International relations Books

Inside Constantinople: A Diplomatist's Diary During The Dardanelles Expedition, April To September, 1915 is a historical book written by Lewis Einstein. The book is a personal account of the author's experiences during the Dardanelles Expedition in 1915...

""Coup d������������il politique sur l�������avenir de la France"" est un livre �����crit par Charles Fran�����ois Dumouriez en 1795. Dans cet ouvrage, l'auteur propose une analyse politique de l'avenir de la France ������ la suite de la R�����volution...

""Correspondence Between Captain Richard Sprye, And William-Ewart Gladstone On The Commercial Opening Of The Shan States And Western Inland China"" is a historical book published in 1865. The book contains a series of letters exchanged between Captain...

British America V2 (1832) is a historical book written by John McGregor. The book is a detailed account of the British colonies in North America during the early 19th century. McGregor provides a comprehensive overview of the geography, climate, and...

Annals of Bolton is a historical book written by James Clegg in 1888. The book is a comprehensive account of the history, chronology, politics, parliamentary and municipal polls of Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester, England. The author has...

""A Historical View of the English Government: From the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the Revolution in 1688"" is a book written by John Millar and first published in 1803. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the English government...

America�������s Aid To Germany In 1870-1871 is a historical book that provides an abstract of the official correspondence of E. B. Washburne, who served as the United States Ambassador to Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The book is written by...

""Della Condizione Economica Delle Nazioni"" ����� un libro del 1840 scritto da Girolamo Parisi. In questo libro, l'autore esamina la situazione economica delle nazioni e analizza le cause della loro prosperit������ o decadenza. Parisi esamina anche i...

""Canada V1: As It Was, Is, And May Be"" is a historical book written by Richard H. Bonnycastle in 1852. The book provides a comprehensive depiction of Canada's past, present, and potential future. It covers the country's geography, climate, economy,...

""Papers Relating To Proceedings In The County Of Kent, 1642-1646"" is a historical book written by Richard Almack and first published in 1855. The book is a collection of documents, letters, and other papers that chronicle the events that took place in...

At A Dollar A Year: Ripples On The Edge Of The Maelstrom is a book written by Robert Lovejoy Raymond and published in 1919. The book is a collection of essays that were originally published in the New York Evening Post during World War I. The essays...

This book draws on the notion of 'structural power' to examine the sources of Chinese power and the impact of this phenomenon on global affairs in geopolitical, economic and cultural terms, considering the ways in which China's rise is linked with the...

The Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations explores China's relations with the Eurasian continent's regions and countries in a multipolar era, providing an equal and in a balanced platform for scholars and practitioners from...

The Impact of UNESCO on States' Cultural Policies focuses on the impact of the 2005 Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions on the cultural policies of eight states and substates, examining how they have integrated it into their own cultural...

This volume establishes Amitai Etzioni's communitarian approach to international relations as a distinct school of American foreign policy thought. Nikolas K. Gvosdev systematically evaluates Etzioni's ideas, tracing their origins during the Cold War and...

Pioneering a hermeneutic methodology for analyses of global governance, this is the first monograph that makes Hans-Georg Gadamer's and Paul Ricœur's hermeneutic philosophy relevant for global politics research. Drawing on the concept of "horizon" as the...

This book comparatively examines the preferences of four key arms-producing states towards European joint armaments programmes.The European defence market is characterised by a mixture of inter-state competition and European cooperation, and this work...

This volume examines the role of international law in shaping and regulating transitional contexts, including the institutions, policies, and procedures that have been developed to steer constitutional regime changes in countries affected by catalytic...

Human rights is an empowering framework for understanding and addressing justice issues at local, domestic, and international levels. This book combines US-based case studies with examples from other regions of the world to explore important human rights...

This book examines the evolution of international nuclear non-proliferation trade controls over time.The book argues that the international nuclear export controls have developed in a sub-optimal way as a result of a non-proliferation collective action...

This volume examines the role of Russia in the world under President Putin's rule. When the Soviet Union disintegrated after the Cold War, Russia seemingly embarked on the establishment of a democratic political system and seemed intent on joining the...

This book examines how the rise of China has influenced its cross-regional foreign policy toward non-Arab countries in the Middle East between 2001 and 2011. Analyzing contemporary international crises in the Middle East such as the Iran nuclear crisis,...

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out . The discipline is a composite of contributions from a variety of disciplines ranging from...

Since its inception, The National Interest, the leading realist journal of international affairs, has devoted a good deal of attention to the relationship between Moscow and Washington, from the dying days of the Cold War to the prospect of true...

A clear, accessible analysis of the worsening distribution of income and wealth in America.

More than two hundred years after the first visit of an American official to Turkey, Turkish and American mutual interests have expanded significantly and developed into what President Clinton termed 'a strategic partnership' at the Grand National...

Lyndon B. Johnson and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel seeks to reconstruct and elucidate the processes behind the decisions made by the Johnson Administration during the years 1965-68 to sell Israel M-48 tanks, A-4 Skyhawk planes and F-4 Phantom...

The pursuit of stability drove British foreign policy even before 1865. These papers assess the implications of such a policy during the following 100 years when Britain slid from being the only global power to a regional European state.

This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal.Following decades of relative isolation under authoritarian regimes, the...

In modern politics, cabinet ministers are major actors in the arena of power as they occupy a strategic locus of command from which vital, authoritative decisions flow continuously. Who are these uppermost policy-makers? What are their background...

'The Yearbook's extensive coverage makes a valuable contribution in promoting international co-operation on environment'Xie Zhenhu, Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) of China'A vital contribution in terms of reliable...

'An important tool for researchers and decision-makers alike'Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)'An invaluable source for everyone who needs to be up-to-date on international efforts to solve global environmental...

Ismail Fahmy was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Premier of Egypt, but resigned in protest against President Sadat's visit to Jerusalem in 1977. This book, published in 1983, presents the first portrait of Sadat from within the Arab ruling elite,...

'This Yearbook clearly fills many gaps and provides reliable and well-researched information'Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)'The key updates on conventions and organizations are complemented by a series of proactive...

The African continent is plagued by some of the most brutal and violent conflicts in the world. At the same time that warfare is changing, so has the state's capacity to provide security and political stability to its citizens. This book deals with the...

Making Gender, Making War is a unique interdisciplinary edited collection which explores the social construction of gender, war-making and peacekeeping. It highlights the institutions and processes involved in the making of gender in terms of both...

'The authors take us into less-known corridors of climate Realpolitik and energy power play. We are provided with the essential vocabulary to understand what is at stake and how the challenge should be tackled' Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Global warming...

This book examines traditional balance of power theory from a political-economic perspective, using historical examples, to draw out distinctions between the liberal and realist approach and how this affects grand strategy. The realist view of the...

'THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING for all those who want to see that what they do, in rising to the challenge of Rio, draws properly on the experience of others and therefore makes their contribution all the more effective.'from the Foreword by JOHN GUMMER MP...

Overturning previous interpretations that see the territorial expansion of the Saudi state between 1915 and 1926 as the result of an aggressive Wahhabi ideology carried out by a politically ambitious Ibn Saud, this book explores the links between Saudi...

Acid rain was one of the major environmental issues of the 1980s. But while industrialized countries have taken measures to reduce the emissions that lead to acidification, the problems have not gone away. Trees are still dying, lakes are still being...

Memorials are proliferating throughout the globe. States recognize the political value of memorials: memorials can convey national unity, a sense of overcoming violent legacies, a commitment to political stability or the strengthening of democracy...

First published in 1990, National Security and International Relations provides a concise analysis of the problem of national security in the twentieth century. It examines the criteria by which states decide what level of security they want to seek in...

Strategically placed on the global chess board, as well as controlling vast oil resources, the Middle East was one of the main theatres of Cold War. In the 1950s the Soviet Union had taken advantage of Arab Nationalists' disillusion with British and...

Despite the bitter conflict that divided Jerusalem and Damascus, a fascinating process of indirect - through the United States - and tacit understandings emerged with regard to Lebanon in the 1970s. This derived largely from the Israeli deterrence...

The oil industry is the world's largest commercial enterprise. Its extent is global; international issues are consistently influenced by considerations of oil production and consumption, while the international communications networks of the larger oil...

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an international organization comprised of the eight countries in South Asia. This work aims examine the institutional structure, objectives and effectiveness of the SAARC in its role as...

Negotiating Corruption demands that we think again about corruption in Africa. It problematises the framing of African corruption as a phenomenon that emerges from a clash between two sets of norms. Moreover, it highlights the colonial legacies of this...