International relations Books

The Adventures of the Fourteen Points is a historical account of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, written by Harry Hansen. The book provides vivid and dramatic episodes of the conference, from its opening in Paris to the signing of the Treaty of...

The Bristol Riots: Their Causes, Progress, And Consequences (1832) is a historical account of the riots that took place in Bristol, England in 1831. The book is written by A Citizen, an anonymous author who lived in Bristol at the time of the riots. The...

""How Diplomats Make War"" is a book written by Francis Neilson in 1915. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of diplomacy in the outbreak of World War I. Neilson argues that the war was not caused by the actions of individual leaders, but...

Stakes Of The War: Summary Of The Various Problems, Claims, And Interests Of The Nations At The Peace Table (1918) is a book written by Lothrop Stoddard that provides a comprehensive overview of the issues, demands, and interests of the nations involved...

The Burden of the Balkans is a book written by Mary Edith Durham in 1905. The book is a detailed account of the author's travels through the Balkan region, which includes modern-day Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia. Durham provides a vivid description of...

Intervention and Non-Intervention or The Foreign Policy of Great Britain: From 1790 to 1865 is a historical book written by Augustus Granville Stapleton and published in 1866. The book discusses the foreign policy of Great Britain during the period of...

Global Environmental Institutions continues to provide the most accessible and succinct overview of the major global institutions attempting to protect the natural environment. Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest environmental issues, the...

This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of...

This book offers an accessible, coherent and comprehensive analysis of the recent, contemporary and future challenges and possibilities facing Denmark in the European integration process. The book traces the formal as well as the informal ways of...

This book uses cross-cultural analysis across Eurasia and Afro-Asia to trace the roots of contemporary border disputes and insurgencies in South Asia. It discusses the way frontiers of British India, and consequently the modern states of India and...

This book provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Chechen people and some little-known and rarely-considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music, and literature. It also...

This is the first detailed account of the confrontation between Britain and President Nasser of Egypt over the Colony of Aden and the surrounding protected states, prior to British withdrawal in 1967. Paying particular attention to the conflicting goals...

Since the 1980s, globalization and neoliberalism have brought about a comprehensive restructuring of everyone's lives. People are being 'disciplined' by neoliberal economic agendas, 'transformed' by communication and information technology changes,...

This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central...

This book provides an innovative contribution to the study of the Responsibility to Protect and Kantian political theory.The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has been heralded as the new international security norm to ensure the protection of...

This book traces the development of Taiwan's relations with its diplomatic partners and its policy towards the political opponents of its political opponent - mainland China. Paying particular attention to the powers that could exercise great influence...

Religious actors are becoming part of the EU bureaucratic system, and their mobilisation in Brussels and Strasbourg in the last decade has increased dramatically. This book explores the mechanism and impact of religious representation by examining...

Sovereignty is a key factor to consider when studying the Mexico-United States relationship. During most of the twentieth century, as a result of the new character of the Mexican post-revolutionary regime, there was a decoupling between the state's...

Since the publication of the 2005 Human Security Report, scholars and policy-makers have debated the causes, interpretation and implications of what the report described as a global decline in armed conflict since the end of the Cold War. Focusing on the...

Understanding NATO in the 21st Century enhances existing strategic debates and clarifies thinking as to the direction and scope of NATO's potential evolution in the 21st century.The book seeks to identify the possible contours and trade-offs embedded...

This edited volume is a tribute to, and a debate with, the scholarship of Walter Carlsnaes and his contribution to the study of foreign policy in both its conceptualization and application.This book probes the theoretical boundaries of Foreign policy...

The book investigates the scope and limitations of the transformative power of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans.The extension of EU enlargement policy to the region has generated high expectations that enlargement will regulate democratic...

The United Nations Human Rights Council was created in 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights. The Council's mandate and founding principles demonstrate that one of the main aims, at its creation, was for the Council to overcome the...

Archaeology's links to international relations are well known: launching and sustaining international expeditions requires the honed diplomatic skills of ambassadors. U.S. foreign policy depends on archaeologists to foster mutual understanding, mend...

This book explores the EU's relations with its eastern neighbours. Based on extensive original research - including surveys, focus-groups, a study of school essays and in-depth interviews with key people in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia and in...

This book examines the problems of boundary demarcation and its impact on territorial disputes, and offers techniques to manage and resolve the resulting conflicts.Historically, most civil conflicts and internal wars have been directly related to...

This book challenges popular international relations theories that claim to be based on the political writings of Immanuel Kant, and sheds new light on the philosopher's perspective on peace.Through an analysis of Kant's philosophical work and political...

With the rupture of the UN Security Council in March 2003 over the US spearheaded intervention in Iraq, the attempts made to subject the use of force to the rule of law had failed. Widespread Europe-US disagreement of the role of the UNSC...

Written by a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2003-4), this book has been fully updated for a second edition and continues to provide a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the foundational human rights ideas of our times and...

This book provides the first systematic account of the premium costs that migrants pay to live and work abroad.Reducing the costs of international labour migration, specifically worker-paid costs for low-skilled employment, has become an important item...

Tracing the genesis of the Senkaku Islands in the memoirs of history, and its potential future, in the backdrop of the East China Sea's brewing dispute, this book chronicles the journey of Sino-Japanese relations in the explicit context of the Senkaku...

This book seeks to explore Nordic approaches to China and the idea of sub-regional diplomacy.China's multi-tiered approach to Europe can be seen vividly in the Nordic sub-region, which has been engaging Beijing through a variety of different means...

This book maps the convergence of governance and connectivity within Asia established through the spatial dynamics of trade, capital, conflict, borders and mobility. It situates Indian trade and governance policies within a broader Asian and global...

First published in 1983. This book combines a case study of class relations, politics and voting in Sweden with a comparative analysis of distributive conflicts and politics in eighteen OECD countries. Its underlying theoretical theme is the development...

First published in 1992. In the 1992 General Election the Labour Party presented a substantial changed programme to the electorate. This book presents an analysis of the fundamental changes to Labour policy which occurred during the 1980s. It examines in...

Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book presents an insider's chronology and policy analysis of the EU's role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran.The European Union strives to be a global player, a "soft power" leader that can influence...

Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity. The process of democratisation has accentuated ethnic competition, assertion of identity, and demand for ethnic homelands to protect, safeguard, and...

Triumphs Of The Roosevelt Administration is a book written by John A. Howland and published in 1904. The book discusses the accomplishments of the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was in office from 1901 to 1909. It highlights the...

The Whig Club: Or A Sketch Of Modern Patriotism is a book written by Charles Pigott in 1794. The book is a political satire that critiques the Whig Club, a group of politicians and aristocrats who were known for their support of the American Revolution...

The West In The Diplomacy Of The American Revolution is a historical book written by Paul Chrisler Phillips and published in 1913. The book describes the role of the western frontier in the American Revolution and how it influenced the diplomacy of the...

The War And After (1918) is a historical book written by Oliver Lodge that explores the events leading up to World War I, the war itself, and its aftermath. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the causes and events leading...

""The Tariff In The Days Of Henry Clay And Since"" is a book written by William McKinley and published in 1896. The book focuses on the history of tariffs in the United States during the time of Henry Clay, a prominent American politician in the early...

The Sharp Spear And Flaming Sword Of Political Justice is a book written by John Scott in 1868. The book is a political commentary on the state of justice in society and the role of politics in ensuring justice for all. Scott argues that justice is a...

The Misrule of Henry III is a historical book written by William Holden Hutton and published in 1887. The book focuses on the reign of King Henry III of England, who ruled from 1216 to 1272. Hutton provides an in-depth analysis of the political, social,...

The French Revolution, 1789-1795 is a historical book written by Bertha Meriton Cordery Gardiner in 1910. The book provides an in-depth account of the French Revolution, which took place between 1789 and 1795. It explores the political, social, and...

The French Revolution V2: The Constitution is a book written by Thomas Carlyle and published in 1891. It is a detailed account of the events that took place during the French Revolution, specifically focusing on the creation and implementation of the...

""The Correspondence of Prince Talleyrand and King Louis XVIII, During the Congress of Vienna"" is a historical book written by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between Prince Talleyrand and King Louis XVIII...

The British Government And The Idolatry Of Ceylon (1841) is a book written by Robert Spence Hardy that explores the relationship between the British government and the religious practices of the people of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the 19th century...