Small States and EU Governance shows that the EU's rotating Council presidency and small states' capacity to make use of it have been underestimated. It examines the political objectives the presidency serves and presents a systematic and comparative assessment of its nature and influence in …
Women and Nationalism in the Making of Modern Greece
The Founding of the Kingdom to the Greco-Turkish War
Inbunden, 2009
568 kr
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This pioneering book reveals how nationalism in Ninteenth-century Greece helped women to develop an alternative vision of female politics, history, and citizenship. Shedding new light on women's ideas and beliefs the author brings to life the story of the ideas that formed our societies and …
Russia and the Challengers
Russian Alignment with China, Iran and Iraq in the Unipolar Era
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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An examination of why Russia chose to jeopardize its embryonic partnership with the West in favour of alignment with states like China, Iran and Iraq and what this means for the stability of the emerging international system.
Institutions, Ideas and Leadership in Russian Politics
Av Julie Newton, William Tompson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
551 kr
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A stimulating and thought-provoking collection that challenges some of the emerging conventional wisdom about contemporary Russia. It examines the role of leadership, institutions and ideas, and the interactions among them, in shaping Russia's post-Soviet transformation.
Explaining Change in Russian Foreign Policy
The Role of Ideas in POST-SOVIET Russia's Conduct towards the West
Av C. Thorun
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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An assessment of the explanatory utility of different approaches to account for post-Soviet Russia's foreign policy towards the West, arguing that only by focusing both on external constraints and changes in the Russian leadership's foreign policy thinking can we explain major facets of Russia's …
Russian Politics from Lenin to Putin
Av S. Fortescue
Inbunden, 2010
568 kr
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Seven leading specialists present chapters devoted to key themes in Soviet and post-Soviet Russian politics. Those themes include: the personal versus the institutional in the political process; legitimacy and legitimation; and change and collapse of a mono-organisational society. While the book …
Migration: the Asian Experience
Av Judith M. Brown, Rosemary Foot
Inbunden, 1995
1098 kr
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This volume examines some of the significant flows of migrants within and beyond Asia.
New European Security Disorder
Av S. Duke
Inbunden, 1994
1098 kr
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The New European Security Disorder presents a clear and comprehensive overview of the main actors, institutions and changes in European security since the end of the Cold War. Special emphasis is put on the assessment of threats to Europe's security, the lack of coherent leadershop in Bosnia and …
International Power and International Communication
Häftad, 1995
552 kr
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Over seven chapters the book shows how international communication has been shaped by the structure of international political power and how these means of global communication have in turn been strategic tools for the exercise of international political power. There are separate chapters on global …
Building Postwar Europe
National Decision-Makers and European Institutions, 1948-63
Inbunden, 1995
1131 kr
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Controversy surrounds the construction of postwar European institutions. Did West European states simply respond to American pressure and Cold-War politics? How important was federalist idealism, as opposed to economic and power political factors to decision-makers? These studies, by an …
