Télécharger le livre :  The Responsibility to Protect
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The Responsibility to Protect


Alex J. Bellamy , Edward C. Luck


In 2005, the international community made a landmark commitment to prevent mass atrocities by unanimously adopting the UN’s “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) principle. As often as not, however, R2P has failed to translate into decisive action. Why does this gap persist...

Parution : 2018-12-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Global Security Cultures
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Global Security Cultures


Mary Kaldor


Why do politicians think that war is the answer to terror when military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere has made things worse?Why do some conflicts never end? And how is it that practices like beheadings, extra-judicial...

Parution : 2018-05-21
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Télécharger le livre :  The End of American World Order
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The End of American World Order


Amitav Acharya


The age of Western hegemony is over. Whether or not America itself declines or thrives under President Trump's leadership, the post-war liberal international order underpinned by US military, economic and ideological primacy and supported by global institutions serving...

Parution : 2018-03-16
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Télécharger le livre :  The Political Power of Global Corporations
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The Political Power of Global Corporations


John Mikler


We have long been told that corporations rule the world, their interests seemingly taking precedence over states and their citizens. Yet, while states, civil society, and international organizations are well drawn in terms of their institutions, ideologies, and...

Parution : 2018-02-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Cocoa
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Cocoa


Kristy Leissle


Chocolate has long been a favorite indulgence. But behind every chocolate bar we unwrap, there is a world of power struggles and political maneuvering over its most important ingredient: cocoa. In this incisive book, Kristy Leissle reveals how cocoa, which brings...

Parution : 2018-02-12
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Resources
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Télécharger le livre :  Bioinformation
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Bioinformation


Beth Greenhough , Bronwyn Parry


From DNA sequences stored on computer databases to archived forensic samples and biomedical records, bioinformation comes in many forms. Its unique provenance – the fact that it is 'mined' from the very fabric of the human body – makes it a mercurial resource; one that...

Parution : 2017-11-10
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Télécharger le livre :  Egypt
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Egypt


Robert Springborg


Egypt is one of the few great empires of antiquity that exists today as a nation state. Despite its extraordinary record of national endurance, the pressures to whichEgypt currently is subjected and which are bound to intensify are already straining the ties that hold...

Parution : 2017-09-18
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Télécharger le livre :  The Ascendancy of Finance
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The Ascendancy of Finance


Joseph Vogl


The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a system of informal decision-making in the grey zone between economics and politics. Legitimized by a rhetoric of emergency, ad hoc bodies have usurped democratically elected governments. In line with the neoliberal credo,...

Parution : 2017-09-05
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Télécharger le livre :  The Struggle for Development
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The Struggle for Development


Benjamin Selwyn


The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises. Yet the majority of the world's population live in poverty. Why are wealth and poverty two sides of the coin of capitalist development? What can be done to overcome this destructive dynamic? In...

Parution : 2017-08-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Oil
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Oil


Gavin Bridge , Philippe Le Billon


Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move.Oil politics in the twentieth century was about the management of abundance, state power, and market growth. The legacy of this age of plenty includes declining...

Parution : 2017-06-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Will China Dominate the 21st Century?
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Will China Dominate the 21st Century?


Jonathan Fenby


China's spectacular growth and expanding global role have led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed book, renowned China expert Jonathan Fenby shows why...

Parution : 2017-03-27
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Collection : Global Futures
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Télécharger le livre :  Plural International Relations in a Divided World
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Plural International Relations in a Divided World


Stephen Chan


The world is troubled and full of misunderstandings. It seems a new world order of fundamentalist violence and meaningless atrocity is upon us, whilst civilised instruments for cooperation and compromise are becoming increasingly ineffective. In this timely book,...

Parution : 2017-02-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Water Politics
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Water Politics


David L. Feldman


As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance,...

Parution : 2017-02-27
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Télécharger le livre :  When Conflict Resolution Fails
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When Conflict Resolution Fails


Oliver Ramsbotham


Bringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts? ...

Parution : 2016-11-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Should We Fear Russia?
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Should We Fear Russia?


Dmitri Trenin


Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia.  Under Putin’s authoritarian leadership, Moscow is widely seen as volatile, belligerent and bent on using military force to get its way.  In this incisive...

Parution : 2016-11-02
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Global Futures
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Télécharger le livre :  International Relations Theory Today
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International Relations Theory Today


Ken Booth , Toni Erskine


International Relations (IR) theorists speak with conviction, and often passion, to the global condition of human society. The result is an important, dynamic and often deeply divided field. This long-awaited new edition ofInternational Relations Theory Today offers...

Parution : 2016-09-16
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Télécharger le livre :  The Future of Diplomacy
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The Future of Diplomacy


Philip Seib


Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. ‘Public diplomacy’ has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are...

Parution : 2016-09-13
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Télécharger le livre :  The New Russia
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The New Russia


Mikhail Gorbachev


After years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. Putin’s motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new...

Parution : 2016-06-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Return to Cold War
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Return to Cold War


Robert Legvold


The 2014 crisis in Ukraine sent a tottering U.S.-Russian relationship over a cliff - a dangerous descent into deep mistrust, severed ties, and potential confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War period. In this incisive new analysis, leading expert on Soviet and Russian...

Parution : 2016-04-22
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Télécharger le livre :  What is Genocide?
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What is Genocide?


Martin Shaw


This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw's classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea's history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like...

Parution : 2015-06-24
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