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International Relations in Action: A World Politics SimulationBrock F. Tessman This hands-on exercise allows students to relate the concepts and issues at the foundation of global politics to the realities of international politics today.
As influential leaders in the fictional world of Politica, each team of students governs a country with a unique history, geography, and culture. The teams must use strategy and negotiation to succeed and survive seeking to achieve More > | ![]() |
Gods, Guns, and Globalization: Religious Radicalism and International Political EconomyMary Ann Tétreault and Robert A. Denemark, editors Is it accurate to equate "fundamentalism" with antimodernism? What explains the growing importance of religious activists in world politics? Guns, Gods, and Globalization explores the multifaceted phenomenon of religious resurgence, ranging from the Christian right in the U.S. to ethnonationalist movements across North Africa and Asia. The authors' focus on the complex relationship More > | ![]() |
Political Change in the Arab Gulf States: Stuck in TransitionMary Ann Tétreault, Gwenn Okruhlik, and Andrzej Kapiszewski, editors Although reform movements have been prominent in varying degrees in most Middle Eastern countries for some time, the recent cascade of events has generated new pressures for democratization throughout the Arab World. Political Change in the Arab Gulf States explores the politics influencing the volatile situation in the region, as well as specific measures devised by regimes in power to adjust to More > | ![]() |
Paper BoatsHilary Tham This is the volume that first presented Hilary Tham's unique voice to the world literary scene. Described vividly and compassionately, Tham's colorful cast of characters includes a Cantonese grandfather who repaired ships under water, but now refuses to go into the sea; a strong-willed grandmother with bound feet but an unbounded mind; and a mother who arranges a marriage between her More > | |
Men and Other Strange Myths: Poems and ArtHilary Tham Through birthright, travel, marriage, and work, Hilary Tham has experienced an extraordinary range of world cultures, all vibrantly reflected in her latest collection of poems.
Tham’s insights and unusual juxtapositions tell of the meetings of strangers, friends, and lovers; the clashes of differing religions and cultures; and the eternal conflict and misunderstanding between men and women, More > | |
Lane With No Name: Memoirs and Poems of a Malaysian-Chinese GirlhoodHilary Tham Hilary Tham's memoirs reveal the many images, cultures, myths, and memories out of which her poetry has emerged. Tham recalls a life of many textures: her Chinese ancestry, her family's life in Malaysia, her early education and conversion to Christianity, her university studies, marriage to a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, and more. Amidst memories of her raffish father and inspired, More > | |
The United States and Multilateral Treaties: A Policy PuzzleJohannes Thimm Why is the US so reluctant to join global multilateral treaties, even when those treaties are in line with its own policies? And how does it decide which treaties to ratify? Finding that the answers to these questions is less straightforward than may be apparent at first glance, Johannes Thimm explores the role of domestic politics in US unilateralism—and concludes that the real puzzle is More > | ![]() |
Social Progress and Sustainable DevelopmentNeil Thin What are the social dimensions of sustainable development? Why are they important? Can agreement be reached on what constitutes progress? How can progress most effectively be brought about? Neil Thin argues that sustainable development is possible only if we systematically link social progress—social justice, solidarity, participation, and security—with other dimensions of development. More > | ![]() |
Growth and Development: With Special Reference to Developing EconomiesA.P. Thirlwall This widely used textbook is designed to introduce students with a background in micro- and macroeconomics to the challenging subject of development economics, enabling them to understand the development difficulties of the world's poor countries.
The book opens with an analysis of the world development "gap" and then introduces such key topics as the measurement of the sources of More > | |
India's Nuclear SecurityRaju G. C. Thomas & Amit Gupta, editors The nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests conducted by India and Pakistan in the late 1990s have substantially altered the security environment, both in the region and globally. Examining the complexities, controversies, and dynamics of this new strategic context, India's Nuclear Security explores India's motivations for becoming a nuclear weapons state, its proposed nuclear and More > | ![]() |