International relations Books

*This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Dr. Geoffrey R.H. Burn)Few books have had a wider sustained impact than Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. More than 2,500...

Ah Men is in his late twenties, and coming to terms with his life, and what’s to become of his future. He realizes, he’s responsible for what his life amounts to. Yet, he also acknowledges, that he must also endure the obstacles, racism, and...

This book speaks to the nature of humanity and if we really know what we want. It is based on a true story and also contains broad knowledge of topics designed to inform, entertain and educate the reader. The book is written in ordinary language. It...

Das Buch ""Die Drei Stande In Frankreich Vor Der Revolution"" von Arthur Kleinschmidt aus dem Jahr 1876 beschreibt die sozialen Verh�����ltnisse in Frankreich vor der franz������sischen Revolution. Der Autor untersucht die drei St�����nde - Adel, Klerus...

Das Buch ""Die Diplomatie, Das Parlament Und Der Deutsche Bundesstaat V1: December 1848-Marz 1849"" wurde von Christian Friedrich Wurm im Jahr 1849 verfasst. Es beschreibt die politischen Ereignisse in Deutschland von Dezember 1848 bis M�����rz 1849,...

Das Buch ""Die Deutschen Republikaner Unter Der Franz������sischen Republik (1870)"" von Michel Venedey besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der deutschen Republikaner w�����hrend der Zeit der Franz������sischen Republik im Jahr 1870. Der Autor...

Die Deutschen M�����chte und der F�����rstenbund V2 (1872) von Leopold von Ranke ist ein historisches Buch, das die politischen Beziehungen zwischen den deutschen Staaten und dem F�����rstenbund im 19. Jahrhundert untersucht. Es ist der zweite Band einer...

Das Buch ""Die Deutschen K������nigswahlen und die Entstehung des Kurf�����rstentums"" von Theodor Lindner aus dem Jahr 1893 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der deutschen K������nigswahlen und der Entstehung des Kurf�����rstentums. Der Autor gibt...

Das Buch ""Die Deutschen Einheitsbestrebungen In Ihrem Geschichtlichen Zusammenhang"" wurde 1853 von Karl Klupfel ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der deutschen Einheitsbewegung und ihrem historischen Kontext. Der Autor...

Das Buch ""Die Deutsche Reichsbank in den Jahren 1876-1883"" von Oskar Simon, ver������ffentlicht im Jahr 1884, besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der Deutschen Reichsbank in den genannten Jahren. Der Autor gibt einen detaillierten Einblick in die...

Das Buch ""Die Deutsche Nationaleinheit In Ihrer Volkswirthschaftlichen, Geistigen Und Politischen Entwickelung"" wurde 1859 von Maximilian Wirth ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der historischen Entwicklung der deutschen Nation und...

Das Buch ""Die Deutsche K������nigswahl bis zur Goldenen Bulle (1858)"" von Phillips, Hofrath ist eine historische Abhandlung �����ber die Wahl der deutschen K������nige bis zum Jahr 1858. Der Autor beschreibt detailliert die verschiedenen Wahlverfahren...

Das Buch ""Die Depeschen des Nuntius Aleander vom Wormser Reichstag 1521"" wurde 1886 von Paul Kalkoff ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Dokumenten, die w�����hrend des Reichstags von Worms im Jahr 1521 von dem p�����pstlichen...

Das Buch ""Die Danisch-Deutsche Verwicklung Nach Ihren Enstehungsgrunden Und Ihrem Verlaufe Dargestellt Nebst Einer Genealogischen Beleuchtung"" wurde 1864 von Gustav Majer ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit den Ursachen und dem Verlauf der...

Die Communalsteuerfrage: Ausarbeitung Eines Referats Im Verein Fur Socialpolitik (1878) ist ein Buch von Adolph Wagner. Es handelt sich um eine Ausarbeitung eines Referats, das im Jahr 1878 im Verein f�����r Socialpolitik gehalten wurde. Das Buch...

This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy toward the Middle East in the last decade. 

All four post-Cold War presidents have attempted to negotiate and ratify at least one major arms control agreement. However, their experiences with arms control treaty ratification have differed greatly from those of their Cold War predecessors. The main...

Russia's impact on EU policy transfer to the post-Soviet space has not been as negative as often perceived. EU policies have traveled to countries and issue areas, in which the dependence on Russia is high and Russian foreign policy is increasingly...

This book offers the first account of the foundation, organisation and activities of the NATO Information Service (NATIS) during the Cold War. During the Cold War, NATIS was pivotal in bringing national delegations together to discuss their security,...

This collection, comprising key works by James J. Wirtz, explains how different threat perceptions can lead to strategic surprise attack, intelligence failure and the failure of deterrence.This volume adopts a strategist's view of the issue of surprise...

Since the end of World War Two and the formation of the UN, the nature of warfare has undergone changes with many wars being 'intra-state' wars, or wars of secession. Whilst wars of secession do not involve the same number or type of combatants as in the...

This book examines the puzzle of why some states acquire nuclear weapons, whereas others refrain from trying to do so - or even renounce them.Based on the predominant theoretical thinking in International Relations it is often assumed that nuclear...

This book aims to examine the conceptions and practices of security adopted by Regional Organisations (ROs) across the globe.Since the end of the Cold War, there has been an increased focus on regions as a relevant realm for security, with actors within...

This book contributes to the ongoing debate in IR on the role of security communities and formulates a new mechanism-based analytical framework.It argues that the question we need to ask is how security communities work at a time when armed conflicts...

This volume comprehensively evaluates the current state and future reform prospects of the UN Security Council, providing the most accessible and rigorous treatment of the subject of reform to date. Apart from a couple of critical eyes in the academic...

In this volume, leading scholars from around the world suggest that radical ideologies have shaped complex historical processes in East Asia by examining how intellectuals and activists interpreted, rethought and criticized Marxism in East Asia...

Researching War provides a unique overview of varied feminist contributions to the study of war through case studies from around the world. Written by well-respected scholars, each chapter explicitly showcases the role of feminist methodological, ethical...

This book examines the dynamics of relations and the substance of the negotiations between the international community and Iran over the latter's nuclear programme. Iran's nuclear programme and the alleged threat to international peace and security...

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India,...

Institutional activities have remarkably transformed East Asia, a region once known for the absence of regionalism and regime-building efforts. Yet the dynamics of this Asian institutionalization have remained an understudied area of research. This book...

The current context of developed societies is characterised by a number of phenomena, the most significant of which are processes of economic globalisation, information technologies, increasing multiculturalism and the emergence of cases of national...

This book examines the geographic displacement of the illicit drug industry as a side effect of United States foreign policy. To reduce the supply of cocaine and heroin from abroad, the US has relied on coercion against farmers, traffickers and...

The convergence of dramatic declines in birth rates worldwide, aside from sub-Saharan Africa, the rise of untrammelled global movement of capital, people and information, and the rapid-fire dissemination of a host of new medical technologies has led to...

This book presents a selection of edited essays written by leading international scholars engaging with practicing intelligence, military, and police officers and responding to their first-hand international security cooperation experiences. The...

During the last two decades transnationalism has become an important conceptual approach and research programme. However, the term has steadily become vague and indistinct underlining the need for conceptual précising as well as more defined empirical...

The publication of this book marks the fiftieth year of Turkey's application to the European Economic Community for associate membership, and evaluates EU-Turkey relations in a historical perspective. Examining the evolving approaches of Turkey and of...

This book critically explores forms and techniques of calculation that emerge with digital computation, and their implications. The contributors demonstrate that digital calculative devices matter beyond their specific functions as they progressively...

The dynamics of Northeast Asia have traditionally been considered primarily in military and hard security terms or alternatively along their economic dimensions. This book argues that relations among the states of Northeast Asia are far more...

The issue of the senses and sensual perception in Michel Foucault's thought has been a source of prolific discussion already for quite some time. Often, Foucault has been accused of overemphasizing the centrality of sight, and has been portrayed as yet...

This book introduces readers to the development, principles, and philosophy of humanitarian diplomacy, before demonstrating how it works in practice, using a range of case studies from humanitarian field work. Bringing an excellent balance of theory and...

The ability for three words to communicate so much has been born out through history and unleashed some of the most powerful revolutions the world has seen.A "Common Sense Revolution" by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is also three words with the potential to...

Now in paperback, this is the first book to analyze the link between Mexico's foreign and domestic relations in the 1930s. By studying the regime of President Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940), Professor Schuler substantially revises our understanding of how...

Originally published in 2005. The Rules Committee in the US House of Representatives is one of the most powerful institutions in Congress. It takes centre stage in determining procedures that will shape the bills enacted by the House. Its central role...

Laying the foundations of a theory of 'international social closure' this book examines how actors compete for a seat at the table in the management of international society and how that competition stratifies the international domain. In a broad...

The main objectives of this book are to analyse the risks and dangers NATO faces in the current strategic environment and to discuss how the alliance can readjust to those challenges.How can NATO adapt to the dangerous combination of a revisionist...

This volume represents a rereading of modernism and the modernist canon from a double distance: geographical and temporal. It is a revision not only from the periphery (Spain and Latin America), but from this new fin de si cle as well, a revisiting of...

The essays in this collection represent the first effort in Hispanism to address the conflicted status of Cervantes studies by interrogating the possibility of continued critical dialogue in the context of postmodern theories that threaten to divide into...