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Télécharger le livre :  Diplomatic Afterlives
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Diplomatic Afterlives


Andrew F. Cooper


No longer content to fade away into comfortable retirement, a growing number of former political leaders have pursued diplomatic afterlives. From Nelson Mandela to Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, to Tony Blair and Mikhail Gorbachev, this set of highly-empowered...

Parution : 2014-12-11
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Éditeur : Polity
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19,19
Télécharger le livre :  The Divided West
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The Divided West


Jürgen Habermas


Make no mistake, the normative authority of the United States of America lies in ruins. Such is the judgment of the most influential thinker in Europe today reflecting on the political repercussions of the war in Iraq. The decision to go to war in Iraq, without the...

Parution : 2014-11-05
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Éditeur : Polity
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19,19
Télécharger le livre :  What's Wrong with the WTO and How to Fix It
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What's Wrong with the WTO and How to Fix It


Rorden Wilkinson


We need a world trade organization.We just don't need the one that we have. By pitching unequally matched states together in chaotic bouts of negotiating the global trade governance of today offers - and has consistently offered - developed countries more of the...

Parution : 2014-10-07
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : What's Wrong?
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22,90
Télécharger le livre :  An Introduction to the English School of International Relations
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An Introduction to the English School of International Relations


Barry Buzan


This outstanding book is the first comprehensive introduction to the English School of International Relations. Written by leading ES scholar Barry Buzan, it expertly guides readers through the English School’s formative ideas, intellectual and historical roots, current...

Parution : 2014-07-02
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Éditeur : Polity
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21,62
Télécharger le livre :  The Horn of Africa
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The Horn of Africa


Kidane Mengisteab


The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises.The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of devastating inter-state and inter-communal conflicts, including civil wars.The second is an economic crisis, evidenced by...

Parution : 2013-12-17
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  The Ethics of War and Peace
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The Ethics of War and Peace


Nigel Dower


This book presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to the diverse and wide-ranging ethical aspects of war and peace. In a fair-minded and engaging analysis, Nigel Dower introduces the different ethical theories in traditional and contemporary debates ? realism,...

Parution : 2013-08-26
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Ending Wars
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Ending Wars


Feargal Cochrane


Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable however and this book is aimed at understanding how violent conflicts can be brought to a close through intervention, mediation and political...

Parution : 2013-08-23
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Women and Politics in Latin America
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Women and Politics in Latin America


Nikki Craske


This book provides a comprehensive view of women's political participation in Latin America. Focusing on the latter half of the twentieth century, it examines five different arenas of action and debate: political institutions, workplaces, social movements, revolutions...

Parution : 2013-07-08
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  China at the Crossroads
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China at the Crossroads


Peter Nolan


This concise and timely book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. A concise and timely book about China and its future, which argues...

Parution : 2013-06-17
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Global Civil Society
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Global Civil Society


Mary Kaldor


The terms 'global' and 'civil society' have both become part of the contemporary political lexicon. In this important new book, Mary Kaldor argues that this is no coincidence and that the reinvention of civil society has to be understood in the context of globalization....

Parution : 2013-05-28
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  What's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix it
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What's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix it


Thomas G. Weiss


Six decades after its establishment, the United Nations and its system of related agencies and programs are perpetually in crisis. While the twentieth century's world wars gave rise to ground-breaking efforts at international organization in 1919 and 1945, today's UN is...

Parution : 2013-05-20
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : What's Wrong?
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19,19
Télécharger le livre :  War in an Age of Risk
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War in an Age of Risk


Christopher Coker


Wars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace. Our thinking about war – when it is justified, how it should be fought and how it is perceived – has changed dramatically over time. Whereas in the past war has been...

Parution : 2013-05-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Global Covenant
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Global Covenant


David Held


In this pathbreaking book, one of the world’s leading analysts of globalization and global governance confronts the failures of international politics in the aftermath of 9/11 and the war against Iraq. He argues that there were and are alternatives to the way the...

Parution : 2013-05-02
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Development and International Relations
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Development and International Relations


Anna Dickson


This introductory textbook examines the role of the Third World and the processes of development from the study of international politics and argues that in an increasingly globalized world development can no longer be seen as an isolated practice.

Parution : 2013-05-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Global Human Rights Institutions
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Global Human Rights Institutions


Gerd Oberleitner


The range of global human rights institutions which have been created over the past half century is a remarkable achievement. Yet, their establishment and proliferation raises important questions. Why do states create such institutions and what do they want them to...

Parution : 2013-04-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Morgenthau
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Morgenthau


William E. Scheuerman


The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of Realist international relations theory in the last century and his work remains hugely influential in the field. In...

Parution : 2013-04-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Morgenthau
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Morgenthau


William E. Scheuerman


The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of Realist international relations theory in the last century and his work remains hugely influential in the field. In...

Parution : 2013-04-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Sovereignty
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Sovereignty


Robert Jackson


Sovereignty is at the very centre of the political and legal arrangements of the modern world. The idea originated in the controversies and wars, both religious and political, of 16th and 17th century Europe and since that time it has continued to spread and evolve....

Parution : 2013-04-26
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Key Concepts series
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Télécharger le livre :  Power in the Changing Global Order
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Power in the Changing Global Order


Martin A. Smith


Power has been compared to the weather: people discuss it all the time, but very few really understand it. This book seeks to demystify this complex concept by providing students with an incisive and engaging introduction to the shifting configurations of power in the...

Parution : 2013-04-26
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Unrecognized States
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Unrecognized States


Nina Caspersen


Unrecognized states are places that do not exist in international politics; they are state-like entities that have achieved de facto independence, but have failed to gain widespread international recognition. Since the Cold-War, unrecognized states have been involved in...

Parution : 2013-04-26
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Éditeur : Polity
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